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Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Sports Injuries Guidelines
Noel Rock
753. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to research compiled by University College London which showed that the condition, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, existed in a number of retired footballers which increased the risk of the development of a form of dementia; his views on the opinion of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland that the findings will mean a new way is required to approach coaching on the way to head the ball safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Sports Events
Noel Rock
768. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will work to ensure that the Ladies Irish Open is included on the Ladies European Tour list of events for the 2018 calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10153/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Sports Events
Noel Rock
769. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been any contact between his Department and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regarding the possibility of reviving the Rally Ireland event in the FIA World Rally Championship calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/17]
Thu, 23 Feb 2017
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National Internship Scheme
Noel Rock
249. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects to launch the work experience programme which will replace JobBridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9395/17]
Thu, 23 Feb 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Noel Rock
342. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if his Department will take measures to tackle the lack of services available to women who suffer with severe depression after childbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Exchequer Revenue
Noel Rock
135. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance to set down the total amount of revenue received by the State in 2016 through the entertainment industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8184/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Exchequer Revenue
Noel Rock
136. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance to set down the total amount of revenue received by the State in 2016 through domestic artists in the entertainment industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Construction Industry
Noel Rock
137. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the study by a company (details supplied) which reported that nearly half of the office space leased in Dublin during the last quarter of 2016 has not been built yet; the actions being taken by his Department to tackle the scarcity of new office space in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8187/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Noel Rock
138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will be monitoring proposed regulations in the UK on payments to bank executives; if he will introduce similar measures after reports showed that 26 bankers received €50 million in salaries and bonuses in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Noel Rock
328. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to any plans by the UK Government to install controls on the Border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8183/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Missile Tests
Noel Rock
329. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the launching of a missile by North Korea on 12 February 2017 which landed in the waters between South Korea and Japan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Ministerial Pensions
Noel Rock
346. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of pensions paid to former taoisigh and Ministers over the past ten years. [8180/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Industrial Disputes
Noel Rock
413. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the upcoming industrial action being taken by nurses and by support staff across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8179/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Drugs in Sport
Noel Rock
599. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of WADA-approved drug testing of Irish athletes and sports categories over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8178/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Pharmaceutical Sector
Noel Rock
630. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to reports which suggest that a company (details supplied) is delaying an investment in County Cork due to concerns regarding possible restrictions on the pharmaceutical sector by President Trump; her views on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8188/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Child Care Services Staff
Noel Rock
645. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if those persons working in the child care sector have been made aware of a 1997 High Court ruling (details supplied) which notes that those persons that have had child abuse allegations made against them have a constitutional obligation to be made aware of allegations made against them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8182/17]
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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School Starting Age
Noel Rock
312. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the contradiction between the law stating the mandatory school starting age as six years old and her Department's early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme which forces children born in the last quarter of each year to start school between the ages of four years and nine months and four years and 11 months rather than allowing parents to have the freedom of having their child start preschool and school at a later age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7810/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Land Acquisition
Noel Rock
176. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will fast-track the purchase of land (details supplied) from his Department by Fingal County Council and allow the land to be better utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7571/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Hospital Facilities
Noel Rock
223. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to cut funding for the centre for narcolepsy in St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7569/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Hospital Facilities
Noel Rock
224. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to cut funding for the centre for narcolepsy in St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7570/17]