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Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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North-South Interconnector
Niamh Smyth
501. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence (details supplied); his views on the concerns outlined by the group; the status of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Road Safety Authority
Niamh Smyth
513. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if the person has been replaced in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41321/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Driver Test Data
Niamh Smyth
514. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times to sit a driving test for the first nine months of 2017 (details supplied) for counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41322/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Road Safety
Niamh Smyth
522. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for a safety review of a road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41419/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Local Improvement Scheme Funding
Niamh Smyth
555. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the local improvement scheme has officially been reinstated basis; if it will be on a yearly basis; the funding that can be expected for this scheme in 2018 in counties Cavan, Meath and Monaghan; if the funding will be ring-fenced to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Planning Issues
Niamh Smyth
598. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the fees payable by persons (details supplied); the rules in place regarding development charges on farm buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Niamh Smyth
45. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting times for children waiting for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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National Maternity Strategy Implementation
Niamh Smyth
57. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the position regarding introducing the 20-week maternity scan to Cavan General Hospital; the work which has been carried out to date; the timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40765/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Niamh Smyth
162. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason medical scientists and those in similar posts within the Saolta healthcare group are able to apply for inter-hospital transfers within the group but not to other HSE hospital posts outside of the group in view of the fact that recruitment for the entire HSE is handled centrally. [41048/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Niamh Smyth
267. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the community employment scheme is taking place; the purpose of this review; if the further curtailment of the time that persons over 55 years of age can spend on the scheme is anticipated; her plans to address the anomalies outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41070/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Creative Ireland Programme
Niamh Smyth
36. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of each of her actions for the first year of the implementation programme of Creative Ireland. [40938/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Built Heritage Investment Scheme
Niamh Smyth
51. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress on the built heritage investment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40727/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Arts and Culture Capital Scheme
Niamh Smyth
56. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the lack of artist-run studio space and the fact that Ireland lags far behind other European countries in this regard. [40726/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Creative Ireland Programme
Niamh Smyth
63. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she will take in the coming year to increase children's access to music, art and drama; and the funding she will dedicate to same. [40728/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Arts Council Funding
Niamh Smyth
71. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will support the Arts Council to move to a longer term funding model for smaller arts organisations as recently discussed in the media. [40729/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Creative Ireland Programme
Niamh Smyth
73. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the process to instate a new director of Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40725/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Garda Vetting Applications
Niamh Smyth
117. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda vetting application by a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40998/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Metal Detectors
Niamh Smyth
120. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to liberalise the status of metal detecting here; her further plans to adopt a system similar to that used in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40816/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme
Niamh Smyth
171. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria, deadline and other information in respect of the 2017 GLAS farm outbuildings scheme. [40906/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Garda Stations
Niamh Smyth
52. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's progress with acquiring the new site identified in recent months for Bailieboro Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40147/17]