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Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Social Welfare Benefits
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
383. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of providing domiciliary care allowance to children aged 16 and 17 years in view of the fact that children can no longer access this payment once they turn 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55665/21]
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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Scéimeanna agus Tacaíochtaí Tithíochta
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
103. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cad iad a tuairimí maidir le tacú le hiarrachtaí chun tithíocht phobalbhunaithe a fhorbairt sa Ghaeltacht; agus an gcuirfear talamh poiblí ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht chun tithíocht inacmhainne a fhorbairt; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [54839/21]
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
192. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán faoina plean maidir le tascfhórsa a bhunú chun scrúdú a dhéanamh ar sholáthar seirbhisí teaghlaigh agus óige sa Ghaeltacht, mar a bhí molta ag Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [54836/21]
Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
21. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions he is taking to scale up the retrofit of low-income homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52962/21]
Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
67. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to ensure that communities can develop their own renewable energy projects; if he has a target for the number of community projects to be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52963/21]
Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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Cycling Facilities
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
94. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport the status of capital spending on walking and cycling infrastructure allocated by his Department for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/21]
Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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Public Transport
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
175. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to provide better regional public transport connections to address rural car dependency, improve local economies and to reduce transport carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53504/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Marine Accidents
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
232. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to enact legislation to address the shortcoming identified in the Clinch report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53101/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
288. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the extension of the excise relief programme which will offer 50% excise relief to small-scale cider producers following on from the announcement in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53099/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Overseas Development Aid
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
450. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the increase to official development assistance announced in the budget in real terms; the meaning for the percentage spend on official development assistance for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53093/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Overseas Development Aid
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
451. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if in view of budget 2022, he will now publish a roadmap to reaching 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53094/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Overseas Development Aid
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
452. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the oversight his Department has on official development assistance in the context of international aid allocated to other Departments in the context of budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53097/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Rights of Way
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
709. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for the passing of the Bill to amend the provisions in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 in relation to rights of way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53100/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Overseas Development Aid
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
1059. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the amount of his Department’s budget for 2022 which is being considered as part of Official Development Assistance in the context of international aid; the measures this budget will be spent on; the section in his Department that will be overseeing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53095/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Hospital Staff
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
1060. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the details of the recruitment plans for neurology nurse specialists for University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53098/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Budgets
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
1250. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of his Department’s budget for 2022 which is being considered as part of Official Development Assistance in the context of international aid; the measures this budget will be spent on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53096/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Horticulture Sector
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
11. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a report (details supplied) will examine the way Ireland can position itself to take advantage of the growing international trend to plant-based diets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51527/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Environmental Policy
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
60. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will ensure optimum delivery of biodiversity restoration across all farms in Ireland given the declaration of a biodiversity crisis by Dáil Éireann in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51526/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Ambulance Service
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
136. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the ambulance protocols governing the tasking of ambulances covering cardiac episodes in the west County Waterford area during out-of-hours; if they are fit for purpose and provide for best patient outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50871/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
187. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of the reconfiguration of the South Southwest Hospital group as proposed in Sláintecare; the likely implications on the work of University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50872/21]