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Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Legislative Measures
Charles Flanagan
134. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Planning and Development Bill 2023; and the timeline for the enactment of the legislation. [44584/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Planning Issues
Charles Flanagan
135. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the grounds for exemption from application of the residential zoned land tax should include instances where land is not developable for reasons relating to phasing provisions in a land use plan and where factors outside the control of the landowner inhibit development. [44585/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Charles Flanagan
328. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision for a new primary care centre in Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43218/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Foreign Conflicts
Charles Flanagan
99. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline Ireland's position on the need to reopen the Lachin corridor route between Nagorno- Karabach and Armenia; if Ireland would raise the issue directly with our European partners and the United Nations, with a view towards ensuring through passage by means of humanitarian corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Domestic Violence
Charles Flanagan
402. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the provision of a domestic violence refuge in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41105/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Domestic Violence
Charles Flanagan
403. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the provision of a domestic violence refuge in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41106/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Home Care Packages
Charles Flanagan
537. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when HSE-contracted home care visit staff in Laois and Offaly will resume evening and weekend hours to ensure that a full complement of service is available to patients and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41100/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Middle East
Charles Flanagan
16. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of comments made by him on his recent visit to Israel, he will outline the steps he proposes to take to tackle anti-Semitism, with specific reference to the application of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism; if he accepts and agrees with such a definition; and if he will support calls for Ireland to formally adopt same, in line with other jurisdictions. [39731/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Foreign Policy
Charles Flanagan
17. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to assist the advancement of democracy, the upholding of the rule of law, and the protection of human rights in Kosovo; to outline the position of the Government on the recent Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process and the need to hold Serbia to account for its destabilising actions and consequent impact on the neighbourhood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39749/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Northern Ireland
Charles Flanagan
18. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the position of the Government on the current UK government legacy Bill; and if an international legal challenge will be mounted. [39759/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Passport Services
Charles Flanagan
35. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports issued to applicants providing principal place of residence addresses in the United Kingdom, specifically detailed as: Northern Ireland; England; Scotland; and Wales, for each of the past six years. [40653/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Environmental Schemes
Charles Flanagan
44. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that are being taken to improve the waiting times for those availing of works under the free energy upgrade scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Taxi Regulations
Charles Flanagan
90. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to expand the national local hackney pilot to rural areas across County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39880/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Northern Ireland
Charles Flanagan
680. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline, in the light of the recent UK government decision to carry out a fresh statutory investigation into the 1998 Omagh bombing atrocity, how she proposes that the Government will respond to such an inquiry; if she will accept that the most appropriate response would be the setting up of a parallel statutory inquiry in this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39735/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Forestry Sector
Charles Flanagan
780. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail his proposal for the future of the forestry sector, with particular reference for plans to plant 8,000 hectares of land each year for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40296/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Health Service Executive
Charles Flanagan
909. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if, in view of limited evidence in respect of the use of puberty blockers for the treatment and care of children, he will establish an independent external evidence review of the use by the HSE of a discredited clinic (details supplied), which treated hundreds of Irish children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Health Service Executive
Charles Flanagan
1017. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the model of care, assessment procedure, governance structure and legal and service arrangement in place between the HSE and a private gender service clinic in Antwerp, Belgium (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Health Service Executive
Charles Flanagan
1018. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the existence of a funding arrangement under the EU cross-border healthcare directive between the HSE and a private gender service clinic (details supplied) in Antwerp, Belgium. [40570/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Driver Test
Charles Flanagan
382. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the current shortage of accommodation for students attending third level colleges, consideration would be given to fast-tracking driving test applications for such students in order to assist them in this challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38690/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Driver Test
Charles Flanagan
383. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport to provide details, in tabular form, of the current waiting times for driving tests in test centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38691/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Driver Test
Charles Flanagan
384. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport to outline what action has been taken to alleviate long waiting times for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38692/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
611. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education to outline the criteria used by Bus Éireann to calculate the distance from a student’s home to their prospective school for the purpose of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37592/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
612. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the anomalies that exist (details supplied) when measuring the distance from a student’s home to their prospective school for the purpose of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37593/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
613. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education whether the bus capacity currently serving a school (details supplied) from bordering parishes in south Laois will be increased in order to facilitate the large number of concessionary ticket holders who held tickets last term but will have no school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37594/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
735. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education whether the bus capacity currently serving a school (details supplied) will be increased in order to facilitate the large number of concessionary ticket holders who held tickets last term, but who will have no school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38896/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Charles Flanagan
429. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when approval will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) to proceed to construction of an ASD unit which is due to be in place for September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35863/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
Charles Flanagan
354. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to outline the services that are available under the dental treatment services scheme in counties Laois and Offaly; the action being taken to ensure that medical card holders can access dental care in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
Charles Flanagan
355. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if there have been any developments in the extension of the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33352/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Charles Flanagan
307. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) can expect to have a decision on its applications under the additional accommodation scheme and the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31043/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Charles Flanagan
316. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when approval will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) to proceed to the next stage for the construction of two ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31112/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Legislative Programme
Charles Flanagan
116. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to present legislation to Dáil Éireann for a Just Transition Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28829/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Electricity Generation
Charles Flanagan
45. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the short- and medium-term plans for emergency electricity generation in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Energy Prices
Charles Flanagan
46. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the measures being taken to reduce the cost of electricity for households; if he will outline the other measures his Department is considering to reduce the cost of domestic energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28662/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Charles Flanagan
159. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the criteria that has been used to determine the position the SNA allocation in respect of a school (details supplied) for the coming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20833/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Community Welfare Services
Charles Flanagan
186. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the withdrawal of the community welfare office service in Mountmellick, County Laois; if she will make appropriate arrangements to reinstate the service as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20847/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Charles Flanagan
116. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the current operation of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; the current membership of the board; when the latest members of the board were appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20657/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Charles Flanagan
117. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the options available to a person (details supplied) who is unable to appeal a decision due to the absence of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20658/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Charles Flanagan
329. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has been made aware of the difficulties that a special needs preschool (details supplied) that caters for children with complex needs is having sourcing a new premises, and that it faces closure in June 2023 if an approved premises is not found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20206/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Ambulance Service
Charles Flanagan
378. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health in relation to children requiring paediatric intensive care, and the fact transportation services only operate between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., if consideration will be given to extending the service to a 24-7 basis, in line with accepted emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20207/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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National Planning Framework
Charles Flanagan
304. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a review of the National Planning Framework will take place; what form the NPF review will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18962/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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National Planning Framework
Charles Flanagan
305. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the review of the National Planning Framework needs to be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18963/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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State Bodies
Charles Flanagan
306. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the steps his Department has taken or will take to identify the resourcing needs of An Bord Pleanála; the future constitution of an Coimisiún Pleanála; local and regional planning bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18964/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Charles Flanagan
173. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe of the proposed new development at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18569/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Housing Schemes
Charles Flanagan
784. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish the revised rural housing guidelines in the context of a review of the 2005 planning guidelines on sustainable rural housing; and if he will confirm that such guidelines will comply with the ECJ ruling in the Flemish decree case. [17104/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Legislative Programme
Charles Flanagan
246. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 23 March 2023, the expected dates on which the relevant sections of both the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022, and the necessary statutory instruments permitting certain persons to access the register, will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15917/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Health Services
Charles Flanagan
334. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health in the matter of a proposed new model of care for those with gender dysphoria, encompassing children, adolescents, young people and adults under the auspices of the HSE Chief Clinical Officer, if he will confirm the level of consultation, if any, with medical consultants in the national gender service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16004/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Health Service Executive
Charles Flanagan
336. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the HSE report of the Chief Clinical Officer on the matter of the referral of Irish children to the Tavistock gender identity clinic, London. [16008/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Departmental Functions
Charles Flanagan
569. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice in respect of a section of land at Mountjoy Prison which is to be excavated as part of a plan to locate and identify remains of buried prisoners executed at the prison, if consideration will be given to include attempts to locate the remains of a deceased prisoner (details supplied) whose relatives wish to have his remains returned to his native locality for family and Christian burial. [14965/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Disability Services
Charles Flanagan
623. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if the condition fibromyalgia has been recognised as a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Assisted Decision-Making
Charles Flanagan
303. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the proposed decision support service searchable register to be operational under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/23]