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Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Pensions Reform
Joe Flaherty
265. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the publishing of the report by the Commission on Pensions; and when she plans to publish the report of the Commission (details supplied). [38846/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Departmental Data
Joe Flaherty
266. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff by location and function in each office of her Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38848/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Departmental Properties
Joe Flaherty
278. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38858/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Departmental Data
Joe Flaherty
287. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38853/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
302. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans for an easing of restrictions on passengers who are also partners of Irish nationals travelling into the country (details supplied). [38847/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Departmental Properties
Joe Flaherty
303. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff by location and function in each office of her Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38854/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Departmental Staff
Joe Flaherty
458. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38862/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Departmental Data
Joe Flaherty
485. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff by location and function in each office of her Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38849/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Home Care Packages
Joe Flaherty
52. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours being provided in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for homecare in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37728/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Joe Flaherty
75. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if it is planned to allow mixing of Covid-19 vaccines in first and second doses as happens in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37729/21]
Thu, 8 Jul 2021
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Joe Flaherty
72. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the new apprenticeship programmes due to come on stream in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36852/21]
Thu, 8 Jul 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Joe Flaherty
110. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in the Roscommon-Longford division; the number of community Gardaí in the Westmeath division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36816/21]
Thu, 8 Jul 2021
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Departmental Projects
Joe Flaherty
125. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the Local Community Safety Partnership pilot in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36817/21]
Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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Greenways Provision
Joe Flaherty
35. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Programme for Government commitment to work with local authorities and appropriate agencies to continue to develop an integrated national network of greenways to be used by commuters, students, leisure cyclists and tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21811/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe Flaherty
95. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number in each county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the scheme in each county over that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31767/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe Flaherty
114. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the business resumption support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31768/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Communications
Joe Flaherty
1026. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans for his Department to develop an awareness campaign promoting the benefits of employing disabled persons to employers, the wider community and disabled persons themselves; if such a consideration has been given; and if there is an indication as to the potential cost. [32032/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Strategies
Joe Flaherty
1027. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department were to develop an awareness campaign promoting the benefits of employing disabled persons to would be employers, if there would be opportunities for persons with disabilities and disabled persons organisations to co-produce or feed into such a campaign. [32033/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe Flaherty
9. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of enterprises in counties Longford and Westmeath that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30044/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe Flaherty
96. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30043/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Pension Provisions
Joe Flaherty
164. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek an assurance from CIÉ that it will await the outcome of the High Court application by the trustees of the 1951 pension scheme before engaging in further discussions on the scheme. [28241/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Joe Flaherty
361. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education when a newly built school (details supplied) is likely to open for students. [28234/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Joe Flaherty
362. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education when the details of the July provision will issue to schools (details supplied). [28235/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Technological Universities
Joe Flaherty
99. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the name he plans to apply to the new LIT and AIT technological university; the process undertaken by the project team; the consultation process to arrive at the proposed agreed name which he rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26959/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joe Flaherty
78. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Longford currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number of persons in County Westmeath currently in receipt of the payment; the number in each county who were in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received the payment since the introduction of the payment; the total expenditure on such payments in each county over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26276/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Grant Payments
Joe Flaherty
191. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of projects submitted under Strand 2 of the just transition project (details supplied). [26379/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
89. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for clearing the backlog of passports applications from applicants in counties Longford and Westmeath. [23915/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Fáilte Ireland
Joe Flaherty
311. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when details of the Fáilte Ireland capital investment programme, Platforms for Growth will be announced for 2021 (details supplied). [24597/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Pensions Reform
Joe Flaherty
553. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the publishing of the report by the Commission on Pensions which is expected to report in June 2021. [24593/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Widow's Pension
Joe Flaherty
554. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of the widow’s pension. [24595/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Widow's Pension
Joe Flaherty
555. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of widow pension recipients who have to work to raise families; and the value of the resultant tax revenue on their pension payment. [24596/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Driver Licences
Joe Flaherty
168. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a licence. [22701/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Health Services
Joe Flaherty
523. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the planned payment of €800,000 for services (details supplied) to address historical underfunding at the service provider. [22678/21]
Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Joe Flaherty
60. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education if primary schools will be allowing external teachers to come into schools to undertake the July provision in Summer 2021. [22387/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
102. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the work of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21812/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Departmental Funding
Joe Flaherty
110. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the Public Service Innovation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20402/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Public Services Provision
Joe Flaherty
122. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the assessment he is making or he has made as to whether capacity across public service bodies is keeping pace with increased investment levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20401/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Rail Network
Joe Flaherty
303. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 28 to 31, inclusive, of 4 March 2021, the timeframe for the completion of the preliminary business case for the DART expansion project. [18262/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Rail Network
Joe Flaherty
304. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 28 to 31, inclusive, of 4 March 2021, if the DART expansion project will be announced in advance of the launch of phase two of the review of the national development plan. [18263/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Rail Network
Joe Flaherty
305. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 28 to 31, inclusive, of 4 March 2021, the length of time it will it take to complete the DART expansion project once the technical review of the DART expansion commences. [18264/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Driver Test
Joe Flaherty
389. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons in the current backlog of driver theory tests nationwide by county for each of the 16 licence category tests, that is, category AM through to category D1E in tabular form. [19642/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
439. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport when driving lessons can resume given that there are still many essential workers unable to finish their 12 lessons in order to be able to book driving tests. [20521/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Passport Applications
Joe Flaherty
885. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons who have applied for a passport which have not yet been processed. [20504/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Passport Applications
Joe Flaherty
886. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons who have applied for a passport which have not yet been processed by county in tabular form. [20505/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Joe Flaherty
1091. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education if arrangements will be made to facilitate a child (details supplied) in relation to their application for enrolment in a special educational unit. [20738/21]
Thu, 25 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if clarity will be provided on student work placement and practical requirements (details supplied) for post-leaving certificate courses. [16162/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Roads Maintenance
Joe Flaherty
116. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if local authorities have reported delays in the completion of their restoration improvement programmes; and his plans to assist local authorities in increasing their capacity to carry out roadworks in the coming months. [15653/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
834. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education her plans for vaccine roll-out in special education schools in which there are very vulnerable young children; and if there are plans to also prioritise staff in such settings given that colleagues in adult disabilities have already begun their vaccinations. [14183/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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School Curriculum
Joe Flaherty
878. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding teaching time. [14721/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Leave to Remain
Joe Flaherty
1224. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice if a decision will issue on a leave to remain request in the case of a person (details supplied). [14403/21]