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Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jackie Cahill
780. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Tipperary that are on a waiting list for orthopaedic paediatric surgery; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6627/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Jackie Cahill
781. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Tipperary that are on mental health waiting lists for counselling services; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6628/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Jackie Cahill
804. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6738/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
819. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is a real and urgent need to increase the afforestation grants and second instalment grants on existing forests to counter real and dramatic increases in costs similar to that which occurred in the TAMS situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5925/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
820. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the existing ash dieback reconstitution and underplanting scheme and provide new annual premiums to forest owners affected by ash dieback that engage in any new revamped scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5926/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
826. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the 4,245 hectares which licences were given out to for afforestation that were afforested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6000/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Employment Schemes
Jackie Cahill
55. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection is she will report on the changes announced to community employment schemes in December 2021, including when these changes take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5391/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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School Meals Programme
Jackie Cahill
111. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the extension of the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5390/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Mining Industry
Jackie Cahill
210. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to grant a mining licence for the purpose of mining for gold, silver and other minerals in the hinterland of Thurles, County Tipperary; if so, the permissions that the licence will grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5596/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Housing Provision
Jackie Cahill
250. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons from outside of the local authority area that were allocated social housing in Nenagh, Tipperary town, Thurles and Clonmel, County Tipperary in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5607/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Community Development Projects
Jackie Cahill
478. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a school (details supplied) is within a region that qualifies for CLÁR funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5606/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Mining Industry
Jackie Cahill
37. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he intends to grant a mining licence for the purpose of mining for gold and silver and other minerals in the hinterland of Thurles, County Tipperary; if so, the rationale for the granting of such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5378/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Hospital Services
Jackie Cahill
167. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the Nenagh General Hospital medical assessment unit will be operating at full capacity each day; the reason that it is prevented from doing so now given that a consultant, registrar and SHO were recently appointed to the unit and this has allowed 12 patients to be seen a day instead of six but that an additional eight patients could be seen each day were the unit operating at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5504/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jackie Cahill
82. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she plans to address the funding shortfall that some schools are experiencing between the cost of the air filters required for classrooms and the funding being made available to schools by her Department given that in some situations the value of State funding is considerably less than the cost of the filters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4606/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jackie Cahill
164. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the strategy in place to support schools to review their current protective measures in place under Covid-19 plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Teacher Training
Jackie Cahill
483. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on efforts to deliver a home economics teacher training course for a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58501/21]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
621. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if rehab care workers in the community are deemed eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4994/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
622. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if security guards that worked in public hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic will be eligible for the Covid recognition payment considering that other front-line healthcare workers (details supplied) in hospitals all qualify for this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4995/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Jackie Cahill
860. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a recruitment campaign for technical agricultural officers in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Animal Sales
Jackie Cahill
222. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that have been imported into Ireland per week since 1 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3757/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Animal Sales
Jackie Cahill
223. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the lambs imported into Ireland by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3758/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Consumer Prices
Jackie Cahill
152. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Taoiseach the way that the consumer price index has changed annually in Ireland from 2008 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2702/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Work Permits
Jackie Cahill
493. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the way in which a Filipino person whose fiancé is an Irish citizen and living in Ireland can obtain a visa to come to Ireland to work given that one needs a work permit to get a visa to come to Ireland and one needs a job offer to get a work permit but it is extremely difficult to get a job offer without a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3235/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Hospital Services
Jackie Cahill
607. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to establish palliative care beds in St. Anthony’s Hospital, Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3239/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
678. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the relevant stakeholders will be consulted on the forestry report being compiled by a person (details supplied) in order to ensure that the report is as comprehensive as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2907/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
679. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consult with farming organisations that are currently undertaking a survey on forestry management in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2908/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Jackie Cahill
691. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy cows there were in County Tipperary in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3236/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Jackie Cahill
692. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows there were in County Tipperary in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3237/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Jackie Cahill
693. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of direct payments to County Tipperary farmers in 2021, by direct payment type and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3238/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
694. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences his Department projects it will issue in 2022; the number that are projected to be new licences for afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3240/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Jackie Cahill
695. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when CCTV cameras will be installed on racecourses and in race yards as has been recommended to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
696. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 9 December 2021, the breakdown of when the 682 GLAS participants planted land, the number of participants and the area planted per year, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
697. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 9 December 2021, the month and year the 682 participants in GLAS who planted land applied for their afforestation licence; when they received their afforestation licence, by month and year; when they completed the planting of the lands compared with when the first grants and premium were paid, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3268/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
698. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 682 participants in GLAS, who planted land, represents 1.42% of the total participants in GLAS as having planted land under the afforestation grant and premium scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3269/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
699. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 48,000 participants in GLAS who applied for afforestation approval under the afforestation grant and premium scheme during the term of GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3270/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Coillte Teoranta
Jackie Cahill
315. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Coillte and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with a view to increasing the pension payments for retired workers considering their pensions have not been increased since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Coillte Teoranta
Jackie Cahill
316. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Coillte with a view to increasing the pension payments for retired workers, considering their pensions have not been increased since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2701/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Turf Cutting
Jackie Cahill
125. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to compensate turf-cutters who are being prevented from cutting turf on their privately-owned bogs for commercial purposes given they require a licence to do so (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63484/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Telecommunications Infrastructure
Jackie Cahill
267. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the purpose of the mast erected at a CIÉ property in Whiteford and Bohernacrusha, Holycross, Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2031/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Jackie Cahill
308. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if the sale of greyhounds for racing is considered a hobby and therefore the proceeds from same are not taxable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63457/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
427. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will work with Fáilte Ireland to ensure that the coach tourism operators continuity scheme for 2022 is implemented similarly to the 2021 scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1259/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Urban Development
Jackie Cahill
450. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available for a group (details supplied) to source administrative staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63006/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Housing Schemes
Jackie Cahill
467. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person who has acquired the necessary funds through alternative means such as inheritance is deemed ineligible to participate in the tenant purchase scheme on the grounds that his or her sole income is from social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63158/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Housing Schemes
Jackie Cahill
492. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the grants that are currently available to a first-time buyer who purchases a house for major refurbishment, renovation and retrofitting works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63520/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Passport Services
Jackie Cahill
617. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the online passport tracker for persons (details supplied) will update to more accurately reflect their true estimated issue date given that the current estimated date is October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62979/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Passport Services
Jackie Cahill
620. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport for a person (details supplied) can be progressed given that the parent applying on behalf of the child is the sole guardian and the further documentation that has been requested by the Passport Office specifically relating to the other parent upon which the child’s citizenship claim is based cannot be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63096/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Jackie Cahill
742. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if it will be ensured that a school (details supplied) receives additional SNA hours to supply the full level of supports that are necessary for all the students who require SNA assistance in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63503/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Citizenship Applications
Jackie Cahill
1185. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63009/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Medicinal Products
Jackie Cahill
1508. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if synarel can be prescribed by a consultant as a hormone treatment for a person who is transitioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63458/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Jackie Cahill
1704. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of Covid-19 booster vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15; if the issue is under consideration by either the National Immunisation Advisory Council or the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1366/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
1946. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a stocking rate requirement in order to qualify for the single farm payment scheme 2023; if so, if the rate has been set; if equines will be included in calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62990/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
1947. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the list of requirements to qualify for payment under the eco-schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62991/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
1950. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women with at least a level 6 in agriculture or who have been head of a farm holding for at least three years could qualify for the TAMS 60% grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63016/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
1951. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women who join a formal farm partnership with a minimum level 6 qualification and who meet the eligible age criteria can obtain the 60% TAMS grant within the partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63017/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Timber Supply
Jackie Cahill
1969. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of timber that has been imported in each month in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1079/22]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Credit Unions
Jackie Cahill
147. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for future collaboration and co-operation in the credit union sector. [62242/21]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
167. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in County Tipperary currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62241/21]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Office of Public Works
Jackie Cahill
284. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person who has not received compensation from the OPW for the loss of the use of their land can have these works statute barred given that they have been working on the person’s land for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62579/21]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Jackie Cahill
495. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a person who purchased PCR tests in order to adhere to the relevant travel advice when they purchased their flights is entitled to a refund considering that PCR tests were no longer required to travel on the day they travelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62578/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Jackie Cahill
165. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting times for Garda vetting applications to be processed; if this process has been delayed by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62114/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Livestock Issues
Jackie Cahill
221. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if at a cross-compliance inspection of a sheep flock, there is an allowance for sheep to be sent to the factory after weaning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62121/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Livestock Issues
Jackie Cahill
222. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if ewe numbers are under the quota required, if hogget replacements which are on the farm are allowed for the calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62122/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Livestock Issues
Jackie Cahill
223. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the case of a mountain sheep flock, there is an allowance for ewes that would have been left on the mountain as it is not practicable to get all the ewes down in a short period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62123/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
224. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grants that have been paid out on solar panels under TAMS; his plans to increase the rate of grant to 60%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62125/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
251. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports Fáilte Ireland will have in place for coach operators for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61959/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jackie Cahill
609. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if updated vaccination certificates will be issued to persons who have received the booster dose outlining that they have received the booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61586/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Brexit Supports
Jackie Cahill
76. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that his Department is helping agri-food businesses adapt to the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52656/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
146. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the provision that is being made by his Department in 2022 for Covid-19 related measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60793/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
155. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Covid credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60794/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
354. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 30 November 2021, the number of participants that have actually planted forestry; the area of forestry planted by such participants; the number of applications for afforestation by such participants which were received by his Department after the participant had joined GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61015/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
355. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 30 November 2021, if 1,000 participants is circa 2% of the total participants in GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61016/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Planning Issues
Jackie Cahill
356. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials concluded discussions and arrived at a successful outcome with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the issue of requirement for planning permission on dead and dying and rotting ash crops as committed to by the Secretary General of his Department at a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61018/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
357. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an immediate need to increase the afforestation grant in line with his recent increase in the TAMS grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61019/21]
Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Departmental Consultations
Jackie Cahill
29. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his Department’s commitment to a consultation process with the retired workers’ organisations in relation to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60593/21]
Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Departmental Consultations
Jackie Cahill
30. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide assurance that the voices of all retired workers and not just employees will be heard during the consultation process in organisations in relation to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60594/21]
Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Consumer Prices
Jackie Cahill
47. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the way the consumer price index has changed annually in Ireland from 2008 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60586/21]
Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Immigration Status
Jackie Cahill
119. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if a child who was not born in the State has one Irish citizen parent and another parent with permission to remain from her Department also has to receive official confirmation and identification to remain in the State given that child is in full-time primary level education and has a PPS number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60595/21]
Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Pension Provisions
Jackie Cahill
181. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Coillte and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with the view of increasing the pension payments for retired workers given their pensions have not been increased since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60584/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Foreign Direct Investment
Jackie Cahill
124. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the IDA appointed solicitors in an attempt to evict a person from a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59885/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Foreign Direct Investment
Jackie Cahill
125. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the IDA’s position in relation to a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59886/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Post Office Network
Jackie Cahill
150. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the future of the post office network (details supplied); his plans to avoid these closures and loss of services and jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60124/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Jackie Cahill
305. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the steps that can be taken in relation to the case of a child (details supplied) who is seeking a place in an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59950/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
367. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is fair that a woman who is in receipt of a widow's pension is only entitled to a half carer’s payment despite the fact she is caring for her daughter full-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60165/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Health Service Executive
Jackie Cahill
537. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the way a person can enter into an independent contract with the HSE in order to transport dialysis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60053/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
643. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of afforestation licences, private felling licences and Coillte felling licences issued since the end of January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59783/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
644. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if areas of tree planting proposed in the next CAP of three plants per eligible hectare will be included in the Government's accounting of afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59784/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Home Care Packages
Jackie Cahill
152. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the measures in the HSE Winter Plan 2021-2022 that will enhance homecare provision for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59353/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Primary Care Services
Jackie Cahill
193. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the primary care psychology waiting list reduction initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59352/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Work Permits
Jackie Cahill
141. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has plans to issue work visas to non-EU nationals to take up employment driving buses for private bus operators considering the labour shortages at present are severely impacting this industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58373/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Work Permits
Jackie Cahill
149. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a critical skills employment permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58964/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Work Permits
Jackie Cahill
150. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a critical skills employment permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58965/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
178. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if the public service obligation financial supports for private bus operators on public service obligation routes can be extended beyond the end of December 2021 considering the financial pressures being placed on these operators as a result of reduced numbers of persons travelling due to heightened Covid-19 case numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58371/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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EU Directives
Jackie Cahill
194. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if EU Directive 2018/0063 (COD) of the European Parliament and of the Council on Credit Services, Credit Purchasers and the Recovery of Collateral has been transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58793/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
198. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the employment wage subsidy scheme for employers impacted by Covid-19 considering that private bus operators in particular are struggling as a result of reduced passenger numbers due to Covid-19 fears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58372/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
747. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct an immediate examination of the cause in fall-off of farmer planting from 852 farmers in 2015 to 100 in 2020 during the term of the GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58345/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Forestry Sector
Jackie Cahill
748. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants for REAP that have applied for afforestation approval for the months of September, October and November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58346/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Jackie Cahill
775. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if compensation schemes are available for landowners who give access to their land to facilitate a rural walk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58967/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Social Welfare Benefits
Jackie Cahill
39. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons applying for jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s benefit for the self-employed or jobseeker’s allowance from 8 July 2021 to date who had previously been in receipt of a pandemic unemployment payment, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58014/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Employment Support Services
Jackie Cahill
87. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of changes to the local employment service model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58013/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Jackie Cahill
176. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the initiatives that are being taken to address rural crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57922/21]