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Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Francis Noel Duffy
10. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Taoiseach the members of the public inquiry committee investigating the State's response to the Covid pandemic; and if it will include scientists. [1298/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Road Safety
Francis Noel Duffy
220. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if there will be any requirements for lighting on personally powered transporters in the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57160/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Commemorative Events
Francis Noel Duffy
702. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the two locations for the National Famine Commemoration Day have been set that is, the Leinster location and twinning location in May 2024; if so, the exact date of these occasions; if, in future, it is possible to give a year’s notice to allow the Irish people home and abroad, the community and schools and ambassadors from many countries, time to plan for such an important day in the national calendar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56981/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Housing Provision
Francis Noel Duffy
830. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's plans for the vacant HSE-owned former St Finan's Psychiatric Hospital in Killarney, Kerry; if it will be used for the development of affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1671/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Francis Noel Duffy
978. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Social Protection for clarity around eligibility of fuel allowance for over 70s if they still have children over 18 years living with them due to the housing crisis; and if discretion will be exercised to allow receipt of allowance in these cases. [1696/24]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Energy Policy
Francis Noel Duffy
16. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any plans for the Government to formally endorse the call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55668/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Road Safety
Francis Noel Duffy
42. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport what laws are currently in place to govern the use of e-scooters and electric bikes, including any requirements for high-visibility clothing, reflectors or lights and protective head gear; whether it is permissible for them to use footpaths and-or cycle paths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55664/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Teaching Qualifications
Francis Noel Duffy
85. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 26 September 2023, the updates on the claim lodged by an organisation (details supplied) in regard to recognising incremental credit for private post primary teaching service outside the EU; the advice given by her Department to the organisation on this matter; if other relevant updates in relation to this matter will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54210/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Diplomatic Representation
Francis Noel Duffy
119. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is the intention of the Government to reopen our representative office in Taipei, which closed in 2012 because of austerity measures, in order to encourage greater trade and cultural links to the region. [53388/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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School Staff
Francis Noel Duffy
253. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if there is any intention of improving access to guidance counselling in second level schools and colleges of further education as the current allocation of 573 students to one full-time guidance counsellor is insufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53719/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Fire Safety
Francis Noel Duffy
301. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the emergency funding scheme for fire safety works and other remediation works will be implemented; when the legislation underpinning the scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53259/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Middle East
Francis Noel Duffy
158. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how many Irish citizens remain in Gaza, and to comment on the delay in evacuating Irish citizens across the Rafah border; what action is being taken to secure their safe passage; what actions are being taken to ensure humanitarian aid is reaching those affected in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50161/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Francis Noel Duffy
316. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review regarding a system of holding rental deposits; when the outcome of this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52043/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Francis Noel Duffy
579. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned build of a primary care centre in the Rathmines/Terenure/Limekiln area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51105/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Francis Noel Duffy
269. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason funding for owners of defective apartments is being withheld pending legislation; if emergency funding can be made available for those living in properties with serious defects which pose a health and safety risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49804/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Housing Provision
Francis Noel Duffy
136. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected number of units to be delivered by the end of the Government’s term, broken down by affordable purchase, cost-rental, social housing, and private homes. [48650/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Housing Provision
Francis Noel Duffy
159. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of housing units, including affordable purchase, cost rental, social housing, and private homes, delivered by housing authorities, i.e. AHBs, local authorities or the LDA; if the housing delivery to date meets Housing for All targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48649/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
Francis Noel Duffy
226. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to introduce bus services to the Bohernabreena area of Dublin south-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47687/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Francis Noel Duffy
286. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that approximately 2,260 of CIÉ's salaried pensioners have not received an increase in their pension in line with CIÉ salary increases from 2016 to date; what action is being taken by his Department to remedy the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48766/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Francis Noel Duffy
677. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the work of the Commission on Housing regarding the referendum on the right to housing; the draft wording of the referendum; when the referendum is expected to be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48651/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Probate Applications
Francis Noel Duffy
862. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice the current average waiting time for probate requests through the Probate Office; if additional resources are being allocated to assist in clearing the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48683/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Probate Applications
Francis Noel Duffy
863. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice her views on the practice of properties being advertised for sale where probate has not been granted, leading to long delays for purchasers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48699/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Disability Services
Francis Noel Duffy
476. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the current waiting time for a facility (details supplied) for basic support services is in excess of 18 months; his plans to cut these waiting times; if his Department is providing additional resources from Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46307/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Francis Noel Duffy
504. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware foreign nurses currently working as healthcare assistants in Ireland who meet the UK's nursing and midwifery council's English language qualifications do not currently meet the English qualifications in Ireland; if it will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44708/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Francis Noel Duffy
95. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Finance the reason his Department categorises approved retirement funds not as a pension, but as savings and investments; if consideration has been given to categorising approved retirement funds as a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43477/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Facilities
Francis Noel Duffy
224. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the roll-out of solar panels to all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44005/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Third Level Education
Francis Noel Duffy
595. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the additional €307 million in core funding annually, promised in May 2022, will be provided to financially stressed universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43478/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Education Policy
Francis Noel Duffy
312. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) is not recognised by the State; if, since 2007, the school has applied to be recognised; if so, the outcome of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42397/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Francis Noel Duffy
328. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that special education bus services for many students with additional needs have been stopped; the reason for this; if she will engage with the Department of Transport to have this vital service reinstated for service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42677/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Teaching Qualifications
Francis Noel Duffy
255. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 13 June 2023, the outcome of the teacher's union claim at the TCC in relation to incremental credit, specifically relating to private post-primary teaching service outside the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41223/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Emergency Departments
Francis Noel Duffy
579. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will fast-track the creation of a quiet/sensory waiting room in the Tallaght Hospital accident and emergency department where autistic people and people with intellectual disabilities can retreat to when feeling overstimulated, helping to maintain their dignity and de-escalate potential personal crisis situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41470/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Health Services
Francis Noel Duffy
582. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider pancreatic adenocarcinoma as an eligible illness under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41479/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Tax Code
Francis Noel Duffy
428. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Finance if retrospective payments will be considered for households who have installed solar panels before 1 May when 0% VAT applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37398/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Housing Provision
Francis Noel Duffy
563. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the total number of cost-rental units delivered since 2020. [35662/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Prison Service
Francis Noel Duffy
97. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Taoiseach the recidivism rates in all Irish prisons. [33913/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Prison Service
Francis Noel Duffy
98. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Taoiseach if a geographic breakdown of the origin of repeat offenders exists and if so, if he will supply this data. [33914/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Property Management Companies
Francis Noel Duffy
469. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice when regulations will be made to ensure that owner management companies (OMCs) are financially sustainable; to ensure that OMCs provide for expenditure of a non-recurring nature as per the Housing for All plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33858/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Prison Service
Francis Noel Duffy
499. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice for a geographic breakdown of all inmates in Irish prisons, i.e. the wider area they resided in before incarceration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33911/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Francis Noel Duffy
500. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if there is a geographic breakdown or "heat map" of arrests made by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33912/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Francis Noel Duffy
501. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice for a geographic breakdown of Garda diversion programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33915/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
Francis Noel Duffy
790. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the cost to run the north inner city multidisciplinary team each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33916/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Francis Noel Duffy
70. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any update on when the referendum on the Right to Housing will take place. [32359/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Fire Safety
Francis Noel Duffy
94. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if interim funding has been decided on for those who are currently facing defective issues in their dwellings. [32358/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Energy Prices
Francis Noel Duffy
117. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that while electricity companies (details supplied) are deducting energy costs, they are simultaneously increasing standing charges to more than double the price; if he has engaged with energy companies on this issue; the rationale behind the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30784/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Education Policy
Francis Noel Duffy
323. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her Department engaged with schools to ensure that their Acceptable Use Policy for the use of smartphones is set up effectively and implemented. [31211/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Francis Noel Duffy
325. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the fact that a school (details supplied) has an ASD unit in its junior school but not the senior school; the reasons for the delay in procuring an ASD unit in the senior school; if she will resolve the issues preventing the establishment of the unit considering students of this ASD unit finishing up in the junior school have nowhere to go for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31214/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Francis Noel Duffy
263. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on when the remediation scheme will be introduced for homeowners impacted by defective properties; if he will be introducing an interim scheme to allow homeowners to cover costs of remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Waste Management
Francis Noel Duffy
158. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the current status of the waste reduction levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Francis Noel Duffy
204. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport why there has been an increase from €5 to €20 in the credit that needs to be on an EV deposit card before charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29214/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Francis Noel Duffy
158. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he can engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the review regarding fee restoration that is due by the end of June. [28731/23]