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Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Martin Browne
239. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of times she has meet the director general of TG4 (details supplied) in the past three months. [43108/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Martin Browne
294. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken formally with the South Korean ambassador to Ireland in the past three months; and if so, the issues discussed. [43104/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Garda Youth Diversion Projects
Martin Browne
445. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for Garda youth division projects increased by 7.5%. [43105/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Garda Deployment
Martin Browne
446. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to Garda human trafficking investigation and co-ordination unit as of 7 December 2020. [43106/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Private Security Authority
Martin Browne
447. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if she has formally met with the CEO of an organisation (details supplied) since her appointment; and if so, when she will next meet the CEO. [43107/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Dental Services
Martin Browne
539. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the date on which the next national recruitment campaign for dental nurses will commence. [43100/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Nursing Staff
Martin Browne
540. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time spinal specialist nurses working in each of the paediatric hospitals in each of the past three years in tabular form. [43101/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Nursing Staff
Martin Browne
541. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of recruiting seven extra clinical nurse co-ordinators for children with life-limiting conditions. [43102/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Browne
146. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who requires an assessment at the National Rehabilitation Clinic, Dun Laoghaire to be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42506/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Nursing Education
Martin Browne
175. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the valuable contribution that student nurses have made to the health system; the number of unpaid hours worked by student nurses since the beginning of March 2020; the cohort of student nurses in percentage terms who worked in Covid-19 related care; his views on whether the decision by many nurses to move abroad to work is due in part to some feeling unappreciated by his Department; his plans to improve relations between his Department and the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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School Transport
Martin Browne
291. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if financial assistance will be provided to the family of a child with special needs that have to pay for a seat on a private bus to take their child to school as there are no buses serving them for a school which is 6 km away. [42565/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Martin Browne
36. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the findings of a centre (details supplied) and HSA reports into meat factories across the country; his views on the findings of those reports in terms of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 standard breaches; the date his attention was drawn to the contents of those reports; the measures that have been taken by his Department regarding these findings; his views on not publishing these reports at the time; his views on the overall operations of these facilities in view of these reports; the measures that have been taken to address those shortcomings; his views on the working conditions of staff at these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Martin Browne
58. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to ensure marts can operate productively should level 5 restrictions be reintroduced. [41615/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Post Office Network
Martin Browne
114. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the future of the post office network (details supplied); and his plans to avoid these closures and loss of services and jobs. [41380/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Credit Unions
Martin Browne
196. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to Covid-19 a credit union (details supplied) has been forced to postpone paying the annual loan interest rebate repayments and dividends to its customers as it cannot hold an AGM to do so; if he will address the lack of legislation to hold an online AGM; if he will contact the Central Bank on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41916/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Martin Browne
338. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education when the advertised SNA vacancy in a school (details supplied) will be filled. [41522/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Data Protection
Martin Browne
376. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure social welfare reviews and investigations are compliant with GDPR requirements of her Department. [41174/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Martin Browne
377. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of a social welfare payment has the right to privacy regarding personal spending when providing bank statements to her Department. [41175/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Martin Browne
832. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if agriculture students attending Teagasc colleges will be eligible for the same financial supports as other third-level students. [41727/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Animal Diseases
Martin Browne
833. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation will be provided to poultry farmers affected by avian influenza. [41728/20]