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Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Seamus Kirk
444. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider an application from a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3066/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Crime Data
Seamus Kirk
175. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any prosecutions or convictions under section 36 of the Defamation Act 2009. [1617/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Seamus Kirk
651. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious funding shortfall for the Louth and Meath branch of Down Syndrome Ireland and its early intervention home teacher programme; if he will re-examine the allocation position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1128/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Schools Data
Seamus Kirk
824. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills to supply the opening date of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1470/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Departmental Funding
Seamus Kirk
949. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider favourably a request for funding by the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Inniskeen, County Monaghan to help defray costs involved in organising the Brian Boru ceremony some time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
96. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring farm assist means-testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46300/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
97. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing farm assist means-testing rules so that irrespective of the source of farm income, the first €3,000 will be disregarded and the balance will be means tested at 50%. [46301/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Rural Social Scheme Data
Seamus Kirk
98. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, 6,500 and 7,000 places, respectively. [46302/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Seamus Kirk
280. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of adjusting payments under the new beef data and genomics programme by paying €200 on the first ten calves and €100 on all calves thereafter and using the current number of farmers participating in the programme as the base. [46303/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
Seamus Kirk
281. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Farm Safety
Seamus Kirk
282. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of rolling out a new farm safety course in primary schools, modelled on the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign in schools. [46305/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Beef Industry
Seamus Kirk
283. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined establishing an island of Ireland beef geographical indicator and the cost of this. [46307/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Market Access
Seamus Kirk
284. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a market access unit in his Department solely dedicated to seeking out new markets for the agrifood sector and the cost of this. [46308/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Aquaculture Licences
Seamus Kirk
285. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish an independent body to review and adjudicate on aquaculture licensing and the cost of this. [46309/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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School Curriculum
Seamus Kirk
590. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of rolling out a new primary school farm safety course modelled on the Road Safety Authority safety campaign. [46306/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Judicial Investigations
Seamus Kirk
109. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to instigate an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1976 and the subsequent Garda Síochána investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45575/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Seamus Kirk
206. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Seamus Kirk
207. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44747/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Seamus Kirk
208. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44748/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Seamus Kirk
209. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/15]