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Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Driver Test
Colm Burke
77. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if changes are proposed to the A2 motorcycle driver licence test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Driver Licences
Colm Burke
98. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if provision can be made for drivers whose licences are due to expire in October 2020 in view of the delay in accessing NDLS appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Bus Services
Colm Burke
99. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter on the finalised BusConnects Dublin area bus network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Water Quality
Colm Burke
142. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions being taken to reduce sewage dumping in Dublin Bay and to improve the cleanliness of the water for swimmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29378/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Vaccination Programme
Colm Burke
263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the flu vaccine will be made available for students and healthcare staff at third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Renewable Energy Generation
Colm Burke
26. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to an increase in the annual budget for the recently opened support scheme for renewable heat which encourages farmers to change from fossil-based fuel sources to renewable heat sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29042/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Just Transition Fund
Colm Burke
27. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to increasing the just transition fund by 20% from €6 million to €7.2 million allowing for the use of the micro-loan scheme to incentivise investment on farm for energy generation and conversion of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Electric Vehicles
Colm Burke
28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to increasing the number of rural 44KW and 50KW charging points for electric vehicle users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Value Added Tax
Colm Burke
55. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the exemption of VAT, within the European Union VAT directive, on all farm safety equipment which will act as a vector to improve uptake of farm safety equipment by farmers and in turn may reduce the high fatality rate within the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29039/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Value Added Tax
Colm Burke
56. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a review of a VAT exemption on sexed semen for all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29040/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Living Wage
Colm Burke
150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to provide funding in budget 2021 to the universal basic income pilot which has already been successfully trialled in Finland, Canada and Alaska; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29045/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Student Assistance Fund
Colm Burke
191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to the extension of the student assistance fund to all agricultural college students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29051/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Colm Burke
225. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the details of each of the posts funded by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each cancer centre; the year funding began for each post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29027/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Colm Burke
226. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the governance the National Treatment Purchase Fund has in place to ensure regional and geographical equity of access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29028/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Colm Burke
235. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the National Treatment Purchase Fund funding figures for each of the cancer centres in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the variance in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Tax Reliefs
Colm Burke
262. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to extending consanguinity relief from 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Colm Burke
263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to establishing a dedicated debt mediation service for farmers in which funds are ring-fenced and used to provide fair and reasonable access to mediation between financially struggling farmers and creditors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Tax Code
Colm Burke
264. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to introducing a voluntary individual income volatility initiative to allow farmers deposit a defined percentage of profits to a fund in a good year and withdraw funds during poor years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29036/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Tax Code
Colm Burke
265. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to extending tax relief on the leasing of farmland to include agreements between parents and children who are young trained farmers up to 30 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29038/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Colm Burke
266. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to establishing a targeted annual investment allowance which would focus on smart agriculture, renewable energy equipment and climate change mitigation infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29041/20]