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Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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National Lottery Ticket Sales
Pearse Doherty
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the practice of issuing receipts for national lottery tickets checked in retail outlets has commenced; when this practice commenced or will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53471/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Environmental Investigations
Pearse Doherty
342. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the period of time he considers reasonable for his officials to commence and conclude an investigation with follow-up actions if necessary into alleged breaches of environmental legislation. [53358/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Pearse Doherty
92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the capital allocation of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each year. [52582/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there is a difference in the carbon tax applied to smokeless coal and regular coal. [53357/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Patient Transfers
Pearse Doherty
332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [52583/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Licence Applications
Pearse Doherty
514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an aquaculture licence will be granted if the applicant has been engaged in unauthorised aquaculture activities in the same area prior to the application being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52794/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Licence Applications
Pearse Doherty
515. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an aquaculture licence will be granted if the applicant has been engaged in unauthorised aquaculture activities in the same area after the application has been made but ceased unauthorised activities proper to a determination being made in respect of the application; the way in which this relates to section 11 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52795/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Regulation
Pearse Doherty
524. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons his Department has written to regarding unauthorised aquaculture activities in Ballyness Bay, County Donegal since 2010; the dates of correspondence; and the name of the recipients if appropriate. [52932/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Regulation
Pearse Doherty
525. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to ensure that all unauthorised aquaculture activities in Ballyness Bay, County Donegal ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52933/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Regulation
Pearse Doherty
526. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to ensure that infrastructure relating to unauthorised aquaculture activities in Ballyness Bay, County Donegal was removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52934/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Regulation
Pearse Doherty
527. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date his Department was satisfied that all unauthorised aquaculture activities in Ballyness Bay, County Donegal were no longer taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52935/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Licence Applications
Pearse Doherty
528. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an aquaculture licence can be granted if the applicant has been engaged in unauthorised aquaculture activities in the same area prior to the application being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52951/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Licence Applications
Pearse Doherty
529. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an aquaculture licence can be granted if the applicant has been engaged in unauthorised aquaculture activities in the same area after the application has been made but ceased unauthorised activities proper to a determination being made in respect of the application; the way in which this relates to section 4 of the Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 1998 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52952/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Licence Data
Pearse Doherty
530. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates on which each of the aquaculture licenses for Ballyness Bay were granted. [52953/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Aquaculture Licence Data
Pearse Doherty
531. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reference number of each granted aquaculture licence for Ballyness Bay; and the date on which the applications were received, in tabular form. [52954/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Air Pollution
Pearse Doherty
574. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered a strategy of financial incentives for the use of smokeless coal in the areas not under the smoky coal ban; and if he has requested the Minister for Finance to assist in this regard. [53355/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Electricity Generation
Pearse Doherty
575. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the financial supports available to improve the electricity capacity of regional towns in order that they can attract industries or grow existing industries. [53356/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
Pearse Doherty
746. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties successfully purchased through the national mortgage-to-rent scheme since its launch in 2012, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52886/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Pearse Doherty
44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital allocation of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each year. [52208/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Pearse Doherty
46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the capital allocation of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each year. [52212/19]