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Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Coast Guard Service
Cathal Crowe
175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the training, seamanship and experience undertaken by the Irish Coast Guard that equates to that of the Naval Service; and if there are plans to bring both in line, as they provide equally important services to the State. [31467/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Defence Forces Representative Organisations
Cathal Crowe
303. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the complex legal, operational and management concerns with regard to a potential aligning of an association (details supplied) with a union; and if the association can address these in order to achieve its goal. [31577/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Foster Care
Cathal Crowe
443. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if plans are in place to review the foster care allowance given that the allowance has not changed since 2005. [31052/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Pharmaceutical Sector
Cathal Crowe
7. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a site (details supplied). [25953/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Driver Licences
Cathal Crowe
113. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if an extension for driver licences that have expired since 1 September 2020 will be considered in view of the appointment backlog. [30762/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Schools Amalgamation
Cathal Crowe
78. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the status of a proposal for the amalgamation of schools in Ennistymon, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25938/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Coast Guard Service
Cathal Crowe
75. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the make and model of all seafaring vessels based at each Irish Coast Guard station in tabular form; the number of crew at each station that have completed the appropriate training relating to the seafaring vessels based at their station in tabular form; the number of crew at each station that have not received appropriate training in regard to the seafaring vessels based at their station in tabular form; and the number of crew based at each station in tabular form. [30253/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Bus Services
Cathal Crowe
78. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the way in which County Clare will benefit from the expanded local bus service detailed in and funded by the July stimulus plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30307/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Defence Forces Representative Organisations
Cathal Crowe
208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if an organisation (details supplied) will be considered for alignment with a representative body. [30217/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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School Management
Cathal Crowe
277. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if school boards will be allowed to meet in person in line with social distancing guidelines in appropriately sized venues in order to discuss sensitive matters. [30219/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Student Grant Scheme
Cathal Crowe
350. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the terms of SUSI grants will be revised to reflect the 2020 income year, rather than the previous year, in view of the unprecedented financial circumstances facing parents and students in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Defence Forces Review
Cathal Crowe
24. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if the commission on the future of the Defence Forces has been constituted; the way in which he plans to address pay deficiencies in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Military Medals
Cathal Crowe
45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if soldiers who served the State from 1968 to 1998 will be given a medal in recognition of their loyalty and service throughout the Troubles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22241/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Driver Test
Cathal Crowe
106. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if measures will be taken to address the lengthy waiting lists for driver tests. [29467/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Disability Activation Projects
Cathal Crowe
172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to funding tablets for jobseeker's supported by the EmployAbility service through the increased training suppler grant in order to assist familiarise them with online programmes to increase their confidence and chances of gaining employment. [29195/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Cathal Crowe
189. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person (details supplied) who sat the leaving certificate in 2019 and has marginally missed out on their preferred college offer due to the 2020 leaving certificate anomaly will be considered for the course of their choice. [29007/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Cathal Crowe
504. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if those on the pandemic unemployment payment or similar will be deemed eligible for retraining grants that are ordinarily reserved for those on jobseeker’s allowance rather than have to lose out on money by switching to the latter in view of the unprecedented circumstances due to Covid-19. [28204/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Childcare Services
Cathal Crowe
559. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if increased childcare supports will be rolled out to new mothers who are unable to return to work and are therefore down an entire salary due to the reduced number of childcare places amid the Covid-19 pandemic. [28884/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Medical Cards
Cathal Crowe
714. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the increased eligibility guidelines for medical cards for persons over 70 years of age announced in Budget 2020 will be enacted. [28622/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Sports Events
Cathal Crowe
33. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to extending an invitation to the organisers of the Tour de France (details supplied) for future stages of the race to be held along the Wild Atlantic Way. [25971/20]