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Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Joe Flaherty
194. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who were on restricted duty when the figures were last compiled in June 2021; and the number of officers assigned to County Longford at that time. [8667/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Social Partnership Meetings
Joe Flaherty
7. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with the social partners. [7950/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Joe Flaherty
66. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, appointment in the Longford-Westmeath local health office area; the number of these children who are also on a waiting list for a primary care psychology appointment; if he plans to audit, review or reform CAMHS in the area in the wake of recent issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7875/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Home Help Service
Joe Flaherty
186. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours that will be provided to older persons in counties Longford and Westmeath during 2022. [7876/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Housing Schemes
Joe Flaherty
390. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the first home affordable purchase shared equity scheme; when the scheme will be available to access; and if it will be available countrywide. [8401/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Joe Flaherty
14. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [6147/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Joe Flaherty
89. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland enrolled in further and higher education in each of the years since 2010 to date in tabular form; his plans to further investigate the mobility of students in the Common Travel Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6383/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Joe Flaherty
108. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the implementation of the Cassells report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6382/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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State Pensions
Joe Flaherty
40. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the Report of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5395/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Pension Provisions
Joe Flaherty
96. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of pension auto-enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5394/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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International Protection
Joe Flaherty
182. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of admissions to the Irish Refugee Protection Programme since its inception; the number of persons that are expected to travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5439/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Joe Flaherty
187. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects that baby boxes will be rolled out to new parents nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5440/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
152. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the status of the public health supports available to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4676/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
Joe Flaherty
170. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education her strategy to address the lower progression rate to third-level among DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4675/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Housing Schemes
Joe Flaherty
422. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if holders of stamp 4 status in the country will be eligible to apply for the new local authority home loan. [5075/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Housing Schemes
Joe Flaherty
423. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if holders of stamp 4 status in the country were refused the Rebuilding Ireland home loan on the basis of their residency in the country. [5076/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Joe Flaherty
614. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 761 of 2 November 2021, if she has received a response from An Garda Síochána regarding statistical information in relation to gardaí assigned to County Longford in September 2021. [4890/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Passport Services
Joe Flaherty
40. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from counties Longford and Westmeath that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3696/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Housing Provision
Joe Flaherty
78. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the income thresholds for supports for social housing applications will be adjusted to reflect the recent €5 increase in social welfare payments. [3846/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Medical Cards
Joe Flaherty
182. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if the income thresholds for medical card applications will be adjusted to reflect the recent €5 increase in social welfare payments. [3845/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
520. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if agency and porter staff assigned to hospitals throughout the pandemic are eligible for the €1,000 frontline workers’ payment; if HSE home help staff are eligible for the €1,000 frontline workers’ payment; and if agency home help and PA staff are eligible for the €1,000 frontline workers’ payment. [3574/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Joe Flaherty
36. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
53. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of expenditure in 2021 related to Covid-19; the way this compared to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2546/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Culture Policy
Joe Flaherty
93. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the strategies in place to deliver on the recommendations proposed by the Night-time Economy Taskforce including the status of the establishment of an implementation structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2504/22]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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Tourism Industry
Joe Flaherty
141. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures in place to meet labour supply and skills requirements in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2503/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
1643. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the provision that will be made for the thousands of persons who contracted Covid-19 over the past three weeks and before they had managed to get their booster, were unable to access a PCR test to confirm this (details supplied). [1175/22]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Insurance Industry
Joe Flaherty
103. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with the insurance industry to address the issues with access to affordable insurance faced by some businesses. [62218/21]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe Flaherty
127. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath, respectively, currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62217/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Joe Flaherty
401. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned development of a new Gaelscoil in Longford town (details supplied). [61456/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Enterprise Policy
Joe Flaherty
140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan. [60671/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe Flaherty
157. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will be providing new supports to businesses currently being impacted by public health restrictions. [60672/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Animal Breeding
Joe Flaherty
654. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing time for a foal registration. [59927/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Joe Flaherty
27. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made under First 5, the whole-of-Government strategy for babies, young children and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59457/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Departmental Funding
Joe Flaherty
73. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the strategy for the way his Department funds integration projects; the funding that has been made available in 2021 and 2022 in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59456/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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General Practitioner Services
Joe Flaherty
148. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to strengthen general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59355/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Mental Health Services
Joe Flaherty
196. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of dementia advisers currently in place; the number that are to be recruited in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59354/21]
Thu, 2 Dec 2021
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Housing Provision
Joe Flaherty
49. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the planned refurbishment of 12 local authority houses at a location (details supplied). [59630/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Departmental Strategies
Joe Flaherty
121. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made under the Adult Literacy for Life 10-year adult literacy strategy including the announcement of planned measures under Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58634/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Student Accommodation
Joe Flaherty
132. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his strategy to increase the supply and affordability of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58633/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Joe Flaherty
338. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the status of the approved new build autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit to include two classrooms and ancillary services at a school (details supplied) in Longford town. [58781/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Medical Records
Joe Flaherty
632. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing a medical report from Mullingar General Hospital for a person (details supplied). [58789/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Mental Health Services
Joe Flaherty
657. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if the post for the school age team psychologist in County Longford has been filled. [58853/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Social Welfare Payments
Joe Flaherty
21. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of those availing of urgent needs and exceptional needs payments, by the main reason, from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58017/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Employment Support Services
Joe Flaherty
88. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the strategies in place to increase labour market participation among groups distant from the labour market including lone parents, persons with disabilities, members of minority ethnic groups and persons who may have taken time out of the workforce and would now like to return; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58018/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Joe Flaherty
123. 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. [57983/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Joe Flaherty
124. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place for the expansion of Garda CCTV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57984/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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School Curriculum
Joe Flaherty
118. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the progress of the senior cycle review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57305/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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School Funding
Joe Flaherty
145. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase capitation grants in order that each school has the resources they need to deliver for all their students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57304/21]
Wed, 17 Nov 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Joe Flaherty
41. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has given consideration to the use of biofuels in home heating (details supplied); and his plans for similar trials in Ireland. [56250/21]
Wed, 17 Nov 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Joe Flaherty
42. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will research and investigate the benefits, challenges and opportunities for domestic homes using hydrotreated vegetable oils technology. [56251/21]