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Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Sheepmeat Sector
Matt Carthy
607. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that were imported for processing in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Aviation Industry
Matt Carthy
725. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a report of his interactions with an airline (details supplied) concerning the future of same and the protection of the Dublin based pilots at the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13445/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
726. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with airlines to ensure that passengers here that had flights cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic receive refunds without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13446/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Childcare Scheme
Matt Carthy
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if parents that availed of subsidies under the national childcare scheme prior to Covid-19 closures will automatically qualify upon the reopening of childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Matt Carthy
798. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be implications on pension contributions for those workers that have availed of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13441/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Insurance Industry
Matt Carthy
76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 20 May 2020, the insurers that have not yet indicated to the Central Bank that they will not pay discretionary dividends or implement share buyback schemes for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12414/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Home Building Finance Ireland
Matt Carthy
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by Home Building Finance Ireland; the staffing costs per annum; the number of staff vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12415/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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State Examinations
Matt Carthy
231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements will be made to cater for the specific needs of students scheduled to sit the leaving certificate exams in 2021; if a consultation will be conducted with students affected and their teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Emergency Works Scheme
Matt Carthy
232. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for emergency works that were refused in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and quarter 1 of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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EU Directives
Matt Carthy
337. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the EU directive concerning seasonal clock changes; if he has sought a derogation for Ireland in view of the fact the country is partitioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12423/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Direct Provision System
Matt Carthy
338. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to reports concerning unsatisfactory conditions at the emergency accommodation for persons seeking international protection at a location (details supplied); if the reports have been investigated; his plans to cease the use of the location for emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12424/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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European Arrest Warrant
Matt Carthy
339. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests received under the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 that sought the extradition of persons for murder or attempted murder offences in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12425/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
357. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if grant support will be provided for businesses, that is, shops, pubs and so on within community and sports centres to assist them to reopen following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12428/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Hospital Facilities
Matt Carthy
523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to refurbish the accident and emergency department of Cavan General Hospital; if so, the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12416/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Maternity Services
Matt Carthy
524. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the midwife-led maternity service at Cavan General Hospital will be protected and enhanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Maternity Services
Matt Carthy
525. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore maternity services to Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12418/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Hospital Car Parks
Matt Carthy
526. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when he and or the HSE will publish the report on hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12419/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
527. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will commission a study into the reason counties Cavan and Monaghan recorded disproportionately high numbers of confirmed cases of Covid-19; if an interim analysis is available regarding the reason this has been the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12420/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Death Certificates
Matt Carthy
528. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the overall excess death rates for February, March, April and May 2020 have been analysed; if there is a breakdown of same by county; if available information in this regard will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12421/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Health Screening Programmes
Matt Carthy
529. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when cancer screening programmes will recommence; the waiting list for each programme; the estimated timeframe for clearing each waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12422/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Matt Carthy
606. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for the pig sector; his plans to increase supports to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12402/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Common Agricultural Policy
Matt Carthy
607. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide financial supports to the cohort of younger farmers known as the forgotten farmers under the new Common Agriculture Policy; his views on the measures required to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Departmental Surveys
Matt Carthy
608. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body that will have responsibility for conducting a baseline biodiversity survey on each farm; the estimated timeframe to conduct such a survey; the estimated cost of such a survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12404/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Departmental Surveys
Matt Carthy
609. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body that will have responsibility for conducting a national hedgerow survey; the estimated timeframe to conduct such a survey; the estimated cost of such a survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12405/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Land Issues
Matt Carthy
610. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body that will have responsibility for conducting a national land use review; the estimated timeframe to conduct such a review; the estimated cost of such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12406/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Matt Carthy
611. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that are carbon neutral by county; his plans to increase the number of carbon neutral farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Matt Carthy
645. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan for County Monaghan; the number of dwellings and businesses that will be facilitated by the scheme in 2020 and in each of the coming years; when each dwelling and business in the county will be provided with adequate broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12408/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Carthy
715. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost of preparing a light or heavy rail feasibility study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12427/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Library Projects
Matt Carthy
786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated amount it would cost in 2021 if the capital budget for library developments within his Department increased by 12%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12426/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
846. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an interim payment will be provided for the self-employed who have claimed the pandemic unemployment payment in order to provide certainty so they can return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12411/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Matt Carthy
847. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the issues regarding the pension and gratuity status of community employment supervisors; her further plans to implement the Labour Court recommendation issued in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12412/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Defence Forces Data
Matt Carthy
12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of full-time personnel employed across the Defence Forces for each of the years 2008 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by branch in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11341/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Defence Forces Data
Matt Carthy
13. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 20 May 2020, the date on which each of the current vacancies across the Defence Forces first arose in tabular form; the efforts taken to recruit to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11342/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
440. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the exclusion of commercially rated businesses within community and sports centres from the business restart grant scheme; her plans to provide supports to assist these businesses to reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11320/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
441. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide details of the total number of applications received to date in the Covid-19 business loan scheme administered by Microfinance Ireland; the number of applications which have been made by businesses in the agrifood sector; the number of same that have been approved and refused, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11321/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Matt Carthy
442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Health and Safety Authority inspections that have been carried out at meat processing plants in each month of 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11322/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Matt Carthy
443. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of complaints received by the Health and Safety Authority regarding meat processing plants and the issue of compliance with Covid-19 safety measures in the workplace; the number of inspections which have been carried out following these complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11323/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Matt Carthy
444. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the additional resources that will be provided to the HSA to assist the agency to carry out its functions, including workplace inspections, in order to ensure business compliance with public health and safety guidelines as workplaces set to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic; if she has received a formal request from the HSA for additional resourcing to coincide with the Covid-19 reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11324/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Matt Carthy
445. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to her contribution in Dáil Éireann on 21 May 2020 regarding the number of HSA inspections that had taken place at meat plants, the reason this information was subsequently released to the media when it was considered confidential; if she considers this to be a breach of confidentiality; the actions that she plans to take in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11325/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Company Closures
Matt Carthy
446. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has examined reasons for the proposed closure of a business (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if her Department can assist in addressing the causes for closure in order to protect the jobs there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11326/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Matt Carthy
758. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish details regarding the remaining tranches of TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Poultry Industry
Matt Carthy
759. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of chickens which have been culled as a result of the presence of bird flu H6N1 subtype following a recent outbreak per affected flock in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11330/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Beef Industry
Matt Carthy
760. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received as part of the beef exceptional aid measure scheme; the amount allocated as part of the scheme; his plans to utilise unspent moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11331/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Matt Carthy
761. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new rural environment protection type scheme; if briefing or discussion papers produced by his Department for same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Beef Exports
Matt Carthy
762. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planned sequence of actions for the reopening of exports of Irish beef to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11333/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Animal Diseases
Matt Carthy
763. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the epidemiological report on the atypical case of BSE has been completed; if a copy of same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11334/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Beef Exports
Matt Carthy
764. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the reopening of Irish beef exports to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11335/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
798. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated full year cost of recruiting five additional cyber security developers or analysts for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11327/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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North-South Interconnector
Matt Carthy
799. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter relating to a request (details supplied) for accelerated procurement and funding to support fast-tracking the north-south interconnector in the absence of planning approvals in May 2015; his views on whether the action is appropriate; and his further views on whether this undermines the credibility of the planning process. [11328/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Aviation Industry
Matt Carthy
856. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if guidance will be given to consumers regarding summer flights to European destinations as current guidelines advise against flying; if airlines will refund consumers for flights already booked but not cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/20]