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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Housing Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
679. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the temporary time-limited waiver in respect of development contributions beyond 24 April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12756/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Widow's Pension
Patrick O'Donovan
717. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if an unmarried person can now claim the widow's pension entitlement following the recent judgement by the Supreme Court in relation to widow's pension eligibility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11528/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Patrick O'Donovan
1210. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when HSE Services at the new primary medical centre on Station Road, Newcastle West, County Limerick will take up occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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School Facilities
Patrick O'Donovan
292. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education if his Department received correspondence from a school (details supplied); when they will act on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10141/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Supports
Patrick O'Donovan
371. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farm (details supplied) will be considered as eligible for social farming funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Supports
Patrick O'Donovan
420. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will revert to this Deputy on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8742/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
266. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 1 February 2024, if she can provide the number of persons who have been notified to the Department of Social Protection by the Department of Justice who do not fulfil the habitual residence condition, and the numbers of persons who, in the same period, have had their social protection benefits discontinued by the Minister's Department, in tabular form, by county and by year, since 2016. [7174/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Bus Services
Patrick O'Donovan
88. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport if bus/coach contractors operating under the National Transport Authority are required to inform the authority of break downs; and if so, if the Minister can provide figures for 2023 for breakdowns/loss of service on National transport Authority routes servicing Limerick city and county. [6753/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
300. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have received a deportation order from the Department of Justice and continue to be in receipt of a social welfare payment or payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4675/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Patrick O'Donovan
204. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to alleviate the situation for active farmers whose land is being subjected to residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3446/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Patrick O'Donovan
115. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the current SEAI housing insulation scheme (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Patrick O'Donovan
1231. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57146/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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School Transport
Patrick O'Donovan
95. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education the reason for the restriction on persons who are over 70 years becoming bus drivers for the Bus Éireann school bus services while there is no such restriction in place for generic Bus Éireann public bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55574/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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School Transport
Patrick O'Donovan
510. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education the reason a concessionary school bus ticket been refused due to capacity to a student (details supplied) in view of the fact that four or five seats remain empty on the bus each day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48102/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Patrick O'Donovan
430. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS 3 application (details supplied); when is it likely a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Patrick O'Donovan
80. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons can apply for grant aid to the SEAI for upgrade works on a phased basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36079/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Forestry Sector
Patrick O'Donovan
917. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a scheme or support is available from his Department to replant ash when die back is present (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36012/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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School Accommodation
Patrick O'Donovan
309. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education when a letter will issue to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34333/23]
Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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Community Care
Patrick O'Donovan
182. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the reason section 39 physiotherapists not received the Covid recognition payment of €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32863/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Patrick O'Donovan
717. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details, by occupation and grade and location of the payments made, to health-care personnel of the one-off Covid-19 recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32803/23]