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Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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Traffic Management
Brian Leddin
108. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if it is always necessary for a local authority to establish definitively the 85th percentile speed using a traffic speed study before the local authority may apply a special speed limit of 30 km/h; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34454/21]
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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Farm Inspections
Brian Leddin
580. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspectors employed by his Department to inspect dairy farms in 2011 and 2021; the number of inspections that were carried out in 2011 and that will be carried out in 2021 on dairy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34249/21]
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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Animal Diseases
Brian Leddin
581. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of mastitis recorded per 100 dairy cows in Ireland annually from 2011 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34250/21]
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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Animal Culls
Brian Leddin
582. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of spent dairy cows slaughtered each year; the number of slaughterhouses accepting spent dairy cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34251/21]
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
583. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date of death of a greyhound (details supplied); the number of greyhound pups sired by them since their death; the year of birth of each of these pups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34252/21]
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
584. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhound litters born via FSI mating, surgical implantation of female in each of the years from 2010 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34253/21]
Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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Rail Network
Brian Leddin
40. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the potential of commuter rail to allow regional cities to grow in a sustainable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32142/21]
Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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Oireachtas Committees
Brian Leddin
74. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the latest report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action on the topic of emissions from the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32141/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Electricity Grid
Brian Leddin
75. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that Ireland has the electricity grid infrastructure that will support the development of offshore wind off the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29425/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Environmental Policy
Brian Leddin
101. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and straws in addition to expanded polystyrene containers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29424/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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International Protection
Brian Leddin
42. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the pilot vulnerability assessment scheme for international protection applicants has been implemented; the learnings his Department has obtained from the pilot; when the standard implementation of vulnerability assessments will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28450/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Departmental Funding
Brian Leddin
82. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding supports that have been provided to LGBTI+ community groups and family organisations in the past year; the impact of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28449/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Third Level Fees
Brian Leddin
213. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that postgraduate business students at the University of Limerick will not receive a refund for the cost of the international study module which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, including flights and accommodation covered by the fees of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28756/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Brian Leddin
495. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the proportion of the 349 large scale projects being delivered under the school building programme that will have fossil fuel heating systems, whole school ventilation, sufficient outdoor multi-use games areas and safe active travel infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26186/21]
Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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Road Network
Brian Leddin
17. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a list of guidance documents that should be taken into account in the design of urban roads and streets in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22393/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brian Leddin
94. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to support businesses to allocate more public space for outdoor dining establishments to allow persons of all ages to feel safer and to increase the capacity of dining establishments which are trying to recover their businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21869/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Human Rights
Brian Leddin
65. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has assessed the circumstances in China that caused a person (details supplied) to leave the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20978/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Greyhound Industry
Brian Leddin
222. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish-bred racing greyhounds exported to the United Kingdom in each of years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20982/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Energy Resources
Brian Leddin
232. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consultants have been appointed to commence the technical analysis to inform a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland's electricity and natural gas systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Solar Energy Guidelines
Brian Leddin
814. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department’s review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20573/21]