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Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe Flaherty
61. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48946/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe Flaherty
62. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48947/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe Flaherty
63. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48948/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe Flaherty
64. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48949/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe Flaherty
65. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advise in relation to an NPWS farm plan application (details supplied). [48950/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Joe Flaherty
770. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will ensure that claimants who are likely to lose the free transport benefit over the next eight months and before fulfilling eligibility from July 2024, are not deprived of this important and crucial benefit (details supplied). [48551/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Business Supports
Joe Flaherty
237. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine a bespoke scheme for the challenged horticulture sector as we move to the increased €12.70 minimum wage (details supplied). [46668/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Work Permits
Joe Flaherty
238. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update and timeline for the seasonal work permit scheme, given its introduction is crucial to the horticulture sector as Ireland moves to the €12.70 minimum wage. [46669/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Joe Flaherty
356. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was forced to stop working 20 years ago, now aged 61 years and in receipt of a local authority pension of €294 per week is eligible for the household benefits package. [46240/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Animal Feedstuffs
Joe Flaherty
424. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a product (details supplied) will be released to the business that bought the product. [46177/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Horticulture Sector
Joe Flaherty
439. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the white mushroom production sector and the vast majority of Irish strawberry growers are excluded from the new horticulture support scheme. [46674/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Horticulture Sector
Joe Flaherty
440. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine a bespoke scheme for the challenged horticulture sector as we move to the increased €12.70 minimum wage (details supplied). [46675/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Education and Training Boards
Joe Flaherty
140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45529/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Education Policy
Joe Flaherty
154. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is acting to support the workforce and talent development of Irish SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45530/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Joe Flaherty
417. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the necessary legislation has not been introduced to allow Rásaíocht Con Éireann to set up its own dedicated stud book, as promised in its Strategic Plan 2018-22, given that Rásaíocht Con Éireann incurs a loss of revenue estimated to be €1 million a year to the Irish Coursing Club, and given that this is not a question about the merits or otherwise of their new traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Joe Flaherty
418. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, he agrees with claims frequently made by representatives of Rásaíocht Con Éireann that greyhound racing is an important part of Irish culture (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44739/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Joe Flaherty
520. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce the shingles vaccine to the national immunisation programme similar to what is in place for people over 65 years of age, with no charge, in Northern Ireland. [44802/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Joe Flaherty
35. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how Budget 2024 will help the SME sector. [44196/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Industrial Development
Joe Flaherty
60. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress being made to acquire an IDA Ireland purpose-built facility in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44195/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Business Supports
Joe Flaherty
85. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans for any further supports to help businesses coping with increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43191/23]