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Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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Horticulture Sector
Jackie Cahill
190. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the announcement for funding to support capital investment in the horticulture sector can include investments made to repair damage following Storm Ophelia; the start and finish date for works commenced and completed to be included in this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jackie Cahill
164. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, and Special Educational Needs Organisers, SENO, to reassess the SNA support at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47879/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Hospital Services
Jackie Cahill
347. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the schemes available for a person (details supplied) to apply for that would see an operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48159/17]
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
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Horticulture Sector
Jackie Cahill
47. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports or emergency funds that are available to the nursery sector to alleviate the financial loss and the threat to jobs in the sector due to the recent Storm Ophelia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46943/17]
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
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Animal Identification Schemes
Jackie Cahill
60. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules for the movement of animals to bed and breakfast accommodation; the protections in place for the owner of the animals if the new rules allow that the next movement of the animals is not automatically back to the original herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46953/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Job Retention
Jackie Cahill
140. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied) which was severely damaged by Storm Ophelia recently and saw thousands of trees destroyed; the funds that are available at national and EU level in this regard to safeguard full time and part time jobs in this business which saw its stock impacted by this severe adverse weather; and if she has she deployed State agencies under her remit to advise on supports available. [45837/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Banking Sector
Jackie Cahill
260. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the criteria used by the banks in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 whereby a hire purchase loan could be sold to vulture funds at a discount; the type of calculation or formula that was used to determine that a loan was impaired and that it could be sold to a third party; if the Central Bank monitored or issued parameters whereby hire purchase loans could be deemed to be impaired and sold to a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47025/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Banking Sector
Jackie Cahill
261. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of hire purchase loans that were sold to third party unregulated vulture funds annually in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by a bank (details supplied) or other companies associated with or to the bank; the value of these loans annually, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47026/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Banking Sector
Jackie Cahill
262. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of hire purchase loans that were sold to third party unregulated vulture funds or other third parties annually in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by a bank (details supplied) or other companies associated with or to the bank; the value of these loans annually, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47027/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Banking Sector
Jackie Cahill
263. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of hire purchase loans that were sold to third party unregulated vulture funds annually in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by a bank (details supplied) or other companies associated with or to the bank; the value of these loans annually, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47028/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Banking Sector
Jackie Cahill
264. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of hire purchase loans that were sold to third party unregulated vulture funds annually in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by a bank (details supplied) or other companies associated with or to the bank; the value of these loans annually, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47029/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Credit Review Office Remit
Jackie Cahill
265. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the full procedure whereby a person that has been declined lending by a bank can get the Credit Review Office to review the decision of the bank; if the bank can offer to perform an internal bank review on the matter; the number of times an offer of an internal review before the Credit Review Office is obliged to step in and carry out an independent review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47032/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Banking Sector Regulation
Jackie Cahill
269. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint two persons with a background and career experience in consumer protection to the board of banks that the State has a majority share in; his further plans to formulate legislation whereby the State can appoint two such persons to all lending institutions in the State that wish to operate here and be regulated by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47058/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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School Transport Provision
Jackie Cahill
364. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if transport sanctioned for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46331/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Autism Support Services
Jackie Cahill
387. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the NCSE to review again the need for an ASD unit at a school (details supplied). [46555/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Schools Building Projects
Jackie Cahill
419. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be reassessed for a capital investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46888/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Health Services Provision
Jackie Cahill
804. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if treatment will be covered by the medical card in the case of a person (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46793/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Afforestation Programme
Jackie Cahill
878. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to proposals by an organisation (details supplied) in the mid-term review of the forestry programme from 2014 to 2020. [45674/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
891. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation funds and supports available to a business (details supplied) which was severely damaged by Storm Ophelia recently and saw thousands of trees destroyed; the funds that are available from his Department at national level to compensate for damage to tree stock from this adverse weather event; the funds available at EU level in this regard to safeguard full-time and part-time jobs in the business; and if he has he deployed State agencies under his remit to advise on supports available. [45836/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Sheepmeat Sector
Jackie Cahill
946. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep imported from the UK and Northern Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46687/17]