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Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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State Pension (Contributory)
Declan Breathnach
744. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address inequalities in the pension system following on from the increase in the required number of contributions needed to qualify, particularly for mothers who took time out of the workforce to care for their children before the homemaker's scheme was introduced in 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25530/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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EU Funding
Declan Breathnach
880. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the current INTERREG programme funding of approximately €258 million and the current PEACE programme funding of €250 million will be honoured by the EU in order that the many projects due to commence by mid-summer can commence, including those projects planned for completion post-Brexit. [24479/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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GLAS Issues
Declan Breathnach
1529. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of the locally led agri-environment schemes (details given) run in conjunction with the broader GLAS; if he will encourage locally driven solutions to address local environmental and biodiversity challenges; if he will provide details and examples of the way to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25041/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Cross-Border Projects
Declan Breathnach
1852. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the available options for the completion of the Narrow Water Bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26398/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Community Welfare Services
Declan Breathnach
366. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Social Protection the future status of a community welfare office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24131/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Cross-Border Projects
Declan Breathnach
279. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected European Union funding specifically for North-South projects; the amount of co-funding provided by the Irish State to these projects in each of the years from 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Voluntary Housing Sector
Declan Breathnach
362. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details of the 520 voluntary housing bodies here; the number of persons employed by these organisations; the number of housing units provided and managed by these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22499/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Environmental Policy
Declan Breathnach
96. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken about a "Do Not Swim" notice which was issued on 4 July 2016 at Clogherhead Beach, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21717/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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TAMS Applications
Declan Breathnach
54. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21008/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Passport Services
Declan Breathnach
153. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the establishment of a passport office in County Louth, given the result of the British referendum on exiting the European Union and increase in applications from Northern Ireland, to make it easier for persons from the north east and north west to access the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21454/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Road Toll Operators
Declan Breathnach
275. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene in a dispute (details supplied) regarding the operation of eFlow barriers on the M1 near Drogheda, County Louth; the M7 and M8 south of Portlaoise; and the N25 at Waterford, which will severely impact on the daily users of these busy motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21476/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Declan Breathnach
88. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Meath. [20982/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Declan Breathnach
95. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has met with the Truth and Reconciliation Platform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19358/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Declan Breathnach
341. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the Truth and Reconciliation Platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Declan Breathnach
342. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of personnel in his Department currently based in the Northern Ireland section; his plans to expand that section in light of the Brexit referendum result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19500/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Declan Breathnach
343. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of personnel in his Department currently based in the Irish embassy in London broken down by section; his plans to expand that section in light of the Brexit referendum result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19501/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Declan Breathnach
344. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of personnel in his Department focused specifically on dealing with the implications of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19502/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Declan Breathnach
505. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the number of persons here who have used the cross-border health care directive per annum since its inception to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19311/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Declan Breathnach
506. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have used the cross-border health care directive, by county in tabular form. [19312/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Declan Breathnach
507. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the total amount of money reimbursed to persons under the cross-border health care directive per annum since its inception, in tabular form. [19313/16]