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Wed, 9 Mar 2022
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Fuel Prices
Charles Flanagan
64. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the amount of 7.5 cent per litre allowed under the diesel rebate scheme for operators holding a valid haulage licence having regard to the serious challenges facing the transportation sector arising from increased fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Voluntary Sector
Charles Flanagan
221. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or another Department require that a voluntary or non-executive director of any charitable organisation or company whose term of service is in excess of nine years is mandated or required to step down as a condition of maintenance or receipt of public funds. [13030/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Charles Flanagan
828. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued to applicants in counties Laois and Offaly in 2020 and 2021. [10958/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Charles Flanagan
829. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants awaiting the issue of a forestry licence in counties Laois and Offaly. [10959/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Charles Flanagan
367. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment and new building development planned for Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10669/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Nursing Homes
Charles Flanagan
368. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of daycare services at St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home and Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10670/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Charles Flanagan
504. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will take the appropriate steps to make the necessary funding available to facilitate works commencing on a school building (details supplied) without further delay in view that full planning permission has now been granted by Laois County Council for the construction of the new school. [9992/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Traffic Management
Charles Flanagan
260. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive number of HGVs driving through the town of Abbeyleix on a daily basis in order to avoid the M7 and M8 toll fare; if he will examine the matter (detail supplied) with a view towards resolving the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8239/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Charles Flanagan
268. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Charles Flanagan
305. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Charles Flanagan
552. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Disability Services
Charles Flanagan
754. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that supports such as the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be restored for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Energy Policy
Charles Flanagan
215. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports the development of green hydrogen fuel as an alternative energy source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Charles Flanagan
335. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a diagnosis is required in order for a pupil in a mainstream schools to access support from a special needs assistant in view of the delays in accessing appointments for early intervention and assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7296/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Health Services Staff
Charles Flanagan
430. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if HSE staff who were redeployed to contact tracing and community testing during the Covid-19 pandemic have now returned to their original posts with particular reference to speech and language and occupational therapists in the CHO8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7312/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Charles Flanagan
65. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to front-line nurses in the Irish Prison Service who worked over the past period of almost two years dealing with both suspected and positive Covid-19 patients in challenging circumstances in prisons; if he will acknowledge that prison nurses played a vital role in the protection of the State’s prisoners from the consequences of Covid-19 through the use of personal protective equipment, managing the isolation and quarantining of prisoners, cocooning the elderly and more vulnerable prison population by means of ongoing PCR testing of prisoners and in the latter stages of the pandemic through vaccination and ongoing care; and if he will confirm qualification for the bonus payment in view of this essential and emergency frontline pandemic work by prison nurses. [7103/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Human Rights
Charles Flanagan
472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the intention of the Government to formally adopt and apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism which has been supported by many governments worldwide and the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament. [5659/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Prison Service
Charles Flanagan
547. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the rules and regulations applicable to the use of personal or other mobile phones by persons serving detention in a prison (details supplied). [5861/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Charles Flanagan
664. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6109/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Road Projects
Charles Flanagan
39. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to progress to phase 3 of the N52 Tullamore Kilbeggan link road scheme in the context of having been identified as a key piece of infrastructure for the economic and development of the wider Tullamore area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5204/22]