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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Energy Conservation
Joe Carey
95. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects the details of the low-cost loan scheme for home retrofits to be finalised and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11994/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pension Provisions
Joe Carey
201. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the board of a company (details supplied) to comply with the spirit of the Mulvey report 2023 and provide a pension increase in 2024 for pensions in payment to pensioners of the IAA in line with the pension increase recommendations within the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pension Provisions
Joe Carey
202. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the board of a company (details supplied) to provide an amount within the Eurocontrol user charge unit rate air navigation charging mechanism, to ensure that current pensions in payment to pensioners of the IAA receive occasional pension increases concurrently with the occasional pay increases received by their colleagues still working within the State's air navigation and regulation services, in light of the huge increase since the Covid pandemic ended in the demand for commercial and leisure air travel and in light of the significant rise in consumer inflation for pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Tax Code
Joe Carey
223. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to changing the VAT rate for the food industry back to 9% from the current 13.5% rate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Rail Network
Joe Carey
178. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/24]
Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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Sports Funding
Joe Carey
67. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next call for applications for sports capital funding will be announced; if the funding thresholds will be increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9675/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Business Supports
Joe Carey
124. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the cost of business grant scheme will be open for applications; the length of time the application process is expected to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/24]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Health Services
Joe Carey
478. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a medical service for Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49267/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Joe Carey
322. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if the medical centre in a location (details supplied), which is under the control of the HSE, is going to close in January 2024, if so, if the registered patients of the practice will be accommodated by other existing practices in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49212/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Assisted Decision-Making
Joe Carey
522. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what alternative options are open to a person (details supplied) when they are unable to comply with Section 4 of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [42265/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Bus Services
Joe Carey
278. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to implement additional stops (details supplied) to the Ennis - Milltown Malbay Bus Route 333. [27501/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Energy Policy
Joe Carey
75. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of a windfall tax on energy companies and how the additional revenue generated will help households with the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11383/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Sports Facilities
Joe Carey
276. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the grant aid opportunities available for sport equipment (details supplied) for children who need special, and therefore, more expensive visual aids, so as to allow them to participate in their chosen sport; if there are any plans to provide more grant aid opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19940/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Joe Carey
34. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his plans to advance the fast-tracking of the development of two additional 96-bed ward blocks at University Hospital Limerick under the National Development Plan to address in-patient bed capacity shortage in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10302/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Departmental Funding
Joe Carey
269. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a list of funding for active transport allocated to each local authority from 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12999/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Direct Provision System
Joe Carey
972. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the direct provision centre in Shannon, County Clare; the plans there are to augment the existing services in the town to deal with the additional numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13534/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Ukraine War
Joe Carey
996. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are any proposals to allow Ukrainian students, who meet the educational requirements, full and automatic access to SUSI supports while they remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12432/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Joe Carey
1558. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the parameters he will be proposing in the Suckler Cow Efficiency Programme in order to ensure former BEEP participants are not excluded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13038/23]
Thu, 9 Mar 2023
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Health Services Staff
Joe Carey
338. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when all pensioners in the Mid-West region who worked in the health services will receive the public pay increases due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12134/23]
Wed, 8 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Supports
Joe Carey
273. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he plans to address viability issues in the sheep industry; if he will make arrangements to introduce a €30/ewe targeted payment to underpin this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11711/23]