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Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Robert Troy
570. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a child psychologist vacancy in an area intervention team (details supplied). [16437/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
591. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider insuring that the capitation rate paid per child in the early years setting is allocated for the full calendar year or the full school year to enable the school to forward plan. [16441/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Community Development Projects
Robert Troy
592. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider introducing a grants scheme in order that community facilities can apply for the grant aid to upgrade their community facilities. [16442/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
593. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to help the early years sector retain staff as currently many staff are being recruited into the SNA roles in primary schools. [16443/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Robert Troy
594. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason access to the AIMS scheme is only available from the age of three years when it is known that the most critical time for a child's brain development is 0 to 6 months. [16444/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
595. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason, in relation to the inspection regime, child care providers subject to multiple agency checks; and if he would explore the possibility of one agency carrying out all checks to improve efficiency for child care providers. [16445/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Childcare Services
Robert Troy
596. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he intends to support child care settings with the additional cost of infrastructure by Government, the auto-enrolment for pensions, sick pays, and also from his own Department in relation to preparation of accounts in duplicate is leading to additional professional fees. [16446/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Robert Troy
601. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff that are working in the speech and language therapy in the HSE in Springfield, Mullingar; the number of vacancies that currently exist in that service; the number of people waiting to access that service; and his plans to address this concern. [16529/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Home Help Service
Robert Troy
730. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the home help hours of a person (details supplied) will be increased. [16518/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Rural Schemes
Robert Troy
768. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review the eligibility criteria for men's/women's sheds grants ahead of future rounds of funding (details supplied). [16530/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Heritage Sites
Robert Troy
12. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support the establishment of a consultation forum for the future development of Columb Barracks, Mullingar by the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Robert Troy
23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline plans to utilise State owned land and modular homes to address the homeless crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Robert Troy
175. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application for the 2024 horticulture grant scheme (details supplied). [15753/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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State Properties
Robert Troy
202. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline plans within his Department for the future use of the St. Vincent's Hospital site in Athlone. [15813/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Ambulance Service
Robert Troy
203. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline plans by his Department for an ambulance base in Athlone. [15814/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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State Pensions
Robert Troy
94. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was never advised to apply for a pension (non-contributory) when awarded a reduced rate contributory pension on turning 66 years. [15576/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Inland Fisheries
Robert Troy
108. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current situation regarding the bye law banning the fishing of eels in the country which has not been renewed by the Minister since 2018; if the ban on eel fishing remains in place; and if not, if it is currently subject to review. [14617/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Robert Troy
129. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what actions are being taken by his Department to ensure An Post complies fully with the terms of section 46 of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs Act 1983 in providing the correct pension entitlements to retired employees (details supplied). [15137/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Bus Services
Robert Troy
193. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority following the decision by Aircoach to withdraw the Athlone service, to ensure connectivity is maintained in this growth centre. [14006/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Rail Network
Robert Troy
198. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport when the additional capacity will be in service on the Sligo to Dublin rail line. [14065/24]