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Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Departmental Policies
Joe O'Brien
41. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the planned introduction of a policy framework for unmanned aircraft systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62625/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Joe O'Brien
378. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on plans for a permanent location for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62262/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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International Protection
Joe O'Brien
646. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the provision that his Department has made to help address the mental health needs of persons who have arrived in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive to date in 2022. [62267/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Joe O'Brien
647. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the availability of lactation consultants and supports nationwide; if he will outline plans for expansion of lactation supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62268/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Dublin Airport Authority
Joe O'Brien
151. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin Airport Authority have been issued with a warning letter by the planning department of Fingal County Council in relation to many issues being caused to residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60607/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Joe O'Brien
310. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied) to provide capacity for 1,300 pupils and a four classroom SEN base; the indicative timeline for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60630/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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School Accommodation
Joe O'Brien
311. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the reason for the recommendation from her Department to remove the school site objective on the phase 3 Golden Ridge site in Rush, County Dublin as part of its submission to the draft Fingal County Council Development Plan 2023-2027. [60634/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Disability Services
Joe O'Brien
609. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60548/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Joe O'Brien
163. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline any plans to provide grant aid to hauliers seeking to convert their fleet to low emission vehicles, including gas, electric, hydrogen and hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58563/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Hospital Staff
Joe O'Brien
377. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology nurse specialists currently employed at Beaumont Hospital; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49296/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Joe O'Brien
207. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the criteria of the bike-to-work scheme to allow for second-hand bikes to be purchased under the scheme, in the context of the Government’s new circular on economy priorities. [46411/22]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe O'Brien
120. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to provide the pandemic bonus payment to non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisations covered by the Government decision; when these workers can expect to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46160/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Waste Management
Joe O'Brien
117. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any of the recommendations contained in a report commissioned in 2018 from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission into the operation of the household waste collection market have been adopted; if there are any plans to appoint a waste regulator in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43721/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Medicinal Products
Joe O'Brien
934. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of concerta XL 36mg medication in pharmacies in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37612/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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School Transport
Joe O'Brien
227. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the expected timeframe for changes to the school transport system to be introduced following the review of the system that is currently underway; if she will consider an entitlement to attend the nearest non-denominational school to be of equal importance to an entitlement to attend the nearest minority religion school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36823/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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School Transport
Joe O'Brien
181. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if the eligibility criteria for the post-primary school transport scheme can be amended to allow children to attend their nearest non-denominational school due to religious ethos on the same basis as those attending a minority religious school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34999/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Medicinal Products
Joe O'Brien
755. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of talks between the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the life-changing cystic fibrosis drug therapy kaftrio to make this drug therapy available to 35 children with cystic fibrosis aged between six and eleven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33672/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Cycling Policy
Joe O'Brien
348. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any concerns regarding the proposal in the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan to facilitate improved walking and cycling access to schools (details supplied) from Waterside along the reservation indicated in the Plan. [33390/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
Joe O'Brien
13. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of NCT appointments for residents of north county Dublin, with some reporting that no appointments are available until November 2022; if his Department has plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33023/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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Hospital Staff
Joe O'Brien
183. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit additional neurology nurse specialists for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33029/22]