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Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Bodies Data
Denis Naughten
294. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15715/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Bodies Data
Denis Naughten
309. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15702/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Bodies Data
Denis Naughten
318. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15714/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Bodies Data
Denis Naughten
321. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15707/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Bodies Data
Denis Naughten
348. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15711/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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State Bodies Data
Denis Naughten
357. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15704/19]
Wed, 3 Apr 2019
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Rural Development Programme Funding
Denis Naughten
67. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide resources to communities to assist with the submission of applications for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15202/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Greenways Development
Denis Naughten
22. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, on the development of the Dublin-Galway greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14771/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Tourism Promotion
Denis Naughten
30. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to develop the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands tourism brand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Garda Equipment
Denis Naughten
205. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to upgrade the TETRA digital radio system; when the current service contract expires; his plans to move to secure 5G technology; if the new secure system (details supplied) will replace the TETRA system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Medical Card Applications
Denis Naughten
363. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Health Services Provision
Denis Naughten
207. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans for a dispensary (details supplied) in County Roscommon in view of the retirement of the general practitioner; his further plans for the provision of community primary care services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14431/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
219. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking through engagement with the beef industry and An Bord Bia to ensure that the historic 2% reduction between hot and cold weights is no longer applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14378/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Meat Processing Plants
Denis Naughten
220. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is not possible for factories to comply with the legal regulations set down for beef carcase trim; the steps he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14379/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Meat Processing Plants
Denis Naughten
72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the second Topical Issue of 6 March 2019, the steps he is taking to ensure the integrity of beef carcase grading in meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13975/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Brexit Issues
Denis Naughten
598. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to fulfil the commitment to report to Dáil Éireann on non-exporting indigenous local business as set out in section 8 of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12770/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Denis Naughten
705. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13216/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
951. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if mechanical grading machines' tolerance for fat class is at least 88% of the predictions should be within one sub-class of the reference panel score; if more modern grading machines can provide a more accurate assessment of fat class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12749/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
952. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the conclusions drawn from the testing of new beef grading technology in meat plants supervised by his officials in February 2018; if the grading technology will be upgraded as a result of the testing of this new technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12771/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
953. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the frequency of inspections of mechanical grading machines in view of the identification of the failure by his Department on 21 occasions in the past two years; if he will require the compilation of daily reports on the operation of the equipment and reports of the machines miscalculating grades as is required by his UK counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12772/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
954. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 535 to 537, inclusive, of 12 February 2019, the subclass tolerance and other tolerance thresholds for mechanical grading machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12773/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
955. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the second Topical Issue matter of 6 March 2019 and Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 27 February 2019, if he will he review the policy of not manually regrading carcases that have already gone through the mechanical grading machines in advance of identifying a breach of the tolerances in view of the fact that farmers could be losing €140 per head due to mechanical grading errors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12774/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
956. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the complexity of the beef carcass classification scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12775/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
957. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue a tender for software to facilitate each farmer receiving the digitised image of each animal further to comments by Minister Doyle during the second Topical Issue matter of 6 March 2019 and in view of the fact that his Department has direct access to the digitised image of each carcase that goes through a mechanical grading machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12776/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
958. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if UK compliance standards as outlined during the second Topical Issue matter of 6 March 2019 are applied to mechanical grading machines operated in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12777/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
959. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time his Department holds the digitised image of each carcase that goes through a mechanical grading machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12778/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
960. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 535 to 537 of 12 February 2019, the figures for 2015, 2016 and to date in 2019, respectively for the number of machines found to be operating outside the approved tolerance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12767/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
961. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the second Topical Issue matter of 6 March 2019, the number of inspections in the 23 plants with mechanical grading and in the nine plants without mechanical grading, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12768/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
962. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 6 March 2019, the reason his Department is now refusing access to the data in view of comments (details supplied) to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food on the introduction of mechanical grading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12769/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Illness Benefit Appeals
Denis Naughten
1317. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in forwarding the file of a person (details supplied) to the social welfare appeals office; when this file will be forwarded to the office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13858/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
101. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; and if it has been drawn down in each case. [12517/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
102. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; and if it has been drawn down in each case. [12534/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
103. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12507/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
104. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12524/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
108. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12511/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
109. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12528/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
121. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12510/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
122. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12527/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
130. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12515/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
131. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12532/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
136. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
158. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
159. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12531/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
172. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12503/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
173. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding that her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12520/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
197. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12512/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
198. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12529/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Denis Naughten
221. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to his commitment to Dáil Éireann on 5 March 2019 regarding the treatment abroad scheme, if he will address the delay in the turnaround timeframe for applications which has gone from within 20 days to 64 days due to staffing levels; his plans to address this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12626/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
261. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding his Department, or agencies under the remit of his Department, have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12502/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
262. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that his Department, or agencies under the remit of his Department, have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12519/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Food Exports to China
Denis Naughten
276. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is not possible to export rapeseed or rapeseed oil produced here to China; the discussions he has had with the Chinese authorities with regard to the export of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
288. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12505/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
289. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
296. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12518/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
297. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12535/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
314. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12504/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
315. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding that her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12521/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
322. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12516/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
323. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12533/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
334. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12509/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
335. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12526/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Housing Provision
Denis Naughten
359. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12513/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Housing Provision
Denis Naughten
360. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding that his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12530/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
366. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12506/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
367. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department have provided to projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively; if the funding has been allocated; if it has been drawn down in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12523/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Denis Naughten
170. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if grant assistance is available for students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12140/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Blind Person's Pension Eligibility
Denis Naughten
642. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the blind pension is not paid after a recipient reaches 66 years of age even though the recipient can receive it up to that date in addition to another social welfare payment; her plans to review this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11597/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Denis Naughten
287. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the waiting time for such appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10378/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
Denis Naughten
565. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is a PAYE worker and also self-employed is made redundant is eligible to apply for jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10755/19]
Wed, 27 Feb 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
171. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 535 to 537 of 12 February 2019, in the case of each of the 21 instances in which mechanical grading was suspended, the number of carcases that were rechecked by the manual grader back to the last known point of accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9925/19]
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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Meat Processing Plant Inspections
Denis Naughten
148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 535 to 537 of 12 February 2019, the number of inspections; if the calibration of the grading machines has been interfered with in each of the past three years; the number of discrepancies found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8846/19]
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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Meat Processing Plant Inspections
Denis Naughten
149. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 535 to 537 of 12 February 2019, his plans to replace the grading machines and software; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/19]
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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Meat Processing Plant Inspections
Denis Naughten
150. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 535 to 537 of 12 February 2019, if daily control reports of each automated grading machines are maintained by meat plants; if so, if they specifically record faults or inaccuracies; if reviews of such reports are conducted during unannounced inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8860/19]
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
197. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 535 to 537, inclusive, of 12 February 2019, the corresponding inspection figures for 2017; the number of machines operating outside of tolerance not identified by inspections that required the calibration to be checked by staff from his Department before mechanical grading recommenced in 2017 and 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Passport Applications
Denis Naughten
128. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) is eligible to apply for an Irish passport; if not, if they must first make a formal application for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7671/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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School Management
Denis Naughten
229. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ban the use of mobile phones in primary and post-primary schools; his views on whether boards of management are vulnerable to allegations of facilitating cyberbullying if there are not clear procedures in place in each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8117/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Denis Naughten
415. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on making Spinraza available to children with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8205/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Bord Bia Strategy
Denis Naughten
461. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans Bord Bia has to establish a distinctive marketing strategy for grass-fed beef; if beef produced from feedlots can avail of the Bord Bia quality assurance mark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7831/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Denis Naughten
467. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the study into establishing the prevalence of mycoplasma bovis infection in the national herd has commenced; if the study will differentiate between feedlot produce beef and extensively produced beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7878/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Denis Naughten
469. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered from TB programme defined feedlot herds in each of the years 2014 to 2018; his plans to differentiate beef produced from intensive feedlots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7899/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Denis Naughten
491. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the genomic traits used in the beef data and genomics programme; the relative emphasis given to each trait to provide a figure for the genomic index; the proportion of the phenotype expression of each of these genomic traits; the genetic diseases screened for in the genomic analysis; the reliability for each disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8405/19]
Thu, 14 Feb 2019
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Denis Naughten
176. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated in the 2019 capital plan for the 50-bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/19]
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
Denis Naughten
118. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made to the Primary Care Reimbursement Service of the Health Service Executive under the drug payment scheme for children between zero and 15 years of age for adrenaline auto-injectors in each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7162/19]
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Denis Naughten
157. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a paper on the application of genomics in the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7280/19]
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Denis Naughten
158. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) is using the base year 2014 for improvements associated with the beef data and genomics programme; his views on whether it is appropriate to use it as the base year in view of the fact that the data for that year was skewed as a result of the fodder crisis in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7281/19]
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
159. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national average beef calving statistic for calving intervals in each of the years 2008 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7283/19]
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national average beef calves per cow statistic in each of the years 2008 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7284/19]
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
161. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average national carcase weight and confirmation scores for beef on beef in each of the years 2008 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7285/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Security of the Elderly
Denis Naughten
311. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce grants for the installation of intruder alarms for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6779/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Meat Processing Plant Inspections
Denis Naughten
330. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meat plants inspected by the legal metrology service in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the date each plant was inspected; the breaches that were found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6634/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
Denis Naughten
497. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on whether Translarna will become available through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6991/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
535. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 848 of 15 January 2019, if he has applied a fine on a particular carcase for non-compliance with the carcase trim specification in January 2019; the plant involved; the payment made to the farmer supplier to reflect loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6635/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
536. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date when each of the mechanical classification machines was recalibrated in each meat plant; if he has received reports from the system provider of machines miscalculating grades; the number of times he has identified that the performance of machine grading has been outside the tolerance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6636/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Animal Slaughtering Standards
Denis Naughten
537. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches identified during announced inspections in 2018 on the evaluation of standard of dressing records, concerning use of check weights, comparison of hot and cold weights and labelling particulars, respectively, in each plant concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6637/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Schools Health and Safety
Denis Naughten
206. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to schools to provide training for teachers through approved courses on the administration of EpiPens; his plans to provide such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Autism Support Services
Denis Naughten
440. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to address a waiting list for autism services (details supplied); his plans to appoint additional staff to the service; his plans for budget increases for the services; the alternatives available for those awaiting the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5574/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Denis Naughten
486. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive outstanding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5046/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Denis Naughten
546. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding available by county under the specific improvement grant scheme; if multiple schemes from one county can be submitted for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Denis Naughten
550. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/19]