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Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Hospital Services
Marian Harkin
645. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital will return to full capacity; the plans that are in place to deal with the extremely long waiting lists for pain management, with patients waiting up to three years for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57678/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Departmental Circulars
Marian Harkin
773. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has issued any guidelines to local authorities to cease using weed killers containing glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57705/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Vehicle Registration Tax
Marian Harkin
154. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals that were heard in relation to the 'Seize and Release' VRT enforcement procedure for each of the years 2015 to 2021; the number of such appeals that were successful (details supplied); the corresponding data in respect to the 'Seize and Release' procedure for October 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57074/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Vehicle Registration Tax
Marian Harkin
155. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance the VRT enforcement targets for each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57075/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Animal Diseases
Marian Harkin
315. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of badgers that were infected with TB of those that have been culled or vaccinated in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [57042/22]
Wed, 16 Nov 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Marian Harkin
172. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the basis for a recent decision in regard to home births (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56798/22]
Wed, 16 Nov 2022
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Animal Culls
Marian Harkin
202. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that were culled or vaccinated in each of the years 2019 to 2021. [56870/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Tax Code
Marian Harkin
213. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance the plans that he has explored in order to introduce a new taxation policy on biofuels; if carbon tax will be applied to biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56635/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Marian Harkin
388. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the most recent figure on the number of carers in receipt of carer's allowance, including half-rate carer's allowance; the number of carers who receive a reduced rate of carer's allowance due to means; and the breakdown of these rates by the number of person's receiving a carer's allowance payment under €100, between €100 and €150; between €150 and €200 and between €200 and €220, in tabular form. [56425/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Marian Harkin
389. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the most recent figure on the total number of carers in receipt of carer's benefit and half-rate carer's allowance. [56426/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Marian Harkin
390. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the total number of carers who received the carer's support grant to date in 2022; of these, the number of carers who receive the carer's support grant as a stand-alone payment, that is they do not receive carer's allowance, carer's benefit or DCA; and the number of carers who receive the carer's support grant annually, through applications made throughout 2022, in tabular form. [56427/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Marian Harkin
93. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase the percentage payment for the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS, to SMEs that are highly energy-dependent and where their energy bills are a significant portion of their outgoings. [53732/22]
Wed, 9 Nov 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Marian Harkin
72. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education , further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 15 February 2022, if she will include the CHO 1 area in the extension of the pilot of the school inclusion model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55681/22]
Wed, 9 Nov 2022
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Departmental Reports
Marian Harkin
92. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the date for the publication of the Child Maintenance Review Group Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55754/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Road Network
Marian Harkin
199. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport when the preferred option will be selected for approval on the section of road on the N17 between Castleoye and Temple House Crossroads, County Sligo; when the junctions on this section of road will be improved and made safer for local residents as was promised in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54834/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Tax Code
Marian Harkin
271. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the VAT turnover threshold from the current €37,500 to at least €50,000, given the increase in the cost of services and the increased cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54640/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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School Transport
Marian Harkin
507. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the measures that will be taken to alleviate the issue of overcrowding on school buses from Kinlough and Bundoran to Ballyshannon, given that there is insufficient space due to an intake of new students from Ukraine, with insufficient space on existing transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54145/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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School Transport
Marian Harkin
508. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if a new school bus route can be established between Grange and Ballyshannon to cater for the demand for school transport in that area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54146/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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School Facilities
Marian Harkin
509. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the progress on the repair of the wheelchair lift at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54147/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Marian Harkin
510. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the supports that are available for a school (details supplied) to install solar panels on the roof of its building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54148/22]