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Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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School Transport Provision
Jackie Cahill
204. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a school bus service provided for the Curreeney, County Tipperary, area to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48742/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Emergency Departments Services
Jackie Cahill
267. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a private room will be provided in the accident and emergency department of South Tipperary General Hospital in which patients presenting with mental health issues can wait to be seen in the private consultation room (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48578/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Jackie Cahill
315. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when he expects assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in County Tipperary to be provided within the statutory timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Road Network
Jackie Cahill
417. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the completion and re-opening of the bridge at Ardfinnan, County Tipperary; the timeframe for the work to commence; the timeframe for full completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48722/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Road Network
Jackie Cahill
418. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of a new bridge at Ballina, County Tipperary; the stage at which the project is at; when the project will be completed; if there is sufficient funding available for the project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48723/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Road Projects Status
Jackie Cahill
432. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a bypass for Thurles, County Tipperary; if the bypass is included in the Project Ireland 2040 plan; if TII expects that it will be constructed within the lifetime of the plan; if it is itemised within the plan; if the bypass for Thurles project has been included in material published by his Department or TII either in material published as part of the Project Ireland 2040 plan or since; if so, if he will provide the extract that includes the information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49134/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits
Jackie Cahill
481. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare payment a person (details supplied) is receiving; the value of same; if the person's carer's allowance payment has ceased; if there is an application with her Department for disability or invalidity for the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48756/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Home Care Packages Provision
Jackie Cahill
200. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there is a 30 hour a week home care package available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48057/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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School Management
Jackie Cahill
70. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills when teaching principals in small primary schools will be given one administration day a week to allow for the proper management of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47076/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Garda Stations
Jackie Cahill
251. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the provision of a new Garda station for Clonmel, County Tipperary; the position of the project in the process; the commencement and termination dates for same; if other details of the project will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47167/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Forestry Grants
Jackie Cahill
472. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (detail supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47081/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Jackie Cahill
474. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full and part-time staff, respectively, employed in the forestry licensing section in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade .
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Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Natura 2000
Jackie Cahill
475. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of recent European Court of Justice and Irish law rulings relating to the protection of Natura sites and specific changes necessitated to the forestry licensing process consequently; and the additional steps which will form part of the forestry license approval process.
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Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Jackie Cahill
476. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists employed in the forestry inspectorate by grade; and the targeted number of new ecologists to be hired; and the date on which the new hires will be operational. [47089/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
651. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are grants available for urgent roof repairs for a property owner that is on a very low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47286/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Jackie Cahill
125. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of long-stay beds provided by the HSE for the elderly in Nenagh, County Tipperary; his plans for future numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46933/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Control of Horses
Jackie Cahill
153. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized and or impounded for trespass and for non-compliance with chipping law and regulation by county in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46932/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Schools Health and Safety
Jackie Cahill
129. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes to which a school (details supplied) should apply in order to acquire a small piece of land to provide a set-down area opposite the school to alleviate the dangerous situation of children being dropped to school on a blind bend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46791/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jackie Cahill
165. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a SNA was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46184/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
411. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if land (details supplied) qualifies for the single farm payment as per 2015 guidelines; if so, the maximum area that qualifies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46172/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Jackie Cahill
198. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of holding an event (details supplied); and the costs associated with advertising, design work, photography, event staging, venue hire, print and online media advertising and public relations in tabular form. [45686/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Jackie Cahill
199. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of making a video (details supplied); the Department that funded the video; the number of meetings he and senior staff had with Accounting Officers and staff from other Departments, including Accounting Officers who were involved, including by giving instructions and advice in promoting the video; and the details of each meeting in tabular form. [45745/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Office of Public Works Properties
Jackie Cahill
172. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action taken by the OPW in circumstances in which a wall which is its responsibility has fallen into the River Thonogue at Ballylooby, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44964/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Palliative Care for Children
Jackie Cahill
507. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the palliative care available in County Tipperary for children and young adults under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44523/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Disability Support Services Provision
Jackie Cahill
614. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44925/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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HSE Staff Remuneration
Jackie Cahill
646. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter relating to home help staff who are employed by the HSE and are not receiving a travel time payment, which is a statutory entitlement, due to the fact they are refusing to sign a recently amended contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45126/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Animal Passports
Jackie Cahill
783. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason "not fit for human consumption" would be stamped on the duplicate passport when it was not on the original passport in cases in which a horse owner loses the passport of the horse and pays €200 for a duplicate passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44186/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Animal Disease Controls
Jackie Cahill
809. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of BSE testing on fallen animals in knackeries in each of the years 2014 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44962/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Animal Disease Controls
Jackie Cahill
810. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of BSE discovered in each of the years 2014 to 2018, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44963/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Digital Strategy for Schools
Jackie Cahill
192. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure in obtaining a licence or permission to operate an online education platform here; the other requirements there are in the provision of online education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43038/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
444. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available under TAMS or other schemes to support the change of use of a building into an agricultural storage building by a farmer with a herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43076/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Jackie Cahill
87. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the tax allowances available for carers who do not qualify for a carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42825/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Brexit Issues
Jackie Cahill
95. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of contracts for food concessions in hospitals, universities and all other State-run institutions which are held by UK owned companies in a no-deal Brexit situation and a deal Brexit situation, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42757/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Data
Jackie Cahill
118. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of emotional behavioural units in primary schools in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42747/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Afforestation Programme
Jackie Cahill
252. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget 2020 allocations to the continuous cover forestry scheme, the neighbourwood scheme and the woodland environmental fund. [42858/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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Afforestation Programme
Jackie Cahill
195. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to budget 2020, the current and capital allocation for the forestry programme in his Department in 2020; the amount of capital carryover for the programme in 2020; and the allocations for each respective forestry scheme that will be provided in 2020. [42488/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Brexit Supports
Jackie Cahill
56. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingencies being operationalised and the supports that will be in place to safeguard farmers and the agricultural sector from a no-deal hard Brexit; the details of the €110 million for agriculture announced in budget 2020 for a no-deal scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42248/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Expenditure
Jackie Cahill
68. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he is putting in place to distribute the €22 million underspend in the BEAM scheme in view of the fact that the initial plan fell short of what it was meant to achieve. [41700/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Meat Processing Plants
Jackie Cahill
92. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish veal units at two locations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41701/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jackie Cahill
188. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a language unit will be provided in mid-County Tipperary to complement the units at Clonmel and Nenagh, both of which have long waiting lists, in order that the children of the area have an opportunity to access this important service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41704/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Garda Data
Jackie Cahill
256. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who entered as recruits from 1 January 2014 who have since resigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41759/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Emergency Departments
Jackie Cahill
354. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a private consultation room will be provided at South Tipperary General Hospital accident and emergency department for patients that present with mental health problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41732/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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TAMS Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
472. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant aid will be made available under TAMS for farmers who construct underpasses for health and safety reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41740/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Data
Jackie Cahill
482. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied for the BEAM scheme; the number deemed ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42128/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Data
Jackie Cahill
483. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers who have slaughtered cattle between May and September 2019 that were outside the eligibility criteria for the BEAM scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Jackie Cahill
484. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ANC and SFPs that are held up due to satellite inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42131/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Jackie Cahill
651. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her view on proposals (details supplied). [41727/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Compensation Schemes
Jackie Cahill
661. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 8 October 2019, each specified activity in question; if the 2004 agreement provided for a payment for designation to reflect its effect on land values or a payment for the management of that land; if so, the payment provided per hectare; and the annual budget allocated for each year that the agreement operated. [42172/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
94. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the changes to the nursing home support scheme for farmers will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41228/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Hospital Overcrowding
Jackie Cahill
97. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to alleviate overcrowding in the South Tipperary General Hospital in which the figures recorded in September 2019 were the worst recorded for September since an organisation (details supplied) commenced keeping records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41227/19]