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Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
196. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will investigate an issue in relation to a passport renewal for a person (details supplied). [46817/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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School Staff
Joe Flaherty
268. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education when the 90-day rule or cap on career-break substitute teaching will be removed. [47118/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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National Educational Psychological Service
Joe Flaherty
269. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will regain its previous access to a psychologist and referral service. [47119/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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National Educational Psychological Service
Joe Flaherty
270. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the schools in County Longford which have been transitioned to the Mullingar National Educational Psychological Service. [47120/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Credit Unions
Joe Flaherty
154. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the action that he is taking to support credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46326/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Departmental Surveys
Joe Flaherty
162. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the SME Credit Demand Survey that was published by his Department in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46325/22]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
63. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a passport application (details supplied). [46142/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Job Creation
Joe Flaherty
40. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the most recent data on the level of IDA-supported jobs, by county; the number of additional jobs created since the formation of the Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44091/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Job Creation
Joe Flaherty
41. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the most recent data on the level of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs, by county; the number of additional jobs created since the formation of the Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44092/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Immigration Status
Joe Flaherty
443. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants' scheme by a person (details supplied). [38189/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Joe Flaherty
144. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if he will report on capital developments at St. Joseph’s Care Campus in Longford. [37459/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Primary Care Services
Joe Flaherty
155. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for primary care facilities in Edgeworthstown, Granard and Ballymahon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37460/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Budget 2023
Joe Flaherty
371. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a similar compensation payment awarded to two county councils resulting from the closure of power stations will be included in Budget 2023 given that the local authorities face profound uncertainty should this not happen (details supplied). [37606/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Water Services
Joe Flaherty
396. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application from the Forgney community water connection previously known as group water scheme for a water connection to the Ballymahon public water system has been included in the Longford County Council bid under the new multi rural water programme 2022 to 2024 (details supplied). [37219/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Fire Stations
Joe Flaherty
421. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new fire station for Ballymahon, County Longford (details supplied) [37598/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Local Authorities
Joe Flaherty
422. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide assurances that County Longford and other affected local authorities will be appropriately compensated as a result of the new local property tax brackets (details supplied). [37601/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Housing Policy
Joe Flaherty
423. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income thresholds for social housing supports will be updated. [37602/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Joe Flaherty
424. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the current €30,000 upper limit on the amount payable under the essential works grant scheme for the elderly will be reviewed upwardly; and if so, when this will occur given the current inflationary costs affecting construction. [37603/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Housing Policy
Joe Flaherty
425. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any plans to revisit the new ten-year tenancy requirement before a tenancy can apply for the tenant purchase scheme and to reduce the wait time for the many households that felt that they could have been approved in 2022. [37604/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Local Authorities
Joe Flaherty
426. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give an assurance that Longford County Council will be compensated in respect of the significant, unavoidable and unbudgeted over-spend for the housing retrofit scheme (details supplied). [37608/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Joe Flaherty
599. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if any consideration will be given to community employment scheme supervisors who retired prior to the 2008 reference year in order to allow them to receive the CE ex-gratia payment (details supplied). [37222/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Gender Balance
Joe Flaherty
25. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline his Department’s strategy to encourage more female participation in science, technology, engineering and maths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36763/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Joe Flaherty
42. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the take up of the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme by sector and county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36762/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Joe Flaherty
132. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline commitments under Ireland’s National Action Plan for the EU Child Guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36705/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
93. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will retrieve the tracking numbers in respect of the passport applications of two children (details supplied). [36544/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
261. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied). [35422/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Register of Electors
Joe Flaherty
275. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to make it possible to apply online to be included in the electoral register. [34316/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Disability Services
Joe Flaherty
897. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if information in relation to the staffing levels in the progressing disability services team at a centre (details supplied) in County Longford will be provided. [34425/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Disability Services
Joe Flaherty
906. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actual case numbers assigned to the progressing disability 8 service in County Longford as of 1 June 2022, given that as of March 2022 the case load assigned was 790. [34435/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Health Services
Joe Flaherty
907. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by age profile nought to five years and so on of wait times for services - S&L, occupational therapy and psychology, based on the PDS 8 case numbers for 1 June 1 2022. [34436/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Disabilities Assessments
Joe Flaherty
908. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting ASD assessments at the PDS 8 service in County Longford; and the average wait time for this service as of 1 June 2022. [34437/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Disability Services
Joe Flaherty
909. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to move the PDS 8 service to a purpose-built facility currently vacant at the Ballyminnion campus (details supplied); and the up-to-date staffing position in terms of vacant posts as of 17 June 2022. [34438/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Common Agricultural Policy
Joe Flaherty
944. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new CAP scheme will compensate farmers who do not cut turf on their boglands regardless of any commitment to ensure that farmers will still be able to cut turf on their own bogs (details supplied). [34468/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
130. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports to date in 2022 from counties Longford and Westmeath; the number of passports issued; and the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32951/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
285. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that they are due to travel abroad on Tuesday 21 June 2022.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33303/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
286. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that they are due to travel on Monday 20 June 2022.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33304/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
287. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that he or she is due to travel on 24 June 202.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
288. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application of a person (details supplied) given that they were advised that original paperwork was outstanding but they claim that all requested original documents were submitted with the application.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
289. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied). [33307/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
290. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied). [33308/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
291. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that it was due to issue on 17 June 2022. [33309/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
292. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that they are due to travel 24 June 2022. [33310/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
293. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied). [33311/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
373. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied). [32013/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Housing Schemes
Joe Flaherty
490. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if rent supplement payments are a reckonable income when assessing eligibility for social housing supports given that no published guidelines give a definitive answer. [29179/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
641. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the marriage certificate that was submitted with passport applications by persons (details supplied) can also be assigned to other applications in order to allow these applications to proceed. [29452/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
642. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an email in respect of a further information request from the Passport Office will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied). [29453/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
643. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an email in respect of a further information request from the Passport Office will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied). [29454/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Health Services
Joe Flaherty
1453. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for such an over-arching body in Ireland to provide oversight in the public interest of the health and social care regulators similar to the UK in Ireland (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29178/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Departmental Programmes
Joe Flaherty
52. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available for parent and toddler groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28464/22]