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Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Broadcasting Sector
Dara Calleary
346. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial assistance available for operating costs, and the programme of costs that may be available for community radio stations from her Department. [29402/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Insurance Coverage
Dara Calleary
189. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware that insurance companies are using incorrect maps in an area (details supplied); if he is aware that these incorrect maps, indicating a flood plain, are resulting in properties being denied flood cover; if there is a mechanism to ensure that these insurance companies are alerted to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28964/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Funding
Dara Calleary
1378. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update with regard to the technological university development fund, the proposed successor to the technological university transformation (TUT) fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT fund on 31 August 2023; the level of funding that is going to be made available under the new TUT fund; if the TUs who merged more recently be treated equally with the TUs who merged earlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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National Broadband Plan
Dara Calleary
172. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the solutions his Department can offer to businesses (details supplied) facing closure due to the lack of adequate fibre broadband services; if, in light of the serious nature of the situation outlined and the probable loss of 30 jobs in deep rural Ireland, he will expedite the national broadband scheme in the Tubbercurry deployment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Dara Calleary
216. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance when the Medical Board of Appeal for Disabled Drivers will be appointed (details supplied). [23970/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Dara Calleary
684. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment for three agency workers (details supplied) in County Mayo. [22941/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Dara Calleary
678. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if versatis patches will be reinstated for medical card or long-term Illness patients with multiple sclerosis as it is only available on schemes if the patient had shingles. [14940/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Dara Calleary
679. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if efforts have made since 2017 to procure versatis at a better rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14941/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Dara Calleary
347. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include ileostomy bags in the long-term illness scheme. [14456/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Medicinal Products
Dara Calleary
583. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be added to GMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Road Projects
Dara Calleary
177. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the amount of moneys awarded to Mayo County Council for regional roads funding in each of the years 2021 and 2022; and the status of each project submitted for funding at the end of each year, in tabular form. [9606/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Road Projects
Dara Calleary
178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the full list of projects submitted by Mayo County Council for funding via the regional roads funding to date in 2023. [9607/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Greenways Provision
Dara Calleary
187. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline all funding applications received by TII from Mayo County Council in relation to greenway funding for 2023; if he will provide details regarding the decision on each application; if he will outline the rationale for each decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9697/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Dara Calleary
402. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if the minor works grant will be reinstated this year to allow schools to apply for much-needed works. [8341/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Dara Calleary
539. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic payment of €1,000 for a person (details supplied). [6488/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Medical Cards
Dara Calleary
369. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) can be added to the GMS scheme for medical card users. [5724/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Dara Calleary
387. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment offered to frontline workers (details supplied). [5767/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Passport Services
Dara Calleary
358. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to the passport application of a child (details supplied). [4240/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Teacher Training
Dara Calleary
411. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that professional masters in primary education students with a college (details supplied) are facing €65 increases in Gaeltacht fees, bringing the total fee to €815; if she has plans to assist such students with these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4796/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Dara Calleary
284. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason corrective lenses are not permitted for candidates on plumbing apprenticeships when they fail the colour vision test; if his Department will consider allowing corrective lenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2639/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Business Supports
Dara Calleary
1921. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to reports that an anomaly in the community and voluntary sector energy support scheme is excluding many community and voluntary organisations from accessing the scheme (details supplied); if she has any plans to rectify the issues outlined in order that such organisations can be deemed eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1892/23]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Architectural Heritage
Dara Calleary
209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding and or grant assistance that may be available for the restoration, renovation and or refurbishments of churches and cathedrals; if he will outline the qualifying criteria and application process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60764/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Architectural Heritage
Dara Calleary
245. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if restoration of diocesan cathedral projects is eligible for application to the build heritage scheme and or the heritage investment scheme; if he will outline the application criteria and process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60765/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Rural Schemes
Dara Calleary
630. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans in place to increase individual payments to Pobal participants on CSP schemes, particularly given the forthcoming increase in the minimum wage and the announced increases in the CE top-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56167/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Rural Schemes
Dara Calleary
631. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an extra payment will be made to CSP sponsors to fund an increase in the amount paid to CSP participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56168/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Foreign Birth Registration
Dara Calleary
427. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth passport (details supplied). [54168/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Foreign Birth Registration
Dara Calleary
428. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied). [54169/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Medicinal Products
Dara Calleary
996. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a medication (details supplied) to the GMS scheme. [54524/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Departmental Policies
Dara Calleary
261. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance when the Disabled Drivers Appeals Board will be re-established (details supplied). [49530/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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School Meals Programme
Dara Calleary
486. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding that her Department has put in place for the 2023 school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49546/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Dara Calleary
500. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a disablement pension of €190 per month is entitled to the fuel allowance. [49742/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Dara Calleary
673. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when the independent radiation therapist review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Grant Payments
Dara Calleary
779. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to announce the 2022 ex-gratia grants for animal charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49531/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Departmental Regulations
Dara Calleary
804. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the exemptions that are available from the requirement for the general dog licence; and if she will confirm that an animal charity that does not have its own centre is exempt from having to purchase such a licence. [49529/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Energy Conservation
Dara Calleary
88. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if stone built or stone fronted houses qualify for remediation via the warmer homes scheme; if not, the reason; if he will outline any other kinds of materials that are excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Dara Calleary
110. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that there is a delay in rolling out the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland home scheme to persons who are availing of the defective concrete blocks scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the delays in SEAI approval delaying progress on the DCB scheme and causing unnecessary stress to homeowners; and if he will act to progress the SEAI element of the DCB scheme immediately. [43624/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Dara Calleary
1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38964/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Employment Schemes
Dara Calleary
126. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the tender process for all public employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34926/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Employment Schemes
Dara Calleary
169. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the work that is being carried out by her Department to match jobseekers with employment opportunities in sectors such as hospitality and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34925/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Dara Calleary
179. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Dara Calleary
209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38950/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Departmental Staff
Dara Calleary
235. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38961/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Departmental Data
Dara Calleary
281. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38951/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Pension Provisions
Dara Calleary
320. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38957/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Pension Provisions
Dara Calleary
321. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of exemptions from pension abatement applied for and issued across all Departments under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; the number of appeals to decisions made regarding pension abatement per Department and their outcome; and the annual full year revenue collected under the pension abatement arrangements. [38962/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Pension Provisions
Dara Calleary
322. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of legal challenges to date per Department to pension abatement under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38963/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Flood Risk Management
Dara Calleary
324. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the consultation process for the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; the number of submissions received by 30 June 2022; if he will identify the applicants; and if he will outline a timetable for the next steps. [38979/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Commemorative Events
Dara Calleary
335. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has plans to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 French landings in Mayo and Wexford; if she agrees that it is important that the occasion would be acknowledged given that it offers an opportunity to commemorate but also to signify the current importance of Franco-Irish relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38855/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Pension Provisions
Dara Calleary
336. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff who are abated under her Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38960/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Departmental Staff
Dara Calleary
361. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38955/22]