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Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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School Accommodation
Michael Creed
414. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if new classroom accommodation has been sanctioned for September 2022 for a school (details supplied). [16071/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Family Reunification
Michael Creed
557. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if the family reunification unit has received all details to enable a decision to be made regarding the spouse of an Afghan resident (details supplied) in Ireland to join them here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16070/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Creed
612. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when a public patient (details supplied) will be given an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15788/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Medicinal Products
Michael Creed
613. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) had their entitlement under their medical card for a specific drug for chronic migraine withdrawn; if the matter will be reviewed given that they have been hospitalised for chronic migraine and have the support of their general practitioner for this particular treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15789/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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National Monuments
Michael Creed
328. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will investigate the ownership and current structural status of a national monument (details supplied); the funding that might be available from his Department for necessary structural works to protect the building from collapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14339/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Creed
481. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be successfully relocated to facilitate September 2022 enrolment; if the planning authority has confirmed that the proposed relocation is planning exempt: if ASD provision in the relocated school will proceed as planned and announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14020/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Creed
646. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if clarification will be provided regarding the situation of persons in receipt of the disability allowance and their entitlement to work reduced hours without impacting on their disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14984/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Nursing Homes
Michael Creed
890. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if public respite beds are available at private nursing homes (details supplied). [14239/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Creed
1112. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the take-up and success or otherwise of the revised Coillte farm partnership arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13931/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Pension Provisions
Michael Creed
318. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will conduct a comprehensive review of a pension entitlement for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is currently in receipt of a reduced contributory pension; if she will examine their entitlement to homemaker credits for the years when their children were born; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13602/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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International Protection
Michael Creed
332. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to enhance the community sponsorship scheme as a means of involving the public and local communities to help deal with the anticipated numbers of Ukrainian nationals seeking international protection in the coming weeks; the way that persons who are willing to assist under the scheme or in other ways can register their offers of support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13659/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Energy Conservation
Michael Creed
147. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of grant aid available for installation of solar panels on the roofs of domestic residences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12660/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Youth Services
Michael Creed
400. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of delegates that will be nominated by each of the established Youth Organisations at the Youth Assembly on Climate; the identity of the ten guest delegates who have been invited to the assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12945/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Third Level Education
Michael Creed
413. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of Russian investment in the Irish University sector; the source of this investment; the steps if any he intends to take with respect to this investment given the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12888/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Road Projects
Michael Creed
86. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if an update will be provided on the Cork-Limerick motorway project; when the preferred route will be identified; when the project will proceed to planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12119/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Housing Policy
Michael Creed
123. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review housing supports available from his Department for first-time buyers of new and second-hand properties in view of the difficulties that existing schemes pose in particular for single persons on modest incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12115/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Housing Policy
Michael Creed
174. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of assistance available to first-time house owners in respect of the purchase and renovation of old or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12116/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Environmental Schemes
Michael Creed
165. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the retrofitting grant is available for rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11255/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Energy Policy
Michael Creed
94. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role he envisages for natural gas as an energy source to 2030 and beyond; the consequences in this regard for declining domestic production and consequent excessive dependence on gas imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6052/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Energy Production
Michael Creed
151. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way he has incentivised micro-energy providers; the way he has encouraged domestic, commercial and agricultural consumers of energy to move from off-peak consumption; if the national grid will facilitate community energy groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6051/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Energy Conservation
Michael Creed
205. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expert advice available to him with regard to cavity wall insulation versus external wrap insulation; if it is possible to get grant aid for both insulation works on the same house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10786/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Dental Services
Michael Creed
357. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE primary care eligibility and reimbursement service to release details regarding the range of payments received by individual dentists for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10629/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Creed
161. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider a claim for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the clear evidence that the number of hours worked is beneath the 18.5 hour threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10242/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Michael Creed
162. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is no longer in receipt of illness benefit. [10247/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Direct Provision System
