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Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Local Authorities
Anne Rabbitte
754. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protocols in place to ensure city and county councils respond to TD representations in relation to the housing adaptation grant; the alternative mechanisms in place to ensure a response is issued if none is being issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40923/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Gender Balance
Anne Rabbitte
964. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education if education training boards should strive towards having a gender balance in its membership; if he has reviewed the membership of all education training boards to ensure gender balance; if he will be reviewing the education training boards codes of practice to ensure gender balance is being achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39691/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Disability Services
Anne Rabbitte
1121. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person can self-refer to an employability programme; if not, if the process is being revised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39708/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Departmental Staff
Anne Rabbitte
3371. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list will be provided of all PRSI contributions paid between 7 April 1953 and 31 January 1993 by an established employee (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39349/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Anne Rabbitte
141. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the way new builds are incorporated into the National Broadband Plan if they do not have an Eircode at the time of initial rollout planning and are therefore not included in plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38716/21]
Wed, 7 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Anne Rabbitte
57. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a scheme (details supplied) will be supported in order to help businesses, local clubs and community organisations re-establish their customer base following the sustained closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36748/21]
Wed, 30 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Anne Rabbitte
54. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a scheme (details supplied) will be supported in order to help businesses, local clubs and community organisations re-establish their customer base following the sustained closures. [35057/21]
Thu, 24 Jun 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Anne Rabbitte
479. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of grant payments for a person (details supplied); if the grant will continue to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33968/21]
Thu, 24 Jun 2021
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Coillte Teoranta
Anne Rabbitte
486. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Coillte has not responded to a query (details supplied); the reason it has failed to provide the records requested; when a response will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34060/21]
Tue, 22 Jun 2021
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Bus Éireann
Anne Rabbitte
193. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann will be reconsidering its online pre-booking system in view of the fact that those with valid open returns and those with free travel passes are being made to wait and have no idea whether they will get a seat on a bus or not; if he will consider scrapping the €2 charge applied to those travelling on a travel pass particularly when Iarnród Éireann does not have such a charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33330/21]
Tue, 22 Jun 2021
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Heritage Projects
Anne Rabbitte
257. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Burren Trail; when Fáilte Ireland will give a start date for the trail; the levels of investment expected to ensure its viability and security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33032/21]
Tue, 22 Jun 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes
Anne Rabbitte
398. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the free travel pass cannot be used on services provided by a company (details supplied); if her Department will consider applying its usage to the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33356/21]
Tue, 22 Jun 2021
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Third Level Costs
Anne Rabbitte
449. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grants or other financial supports available to PhD students undertaking research; the options open to students who have been unsuccessful in their application to the Irish Research Council for funding; the options open to a student who requires urgent funding at a critical stage of their PhD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32943/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Anne Rabbitte
207. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the scope for businesses (details supplied) that do not meet the staffing criteria to qualify for the online retail scheme to avail of the scheme; if there is a dispensation for such businesses; if there are alternative supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Teaching Qualifications
Anne Rabbitte
298. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to have their masters in work and organisational psychology qualification recognised by the National Centre for Guidance in Education; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30367/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Anne Rabbitte
151. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants in place to help businesses with the cost of restocking (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29748/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Bus Services
Anne Rabbitte
222. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if a private bus operator can operate on a route that Bus Éireann has decided to reduce its service on; if there is a process that must be adhered to; the body that sanctions such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29291/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Road Safety
Anne Rabbitte
120. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on proposals (details supplied); if his Department is considering a review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28936/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Traffic Management
Anne Rabbitte
121. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if the feasibility study for the traffic management plan for Oranmore, County Galway includes consideration of a coastal cycling and walkway from a supermarket (details supplied) in the centre of Oranmore to the rear of Renville Park; if Galway County Council has made progress on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28937/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Anne Rabbitte
153. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the reported issues in relation to defective mica blocks used in County Donegal and the resulting damage to homes now emerging; the actions being pursued by his Department to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28928/21]