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Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
247. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the department of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council charged with designating streets or properties as not being suitable for wheelie bin collections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23373/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel. [22496/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has met or plans to meet with the new Prime Minister of Britain and the issues he will raise at any such meeting. [22494/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
28. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide details of any new Cabinet committees he is planning. [22770/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Richard Boyd Barrett
41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific plans she has to assist struggling small businesses, particularly in towns that have felt the adverse effects of the proliferation of large multinational retail chains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22777/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Corporation Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether the Government's decision to oppose the European Union proposal to introduce public country-by-country reporting for large multinational companies was purely on the grounds of subsidiarity; if so, if the Government now proposes to introduce these measures itself at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17502/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in his deliberations on the future governance of Dún Laoghaire Harbour, he will be taking into account the series of questions that were raised with his predecessor with regard to anomalies in payments to the chief executive and a board member of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Ports Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
86. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe he envisages for the transfer of Dún Laoghaire Harbour in line with the Harbours Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22476/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Appeals
Richard Boyd Barrett
400. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to a person who cannot work due to illness in order to pay their mortgage in the absence of the mortgage interest supplement which is being phased out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21966/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Disease Awareness
Richard Boyd Barrett
628. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will consider placing signs in places of recreation where ticks are prevalent in the Dublin area and other counties to raise awareness of Lyme disease as per the Health Protection Surveillance Centre campaign in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Dublin Airport Authority
Richard Boyd Barrett
845. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the proposed night flights that are to be redirected over south Dublin on runway 16/34 from September 2016 for a year are acceptable and necessary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22571/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Job Retention
Richard Boyd Barrett
906. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to encourage workers to stay here, in view of emigration figures still running at 23,000 persons, per annum. [20699/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Richard Boyd Barrett
111. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been awarded a disability allowance on appeal, can have the award backdated to March 2015 rather than January 2016 as has been decided by the appeals office. [21746/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given priority for special footware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21744/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on any issues he raised and any bilateral meetings he attended at the European Council meeting. [19428/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the European leaders he has talked to or met since the result of the UK exit referendum. [19429/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Fishing Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 8 June 2016, if he will consider watching the film referred to (details supplied); his views on the matters raised in the film; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21328/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Climate Change Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
75. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role he believes Coillte Teoranta should have in helping Ireland play its part in achieving targets for CO2 reduction following the Paris climate summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21327/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
109. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to a person who wishes to complete a nursing degree (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21401/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Home Help Service
Richard Boyd Barrett
62. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason when a person is in need of home help hours and is awarded the hours these hours cannot be accessed due to a lack of availability among private care companies that are recommended by the Health Service Executive; the alternatives in place to ensure that the much-needed hours are made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20704/16]