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Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Income Inequality
Neasa Hourigan
208. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No.41 of 15 February 2023, if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which noted that the Commission on Taxation and Welfare analysis of universal basic income was based on an insufficient number of studies and recommended that further examination of the proposal be undertaken; his plans for further examination of universal basic income, and to conduct a pilot in the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45243/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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State Pensions
Neasa Hourigan
349. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to publish the report on the benchmarked/indexed rate of State pension payments which was introduced as an input to the Budget process this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44699/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Neasa Hourigan
645. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding streams available to assist community centres with the maintenance and upgrade of their facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44701/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Transport Policy
Neasa Hourigan
76. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the work undertaken by his Department to introduce mandatory accessibility requirements, similar to road safety standards for motorists, rather than design guidelines for persons using walking infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44477/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Transport Policy
Neasa Hourigan
77. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the members and participation of the National Guidelines and Standards Group in his Department; the work completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44478/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Transport Policy
Neasa Hourigan
78. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline representation and participation by disability advocates or persons with disabilities in the work of the National Guidelines and Standards Group currently operating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44479/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Transport Policy
Neasa Hourigan
79. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline work undertaken by his Department and by the National Guidelines and Standards Group to remove shared space guidelines from national documents, standards and circulars including the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44480/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Neasa Hourigan
92. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any approaches or negotiations engaged in by Ireland with other EU Member States to waive the exemption on aviation fuel tax for intra-community flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44476/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Climate Change Policy
Neasa Hourigan
54. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline which public body has responsibility for ensuring compliance with section 15.1 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 on film productions which are in receipt of funding under Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997. [44259/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Overseas Development Aid
Neasa Hourigan
8. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to date in achieving the target for overseas development assistance of 0.7% of gross national income by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43722/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Defibrillators Provision
Neasa Hourigan
192. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding to ensure that defibrillators are in place in all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43662/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Funding
Neasa Hourigan
195. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the funding and grants available to schools for ICT infrastructure, such as desktop PCs, projectors and printers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43687/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Homeless Persons Supports
Neasa Hourigan
273. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the research his Department has undertaken to examine the experiences and impact of in-work homelessness; if he will outline the supports in place for people who are working whilst experiencing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43696/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Neasa Hourigan
469. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce mandatory fortification of foodstuffs with folic acid following his Department's Folic Acid Policy Committee report on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43498/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
489. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 27 September 2022, if he will outline which five recommendations are still in progress as part of the full implementation of the Chief Medical Officer’s report on The Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43586/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Defibrillators Provision
Neasa Hourigan
512. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to ensure that defibrillators are available in public places, such as community centres and schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Neasa Hourigan
515. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure hospital pharmacy technicians are subject to a statutory professional regulatory regime and that their qualification is standardised across the various providers of pharmacy technician education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43709/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Local Authorities
Neasa Hourigan
266. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name of the external supplier procured by his Department in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service to assist in the search of a permanent replacement for the role of chief executive of Dublin City Council; the cost of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43232/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Recycling Policy
Neasa Hourigan
58. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has ensured that the infrastructure associated with the deposit return scheme will be universally accessible, in particular for wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43020/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Active Travel
Neasa Hourigan
68. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that local authorities are prevented from using national active travel funding for the repair and upgrade of existing walking routes, including where there are existing footpaths and walkways; if he is aware that this is having a negative impact on investment in walking infrastructure vis-à-vis other active travel infrastructure by local authorities; his plans to review this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42874/23]