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Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1434. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons within CHO5 awaiting respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16688/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Medical Cards
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1630. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to support GPs and dentists to begin to take on new patients covered by medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17551/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1631. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when Tullow, County Carlow will get a primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17552/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services Staff
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1632. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on the payment of the pandemic bonus; if all eligible to receive the payment have done so; the number in receipt of the payment by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Dental Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1633. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken regarding the GMS dentistry service to provide a service for medical card holders which satisfies all stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17554/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Dental Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1634. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to shorten significant delays in waiting lists for dental treatments for school children which require general anaesthesia to provide a service that assists the most vulnerable in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Dental Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1635. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of public only dentists in or serving County Carlow; the number of dentists in Carlow participating in the dental treatment services scheme/medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17556/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1636. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if the €750,000 funding announced for trainee counselling psychologists will include support for current trainees or only those who begin their training in the 2023-2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17558/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Tribunals of Inquiry
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1637. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; the timeline that he is working towards in establishing this inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17563/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1720. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received the pandemic bonus payment; the number of applicants who have not yet received their payment and if a person (details supplied) will receive their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17980/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Student Accommodation
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
70. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the provision of student accommodation in Carlow; if his Department has plans to expand the offering of accommodation to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15710/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
77. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the integration of Carlow College into St. Patrick's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15709/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
68. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied) in Carlow and the DEIS status of a school in Bagenalstown. [13925/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Facilities
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
121. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered installing solar panels in all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13926/23]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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Gender Equality
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
8. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the events in his Department to mark International Women's Day; and the measures he has taken to improve gender equality in his Department. [12705/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Industry
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
45. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to date to implement the 19 recommendations of the report of the Food Vision Dairy Group. [11497/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
66. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that have been put in place to help farm families to deal with the cost-inflation challenges stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine. [11496/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
129. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an overview of the application of Housing for All in County Carlow. [11865/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
148. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the delivery of affordable housing in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11864/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
26. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [11293/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Tax Credits
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
92. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the total number of applications for the rent tax credit to date in 2023; if a county breakdown of the claims is available; when the first credits will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Tax Credits
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
100. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the stay-and-spend scheme; the value of receipts uploaded to the scheme; the cost to the State of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11305/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Business Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
249. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of County Carlow businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of them that have been successful; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11311/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Tax Credits
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
250. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of persons in County Carlow who are eligible to claim the rent tax credit; the number of people in County Carlow currently claiming it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11312/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Regeneration Projects
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
301. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the URDF plan for Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11242/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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State Bodies
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
302. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to address communication issues with the RTB, including delays in response times to queries from the public, landlords and renters; if there are adequate staff allocated to the board to address issues arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11244/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
388. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of an extension for a school (details supplied) in Carlow; the estimated timeframe from start to completion; the number of students upon completion that the school will cater for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11247/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
629. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when Tullow, County Carlow, will get a primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
630. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if Borris, County Carlow, will get a primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11240/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Ambulance Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
631. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of a new ambulance base in Carlow; the status of a temporary modular base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Care Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
632. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the construction of a new day care facility (details supplied) in County Carlow to replace the outdated prefabricated facility, which is home to the support services of mental and physically disabled children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Disability Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
633. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of funding allocated in budget 2023 as part of a €100 million fund to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across the country for a service in County Carlow (details supplied). [11246/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Post Office Network
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
708. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to ensure the viability and sustainability of towns and villages in rural Ireland that have lost or are losing the local post office such as Borris, County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11241/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
17. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9923/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Energy Conservation
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
68. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the roll-out of loan schemes for deep retrofitting; and if the backlog previously reported has been cleared. [9852/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
111. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding allocated to date to the community energy grant scheme. [9851/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
31. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the public realm improvements scheme for the enhancement of the River Barrow in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, due to be completed under the town and village renewal scheme. [9022/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available to community groups facing rising running costs due to inflation and energy price increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9021/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Industrial Development
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
129. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA advanced factory in Carlow; the action being taken to attract businesses to the factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Enterprise Policy
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
132. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the South-East Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8910/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Departmental Data
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
82. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artists in County Carlow who are in receipt of the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [8409/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Sports Organisations
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
122. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of sports organisations in County Carlow that are in receipt of the sports energy support scheme. [8408/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Road Safety Authority
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
189. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost if 50 additional WTE driver testers were recruited for the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8262/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Insurance Industry
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
223. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the legislative steps planned to tackle the ongoing high cost of insurance, especially motor insurance, as it relates to the motorsports industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8270/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Court Accommodation
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
242. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works refurbishment of Carlow courthouse railings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8271/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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National Monuments
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
243. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a list of properties in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that are under the ownership of the Office of Public Works; the plans for any remedial works at these sites; if there are plans for Ballymoon Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8274/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Vacant Properties
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
293. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for Carlow County Council's croí cónaithe scheme; the number of approved applicants; if they are vacant or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8269/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Fire Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
294. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress in addressing the difficulties in retaining part-time firefighters and improving their terms and conditions. [8272/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Naval Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
352. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched before the end of Q1, 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8267/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Disadvantaged Status
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
390. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if there will be a review of the way DEIS is allocated particularly in cases where two single-sex schools sit adjacent with the same demographic and are not allocated similar status in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8268/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
419. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education when a new special educational needs organiser will be appointed to the Carlow area following the vacancy arising (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8635/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
467. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full -ear cost of increasing the maximum rate of disability allowance to €228.50 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8259/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
468. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if a double payment of child benefit is being considered for families given the current cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8260/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Travel Documents
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
556. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 24 January 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities for this question to be answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8261/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
618. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a gallium scan; the hospitals in which these scans are performed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
619. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in each acute medical unit, acute medical assessment unit, medical short-stay unit and acute surgical assessment unit, broken down by unit for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8264/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Dental Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
620. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the funding for HSE dental services in the past three years in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; the number of children waiting for dental services in Kilkenny and Carlow; their waiting times; the locations in which children in the counties can have orthodontic treatment carried out; the number of orthodontists available to the HSE in this area; the criteria being applied that determines whether a child qualifies for HSE-funded orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8265/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Health Promotion
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
621. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; the budget allocated in 2023 for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8266/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
42. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice in view of the the increased number of sexual assaults recorded in quarter 3 of 2022, the steps that are being taken to tackle sexual, domestic and gender-based violence in Ireland. [7528/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
43. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Carlow and Kilkenny districts. [7527/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
22. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 4 2022 will be published. [6887/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Housing Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
280. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of CAS funding allocated to Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7335/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
281. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on projects in Carlow town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
370. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if the provision of schoolbooks will be made to those who are being home schooled in the same way books are being provided free of charge for primary school students this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7334/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
894. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1846 of 18 January 2023, the reason a pension has still not been paid to a former employee (details supplied) of his Department, seven months after applying; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6645/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
14. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the provision for wigs for those who have lost their hair due to medical reasons that are not specifically cancer-related; the exact amount of the grant available to support such persons with the cost of non-surgical hair replacement in each county per calendar year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6040/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
57. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person receiving the benefit payment for 65-year-olds is precluded from receiving the carer’s benefit; if receipt of the same benefit payment precludes persons from receiving other welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6041/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
65. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans his Department has to deal with the shortfall of accommodation for refugees; if his Department has planned for an increase in the number of rest centres for refugees coming to Ireland where they can stay temporarily before being moved to alternative accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6054/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Childcare Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
96. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide data on the new national childcare scheme to demonstrate participation and average subsidy rates for January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6042/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
270. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the carer’s grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5958/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
126. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of autism spectrum disorder class provision in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4935/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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School Staff
