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Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Departmental Staff
Charles Flanagan
1980. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff members posted at the Irish Permanent Representation to the European Union, including all counsellors and attachés, in each of the past seven years 2016 to 2022; the functions of each staff member; the new posts that have been created or discontinued, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Direct Provision System
Charles Flanagan
65. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if will report on progress on his commitment to abolish direct provision; if he will outline current numbers in direct provision in the State and those if any currently in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27841/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Departmental Staff
Charles Flanagan
339. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff members that have been posted at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union, including all counsellors and attachés, in addition to all staff members from the Department of Foreign Affairs for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will list the functions of each staff member and highlight any new posts created or discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27868/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Charles Flanagan
155. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he proposes to take to help alleviate the challenging situation for pig farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19831/22]
Tue, 17 May 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Charles Flanagan
713. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the up to date position regarding the proposed new primary care centre for Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24639/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Charles Flanagan
156. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to front line nurses in the Irish Prison Service who worked in challenging circumstances in prisons; if they will qualify for the bonus payment in view of this essential and emergency frontline pandemic work by prison nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21699/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Hospital Staff
Charles Flanagan
423. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the current situation in respect of a vacant consultant dermatology post proposed to be shared jointly between St James’s Hospital Dublin and Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and the dermatological services that are currently available to persons in County Laois. [21720/22]
Thu, 28 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
Charles Flanagan
272. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to transfer a patient (details supplied) with significant additional needs to a nursing home given that a nursing home environment is an inappropriate environment for persons with an intellectual disability needing additional supports; the measures that are being taken to address the lack of suitable nurse-led intellectual disability services to prevent older persons with an intellectual disability being put forward for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21526/22]
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
Charles Flanagan
105. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the circumstance under which a school (details supplied) in County Offaly failed to be included on the recent list of schools receiving DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21455/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Passport Services
Charles Flanagan
766. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay in processing a passport application by a person (details supplied) that was received in August 2021; the correct process for this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20481/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Passport Services
Charles Flanagan
770. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way that a person (details supplied) can apply for a business passport given that there is no facility to apply for a business passport online, the form cannot be downloaded from the passport website and an emergency in-person appointment with the passport service says explicitly do not use this service for second or business passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20630/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Consular Services
Charles Flanagan
401. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to approve the establishment of a resident full-time Irish consulate in Western Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
Charles Flanagan
957. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are indications of the performance of the recently launched connected hubs app further to the report on the funding for digital hubs under the connected hubs funding stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18022/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Digital Hubs
Charles Flanagan
958. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will examine the option of longer-term agreements between businesses and hubs which will allow more structured remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18023/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Departmental Funding
Charles Flanagan
959. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the first funding allocations will be made from the new Community Centres Investment Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18024/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Departmental Funding
Charles Flanagan
960. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to widening the Community Centres Investment Fund to include a strand specifically for communities to establish a community centre when none currently exists; if her Department has identified the locations that might benefit from this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18025/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Rural Schemes
Charles Flanagan
961. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department is supporting research into rural development priorities to ensure effective Government policies, especially for persons in the midlands region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18027/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Charles Flanagan
297. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department or any agency funded by her Department require that any director of a charity whose term of office exceeds nine years is obliged to resign as a condition of that charity being allocated public funding. [14734/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Charles Flanagan
625. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to increasing the household benefits package supports given the increase in energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14645/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Charles Flanagan
626. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of unique recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14646/22]
Wed, 9 Mar 2022
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Fuel Prices
Charles Flanagan
64. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the amount of 7.5 cent per litre allowed under the diesel rebate scheme for operators holding a valid haulage licence having regard to the serious challenges facing the transportation sector arising from increased fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Voluntary Sector
Charles Flanagan
221. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or another Department require that a voluntary or non-executive director of any charitable organisation or company whose term of service is in excess of nine years is mandated or required to step down as a condition of maintenance or receipt of public funds. [13030/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Charles Flanagan
828. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued to applicants in counties Laois and Offaly in 2020 and 2021. [10958/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Charles Flanagan
829. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants awaiting the issue of a forestry licence in counties Laois and Offaly. [10959/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Charles Flanagan
367. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment and new building development planned for Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10669/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Nursing Homes
Charles Flanagan
368. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of daycare services at St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home and Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10670/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Charles Flanagan
504. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will take the appropriate steps to make the necessary funding available to facilitate works commencing on a school building (details supplied) without further delay in view that full planning permission has now been granted by Laois County Council for the construction of the new school. [9992/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Traffic Management
Charles Flanagan
260. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive number of HGVs driving through the town of Abbeyleix on a daily basis in order to avoid the M7 and M8 toll fare; if he will examine the matter (detail supplied) with a view towards resolving the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8239/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Charles Flanagan
268. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Charles Flanagan
305. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Charles Flanagan
552. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Disability Services
Charles Flanagan
754. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that supports such as the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be restored for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Energy Policy
Charles Flanagan
215. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports the development of green hydrogen fuel as an alternative energy source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Charles Flanagan
335. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a diagnosis is required in order for a pupil in a mainstream schools to access support from a special needs assistant in view of the delays in accessing appointments for early intervention and assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7296/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Health Services Staff
Charles Flanagan
430. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if HSE staff who were redeployed to contact tracing and community testing during the Covid-19 pandemic have now returned to their original posts with particular reference to speech and language and occupational therapists in the CHO8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7312/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Charles Flanagan
65. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to front-line nurses in the Irish Prison Service who worked over the past period of almost two years dealing with both suspected and positive Covid-19 patients in challenging circumstances in prisons; if he will acknowledge that prison nurses played a vital role in the protection of the State’s prisoners from the consequences of Covid-19 through the use of personal protective equipment, managing the isolation and quarantining of prisoners, cocooning the elderly and more vulnerable prison population by means of ongoing PCR testing of prisoners and in the latter stages of the pandemic through vaccination and ongoing care; and if he will confirm qualification for the bonus payment in view of this essential and emergency frontline pandemic work by prison nurses. [7103/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Human Rights
Charles Flanagan
472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the intention of the Government to formally adopt and apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism which has been supported by many governments worldwide and the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament. [5659/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Prison Service
Charles Flanagan
547. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the rules and regulations applicable to the use of personal or other mobile phones by persons serving detention in a prison (details supplied). [5861/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Charles Flanagan
664. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6109/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Road Projects
Charles Flanagan
39. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to progress to phase 3 of the N52 Tullamore Kilbeggan link road scheme in the context of having been identified as a key piece of infrastructure for the economic and development of the wider Tullamore area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5204/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Naval Service
Charles Flanagan
442. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Defence the steps he plans to take to ensure that the Naval Service has access to a primary radar system as referenced in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
470. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a review of school transport needs will be carried out for a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4477/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
471. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided to pupils (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are entitled to school transport; if capacity will be increased on existing services to facilitate them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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School Transport
Charles Flanagan
472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if funding is available to LocalLink which is willing to provide school transport for a school (details supplied) in which a number of parents are experiencing difficulties in transporting their children to school due to a private operator ceasing operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4479/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Charles Flanagan
803. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that residents in Portlaoise, County Laois and surrounding areas have access to the services of a local registered general medical practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5083/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Charles Flanagan
289. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the free fuel allowance scheme in a case in which the income of a person slightly exceeds the allowed threshold and the person has no savings. [3975/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Charles Flanagan
391. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when she expects a school (details supplied) to receive clarification from her Department regarding the policy of integration from an ASD unit to a mainstream classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3403/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Dental Services
Charles Flanagan
631. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to ensure that dental treatment will be available to a family (details supplied) that has been waiting many years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Charles Flanagan
158. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to support small shop owners who are facing increasing electricity and utility costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Charles Flanagan
159. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant supports available to small shop owners who wish to make their premises more environmentally sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/22]