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Thu, 5 May 2016
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TAMS Applications
Tony McLoughlin
37. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; why the person has not received any correspondence since September 2015 regarding this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
79. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme; the reason for the delay; the decision date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8844/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Tony McLoughlin
281. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new classroom by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9176/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Tony McLoughlin
287. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 20 April 2016, when he will decide on an application from Sligo County Council, which he has received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8807/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
4. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to change the ruling where there is no entitlement to a companion pass under the carer's allowance scheme and the free travel scheme to allow the carer to travel free of charge with the caree in certain instances, especially where the caree is severely disabled, has a primary medical certificate and needs to attend hospital appointments in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8001/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Departmental Contracts Data
Tony McLoughlin
124. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 14 April 2016, the reason this directive in relation to quantitative lots was not adhered to as should have been the case under European Union legislation; if he is aware that if this directive had been adhered to then smaller companies such as local suppliers, as the directive intends, could have been in a position to tender for this tender, which would have made the tendering process much more competitive and fair; if this tender could be reopened even at this stage, as compliance to the rules has not been adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
178. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a 2015 national reserve appeal will be considered in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8511/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Visa Applications
Tony McLoughlin
184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the eight-month delay in responding to an application for a visa by a person (details supplied); when she will issue a decision on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8253/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Tony McLoughlin
372. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant an application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme, given that the works listed need to be carried out at the earliest opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8040/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Irish Language
Tony McLoughlin
381. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from her Department will agree to meet with representatives of a school (details supplied) in order to provide them with new advice and clarification on the criteria for establishing an Aonad in County Sligo with a school which has over 375 pupils enrolled. [8131/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing
Tony McLoughlin
425. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate funding for an application (details supplied) from Sligo County Council under the housing extension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
Tony McLoughlin
427. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for the introduction of an outright ban on bituminous coal here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Internet Safety
Tony McLoughlin
466. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress which has been made by his Department to date with implementing the recommended findings identified in the report of the Internet content governance advisory group in May 2014, with regard to the findings in chapters three and four of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8405/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Garda Deployment
Tony McLoughlin
214. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that new Garda recruits will be assigned to the Sligo-Leitrim division, when the next school of Garda recruits pass out of the Garda college in Templemore, County Tipperary, later in 2016; the reason no new recruits were allocated to the same division from the last allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7404/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Housing
Tony McLoughlin
451. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an agreed limit within existing legislation to which a local authority can purchase houses in an existing residential estate for the purpose of housing local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7277/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Tony McLoughlin
452. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Sligo County Council's housing voids application to his Department, which aims to bring 38 empty local authority premises back into use, will be allocated to the local authority, considering the urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7278/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Improvement Scheme Funding
Tony McLoughlin
506. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to restore funding for local improvement schemes in the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7300/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Waterways Ireland Staff
Tony McLoughlin
537. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 850 of 6 April 2016, if she is aware of the difficulties this staff redeployment is currently having on the three full-time staff on this lock; the reason the person who has retired is only being replaced on a seasonal basis; if consideration will be given to appoint a full-time replacement of this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7374/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Departmental Contracts Data
Tony McLoughlin
126. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of companies that applied under an Office of Government Procurement tender for multi-supplier framework agreements for the supply of cleaning supplies and equipment to the Health Service Executive; the number of companies that made it to the evaluation stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6428/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Parades
Tony McLoughlin
244. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Defence to make a decision on allowing the Defences Forces to be present at the Old Fair Day in Tubbercurry, County Sligo, which is taking place this year on 10 August 2016, given that the organising committee is anxious to get this response as there are a lot of preparations required for the occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6577/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Accident and Emergency Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
390. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he is reviewing the provision of emergency medicine services at Sligo University Hospital by the Saolta hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6426/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Housing Assistance Payments Applications
Tony McLoughlin
759. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants who have been accepted onto the housing assistance programme in Sligo County Council in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6376/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Bus Services
Tony McLoughlin
842. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to investigate with the National Transport Authority when the authority will complete its internal review into the provision of sheltered bus stops, with special regard to the need for a new build for John Street in Sligo town, which has been approved by both Sligo County Council and Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6467/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
15. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a self-employed person (details supplied) in County Sligo who has worked and paid Pay Related Social Insurance contributions all the person's life was advised by officials in Sligo Intreo office that weekly outgoing and expenses, including a burdensome mortgage, will not be taken into account when applying for the supplementary welfare allowance, which was subsequently refused; if this is standard practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5390/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Tony McLoughlin
264. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the single payment scheme and the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5499/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Tony McLoughlin
268. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme, including when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5524/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
283. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Nursing Home Services
Tony McLoughlin
428. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that many nursing homes in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency believe that they are in breach of Health Information and Quality Authority's regulations as they do not have access to a Health Service Executive elder abuse case worker due to a change in policy by the executive; if, as per the authority's standard 8.1, each nursing home's policy must outline procedures for reporting concerns or allegations of abuse to the executive; the way in which this can occur without access to an elder abuse care worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5447/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Health Services Funding
Tony McLoughlin
432. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health given that the vehicle registration tax relief scheme from the Revenue Commissioners is available for persons purchasing vehicles made accessible for persons with disabilities, if there is any other assistance available from the Health Service Executive for persons wishing to convert a vehicle for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5459/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
Tony McLoughlin
444. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of his and the Health Service Executive's negotiations with pharmaceutical companies which aim to reduce the cost of particular medicines in the State; his plans to make the Orkambi drug available to persons living with cystic fibrosis here in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5506/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Tony McLoughlin
446. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the new follow-up mammography service at Sligo University Hospital; the expected date of the first screening; the way in which the service will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5512/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Tony McLoughlin
447. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has issued a public tender for the provision of a fixed cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5514/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Tony McLoughlin
448. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the date the new neurologist consultant position at Sligo University Hospital will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5516/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Tony McLoughlin
638. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to accept an application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo under the emergency funding scheme along with its application under the summer works scheme for 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5444/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Tony McLoughlin
641. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to accept an application by a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the emergency funding scheme along with its application under the summer works scheme for 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5463/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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State Examinations Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
642. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim can appeal a decision not to grant access to a scribe for the Leaving Certificate examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5465/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Tony McLoughlin
646. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to consider an application under the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5501/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Teacher Redeployment
Tony McLoughlin
683. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills why permanent post-primary schoolteachers have no work location transfer options available to them which do not require their permanent status to be removed; her plans to introduce a national voluntary redeployment scheme for post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5736/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Housing Assistance Payment
Tony McLoughlin
743. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who qualifies for the housing assistance payment should be removed from the housing list of the relevant local authority or if the person can qualify for both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5468/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Library Projects
Tony McLoughlin
746. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to consider the construction of a new library at a location in Sligo town for the Sligo central library, given the condition of its current building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5502/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Housing Data
Tony McLoughlin
747. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing units that are vacant in the Sligo County Council and Leitrim County Council areas; the amount of funding he has made available to each of these local authorities to fix vacant housing units; the number of housings unit repaired and made available to tenants since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5503/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Tourism Promotion
Tony McLoughlin
748. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide funding to enable Sligo County Council to hire a skilled and qualified tourism promotion officer, which is drastically needed to allow County Sligo to reach its tourism potential, further to the recent funding for 12 new temporary road maintenance positions that was allocated to allow Sligo County Council for road repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5505/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Tony McLoughlin
749. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the starting dates of the two housing schemes in County Sligo that he announced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5507/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Tony McLoughlin
750. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the local authority block grant funding his Department provided to Sligo County Council in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Waterways Ireland Staff
Tony McLoughlin
850. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a recently retired staff member of Waterways Ireland who worked on loughs 9 to 15 of the Shannon Erne Waterway in the Ballinamore area of County Leitrim will be replaced on a full-time basis, as the person (details supplied) who has worked on loughs 5 to 8 for over 22 years is now covering a larger area, much of which the person has no deep understanding of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5504/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Departmental Properties
Tony McLoughlin
116. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the construction status of the new advanced IDA Ireland facility in Sligo, including the completion date, the capacity of the new building and the specific marketing measures which will be taken to promote this facility as a location for investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4835/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Job Creation
Tony McLoughlin
117. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of his efforts over the past three months to attract new jobs to counties Sligo and Leitrim and to Ballyshannon in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4836/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
141. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing payments under the young farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in 2015; the progress of this application to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4714/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
157. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4810/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
178. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II, which was sent to his Department in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4934/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
183. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Cavan under the 2015 national reserve fund; if he is aware that notice of refusal was only received in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the 2015 national reserve fund scheme; if he is aware that notice of this refusal was only received by the persons in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Defence Forces
Tony McLoughlin
217. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Defence the roles and requirements the Defence Forces could conduct under the United Nations umbrella to help combat the rise of global terrorism in the future given the recently published White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Tony McLoughlin
226. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works has selected a site in Sligo town for the construction of the proposed new Garda Síochána divisional headquarters; the location of the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4830/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Asylum Applications
Tony McLoughlin
234. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 will apply to all asylum seekers and refugees seeking asylum here, many of whom have been here for a number of years in direct provision, or will it only apply to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4821/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Remit
Tony McLoughlin
235. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes she has implemented in her Department and in other concerned bodies, such as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, to give effect to the changes initiated in the International Protection Act 2015 which aims to speed up the process of seeking asylum here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4822/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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School Enrolments
Tony McLoughlin
448. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review of the decision to decline an aonad for the proposed Coláiste Loch Gile for County Sligo given that the organisers believe they have met all the criteria and that the option of a sruth, which was offered instead, cannot be met due to the lack of Irish speakers in the host school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4813/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Schools Refurbishment
Tony McLoughlin
449. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the wheelchair access lift in Coláiste Cholmcille in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, which two students wish to use, has been broken for a number of years; her plans to fix this lift; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4817/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Tony McLoughlin
555. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the Government's national broadband plan in relation to the roll-out of infrastructure in County Sligo, County Leitrim and in the surrounding areas; when households will receive access to faster broadband in these areas which currently have no access; if he will speed up the overall project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4839/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Tourism Promotion
Tony McLoughlin
570. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the development of new activity-tourism infrastructure in the north west; if exciting activity-tourism projects such as the Sligo greenway and Coolaney National Mountain Bike Centre will attract new tourists to the region; if the north west region can become a major activity-tourism hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Airport Subvention Payments
Tony McLoughlin
571. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to facilitate a further meeting between himself, his officials and the management of Sligo Airport to discuss the progress to date on funding for the airport which he discussed during his last meeting with the airports directors in Sligo in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/16]