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Wed, 1 May 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
204. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the women farmers' capital investment scheme under the current round; the number that have been refused due to ineligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19549/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Disability Services
Claire Kerrane
226. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what the new restructuring for regional health areas will mean for children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19680/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Claire Kerrane
93. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the Minister for Health on the provision of additional medical supports for communities where Ukrainians and international protection persons have arrived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18966/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Customs and Excise
Claire Kerrane
227. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he will prevent the fuel excise increase scheduled for 1 May 2024 given the financial pressure farmers and contractors will face as a result of further increases to the cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18826/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Sports Funding
Claire Kerrane
377. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide all sports grants available to a football club where the club is leasing ground on a long-term basis (not owned); and the associated timeline for applications to be opened, in tabular form. [18963/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Sports Funding
Claire Kerrane
378. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide all sports grants available and the associated timeline for applications to be opened, in tabular form. [18964/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Housing Policy
Claire Kerrane
426. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to extending recent changes to the consideration of child maintenance as means for social welfare payments to the housing assistance payment, given the recognition that one parent families are at a higher risk of poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Legal Aid
Claire Kerrane
491. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18988/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Fodder Crisis
Claire Kerrane
539. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening the fodder support scheme in 2024 given the fodder shortage experienced this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18827/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Horse Racing Industry
Claire Kerrane
540. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on recent increases to Horse Sport Ireland registration charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18828/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Claire Kerrane
542. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to providing a label or certification of quality to Irish grain, given the quality and low-carbon nature of Irish grain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18855/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Medical Cards
Claire Kerrane
710. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a medicine (details supplied) can be made available under the medical card scheme for a patient where the current medicine, available under medical card scheme, has given them a bad reaction. [19246/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Claire Kerrane
711. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if an individual does not meet the criteria as laid down for a primary medical certificate (details supplied), if there is any form of alternative financial support available; if there are plans to revive a scheme previously in place to assist individuals not entitled to a primary certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Supports
Claire Kerrane
54. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on measures to assist farmers with the difficulties they are facing as a result of weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Forestry Sector
Claire Kerrane
56. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the awaited strategy to address ash dieback will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18246/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as the "forgotten farmers", given he has advised that his Department has been working on establishing systems for the roll-out of a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18241/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
63. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the women farmers' capital investment scheme under TAMS III; if there has been, or will be, a review of eligibility criteria for the scheme, given concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Claire Kerrane
74. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to a particular proposal on a Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18243/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to ensure that farmers who choose the later reporting option for national sheep welfare scheme measures do not have their payment delayed until after January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18240/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Forestry Sector
Claire Kerrane
108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to commencing an immediate review of the forestry programme, given that more than six months have now passed since the programme’s inception and the persistently low levels of uptake by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18244/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Driver Test
Claire Kerrane
23. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to allowing a carer to accompany a candidate during driving tests, including in situations where a candidate has an invisible disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Claire Kerrane
35. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to allowing an extension to the tax warehousing scheme for agricultural and forestry contractors, given concerns from the sector around financial and weather constraints on work activity in the agricultural and forestry contractor sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18258/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Claire Kerrane
109. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making changes to the ongoing situation where workers (details supplied) have to sign on for jobseeker's allowance during school holidays, given the time delay and difficulties workers face on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18252/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Animal Welfare
Claire Kerrane
133. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government made a submission to the recent EU consultation on animal welfare during transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18150/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Forestry Sector
Claire Kerrane
135. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to commencing an immediate review of the forestry programme, given that more than six months have now passed since the programme's inception and the persistently low levels of uptake by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18237/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Supports
Claire Kerrane
137. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on sectoral requests for an extension to the tax warehousing scheme for agricultural and forestry contractors, given concerns around financial and weather constraints on work activity in the agricultural and forestry contractor sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18257/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Pesticide Use
Claire Kerrane
138. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers will be penalised for spreading fertiliser that has phosphorus in it, given that many fertilisers have some level of fertilisers in them and considering new requirements to have soil tested before spreading compound fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18279/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Claire Kerrane
23. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda recruits allocated to counties Roscommon and Galway following the latest passing-out ceremony in Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17599/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Flood Risk Management
Claire Kerrane
78. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the OPW’s response to ongoing flooding and rising waters at Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon. [17597/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Flood Risk Management
Claire Kerrane
82. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the emergency solution for ongoing flooding and rising waters at Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon. [17596/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
122. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current number of people, by county, approved for the warmer homes scheme and awaiting initial assessment; and the number awaiting works, in tabular form. [17566/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
123. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications received under the warmer homes scheme in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, with the number of those approved, refused and completed, in tabular form. [17567/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
124. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting times for people applying for the warmer homes scheme, for the initial assessment and the works. [17568/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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State Bodies
Claire Kerrane
125. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff working in the warmer homes section of the SEAI; if additional staff and resources have been allocated; and, if so, when and how. [17569/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Fines Administration
Claire Kerrane
172. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider making changes to payment methods for those issued with speeding fines in Ireland but who live in a foreign country, including provision of an online payment option; if he will reassess the 56-day limit to allow for postage and potential errors on forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17679/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Legislative Measures
Claire Kerrane
227. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when legislation will be published on the management of the River Shannon as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17598/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Horse Racing Industry
Claire Kerrane
478. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processes or measures in place for horses retiring from racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17387/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Tillage Sector
Claire Kerrane
480. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering allocating funding to address the tillage vision stakeholder group report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17486/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Fuel Prices
Claire Kerrane
489. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on fuel excise increases given the financial pressure many farmers are facing at this time and the additional strain higher fuel costs could add; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Staff
Claire Kerrane
500. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 541, 542 and 543 of 16 April 2024, the annual cost of staffing of the forestry division, forest sector development and forestry inspectorate division for 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, by each respective grade/role, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18063/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Claire Kerrane
621. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and the waiting times under primary care in counties Roscommon and Galway. [17654/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Claire Kerrane
622. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of services and supports currently available in a service (details supplied) for young people and for older people under psychiatry of later life; the operating days and times of these services; and the number of people being supported to date in all services.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17655/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Claire Kerrane
623. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if there are vacancies in a service (details supplied); if so, the length of time the vacancy has been there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17656/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Tillage Sector
Claire Kerrane
102. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of tillage land in the State, in hectares; the number of tillage farms; and the average farm size, in hectares. [16912/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
103. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants under the tillage capital investment scheme; the total area of land; and the average farm size of those partaking. [16913/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
104. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants under the tillage incentive scheme; the total area of land; and the average farm size of those partaking. [16914/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
105. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of extending the tillage capital investment scheme to farmers with less than 15 ha of owned, leased or rented lands. [16915/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
106. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the total number of applications for the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback; the number of approvals to date; and the total area and the average size of plantations affected by ash dieback that have applied for the reconstitution scheme, in tabular form. [16916/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
107. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the capital and current funding allocated to the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback in 2023 and 2024, respectively, in tabular form. [16917/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of increasing the site clearance grant rates and replanting grant rates under the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback by 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively. [16918/24]