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Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Denis Naughten
148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to address large classes in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29742/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Health Services Provision
Denis Naughten
250. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the processing time for approval for eye tests in a health centre (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in the processing of applications; his plans to tackle the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30384/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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School Attendance
Denis Naughten
343. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the truancy rate for children with a disability at primary and post-primary level; the engagement by school attendance officers with schools and parents in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Direct Provision System
Denis Naughten
372. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of persons in the direct provision system for less than six and between six and 12 months; the numbers in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six and seven years, respectively; the corresponding figures for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Primary Medical Certificates
Denis Naughten
516. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for primary medical certificates that were approved in 2019 and for the first six months of 2020, by county or CHO basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30104/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Air Corps
Denis Naughten
17. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28519/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Army Barracks
Denis Naughten
39. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the future plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28520/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Work Permits
Denis Naughten
65. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted each month to date in 2020; the countries from which the workers who were granted permits came; the number of each; the sectors for which the permits were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29461/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Swimming Pool Programme
Denis Naughten
137. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding her Department is providing to allow public swimming pools to continue to operate as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29472/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Planning Guidelines
Denis Naughten
152. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new wind energy planning guidelines will become operable; the reason for the ongoing delay since the draft publication of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29442/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Planning Guidelines
Denis Naughten
153. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to publish solar energy planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29443/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Denis Naughten
204. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29473/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Denis Naughten
205. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 2 October 2019, the progress made to date in developing a purpose-built school for the pupils of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29480/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Denis Naughten
247. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Denis Naughten
272. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 PCR tests performed each week in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29440/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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HSE Waiting Lists
Denis Naughten
287. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for hip and knee replacement surgery in each hospital in which such surgery takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29483/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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HSE Waiting Lists
Denis Naughten
288. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for initial orthopaedic appointments following general practitioner referral within each hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29484/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Medicinal Products
Denis Naughten
304. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 5 March 2020, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29511/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Denis Naughten
306. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when health staff, such as speech and language therapists and occupational therapists currently carrying out contact tracing, will return to their pre-Covid-19 roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29524/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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HSE Waiting Lists
Denis Naughten
307. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting time to access a service (details supplied); the number of children on the waiting list; his plans to tackle the waiting list; when the service expects to have a full complement of staff; the alternatives available to those on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Denis Naughten
327. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the accuracy rate of the bovine TB skin test; the number of false negatives and false positives, respectively; the role methodology plays in the accuracy of the test; if consideration has been given to the use of an alternative more accurate test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29441/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Departmental Schemes
Denis Naughten
332. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 438 of 16 April 2019, when he plans to introduce a voluntary farm building relocation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29481/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Defence Forces Personnel
Denis Naughten
106. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have been court-martialed for sexual offences in the past ten years; the number who have been convicted; the number placed on the sex offenders register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29122/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Vaccination Programme
Denis Naughten
236. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when out-of-hours 'flu vaccination clinics will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29123/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
237. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists and the specialties of each that have been redeployed to contact tracing as of 30 September 2020 in each CHO and hospital group, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29124/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
238. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated through the disability vote to pay staff while contact tracing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29125/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Denis Naughten
277. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of the broadband connection points that are now live by county; the date for each of the outstanding locations will go live by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29150/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Water and Sewerage Schemes
Denis Naughten
73. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional funding not already committed that was allocated in the July stimulus to small sewerage schemes in villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28421/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Home Loan Scheme
Denis Naughten
88. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be extended to include the refurbishment cost in addition to the capital cost of the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28420/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Undocumented Irish in the USA
Denis Naughten
133. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to date on resolving the issue of undocumented Irish persons in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Visa Agreements
Denis Naughten
141. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if progress has been made on establishing an E3 visa agreement between Ireland and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Primary Medical Certificates
Denis Naughten
251. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals in relation to refusals of applications for a primary medical certificate that are now on hold as a result of the Supreme Court ruling of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28736/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Primary Medical Certificates
Denis Naughten
252. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review refusals of primary medical certificate applications as a result of the Supreme Court ruling of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28737/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Primary Medical Certificates
Denis Naughten
281. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance when changes will be made to regulation No. 3 of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in view of the Supreme Court judgement of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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River Basin Management Plans
Denis Naughten
323. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of farmers that participated in the Shannon Callows farm plan scheme; the cost of the scheme in each year in which it operated; if consideration is being given to re-establish the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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School Curriculum
