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Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Brendan Griffin
224. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27465/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Brendan Griffin
249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when the nursing home support scheme will be progressed further; when the measures will take effect in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27612/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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GLAS Issues
Brendan Griffin
268. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS scheme is due to be phased out this year; if so, his plans for a scheme to replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27466/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Basic Payment Scheme
Brendan Griffin
269. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a 2015 basic payment scheme penalty applied to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be struck off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27532/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Common Agricultural Policy
Brendan Griffin
273. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to retain full funding for existing farm schemes in the CAP transition phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27595/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Brendan Griffin
274. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS, ANC, TAMS, BDGP, BEEPS, sheep welfare and organic schemes will be continued with maintained payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27596/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Common Agricultural Policy
Brendan Griffin
275. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to secure the maximum permissible level of national co-financing of 57% in the CAP RDP post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27598/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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GLAS Issues
Brendan Griffin
276. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commitment in the programme for Government for a new REPS 2 programme will be in addition to the national co-financing commitment from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27599/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Grant Payments
Brendan Griffin
277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase payments to €300 per cow for beef farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Agriculture Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
278. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to streamline the grant process for cattle underpasses, simplifying the administration process and making the scheme attractive to all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27601/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Brexit Preparations
Brendan Griffin
279. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is seeking a strengthening of the Brexit contingency fund as announced in budget 2020; if the €110 million agriculture fund will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Forestry Sector
Brendan Griffin
280. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek further funding to restore the farmer forestry premium; if he will introduce a harvesting plan grant; if he will review the ash dieback scheme to include an income compensation element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Animal Diseases
Brendan Griffin
281. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with the Minister for Finance to secure a 0% VAT rating for animal vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27614/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Food Industry
Brendan Griffin
282. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a national food ombudsman will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27615/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Aquaculture Licences
Brendan Griffin
283. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and method by which he plans to implement the recommendations of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Farm Safety
Brendan Griffin
284. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farm safety scheme will be introduced with increased funding for health and safety equipment under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Brendan Griffin
105. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the implementation of necessary flood prevention works in Kenmare and Sneem, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Office of Public Works
Brendan Griffin
142. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his officials will undertake to establish the level of openness or otherwise from landowners in relation to the possible use of OPW flood embankments as walking routes or potential cycling routes such as the River Maine banks from Farranfore to Keel and Callinafercy and other similar schemes nationwide; if the potentially huge benefits for landowners and communities from fully utilising such assets through a consultative and cooperative approach has been recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26339/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Road Safety
Brendan Griffin
233. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport when the next national roads speed limit review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26647/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Road Projects
Brendan Griffin
246. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the new N22 Baile Bhu; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27036/20]