Michael Creed
175. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently resident in direct provision centres who have been granted leave to remain in the State. [10245/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
Michael Creed
145. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding grant eligibility for energy efficiency and retrofitting works on private residential housing stock; if it will be a requirement to use contractors registered with the SEAI to secure this grant aid; the assistance that will be available for other verifiable works carried out that add to energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Tax Exemptions
Michael Creed
233. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to raising the age threshold for stamp duty exemption with particular reference to the next Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, period, land mobility ambition and for farmers who did not avail of green certificate courses during Covid-19 due to pandemic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9323/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Sports Funding
Michael Creed
322. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of the unsuccessful and ineligible applications received from County Cork under the sports capital grant scheme. [9897/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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International Protection
Michael Creed
651. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arriving in the State in each week to date in 2022 seeking international protection; the capacity of the system currently to accommodate these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9898/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Michael Creed
770. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a working group under the joint auspices of the national dementia office and the integrated care programme to determine the needs and outline solutions for people with Huntington’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9436/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Dental Services
Michael Creed
861. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to orthodontic dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9973/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Nursing Homes
Michael Creed
876. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when long term residential care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [10047/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Creed
899. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made on the afforestation of surplus lands owned by public bodies, Government Departments and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Urban Development
Michael Creed
30. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available from her Department to address dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8750/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Rural Schemes
Michael Creed
80. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available in her Department under the Rural Regeneration Fund for 2022; the funding already allocated under this heading to date; when the next round of allocations are expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8751/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Creed
224. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 438 of 8 February 2022, if she will identify the individual schools involved in the tender process for project manager to the ADAPT 3 building programme which includes a school (details supplied). [8893/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Vacant Sites
Michael Creed
111. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current situation regarding the vacant site tax and the way it will apply in respect of zoned lands that are not attracting developer interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8642/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Creed
144. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 131 of 1 February 2022 and 87 of 9 February 2022, and related press statement issued from her Department, if her Department has decided the location for the school (details supplied); her views on whether this relocation of an existing school onto the campus of another school is planning exempt as claimed in the recent press statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8641/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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School Management
Michael Creed
435. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the situation regarding the requirements for the appointment of an administrative principal in primary schools; if she will specifically clarify the situation with regard to schools in which there are two or more special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7708/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Michael Creed
464. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will receive a deputation (details supplied) regarding the acquisition of a site for a new school from a group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8276/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Medicinal Products
Michael Creed
404. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if the drug luxturna which offers a cure for rare retinal disease has been reviewed by the HSE Rare Diseases Technology Review Committee; the status of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics negotiations on the availability of this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7177/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Creed
87. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 1 February 2022, if she will reconsider and elaborate on the content of her reply given that it appears to be at variance with a statement issued by her Department immediately prior to her reply (details supplied); if she plans to proceed with this alternative site in view of the fact that the site in question was only visited by her officials after the press announcement issued; the outcome of that site visit; and if a commitment will be given to ongoing consultation and dialogue with the school principal and the board of management. [6842/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Ambulance Service
Michael Creed
137. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation regarding an ambulance base (details supplied) in County Cork. [6843/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Creed
438. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the details of the bundle of school projects being tendered under the adapt building programme within which a school (details supplied) is included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6556/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Pension Provisions
Michael Creed
456. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing pension entitlements from retired workers in the section 38 and 39 health employees and the voluntary hospital sector relative to their counterparts in the HSE; and if she will expedite a pension calculation for a person (details supplied). [5939/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Pension Provisions
Michael Creed
462. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6173/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Michael Creed
508. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress or otherwise made with regard to the uptake of apprenticeships particularly with regard to apprenticeships in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Education and Training Provision
Michael Creed
509. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions being taken by his Department to address the requirement for chefs in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Pension Provisions
Michael Creed
32. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons she expects will be covered by the auto-enrolment pension plan for workers in the private sector; the level of financial contribution which these workers will be expected to pay annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5110/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Michael Creed
48. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will make amendments to the social welfare code to ensure that those students who are obliged to study abroad but are in receipt of a disability payment can retain this payment for the period of their studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5111/22]