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Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Water Services
Michael McNamara
220. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will receive funding (details supplied) to support emergency and planned upgrade works to group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33361/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Michael McNamara
242. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32839/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
Michael McNamara
117. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the costs to his Department and or the Road Safety Authority associated with developing a NCT centre at Smithstown, Shannon, County Clare before such a development was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31807/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
Michael McNamara
118. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if a suitable alternative location for the proposed new NCT centre for Shannon, County Clare has been found; the timeframe that is being placed on the proposed development being operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31808/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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World Heritage Sites
Michael McNamara
249. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will confirm the successful applications for inclusion on the new tentative list of potential world heritage properties for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Water Services
Michael McNamara
250. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will be expanding the €50 million scheme providing funding for water services’ infrastructure in rural villages that currently are outside Irish Water’s investment programmes; if he has received an application in respect of Carrigaholt, Cooraclare and Doolin, County Clare; if he will consider their inclusion in any expanded scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31810/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Foreign Policy
Michael McNamara
275. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to Ukrainian oligarchs and organised crime in the State given his advocacy for early accession to the European Union.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
279. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31811/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
280. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31812/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Michael McNamara
643. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with the next phase of their SOLAS apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31822/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Hospital Staff
Michael McNamara
806. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of new staff and the expansion of the medical assessment unit at Ennis Hospital; the details of any expansion of services; if consideration will be given by his Department and the HSE to a further expansion of services provided at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32492/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Hospital Admissions
Michael McNamara
807. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the details of the incidence of presentations at hospitals in the State by people with myocarditis, aneurysms and clotting disorders, by month in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32493/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Primary Care Services
Michael McNamara
808. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the services that are provided at the Ennis primary healthcare centre at Station Road, Ennis, County Clare; when the centre will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32494/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Health Services Staff
Michael McNamara
809. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of specialist roles at the proposed chronic disease management hub at Station Road, Ennis, County Clare; when the hub will become fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32495/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Self-Harm Prevention
Michael McNamara
810. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the data obtained by his Department on self-harm presentations at emergency departments, per day, and per emergency department in 2020 and 2021; the data collected and collated by the HSE national clinical programme for the assessment and management of patients presenting at emergency departments following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32496/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael McNamara
917. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1098 of 22 March, 2022 when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32802/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
268. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31452/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Michael McNamara
379. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the reason that school transport for a specialised class cannot be put in place to facilitate a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31412/22]
Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael McNamara
238. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31157/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
629. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport applications of persons (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29325/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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National Council for Special Education
Michael McNamara
946. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if the National Council for Special Education will review the allocation of hours to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if the Council will ensure that the school has sufficient special education teacher allocation to meet the varied and emerging complex needs of many pupils attending this school next year and in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29117/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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School Transport
Michael McNamara
993. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will advise on the case of two children (details supplied) regarding a school transport pick-up point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29715/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Airport Security
Michael McNamara
1347. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the additional Garda presence at Dublin Airport on the weekend beginning 4 June 2022 to supervise the security queues through departures; and the number of gardaí on duty at the airport on 4 June 2022, compared to 5 June 2021, 30 May 2020 and 1 June 2019. [30336/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael McNamara
1558. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29728/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael McNamara
1704. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30075/22]
Wed, 1 Jun 2022
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Health Services
Michael McNamara
232. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28506/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
327. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27708/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael McNamara
446. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a welfare payment appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27266/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Disease Management
Michael McNamara
703. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will review the extension of Kaftrio drug therapy to 35 children aged between six and 11 years in Ireland with cystic fibrosis who are currently being denied access to a life-changing drug, in particular, in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Care Services
Michael McNamara
754. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, that the HSE has to expand the level of respite care provided within the rehabilitation unit of St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27959/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael McNamara
830. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forest that dies from ash dieback for reasons outside the control of a person can be replaced; and the obligatory terms and conditions of such a forestry scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27814/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Michael McNamara
147. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure an adequate fodder supply in spring 2023 and in subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael McNamara
184. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26660/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael McNamara
214. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated with an appointment at Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26721/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
295. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26094/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
317. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 17 May 2022, if a passport will be expedited as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26308/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
318. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be expedited for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26309/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Michael McNamara
512. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that a cheque for €90 that was drawn on the account of an employee of Solas (details supplied) and their spouse was sent to a Safe Pass tutor; the reason that Solas has not refunded the amount to the Safe Pass tutor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Michael McNamara
513. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the statutory basis for charges for the provision of a Safe Pass and requiring a payment by tutors of a sum upon notification of a Safe Pass course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25794/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Michael McNamara
514. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that was paid to Solas in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon the notification of Safe Pass course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25795/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Michael McNamara
314. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department is taking to address the backlog in craft apprenticeships, such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, joinery bricklaying and stonelaying across SOLAS and the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25530/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Health Services Staff
Michael McNamara
300. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their 1% increase from the national wage increase which was due to be paid on 1 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/22]
Tue, 17 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
376. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be expedited for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24618/22]
Tue, 17 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
419. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in County Clare, given that the passport was due to issue on 11 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24883/22]
Thu, 12 May 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Michael McNamara
293. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with their next phase of the Solas apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23980/22]
Wed, 11 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael McNamara
142. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be processed on time for a child (details supplied) in order that they can travel with their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/22]
Thu, 5 May 2022
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
100. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the processing of applications for work permits for non-EEA workers in the hospitality sector in which there is a critical shortage of available skilled workers; if he will consider simplifying the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22528/22]
Thu, 5 May 2022
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
101. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider deploying additional staff to the employment permit section of his Department to reduce the backlog in work permit applications and to enhance the level of engagement with applicants to ensure completed applications are not rejected due to a clerical error or omission in the application form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22529/22]
Thu, 5 May 2022
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
102. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will remove the requirement for the hospitality sector to produce a HSE letter confirming their possession of a restaurant licence when applying for an employment permit; if the employment permit section of his Department will accept a copy of a valid restaurant licence as part of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22530/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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School Transport
Michael McNamara
280. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 26 April 2022, if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22073/22]