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Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Tax Exemptions
Marian Harkin
207. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he is supportive of a comprehensive VAT proposal by an organisation (details supplied) which was submitted to him recently; if he plans to extend the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17675/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Marian Harkin
307. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on an application for incremental credits submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17831/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Marian Harkin
351. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 11 April 2024, to provide a breakdown of the number of houses each local authority area has delivered through Project Tosaigh; to provide a breakdown of the number of homes each individual local authority area is contracted or recommended to proceed to procurement under this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Marian Harkin
352. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 11 April 2024, of the 12 local authority areas that have been provided funding under the cost rental equity loan scheme, to provide details of which specific local authority areas have been provided with funding; how many houses have been built through this scheme in each of the relevant local authority areas to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17425/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Marian Harkin
353. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 11 April 2024, to provide details of which specific local authorities the thirteen projects of 1,437 cost rental homes are spread over; how many cost rental homes each of the projects will deliver for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17426/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Tourism Industry
Marian Harkin
14. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional measures she has put in place to support downstream businesses whose revenue has dropped mainly due to the fact local tourism accommodation is being used to accommodate Ukrainians, refugees and international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17060/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Marian Harkin
85. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional business supports, apart from the increased cost of business scheme, he is considering putting in place, particularly for SMEs to meet the increased cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17051/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Food Promotion
Marian Harkin
270. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the application for PGI status for boxty. [17128/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Education Schemes
Marian Harkin
62. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the reason no counsellor is available to a school in north Leitrim under the Counselling in Primary Schools pilot (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16346/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Marian Harkin
460. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a decision on a social welfare appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16189/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Marian Harkin
560. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed outline of the reasons for the non-payment of the sheep improvement scheme for 2023 to a person (details supplied); if the person is included in the scheme for the future years of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16593/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Policy
Marian Harkin
42. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he has put in place to support renters seeking accommodation who are not eligible for local authority housing in the north-West. [15766/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Marian Harkin
77. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to stage payments for paying out the croí cónaithe grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Marian Harkin
134. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government is putting a fund in place to support farmers in the implementation of the nature restoration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10697/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Marian Harkin
9. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the review of the disabled drivers scheme; and the new criteria being considered line with international best practice. [15225/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Medical Cards
Marian Harkin
142. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the income threshold for qualification for a medical card for under-70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Organ Donation
Marian Harkin
163. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when the register for opting out of organ donation will be up and running. [15613/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Diplomatic Representation
Marian Harkin
45. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the reinstatement of Villa Spada as Ireland’s Embassy to the Holy See; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15139/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Telecommunications Services
Marian Harkin
122. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to introduce any restrictions in regard to the pricing model being used by broadband and mobile phone service providers who impose annual price rises that are linked to the rate of inflation, plus a certain set percentage, at the same time each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14768/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Tax Data
Marian Harkin
289. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance to detail in percentage terms (in tabular form, on 1 January for the year 2014 and the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive), each of the following taxes/levies where relevant (excise, NORA, carbon tax, better energy) on the pump price of a litre of petrol and diesel. [14053/24]