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Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Official Engagements
Willie Penrose
106. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to invite his Spanish counterpart to Dublin in early 2020 for a bilateral meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53336/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Willie Penrose
140. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the number of times he has met either the CEO and-or the chairperson of each bank located here to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53334/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Tax Credits
Willie Penrose
142. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure a person (details supplied) receives their appropriate tax free allowances in view of the fact they have returned to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53416/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Garda Station Refurbishment
Willie Penrose
154. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when phase 2 of the refurbishment works at a Garda station and Garda water unit in Athlone, County Westmeath will be fully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53330/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Willie Penrose
290. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times to date in 2019 he has met with his US counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53331/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Willie Penrose
538. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of recruiting three additional full-time archaeologists for his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53332/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Online Safety
Willie Penrose
573. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the appointment of a digital safety commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53333/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Employment Rights
Willie Penrose
724. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to update the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53329/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Willie Penrose
727. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the insurance contribution record of a person (detail supplied) will be provided; if they qualify for a State pension, the level and amount of arrears payable to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53415/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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National Concert Hall
Willie Penrose
792. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has met formally with the CEO of the National Concert Hall in the past two months; if so, the issues discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53337/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Willie Penrose
274. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the Mater Hospital as soon as possible to have surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52473/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Willie Penrose
306. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be provided to the greater Ballinagore area, County Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52472/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Defence Forces Transport
Willie Penrose
50. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of armoured logistics vehicles purchased for the Defence Forces in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; if extra armoured logistics vehicles will be purchased in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50951/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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EU Meetings
Willie Penrose
55. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if EU security issues were discussed at the October 2019 EU General Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50948/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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International Relations
Willie Penrose
56. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken recently to the new Canadian Foreign Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50950/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Willie Penrose
121. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be ready for completion and occupation; the date for occupation of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51009/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Prison Service Expenditure
Willie Penrose
140. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the transport budget for the Prison Service in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50952/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Garda Transport Data
Willie Penrose
141. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda public order unit vans that came into the fleet in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50953/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Garda Equipment
Willie Penrose
142. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured in 2020 for the upgrade of existing boats or extra boats for the Garda water unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50954/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Willie Penrose
154. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the bilateral meetings she has had with her EU counterparts to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50955/19]