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Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Passport Applications Data
Seán Haughey
96. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time passport applicants from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53532/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Seán Haughey
199. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland has fulfilled its commitment to accepting 4,000 refugees as part of the resettlement and relocation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53533/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Childcare Services
Seán Haughey
421. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents will receive lower income-based subsidies than previously awarded to them in respect of aftercare for school-aged children under the new national childcare scheme; the actions she plans to take to deal with the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53657/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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European Council Meetings
Seán Haughey
21. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting held in Brussels on 12 and 13 December 2019. [53204/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Human Rights
Seán Haughey
104. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department was represented at the 2nd International Conference on Christian Persecution convened by the Government of Hungary and held in Budapest on 26 to 28 November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52917/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Legislative Reviews
Seán Haughey
271. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 in order that applicants for certificates of naturalisation can travel abroad freely for reasons connected with their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52842/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Seán Haughey
340. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52630/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
Seán Haughey
341. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for support from CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52631/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Health Services
Seán Haughey
447. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied there are adequate health services and facilities in place provide for the health and welfare needs of women with endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53188/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Seán Haughey
452. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents regarding the HPV gardasil vaccine (details supplied); his views in relation to the concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53224/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Seán Haughey
623. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the ECCE application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the full entitlement will be allowed in view of the fact they are to start primary school in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52629/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Child Abuse Reports
Seán Haughey
666. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of allegations of child sexual abuse that were determined as unfounded in 2018 and 2019; if it will ensured that Tusla creates a mechanism by which the data can be obtained within the next three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53225/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Free Travel Scheme Applications
Seán Haughey
678. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be issued with a travel pass and a companion pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52628/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
Seán Haughey
116. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to acknowledge and respond to routine representations from Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman is obliged to have a dedicated email address for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to make representations on behalf of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51973/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Garda Deployment
Seán Haughey
160. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to CPU, Coolock Garda station, Dublin 5 as of 1 January 2019 and 2 December 2019, in tabular form; if the number of gardaí attached to the unit has decreased over the past 18 to 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51918/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Garda Transport Data
Seán Haughey
161. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra Garda public order unit vans allocated to the north Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, following the allocation of new public order unit vans early in summer 2019; the number of public order vans attached to DMR north as of 2 December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51919/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Human Rights
Seán Haughey
108. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Iran; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51215/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Crime Investigation
Seán Haughey
109. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Malta; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51216/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Foreign Conflicts
Seán Haughey
110. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and efforts to de-escalate violence and tension in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51217/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Israeli Settlements
Seán Haughey
111. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports of plans for new settlements in Hebron; the actions he will take in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Human Rights
Seán Haughey
120. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of Bahrain and reported human rights abuses has been raised at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; if he has expressed his views to the Bahraini authorities regarding human rights there, including the treatment of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51610/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Seán Haughey
121. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Israel and Palestine; if he raised the expansion of illegal settlements with the Israeli Prime Minister; if he and the Prime Minister discussed the impact of the policies of the Administration of the United States of America on the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51611/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Syrian Conflict
Seán Haughey
122. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Syria; the efforts being made to bring an end to the long-running conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51638/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Seán Haughey
124. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of the observers appointed to the most recent election observer roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51763/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Seán Haughey
221. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the habitual residence clause by which Irish citizens returning here to study higher education undergraduate courses are not entitled to free fees will be reviewed ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51766/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Home Care Packages Provision
Seán Haughey
385. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive home care on a daily basis similar to the level they received at a previous address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51376/19]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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Health Services Provision
Seán Haughey
161. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) to see a nutritionist and or dietitian that specialises in helping persons with mental health issues; his plans to ensure that such a post is available for north County Dublin for outpatients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50539/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Seán Haughey
380. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will unwind FEMPI cuts to pharmacy fees; if he will reconsider the cuts to pharmacy funding due to be introduced on 1 January 2020; if he will commence negotiations on a new pharmacy contract; if he will invest in improved pharmacy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49956/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure
Seán Haughey
413. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the funding and services available to couples seeking IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50201/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Health Services Provision
Seán Haughey
433. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive services and therapies from the early intervention team and the primary care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50287/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Seán Haughey
527. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant of €150,000 will be allocated to a sports club (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no planning permission is required for the works; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a grant for this purpose was only sought for the first time recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50286/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Human Rights
Seán Haughey
69. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that over 1 million persons are being detained in camps in Xinjiang province in China; his plans to raise the matter with Chinese officials here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49581/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Human Rights
Seán Haughey
70. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken at EU level to prevent the persecution of Christians worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49582/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Emergency Departments Waiting Times
Seán Haughey
57. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the reason to date in 2019 over 2,300 people over 75 years of age have endured emergency department wait times of more than 24 hours in the two hospitals in north Dublin. [48767/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Passport Applications Data
Seán Haughey
147. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time passport applicants from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively, in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49028/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Middle East Issues
Seán Haughey
148. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the change in US policy on Israeli settlements at his recent meeting with the US Ambassador to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49029/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Foreign Conflicts
Seán Haughey
149. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Georgia; the position of Ireland on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49030/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Departmental Correspondence
Seán Haughey
186. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the correspondence provided by his Department in connection with a planning application by a company (details supplied) to An Bord Pleanála for strategic housing development on a site; if the lands in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area are required for future educational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48556/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Legislative Programme
Seán Haughey
251. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation will be introduced to make it illegal to sell scrap metal for cash in view of the fact that there has been an increase in the theft of catalytic converters from cars in the Dublin area; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 was introduced in the United Kingdom in 2013 to help prevent thefts along these lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49037/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Seán Haughey
323. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if there is a delay by the HSE in reimbursing claimants availing of surgery under the cross-border directive; his plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) is paid as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48938/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Light Rail Projects Status
Seán Haughey
420. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Luas extension from Broombridge to Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48801/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Local Employment Service
Seán Haughey
482. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the provision of the local employment service will be put out to public tender; the steps being taken to prepare for same; if she will ensure that there is a social benefit clause included in future tender documents in order that the service remains focused on the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48794/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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European Court of Justice Rulings
Seán Haughey
512. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he plans to respond to the imposition of a €5 million fine on Ireland by the European Court of Justice in respect of a wind farm in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48795/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Special Protection Areas Designation
Seán Haughey
527. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider a geographical extension to a special protection area (details supplied) to include additional lands in view of the fact the lands could be considered a buffer zone for the Dublin Bay biosphere and having regard to the EU Bird and Habitats Directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48557/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Foreign Policy
Seán Haughey
66. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Poland, including EU efforts, to ensure that European values and freedoms are adhered to such as freedom of press and the Judiciary; if the proposed law to criminalise sex education in Poland was raised at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47989/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Foreign Policy
Seán Haughey
67. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Hungary and EU efforts to ensure that the actions by the Hungarian Government are in keeping with the expectations of an EU member state in terms of adhering to European values and ideals and upholding freedoms and rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47990/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Foreign Policy
Seán Haughey
68. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Bolivia; the position of the EU on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47993/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Middle East Issues
Seán Haughey
69. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent violence in Gaza; the status of recent efforts at EU and international level to restart the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47994/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Foreign Policy
Seán Haughey
70. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Venezuela; the position of Ireland on the ongoing political crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48025/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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National Botanic Gardens
Seán Haughey
103. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be allocated to the OPW to provide extra parking spaces for cars, coaches and buses for visitors at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin 9; if so, when work will commence in view of the fact there is no sufficient parking spaces to deal with the number of visitors parking during the peak season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47977/19]