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Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Driver Test Centres
Jan O'Sullivan
583. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the driver test centre will open in Drogheda, County Louth; if the centre will be permanent; the location of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27621/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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State Airports
Jan O'Sullivan
592. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated to Shannon Airport in view of the fact that other airports have recently received significant funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27779/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Climate Change Adaptation Plans
Jan O'Sullivan
4. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to take the actions identified in the recently published Climate Action Plan 2019 required to be taken by her Department and in which it is a key stakeholder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27290/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Brexit Issues
Jan O'Sullivan
10. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures taken following research published in July 2018 by her Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI which indicated that Irish firms sourced over half of their supply chain materials from the UK in the context of growing concerns that a hard Brexit may occur later in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26925/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Industrial Development
Jan O'Sullivan
17. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a call from an association (details supplied) for the development of a small business strategy with the aim of providing a more resilient indigenous enterprise base nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26927/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Brexit Supports
Jan O'Sullivan
23. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has had recent meetings with the European Commissioner for Competition regarding threats posed to Irish businesses by Brexit and mitigation measures that the EU can provide in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26926/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Enterprise Support Schemes
Jan O'Sullivan
34. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of the competitive start fund for female entrepreneurs; the amount allocated under the fund in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26924/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
61. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied), which is in temporary accommodation, will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
66. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on a new building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Youth Justice Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
86. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering trialling the Greentown project initiative; if so, if he will consider piloting the project in a town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
163. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of planning and progress for the proposed 96-bed ward at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27291/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Hospitals Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
170. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will carry out an audit of the allocation of resources, including medical, nursing and other staff, to the various hospital groups nationally to ensure that there is equity on a national basis in accordance with the population and other demands on these hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Hospital Services
Jan O'Sullivan
171. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the services in Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's hospitals in order to relieve pressure on University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, County Limerick, which continues to be the hospital with the most patients on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
172. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the planning and progress of the proposed 60-bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, County Limerick; his plans to recruit staff for the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Local Authority Housing Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
263. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the grant funding allocated to each local authority for the older persons and disabled persons grant schemes for council-owned homes in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Jan O'Sullivan
152. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the pilot inpatient detox programme available for persons with a dual diagnosis in counties Clare and north Tipperary can be extended to include persons from County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26947/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Jan O'Sullivan
168. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a clinical lead will be appointed to drive the national clinical dual diagnosis programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27024/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Technological Universities Status
Jan O'Sullivan
250. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if confirmation has been received from Dundalk Institute of Technology of plans to pursue technological university status; if the process has been formally commenced; his views on whether an application for technological university status would be of benefit the institute and the north east region; if his attention has been drawn to the high levels of staff support at the institute for technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26916/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Jan O'Sullivan
480. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the extension and expansion of a hospital (details supplied) will be achieved before the end of the current health capital programme as originally planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26693/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Industrial Relations
Jan O'Sullivan
681. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) has refused to accept an invitation extended by the WRC to attend a conciliation conference with a union regarding a range of issues affecting the members of the union at the company; his views on the fact that this beneficiary of a significant State contract continues to ignore the industrial relations machinery of the State; the cost, value and duration of the NCT contract with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26889/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Aftercare Services Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
686. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if locations in which parents cannot access an afterschool place for their children following the introduction of the new childcare scheme are assisted to provide such places in order that parents can fulfil their work commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26522/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Proposed Legislation
Jan O'Sullivan
728. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the planned legislative changes to address the area of bogus self-employment announced in the media on 25 March 2019 will be published; the number of occasions on which she or her officials have consulted directly with trade unions on the changes she plans to make since the announcement on 25 March 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26883/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Electoral Reform
Jan O'Sullivan
764. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the law to prevent candidates from contesting local authority elections in more than one electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26694/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Insurance Costs
Jan O'Sullivan
35. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with representatives of the insurance industry to address the closure and threatened closure of indigenous companies due to the cost of insurance and in some cases the inability of companies to secure insurance cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20509/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Criminal Law
Jan O'Sullivan
251. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review will be carried out of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 in view of the fact that the intention to review the operation of the Act was indicated during its passage through Dáil Éireann and more than two years after its passage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/19]
Thu, 13 Jun 2019
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School Staff
Jan O'Sullivan
77. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines provided to primary schools regarding job sharing of teachers; if there are limits to the number of job sharing posts a school can have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24635/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
40. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when extra funding for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be allocated; the changes proposed for the scheme following interaction between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23685/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Local Authority Housing
Jan O'Sullivan
84. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the actions he is taking to implement pillar 5 of the Rebuilding Ireland initiative relating to council-owned homes; if there is national monitoring of the amount of funding each council sets aside for housing maintenance including work undertaken on vacated homes in advance of re-letting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23684/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Local Authority Housing Data
Jan O'Sullivan
85. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of council homes re-let in 2018 for each local authority in tabular form; the average time it took to re-let council homes in each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23683/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Local Government Reform
Jan O'Sullivan
92. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of plans for directly elected mayors here; his plans to implement the outcome of the plebiscite in Limerick, the setting up of a citizens’ assembly in Dublin and for Galway to consider its options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23686/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Overseas Missions
Jan O'Sullivan
108. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of payment received by the State from the United Nations per soldier per day for Defence Forces personnel on peacekeeping missions abroad; the proportion of the per capita payment that goes directly to the individual serving member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23521/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Overseas Missions
Jan O'Sullivan
109. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if soldiers who are on leave from UN peacekeeping duties and missions abroad must physically leave the area of operation for the duration of their leave; if it is the responsibility of the individual member who is on leave to bear the financial cost of returning here when on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23526/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Office of Public Works Properties
Jan O'Sullivan
201. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of OPW residential properties vacant in County Kerry; the length of time these properties have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23792/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Childcare Services Regulation
Jan O'Sullivan
837. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the new regulations which came into force in February 2019 are causing difficulties for childcare providers and leading to the closure of after-school facilities for children over eight years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23738/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Child Benefit Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
871. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a child who reaches 18 years of age before leaving second level school can continue to receive child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23413/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Disability Activation Projects
Jan O'Sullivan
878. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the EmployAbility national contract for 2019 does not provide for budgetary measures for pay increments for employees delivering this important service; if this decision, which adversely impacts staff on post-2012 contracts, will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23534/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
954. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are circumstances in which a council tenant who inherits a sufficient sum to purchase outright the rented council house in which they live can qualify for the tenant purchase scheme even though their income is entirely from social welfare; if there is discretion in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23225/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
995. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the payment received by an apprentice is fully counted as income when assessing the income qualification of a couple to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24184/19]
Wed, 22 May 2019
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Student Grants Data
Jan O'Sullivan
106. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI grants awarded in each academic year since 2011-2012 to 2018-2019; the number of students receiving an award in each rate of award per year by categorisation, for example, PLC, undergraduate and postgraduate; the number receiving the grant in terms of class of applicant, that is, dependent or independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22233/19]
Thu, 16 May 2019
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
58. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when planning permission will be submitted to Meath County Council for the development of temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21188/19]
Wed, 15 May 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
152. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made in addressing the shortfall in funding that threatens the future services to clients of RehabCare; if the necessary funding will be provided to address the shortfall and provide security to the persons and families dependent on these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20963/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Jan O'Sullivan
61. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being implemented to strengthen the powers and effectiveness of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20507/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Brexit Data
Jan O'Sullivan
62. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department monitors the take-up of the Brexit loan scheme operated through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; the number of applications received; the number that have been successful; the amount of loan finance that has been approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20510/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Brexit Supports
Jan O'Sullivan
79. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if further supports are available to businesses that are affected by the uncertainty surrounding the decision of the United Kingdom to exit the European Union; if and when this will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20508/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Child Benefit Payments
Jan O'Sullivan
475. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the rules with regard to the payment of child benefit to separated parents by which both parents can claim an equal portion of child benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20478/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Local Authority Housing Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
493. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a person who is separated from a spouse and part owner of the family home can be considered for the housing assistance payment or council housing waiting lists while trying to resolve the situation with the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20477/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
508. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will amend the requirement by which there must be a household income other than from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in order for a tenant to qualify for the tenant purchase scheme; if a person in receipt of carer's allowance or carer's benefit can qualify if that person satisfies other criteria in view of the fact that persons who have to care full-time for a relative cannot accept employment at the same time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Tax Code
Jan O'Sullivan
144. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 18 April 2019, the status of the outcome of the meeting between the Revenue Commissioners and an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
198. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be made available for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19291/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Jan O'Sullivan
214. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the process established in 2015 to examine the 2008 Labour Court recommendation on pension rights for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; when he will meet with the relevant trade unions in order to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18550/19]