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Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Prospecting Licences
Éamon Ó Cuív
376. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date in assessing all applications for renewal of prospecting licences in the Connemara area; when a decision will be made on each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53691/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Farm Assist Scheme Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
451. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on farm assist by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53689/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Passport Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
107. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of a passport for a senior citizen; when the scheme of free passports for senior citizens was abolished; the estimated cost of re-establishing the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53352/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Community Enterprise Centres
Éamon Ó Cuív
302. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the assistance available for the development of community enterprise centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52964/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Forestry Sector
Éamon Ó Cuív
486. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider planting a tree of a native Irish species for each school child creating a new national forest called foraois na bpáistí in view of the concerns expressed by young persons concerning climate change and to give due recognition to these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52962/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí
Éamon Ó Cuív
564. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil cé mhéad airgid a cuireadh ar fáil, gach bliain, ón Státchiste, ag tógáil airgead an cheadúnais agus íocaíocht na Roinne Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí san áireamh, do TG4 agus RTÉ faoi seach ón mbliain 2011 i leith; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [53030/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Childcare Services Funding
Éamon Ó Cuív
658. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital assistance available for the development and building of crèches; the amount spent each year since 2012 on capital assistance for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52963/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Housing Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
774. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses purchased under the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53351/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Oideachas Gaeilge
Éamon Ó Cuív
13. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aici athruithe a dhéanamh ar an scéim deontas le haghaidh ollscoileanna thar sáile ina múintear an Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [51124/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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National Monuments
Éamon Ó Cuív
27. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she plans to reconvene and reconstitute the Moore Street advisory committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51125/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Banks Recapitalisation
Éamon Ó Cuív
50. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the investment made by the State in banks (details supplied) during the financial crisis by institution; the amount recouped to date from the institutions; the value of the residual investment by the State in the institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Credit Union Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
51. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the investment by the State in credit unions during the financial crisis; the amount recouped to date; the value of residual investment by the State in the credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52289/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Revenue Documents
Éamon Ó Cuív
52. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the way in which taxpayers who do not have access to a computer or are not computer literate and do not have a Revenue Commissioners myAccount will be able to access their employment detail summaries for 2019 under PAYE modernisation; if they will be able to obtain the information by writing to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52291/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Soláthar Iompar Scoile
Éamon Ó Cuív
89. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé sásta ticéid taistil scoile a cheadú do scoláirí ó scoil (sonraí tugtha) le dul ar bhus poiblí Bhus Éireann tar éis 5.00pm ionas go mbeidh deis acu páirt a ghlacadh in imeachtaí iar-scoile, ag cur san áireamh nach bhfuil aon bhus níos luaithe tráthnóna ar an tseirbhís sin agus nach mbíonn mórán paisinéirí ar an mbus atá ar an tseirbhís sin tar éis 5.00pm; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [52287/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Traveller Projects Funding
Éamon Ó Cuív
111. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the allocation for the special initiative in respect of Traveller employment for the past five years; the allocation for 2020; the amount spent on each project; the number supported by county and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52290/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Psychological Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
212. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of children with an intellectual disability on the school age psychology caseload in the Galway region; the number of psychologists available to provide this service; the number of children on the waiting list for a service in the Galway region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52294/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Rail Network Expansion
Éamon Ó Cuív
312. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the report he commissioned on the western rail corridor from a company (details supplied); if so, when the report will be published; when a final decision on the report will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52293/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Childcare Services Regulation
Éamon Ó Cuív
324. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of submissions received on the draft childminding action plan; when a final plan will be published; if the implementation of this plan will require primary or secondary legislation; if so, when such legislation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52292/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
Éamon Ó Cuív
45. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to change the conditions of the tenant purchase incremental scheme 2016 due to the small take-up of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51115/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Planning Guidelines
Éamon Ó Cuív
83. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to introduce new rural housing guidelines in view of the Flemish Decree judgment of the European Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51116/19]