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Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Seán Fleming
551. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the hours a person can work up to of 18.5 hours per week and claim carer's allowance and-or benefit will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46351/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Carer's Benefit Eligibility
Seán Fleming
552. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer's benefit can be paid to a parent whose son or daughter reaches 16 years of age and will receive a disability payment in his or her own right having previously been on the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46352/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Building Regulations
Seán Fleming
562. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to assist persons with disabilities in wheelchairs to ensure there is a minimum standard for toilets to be 2 m wide by 2 m long for wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46326/19]
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Sean Fleming
67. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding persons who take up positions in the public service, if previous similar work can be taken into consideration in terms of their starting points on the scale (details supplied); if this applies across each Department and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45899/19]
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
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School Staff
Sean Fleming
87. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a suppression of a teaching post by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/19]
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
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Home Help Service Provision
Sean Fleming
163. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when additional home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45977/19]
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
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National Broadband Plan
Sean Fleming
187. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the national broadband plan; when the maps that are being re-examined for the intervention area will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46006/19]
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
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Hedge Cutting Season
Sean Fleming
222. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the period of time during which it is permitted to cut hedges and ditches here; the position regarding the levy of fines that can be imposed in circumstances in which landowners do not cut their hedges that can cause difficulty for road users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45926/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Carbon Tax Yield
Seán Fleming
149. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the carbon taxes levied on various fuels under headings (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45326/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Naturalisation Applications
Seán Fleming
356. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of naturalisation applications on hand; the number of applications by the country of each applicant; the number of applications received in respect of each country from the oldest application to 2018 and to date in 2019, by country; the length of time applications have remained in the system without a resolution; his plans to follow-up on old applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45160/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Hospital Admissions
Seán Fleming
600. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an admission to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44877/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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GLAS Appeals
Seán Fleming
807. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS appeal will be finalised for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44890/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Sean Fleming
112. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a higher education grant will issue to a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Sean Fleming
180. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) for a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Sean Fleming
181. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for an organisation (details supplied) to sustain its activities in the 2020 Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44004/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Sean Fleming
205. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the basic payment scheme and the area based schemes payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44000/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Sean Fleming
278. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the need for a women’s refuge at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44001/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
Sean Fleming
279. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided for a children's worker (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44002/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Housing Assistance Payment
Sean Fleming
356. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details regarding eligibility for landlords to enter under the HAP scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44046/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Sean Fleming
225. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 25 June 2019 (details supplied), when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43487/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Sean Fleming
248. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the serious living conditions in a hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43071/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Orthodontic Services
Sean Fleming
304. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address issues with staffing levels in the orthodontic services in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Sean Fleming
306. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the regional variations in the eligibility and allocation of services relating to publicly funded home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43074/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Home Care Packages Provision
Sean Fleming
316. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the action to be taken to reduce the waiting list for homecare packages in County Laois in which the number waiting have seen a significant increase to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43113/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Respite Care Services Provision
Sean Fleming
409. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when respite care will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43488/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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VAT Rate Application
Sean Fleming
90. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the VAT rate charged on food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42482/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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School Staff
Sean Fleming
102. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) will be examined in respect of the possible suppression of a teaching post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42357/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Seán Fleming
559. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a capital grant will be approved for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42153/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Seán Fleming
560. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a capital grant will be approved for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42154/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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International Agreements
Seán Fleming
17. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when Ireland will sign an international treaty on business and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40675/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Tax Reliefs Application
Seán Fleming
36. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the reason some third level education courses that are eligible for tax relief have a €1,500 disregard in respect of amounts spent on fees which is not eligible for tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40676/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Seán Fleming
83. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the pre-tender stage of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40674/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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School Transport Eligibility
Seán Fleming
114. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the appropriate person to contact in his Department regarding a document (details supplied) in respect of a family that has children with special needs in different schools and have difficulty in taking their children to and from school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41005/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Refugee Status Applications
Seán Fleming
141. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will make contact with a person in respect of the recommendation from his Department that the person (details supplied) will be given a refugee declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40643/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Refugee Status Applications
Seán Fleming
142. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will make contact with a person in respect of the recommendation from his Department that the person (details supplied) will be given a refugee declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40644/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Transport Support Scheme
Seán Fleming
230. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a replacement for the transport grant for disabled drivers which was abolished five years ago; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40696/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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National Dementia Strategy
Seán Fleming
231. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be ensured for dementia services provided by county in the health spending Estimates for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40699/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Seán Fleming
294. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41001/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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VAT Rate Application
Seán Fleming
54. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on the restoration of the VAT rate to 9% to improve competitiveness in view of the fact this is the highest rate of VAT on tourist accommodation in the E.U; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40251/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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VAT Exemptions
Seán Fleming
55. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that the zero VAT rate on food supplements which is in the Irish legislation will continue; if the concession introduced in recent times not to have 23% VAT rate for food supplements be withdrawn in view of the fact that there was never a 23% VAT rate based on a freedom of information e-mail prepared by the VAT interpretation branch, indirect taxes division for the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Seán Fleming
100. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date of an assessment of the caseload of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; when it will be received by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40178/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Seán Fleming
102. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the new regulations that have been introduced in relation to the safeguarding of ammunition in respect of shotguns and the requirement for them to be kept in a locked box in vehicles when they are not on the property of the owner; the consultation and the organisations that were involved in the discussions prior to these rules or regulations being introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40197/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Bankruptcy Data
Seán Fleming
104. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 84 and 85 of 6 September, the number of families the lost their homes as a result of bankruptcies which were initiated by the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied) and in which the official assignee,which is a function of the Insolvency Service of Ireland, dealt with these matters in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40250/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Seán Fleming
137. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the age restriction on making FreeStyle Libre available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40181/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
Seán Fleming
268. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the subsequent changes that were introduced including the introduction of the 125km rule was made via a statutory instrument or through another mechanism further to the review of the fallen animal TSE subsidy scheme undertaken in 2013; if so, the name and website link of the statutory instrument. [40194/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Seán Fleming
344. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1808 to 1810, inclusive, of 6 September 2019 in respect of large debts owed to her Department from customers, if the figures can be further broken down in respect of the number of cases; the amount outstanding in respect of which payment arrangements are in place; the number and value of cases in which no pay arrangements are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Office of Public Works Projects
Seán Fleming
369. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the ongoing position regarding discussions between the Office of Public Works in respect of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40208/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Office of Public Works Projects
Seán Fleming
370. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position in relation to the consideration of an analysis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40207/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Seán Fleming
156. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be approved for the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38273/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Tax Code
Sean Fleming
83. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the amount of income a couple with joint assessment can earn without being subject to income tax in circumstances in which both parties are under 65 years of age; the position in circumstances in which one party is under 65 years of age and the other is over 65 years of age; the amounts by which there is a PAYE allowance available to one or other of the persons involved; the income threshold they must cross before they are liable to pay income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35108/19]