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Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Chris Andrews
319. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that individual sport clubs draw down from the new funds of €35 million; if he will provide a timeline for when the said clubs will receive the funding following their application;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51311/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Chris Andrews
533. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine a case whereby a person (details supplied) has had their disability allowance application rejected. [51933/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Chris Andrews
566. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a case with an accommodation provider (details supplied) will be fully addressed. [51539/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Sport and Recreational Development
Chris Andrews
615. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with respect to the sale of a large site in Dublin city centre (details supplied), if his Department will consider including a clause in the sale whereby the provision of sports and recreational facilities be included in the development owing to the fact that there is a chronic lack of such facilities in the inner-city area. [51900/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Chris Andrews
725. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) whose key worker submitted an urgent request to the HSE for them to be assigned a GP could be assigned to one as a matter of urgency. [51396/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Irish Aid
Chris Andrews
347. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance that has been provided by the Irish Government to the government of Pakistan in the context of the ongoing severe floods in Pakistan. [49833/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Chris Andrews
269. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be eligible for the fuel allowance on the basis that they are currently on the jobseeker’s allowance for less than 312 days and have previously been in receipt of the working family payment; and if the working family payment can count towards the 312 days. [49212/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Waste Management
Chris Andrews
54. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that have been carried out to remove man-made waste from the rivers Liffey, Tolka and Dodder in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48755/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Waste Management
Chris Andrews
55. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are measures in place along the rivers Liffey, Tolka and Dodder to prevent rubbish and general waste entering into Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48756/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Fuel Poverty
Chris Andrews
208. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if the fuel allowance has been extended to recipients of the jobs initiative scheme. [48693/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Chris Andrews
319. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person or their family with power of attorney rent out a house in a case in which the person is in receipt of the fair deal scheme which would therefore free-up housing availability. [48795/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Health Service Executive
Chris Andrews
344. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of evusheld to immunocompromised patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48959/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Work Permits
Chris Andrews
137. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a critical skills employment application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48014/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Chris Andrews
156. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pension entitlements of a former employee (details supplied) of the Department of Post and Telegraphs. [48066/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Sports Funding
Chris Andrews
259. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will continue to support a tournament (details supplied) on an annual basis. [48047/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
Chris Andrews
312. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage an ndéanfaidh sé teagmháil le hUisce Éireann maidir lena gceanglais faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021. [48554/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Middle East
Chris Andrews
330. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent scenes of violence by Israeli forces in east Jerusalem, which has included the forceful eviction of peaceful Muslim worshippers from Al-Aqsa Mosque. [48048/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Foreign Policy
Chris Andrews
331. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the historic family code referendum in Cuba, which has seen the expansion of marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples. [48049/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Chris Andrews
531. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Dublin metropolitan region south central divisional drug squad for each of the past five years; the number of community gardaí in each station in the division for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47977/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Chris Andrews
293. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if the period in which rent supplement payments can be backdated will be increased from the current limit of six months. [46783/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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School Costs
Chris Andrews
261. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if schools will be advised to return to remote learning for part of the school week in view of the increased cost of fuel and heating. [46381/22]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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Visa Applications
Chris Andrews
109. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if she will review and re-examine the case of a person (details supplied) whose visa extension application has been rejected with little explanation as to the reason for same. [46167/22]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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Hospital Services
Chris Andrews
111. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE feasibility study in relation to the future use of a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46071/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Work Permits
Chris Andrews
130. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a work visa appeal (details supplied) will be examined. [45842/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Tax Credits
Chris Andrews
223. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) who has been placed on emergency tax for several months will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45796/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Housing Schemes
Chris Andrews
272. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the increase of HAP payments will be extended to homeless HAP payments. [45665/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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School Enrolments
Chris Andrews
316. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of enrolled children in each year of secondary level education across the State in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45566/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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School Enrolments
Chris Andrews
317. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of enrolled children in each class of primary level education across the State in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45567/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
Chris Andrews
330. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her Department's support for an Irish-medium secondary school in the Dublin 6 and Dublin 6W areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45649/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
Chris Andrews
331. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if her Department will explore the feasibility of using vacant classrooms in the building currently being used by a school (details supplied) for a new Irish-medium secondary school on a temporary basis until a more permanent home can be secured. [45650/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Chris Andrews
525. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 22 June 2022, the basis on which the findings of a report with minimal supporting evidence are being accepted by his Department; and the reason that a report composed by a human resources director as opposed to a clinical expert is being accepted (details supplied). [45655/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Hospital Staff
Chris Andrews
527. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide assistance in a case in which student nurses have been refused the pandemic bonus payment by the hospital in which they completed their placement (details supplied). [44531/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Bus Services
Chris Andrews
203. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported assaults on Dublin Bus services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Bus Services
Chris Andrews
204. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour on Dublin Bus services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42693/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Bus Services
Chris Andrews
205. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported incidents of drug use on Dublin Bus services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Planning Issues
Chris Andrews
649. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent of the investigations into irregularities at An Bord Pleanála; the areas that the investigations will cover; if all planning decisions in which persons found to have been in breach of planning legislation will be covered by this investigation as a matter of urgency and due diligence; his views on whether the validity of these planning decisions has been brought into question; and his further views on whether public confidence in An Bord Pleanála can be restored. [43834/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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State Examinations
Chris Andrews
950. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the assistance that her Department can provide in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) whereby colleges in Scotland and England will not honour offers of placement in first year of the 2022/2023 academic year due to the delayed Leaving Certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43627/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Driver Licences
Chris Andrews
235. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify if cash payments can and should be accepted for driver licence renewals with the National Driver Licence Service (details supplied) [40407/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Sports Funding
Chris Andrews
520. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount expended under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund to date; the amount made available and spent under each respective project; her plans for the future of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39797/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Sports Funding
Chris Andrews
602. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41761/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Sports Funding
Chris Andrews
603. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41762/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Sports Funding
Chris Andrews
604. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated, and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41763/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Sports Funding
Chris Andrews
605. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated, and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41764/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Chris Andrews
988. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department can provide urgent assistance to an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is currently being detained in Bulgaria. [41317/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Chris Andrews
1185. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if the period in which rent supplement payments can be backdated will be increased from the current limit of six months. [39650/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Visa Applications
Chris Andrews
1546. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will assist in the delays with visa processing at the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, in particular with the case of a person (details supplied). [40159/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Chris Andrews
1847. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if senior citizens from the North of Ireland who hold Irish passports can avail of healthcare treatment while travelling in the European Union under the European health insurance card; and if so, the procedures or processes that they must complete beforehand. [40711/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Cycling Policy
Chris Andrews
239. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the supports that his Department will give to a possible expansion of the Dublin Bikes bike-sharing scheme. [39121/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Public Transport
Chris Andrews
240. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will support the expansion of the Luas Green Line from Bride’s Glen to Bray and of the Luas Red Line from the Point to Ringsend and Poolbeg. [39122/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Home Help Service
Chris Andrews
692. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if home help care will be provided to a person (details supplied). [38853/22]