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Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Helen McEntee
97. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) is being reduced from four to three; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27047/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Medical Conditions
Helen McEntee
186. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing investigation into Guillain-Barre syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27141/19]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Waste Management
Helen McEntee
231. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria for the proposed pay-by-weight charges including if he will provide concessions for families who generate more refuse due to health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11462/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Disability Services Funding
Helen McEntee
340. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the status of funding being allocated to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4139/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Road Tolls
Helen McEntee
581. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the high cost of tolls for commuters from north County Meath using the M3 on a daily basis (details supplied). [4140/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Paramilitary Groups
Helen McEntee
10. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her efforts to combat criminality by paramilitary organisations in the Leinster and Ulster Border region, further to the agreement of A Fresh Start - The Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45028/15]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Civil Defence
Helen McEntee
71. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Defence further to section 9 of his White Paper on Defence, his ambitions for strengthening the technological capacity of civic defence organisations which provide such important civic and community services in County Meath and throughout Ireland. [2650/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Fertiliser Industry
Helen McEntee
21. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts at the European Council of Ministers and his engagements with the European Commission to ensure a concerted European Union approach to tackling fertiliser prices; his efforts to support crop-production enterprises which are encountering historically high fertiliser prices and difficult market prices for produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2201/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Dairy Sector
Helen McEntee
28. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase milk production; his efforts to ensure banks afford credit flexibility to farmers while the dairy sector consolidates its expansion, given the market turbulence in adjusting to the abolition of dairy quotas and given significant borrowings by dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2202/16]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Tourism Promotion
Helen McEntee
23. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his Dáil statement on 30 April 2015 regarding his efforts as Minister to promote Ireland's trade and export markets through his work with embassies, agencies and businesses, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department’s efforts to promote a particular initiative (details supplied). [45027/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Greenways Funding
Helen McEntee
21. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a proposed project (details supplied), including its potential to unlock significant tourism sector employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44876/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Helen McEntee
153. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath has been confirmed. [45529/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Helen McEntee
50. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of his engagement with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government concerning justifiable and important environmental concerns expressed by the people of County Meath relating to Ireland's wind energy guidelines and the proposed North-South interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Health Care Professionals
Helen McEntee
485. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health his plans to protect public health safety by distinguishing the difference between physiotherapists and physical therapists and to protect both titles under one register for use by members of the physiotherapy profession; and when he will make a ruling on this in order to protect the public and rule out any more confusion (details supplied). [45450/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Renewable Energy Generation Targets
Helen McEntee
600. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland can reach its 2020 climate change and energy security targets without constructing industrial wind farms in residential areas; if he will request EirGrid to engage meaningfully with local communities in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath regarding regional environmental concerns in respect of proposals for an interconnector project connecting the North of Ireland’s energy grid with that of the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44052/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Tourism Promotion
Helen McEntee
658. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his efforts to develop the Ireland’s Ancient East project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44877/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Helen McEntee
38. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of his engagements with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on his stated objective to update wind energy guidelines; if industrial wind farms are appropriate for residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44051/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Schools Health and Safety
Helen McEntee
12. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she needs to be more assertive with local authorities in setting out the parking and road safety requirements of schools; if her remit, which includes administrative responsibility for over 3,000 rural schools, requires a formal school car parking policy that takes account of the reliance on car transport in rural areas; if the shortage of parking facilities in three schools (details supplied) in County Meath is a significant safety concern for teachers, parents, pupils and public representatives; what is required to address these risks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43695/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Schools Health and Safety
Helen McEntee
39. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she needs to interact more directly and more proactively with local authorities in respect of road safety at rural schools; her views on the experiences of parents, teachers and pupils at three schools (details supplied) in County Meath, as examples of the problems that are arising from what she may regard as a current policy deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43696/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme
Helen McEntee
63. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the recently announced built heritage investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43457/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme
Helen McEntee
76. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports she provides to protect the built heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43456/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Commemorative Events
Helen McEntee
647. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the context of the commemorative projects in 2016 that will reflect on the lives and deaths of 3,500 Irish soldiers who died in combat at the Somme in northern France in 1916, if the industrial-scale slaughter at the Battle of the Somme demonstrates the vital need for institutions that facilitate and strengthen peace and unity in Europe, if her planned commemorations for 1916 will account for this sad lesson of history; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43508/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Archaeological Sites
Helen McEntee
648. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the impact of archaeological and heritage policy on the ambitions of the community that is deemed to be in the buffer zone of a significant heritage site (details supplied) in County Meath, if local families share custody of that heritage and archaeological legacy with the wider nation, if that policy should take account of the views of local communities and natural justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43509/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Helen McEntee
29. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health for an overview on surgical waiting lists at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogehda, County Louth, and at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, County Meath, as of 1 November 2015, 1 November 2014, 1 November 2012 and 1 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42715/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Hospital Services
Helen McEntee
46. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the status of his efforts to improve overcrowding challenges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42714/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Helen McEntee
75. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health further to a Dáil debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his ambitions to provide equal access to pre-school children with disabilities; his efforts to ensure that 15 children in County Meath will be able to avail of the free early childhood care and education scheme year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Helen McEntee
36. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to a Topical Issue debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, for an update on his efforts to provide equal access to pre-school for all children, including children with a disability or disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42502/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Garda Deployment
Helen McEntee
72. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the need for additional Garda Síochána resources in communities (details supplied) in County Meath; if she will request a report from the Garda Commissioner on plans to improve policing in the relevant communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42287/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Garda Deployment
Helen McEntee
99. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a need for a greater Garda Síochána presence in three County Meath communities (details supplied), one of which is policed at night by gardaí who are based at a Garda Síochána station 46.1 kilometres away; her views on the security requirements of those communities, including at night; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42286/15]
Thu, 19 Nov 2015
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National Monuments
Helen McEntee
16. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his Department's effort to address an issue of significant heritage concern (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39264/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Teacher Data
Helen McEntee
495. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in primary schools in County Meath in September of each of the years 2010 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39999/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Teacher Data
Helen McEntee
496. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in post-primary schools in County Meath in September of each of the years 2010 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40000/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Helen McEntee
497. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure on primary education in County Meath in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the expected outturn for 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40001/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Helen McEntee
498. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure on post-primary education in County Meath in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the expected outturn for 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40002/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Helen McEntee
499. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected capital expenditure on primary education in County Meath over the course of the Government’s capital investment plan 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40003/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Helen McEntee
500. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected capital expenditure on post-primary education in County Meath over the course of the Government’s capital investment plan 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40004/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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State Examinations
Helen McEntee
502. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if extra concessions will be made for a leaving certificate student (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40062/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Helen McEntee
572. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of foreshore leases which fell due for rent review and the actual number of rent reviews that were finalised by the State in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40480/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Commemorative Events
Helen McEntee
33. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Ireland 2016 centenary programme and the community participation element of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39544/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Greenways Funding
Helen McEntee
11. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a proposed project (details supplied); his views that this project has potential to unlock significant tourism sector employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39055/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Road Network
Helen McEntee
25. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a project (details supplied) in County Meath. [39054/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Energy Policy
Helen McEntee
79. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for an update on his engagements with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of updating Ireland’s wind energy guidelines; his views on whether Ireland can reach its 2020 energy security targets without the construction of industrial wind farms in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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North-South Interconnector
Helen McEntee
82. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on his engagements with EirGrid in respect of the proposed North-South energy interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38942/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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State Examinations Commission
Helen McEntee
484. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if extra concessions will be made for the leaving certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39190/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Climate Change Policy
Helen McEntee
29. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether Ireland can reach its 2020 climate change and energy security targets without construction of industrial wind farms in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37234/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Helen McEntee
31. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his engagements with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of updating Ireland's wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37233/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Information and Communications Technology
Helen McEntee
16. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's efforts in respect of a proposal by a company (details supplied); if he will update Dáil Éireann on the overarching strategy for Ireland in respect of such enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Foreign Direct Investment
Helen McEntee
35. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for an update on the Government's engagement with a company (details supplied) and a local authority in respect of a planned project that proposes to create a significant number of jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37150/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Trade Strategy
Helen McEntee
111. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his Dáil statement on 30 April 2015 regarding his efforts, as Minister, to promote Ireland's trade and export markets through his work with embassies, agencies and businesses, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's efforts to promote a particular initative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36984/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Consular Services Provision
Helen McEntee
121. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department's efforts to support the families and friends of Irish students who lost their lives in Berkeley in California in the United States of America in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36985/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Helen McEntee
622. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the changes to the early childhood care and education scheme will impact on a person (details supplied) [37431/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Helen McEntee
662. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the reason treatment of eye conditions for elderly persons is taking up to 18 months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37447/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Helen McEntee
663. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a shortage of typists which is causing a delay of up to four months in completing referral letters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37449/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Postal Codes
Helen McEntee
1125. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Eircode will not change an incorrect code to address the correct postal address of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37448/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Road Tolls
Helen McEntee
1154. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the concessions that will be made for motorists travelling to work via the M3 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37445/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Rail Services Provision
Helen McEntee
1155. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans for the completion of the railway (details supplied) from Navan to Dublin. [37446/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Helen McEntee
43. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health for an update on his Department's engagements with the Health Service Executive to address overcrowding challenges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35560/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Helen McEntee
85. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health for an update on surgical waiting lists in the Health Service Executive Dublin-north east region; an update on the Ireland East Hospitals Group’s pilot theatre time initiative for general elective surgery which commenced on 11 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35561/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Helen McEntee
24. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department’s engagement with plans for a nationwide scheme to provide preschool assistance for children with special needs, ensuring equal access for these children to the early childhood care and education scheme; if he will acknowledge the excellent work of a group (details supplied) in promoting the developmental and educational importance of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35335/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Child Care Costs
Helen McEntee
34. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the burden of child care costs borne by parents of young children in commuter communities, such as in counties Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, etc, whose child care requirements are extended by the length of time it takes to commute from home to work in Dublin city; if he will update Dáil Éireann on the Government's plans to support such parents, who are playing a central role in Irish economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35334/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Garda Resources
Helen McEntee
122. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the need for additional Garda Síochána resources in a community (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35206/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Crime Prevention
Helen McEntee
125. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will engage with the Irish Farmers Association on its proposals for curbing criminality in rural areas; the Government's priorities in respect of tackling burglaries and theft from farmyards and rural homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35205/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Civil Defence
Helen McEntee
12. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Defence with reference to section 9.3 of the White Paper on Defence that he published in August 2015, if he will provide, in detail, his Department’s ambitions for the development of Civil Defence; if he will discuss current and future supports from his Department for an organisation (details supplied) if he will acknowledge its contribution to life in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34256/15]
Wed, 7 Oct 2015
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Agriculture Industry
Helen McEntee
26. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the high cost of fertilisers for farmers; the global structure of the fertilisers manufacturing industry; if he will update Dáil Éireann on his efforts at the European Council of Ministers to ensure a concerted approach by the European Union in tackling fertiliser prices; his discussions with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Phil Hogan, regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34091/15]
Wed, 7 Oct 2015
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Dairy Sector
Helen McEntee
30. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the abolition of dairy quotas and the consequent market turbulence, as well as the significant borrowings undertaken by dairy farmers who share the Government’s ambition to increase Irish milk production in this new era for the sector, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his engagements with banks to ensure they afford credit flexibility to dairy farmers while the Irish dairy sector consolidates its expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34092/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
Helen McEntee
135. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to her speech at the IMPACT conference in County Galway in September 2015, her plans to improve the working conditions and salaries of special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33979/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Fuel Allowance Payments
Helen McEntee
237. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on fuel supports for senior citizens for winter 2015-16, given the colder weather in the summer of 2015, which resulted in persons incurring additional heating expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34742/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Employment Support Services
Helen McEntee
238. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her Department’s supports and planned supports for young Irish persons who were forced to emigrate during the recession and who are now returning to secure employment; her Department’s initiatives for supporting returning young persons while new employment is being secured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34743/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Public Procurement Contracts
Helen McEntee
293. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the number of companies that have availed of the recently launched Tender Advisory Service, by sector. [34085/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Public Sector Staff
Helen McEntee
312. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to create employment opportunities for young persons in the public service; his views on the increasing average age of civil servants, which was 43.2 years in 2007 and 47.9 years in 2015; that the interest of the general population, whose average age is 36.1 years, would be best served by a public service with a comparable demographic profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34744/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Flood Relief Schemes Status
Helen McEntee
313. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Public Works engagements on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34745/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Helen McEntee
37. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there has been a delay in publishing the revised wind energy guidelines; if he will confirm the date when they will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28985/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Register of Lobbyists Legislation
Helen McEntee
338. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that there is a legal obligation under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 for persons based outside of the jurisdiction, but engaged in lobbying activities on a relevant matter as defined under the Act, to register their activities and adhere to the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29112/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Public Service Obligation Levy
Helen McEntee
908. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the relevant sections of Acts under his Department that specify a public service obligation on service providers or allow for such an obligation to be specified by secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29137/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Early Childhood Care Education
