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Tue, 31 May 2016
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Dairy Sector
Jackie Cahill
794. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he intends to take to improve the market situation for dairy products and thus, dairy farmer incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13142/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Jackie Cahill
795. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the final outcome regarding the fodder scheme; how many farmers applied and how many were paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13143/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
796. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares declared and deemed eligible in 2013 to 2015, inclusive, under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13144/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Data
Jackie Cahill
797. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much balancing money is due to farmers under the 2015 basic payment scheme application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13145/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
798. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many farmers were eligible for the young farmers and national reserve in 2015 and how much was paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13146/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
Jackie Cahill
799. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county by county breakdown of areas of natural constraint payments in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Jackie Cahill
61. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if sections 74, 81D and Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, of the Finance Act 2014 dealing with relief for certain leases of farmland have come into force yet; if not, when they will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12259/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Health Services
Jackie Cahill
182. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the lack of an occupational therapist at a clinic (details supplied) which is making it impossible for staff to do their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12258/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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VAT Rate Reductions
Jackie Cahill
91. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a VAT reduction for construction to encourage the industry to increase its output, given the housing crisis, as the current VAT rates are prohibitive and are depressing the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12033/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Jackie Cahill
170. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the €451 million capital funding for building social houses that has been set aside for 2016 will be spent; if there are difficulties anticipated in this regard by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12034/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Jackie Cahill
171. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on the €1.7 billion capital funding that was set aside in 2015 to provide for the provision of social housing from 2015 to 2017; if there are difficulties with the local authorities using this funding within the prescribed period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Jackie Cahill
206. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if priority will be given to An Post in regard to the distribution of social protection payments, as it is critical to the survival of the rural post office network that all these payments continue to be available through post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12112/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Employment Rights
Jackie Cahill
207. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address the inequality faced by self-employed persons who receive no supports in the event of sickness, accident or unemployment, despite contributing similar to the PAYE sector during their working lifetime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Heritage Sites
Jackie Cahill
230. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide funding for a club (details supplied) as part of their application to attain funding to repair a protected historical structure on its property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12032/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Natural Heritage Areas
Jackie Cahill
141. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the importance of protecting our heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10924/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Health Services Staff
Jackie Cahill
192. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a community-based senior dietician for Clonmel in County Tipperary which formed part of 36 posts which were sanctioned nationally to support the implementation of the type 2 diabetes care initiative which commenced in October 2015 and which appointment was to form part of the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10923/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Superlevy Fine
Jackie Cahill
210. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to lobby the European Union Commissioner, Mr Phil Hogan to suspend the collection of the balance of the superlevy for two years due to the dire income situation of dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10925/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Station Closures
Jackie Cahill
9. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to ask the Policing Authority to review the dispersal of Garda Síochána stations and to assess the impact of all station closures in County Tipperary since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10009/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Data
Jackie Cahill
54. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Tipperary on 31 March 2011 and on 31 March 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10008/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Carbon Tax Exemptions
Jackie Cahill
168. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove carbon tax on peat products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10566/16]