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Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1865. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of 10,361 given in a report (details supplied) for the total number of persons deriving economic benefit from the greyhound sector refer to those deriving economic benefit from the greyhound racing sector only; the number of the 10,361 given for the total number of persons deriving economic benefit from the greyhound sector that are related to the activity of hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2084/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1866. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of €103.8 million per annum given in a report (details supplied) for the gross wage bill refer to wages earned by those involved in the greyhound racing industry only; the amount of the figure of €103.8 million for the gross wage bill that relates to the activity of hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2085/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1867. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of €88.2 million given in a report (details supplied) for net incomes generated in the industry refers to net incomes generated by the greyhound racing industry only; the estimated amount of the figure of €88.2 million given for net incomes generated in the industry that relates to the activity of hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2086/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1868. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of 6,211 owners given in a report (details supplied) refers to owners of greyhounds used in the greyhound racing industry only; the number of the 6,211 owners that relates to the activity of hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2087/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1869. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, the breakdown of racing and coursing pups and the number of litters born in the same period. [2094/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1870. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs in the greyhound racing pool for each of the months January to December 2020, in tabular form. [2095/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1871. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the advice given to greyhound owners on the website of an organisation (details supplied) that greyhound owners never place any greyhounds with anti-racing rehoming groups reflects the official policy of Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1872. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the proposed development works at Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium has been carried out; if so, the outcome of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2097/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1873. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the proposed development works at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium has been carried out; if so, the outcome of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2098/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1874. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds killed and injured at Irish greyhound tracks during the period 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, in tabular form, by the categories of racing, official trials, unofficial trials and sales trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2099/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1875. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that were homed by an organisation (details supplied) in the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, by directly and indirectly homed greyhounds and by coursing and non-coursing greyhounds in the directly homed number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2100/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1876. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a greyhound (details supplied) was drug tested and checked by a veterinarian following his failure to leave trap six in the sixth race at Mullingar greyhound track on 18 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2101/23]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Departmental Bodies
Neasa Hourigan
123. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the District Heating Steering Group will finalise its first set of recommendations; if he plans to publish those recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62789/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Housing Schemes
Neasa Hourigan
79. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider expanding the number of mortgage protection insurance providers available to local authority home loan applicants under the compulsory local authority mortgage protection insurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62484/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Legislative Reviews
Neasa Hourigan
80. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the scope of the review of section 25 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019; when the review is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62485/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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School Staff
Neasa Hourigan
161. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if she has considered plans to introduce a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers, where teachers seeking voluntary redeployment could enter their details on an online portal to seek a direct swap with a matching teacher seeking the reverse relocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62822/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
564. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has had any discussions, formal or informal with a developer or other potential investor or State agency regarding the future use of the site or premises of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61806/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
565. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022 and 1903 of 14 June 2022, in recognition of the fact that removing the majority of 24-hour staffed placements from east Cork will entail that service need being met in other parts of Cork where those placements continue to be funded; if the clinical directors of the west Cork, north Cork and south Lee HSE mental health catchment areas have agreed with CHO4 HSE senior management to accept out of area respite or long-stay referrals from east Cork into community residences under their clinical governance in the event that a centre (details supplied) is closed; if so, if he will provide dates for when any such agreements may have been made; the context in which such agreements were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61807/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
614. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funds generated from the sale of the now-vacated Dundrum hospital site will be reinvested in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62083/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neasa Hourigan
9. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish an occupational injury scheme for healthcare workers with long Covid who were exposed to the virus in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61304/22]