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Wed, 28 Nov 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Shane Cassells
99. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status and location of the acquisition of a site for the development of a school (details supplied); and when it is anticipated that children can move from a school made of prefabs to a purpose built school. [49498/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Shane Cassells
88. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that have been taken by the OPW in the securing of a site for the development of a new Garda divisional headquarters in County Meath as requested by the chief superintendent in the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49196/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Shane Cassells
250. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistance access to a student (details supplied) will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49089/18]
Thu, 22 Nov 2018
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Bus Services
Shane Cassells
202. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for disruptions to the 109B bus services from Trim and Kilmessan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48745/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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School Services Staff
Shane Cassells
221. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will put in place the mechanism to have all school secretaries and caretakers paid from the ancillary grant, put onto grade 3 or grade 4 dependent on whole-time equivalent teaching numbers as per circular 37/97 of his Department’s pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48250/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Trade Union Membership
Shane Cassells
411. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the continued refusal of the HSE to facilitate payroll deductions of union subscriptions for new members of a trade union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47970/18]
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Local Authority Boundaries Review
Shane Cassells
100. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the statutory instrument giving effect to the recommendations in the reports of the local electoral area boundary committees will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47166/18]
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Local Authority Functions
Shane Cassells
133. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if supports will be provided to county councils to enable them to provide for webcasting of local authority meetings in circumstances in which such facilities do not exist in order to allow persons to view important proceedings on budgetary, planning, zoning and development plan matters to ensure full transparency in same. [47167/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services Staff
Shane Cassells
36. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether there is a staffing crisis in the early years sector; the steps she is taking to combat same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45932/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Information and Communications Technology
Shane Cassells
1054. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if system testing was carried out on the new information technology system for illness benefit; if so, the person or body that carried out the system testing; the reason the recent issues with the new system were not identified during the testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44961/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Information and Communications Technology
Shane Cassells
1055. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a back-up system or alternative plan was in place for the changeover to the new information technology system for illness benefit in case of potential difficulties arising; if so, the reason it was not able to alleviate the issues which occurred with the new system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44962/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Tax Code
Shane Cassells
41. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the PAYE modernisation scheme will place an unfair burden on small firms and businesses that cannot afford to have a dedicated member of staff to deal with wages on a weekly basis to satisfy the terms of the new scheme and avoid the penalties that will follow from non-compliance with the new system. [42554/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
Shane Cassells
143. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the tripling in the number of outpatients waiting a year plus since September 2016 for an appointment in Navan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43609/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Shane Cassells
19. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has examined the possibility of utilising the site identified for the provision of a new courthouse in Navan announced in Project Ireland 2040 for a new Garda divisional headquarters for County Meath to ensure the maximum return for the public purse and the delivery of both projects. [42435/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Garda Deployment
Shane Cassells
60. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Teachers' Remuneration
Shane Cassells
77. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason new full-time primary school teachers have to wait six weeks to receive their first salary payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41329/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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North-South Interconnector
Shane Cassells
194. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the course of action he plans to take in respect of the North-South interconnector project having considered the two independent reports; and if he will support an over ground or an underground option of the pylon project. [41486/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Energy Policy
Shane Cassells
423. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the geothermal energy development Bill; when it is likely to be advanced further; the reasons for the delay in advancing this Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Shane Cassells
523. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of one-off rural social houses built in each local authority area in each of the years 2007 to 2017. [40713/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Shane Cassells
524. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated number of one-off rural social houses which will be built in each local authority area in 2018. [40714/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Shane Cassells
525. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities will be funded to build social housing for those on the housing waiting list that can provide a site from a family member or friend to build on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40715/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Shane Cassells
269. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of LIHAF funding drawn down in County Meath to date by project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40204/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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HSE Staff Data
Shane Cassells
417. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapist posts in primary care in CHO 8 areas in counties Louth, Meath, Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39856/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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HSE Staff Data
Shane Cassells
418. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapists posts in social care in CHO 8 areas in counties Louth, Meath, Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39857/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Shane Cassells
421. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 13 June 2018, the status of his engagement with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry [39880/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Local Authority Boundaries
Shane Cassells
18. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has engaged with the members of Cork County Council to discuss the issues of concern expressed by it in respect of the city council boundary expansion, specifically in the areas of financial settlement arrangements, outstanding charges from the development contribution scheme and transfer of liabilities, respectively; and the way in which he plans to address same. [39010/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Shane Cassells
48. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an explanation was sought from the relevant local authority CEOs or the Housing Agency as to the reason only 2,717 units were taken up by county councils when a total of 6,984 social housing units were offered to their sector by NAMA. [39009/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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State Properties Data
Shane Cassells
255. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the full register of State-owned land in County Meath which has been ascertained by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39014/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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North-South Interconnector
Shane Cassells
83. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South interconnector project. [37619/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Nursing Staff Remuneration
Shane Cassells
1470. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if the qualification allowance paid to public health nurses who hold a children’s nursing degree will be paid to all public health nurses, in all regions, who have attained this qualification. [33032/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Administration
Shane Cassells
2463. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the amount paid in maintenance grants to participants on community employment schemes to reflect the increase in costs experienced by these schemes particularly in relation to insurance. [33097/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Departmental Communications
Shane Cassells
2624. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will change the wording in the social housing support household means policy to reflect the fact that FÁS schemes have been replaced by community employment schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32664/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Election Expenditure
Shane Cassells
186. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost of each presidential, Dáil Éireann, local, European Parliament and Seanad Éireann election and by-election since February 2011, in tabular form. [30291/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Referendum Expenditure
Shane Cassells
187. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost of each referendum held since February 2011, in tabular form. [30292/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Garda Deployment
Shane Cassells
33. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the complement of operational gardaí in the Meath Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Garda Accommodation
Shane Cassells
60. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a divisional Garda headquarters in County Meath will be provided in collaboration with the management of An Garda Síochána in view of a request by the chief superintendent in County Meath for same. [29456/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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School Accommodation
Shane Cassells
102. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional classrooms and ancillary facilities at a college (details supplied). [29439/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Shane Cassells
109. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of acquiring a site for a school (details supplied) and the development of a new school building on such a site which was announced in 2015. [29440/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Shane Cassells
215. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of new classrooms and resources at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29590/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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LEADER Programmes Data
Shane Cassells
324. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount for approved projects under the Leader programme 2014-20 paid out to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29587/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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LEADER Programmes Data
Shane Cassells
325. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount for approved projects under the Leader programme 2014-20 still to be paid out by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29588/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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LEADER Programmes Data
Shane Cassells
326. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of approved projects under the Leader programme 2014-20 paid to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29589/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Shane Cassells
341. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29117/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
Shane Cassells
30. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that will be taken to reduce long waiting times for an outpatient appointment in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/18]
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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Election Management System
Shane Cassells
29. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has examined the possibility of using online voting for elections; his views on whether it could encourage greater voter participation in the democratic process if it were utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26869/18]
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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Mayoral Election
Shane Cassells
47. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the concept of directly elected mayors will be rolled out for the 2019 local elections; the number of local authorities that will be selected for participation in such elections; and if the scope of powers for directly elected mayors has been determined. [26870/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Public Consultation Process
Shane Cassells
100. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26468/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Public Consultation Process
Shane Cassells
104. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26458/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Public Consultation Process
Shane Cassells
116. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26462/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Public Consultation Process
Shane Cassells
149. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26461/18]