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Thu, 21 Mar 2024

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School Accommodation

Ged Nash

203. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if land reportedly donated by an organisation (details supplied) to a school has been formally transferred to the school; if planning permission has been sought for a playground for the school on that land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13377/24]

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Thu, 21 Mar 2024

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Departmental Data

Ged Nash

263. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to the Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 22 February 2024, to address the issue outlined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13393/24]

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Thu, 21 Mar 2024

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International Protection

Ged Nash

264. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the full total spend by his Department to accommodate International Protection Applicants for 2023 alone (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13394/24]

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Thu, 21 Mar 2024

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Primary Care Centres

Ged Nash

289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 1043 of 2 November 2021 and 1672 of 26 July 2022, when the HSE plans to develop a primary care centre at the site referred to in Ratoath, County Meath; if the plans are included in the HSE's current capital program; the overall cost and timeline for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13376/24]

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Thu, 21 Mar 2024

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Health Services

Ged Nash

293. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide its conclusions and its determination of a complaint (details supplied); if he will outline all of the actions taken at the facility since the complaint was made to address the shortfalls and risks detailed in the complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13397/24]

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Thu, 21 Mar 2024

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Apprenticeship Programmes

Ged Nash

328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the work of his Department on the provisions of the National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Apprentices) Bill 2023 and based on the Government’s decision on a timed amendment to second stage of the Bill in the debate on the Bill in Seanad Éireann on 3 May 2023; if he will set out the next stage in the process of the Government’s consideration of the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13420/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Departmental Reports

Ged Nash

162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if, when and the extent to which future reviews as to the schedule for the complete implementation rollout of all recommendations made in the National Speed Limit Review Report will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Departmental Reviews

Ged Nash

234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 5 October 2023, if he remains committed to undertaking a review of the remittance basis of tax and the domicile levy in 2024; if he is aware that this commitment is absent in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 1 February 2024; if he will clarify his position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12127/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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School Transport

Ged Nash

371. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 7 February 2024, to provide an update on when a person (details supplied) will receive a personal transport service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11758/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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School Accommodation

Ged Nash

408. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education her Department's position on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Departmental Policies

Ged Nash

502. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she intends to review the apparent anomaly that sees first and second-year teaching students carry out unpaid work within schools during breaks in their studies, while their third-year colleagues are paid by her Department for similar work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12760/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Housing Policy

Ged Nash

623. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the HAP limits for counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11889/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Court Procedures

Ged Nash

888. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider amending the relevant legislation to allow for claims to the value of up to €5,000 to be handled by the Small Claims Courts; if she is aware that the €2,000 ceiling currently in place is €3,000 lower than the European Small Claims Procedure allows; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12324/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Refugee Resettlement Programme

Ged Nash

1106. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to act on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11775/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Student Accommodation

Ged Nash

1543. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as to whether the cross-departmental project group to be formed to establish appropriate standards in the delivery of affordable, purpose built student accommodation, to be chaired by his Department, as announced on 17 August 2023 has met, its membership and chair, its progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11642/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Ged Nash

1564. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason personal assistants in the further and higher education sector are paid monthly and not bi-weekly as compared to those who are employed in the broadly analogous role of SNA at primary and second-level education; the reason the personal assistant role and salary scale does not include annual increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13165/24]

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Thu, 7 Mar 2024

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Business Supports

Ged Nash

213. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business grant will be paid out to eligible businesses; how the scheme will be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Road Tolls

Ged Nash

153. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he, together with TII, will consider exempting HGVs from payment of tolls on the M1 outside Drogheda in order to alleviate traffic congestion in Drogheda and through Julianstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Rail Network

Ged Nash

156. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if the relevant agencies are working on the development of a new train station on the north side of Drogheda to service the expanding population in that area, and to service existing residents on that side of the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10106/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Road Projects

Ged Nash

159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the engagement his officials have had with Louth County Council in recent months in respect of phase 2 of the Port Access Northern Cross Route in Drogheda, County Louth; if his Department is party to discussions between the Council and Irish Rail on matters connected to the completion of this segment of the road; if funding will be made available by his Department for phase 2 of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Job Losses

Ged Nash

251. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm the date on which his Department was notified of the intention of the Glen Dimplex group, as reported in the media and as communicated to Dáil Deputies in Louth and elsewhere, to contemplate collective redundancies at its sites in the Republic of Ireland, including its facility in Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Coroners Service

Ged Nash

480. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 8 February 2024, whether it is possible for a coroner to direct a post-mortem and/or an inquest in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10187/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Disability Services

Ged Nash

551. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that there are no specific individualised transport budgets for individuals with additional needs to transport them to respite services; if he plans to address this issue to allow all of those who are provided with a respite service to attend that service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10100/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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International Protection

Ged Nash

590. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the date on which the contract to provide accommodation for international applicants in a hotel (details supplied) was formally agreed and signed by his Department; if he will specify whether or not there is a break clause and/or a cooling-off period provided for in the contract/arrangement; if such a cooling off period exists in the contract/arrangement, if he will provide the specific information on the nature and extent and the notice period that applies to the contract and separately the date on which any cooling off period expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10584/24]

