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Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Departmental Properties
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has plans to undertake any substantial building work in Shannon, County Clare, specifically remediation works on the Department of Transport's motor taxation office and the passport screening area in Shannon Airport's arrivals hall, operated by An Garda Síochána. [46933/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Cathal Crowe
20. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline plans by the OPW to provide for flood relief works in County Cork in light of the recent catastrophic flooding there; and if he will provide an update on flood relief works continuing and planned for County Clare. [46932/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Public Transport
Cathal Crowe
132. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, to improve public transport connectivity to and from Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Health Services Staff
Cathal Crowe
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the embargo on recruitment in the HSE, existing staff who have been approved for transfers from one area to another will still be accommodated with their transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47045/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Cathal Crowe
60. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the Disability Green Paper proposals in relation to extending the domiciliary care allowance scheme. [46398/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Cathal Crowe
99. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that under the proposals in the Green Paper on Reform of Disability Payments, no person who is currently in receipt of long-term disability payments will be moved off a disability payment. [46399/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Cathal Crowe
187. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the appointment of a new Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, given that there is no appeal function for decisions on primary medical certificates. [46174/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Transport Costs
Cathal Crowe
469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the resumption of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes, which were suspended in 2013. [46175/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Sports Events
Cathal Crowe
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Irish bid for co-hosting the 2028 European Football Championships includes a back-up stadium in the event that Casement Park, Belfast is unavailable [45070/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Ukraine War
Cathal Crowe
18. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will elaborate on the "targeted measures to support downstream business impacted as a resulted of the war in Ukraine" announced on budget day. [45069/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Programme for Government
Cathal Crowe
108. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to further promote a culture of lifelong learning within the workforce, focusing on increasing the lifelong learning rate from the current rate of 9% to 18% by 2025; what the current rate is in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Cathal Crowe
118. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action he is taking to expand the capacity of apprenticeships, and to expand the supports available to learners and employers who take up apprenticeship opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Cathal Crowe
3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [42581/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Cathal Crowe
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will meet next. [42582/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
193. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a policy (details supplied) to ensure greater access to housing for individuals and families on lower incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45673/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to approving a major capital project to renovate and extend these buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44808/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
76. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of the 1980s prefabricated classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to urgently approving a new replacement classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if NewEra has made contact with officials in his Department on the matter of an Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, board request to make a payment of 2% of their current pensions to IAA pensioners for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the long-standing grievance between Irish Aviation Authority retirees and their former employers, that is, the pension increases in accordance with section 41(5) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
169. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will revisit the mortgage interest relief announced in Budget 2024 in order that more people, including those with mortgages of less than €80,000, also benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45258/23]