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Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Primary Care Centres
Carol Nolan
473. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the primary care centre in Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29767/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Carol Nolan
503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to prioritise the full reopening of day care services for adults with an intellectual disability in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30051/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Carol Nolan
579. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of funding and payment plans for the continuation of schemes (details supplied). [29582/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Rural Development Programme
Carol Nolan
580. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek the maximum permissible level of national co-financing of 57% of the CAP Rural Development Programme post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29585/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Carol Nolan
581. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commitment in the programme for Government for a new REPS-2 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29586/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
582. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide compensation for further losses during the transition period in view of Brexit uncertainty, the volatility of sterling and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across all agricultural sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29587/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Brexit Supports
Carol Nolan
583. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to further strengthen the Brexit contingency fund announced in budget 2020 (details supplied) in order that these funds are supplemented in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29588/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Brexit Supports
Carol Nolan
584. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to support all sectors adversely affected by the Brexit outcome through the €5 billion EU Brexit adjustment reserve fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29589/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Forestry Sector
Carol Nolan
585. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if €4 million will be allocated to restore the farmer premium and the introduction of a harvesting plan grant to assist forest owners and a review of the ash dieback scheme to include an income compensation element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
588. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to provide compensation for further losses during the transition period arising from Brexit uncertainty, sterling volatility and Covid-19 impact, across all agricultural sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29620/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Brexit Supports
Carol Nolan
589. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of measures he is taking to further strengthening the Brexit contingency fund announced in budget 2020, which allocated €110 million to agriculture in order that these funds are supplemented in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Walks Scheme
Carol Nolan
607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will seek an increased allocation of €2 million for the walks scheme with an increase in the number of walks supported to 120; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29584/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Motorised Transport Grant
Carol Nolan
222. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the progress made to replace the motorised transport grant and provide an alternative transport support scheme to assist with costs for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28991/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients whoreceived care post termination of pregnancy in maternity hospitals from January 2019 to date; the number of those who were for medical abortions provided by general practitioner or community, family planning or sexual health clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to include data on all adverse outcomes specific to medication used in the provision of termination of pregnancy services in the annual national healthcare quality reporting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28742/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Asylum Seekers
Carol Nolan
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the funding provided to his Department to support the work of the dedicated separated children seeking asylum team in Tusla in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28073/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Garda Information and Communications Technology
Carol Nolan
254. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the measures taken by An Garda Síochána to upgrade the PULSE system to capture hate-related motivations for all incidents of crime and non-crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28002/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Asylum Seekers
Carol Nolan
256. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of minors who have sought asylum after they arrived unannounced at ports or airports from 2011 to date; the ages of the applicants; the outcomes of such applications for asylum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28072/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Abortion Services Provision
Carol Nolan
265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the three-day waiting period with respect to termination of pregnancy services remains in place; if there are no plans to amend or abolish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Carol Nolan
399. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of Departmental spending on the tuberculosis eradication initiatives in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of Departmental inspectors and staff assigned to tuberculosis testing and detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Legislative Process
Carol Nolan
417. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an index of the submissions made to his Department with respect to the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28074/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Tax Avoidance
Carol Nolan
72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issue of dividend arbitrage stock trading or cum-ex trading, which is an illegal tax evasion strategy, in the European Union; if his attention has been further drawn to such a practice here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27623/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Legislative Reviews
Carol Nolan
251. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the scheduled review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the persons, Departments or organisations that will be involved in the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27624/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
252. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of commitments to introduce exclusion zones; if he has had further consultation with the Garda Commissioner on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27625/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Palliative Care Services
Carol Nolan
253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided by his Department for the provision of adult and paediatric palliative care in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27626/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Assisted Suicide
Carol Nolan
254. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider directing the National Advisory Committee on Bioethics to investigate the ethical implications of assisted suicide, assisted dying and physician-assisted suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27627/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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National Children's Hospital
Carol Nolan
255. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of his engagements with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board from 1 January to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27628/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Animal Diseases
Carol Nolan
285. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of measures in place to detect and prevent the emergence of African swine fever in the pig sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27629/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Carol Nolan
114. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department and bodies under his aegis are taking to address flooding along the River Shannon specifically in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Carol Nolan
260. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the reason employers in a catering business must demonstrate that turnover has fallen 30% before they receive a flat-rate subsidy under the employment wage support scheme. [26370/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Primary Care Centres
Carol Nolan
818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his policy position and that of the HSE regarding the development of primary care centres will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26486/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
881. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the day care services in counties Laois and Offaly will reopen, in particular the day care centre in Mountmellick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26818/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
1001. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make available the minutes and correspondence of meetings between Bord Bia and farming organisations that his Department may have consulted regarding the protected geographical indication, PGI, application by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26366/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
1002. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was correspondence with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the protected geographical indication, PGI, application by an organisation; if so, if he will furnish the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Paediatric Services
Carol Nolan
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the vacant position for a paediatric diabetic nurse at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Animal Diseases
Carol Nolan
295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle herds in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in which no additional animals were bought but which still failed the tuberculosis test in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26179/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the PGI submission by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26180/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Bord Bia
Carol Nolan
297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of Bord Bia in respect of the negotiation of contracts on the price of beef at international trade fairs and in the promotion of Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26181/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Arts Funding
Carol Nolan
311. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if funding of €500,000 will be urgently made available to a centre (details supplied) in order to complete vital work needed to progress the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25453/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Immigration Policy
Carol Nolan
637. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the implementation of commitments made in the Migrant Integration Strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24789/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Maternity Services
Carol Nolan
708. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the maternity hospitals in which values clarification workshops have taken place from 2018 to date in 2020; the number of HSE staff that have participated in the workshops; if such participation is mandatory; the organisation which delivered same; the nature of the workshops in terms of content and structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Carol Nolan
768. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if regulations or legal requirements are in place to prevent the establishment of rehabilitation centres close to schools, residential areas and public houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25112/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Carol Nolan
769. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a service level agreement is in place between the HSE and a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Carol Nolan
770. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the service level agreement between the HSE and a planned rehabilitation centre (details supplied) if such an agreement is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25114/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Carol Nolan
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with C10 herds who have been advised to cull cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24548/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Carol Nolan
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle farmers have been advised to cull from categories C1 to C10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Carol Nolan
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the number of approved and rejected applications from counties Laois and Offaly to the town and village renewal scheme including the accelerated measure strand in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24314/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Creative Ireland Programme
Carol Nolan
43. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the budget allocation for the Creative Ireland programme in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24237/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Defence Forces Personnel
Carol Nolan
64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to recruit an additional full-time clinical psychologist for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Hospital Staff
Carol Nolan
127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget for Portlaoise Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/20]