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Thu, 8 May 2014
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Departmental Funding
Seamus Kirk
144. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious budget shortfall of the Women's Aid facility in Dundalk; if an application for additional funding has been submitted; and if so, when will this be looked at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/14]
Tue, 6 May 2014
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National Strategy on Dementia Implementation
Seamus Kirk
408. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national strategy on dementia; if a timescale has been set out for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20165/14]
Tue, 15 Apr 2014
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North-South Ministerial Council
Seamus Kirk
140. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in the context of the North-South Ministerial Council agenda, consideration will be given to the prioritisation of cross-Border infrastructural projects which have clear mutual benefits North and South; his views on such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17303/14]
Tue, 15 Apr 2014
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Drainage Schemes Expenditure
Seamus Kirk
530. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has to provide financial assistance towards land drainage in view of the substantial costs involved in such work and the need for drainage works to be undertaken in view of the heavy rainfall over the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17936/14]
Thu, 10 Apr 2014
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Seamus Kirk
33. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a contingency plan has been initiated by his Department in the event of a negative referendum result in the UK on EU membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17019/14]
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Expenditure
Seamus Kirk
493. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the capital expenditure, both Exchequer and EU, on the various schemes funded under his Department's on-farm capital investment programmes on an annual basis from 1997 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16316/14]
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
Seamus Kirk
650. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme is under review; if so, when he will have a report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/14]
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Medicinal Products Availability
Seamus Kirk
561. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the early access to the medicines scheme launched in the UK; if there is a comparative plan here; and, if not, if he has any plans to develop one in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15194/14]
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Ambulance Service Staff
Seamus Kirk
594. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedic staff who are employed on the ambulance service in the north east; the number of staff on full pay who are not being utilised as part of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15369/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Regulatory Bodies
Seamus Kirk
275. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing statutory regulation of the Irish Tax Institute in view of the considerable fallout from financial decisions taken on projects over the past ten years or so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14182/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Grocery Industry Competition
Seamus Kirk
209. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans regarding the statutory code of practice for the grocery sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12058/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
455. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will re-examine the decision to refuse disadvantaged areas scheme 2012 payment to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11691/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Beef Industry
Seamus Kirk
474. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the serious crisis in the beef sector here, the measures he is planning to support primary producers in the industry. [12059/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Road Network
Seamus Kirk
593. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the western bypass at Ardee, County Louth; the commencement date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11523/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Driver Licences
Seamus Kirk
514. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed bilateral agreement between Ireland and Canada in relation to recognition of driving licences in both countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10576/14]
Thu, 27 Feb 2014
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Farms Data
Seamus Kirk
229. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on carrying out an audit of the bureaucratic burden on farmers with a view to bringing forward proposals to minimise the burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10239/14]
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Garda Strength
Seamus Kirk
163. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Garda numbers in County Louth over the past five years; if he will provide a breakdown, in particular for the Dundalk south and Carlingford areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9749/14]
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Seamus Kirk
196. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an indicative time scale for approved projects of pillar 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy programme 2014-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9810/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Seamus Kirk
117. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be no introduction of a capital assets test for assessing eligibility for third level student grants; if he will be publishing the report of the capital asset test implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9141/14]
Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Seamus Kirk
13. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with members of the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential to develop further cross-Border trade; if the potential of the Narrow Water Bridge project has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8020/14]