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Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Fire Service
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
162. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of fire service callouts that have been responded to by the retained fire service nationwide by county; the number that have been responded to by the permanent fire service by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18064/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Fire Service
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
163. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retained firefighters in the fire service; the number of permanent firefighters in the service; the age breakdown of both groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Fire Service
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
164. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has reviewed the recommendations of a report (details supplied); his plans to implement the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18066/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Fire Service
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
165. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures in place to ensure retention, upskilling and promotion of retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18067/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Registration of Births
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
233. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the inclusion of babies who are stillborn before 24 weeks and or under 500g in weight to be included on the still birth register; her plans for those babies to receive a certificate of life (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18070/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
373. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health if mandatory hotel quarantine or home quarantine concessions will be available for incoming travellers who have received a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency, EMA, and have had a negative PCR test within 72 hours of arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18062/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
374. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for cataract treatment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18068/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Health Services Provision
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
375. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans for the nationwide roll-out of the shared care cataract treatment model, which is already in operation in the Sligo region, known as the Sligo scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18069/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Fishing Industry
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
2023. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning industrial fishing for sprat similar to that for herring and mackerel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15526/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Environmental Policy
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
113. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects to finalise and implement the solid fuel regulation following the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Interdepartmental Working Groups
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
3. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Taoiseach the status of the senior officials' group on the sustainable development goals; the membership of the group; the dates of meetings held since its inception; the scope of their work; and the Departments represented in the group. [9062/21]
Thu, 18 Feb 2021
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Sustainable Development Goals
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
30. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the stakeholder forum on the sustainable development goals; the membership of that group; the dates of meetings held since its inception; the scope of their work; the Departments represented in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9064/21]
Thu, 18 Feb 2021
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Citizenship Status
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
222. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for applications for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9058/21]
Thu, 18 Feb 2021
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Citizenship Status
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
223. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the levels of investment made by her Department in each of the years 2015 to 2019 in information technology systems and services with the specific objective to improve the efficiency of processing applications for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9059/21]
Thu, 18 Feb 2021
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Citizenship Status
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
224. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Justice the levels of investment made by her Department in each of the years 2015 to 2019 in resources and services to support applicants for citizenship in their application process, for example, translation services, tutorials and easy-to-access information on the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9060/21]
Thu, 11 Feb 2021
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Pleanáil Teanga
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
83. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé i gceist aici cur i gníomh an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, mar a bhaineann sé le Pleananna Teanga Contae, a phlé leis na Príomh-Oifigigh Feidhmiúcháin sna hÚdaráis Áitiúla ina bhfuil Plean Teanga i bhfeidhm ina gceantar feidhme; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [7537/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
18. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures and actions that have been undertaken between 2010 and 2020 towards reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions under the 2020 EU effort sharing decision; the extent to which these measures were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Climate Change Policy
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
19. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the funding from his Department to the carbon fund for Europe and the biocarbon fund is counted in Ireland’s overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6212/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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World Bank
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
51. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Finance the level of oversight held by his Department of the climate and development funds managed by the World Bank to which Ireland is a donor; the way in which the funding is being used; the frequency and depth of reports provided to his Department in relation to the projects and programmes supported by those funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6213/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Sustainable Development Goals
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
52. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Finance if his Department’s new statement of strategy will support the implementation of the sustainable development goals; if specific goals and sub-targets have been identified as being particularly relevant to his Department's work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/21]