Denis Naughten
481. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to develop an online curriculum for primary school children isolating at home due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28847/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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School Curriculum
Denis Naughten
482. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to develop an online curriculum for post-primary school children isolating at home due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28848/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Gaelscoil Issues
Denis Naughten
483. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of Gaelscoileanna nationally; the breakdown by county; the percentage of total primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28849/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Gaelscoil Issues
Denis Naughten
484. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she has future plans to open additional gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28850/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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School Curriculum
Denis Naughten
485. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of students in secondary schools studying different subject areas for the leaving certificate in particular trades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28851/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Insurance Costs
Denis Naughten
618. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to revise legislation on the duty of care or negligence in the context of the ongoing insurance crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Personal Injury Claims
Denis Naughten
619. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to implement the findings of the Law Reform Commission report Capping Damages in Personal Injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28853/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Social Media Regulation
Denis Naughten
620. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to make social media companies accountable in Irish law for false, misleading and defamatory publications on social media platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28854/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Social Media Regulation
Denis Naughten
621. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to provide greater powers to gardaí to access information in relation to false, misleading and defamatory publications on social media platforms and prosecute if and when the need arises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28855/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Garda Deployment
Denis Naughten
622. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of population numbers to each Garda for every county here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28856/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Disabled Drivers Grant
Denis Naughten
740. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for a primary medical certificate that are now on hold as a result of the Supreme Court ruling of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
760. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff employed by profession or type of employment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
761. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies within the HSE, by profession or type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28839/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
762. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed, by profession, during the Be on call for Ireland campaign, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28840/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
763. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed temporarily, by profession, during the Be on call for Ireland campaign, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28841/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
764. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of temporary contracts for the Be on call for Ireland campaign that have ceased, by profession, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28842/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Primary Care Centres
Denis Naughten
765. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres here; the breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28843/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Primary Care Centres
Denis Naughten
766. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans for the coming five years to increase the number of primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28844/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Denis Naughten
767. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the ratio of population to general practitioners for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28845/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Medical Cards
Denis Naughten
768. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he is considering changing the medical card payment process for general practitioners from a fixed annual payment per medical card holder to paying the GP per consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28846/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Tourism Promotion
Denis Naughten
52. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans for the development of the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands tourism brand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26662/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Climate Action Plan
Denis Naughten
75. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the category and weighting used for consideration of projects under the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Air Pollution
Denis Naughten
76. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to ensure that smoky coal cannot be imported from Northern Ireland after 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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River Basin Management Plans
Denis Naughten
120. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the decision of December 2019 to invest €7 million to advance a maintenance programme on the River Shannon; the detailed steps taken to date; the funds committed and drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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River Basin Management Plans
Denis Naughten
121. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dates of the meetings of the Shannon flood risk State agency co-ordination working group in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Waterways Ireland
Denis Naughten
148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protocol for the closure of sluice gates in Athlone and the dates in July 2020 that the ESB closed sluice gates in Athlone; the number closed on each date; the protocol for the removal of boards and the opening of sluice gates in Meelick; the dates in July 2020 that Waterways Ireland opened sluice gates and removed boards; the number of boards removed and gates opened on each date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Waterways Ireland
Denis Naughten
166. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protocol for the removal of boards and the opening of sluice gates in Meelick; the dates in July 2020 that Waterways Ireland staff or their agents opened sluice gates and removed boards; and the number of boards removed and gates opened on each date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27993/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Third Level Fees
Denis Naughten
240. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it will be ensured that college registration fees are reduced in line with the reduction in face-to-face contact with students by lecturers and blended learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27977/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Dental Services
Denis Naughten
390. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the dental clinic will resume at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28034/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Civil Service
Denis Naughten
120. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his longer-term vision and strategy for the Civil Service; his views on the provision of regional locations for support offices and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26657/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Information and Communications Technology
Denis Naughten
140. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to move Government services online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26656/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Civil Service
Denis Naughten
327. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to facilitate remote working of civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26664/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Denis Naughten
740. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of sex offenders on the sex offenders register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27186/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
Denis Naughten
741. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of breaches of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of cases pending; the number of convictions in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27187/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Vaccination Programme
Denis Naughten
966. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of adult and child flu vaccine doses respectively received by the HSE to date in September 2020; the number that have been distributed to doctors and pharmacies; the number of adult and child flu vaccine doses respectively to be delivered by 30 September, by 15 October, by 31 October and by 30 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27218/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Disability Support Services
Denis Naughten
967. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the date when each adult disability training centre in CHO2 will be reopened to all users post the Covid-19 closure; the reason for the delay in reopening services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27219/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Hospital Services
Denis Naughten
975. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding bed capacity at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27270/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Motor Tax
Denis Naughten
23. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if a refund or motor tax credit will be issued to motorists that did not use their car or used it to a minimal extent during the Covid-19 lockdown in line with many insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Denis Naughten
200. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will make additional third-level places available in high demand courses to ensure that students that were downgraded in their leaving certificate exam through standardisation do not lose out on a college place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26154/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Vaccination Programme
Denis Naughten
261. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the current advice on the potential impact of the winter flu vaccination programme on the susceptibility to other respiratory viruses (details supplied) will be provided in advance of the administration of the vaccine; if he has engaged with other colleagues across the EU on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Animal Diseases
Denis Naughten
288. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to ensure that the new antiparasitic medicine regime to be implemented from January 2022 retains a substantive role for existing stakeholders and delivers value for money for farmers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26164/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Food Marketing Programme
Denis Naughten
884. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding spent by Bord Bia on the promotion of Irish beef in each of the past five years; the specific funding spent on the promotion of suckler beef in each corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25111/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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LEADER Programmes
Denis Naughten
29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if the role that LEADER companies can play in supporting small rural businesses to overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19 has been explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24193/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Denis Naughten
34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands when the 300 high-speed Internet hubs announced under the National Broadband Plan on 19 November 2019 will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24192/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Denis Naughten
122. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if a candidate has to appeal the calculated grade in a subject in order to be able to sit the exam in that particular subject in November 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24537/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Denis Naughten
124. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the way in which the class ranking applied to students grades, particularly for students who switched schools in their senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24581/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Denis Naughten
84. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the statistical standardisation process used for leaving certificate results in 2020; if she will publish the data used in the standardisation process and the algorithm used; if she will address concerns expressed that some schools with a historically high level of better grades did not perform as well in leaving certificate 2020 in order to ensure that socio-economic status was not taken into account in other schools when assigning calculated grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24387/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Denis Naughten
85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if a site has been selected for a school (details supplied); when planning will be sought for the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24391/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Denis Naughten
86. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24392/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Denis Naughten
87. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce an appeals system for the 2020 leaving certificate students which allows the calculated grades given to be challenged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24399/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Hospital Equipment
Denis Naughten
145. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the CT scanner at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe will be replaced; the number of times that it has not been functioning in the past 12 months; the period of time on each occasion; the alternatives presently in place at the hospital for CT scans; the cost of the alternative in the past 12 months; when the present scanner was installed; the date the warranty expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Hospital Equipment
Denis Naughten
146. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the location and number of CT scanners which are due to be replaced within the public health system by replacement priority; the date the warranty expired on each machine; the most recent date when each machine broke down; the period of time it was out of operation; the number of other CT scanners in each facility listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Hospital Data
Denis Naughten
147. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and waiting times for an urgent and non-urgent CT scan at each public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24386/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Hospital Facilities
Denis Naughten
148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the development of the new 50-bed long-stay facility at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Hospital Services
Denis Naughten
54. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the central sterile services department, CSSD, at Roscommon hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23275/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Hospital Facilities
Denis Naughten
56. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the 50-bed ward block development at Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23276/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
143. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for specific designation EU PGI status for Irish beef; the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23763/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Denis Naughten
149. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason businesses which failed to pay their rates demand for 2019 are able to draw down the restart grant based on the demand figure whereas business which obtained a reduction in their rates demand for 2019 are only able to avail of a restart grant based on the revised figure; his plans to review the anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Job Losses
Denis Naughten
151. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 8 September 2019, the outcome of discussions held by the Western Region Enterprise Committee on the job losses at a company (details supplied) and the specific measures now being taken to support job creation in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23878/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Job Losses
Denis Naughten
152. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to convene a meeting of the enterprise agencies, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, members of the regional enterprise plan committee, Ballinasloe Area Community Development, Galway and Roscommon local authorities and other local stakeholders following the announcement of job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23879/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Electricity Grid
Denis Naughten
184. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the measures being put in place to ensure that the projected additional €9 billion cost to the electricity sector by 2027 of data centres is fully borne by data centre developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Motor Tax
Denis Naughten
223. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the requirement for an email address for a person to renew his or her motor tax online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23827/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Denis Naughten
255. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if the decision will be reviewed to cease the temporary wage subsidy scheme to public houses that remain closed in view of the fact that these employers are not in a position to top up the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23398/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
316. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the status of an application for a community hall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23584/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Summer Works Scheme
Denis Naughten
416. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23586/20]