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Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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School Guidance Counsellors
Eamon Ryan
139. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reintroducing ex-quota status of guidance provision in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32155/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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State Examinations Fees
Eamon Ryan
140. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to abolish fees for sitting the junior and leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
Eamon Ryan
141. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations of the McIver report of the steering group to the PLC review of 2003 on further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32157/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Third Level Expenditure
Eamon Ryan
142. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per annum of maintaining third level charges at their current rate for each year of the next five years; the cost of abolishing all such fees for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32158/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Garda Recruitment
Eamon Ryan
206. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the initial cost of recruiting 2,000 new gardaí; and the cost per annum thereafter to maintain that additional number. [32162/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure
Eamon Ryan
525. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 5% increase in subsidies to existing and new participants on the organic farming scheme for produce in cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes and other non-livestock based outputs. [32164/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Teagasc Funding
Eamon Ryan
526. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 20% increase in funding for sustainable horticulture research in Teagasc per annum. [32165/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Eamon Ryan
527. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated savings if Pillar 1 CAP payments were capped at €100,000 per annum. [32167/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Afforestation Programme
Eamon Ryan
531. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the policy for increasing forestation will be set out; and the form and species it will promote. [32068/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Eamon Ryan
573. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32177/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Eamon Ryan
607. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32176/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Radon Control Strategy
Eamon Ryan
608. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific provisions of the Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2002 which prevent him implementing elements of the National Radon Control Strategy; and the actions in the strategy which are impeded in this manner. [32179/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Student Travel Card
Eamon Ryan
617. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per annum to halve the cost of the student Leap card. [32160/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Rail Services
Eamon Ryan
618. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to ensure each train is equipped with dedicated bike holding facilities. [32163/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Departmental Properties
Eamon Ryan
661. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken to ensure sites owned by Irish Rail which are not required for railway operations are made available for housing and other development. [32178/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
Eamon Ryan
670. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of extending funding for pre-school from one to two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32154/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Direct Provision Data
Eamon Ryan
691. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum to increase the weekly direct provision allowance to €188. [32161/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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One-Parent Family Payment
Eamon Ryan
692. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum to reverse the cuts to one parent family payments. [32168/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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European Council Meetings
Eamon Ryan
21. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the June 2018 European Council summit in Brussels. [29413/18]
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Eamon Ryan
34. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Ms Christine Lagarde. [30600/18]