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
151. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to address teacher recruitment issues in primary and post-primary schools; the actions being taken to recognise foreign-based qualifications of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4934/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
11. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [4217/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Child Poverty
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
19. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the proposed child poverty unit in his Department. [4218/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Ukraine War
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
85. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of the Russian Federation abducting Ukrainian children from their families and removing them to Russia was discussed at the European Foreign Affairs council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4232/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Passport Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
140. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications from County Carlow that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4233/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Business Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
247. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter in relation to the temporary business energy support scheme (details supplied) and the application of same to the charity sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3998/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
256. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if a review is currently being undertaken of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme; if so, the status of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4080/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Recycling Policy
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
285. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the roll-out of the deposit return scheme; the number of retailers who have signed up to the scheme; if he will provide an overview of engagements with local authorities on potential planning permission requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3997/23]
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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Gender Balance
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
7. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update in respect of the action plan for sport 2021-2023 and the Government target to have 40% female representation in the board membership of the national governing bodies of sport. [3562/23]
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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Sport and Recreational Development
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
55. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to promote the participation of girls and young women in sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3561/23]
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
102. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the provision of affordable housing in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3424/23]
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
118. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the provision of modular build homes in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3423/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
6. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60894/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Inflation Rate
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
110. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he anticipates further measures being taken in relation to cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2980/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Business Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
124. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of Carlow businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of Wicklow businesses that have applied; the number of Carlow applications that have been successful; the number of Wicklow applications that have been successful; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2979/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Litter Pollution
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
180. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fines given to persons who did not remove dog fouling, by county, in tabular form; the amount raised by these fines; if the fines raised generated enough money to offset anti-litter and dog fouling advertising by the State; the cost of advertising in 2022 for anti-litter and dog fouling in each county; if he plans to amend legislation relating to dog fouling fines and associated litter laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2774/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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State Bodies
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
181. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of funding allocated to Inland Fisheries Ireland in each of the years 2020 to 2023; the expenditure incurred on refurbishments or installations of new facilities for each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2780/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Building Energy Rating
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
182. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes at each pre-works BER ratings that achieved B2 cost optimum standards in each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2781/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Departmental Funding
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
282. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of Exchequer funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2777/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Film Industry
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
283. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons employed in the Irish film industry; if the conditions of employment of workers and performers in the Irish film industry are improving; if the film industry producers benefitting from section 481 tax credit system are meeting the requirements for quality and fair employment and training and sustainable industry development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2778/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
284. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of applications received in respect of the live performance support scheme strands I and II, by county, over the course of the pandemic; the total number of applications refused, by county; the total number of appeals that were subsequently submitted, by county; the total number of appeals that were successful, by county, in tabular form; if there are plans to establish a national theatre to encourage indigenous musical theatre production growth as global attractions, as is the case in the UK with the West End, London and in North America with Broadway, given the enormous talent evident in musical and theatrical societies across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2779/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Air Corps
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
340. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of qualified military aircraft technicians and qualified military avionics technicians currently in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2775/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
364. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education when a climate-focused multi-annual summer works scheme will be opened for new applications in 2023; if there will also be a separate summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3210/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Child and Family Agency
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
427. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE social workers in Tusla who are dealing with foster children and foster families as of 31 December 2021 and 13 January 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2776/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Travel Documents
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
455. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the value of fines issued to airlines or ferry companies for failure to carry out adequate checks on travel documents of persons prior to them arriving into Ireland in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2772/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Health Services Staff
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
503. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing safeguarding team staffing levels by 20%, including employers' PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2782/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Health Services Staff
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
504. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of an additional managed clinical rehabilitation network team; the number of such teams currently in operating; the CHOs not served by such teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2783/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Hospital Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
505. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future development of Kilcreene Hospital Campus, Kilkenny; if services provided at this hospital will be expanded; if new services will be introduced; if there is a capital plan in place between now and the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2784/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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National Car Test
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
14. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the action that is being taken to standardise NCT tests nationwide in order that there is not one county failing more than another; and if any steps are being taken to resource the service given that the next available dates in many centres are in August 2023. [2024/23]