129 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason arrears due on a domiciliary care allowance claim were not issued from the date of assessment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of kidney transplants carried out here since 2000 to date in 2009 on an annual basis in tabular form.
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125 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of double lung transplants carried out here from 2000 to date in 2009 on an annual basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of single lung transplants carried out here from 2000 to date in 2009 on an annual basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on the waiting list for lung transplants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons on the waiting list for a heart transplant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation governing organ donations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the position for parents of children born during June, July or August 2006 in respect of the new child care grant (details supplied), particularly where these children have already been accepted to enrol in national schools in September 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to address the position of farmers who were ready to apply for the early retirement scheme in October 2008 but had not submitted their application before the scheme was suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the 17% cut in REP scheme payments, he plans to reduce or change the terms and conditions of the scheme to compensate farmers for the reduction in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children further to the Health Service Executive’s response to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 16 June 2006 if the accepted approach to the control of mumps outbreaks is to ensure a high level of uptake of two doses of MMR vaccine in the population in which cases are occurring; her views on whether such a programme should have been implemented in September 2008 as had been recommended by the Mumps Outbreak Control Team; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if population health experts made a determination as to the point on the Gausse curve on which the current phase of the mumps outbreak here was at when the decision to implement a vaccination programme for fourth, fifth and sixth year students was made; if population health experts made a determination as to whether the peak of the outbreak had been reached; the anticipated uptake of the programme when it was initiated; if the expected uptake of the programme at that time would be enough to halt the natural course of the epidemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of an individual dose of MMR vaccine as administered in the recent vaccination programme to fourth, fifth and sixth year students; the number of vaccinations administered since the programme was initiated on 27 April 2009 to date; the number of school pupils targeted by the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the vaccination programmes and the areas in which it had to be delayed or suspended as a result of the roll out of the recent MMR vaccination programme for fourth, fifth and six year students; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of doctors, nurses and clerical staff assigned to all MMR vaccination teams in the recent vaccination programme conducted in schools before the end of the academic year and excluding the ongoing mop up programme; the number of days work involved for each team while working in the schools; the number of man hours required to complete this initial phase of the vaccination programme; the cost of mileage and subsistence incurred by staff assigned to the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of the back to education scheme, which is funded by FÁS, will be available; when the course participants and tutors will be informed of the outcome of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the back payment due in respect of a domiciliary care allowance claim for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be maintained in respect of a project (details supplied) which has provided services for the children and communities in an area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made towards bringing forward the White Paper on Local Government; when he expects same to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people to date who have made a full application under the home choice scheme; the cost to date of administering this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the national substance misuse strategy will require agencies who receive funding to draw up service plans which include progress for service users; if targets will be set for progress for service users; if these progress reports and targets will influence access to funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects to publish the national substance misuse strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to review the drug treatment courts following the report of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General into drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons receiving methadone treatment who are recorded as progressing into detoxification programmes in each of the past five years; if she will provide this information in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of functioning drug detoxification beds here; the average waiting time to access these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding promotions which had reached the medical stage on 27 March 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Defence the cost of providing security services to oversee vacant military properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his priorities for his Department in the proposed renegotiations of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the proposals in respect of offshore wind planning published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason cohabiting couples are treated as married couples for social welfare purposes but not for taxation purposes; her views on same; her further views on introducing legislation to amend this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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140 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on legislation which attempted to amend the anomaly whereby cohabiting couples are assessed as married for the purposes of social welfare benefits but not for the purposes of taxation; her plans to amend this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will bring forward legislation to amend the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 regarding all pre-May 2005 grants of arms; if not, his views on accepting a National Cultural Institutions (Amendment Bill) 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make provision to compensate individuals, bodies corporate and institutions that received or purchased grants of arms during the period April 1943 to May 2005 when the State did not have legislative power to make such grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the actions she will take regarding the concerns of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was not administered in September 2008 to second level students in response to the mumps outbreak, and as recommended by the World Health Organisation; her views on whether the timing of the administration of the vaccine was the most appropriate and effective; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the research that was carried out before the decision was taken to administer the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to students during the recent mumps epidemic; if a study was carried out to determine if the epidemic had peaked or was continuing to rise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if other vaccination programmes had to be delayed or suspended as a result of the roll out of the recent measles, mumps and rubella vaccination programme for second level students arising from the mumps outbreak; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of mileage and subsistence incurred by staff assigned to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination teams for the duration of the recent vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of doctors, nurses and clerical staff assigned to all measles, mumps and rubella vaccination teams here during the recent vaccination programme; the number of days work involved for each team; the number of man hours required to complete the vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the total and individual cost of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations administered to fourth, fifth and sixth year students in April and May 2009 in response to a mumps epidemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take regarding concerns of a person (details supplied) in relation to nursing home subvention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will review the decision to withdraw the return to education funding provided by FÁS; the reason this funding was withdrawn in the first instance; if her attention has been drawn to the impact that this will have on community employment scheme participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm that it is his position that the GAA should cover the cost of the Gaelic players grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 will be issued with a medical card as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; if she will expedite their request; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will have their application for the health repayment scheme addressed and responded to promptly and in detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if legislation is in place to allow tenants in an affordable housing scheme (details supplied) in Dublin 8 go to a 100% mortgage with Dublin City Council.
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105 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who is on a public hospital waiting list for more than six months is unable to access treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund and in view of her recent statement that a person may apply directly to the NTPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the needs of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W for home respite care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the discrepancy between his Minister of State’s recent appearance on RTÉ when he stated that since the Irish Aid programme focused on short-term emergency humanitarian aid, that there was no reduction in this, and the statement, later, by his Department that such funding had been reduced by 70%; the implications this has for the Irish Aid programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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