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Wed, 9 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Noel Grealish
194. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the public health rationale for the reason wedding bands had previously been allowed under level 3 restrictions but are not allowed currently under level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42206/20]
Wed, 9 Dec 2020
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Health Services
Noel Grealish
197. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when the Sligo scheme for cataract treatment will be rolled out to the rest of the country; the time-frame for same given that it was committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42233/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Noel Grealish
98. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports including financial grants available to small and medium sized Irish businesses to help them grow their business online including assistance to purchase equipment and training assistance to upskill staff; the supports that could be availed of by local media outlets such as newspapers and radio stations to boost their online sales and support employment in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41840/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Enterprise Ireland
Noel Grealish
99. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if media organisations that have listenership abroad and readers who consume Irish media abroad qualify for Enterprise Ireland grants on the basis that they are exporting a service, journalism that is consumed abroad and to help them grow that business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41843/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Legislative Measures
Noel Grealish
108. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the changes that were made to the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 without going through pre-legislative scrutiny which was waived for this Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41845/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Road Improvement Schemes
Noel Grealish
157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for urgent safety works on the N83 at which two minor roads, the L7102 and L6210 join the N83 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Noel Grealish
194. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the supports including financial grants available to small and medium sized Irish businesses to help them grow their business online including assistance to purchase equipment and training assistance to upskill staff; the supports that could be availed of by local media outlets such as newspapers and radio stations to boost their online sales and support employment in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41841/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Noel Grealish
257. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports including financial grants available to small and medium-sized Irish businesses to help them grow their business online including assistance to purchase equipment and training assistance to upskill staff; the supports that could be availed of by local media outlets such as newspapers and radio stations to boost their online sales and support employment in the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41842/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Legislative Measures
Noel Grealish
304. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if consultation will take place with stakeholders before the commencement date of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40835/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Legislative Measures
Noel Grealish
305. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the way in which section 4(1) in conjunction with section 9 of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 will operate for both land-based and online providers of gaming services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40836/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Legislative Measures
Noel Grealish
306. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the progress of the Gambling Control Bill 2013; when it is likely to come before Dáil Éireann for debate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40837/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Health Services
Noel Grealish
319. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40838/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Medicinal Products
Noel Grealish
333. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if xolair is available under the drugs payment scheme; if not, the cost of a 450mg injection dose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40839/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Aquaculture Regulation
Noel Grealish
387. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is correct in stating that the 1.65 million wild wrasse recorded as taken from Irish waters to eat the lice on Ireland’s salmon farms between May 2015 and November 2019 are culled after use, that this culling is supervised, the moralities transported and rendered and so recorded as the producer (details supplied) has stated that the surviving wrasse are released into the wild; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40840/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Aquaculture Regulation
Noel Grealish
388. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the position of his Department that the recorded removal of over 1.65 million wrasse between May 2015 and November 2019 to eat the lice on Ireland’s salmon farms will have no direct or indirect effect on any marine ecosystem including those protected species and habitats under the Habitats Directive, Birds Directive and any other relevant European directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40841/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Aquaculture Regulation
Noel Grealish
389. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority has taken to stop salmon farmers illegally buying wild wrasse without the required first buyer's licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40842/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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EU Regulations
Noel Grealish
220. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the status of EU Regulation 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector; if it has been transposed into law; if so, the legislation under which; if not, the legislative and other plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Fire Service
Noel Grealish
314. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider granting permission to Galway County Council to extend the retirement date for fire service staff who are scheduled to retire in January 2021 until the end of June 2021 as per similar permissions previously granted in Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40488/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Post Office Network
Noel Grealish
29. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will urgently enact the Private Members' motion passed in November 2016 regarding the future of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38909/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Housing Policy
Noel Grealish
344. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a copy of the ministerial guidelines issued in 2005 regarding one-off rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38090/20]