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Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
Jackie Cahill
237. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is possible under the current tenant purchase scheme for long time tenants of county councils to purchase their homes by way of a lump sum complete payment while not fulfilling the age criteria; and if not, the reasoning behind this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29779/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Gorse Burning
Jackie Cahill
327. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will investigate the need to extend the time deadline for the burning of gorse on the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Tipperary, from the end of February to 15 April annually, which is the standard in the UK, to encourage and help the viability of five species of ground nesting birds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29717/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Disability Services Funding
Jackie Cahill
369. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of capital investment in intellectual disability services since 2006 by making an extra €100 million available annually for the next five years to address the 17,883 persons who are on waiting lists for services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29309/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Jackie Cahill
376. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately appoint a Parkinson's disease nurse specialist for the south east in view of the circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29333/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Meat Processing Plants
Jackie Cahill
529. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials at meat processing plants are aware of cattle being paid for under the meat processor-run insurance scheme; the percentage of injured or rejected cattle that are actually paid for under this insurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29712/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Jackie Cahill
135. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will amend the tenant purchase scheme guidelines to allow long-time tenants of county councils to purchase their homes by way of lump sum while not fulfilling the age criteria. [28815/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Jackie Cahill
136. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will amend the anomaly in the tenant purchase scheme to allow long-term tenants to purchase their homes with funds raised independently of the council while not fulfilling the income criteria. [28816/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Electricity Transmission Network
Jackie Cahill
218. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the revamping of lines by the ESB currently under way throughout County Tipperary (details supplied). [28824/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Knowledge Transfer Programme
Jackie Cahill
552. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the knowledge transfer programme to allow the entry of young farmers in particular who are not in a financial position to slaughter cattle at this time but who would otherwise benefit from participation in the programme. [28588/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Community Policing
Jackie Cahill
18. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Tipperary Garda division. [27400/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Garda Reserve
Jackie Cahill
20. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Tipperary Garda division. [27401/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Medical Card Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
227. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the criteria used in assessing an application for a medical card for a patient who is diagnosed with cancer and is embarking on chemotherapy; the point of the diagnosis at which the medical card is automatically granted; if the fact that the cost of cancer care is greatest at initial diagnosis when chemotherapy is prescribed will be taken into account in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27765/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Special Areas of Conservation Designation
Jackie Cahill
234. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if non-designated commonage is an EU protected habitat; if so, the decision-making process by which the status of this type of commonage changed from one of extensive farmland to one of EU protected habitat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27766/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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State Aid
Jackie Cahill
235. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision to put an aid package into a low-interest loan will have the effect of requiring EU state aid approval; and if so, his views on whether it will have the effect of causing undue delay which will cause further financial hardship for farm families. [27767/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Farm Inspections
Jackie Cahill
236. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections from the Nenagh office for each year from 2010 to 2015; the number of penalties imposed by the Nenagh office for each year from 2010 to 2015; the financial value of penalties imposed by the Nenagh office for each year from 2010 to 2015; the number of 100% penalties which were imposed by the Nenagh office for each year from 2010 to 2015; and the comparison of each category versus the national average of all the offices nationally. [27768/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Knowledge Transfer Programme
Jackie Cahill
801. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the criteria for entry into the knowledge transfer scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26758/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Reliefs Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
197. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a person is to start a solar farm, does the land that the solar farm is on still qualify for agricultural relief on transfer or inheritance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24946/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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School Transport Availability
Jackie Cahill
403. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will honour the commitment made by the Minister of State in his Department that all concessionary students will be accommodated on school buses; if he will address the concessionary students availing of the service on the Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, to Thurles, County Tipperary, school bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24728/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Code
Jackie Cahill
664. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will explore the option of temporarily reducing the lower rate of employer PRSI from 8.5% to 4.25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24504/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Middle East Issues
Jackie Cahill
833. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will heed the call for action in Palestine's Call, the open letter recently sent to all Oireachtas Members from Palestine civil and political society; the action he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24572/16]