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Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Advisers
Mairéad Farrell
394. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed during the 31st Dáil in each Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and the cost of spending on special advisers, in tabular form. [20720/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Advisers
Mairéad Farrell
395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed during the 30th Dáil in each Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and the cost of spending on special advisers, in tabular form. [20721/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Standards in Public Office Commission
Mairéad Farrell
396. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Standards in Public Office Commission cannot hold investigations unless the six members are in situ and present; and the date by which the two recently retired commissioners will be replaced. [20722/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Mairéad Farrell
785. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for a carer's allowance as of 17 July 2020. [19683/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Rural Development Programme
Mairéad Farrell
900. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations identified for the €15 million worth of capital projects in the area of rural and community development as outlined in the July stimulus plan by county. [20724/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Departmental Funding
Mairéad Farrell
919. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding his Department provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19684/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mairéad Farrell
1012. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of the €24 million allocated for capital projects in the justice sector as part of the July stimulus plan that will be comprised of new projects rather than the enhancement of existing ones. [20723/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mairéad Farrell
84. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an additional bank holiday will be introduced in 2020 as part of stimulus measures. [16650/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
96. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; and the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively. [19358/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
98. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19344/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
108. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19346/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Aviation Policy
Mairéad Farrell
111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a charter aircraft registered here (details supplied) which flew from Benghazi, Libya to Washington United States of America via Shannon Airport on 24 June 2020; if there was no transfer of passengers between the aircraft which arrived in Dublin from Washington at 12.49am and another aircraft which departed Dublin for Benghazi at 2.10am on 26 June 2020 on the west apron of Dublin Airport; the number of passengers on board the flights; the purpose of their visit; if passengers passed through immigration and US pre-clearance at Shannon Airport; his views regarding such flights in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 1970 which applies an embargo on the supply of arms and military equipment to and from Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
116. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Tax Code
Mairéad Farrell
124. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the tax expenditures and the cost of each to the Exchequer in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19220/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
126. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Public Procurement Contracts
Mairéad Farrell
133. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public procurement contracts in excess of €10 million in which the final cost of the project exceeded the guaranteed maximum price in tabular form. [19221/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
134. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19356/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
138. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19347/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
145. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number that are at least one week, two weeks, one month and more than one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19354/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Freedom of Information
Mairéad Farrell
170. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19352/20]