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Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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Dental Services
Brendan Howlin
604. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 1 March 2022, if he accepts that it is now impossible for medical card holders to find a dentist who will treat them in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has contacted all eight dental practices in the county that accept medical card patients and has been informed that they are not accepting new patients; the steps that he intends to take to address this urgent matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58703/22]
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Brendan Howlin
607. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider his Department's policy to supporting HSE employees with long-Covid; if he will ensure that payment continues for an advanced nurse practitioner (details supplied) whose salary is due to conclude on 28 November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58732/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Third Level Education
Brendan Howlin
285. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the agreements reached between the Irish and UK governments post-Brexit provide that Irish students wishing to study at postgraduate level in the UK pay the same fees as British students; if such students are eligible for maintenance grants under the Irish student grants scheme; if students undertaking distance-learning postgraduate courses at a UK university are covered by the post-Brexit agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58644/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Disaster Response
Brendan Howlin
76. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that he has taken to date at the EU, UN or directly to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Somalia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57817/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Human Rights
Brendan Howlin
80. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that he has taken to date to protest at the suppression and violence being perpetrated on peaceful protestors in Iran; if he has summoned the Iranian ambassador to personally set out Ireland's abhorrence of these actions; the additional sanctions that Ireland is supporting or has proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57819/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Sports Events
Brendan Howlin
91. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made any public statement or had any communication with Qatar authorities regarding LGBTQ+ rights for visitors to the World Cup games underway at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57820/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Northern Ireland
Brendan Howlin
110. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the actions taken to date by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the holding of Assembly elections in Northern Ireland; the discussions that he has held with parties with a view to restoring a functioning Assembly and Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57821/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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United Nations
Brendan Howlin
113. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline Ireland's remaining priorities before the end of its term on the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57822/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Ukraine War
Brendan Howlin
120. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will set out the totality of supports in money and material given to support Ukraine to date; if Ireland has offered or provided any additional financial or technical assistance to Ukraine in restoring its damaged power, heating and water systems following Russia's recent targeted attacks on that infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57818/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Budget 2023
Brendan Howlin
260. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will set out the amount allocated in Budget 2023 to update ICT in her Department; the amounts to be allocated to updating the digitalisation needs relating to asylum, migration or border controls including Eurodac, SIS and VIS; if she will set out the expenditure on these issues in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57054/22]
Wed, 16 Nov 2022
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Passport Services
Brendan Howlin
96. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56909/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Naturalisation Applications
Brendan Howlin
462. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) will be processed by her Department [56161/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Brendan Howlin
599. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had any discussions with Coillte Ltd. in relation to the pension situation of former Coillte workers who have not received a pension increase since 2007; if his attention has been drawn to reports that workers who transferred to Coillte from the Civil Service were assured that their terms and conditions as civil servants would be fully maintained; the action that he proposes to take to ensure that this commitment is fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56120/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Election Management System
Brendan Howlin
230. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to any difficulties with persons accessing the check the register website and in registering to join the electoral roll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55923/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Redundancy Payments
Brendan Howlin
231. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision in relation to a statutory redundancy entitlement appeal in relation to a person (details supplied) on the basis of fairness; if she agrees that the decision to make an award on the basis of their final work period, during which the person was undergoing intensive treatment for cancer, rather than for their normal working income, should be re-visited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53970/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Passport Services
Brendan Howlin
98. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53807/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Food Prices
Brendan Howlin
172. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that he has taken to date to ensure that bread retailers are not over-charging for this basic food stuff; if his attention has been drawn to bakers who are concerned that some retailers are inflating the price of bread above that being charged to them by suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50792/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Work Permits
Brendan Howlin
162. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49533/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Diplomatic Representation
Brendan Howlin
348. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of accredited diplomats from the Russian Federation who are based in Ireland; the number who are located at the Russian Embassy; the total number of staff who are located here who work in the Russian Embassy; the information that his Department has on the duties of each Russian diplomat located here; the changes in staffing levels at the embassy that have occurred since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49910/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Passport Services
Brendan Howlin
353. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application of a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50084/22]