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Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Transport Policy
Brian Leddin
133. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the safeguards that are in place to ensure that all new investment into active travel is used on active travel projects that are built to up-to-date design standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21086/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Brian Leddin
158. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the SEAI grants scheme for electric vehicles to smaller and lighter electric vehicles, including e-bikes and e-cargo bikes as an energy saving initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21085/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
1917. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to produce a report on the profitability or commercial viability of all greyhound tracks in Ireland; the research and analysis on which it will be based; if it will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Brian Leddin
1918. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the pig and poultry sectors in particular with regard to piglets that are at high risk due to premature weaning leading to substantial use of antimicrobials to treat post-weaning diarrhoea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Animal Welfare
Brian Leddin
1919. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure stocking densities are being adhered to on pig and poultry farms; the efforts he has made in respect of reducing the overcrowding that leads to poor hygiene and increases the need for antibiotics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20704/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Brian Leddin
47. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is engagement and training with the local enterprise offices on the issue of decarbonisation plans in the small to medium business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18798/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Regional Development
Brian Leddin
64. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the pay scales available for recruitment of IDA regional directors are sufficient to attract interest in the position from appropriate talent given the importance of the development of business in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18810/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Energy Policy
Brian Leddin
188. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to support research into development of a green hydrogen economy and other energy storage technologies, which will support the Government ambition in and the acceleration of offshore wind energy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Cycling Policy
Brian Leddin
221. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the status of National Cycling Policy Framework 2009-2020; if the Ministerial directive declaring it national policy has been revoked; if it will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Brian Leddin
111. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken to help support the integration of Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17957/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Brian Leddin
119. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the best way that her Department can support Ukrainian refugees, particularly in relation to access to local services and mobility; the measures that have already been taken by her Department in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17958/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Brian Leddin
36. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health his position in relation to locating the new elective hospital at the site of St. John’s Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16876/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Citizens' Assembly
Brian Leddin
702. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if reports in the media (details supplied) of crack cocaine being freely available in a Limerick housing estate will influence his recommendations on the scope for the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Health Strategies
Brian Leddin
703. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes in domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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EU Directives
Brian Leddin
20. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects to fully transpose the Work Life Balance Directive EU 2019/1158; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15359/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Proposed Legislation
Brian Leddin
43. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to follow the model utilised in New Zealand to outlaw conversion therapy; when he expects to be in a position to legislate in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15358/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Third Level Education
Brian Leddin
69. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support third-level institutions to develop courses to support the quickly growing offshore wind sector and to support the development of a green hydrogen economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12863/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Hare Coursing
Brian Leddin
242. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the findings of the investigation by the National Parks and Wildlife Service into the Loughrea coursing meeting held in October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12448/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Animal Diseases
Brian Leddin
243. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new cases of RHDv2 in rabbits and hares notified to the National Parks and Wildlife Service since cases were first detected in 2019; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12449/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
741. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured and killed at Irish greyhound tracks from 1 January to 31 December 2021; if he will include all deaths and injuries during racing, sales trials, official trials and unofficial trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12444/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
742. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January to 30 June 2021 and during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2021 with a breakdown of racing and coursing pups; the number of litters born in those periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12445/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
743. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public funding received by a club (details supplied) either directly or indirectly through public funding given to Rásaíocht Con Éireann in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Cycling Facilities
Brian Leddin
33. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the development of safe and segregated cycle lanes in towns and villages outside of regional cities and larger urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12118/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Brian Leddin
70. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to incentivise and support the use of small and light electric vehicles, including electric bikes and electric cargo bikes, over and above heavier and more carbon intensive electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Legislative Measures
Brian Leddin
165. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the electoral reform Bill; his plans to reintroduce a national election study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12091/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Planning Issues
Brian Leddin
166. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that city and county development plans meet the obligations of local authorities under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12117/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Sport and Recreational Development
Brian Leddin
34. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of progress on mandating Sport Ireland to develop a programme of interventions to boost participation levels among persons with disabilities, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10336/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Wind Energy Generation
Brian Leddin
107. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps his Department is taking to expedite harnessing the vast wind energy resource off the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10269/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Climate Action Plan
Brian Leddin
153. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to develop a green hydrogen strategy as part of the next version of the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10270/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Tax Code
Brian Leddin
55. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance if his Department intends to apply reduced VAT rates to solar panels in light of the agreement reached on 7 December 2021 by the Council of the European Union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9477/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Tax Code
Brian Leddin
59. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the application of reduced VAT rates on the repair, rental or supply of bicycles, including e-bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9478/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Community Development Projects
Brian Leddin
33. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the new fund for community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4906/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
Brian Leddin
24. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the funding commitment to supporting decarbonisation of the SME sector; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6936/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Brian Leddin
133. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress which has been made on a recent announcement from his Department that an action plan for organics will be published shortly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7003/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Programme for Government
Brian Leddin
169. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to provide additional resources to monitor welfare standards by increasing the veterinary presence available on all live export consignments to third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Brian Leddin
141. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the scope of the Transport Working Group under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy which was recently reconvened; if it will include active travel particularly cycling in order to ensure fully inclusive access to transport and mobility for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5417/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Public Transport
Brian Leddin
225. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the details of his proposals to provide bike carrying capacity on buses, particularly in rural Ireland on services such as LocalLink and PSO routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5660/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Public Transport
Brian Leddin
273. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the number of Leap cards in operation in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [4911/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Public Transport
Brian Leddin
274. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the income generated from sales of Leap card credit across public transport services in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by regional sales in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo and Athlone. [4912/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Public Transport
Brian Leddin
275. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the income generated from passenger fares across public transport including Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Luas broken down by fares collected for city public transport in Dublin, Cork, Galway Limerick, Waterford, Sligo and Athlone in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [4913/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Public Transport
Brian Leddin
276. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the total Exchequer contribution to public service obligation transport routes across Ireland in 2021. [4914/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Brian Leddin
205. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stocking rates of farms and the stocking rates for derogation farms, respectively, that are in receipt of areas of natural constraints payments under pillar 2 of the current Common Agricultural Policy by percentages and value of payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3667/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Brian Leddin
206. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce the use of inorganic nitrogen on farms here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3668/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Brian Leddin
207. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reductions in the use of inorganic nitrogen that will take place as a result of measures within the Common Agriculture Policy, within the nitrates action plan and within other named regulations or initiatives in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3669/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Brian Leddin
208. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the absolute and relative emissions reductions from the Beef Data and Genomics Programme since it was introduced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Policies
Brian Leddin
110. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the National Policy on Architecture to support and promote architectural quality and sustainability; the timeline for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Local Government Reform
Brian Leddin
120. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the legislation on a directly elected mayor in Limerick; the timeframe for the passage of same through Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Livestock Issues
Brian Leddin
1965. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the voyages of dedicated livestock vessels departing from Ireland in 2020 and in 2021 that were accompanied by a vet, by departure date and destination and if the vet travelled to the destination port and observed the unloading of the livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63309/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Common Agricultural Policy
Brian Leddin
2014. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, the percentage of farmers and the land area for each of the eligible agricultural practices that will be eligible for under pillar 1 eco-schemes of the forthcoming CAP strategic plan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2331/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Common Agricultural Policy
Brian Leddin
2015. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, the percentage of farmers and the land area for each of the eligible agricultural practices under pillar 1 eco-schemes of the forthcoming CAP strategic plan that will reach the requirements of that agricultural practice with no additional action required; the uptake expected for each of the agricultural practices in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2332/22]