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Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Community Development Projects
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
683. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans for the provision of a community hub in Carlow on the Tullow Road (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2614/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Rural Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
684. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a status update on the provision of a water activity hub in Carlow town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2615/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
118. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to further promote a culture of lifelong learning within the workforce, focusing on increasing the lifelong learning rate from the current rate of 9% to 18% by 2025; what the current rate is in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1965/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Education and Training Boards
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
127. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants, devolved capital grants and the further education capital grants to the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1964/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Victim Support Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1116. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if the review of the current two year allowable timeframe for making a claim to the Criminal Injuries Board compensation scheme has been completed; if persons who were outside the timeframe may apply at a date in the future; if the two year limit is in force for minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1571/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1168. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the ACRES payment will be issued (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56419/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1489. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when an increase to the fees payable to contractors for a standard eye examination under the community ophthalmic services scheme will be implemented, given a pilot scheme is in operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56456/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1511. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the significant rise in sexually transmitted diseases (details supplied); if he intends to launch a new public health campaign to highlight this rise and encourage safe sex practises and testing; the status of the new national sexual health strategy; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56593/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Organic Farming
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
18. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers in Carlow are benefiting from the organic farming scheme or other supports for the organic sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55640/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason organisations in Carlow were not included on the list of funding for animal welfare charities announced recently. [55639/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
83. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the funding increase for his Department announced in budget 2024 will provide for an expansion of targeted access and inclusion model supports to children in County Carlow beyond time spent in the ECCE programme, both in term and out of term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55524/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Disability Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
96. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide an occupational therapy service for those with mild intellectual disability in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55525/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
5. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will next meet. [55088/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Legal Aid
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
45. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to launch a review of the legal aid system, including a review of how legal aid is paid, and to whom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55073/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
69. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the provision of refuge spaces and the commitment to double the number of refuge spaces available across the country over the lifetime of the Zero Tolerance Strategy. [55072/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Consular Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
109. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of courses funded by his Department for Irish embassy and or Irish consulate staff to lean to speak and write fluent in Arabic in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [55366/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Defence Forces
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
191. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when it is proposed to fill the chargehand position in No. 2 Area, Connolly Barracks, Curragh Camp, which has been vacant for several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54868/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Defence Forces
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
194. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding allocation in both 2024 and 2025 for the Defence Forces infrastructure development plan, in tabular form. [55377/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Defence Forces
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
195. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the refurbishment works in block C of Stephen's Barracks, Kilkenny, has been completed. [55378/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Naval Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
196. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of marine engineer officers inducted into the Naval Service to date in 2023. [55379/23]