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Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Office of Public Works Properties
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
287. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are procedures in place in order to make disused buildings available to the community, for example old courthouses or Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36164/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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School Transport Availability
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
593. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that Bus Éireann has refused a bus ticket to a child (details supplied) in County Offaly on the basis of a late payment, even though there are spaces on the bus travelling the route to the child's home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36351/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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School Transport Eligibility
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
614. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with Bus Éireann concerning a family (details supplied) in County Offaly who obtained concessionary school bus tickets for their children, but from whom the tickets were withdrawn five days prior to the school commencing the school bus service with the payment being returned; the reason payment was accepted and the family informed they would be accommodated; the reason they did not receive prior notification, considering the closing date for receipt of payments for school transport was 31 July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36619/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
658. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new scheme to replace the 1995 tenant purchase scheme terminated in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36350/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
702. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a precedent whereby funding was awarded under the 2013 or 2014 Sports Capital Programme without the relevant Diocesan Trust being party to the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36344/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
703. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application was deemed invalid (details supplied) for the same reason under the 2014 and 2015 Sports Capital Programme; if this information was communicated to the applicant in 2014; if the criteria changed in 2015; if these changes have been communicated to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36345/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
50. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to explain the reason that a centre (details supplied) in County Offaly has sustained 34% cuts to funding from the Health Service Executive-Túsla, Child and Family Agency, which is above cuts to similar providers; the reason for the delay in reimbursing a shortfall of €4,047 due to an error when transferring their funds in 2014, despite the fact that the funding level was confirmed to the centre in writing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35819/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
92. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a new school building, as it is still operating on a split site following an amalgamation in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35821/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
68. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
333. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to the Health Service Executive to provide resources, that is, properties, qualified staff and host families, to clear the backlog of adult special needs persons requiring a permanent home specific to their needs. [35768/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Animal Welfare
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
440. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the local authorities hold a register of puppy breeders who have been found to be in breach of legislation but who have not received a conviction for animal cruelty; if such breeders can obtain a licence to continue breeding; if puppy breeders who have received a conviction for animal cruelty are allowed to obtain a licence to continuing breeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
145. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund nursing home bed rates are set at such different levels from location to location, for example the single bed occupancy rate varies from €715 to €1,325. [34997/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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National Advocacy Service Remit
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
151. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if the national advocacy unit is still operational; if so, if there is a set timeframe for reply to a complainant; to conduct an investigation into the complaint; and to have a final decision made by the complaints officer. [35003/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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School Transport Provision
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
191. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by families (details supplied) in County Offaly in accessing school transport; if she will liaise with Bus Éireann with a view to providing a bus to accommodate the children to allow them attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34979/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Teaching Qualifications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
192. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a city and guilds qualification obtained in another country is recognised within the Irish education system; if a person holding such a qualification requires further accreditation in order to teach here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34980/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Banking Sector
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
280. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum or maximum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/15]
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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Renewable Energy Incentives
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
166. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources given the considerable challenges facing the building industry, and the Government's commitment to incentivise renewable energy technologies, his plans to provide a grant for the installation of renewable energy heating technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33566/15]
Thu, 24 Sep 2015
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Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
86. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks are lending the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland funding to small and medium enterprises at the expected lower interest rate; if a mechanism has been established to monitor such lending; if any action can be taken if either bank are not offering the expected lower interest rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32505/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
483. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2010, given that the person was informed on 12 June 2015 that his appeal was partially allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30523/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
484. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2009, given that the person was informed on 12 March 2015 that his or her appeal was partially allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/15]