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Wed, 8 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Marian Harkin
466. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of closures of all childcare services including the name of the service, location and number of childcare places for the years 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20678/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Marian Harkin
467. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all new childcare services including the name of the service, location and number of childcare places for the years 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20679/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Marian Harkin
473. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify a matter in regard to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20756/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Marian Harkin
546. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the reason the employment embargo is impacting on cover for maternity leave; his plans to address this matter which is impacting services across the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Marian Harkin
562. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised national safeguarding policy for the health and social care sector, with particular emphasis on the safeguarding of adults and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20445/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Home Care Packages
Marian Harkin
565. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if home care support will be provided for a person (details supplied) in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20452/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Marian Harkin
660. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how Youthreach providers can offer summer programmes, with opportunities for extracurricular activities when there is a staff reduction (outside of the 166 days when teaching staff depart at the start of June annually) – in some centres the minimum figure of Resource Person : Teacher Grade is 49% nationally rising upwards to almost 90% in some individual centres. [20754/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Marian Harkin
661. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the value of summer programmes has been identified in inspection reports of Youthreach undertaken by the Inspectorate in the Department of Education; and if his Department has also noted the potential health and safety issues that arise with a reduced staff providing this programme. [20755/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Marian Harkin
75. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to explain the different pension arrangements that are in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre-and post-1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Tourism Industry
Marian Harkin
172. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the percentage of all Fáilte Ireland registered tourism bed stock that was contracted to the State for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and the most recent up-to-date percentage figure for 2024, per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19966/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Tourism Industry
Marian Harkin
249. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of non-registered Fáilte Ireland tourism bed stock that was contracted to the State for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 through his Department; the up-to-date percentage figure for this year, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20072/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Marian Harkin
289. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to a school transport issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18851/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Marian Harkin
295. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if it will be considered, as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18970/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Marian Harkin
410. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the inclusion of County Sligo in the defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19207/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Septic Tanks
Marian Harkin
425. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify an issue in regard to septic tank grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19442/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Marian Harkin
689. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on a medical appointment for a person (details supplied). [19049/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Marian Harkin
71. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications for the agriculture sector in Ireland, given that the European Council has not reached agreement on the EU Nature Restoration Law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18297/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Food Industry
Marian Harkin
72. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the application of PGI status for boxty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18296/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Youth Work Supports
Marian Harkin
352. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level schools' calendar would be a cost-saving measure to public expenditure as well as a contribution to the educational delivery of the service, going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18531/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Rail Network
Marian Harkin
154. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport when the All-Island Strategic Rail Review be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17382/24]