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Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Property Tax
Cormac Devlin
202. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending regulations with regard to local property tax to allow more flexibility for persons who have been in receipt of Covid-19 payments for more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43013/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
205. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the efforts his officials have made in view of the revised ECB guidance on Covid-19 moratoria for loans to ensure this is being implemented for businesses and consumers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43042/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
234. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider allowing instrumental music at weddings under strict regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43009/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
235. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider allowing 50 persons to attend weddings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43010/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Planning Guidelines
Cormac Devlin
276. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the urban development and building heights guidelines for planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Cormac Devlin
355. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the processing of PPSN applications (details supplied); her plans to resume normal operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43046/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Disability Allowance
Cormac Devlin
356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43047/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
413. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports in place for postgraduate students given Covid-19 regulations around face-to-face learning, and in particular if institutions will consider a refund of fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43045/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Naturalisation Applications
Cormac Devlin
435. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43016/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Naturalisation Applications
Cormac Devlin
437. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43041/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Cormac Devlin
518. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the changes arising from budget 2021 in relation to specific supports for persons suffering from Parkinson's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43044/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Dental Services
Cormac Devlin
130. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including the orthodontist waiting list at Loughlinstown Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Cormac Devlin
189. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of general practitioners charging significant administration fees to e-mail prescriptions to pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41278/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Social Welfare Benefits
Cormac Devlin
19. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the means-testing arrangements for the State pension qualified adult payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40086/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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North-South Interconnector
Cormac Devlin
143. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the North-South interconnector project; if he is satisfied the project follows international best practice; if an independent review will be carried out as part of the forthcoming review of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39808/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Value Added Tax
Cormac Devlin
212. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if beauty salons are covered by the recent reduction in the VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
213. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Covid restrictions support scheme omits the business event industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39807/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
214. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Covid restrictions support scheme omits the Irish circus industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39814/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
215. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the reason an employer was allowed to submit an application for the temporary wage subsidy scheme and have it accepted yet nine months later reverse the decision; if the matter will be investigated and the decision reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39815/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
216. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39832/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
252. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions being taken to save the Irish circus industry during Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39811/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Cormac Devlin
394. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39810/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
395. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39816/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Departmental Funding
Cormac Devlin
590. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the organisations in receipt of youth diversionary project funding; the funding each received in 2018, 2019 and to 1 November 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39835/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Cormac Devlin
678. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists and primary care staff seconded to testing and tracing as a result of Covid-19; when these clinicians will resume their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39833/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
679. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of preparations for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39834/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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EU Issues
Cormac Devlin
47. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action being taken to ensure that the rule-of-law mechanism will be effective in the EU budget discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38456/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Brexit Supports
Cormac Devlin
69. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of his Department’s preparations for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39213/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
15. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach the status of plans to reopen society and the economy when level 5 Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. [37039/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
56. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have applied for the Covid restrictions support scheme to date by county; the number of applications that have been successful by county; the value of the financial support per county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Ports Policy
Cormac Devlin
231. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the details of funding from his Department to port companies and local authorities in respect of ports they manage in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Public Transport
Cormac Devlin
232. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of protocols or instructions issued by the NTA to ensure there is adequate ventilation on Dublin Bus, DART, Intercity and Luas services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38010/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Bus Services
Cormac Devlin
233. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will write to the NTA suggesting it investigates the feasibility of upgrading Dublin Bus shelters with sedum-covered roofs to capture particulates, store rainwater and promote urban biodiversity given the climate and biodiversity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38011/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Cycle to Work Scheme
Cormac Devlin
272. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the thresholds for the bike to work scheme from January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38003/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Strategic Infrastructure Provision
Cormac Devlin
341. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the strategic housing developments approved by An Bord Pleanála as of 31 October 2020 including details of the local authority, the number of units per development and the status of each development in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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State Pensions
Cormac Devlin
553. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for issuing persons in receipt of a qualified adult payment to their old age pension a means test letter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38005/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Asylum Seekers
Cormac Devlin
617. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will intervene to prevent the child and their family from being moved, in the middle of a school term, from a school in which they have established networks and support to the other side of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38013/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Garda Resources
Cormac Devlin
709. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the progress of work between the Central Statistics Office and her Department to ensure the accuracy of crime data from the PULSE system that is due to be completed by the end of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38008/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Cormac Devlin
966. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the business and economic case for providing the greyhound industry with €96 million in 2021; the employment levels in the sector; the projected returns to the Exchequer from income tax, universal social charge, VAT and the betting tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38012/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
36. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37175/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
43. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37176/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
47. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37188/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
53. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37177/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
66. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37183/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
71. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of her Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37187/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
77. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37181/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
82. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37178/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
93. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37173/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
97. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education her views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of her Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37174/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
118. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of her Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37185/20]