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Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Michael Moynihan
71. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the programme for Government commitment on broadband. [32477/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Michael Moynihan
3. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [40542/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Michael Moynihan
396. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised refurbishment of Millstreet Hospital. [41578/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Michael Moynihan
397. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Kanturk community hospital. [41579/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Leader Programmes Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
563. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actual spend to date on the Leader programme under the rural development programme 2014 to 2020 in County Cork by animation, administration and project spend; the original budget allocation given to County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41628/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Forestry Premium Payments
Michael Moynihan
227. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a forestry premium was not paid on a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41049/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Michael Moynihan
9. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the delegation orders he has made in his own Department. [32475/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Michael Moynihan
10. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he has met the religious orders recently. [32476/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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JobPath Data
Michael Moynihan
1853. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been referred to Jobpath since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37912/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Michael Moynihan
1854. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of places available on community employment schemes; the number of persons participating in community employment schemes from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37913/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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JobPath Implementation
Michael Moynihan
1855. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider amending the criteria to enable those referred to JobPath to avail of a place on a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37914/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Places
Michael Moynihan
1856. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that community employment schemes have reported that they are unable to fill places due to JobPath; if so, the steps she will take to rectify the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37915/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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JobPath Implementation
Michael Moynihan
1857. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review JobPath in view of the impact that it is having on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37916/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Michael Moynihan
733. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if emergency funding can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who must travel to the UK for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35205/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Decentralisation Programme
Michael Moynihan
242. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will commence a programme of decentralisation of Departments throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33897/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Schools Building Projects Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
285. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for capital funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
286. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33901/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Consultancy Contracts
Michael Moynihan
395. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money which was spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33903/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Leader Programmes
Michael Moynihan
458. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the next tranche of Leader programme funding will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33898/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
459. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money which was spent by her Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33904/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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HSE Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
630. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money which is spent each year to secure and maintain HSE properties which are no longer in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33896/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Departmental Contracts Data
Michael Moynihan
631. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money which was spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33900/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Farm Data
Michael Moynihan
943. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered farmers over the age of 65 at present; the number of registered farmers under the age of 35 at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
944. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33899/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Road Projects Status
Michael Moynihan
1043. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the plans for the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway were withdrawn in 2012; the effect of this withdrawal on the overall estimated timeframe for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
1044. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33902/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Departmental Contracts Data
Michael Moynihan
1290. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money which was spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33905/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Garda Deployment
Michael Moynihan
206. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in north Cork as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32851/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Garda Stations
Michael Moynihan
195. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 27 June 2017, if the building will be retained for use by the local community; if the building will be maintained in order that it could be used as a Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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School Curriculum
Michael Moynihan
225. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will commit to funding a social network platform for children in primary schools (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the potential of this technology that allows children to use social media in a safe and monitored environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32427/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Michael Moynihan
244. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken by his Department to increase the number of ASD places available in primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33035/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Michael Moynihan
245. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in primary schools and secondary schools in County Cork in the school years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33036/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Michael Moynihan
254. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new national school in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33096/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Garda Strength
Michael Moynihan
337. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each division in County Cork in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33087/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Crime Prevention
Michael Moynihan
338. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide a grant scheme for rural households and businesses to install security camera systems in view of the spate of criminal activity in rural areas and the concerns of communities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33088/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
Michael Moynihan
543. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications submitted for home care packages in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of these applications which were approved and refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Medical Card Administration
Michael Moynihan
544. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide for the backdating of medical cards to the date on which the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Moynihan
545. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the extremely long waiting lists in counties Cork and Kerry for cataract operations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33093/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Michael Moynihan
594. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; when he expects this review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33083/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
Michael Moynihan
595. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an appeals process for persons that are unhappy with the review of the qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33084/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Teagasc Courses
Michael Moynihan
596. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to reduce the waiting times for the Teagasc distance learning green certificate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33085/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Agriculture Industry
Michael Moynihan
597. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategy his Department has to support and promote goat farming; the supports available for goat farming enterprises; his plans for greater funding to support this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33086/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Michael Moynihan
699. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being made to promote tourism in the north Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33094/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Road Projects Status
Michael Moynihan
700. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the M20 motorway from Cork to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Maternity Benefit Applications
Michael Moynihan
784. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current processing time for maternity benefit applications; the efforts being made to address the delays in processing applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33089/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Illness Benefit Applications Data
Michael Moynihan
785. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in respect of illness benefit that have been submitted; the number of those which have been granted; the number which have been refused in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33090/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Commercial Rates Exemptions
Michael Moynihan
149. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the anomaly in the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 whereby an exemption is provided for community sports clubs but other community organisations such as theatres are not eligible for a similar exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Michael Moynihan
15. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if the Cabinet committee on health has met recently. [27560/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Michael Moynihan
44. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on regional and rural affairs last met. [28823/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
74. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment in the programme for Government regarding the provision of broadband. [28822/17]