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Tue, 11 Jun 2024
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Universal Social Charge
Jackie Cahill
199. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a person is in receipt of a medical card, do they pay a lower rate of universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/24]
Tue, 11 Jun 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
567. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to look into introducing an item created by a young entrepreneur (details supplied) as a qualifying item under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24608/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Jackie Cahill
243. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will review the cost demands being placed on private nursing homes by HIQA, considering the large financial cost that can be placed on a nursing home after a HIQA inspection, and considering that numerous HIQA inspections at the same nursing home and the demands arising out of these can make the operations of a private nursing home financially unviable, resulting in their closures across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24435/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jackie Cahill
196. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the supports available to a school (details supplied) to purchase land adjacent to it for a carpark; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Business Supports
Jackie Cahill
58. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, respectively, that registered for the increased cost of business grant before 1 May 2024; how many more in each county have registered since the application process reopened recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23064/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Jackie Cahill
81. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the progress made under the Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan; the plans for its future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23063/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Jackie Cahill
128. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if concerns that deposit return scheme machines are too high for wheelchair users will be addressed; the action that will be taken to improve accessibility in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Energy Conservation
Jackie Cahill
129. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the SEAI's plans to expand their parameters to include and support stone wall external insulation, traditional/older buildings, dropped ceilings, dormer-style roofs, double glazed windows in need of replacement, amongst other features, as a good number of applicants are left with little to no works carried on their homes due to features being deemed 'ineligible' for work, it causes additional issues for those who need their heating system replaced as it cannot be done unless a "home's surface area is to be insulated by 25% or over"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23361/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Rebates
Jackie Cahill
100. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his response to concerns from farmers who were refused refunds on VAT items that previously qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22701/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Rebates
Jackie Cahill
106. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the reason calf feeders were VAT refundable without any question up to August 2023 and are now being refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Jackie Cahill
318. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education for an update on a primary school’s ASA project (details supplied), which is currently at stage 1 under review, given the serious health and safety concerns posed by the current situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22906/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Jackie Cahill
478. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with nitrates banding and the reduction from 250kg to 220kg p/h, to ensure that farmers are provided monthly figures on their organic nitrogen position; and if he will make a decision on the matter. [22550/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Community Development Projects
Jackie Cahill
664. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what funding streams may be available to a horticulturist looking to provide a community garden service, location already acquired, to local older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22549/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Disability Services
Jackie Cahill
95. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress of a new travel support scheme, following the closure of the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant scheme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21941/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Jackie Cahill
311. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education what budget cuts have been made to the national school summer programme that schools can opt into for students with complex educational needs or disadvantage; what funding will be made available for this crucial service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21498/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Jackie Cahill
521. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a childcare centre (details supplied), which is community run, currently catering for over 100 children with 26 employees, will be allowed to issue its own fees in order to compete with the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21501/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Health Services
Jackie Cahill
553. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if, following the closure of the medical clinic in Emly, the HSE would consider running a monthly clinic in the building, with a nurse to take bloods, and so on, for older local residents, who are otherwise forced to attend GPs and run the risk of picking up an illness or infection or travelling a greater distance to Tipperary town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21220/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Official Engagements
Jackie Cahill
89. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any engagement or discussions with his Slovakian counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20585/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Foreign Policy
Jackie Cahill
115. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to recent events in Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20584/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Jackie Cahill
78. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the types of funding that would be available to an association (details supplied) in County Tipperary in order to provide necessary insulation for the association’s properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/24]