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Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
1048. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 703 of 19 July 2016, the status of a TAMS application by a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that it has been some time since they applied for this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13464/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Tony McLoughlin
1280. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is grant assistance or other supports available for SME companies in the services sector towards the cost of helping them with the cost of the required training courses when employing new staff (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13551/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
52. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new 25 bed mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital; the status of the plans to develop mental health and CAMHS services in the northwest region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11826/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Local Authority Housing Data
Tony McLoughlin
154. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of empty local authority housing units in counties Sligo and Leitrim at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Dental Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
192. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will expand the level of dental services available to medical card holders and PRSI patients in view of the concerns of the dental care professionals regarding the levels of oral health since cutbacks were introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Rural Recreation Policy
Tony McLoughlin
42. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the benefits of investing in recreation infrastructure in rural counties; the way in which this will help to attract more visitors to rural areas such as counties Sligo and Leitrim; if her Department will run a rural recreation programme in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11549/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Cultural Policy
Tony McLoughlin
58. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the way arts and culture can play a role in revitalising rural areas in places such as counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11548/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Unfinished Housing Developments
Tony McLoughlin
266. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the residents of an unfinished housing estate (details supplied) in County Sligo can make their estate safe from a health and safety perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11445/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Commercial Rates Impact
Tony McLoughlin
820. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether new Government supports for financially challenged private creches nationwide should be considered in order to reduce the financial burden many are currently undergoing due to the requirement to pay commercial rates to councils; if her attention has been drawn to this issue; if she will consider leading this approach at Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11254/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Tax Reliefs Application
Tony McLoughlin
97. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance if tax relief is readily available for third level education; if so, the reason no tax relief is available for lower education levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10559/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Tony McLoughlin
105. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance exists for persons and families to cover costs associated with learning disabilities, specifically dyslexia; if this covers assessment, specialist tuition and assistive technology; if no financial assistance exists, if some form will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10558/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Schools Extra Curricular Activities
Tony McLoughlin
111. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has issued any circular letters or other guidelines to schools regarding the private organisation of evening study for which students make payments in post-primary schools; if so, if those letters or guidelines will be made available; if he has not issued any circular letters or guidelines, his plans to issue them to schools regarding the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10560/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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School Supervision and Substitution Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
112. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the supervision of lunchtime detention by teachers can form a part of their timetabled class contact hours in the case that the teacher is already undertaking maximum supervision and substitution hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10561/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
247. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure quality of care in the case of severe waiting times for access to the HSE's child and adolescent mental health services in counties Sligo and Leitrim; his plans to increase and maintain staffing of child and adolescent mental health services in Counties Sligo and Leitrim to maintain a standard of care and to take into account retirement and recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10533/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
248. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his views on the increased number of suicidal adolescents awaiting access to the HSE's child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10534/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Tony McLoughlin
249. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has made any progress on filling the vacancy for a lead consultant psychiatrist for the HSE's child and adolescent mental health services in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10535/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services
Tony McLoughlin
250. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will continue to inquire into levels of care at the HSE's child and adolescent mental health services in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10536/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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School Enrolments Data
Tony McLoughlin
332. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children admitted to junior infants in primary schools here in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10230/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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School Catchment Areas
Tony McLoughlin
333. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he has taken to ensure that the patrons opening any new primary schools here are required to serve the catchment for the area they were set up to serve; if his attention has been drawn to concerns that some primary schools established in recent years in areas of high population growth operate an enrolment policy drawing pupils from wider than the immediate catchment area; the measures he has taken to ensure that patron bodies respect and prioritise pupils from the local catchment area over other pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Education Data
Tony McLoughlin
334. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a record of the stated religious composition of pupils entering junior infants in primary schools here for 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/17]