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Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Insurance Coverage
Joe Carey
121. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out his plans to address the rising cost of and issues with accessing public liability insurance for community groups to operate local festivals and events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11384/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Carey
269. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the additional expenditure incurred by the State for 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023 due to the occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic, including that on employment and business supports and reliefs, testing and vaccine provision, PPE, and any other substantial expenditure during this period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11211/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Joe Carey
376. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education the final costing associated with the provision of the new major school extension to schools (details supplied) completed in January 2023 led by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board; if she will confirm the works delivered under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11127/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Joe Carey
598. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the provision of the primary healthcare centre at Station Road, Ennis, County Clare; the services that are currently being delivered from the centre; the remaining services that will be provided from this centre; when it is expected that all planned services will be available from the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11128/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Joe Carey
599. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with regarding to all the planned primary healthcare centres in County Clare, outlining the various stages of their development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11129/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Joe Carey
600. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health his plans to support general practitioners to take up positions in rural general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11130/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Hospital Services
Joe Carey
601. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will put plans in place to improve access to occupational therapy, speech therapy and social therapy at Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Driver Test
Joe Carey
11. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if deployment of staff has happened at the three driving test centres in County Clare to deal with significant waiting times of up to 35 weeks in Shannon, Ennis, and Kilrush (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10301/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Rail Network
Joe Carey
65. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the provision of a rail spur to Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10300/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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National Monuments
Joe Carey
96. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will install CCTV at the national monument at Clare Abbey, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10569/23]
Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Joe Carey
165. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10328/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Wind Energy Generation
Joe Carey
107. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to ensure floating offshore wind energy projects off the west coast are treated as a priority under phase 2 of the High Level Policy Statement, thereby enabling such projects to move forward in the same time anticipated for fixed bottom offshore wind projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9957/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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National Broadband Plan
Joe Carey
149. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the progress that National Broadband Ireland is making on the timescale for connections in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Departmental Data
Joe Carey
150. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofit enrolments in County Clare for each of the past five years; if he will outline the targets for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Housing Policy
Joe Carey
271. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he proposes to encourage and support the maximum use of timber in the house-building sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9600/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Departmental Properties
Joe Carey
339. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education if an old primary school building (details supplied) in County Clare is for sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9571/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Hospital Staff
Joe Carey
663. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health what would be required in terms of staffing to upgrade the minor injuries unit at Ennis General Hospital to open 24/7/365 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Hospital Staff
Joe Carey
664. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health what would be required in terms of staffing to upgrade the medical assessment unit at Ennis General Hospital to open 24/7/365 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10162/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Emergency Departments
Joe Carey
665. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick could successfully deal with a high-volume trauma event at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10163/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Hospital Services
Joe Carey
666. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health what would be required for the LIU protocols to be changed for paediatric patients under five years to be permitted treatment for minor injuries such as burns, breaks, sprains and so on, to limbs and extremities (arms, legs, hands and feet), while continuing to refer head and torso injuries to the emergency department, with the understanding that the former are very common in small children while the latter can require specialist paediatric diagnostics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10164/23]