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Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Garda Vetting Applications Data
Martin Kenny
523. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by persons applying for Garda vetting since the process of Garda vetting was established. [46326/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Garda Vetting Applications Data
Martin Kenny
524. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual costs incurred by the Exchequer in processing Garda vetting applications for each year to date since the process of Garda vetting was established. [46327/17]
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
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Nitrates Usage
Martin Kenny
53. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will extend the slurry spreading deadline of 14 October 2017 to enable farmers to spread when conditions allow in view of the extremely wet weather conditions in parts of the country over the past six to eight weeks which has prevented the spread of slurry. [41893/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Stamp Duty
Martin Kenny
10. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he will ensure that farmers are not affected by stamp duty increases aimed at commercial developers. [44729/17]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017
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Commonage Framework Plans
Martin Kenny
139. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current or pending green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, applications that must include commonage framework plans. [43222/17]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017
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Commonage Framework Plans
Martin Kenny
140. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applications to date that have included commonage framework plans. [43223/17]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017
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Commonage Framework Plans
Martin Kenny
141. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences for farmers who do not have their commonage framework plans completed by the deadline of 31 October 2017 in view of the fact that applications opened on 2 October 2017. [43224/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Ambulance Service Staff
Martin Kenny
416. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have been recruited by the national ambulance service in regions (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [42245/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Fodder Crisis
Martin Kenny
33. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a fodder aid package to assist farmers in difficulty in view of the heavy rain in recent weeks. [41621/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
Martin Kenny
56. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to introduce income averaging over three years when calculating income eligibility for farm assist. [41624/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Bovine Disease Controls
Martin Kenny
62. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persistently infected bovines with BVD here; his plans for same; the number of herds currently restricted due to BVD; and the length of time he plans for the eradication programme to continue in view of the fact that it was initially indicated in 2013 to last for three years of tissue tagging and three years lower-intensity surveillance. [41668/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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TB Eradication Scheme
Martin Kenny
63. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the bovine TB eradication, badger vaccine trial which was reported to have taken place in County Kilkenny; and the expected date of the publication of the report of the trial. [41626/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Sheep Welfare Scheme
Martin Kenny
71. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in receipt of Sheep Welfare Scheme payments will receive their next due payments. [41625/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Martin Kenny
337. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of CAMHS services in Sligo region CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40472/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Martin Kenny
338. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the job titles and details of contract for all employees on the CAMHS team in Sligo area CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40473/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Martin Kenny
339. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the full-time senior psychologist position has been filled in the CAMHS service in Sligo area CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Data
Martin Kenny
340. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the CAMHS waiting list at the end of August 2017 for Sligo area CHO1 by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Farm Safety Scheme
Martin Kenny
1370. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation for farm safety initiatives in each of the years 2011 to 2016 in tabular form. [38486/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Bord Bia Expenditure
Martin Kenny
1371. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation for promoting Irish food abroad by Bord Bia in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and the allocation for 2017 in tabular form. [38487/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Bord Bia Expenditure
Martin Kenny
1372. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation for promoting Irish seafood abroad by Bord Bia in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and the allocation for 2017 in tabular form. [38488/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Sheep Welfare Scheme Data
Martin Kenny
1373. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of an enhanced sheep welfare scheme that would include additional environmental and climate change measures resulting in an increased payment of €5 per ewe in circumstances in which such actions were undertaken. [38489/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Martin Kenny
1374. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing funding for the beef data genomics programme to allocate an additional €10, €20, €30, €40 and €50 per suckler cow. [38490/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Aquaculture Data
Martin Kenny
1375. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the implementation of recommendation 10 of the independent aquaculture licence review report. [38491/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Martin Kenny
1376. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of establishing and running a new department within the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission that would perform the function of a regulator to deal with allegations of price fixing in the sale of meat and other agricultural produce (details supplied). [38493/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Inland Fisheries Stocks
Martin Kenny
1420. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the allocation in each of the past ten years per annum for the restocking of hatcheries and rivers; and the areas in current and capital expenditure in which it has been spent. [38492/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Martin Kenny
681. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists providing services in counties Leitrim and Sligo in 2016 and to date in 2017. [35049/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Martin Kenny
682. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of part-time occupational therapists providing services in counties Leitrim and Sligo; and the number of hours per week they worked in 2016 and to date in 2017. [35050/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Martin Kenny
683. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists in counties Leitrim and Sligo who are on leave; the length of time they have been on leave; and the date they are due to return to work. [35051/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Martin Kenny
684. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of part-time occupational therapists in counties Leitrim and Sligo who are on leave; the type of leave; the length of time they have been on leave; and the date they are due to return to work [35052/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Martin Kenny
685. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate cover for occupational therapists in counties Leitrim and Sligo to go on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35053/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Martin Kenny
763. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be seen by an occupational therapist in counties Leitrim and in Sligo for more than one month, two months and three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35311/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Live Exports
Martin Kenny
1199. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new regulations introduced in January 2017 mean that cattle presented at a mart but not sold are not eligible for export for 30 days and that this is having a detrimental effect on the cattle trade and on exporters' ability to fulfil their contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35915/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Youth Services Funding
Martin Kenny
1438. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the criteria have changed for the local youth club grant scheme to prioritising groups in which 75% of the youth members are between ten and 21 years of age and requiring 75% to be between ten to 21 years of age. [35822/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Youth Services Funding
Martin Kenny
1439. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether scout groups could be disadvantaged by the change to the local youth club grant scheme which requires groups to have 75% of youth members between ten and 21 years of age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35823/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Sheep Welfare Scheme Expenditure
Martin Kenny
547. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the sheep welfare scheme; if there has been underexpenditure on this scheme; and if he has considered a top-up payment to successful applications. [32083/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Departmental Expenditure
Martin Kenny
552. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the total funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for goods and services and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32227/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Teagasc Courses
Martin Kenny
214. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated in each of the years 2010 to 2016 for the provision of green certificate education for farmers; and his views on whether this allocation was sufficient for the provision of courses to meet the demand during those years. [30372/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Bovine Disease Controls
Martin Kenny
215. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the establishment of an infectious bovine rhinotracheitis eradication scheme; and the estimated cost of such a scheme. [30373/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Veterinary Inspection Service
Martin Kenny
216. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of running the regional veterinary laboratory network by year in each of the years 2010 to 2016; and the expected allocation for 2017 for the maintenance and improvement of the network. [30374/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Farm Household Incomes
Martin Kenny
2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase farm income for those sectors, the income of which according to the Teagasc farm survey is below €10,000, with 19% of persons with an income below €5,000. [28469/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Nitrates Usage
Martin Kenny
25. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which will be put in place by his Department in order to assist farmers due to the new EU rules governing slurry spreading and the use of splash plates. [29244/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Martin Kenny
38. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total sum of money retained from farmers in the beef data genomics scheme in 2016 and to date in 2017; the reason for the retention of these moneys; and the measures taken by his Department to ensure that farmers are fully informed as to the reason the retentions are taking place and the way to avoid them in future. [27961/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Martin Kenny
44. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although there was a commitment to put a ceiling on direct CAP payments of €150,000 and a commitment to lower that ceiling to €100,000, a small group of farmers were in receipt of payments of over €200,000 in 2016; and the way in which this happened in view of his commitment. [27959/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Fish Quotas
Martin Kenny
47. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to distribute the extra mackerel quota which has been allocated. [29245/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Direct Payment Scheme
Martin Kenny
53. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objective of his Department in performing a new round of land eligibility inspections with stricter criteria which may result in hill farmers receiving reduced direct payments; the details of the new criteria; and the implications of each. [27958/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Fish Quotas
Martin Kenny
238. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to make a decision regarding the allocation of spurdog quota to the Irish fleet. [29246/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan
Martin Kenny
107. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published. [27960/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hospital Procedures
Martin Kenny
1469. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of days per year full capacity protocol has been implemented at University Hospital Galway in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [28681/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Departmental Expenditure
Martin Kenny
1608. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of spending by his Department on health and safety equipment and training for fishers over the past five years in tabular form. [26872/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
Martin Kenny
1742. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure by his Department on research and development in the maritime energy sector including tidal, wave and wind energy in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [26934/17]