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Electricity Generation
Claire Kerrane
233. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the location of the source of electricity in view of the fact that two main power stations have closed down. [18819/21]
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Electricity Generation
Claire Kerrane
234. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if electricity is being imported here in any form. [18820/21]
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Energy Infrastructure
Claire Kerrane
235. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if two power stations, Lanesborough and Shannonbridge, are being dismantled for export to Germany. [18821/21]
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Environmental Policy
Claire Kerrane
289. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is satisfied with the importation of peat and coal briquettes to Ireland due to the wind down of production in Ireland in line with measures to phase out fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20653/21]
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Environmental Policy
Claire Kerrane
290. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of peat, peat and coal briquettes, wood briquettes and coal imported to Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [20654/21]
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Environmental Policy
Claire Kerrane
291. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of peat, peat and coal briquettes and coal produced here in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [20655/21]
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Greenways Provision
Claire Kerrane
319. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the details of all available grant funding towards feasibility studies for greenways; and when each grant opens for applications. [18640/21]
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Driver Licences
Claire Kerrane
328. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by persons here in accessing a code required from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in the UK in order to transfer from an English to Irish licence; if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) who needs a C1 licence as an essential worker in the broadband roll-out and cannot access the code needed to transfer their C1 licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18735/21]
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Public Transport
Claire Kerrane
348. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if services between Athlone and Roscommon have been reduced; if there are plans to increase transport services following the lifting of public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19093/21]
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Pension Provisions
Claire Kerrane
466. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if there is flexibility regarding tax boundaries for pension recipients who are subject to increased tax deductions as a result of recent increases to the payment; if consideration has been given to the impact that increases to pension payments have on moving recipients to a higher tax bracket and resulting in tax deductions which are higher than the social welfare payment; the measures in place to prevent these increased deductions resulting in lower income for pension recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18315/21]
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EU Funding
Claire Kerrane
576. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with the Northern and Western Assembly ahead of the new round of the European Regional Development Fund in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43919/20]
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Housing Data
Claire Kerrane
696. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are grants or financial supports for a family that wish to convert a part of their house not adjoined to but beside the home into suitable accommodation for elderly parents to allow them to move close to their family and downsize; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18652/21]
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Employment Data
Claire Kerrane
704. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures in place for reviewing the employment practices of State-related providers, for example, the ESB. [18733/21]
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School Management
Claire Kerrane
959. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 24 March 2021, the person or body to be contacted in cases in which a board of management in a primary school operates outside the Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2019-2023 without following section 14, part 8 of the manual; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18649/21]
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Claire Kerrane
960. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the supports in place for students unable to return to school due to a family member having a serious underlying condition; if those students will be facilitated to learn from home; the provisions in place in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18651/21]
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Claire Kerrane
989. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the measures in place to prevent and address outbreaks of Covid-19 in special education schools and particularly those in urban areas such as Dublin in consideration of the recent decision not to vaccinate teachers and special needs assistants as a priority group; if there is understanding that this will increase the likelihood of outbreaks of the virus within these school settings which is beyond school staff control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18990/21]
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School Staff
Claire Kerrane
1007. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 24 February 2021, if her Department will consider allowing the affected teachers to progress to point four before the commencement of academic year 2021-2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19190/21]
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JobPath Programme
Claire Kerrane
1105. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of referrals made to JobPath to date in 2021; the reason referrals have continued during level 5 restrictions given they were suspended previously; the engagement and training being offered to participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18268/21]
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Departmental Reports
Claire Kerrane
1106. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 989 of 24 March, if the report into the contracted employment services will be published. [18269/21]
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Claire Kerrane
1111. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the increased numbers of persons in An Post branches as a result of changes to opening hours resulting from Easter public holidays; if her attention has been further drawn to the impact this has on social distancing and raised anxiety among those who collect payments in-branch; the health and safety measures that have been undertaken to address queues in the lead up to public holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18356/21]