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Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Garda Vetting
Jackie Cahill
183. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the rules under Garda vetting will be amended to allow a person who has been vetted to be issued with a card that proves the person has been vetted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Departmental Communications
Jackie Cahill
129. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Taoiseach the reason Departments are using 1890 numbers as their contact numbers in view of the fact that this is the most expensive number to ring, particularly from a mobile telephone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39940/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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VAT Rate Increases
Jackie Cahill
174. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the detail of the changes in the VAT rate for cookery schools between 2016 and 2018 from 0% to 21%; the rationale for this change in view of the fact that in most cases the activity is merely an addendum to the individual restaurant and in no way the main activity of the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39556/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Garda Vetting Applications
Jackie Cahill
265. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for Garda vetting sent in June 2017 has not to date been processed will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39425/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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HSE Funding
Jackie Cahill
420. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the €3.5 million investment proposed by an organisation (details supplied) will be included in budget 2019 in order to enable access to core services, for example, respite, training and personal support, which will have a cost saving effect on the health service in the long run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39872/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Animal Welfare
Jackie Cahill
476. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare complaints concerning horses made to his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of complaints that were investigated by animal welfare officers; the number of fines and or prosecutions made following those investigations in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39538/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Valuation Office
Jackie Cahill
613. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the Valuation Office is seeking a revaluation for rates purposes in view of the fact that the property owners gave a comprehensive report as late as 2017 and in further view of the fact that the revaluation comes at a significant cost to the property owner to prepare the required documentation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39936/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Irish Water
Jackie Cahill
634. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the policy on Irish Water taking over private sewerage plants in cases where a local authority is taking a housing estate in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39871/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Wildlife Protection
Jackie Cahill
273. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 26 April 2018, the European regulation that obliges member states to protect against double funding for delivery of the same objective; and if it is EU or national policy that deems participation in both GLAS and the National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme simultaneously as not permissible. [39359/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Jackie Cahill
194. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an extra bus will be provided at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Disability Support Services
Jackie Cahill
337. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for transport for students to and from a centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the funding that was available for each of the years from 2014 to 2017; the funding available for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38710/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Irish Water Staff
Jackie Cahill
532. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the redeployment of staff who work in the water services section of a local authority, now that Irish Water has taken full responsibility for the provision and administration of all matters in relation to the provision of commercial and domestic water; his further plans to redeploy some staff within the public sector to Irish Water; the estimated impact this will have on the individual staff members' terms and conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38617/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Company Law
Jackie Cahill
147. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) is regulated by the Central Bank; if so, if he will request the Central Bank to investigate a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37844/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jackie Cahill
377. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason an assessment of need will take two years in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the Disability Act 2005 states that the assessment must be completed within six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37003/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Transport Support Scheme
Jackie Cahill
386. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to whom a person's (details supplied) family can apply to obtain transport to allow the person to attend a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37026/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Forestry Premium Payments
Jackie Cahill
597. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the forestry payment for a parcel (details supplied) has not been paid in the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Revenue Commissioners Investigations
Jackie Cahill
134. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) who was an employee of ESB and received a settlement from it in 2009 will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36184/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Vehicle Registration
Jackie Cahill
135. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners valued a second-hand vehicle purchased by a person (details supplied) for €4,000 at €16,719 and applied VRT of €5,979; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36185/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Jackie Cahill
256. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application and appeal by a school (details supplied) for a specialised ASD portacabin to house its new ASD unit from September 2018 until the new unit is built will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35629/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Emergency Works Scheme Appeals
Jackie Cahill
257. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) will be upheld with regard to the refusal of an emergency works application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/18]