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Tue, 11 Dec 2018
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Peter Burke
534. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of the treatment benefit scheme since its extension to the self-employed, by county, in tabular form. [51818/18]
Thu, 6 Dec 2018
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Brexit Supports
Peter Burke
10. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports provided to Bord Bia to assist agrifood businesses here find new markets for produce in the context of a potentially changed trading environment post Brexit. [51197/18]
Thu, 6 Dec 2018
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Peter Burke
23. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding discussions on the next CAP reform; and his priorities for the next CAP. [51198/18]
Thu, 6 Dec 2018
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International Agreements
Peter Burke
121. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to sign up to an international agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51289/18]
Wed, 5 Dec 2018
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Disability Allowance Applications
Peter Burke
295. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51067/18]
Wed, 5 Dec 2018
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Disability Allowance Applications
Peter Burke
297. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51093/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Peter Burke
58. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken in budget 2019 to support the small and medium enterprise, SME, sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50526/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Proposed Legislation
Peter Burke
76. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the proposed legislation to tackle the issue of expiration dates on gift vouchers; if the legislation will be published before Christmas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50525/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Peter Burke
215. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase funding and capacity for apprenticeships in view of their importance in the workforce; the type of promotion his Department utilises to inform persons of apprenticeship opportunities; the way in which apprenticeships are marketed to students who do not view them as a viable alternative to third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50681/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
Peter Burke
299. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will review a fair deal payment increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50117/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Peter Burke
312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) [50165/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Greenways Development
Peter Burke
600. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the agency responsible for the fencing along greenways; if this is carried out in consultation with landowners; if the process is conducted on a county by county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50943/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Peter Burke
681. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrears due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [50758/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Employment Support Services
Peter Burke
683. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if training and upskilling opportunities will be offered to mothers who wish to return to work after maternity leave and to mothers with children availing of free preschool years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50945/18]
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
Peter Burke
182. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49872/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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School Accommodation
Peter Burke
284. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a matter which has been subject to long-term delays and is critically necessary to be reached in order for a school (details supplied) to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49528/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Peter Burke
408. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49119/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Peter Burke
438. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an emergency procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49348/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Peter Burke
444. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited based on medical evidence provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49375/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Broadband Service Provision
Peter Burke
490. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the supply of broadband for persons (details supplied). [49063/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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State Pensions Payments
Peter Burke
578. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49131/18]
Thu, 22 Nov 2018
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Minor Works Scheme Applications
Peter Burke
78. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will issue to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48725/18]
Thu, 22 Nov 2018
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Rail Services Data
Peter Burke
201. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 24 October 2018, the scheduled arrival time and the actual arrival time of all evening train services serving Mullingar in the past two months in tabular form and not the percentage of on-time trains that was provided by the company; if the delays experienced compare to those experienced during the same period in 2016 and 2017; the effect of recent timetable changes to the train schedules and arrival times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48726/18]
Wed, 21 Nov 2018
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Revenue Documents
Peter Burke
117. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) was denied a trader account number, TAN; the way in which it can apply again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48435/18]
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
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Creative Ireland Programme
Peter Burke
28. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects in County Westmeath that were successful in their applications to the national creativity fund. [47222/18]
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Land Development Agency
Peter Burke
129. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for Columb Barracks, Mullingar, with respect to the new Land Development Agency. [39914/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
Peter Burke
180. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 10 October 2017, the timeframe for small businesses to be approved by the Revenue Commissioners for the employment investment incentive, EII, scheme; if he will address the delay for a company (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46779/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Schools Building Projects
Peter Burke
217. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of an area (details supplied) will be considered with a view to providing a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46589/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Peter Burke
387. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [46870/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Hospital Equipment
Peter Burke
421. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a new thrombectomy machine will be in place at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47021/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
Peter Burke
600. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to publish the tenant purchase scheme review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47251/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Water Services
Peter Burke
632. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he will seek bids for group sewerage schemes under the three-year Rural Water Programme 2019 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Planning Guidelines
Peter Burke
633. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the 40 sq. m limit for exempt development (details supplied) will be examined with a view to increasing same in order to encourage independent living for elderly persons to live in close proximity to their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46935/18]
Thu, 8 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services
Peter Burke
137. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the baby friendly initiative oversight group which was to be set up earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46193/18]
Thu, 8 Nov 2018
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Local Authority Funding
Peter Burke
289. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of an application by Westmeath County Council (details supplied) for supplementary funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46180/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
166. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the point at which a single worker pays the higher rate of income tax by amount and year (details supplied) with prorate changes to the point at which a single income couple pay the higher rate and a dual income couple does. [44668/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
167. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the point at which a single worker pays the higher rate of income tax by amounts and year (details supplied) with prorate changes to the point at which a single income couple pay the higher rate and a dual income couple does. [44669/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
168. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of equalising the earned income tax credit with the PAYE tax credit in equal increments in budget 2020 and budget 2021. [44670/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
169. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of equalising the home carer credit with the PAYE tax credit in equal increments in budget 2020 and budget 2021. [44671/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Reliefs Data
Peter Burke
170. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the capital acquisitions tax group A tax-free threshold by €10,000, €20,000 and €30,000, respectively, in each budget over the next five years. [44672/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Budget 2019
Peter Burke
171. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the factors that underline the year-on-year change in the equity and loan transactions listed in table A1 of the economic and fiscal outlook in Budget 2019. [44673/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
208. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of increasing the employee tax credit by amounts (details supplied). [45582/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
209. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of increasing the employee tax credit in future budgets (details supplied). [45583/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Yield
Peter Burke
210. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of increasing the employee tax credit by amounts in future budgets (details supplied). [45584/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Legislative Measures
Peter Burke
226. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of completely unwinding financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, measures by 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. [44674/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Teaching Contracts
Peter Burke
360. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will lift the ban on a practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45758/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Data Sharing Arrangements
Peter Burke
406. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to request a list of convictions in relation to a person (details supplied); the way in which such data is stored and accessed by employers and the general public; if there is a time limit placed on such information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45098/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
Peter Burke
504. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human reproduction Bill 2017; the progress of the Bill to date; when he expects the Bill to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44659/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Peter Burke
622. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if it was policy that the fair deal office would review applicants' means on an annual basis (details supplied) based on social welfare budgetary increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45234/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Health Reports
Peter Burke
737. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the report for a model of care for lymphoedema and lipoedema services; if a plan is in place with regard to the treatment of persons suffering from lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45760/18]