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Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Redundancy Payments
Neasa Hourigan
224. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen enforcement mechanisms within existing redundancy laws to ensure they are adhered to by employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Redundancy Payments
Neasa Hourigan
225. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase the maximum weekly amount of €600 used to calculate statutory redundancy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39624/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Employment Rights
Neasa Hourigan
226. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase the minimum length of notice a person is entitled to under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973-2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39625/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Redundancy Payments
Neasa Hourigan
227. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase the period of consecutive days, which is currently 30 days, during which making redundant the relevant number of employees constitutes collective redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39626/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Local Authorities
Neasa Hourigan
403. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the role Chief Executive of Dublin City Council will be advertised by the Public Appointments Service; and when he expects a permanent replacement will be appointed to the role Chief Executive of Dublin City Council. [39536/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Local Authorities
Neasa Hourigan
404. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a permanent replacement for the role of Chief Executive of Dublin City Council was not selected prior to the departure of the permanent incumbent Chief Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39537/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Neasa Hourigan
653. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the reasons her Department chooses to means test the disability allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
721. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 12,483 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 that were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39501/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
722. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 that were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only. [39502/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
723. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds re-homed for each of the years 2018 to 2022, broken down by year of birth, in tabular form. [39503/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
724. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in a least one official trial at an RCE-registered track, broken down by year of birth, for each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [39504/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Investigations
Neasa Hourigan
794. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether the full investigation report into the 'Brandon' case will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Nursing Homes
Neasa Hourigan
796. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagements he has had with the HSE CEO regarding the recent testimony by a safeguarding expert that they were instructed by senior HSE managers to halt an investigation into the possible sexual abuse of residents in a nursing-home associated with the 'Emily' case; what actions are being taken on foot of this testimony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Neasa Hourigan
841. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on the challenges affecting the sustainability of the early years' sector outlined in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40156/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Neasa Hourigan
843. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) on behalf of a charity; the engagements he has had with this charity in relation to its funding situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40195/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neasa Hourigan
1024. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health whether the full investigation report into the handling of Covid-19 at a facility (details supplied) in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2020 will be published; whether he has discussed this report with the HSE CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40607/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
1042. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1154 of 21 March 2023, 597 of 25 April 2023 and 703 of 27 June 2023, if he will provide an update on the formation of the development team, announced by Cork HSE management in May 2022, tasked with conducting an options appraisal for the construction of a new ten-bed mental health rehabilitation/continuing care residential service in Midleton, County Cork; the names of HSE management staff who have been appointed to the team; the dates of any development team meetings held to date or engagements with the local authority; the details on the progress the development team has made on identifying a site for the service over the past fifteen months and on the acquisition of capital funding; to provide an update on the timeframe for the commencement and completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40721/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1043. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 17 May 2023, the length of time that the HSE plans to continue its use of a facility (details supplied) as a mental health facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1044. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1155 of 21 March 2023, the total cost of the HSE's use of a facility (details supplied) as a mental health facility since the property was first rented in April 2020 to 14 September 2023, in tabular form; and the cost of rent, cleaning fees, investment in the kitchen, insurance and any other costs covered by the HSE in respect of this property. [40723/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
1045. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the exact requirements for the advertising of local recruitment competitions for HSE staff grade and senior grade psychology posts, such that they are compliant with the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the HSE's own recruitment protocols; the way these differ from other forms of psychology recruitment competitions run by the HSE for psychology posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/23]