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Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Farrell
185. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the status of the work of Operation Citizen in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36487/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Antisocial Behaviour
Alan Farrell
186. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the actions that the Garda Commissioner is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in cities and towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36488/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Farrell
290. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the stock of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Farrell
291. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland that are nearing their expiration date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36485/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Farrell
292. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current demand for Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36486/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Alan Farrell
13. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will detail the implementation plan for the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35750/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Proposed Legislation
Alan Farrell
24. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on her work to legislate against hate crimes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35751/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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School Enrolments
Alan Farrell
37. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the details of the school and classroom planning in Dublin Fingal, given the preliminary census data showing a significant population growth since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34865/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Alan Farrell
56. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will report on secondary school site identifications for Swords, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34866/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Work Permits
Alan Farrell
99. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is considering placing forestry-related jobs on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35048/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Alan Farrell
118. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport his views on supporting e-bike rental schemes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35055/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Alan Farrell
119. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport his views on the way that e-bike rental schemes can complement existing station-based bikes schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35056/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Alan Farrell
120. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail his Department’s engagement to date with local authorities regarding the roll-out of e-bike rental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35058/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Alan Farrell
121. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport his views on shared e-bike rental schemes and their potential to significantly encourage modal shift in regional cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Education and Training Provision
Alan Farrell
248. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the efforts that are being made to increase the training in architectural and engineering courses with regard to timber buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35049/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Education and Training Provision
Alan Farrell
249. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the demand for forestry related courses in further and higher-level education institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35053/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Alan Farrell
250. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding apprenticeship programmes within the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35054/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Forestry Sector
Alan Farrell
316. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that are being made to streamline forestry regulations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35050/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Forestry Sector
Alan Farrell
317. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on Project Woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35051/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Forestry Sector
Alan Farrell
318. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that are being made to provide greater clarity to forestry licence applicants with regard to the evaluation and application processes, specifically among small and medium operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Taxi Licences
Alan Farrell
179. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number of new taxi permits that have been issued for Dublin Airport for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Alan Farrell
205. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is engaging with the Dublin Airport Authority to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in Dublin airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34344/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Public Spending Code
Alan Farrell
229. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide all projects with a value of over €2 million in Fingal that have been approved under the Public Spending Code V in the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33879/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
625. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she has considered allowing parents of siblings who are eligible for the Summer Provision Programme to apply for separate hours of tuition based on their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34339/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Equality Issues
Alan Farrell
667. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints regarding discrimination they experience in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34340/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Research and Development
Alan Farrell
682. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which he intends to increase domestic productivity of the research and innovation sector by 2.5% per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33873/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Research and Development
Alan Farrell
683. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will set out a timeline for the undertaking of a comprehensive review of the impact of research and innovation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33874/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Research and Development
Alan Farrell
684. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he intends to establish a new research and innovation policy advisory forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33875/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Research and Development
Alan Farrell
685. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the mechanism by which the new research and innovation policy advisory forum will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33876/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Research and Development
Alan Farrell
686. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he intends to establish the Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33877/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Equality Issues
Alan Farrell
728. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the measures that her Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints to An Garda Síochána when they have been a victim of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34342/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Farrell
729. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the work that her Department has undertaken with An Garda Síochána to ensure that training now includes and is updated to be sensitive to the needs of minority communities within our society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34343/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Equality Issues
Alan Farrell
741. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints regarding discrimination they experience when accessing healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
879. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to support the HSE to relieve the neurology waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34335/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Health Services Staff
Alan Farrell
880. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is planning a recruitment campaign for specialist neurology nursing positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
881. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is undertaking for patients to access neurology supports once their initial appointment has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Medicinal Products
Alan Farrell
882. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is considering funding kaftrio, which is used to treat cystic fibrosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34338/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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European Union
Alan Farrell
117. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Ukrainian ascension to the European Union. [30546/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Brexit Issues
Alan Farrell
161. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on efforts to protect the Northern Ireland Protocol. [27390/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Tax Code
Alan Farrell
37. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on a windfall tax in the context of energy companies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30549/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Eurozone Issues
Alan Farrell
41. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on Eurozone interest rates and the impact on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Public Sector Pay
Alan Farrell
97. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on his Department’s engagement with the representatives of an organisation (details supplied) regarding public sector pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30552/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Project Ireland 2040
Alan Farrell
131. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the implementation of Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30551/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Job Creation
Alan Farrell
189. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the Government's efforts to reach full employment in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25096/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Health Service Executive
Alan Farrell
445. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been allocated to the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Health Service Executive
Alan Farrell
446. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been allocated to the genetics department in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31373/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
447. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are awaiting an appointment with the cancer genetics clinic in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
448. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a patient to access the cancer genetics clinic in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31375/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Hospital Staff
Alan Farrell
449. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are outstanding clinical or administrative posts unfilled in the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
450. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting on prophylactic mastectomies following a positive breast cancer gene diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31377/22]