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Thu, 5 Feb 2015
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments
Paul Connaughton
162. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive a sheep technology adoption programme payment or a beef technology adoption programme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5204/15]
Thu, 5 Feb 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
163. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway received a substantial reduction in their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5205/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
335. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of agri-environment options scheme moneys and hardship grant regarding TB restrictions will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4613/15]
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Grant Payments
Paul Connaughton
259. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when 25% payment in respect of single farm payment and the agri-environment option scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/15]
Tue, 20 Jan 2015
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Social Welfare Code
Paul Connaughton
187. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who works 20 hours per week or less and is not in receipt of any social protection payments cannot access funding to complete a security course, whereas if they were unemployed, they would be eligible for funding; her views that this is incentivising persons to continue in unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2265/15]
Tue, 20 Jan 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
285. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway had a 50% deduction on their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2267/15]
Tue, 20 Jan 2015
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Paul Connaughton
286. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to recruit graduates to his Department in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2268/15]
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility
Paul Connaughton
102. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a REPS payment has not been paid to persons (details supplied) in County Galway; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1927/15]
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
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Animal Disease Controls
Paul Connaughton
103. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding testing of calves diagnosed with BVD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1928/15]
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
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Animal Disease Controls
Paul Connaughton
104. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the beef genomic scheme for 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1929/15]
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
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Rural Development Plan
Paul Connaughton
105. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if donkeys will be included in the stocking rate for disadvantaged area scheme payments for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1930/15]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Paul Connaughton
229. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance if the adaptations to a vehicle under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme have to be 10% of the car price or if that has been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48295/14]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Medical Card Administration
Paul Connaughton
503. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health if consultant costs incurred by persons with no medical cards and no private health insurance are allowable as health expenses when applications for persons over 70 who have illnesses are assessed by the primary care reimbursement service on an under-70s basis; if they are allowable when an appeal is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48299/14]
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
97. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the agri-environment options scheme beef technology and suckler cow welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47562/14]
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
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On-farm Investment Schemes
Paul Connaughton
99. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will be reopening for sheep handling facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47581/14]
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Irish Water Administration
Paul Connaughton
413. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the person to whom queries should be addressed in relation to information on individuals passed to Irish Water about their addresses, in view of the fact that they have been informed by the Data Protection Commissioner that the matter is one for the energy regulator and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47063/14]
Tue, 2 Dec 2014
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GLAS Scheme Administration
Paul Connaughton
288. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on when the revised GLAS scheme will be operational; when farmers in the new scheme will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/14]
Tue, 2 Dec 2014
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Coillte Teoranta Staff
Paul Connaughton
289. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce changes in the Forestry Act to the way that pensions are treated and in particular the way that D stamps are treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/14]
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
238. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the investigations in relation to the disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway have been concluded; when it is envisaged they will receive these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45161/14]
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Paul Connaughton
374. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a doctor visit card allocated on 21 October 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the current delay in terms of issuing cards; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this family have been pursuing this matter for months before the DVC was granted and now they face further delays in terms of having to pay for doctor's treatment when a DVC has been granted because of administrative delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45298/14]