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Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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DEIS Review
Michael Harty
170. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if class sizes in DEIS band one schools will be decreased in view of the fact the staffing schedule in schools was reduced in budgets 2016 and 2018, and for small schools in budget 2020, there was no corresponding reduction made in the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS band one schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53618/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Homeless Persons Data
Michael Harty
93. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he plans to respond to the deterioration in the number of children without a permanent home (details supplied). [51276/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Michael Harty
227. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if he has secured funding for an organisation (details supplied), which is the first disabled persons organisation here and the only one to be composed of and directed solely by persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52005/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Michael Harty
249. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health when he will enter negotiations with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the provision of a new pharmacy contract which will improve the sustainability of the service and expand the range of community pharmacy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52167/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Beef Industry
Michael Harty
251. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a group (details supplied) will be included in the beef markets task force talks, which commenced in December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51911/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Michael Harty
304. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures being put in place for the provision of a pension scheme for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors under the community employment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52166/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Michael Harty
347. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health his plans to save village and small town pharmacies in rural areas in view of the fact that pharmacists are now the only profession to have no fee restoration under FEMPI despite his promise in May 2019 to start talks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51259/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Disabled Drivers Grant Applications
Michael Harty
404. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a primary medical certificate for a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51583/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Nursing Staff Contracts
Michael Harty
192. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the reason University of Limerick Hospital Group is employing agency nurses on a full 39-hour week while they are on a panel for full-time contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50842/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Noise Pollution
Michael Harty
311. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the criteria in relation to noise pollution from windfarms. [50843/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Education and Training Boards
Michael Harty
211. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in capital or rental terms and the staffing costs to establish and maintain on a yearly basis the payroll shared services centre for the education and training boards in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; if the facility will be operated through central funding only; if not, the alternative funding mechanism to be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49950/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Forestry Management
Michael Harty
452. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a forest aerial fertilisation plan by Coillte in north-east County Clare (details supplied) particularly in relation to spray drift and the possibility of fertiliser entering the water tables via Lough Graney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49877/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
oral
General Practitioner Services Provision
Michael Harty
41. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the failure to fill the vacant general practitioner posts in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Milltown, County Kerry, Macroom, County Cork, and in many other locations nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48817/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Michael Harty
486. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive the single farm payment and the area aid payment both of which were due for payment in September and October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47556/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Electricity Generation
Michael Harty
526. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ESB has provided him with the list of options for the future of Moneypoint when the electricity generating plan must cease burning coal by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47648/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Railway Stations
Michael Harty
558. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of a train station at Crusheen, County Clare, will be looked on favourably in view of the improved economic situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47537/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Just Transition Fund
Michael Harty
842. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a just transition fund will be provided for Moneypoint power station to offset the move from fossil fuels and its impact on workers that lose their jobs at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44324/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Building Regulations
Michael Harty
1171. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the continuation of SI No. 365 of 2015, Building Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015, with respect to the discretionary opt-out for self builders. [45269/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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An Bord Pleanála
Michael Harty
1172. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the outcomes of the 17 October 2019 fact-finding mission by An Bord Pleanála to London on the best use of land for the building of houses; and his policy plans in relation to same. [45270/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Housing Policy
Michael Harty
1173. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on co-living accommodation developments as a method of urban densification in view of his speech to a group (details supplied); and the reason for the decision. [45271/19]