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Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Trade Missions
Alan Farrell
11. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the outcomes of the recent trade mission to South Korea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51293/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Labour Market
Alan Farrell
25. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on his efforts to tackle labour market shortages, in a time of full employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51294/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Financial Irregularities
Alan Farrell
92. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance to report on his Department’s efforts to tackle money laundering within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51296/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Banking Sector
Alan Farrell
97. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance to report on his Department’s efforts to increase innovation and competition in Ireland’s banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51295/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Defence Forces
Alan Farrell
44. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his Department's efforts to increase the number of permanent personnel within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50886/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Defence Forces
Alan Farrell
51. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on efforts to implement the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50885/23]
Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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Energy Conservation
Alan Farrell
20. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the development of one-stop-shops with regard to retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49606/23]
Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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Energy Conservation
Alan Farrell
25. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details on the roll-out of the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49607/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Alan Farrell
1. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach his engagement with European leaders as regards the Israel-Gaza conflict. [49603/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Departmental Funding
Alan Farrell
13. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the Social Innovation Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49609/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Regeneration Projects
Alan Farrell
37. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49608/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Departmental Data
Alan Farrell
266. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of thatched buildings, both private and public, within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Hospital Overcrowding
Alan Farrell
26. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to outline his Department’s efforts to reduce the number of patients on hospital trollies this Winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49045/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Farrell
46. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to report on the take-up of vaccinations under the Autumn vaccination programme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Housing Policy
Alan Farrell
162. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what consideration his Department has given to the role long-term leases, or ‘life-leases’, can play in the Irish rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49043/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Marine Protected Areas
Alan Farrell
226. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what consideration his Department is giving to further marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33502/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Alan Farrell
8. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach to report on his engagements during his attending of the European Political Community [45073/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Alan Farrell
14. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the UK Prime Minister during the European Political Community meeting [45074/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Air Quality
Alan Farrell
36. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work, if any, his Department is carrying out in monitoring aircraft fumes in the housing estates surrounding Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46775/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Legislative Process
Alan Farrell
49. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the implementation of legislation on scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46765/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Air Quality
Alan Farrell
50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the work, if any, his Department is carrying out monitoring aircraft fumes in the housing estates surrounding Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46776/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Driver Test
Alan Farrell
51. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the current wait time for driving tests in the driving test centres that service the Dublin Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Bus Services
Alan Farrell
52. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on phase 9 of BusConnects, which will service the Fingal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46780/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Local Authorities
Alan Farrell
106. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the number of biodiversity officers appointed to each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46767/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Housing Provision
Alan Farrell
111. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have the appropriate sanction through Circular: NRUP 02/2021 to permit lower densities than 30 units per hectare for serviced sites (ready-to-build scheme) on the edges of towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46878/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Housing Provision
Alan Farrell
112. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the appropriate density for serviced sites on the edges of towns will typically be lower than a standard greenfield residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46879/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Housing Schemes
Alan Farrell
113. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of developments that are currently being developed or have been developed by each local authority under the ready-to-build scheme (serviced sites scheme), and their location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46880/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Passport Services
Alan Farrell
131. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice to outline the process of how a UK citizen married to an Irish citizen obtains an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46781/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Health Strategies
Alan Farrell
172. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the national sexual health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46766/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Legislative Reviews
Alan Farrell
246. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the status of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46089/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
247. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education how many additional autistic classes were opened for the 2023-2024 school year nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46090/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
248. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education for a geographical breakdown of the number of new autistic classrooms that were opened for the 2023-2024 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46091/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
249. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education how many mainstream schools nationwide now have autistic classes included on their campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46092/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
250. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education for a geographical breakdown of the number autistic classes that are included on mainstream school campuses, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46093/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
251. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education how many new special schools were either opened or expanded for the 2023-2024 school year nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46094/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
252. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education for a geographical breakdown of the number of new special schools that were opened or expanded for the 2023-2024 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46095/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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School Staff
Alan Farrell
253. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the number of teaching posts that are vacant nationwide in primary and post-primary schools for the 2023-2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46096/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
254. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department is undertaking a review for the criteria a child needs to meet for access to an SNA with a view to widening this criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46097/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Grant Payments
Alan Farrell
255. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for when primary schools can expect to receive their ICT grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46098/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Alan Farrell
256. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the details of the capital projects that have been undertaken by her Department in Dublin Fingal since June 2020; the funding allocated each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46099/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
257. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the number of the SNA positions budgeted for in 2023 that were filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46100/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Farrell
258. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the status of the master plan for the new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46101/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Alan Farrell
285. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress of the planned additional classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46431/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Alan Farrell
365. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection will the extension of the child benefit to children aged 18 but in full time education include the children in that age bracket currently attending school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46432/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Disability Services
Alan Farrell
455. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children are on the waiting list for the CDNT in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46102/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Disability Services
Alan Farrell
456. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children are waiting for primary care speech and language therapy in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46104/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Primary Care Services
Alan Farrell
457. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children are waiting on primary care occupational therapy in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46105/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Disability Services
Alan Farrell
458. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children are waiting for their assessment of need in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Childcare Services
Alan Farrell
459. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many childcare providers in the Fingal constituency have signed up for the CORE funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46107/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Childcare Services
Alan Farrell
460. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of providers in the Fingal constituency that have signed up for the CORE funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46108/23]