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Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Post Office Network
Carol Nolan
247. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is in a position to provide clarity on the timing and intention of Government regarding publishing a plan on additional services at post offices including the greater use of post offices for offline Government services, which was carried out in 2022 but to date remains unpublished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19536/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Post Office Network
Carol Nolan
248. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is in a position to provide clarity on the timing and intention of Government regarding publishing a plan on additional services at post offices, including the greater use of post offices for offline Government services which was carried out in 2021 but to date remains unpublished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Post Office Network
Carol Nolan
249. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to calls from an organisation (details supplied) on the need for clarity on Government plans to ensure support for postmasters given the current commercial challenges facing An Post and that these will not be unfairly passed on to postmasters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19627/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Air Quality
Carol Nolan
325. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that he intends enforce the new air quality regulations; if such enforcement will carry criminal or civil penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
356. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19639/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Credit Unions
Carol Nolan
478. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Credit Unions
Carol Nolan
479. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the suggestion by the credit union movement to review the policy framework within which credit unions currently operate; if he will allow for the creation of a regulatory and legislative credit union policy committee and a business model taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Credit Unions
Carol Nolan
480. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to enable and support the growth of the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19535/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
483. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Tax Code
Carol Nolan
484. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the introduction of a VAT exemption on low-emission slurry spreading equipment purchased by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
497. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of gold reserves held in Ireland from quarter one 2011 and quarter one 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
498. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of servicing the national debt since 2011 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
546. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
561. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Health Services Staff
Carol Nolan
571. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the special leave with pay payment that many health care workers are currently in receipt of is due to be terminated in June 2022; if he will consider extending this payment in order that health care workers do not have their normal sick pay days eroded, particularly given that many of them are still coping with the symptoms of long-Covid after having contracted Covid-19 in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20500/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
584. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within her Department or relevant body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19638/22]