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Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
112. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 18 October 2017, the classification of a first time buyer that is seeking to avail of the lower loan to value rate of 90% as opposed to the 80% for non first time buyers for a person that bought commercial land (agriculture) and never lived in or on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45217/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Nitrates Usage
Tony McLoughlin
231. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers from the north west who miss the deadline for spreading slurry due to the wetter weather conditions in this region and that are given alternative dates to do so are being subject to prioritised Department inspections as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45194/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Nitrates Action Programme Review
Tony McLoughlin
275. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the deadline for farmyard manure spreading in the north west region to accommodate farmers working on the wettest areas of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45190/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Teacher Secondment
Tony McLoughlin
156. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to change the provisions with regard to director’s tenure under regulation 11(6) of SI No. 394 of 2017, which states that directors cannot serve for more than five consecutive years, in view of concerns that this specific clause is not conducive to the effective management of an education centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44917/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Rural Resettlement Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
377. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to introduce as a pilot scheme a new rural resettlement office in north County Leitrim which would act as a point of contact for all persons looking to resettle in this part of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44574/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Dental Services
Tony McLoughlin
383. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when persons with PRSI contributions will be entitled to avail of the previously announced free dental scale and polish treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44584/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
396. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is an anomaly that the back to work enterprise allowance is not included in the qualifying schemes for the back to work family dividend as of October 2017; her plans to amend this in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44873/17]
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
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Health Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
160. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of intestinal failure syndrome patients who are in the care of the HSE or who were in the care of the HSE at the end of 2016; his views on the incidence and prevalence of intestinal failure syndrome here compared with its incidence and prevalence in other countries in western Europe; his or the HSE's plans for the establishment of a specialist service here; if his Department or the HSE observes potential clinical or logistical and efficiency benefits that would be achieved for persons and for the HSE through the establishment of a tertiary referral centre for persons who develop severe intestinal failure and a single specialist unit to manage adult intestinal failure patients who receive out-of-hospital parenteral nutrition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44365/17]
Wed, 18 Oct 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
91. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether land which has been purchased for commercial agricultural use and which was never used to live on should affect a family's eligibility to qualify for first time buyers' relief on a primary principal residence they now wish to buy as their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44187/17]
Wed, 18 Oct 2017
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Road Projects
Tony McLoughlin
183. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the funding for a project (details supplied) will be allocated; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44100/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Tony McLoughlin
543. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the dormant accounts funding scheme for social enterprises will reopen to applicants for 2018-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43913/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Fuel Poverty
Tony McLoughlin
162. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the roll-out of the deep retrofit scheme which was discussed at the fuel poverty and climate action conference in March 2017, when this will be made available to the public; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43044/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Tony McLoughlin
50. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a VAT reduction on animal vaccines in order to help support better animal welfare on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Passport Controls
Tony McLoughlin
186. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish and EU legislation, which requires Irish citizens to input their passport information into the website of their chosen airline before they depart the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42524/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Heritage Projects
Tony McLoughlin
256. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a number of items from both the W.B. Yeats collection on display in Dublin and artefacts recently raised from the Spanish Armada off the coast of County Sligo, which are not currently on display, can be returned to be displayed to the public in County Sligo with special consideration being given to a centre (details supplied) hosting them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42711/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Stroke Care
Tony McLoughlin
278. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the facilities available in the CHO 1 region for persons who suffer from a stroke, in relation to acute hospitals and primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42467/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
Tony McLoughlin
384. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason it takes up to eight weeks for Garda vetting forms to clear for staff waiting to begin working for the HSE; the reason it is not possible for the HSE to apply for Garda vetting online for potential employees in view of the fact that other organisations can do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42916/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding
Tony McLoughlin
495. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a €5 million top-up to the Sheep Welfare Scheme will be applied from 2018 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42275/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Tony McLoughlin
496. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made by his Department for the beef data genomic scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
Tony McLoughlin
497. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to reinstating the ANC payment to 2008 levels to better support farmers who work in the most difficult conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42278/17]