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Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Mental Health Services
Neale Richmond
198. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of funding and resources for mental health services in An Garda Síochána over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17787/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Disability Support Services
Neale Richmond
230. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen adult disability services to support those with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17788/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Disability Support Services
Neale Richmond
231. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to expand the eligibility for adult day services to persons with intellectual disabilities that are excluded from applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17789/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neale Richmond
232. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding to adult disability services to see them through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond while still supplying a high level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17790/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Overseas Missions
Neale Richmond
146. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of peacekeeping defence missions over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17567/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Childcare Services
Neale Richmond
181. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has received information from a crèche (details supplied) regarding the closure of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17516/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Garda Transport Provision
Neale Richmond
187. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of Garda vehicle resources in the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17565/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Medical Cards
Neale Richmond
195. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when the planned increase in the thresholds for medical cards from €900 to €1,050 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17456/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neale Richmond
232. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have downloaded the Covid-19 tracker application; the average number of check-ins per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17605/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neale Richmond
233. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have downloaded the Covid-19 tracker application in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17606/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Proposed Legislation
Neale Richmond
106. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to publish a general scheme of a Bill to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to legislate for e-scooters and e-bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16528/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Cycling Facilities
Neale Richmond
107. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of and timeline for delivery of proposed segregated cycle routes (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16529/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Local Authority Housing
Neale Richmond
276. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the month in 2020 section 53 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 will be commenced; if it will be commenced before November 2020 when local authorities will be proposing their annual budgets for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Local Authority Rates
Neale Richmond
277. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities can rely upon section 9 of the Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 in the absence of regulations made pursuant to section 9(3) of the Act; if he plans to make regulations pursuant to section 9(3) of the Act; and if so, if the regulations will be made before November 2020 when local authorities will be proposing their annual budgets for approval. [16527/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Passport Applications
Neale Richmond
348. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed and supplied in view of a delay of almost five months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17316/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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After-School Support Services
Neale Richmond
359. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken in view of the cancellation of after-school programmes that are of the view they cannot take children due to the pod system that will be introduced in primary schools in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16876/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Felling Licences
Neale Richmond
491. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to implementing a solution to address the backlog of felling licences waiting to be processed; if staff numbers will be increased to manage the processing of same; his views on whether the process is too onerous on both applicants and officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16522/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Felling Licences
Neale Richmond
492. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average turnaround time for the processing of felling licences; if this is in line with target times set out in the Forestry Act 2014; the average turnaround time for the processing of appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16523/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Felling Licences
Neale Richmond
493. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reform the forestry and agricultural appeals regulation; if he will consider setting up a technical group to review possible improvements which could be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16524/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Childcare Services
Neale Richmond
547. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports considered to allow crèches to care for children under one in view of the fact many are refusing to take them as they require extra staffing which leaves parents returning to the workplace without childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/20]