Helen McEntee
281. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the working of the interdepartmental group which is working on future investment in early years and school-age care and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27518/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Property Tax Exemptions
Helen McEntee
122. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the property tax exemption for homes with pyrite, especially for families who are categorised as grade 1 and who have been advised against the expense of having a core test done, which will be carried out by the Pyrite Resolution Board when the home is accepted into the scheme. [24602/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Architectural Heritage
Helen McEntee
28. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the steering group set up by her to advise on the future of Irish historic country houses; when the group will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23554/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Commemorative Events
Helen McEntee
30. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on Ireland 2016, the Government initiative to commemorate and celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising; in particular, if she will provide an update on the community participation element Ireland 2016; when she anticipates local community plans will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23557/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Road Improvement Schemes
Helen McEntee
18. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further funding will be made available to County Meath for repairs and restructuring of the roads within the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23465/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Helen McEntee
157. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the number of employees under the age of 35 years of age currently working in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23990/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Public Sector Staff Data
Helen McEntee
320. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average age of full-time staff across the Civil Service; the way this compares with the average age of public servants in each of the years 2005 to 2015 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23903/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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SOLAS Funding
Helen McEntee
197. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the businesses in County Louth that are receiving SOLAS funding; the amount of funding each of these businesses received in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22806/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Helen McEntee
194. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date when the revised wind energy guidelines will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22658/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
Helen McEntee
368. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21308/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Public Transport
Helen McEntee
1169. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the figure for a fine will be recalculated in respect of a person (details supplied), in view of that person's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21576/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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Planning Issues
Helen McEntee
176. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed revisions to the 2006 wind energy development guidelines will have to be taken into account by An Bord Pleanála in its decision making on wind farm projects that are already within the planning system when the revisions to the guidelines are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21229/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Biotechnology Industry
Helen McEntee
352. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on developments in Ireland’s biotechnology industry since 2011; the experience of his Department and its agencies in supporting biotechnology start-up companies since March 2011; if he will provide a list of the start-up biotechnology companies which his Department, the National Pension Reserve Fund, Enterprise Ireland and other such bodies have supported through the Innovation Fund Ireland programme; if he will project the numbers of jobs to be created by these companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20589/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Water Charges Exemptions
Helen McEntee
499. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the concessions that are being made for pensioners, especially those living alone, whose sole income is a State pension, regarding payment of their Irish Water bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/15]
Thu, 14 May 2015
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Agricultural Production Costs
Helen McEntee
34. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that fertiliser prices are currently at record highs, even though manufacturers' costs continue to decline, and in view of recent falling oil and gas prices, the reason there has not been a similar drop in the price of fertiliser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18682/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Helen McEntee
463. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health his views on the Central Statistics Office's projection that Ireland's over 80s population will rise from 128,000 in 2011 to between 470,000 and 484,000 in 2046; his further views on the impact of this demographic change on demand for long-term residential care for older persons over the period 2016 to 2046; if he will project likely levels of required residential care places by 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040 and 2045; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18344/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Helen McEntee
464. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the optimal level of long-term residential care beds for older persons within the Health Service Executive Dublin north east region by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18345/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Helen McEntee
465. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the existing number of places for long-term residential care for older persons in the Health Service Executive Dublin north east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18347/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Helen McEntee
466. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the demand for long-term residential nursing home care places in the Health Service Executive Dublin north east region. [18360/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Forestry Management
Helen McEntee
199. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person and-or body responsible for placing dog littering bins in Balrath Forest Park (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17422/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Defence Forces
Helen McEntee
228. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Defence the number of external and/or outsourced practices that are used by the Defence Forces for physiotherapy at present. [17407/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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HSE Agency Staff Data
Helen McEntee
314. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the conditions and employment contracts of carers employed by carer companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17410/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Schools Building Projects Administration
Helen McEntee
464. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Meath in view of the significant local population and the fact that the new national school will shortly open. [17413/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Helen McEntee
420. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the revised wind energy guidelines will be published. [16414/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
oral
Dairy Sector
Helen McEntee
154. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of appointing a Teagasc dairy adviser for County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12805/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals
Helen McEntee
286. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Meath has made an appeal through the Medical Board under the disabled drivers and the disabled passengers scheme 1994; if the appeal was unsuccessful, the other options available to this person especially if their condition has not deteriorated after six months of the appeal. [12019/15]