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Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Credit Guarantee Scheme Data
Robert Troy
301. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the value of drawdowns issued under the credit guarantee scheme to date; the value of approvals to date; the detail of each drawdown by county and approval; the breakdown of drawdown and approvals by firm size of less than 10, 11 to 49, 50 to 249 and more than 250 employees in tabular form. [50033/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Home Help Service Provision
Robert Troy
408. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [50186/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Hospital Services
Robert Troy
423. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [50228/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Primary Care Centres Data
Robert Troy
424. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres and locations in which community services operate from in County Meath; the services available in each location, for example, occupational therapy and public health nursing; and the times such services are available, in tabular form. [50229/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Health Services
Robert Troy
431. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the reason a rental charge has been put in place for a dispensary service (details supplied) will be investigated. [50277/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Energy Efficiency
Robert Troy
468. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available towards the installation of an air to water heating system to a home. [50233/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Research Funding
Robert Troy
135. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of payments issued to date for successful applications made under the disruptive technologies innovation fund by county; the value of payments that have issued to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49629/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Robert Troy
57. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in making BPS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49008/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Beef Industry
Robert Troy
76. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with regard to the beef market task force. [49007/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
175. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49444/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Residential Tenancies Board
Robert Troy
297. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the changes to Residential Tenancies Board rates. [49404/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Home Help Service
Robert Troy
73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new statutory scheme will be introduced in view of the substantial deficit in the provision of home help hours. [48814/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Hospital Equipment
Robert Troy
82. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the second MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be operational; and when necessary works to accommodate the scanner will be completed (details supplied). [48818/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Money Laundering
Robert Troy
167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the remit his Department has with the newly established Register of Beneficial Ownership and the requirements of S.I. No.110 of 2019. [48932/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Employment Appeals Tribunal
Robert Troy
199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position of his Department with regard to the recommendations of the Employment Appeals Tribunal on the use of summer holidays in the context of maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48672/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Freedom of Information Requests
Robert Troy
249. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a freedom of information request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48972/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Money Laundering
Robert Troy
256. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation a breakdown (details supplied) of companies that filed with the new Register of Beneficial Ownership that is overseen by the Companies Registration Office by 22 November 2019; if she will consider extending the filing deadline to the end of the calendar year in view of the fact that the register was due to go live on 22 June 2019 but the CRO was unable to accept filings until 29 July 2019 due to technical reasons; and if provision will be made for SMEs that have had to meet this additional administrative burden. [48930/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Money Laundering
Robert Troy
257. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has lead responsibility for overseeing the operation of the new Register of Beneficial Ownership; and the meetings she has had to date in 2019 with the Minister for Finance on appointing the new registrar and meeting the requirements of S. I. No.110 of 2019. [48931/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Disability Support Services Provision
Robert Troy
285. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied). [48668/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
299. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [48728/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Robert Troy
305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for works to complete a primary care health centre at Church Street, Moate, County Westmeath, (details supplied); and if this work will be completed within the coming months. [48797/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Sports Facilities Provision
Robert Troy
413. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of funding towards the establishment of a sports centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [48623/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
429. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funds will be allocated under the destination tourism towns initiative. [49086/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
430. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Mullingar and Athlone, County Westmeath, will be included in the destination tourism towns initiative. [49087/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Childcare Services Regulation
Robert Troy
444. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process open to a parent who wishes to make a complaint against a preschool, playschool or childminder; and if a parent does not in the first instance have to make a complaint directly to the facility involved (details supplied). [49017/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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CLÁR Programme
Robert Troy
450. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which an area can seek to be included as a CLÁR designated area. [48622/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Invalidity Pension Eligibility
Robert Troy
467. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full invalidity pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [48669/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Robert Troy
511. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a decision on an application for a long-term leasing scheme (details supplied) will issue. [48712/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing
Robert Troy
520. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider enabling housing bodies to transfer some of their social units to affordable units to ensure a greater mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49088/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Robert Troy
521. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has received an application from Westmeath County Council to provide affordable housing as part of the housing development on the Orchard, Ballymahon Road. [49089/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Rail Services
Robert Troy
37. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of steps being taken to tackle overcrowding on commuter trains. [47781/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Railway Stations
Robert Troy
44. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to reopen Killucan railway station. [47780/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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School Funding
Robert Troy
75. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the possibility of having necessary works carried out at a school (details supplied); and the details of an assessment and survey of the school which was carried out by a technical team from his Department in April 2018. [48350/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Robert Troy
121. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the date, location and purpose of each meeting she as Minister or a Minister of State in her Department attended with insurance companies, insurance brokers or representative bodies in the insurance industry in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48520/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Labour Market
Robert Troy
122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of persons in the labour force that have basic or above basic digital skills based on latest OECD business and SME data and other international data sources; the corresponding EU average rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48521/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Labour Market
Robert Troy
123. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of persons in employment that that have basic or above basic digital skills based on latest OECD business and SME data and other international data sources; the corresponding EU average rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48522/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
130. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [48332/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Legislative Programme
Robert Troy
26. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019. [47778/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Driver Licences
Robert Troy
38. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consultation and engagement that has taken place to date with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to extending eligibility for a driver licence to asylum seekers. [47779/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Paediatric Services
Robert Troy
199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a replacement has been hired to replace a person (details supplied) when they cease employment at the end of November 2019; and if not, the procedure in place to ensure sufferers of juvenile arthritis can still avail of pain relief, such as, lidocaine infusions. [48051/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Robert Troy
40. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [47235/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Robert Troy
90. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of outstanding completion works for a school (details supplied). [47234/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Consular Services
Robert Troy
114. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports his Department, together with the relevant embassy, has put in place for persons (details supplied) whose son is missing since 23 March 2019. [47246/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Credit Union Regulation
Robert Troy
121. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the consultation process between Central Bank of Ireland and the credit unions. [47248/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Credit Unions
Robert Troy
122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance when credit unions will be able to invest into the social housing fund. [47249/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Credit Unions
Robert Troy
123. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason credit unions are unable to invest in bonds (details supplied). [47250/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Credit Union Regulation
Robert Troy
124. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the Central Bank of Ireland set policy for credit unions while regulating same. [47251/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff
Robert Troy
289. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; the funding allocated to the commission in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the amount expended in each year in tabular form. [47152/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff
Robert Troy
290. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms and as a percentage of staff on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [47153/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Robert Troy
291. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct that does not fall within the definition of a cartel to the end of quarter 3 2019 on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions made; the number of fines issued; the value of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; the average fine per case in which fines issue; and the average length of anti-competitive investigations to date in tabular form. [47154/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Robert Troy
292. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct which does fall within the definition of a cartel to the end of quarter 3 2019 on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, was established in tabular form; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions and cartel decisions made; the number of cases which concluded with fines issued, the value of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; and the average fine per cartel and average length of cartel investigation to date. [47155/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Robert Troy
293. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, regarding insurance inquiries such as price-signalling concerns and personal contract plans used to finance motor purchases. [47156/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Reports
Robert Troy
294. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the study she has requested the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to undertake on the public liability insurance market; and when this will be completed and published. [47157/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Robert Troy
295. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the process for ratifying Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA; the number of member states that have ratified the arrangement; the outcome of the recent opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice on the compatibility of the investment court system with the European treaties; and when Dáil Éireann will vote on the agreement. [47376/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Regional Enterprise Development Fund Data
Robert Troy
297. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocations to the Regional Enterprise Development Fund in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in tabular form; the amount drawn down each year to date; the number of applications for the fund by each stream, year and county to date; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications by county in each such year; and the number of payments that have issued to each approved project in each year by county. [47408/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Work Permits Data
Robert Troy
303. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in 2019 by month; the number of applications that were fully processed and not fully processed, respectively at the end of each month in tabular form. [47736/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Work Permits Data
Robert Troy
304. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to increase the speed at which work permits are being issued; the number of outstanding work permits at the end of each of each month in 2019 that remain to be processed by sector in tabular form. [47737/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Work Permits Data
Robert Troy
305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the valid employment permit application processing time by the total number of work days by each month in 2019, in tabular form. [47738/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Robert Troy
306. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants in her Department by grade who are specifically allocated to work in the economic migration policy unit (details supplied). [47739/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Robert Troy
354. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the necessary resources will be made available to carry out work to accommodate the MRI scanner for Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar (detail supplied). [47247/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Robert Troy
370. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when former employees that retired on a reduced salary in 2012 will have their pensions increased (details supplied). [47301/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Audiology Services Provision
Robert Troy
420. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with an audiologist for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [47580/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Climate Action Fund
Robert Troy
516. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he engaged with the credit union movement with a view to establishing a green fund in conjunction with his Department. [47252/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
520. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a decision on an application by a company (details supplied) will be made to enable a project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47379/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Cycling Facilities Funding
Robert Troy
543. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding for cycling in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular form. [47245/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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CLÁR Programme
Robert Troy
589. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No.1021 of 5 November 2019, if a school board of management will be allowed to apply for CLÁR funding (details supplied); his views on whether this stipulation should be removed. [47435/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Solar Energy Guidelines
Robert Troy
641. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the national guidelines for solar farms will be published; and if the guidelines will outline the setback distance from residences and so on. [47253/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Regeneration Projects Status
Robert Troy
677. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of regeneration plans at Blackhall, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [47775/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Tax Data
Robert Troy
47. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of proposals by the OECD (details supplied) based on latest data. [46990/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Robert Troy
53. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the projects which he has identified for drawing down funding from the European Fund for Strategic Investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47061/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Robert Troy
54. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of project applications entered under the European Fund for Strategic Investments from 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of successful agreements to date; the estimated amount of expected drawdown of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47062/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
Robert Troy
55. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of project applications entered under the European Investment Bank for investment and infrastructure projects from 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of successful agreements to date; the estimated amount of expected drawdown of funds annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47063/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
69. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of project applications entered by the State under the European Structural and Investment Funds from 2014 to 2021, in tabular form; the number of successful agreements to date; the estimated amount of expected drawdown of funds; and the number of projects that support business growth and employability, skills development, investment and access to finance, develop green infrastructure and support social enterprise. [47064/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
70. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer funding and EU funding (details supplied), in tabular form. [47067/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
72. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer funding and EU funding (details supplied), in tabular form. [47067/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
87. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to Ireland under the European Social Fund under the MFF programme 2014 to 2020 and in the proposed 2021 to 2027 MFF programme, in tabular form. [47066/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
88. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to Ireland under the European Social Fund education and training, Erasmus PRO and the youth employment initiative budget for the 2014 to 2020 period (details supplied), in tabular form. [47068/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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InterTradeIreland
Robert Troy
106. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the Halo Business Angel Network run by InterTradeIreland; the current and capital budget allocation for the programme in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; the number of participants in each year of the programme; and the maximum funding permitted for each successful investment. [46991/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Community Enterprise Centres
Robert Troy
107. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the name and location of each community enterprise centre by county, in tabular form; the current and capital budget allocation for community enterprise centres in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and the number of staff employed in each community enterprise centre on account basis. [46992/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Local Enterprise Offices Data
Robert Troy
108. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the value of fees charged by local enterprise offices to start-ups and existing micro-enterprise clients in mentoring sessions provided in one-to-one business advice clinics in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; if there is a set fee in each LEO office; the average fee charged for a mentoring session annually; the limit of the number of sessions a start-up or micro-enterprise client can participate in during the year; and the number of sessions that took place in each year over the period in question. [46993/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Local Enterprise Offices Data
Robert Troy
109. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the value of all fees charged by external experts to micro-enterprises client of local enterprise offices for mentoring sessions provided on an appointment basis in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; if there is a set fee for a mentoring session; the average fee charged for a mentoring session annually; the limit of the number of sessions a micro-enterprise client can participate in during the year; and the number of sessions that took place in each year over the period in question. [46994/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Local Enterprise Offices Data
Robert Troy
110. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of mentoring sessions provided to LEO clients in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and the annual allocation for LEO mentoring services in each year over this period and the budget 2020 allocation. [46995/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Local Enterprise Offices
Robert Troy
111. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the position taken in the recent OECD report on SMEs (details supplied) regarding LEO mentoring services, that there may be greater latent demand for LEO mentoring services than supply. [46996/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Research and Development Funding
Robert Troy
113. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated separately to research and development under the MFF programmes 2007 to 2013, 2014 to 2020 and in the proposed 2021 to 2027 programme in tabular form. [47065/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Alcohol Pricing
Robert Troy
116. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing minimum unit pricing for the sale of alcohol; and the efforts being made to ensure this legislation is not further delayed and sale of alcohol controls are put in place as soon as possible. [46912/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer funding and EU funding (details supplied), in tabular form. [47067/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
160. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer funding and EU funding (details supplied), in tabular form. [47067/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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EU Funding
Robert Troy
169. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer funding and EU funding (details supplied), in tabular form. [47067/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Illness Benefit Eligibility
Robert Troy
172. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [46929/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Robert Troy
173. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be backdated to the original application which was submitted in March 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46934/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Superannuation Schemes
Robert Troy
183. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a person who retires from a local authority prior to 65 years of age is immediately entitled to a percentage payment of the public service superannuation scheme (details supplied). [46919/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Departmental Funding
Robert Troy
134. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to a non-profit centre (details supplied) that wishes to expand to Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46829/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Departmental Funding
Robert Troy
145. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding available to a non-profit centre (details supplied) that wishes to expand to Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46828/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Broadband Service Provision
Robert Troy
195. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a property at Hopestown, Ballinea, Mullingar, County Westmeath cannot connect to efibre broadband (details supplied). [46754/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Universal Social Charge Application
Robert Troy
122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if the quarter of the percentage point reduction in USC as agreed in budget 2018 applies to a person (details supplied). [46246/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Tax Reliefs Eligibility
Robert Troy
123. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be awarded favourite nephew or niece tax relief on appeal. [46247/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Tax Reliefs Data
Robert Troy
126. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of employers that have provided the small benefit exemption scheme to their employees in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of employees that have benefitted from the scheme in each year; the cost of providing this benefit in income tax, USC and PRSI forgone in each year; and the estimated cost of increasing the limit of the benefit over a calendar year up to amounts (details supplied) in tabular form. [46388/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Tax Reliefs Costs
Robert Troy
127. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the coverage of the special assignee relief programme for new SME hires. [46395/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Living City Initiative
Robert Troy
128. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the city living initiative to Waterford city. [46412/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Skills Development
Robert Troy
188. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of micro-sized and SME businesses that participated as learners in the management works programme of Skillnet Ireland on an annual basis over the 2016 to 2018 period and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the percentage share of micro-sized and SME businesses that participated in the programme of the number of such sized businesses that operate; the number of participants in each year of the programme; the allocation and national training fund allocation to the programme in each year over the 2016 to 2020 period; and the budget 2020 allocation. [46389/19]