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Tue, 5 Mar 2024

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Health Services

Ged Nash

616. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to post-mastectomy products will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9958/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

191. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when the construction contract for the new building for a school (details supplied) in County Louth on a site at Cement Road, Drogheda will go out to tender; if she will provide a timeline for the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9839/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Education and Training Boards

Ged Nash

192. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education in light of the securing of planning permission for the LMETB headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth, if the project will be put out to tender; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9840/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Social Welfare Benefits

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to change the legislation to allow for workers in receipt of widows/widowers pension to be in a position to qualify for illness benefit when they are unfit for work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

261. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total duration of the contracts currently held for accommodation; the calculated total expenditure on current contracts for the duration of those contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9782/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

262. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of hotels now in use by his Department that were functioning as visitor accommodation prior to contracting with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

263. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many companies hold multiple contracts with his Department for contracted accommodation; how many contracted properties each company holds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9784/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

264. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of sites that have been identified by his Department to develop purpose-built accommodation capable of providing structured humanitarian aid in a sustainable way; when he expects any such sites to commence construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9785/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

271. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that are currently providing accommodation under arrangements agreed with his Department for applicants for international protection, and where the hotels in question simultaneously provide accommodation to tourists in the normal course of their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9841/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that are currently providing accommodation under arrangements agreed with his Department for the programme refugees from Ukraine, and where the hotels in question simultaneously provide accommodation to tourists in the normal course of their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9842/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

273. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that are currently providing accommodation under arrangements agreed with his Department for accommodation for international protection applicants (families) where the operation of the hotels in question are exclusively for the use of accommodation for international protection applicants; if he will provide the details on a county by county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9843/24]

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Ged Nash

274. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that are currently providing accommodation under arrangements agreed with his Department for accommodation for programme refugees from Ukraine where the operation of the hotels in question are exclusively for the use of refugees from Ukraine; if he will provide the details on a county by county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9844/24]

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Wed, 28 Feb 2024

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Health Services

Ged Nash

152. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a supervised residential unit in Carndonagh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9490/24]

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Tue, 27 Feb 2024

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Consumer Prices

Ged Nash

181. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the CCPC to investigate the practices and pricing within the infant formula market under his powers in section 10 (4) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9371/24]

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Tue, 27 Feb 2024

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Medical Aids and Appliances

Ged Nash

473. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the reported impact that proposed changes to the allowance and supports made available to women for the provision of post-mastectomy products (details supplied) may have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/24]

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Tue, 27 Feb 2024

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Health Service Executive

Ged Nash

506. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE plans to award a tender for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/24]

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Thu, 22 Feb 2024

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Industrial Development

Ged Nash

123. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for completion and delivery of the planned IDA-backed advance facility in Drogheda, County Louth; the sector or purpose for which the facility will be marketed to potential IDA clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8517/24]

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Thu, 22 Feb 2024

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Business Supports

Ged Nash

125. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the impact on the local economy of the decision made by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth to use all beds in a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda to accommodate international protection applicants from March 2024; if he, his officials and local agencies will introduce a package of supports for local businesses to mitigate the anticipated loss of revenue to the local economy as a consequence of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8539/24]

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Thu, 22 Feb 2024

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Tourism Industry

Ged Nash

162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department and the relevant agencies are aware of the fact that a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda will, from March 2024, no longer have beds available for tourism use; if she and the tourism agencies are concerned about this, given the level of investment in Drogheda's tourism product in recent years; if she and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment have engaged on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8538/24]

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Wed, 21 Feb 2024

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Road Tolls

Ged Nash

54. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to confirm when the contract with CRG for the M1 and Drogheda-Donore Road tolls will conclude; what plans he has for the toll when the contract concludes and when it is handed back to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8363/24]

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Wed, 21 Feb 2024

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Broadcasting Sector

Ged Nash

96. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on correspondence she has received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8300/24]

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Wed, 21 Feb 2024

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International Protection

Ged Nash

137. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide information on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8362/24]

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Wed, 21 Feb 2024

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International Protection

Ged Nash

138. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will explore in full a proposal to do a technical study of the D Hotel in Drogheda to establish if the facility can be operated as a dual function hotel accommodating both tourists and international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8365/24]

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Tue, 20 Feb 2024

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Middle East

Ged Nash

120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government and the EU as a block will agree to call for an international declaration and statement calling on the Israeli government to lift its restriction on supplies of insulin and all other diabetes supplies and all other medications for long term medical conditions entering Gaza immediately; if he will detail any concrete and practical actions the Government has taken in this regard to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/24]

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Tue, 20 Feb 2024

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Middle East

Ged Nash

215. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will request that ISIF withdraws its investment in firms based in illegal Israeli settlements; if he will provide details of the engagement, if any, he and his officials have had with ISIF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7691/24]

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Tue, 20 Feb 2024

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Nursing Homes

Ged Nash

527. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the status of the draft design guide for long-term residential care settings for older people, recently published by his Department in conjunction with HIQA and the HSE, with particular reference to the proposition to cap future nursing homes at 85 beds; if he will provide the policy rationale for such a move; if he is aware of concerns in the sector that this may result in a cessation of provision of new nursing homes, due to economies of scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7472/24]

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