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Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
75. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when she expects works on a new building for a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52579/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an additional autism class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52578/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Foreign Policy
Cathal Crowe
189. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the recent meeting of the Hungarian Prime Minister with the Russian President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49940/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Ukraine War
Cathal Crowe
192. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he used his visit to China to request that the Chinese government use its influence with Russia to deliver an immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49941/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Housing Schemes
Cathal Crowe
395. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the qualifying rules for the local authority home loan scheme so that individuals and families (details supplied) who have been forced to sell their homes due to inability to pay a large mortgage or downsizing due to changing family needs can also avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52953/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
70. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the capital build project for a school (details supplied). [52784/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
oral
National Development Plan
Cathal Crowe
29. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52299/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Cathal Crowe
67. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of major flood relief schemes currently in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52300/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Air Corps
Cathal Crowe
137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans for the items displayed in the Irish Air Corps museum in Baldonnel, which is due to close in December 2023; and if there are any plans to build a new hangar to house the same. [52397/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Coroners Service
Cathal Crowe
148. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the attendees at an upcoming coroner’s hearing (details supplied); and if the costs incurred by the family in pursuit of the same will be covered by the State. [51899/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Psychological Assessments
Cathal Crowe
293. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education is she will endeavour to expedite an urgently needed NEPS appointment for a person (details supplied). [52538/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Housing Schemes
Cathal Crowe
335. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the price ceiling for the first homes scheme in County Clare, which is currently set at €325,000, so as to entice further applications and drawdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52284/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Alcohol Sales
Cathal Crowe
409. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if plans for the deregulation of the pub industry will result in more off licences in the future; if this will de-value the cost of a licence; and if off-licence hours of businesses will be extended under the plans (details supplied). [52045/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Cathal Crowe
41. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce mitigating measures to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses are able to bear the additional costs they are facing in terms of increased wage bills, additional bank holiday payment rates and increased commercial rates. [51128/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Industrial Development
Cathal Crowe
72. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on the IDA and Enterprise Ireland’s latest efforts to bring business to County Clare. [51126/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Banking Sector
Cathal Crowe
130. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the banking review. [51368/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Cathal Crowe
135. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance when the National Payments Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51367/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Sports Funding
Cathal Crowe
225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an up-to-date statement on LSSIF round 1; to detail how much has been allocated; how much has been drawn down; and the list of projects it was allocated to. [51701/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
233. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to amend the incremental tenant purchase scheme 2016 to allow tenants of social homes acquired since 1 January 2016 to pursue a purchase of their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51766/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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International Protection
Cathal Crowe
283. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide information on a series of matters regarding international protection applicants, in tabular form, in view of a television report and allegations made by residents of Inch, Ennis, County Clare (details supplied). [51718/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
340. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce an RSV vaccine programme for older adults this winter to help minimise the impact of the tripledemic, RSV, Covid and flu; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51727/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
341. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine for older adults following the recent publication of a NIAC recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51728/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
342. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51729/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
343. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the policy for increasing the number of vaccines available to adults to prevent against infectious diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51730/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
344. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the policy regarding life-course vaccination; his plans to introduce a comprehensive adult vaccination programme in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51731/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Defence Forces
Cathal Crowe
60. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an overview of Budget 2024 in relation to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50709/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Official Travel
Cathal Crowe
69. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when a new Government jet will be procured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50708/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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School Staff
Cathal Crowe
246. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing an additional allowance for primary and secondary school teachers who work in city centre environments and face added, often unsustainable, living costs as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50874/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Cathal Crowe
293. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether a set of expenses (details supplied) will be covered under the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50722/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Cathal Crowe
334. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection to extend Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, status to an entire school (details supplied), given the extenuating circumstances facing pupils currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50719/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Cathal Crowe
450. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently engage with Tusla to ensure that an agency (details supplied) is given the necessary funding to meet their costs and remain operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51121/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Dental Services
Cathal Crowe
511. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of availability of dental services for children with additional needs outside of Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50678/23]
Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
230. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department's request to HIQA to carry out a health technology assessment examining the cost benefits of an enhanced vaccine for the over 65s; when the health technology assessment will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50343/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide details of the legislative basis on which authority for the Irish Aviation Authority's staff superannuation scheme 1996 has been passed from the IAA to AirNav Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50029/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Cathal Crowe
65. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he would consider additional mitigation measures to ensure that small and medium sized business are able to absorb some of the additional costs that they have recently faced, e.g. increased wage bills, overheads and so on. [50062/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Departmental Offices
Cathal Crowe
116. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the proposal to move his Department’s offices in Shannon, County Clare to Ennis, County Clare; to clarify what services provided by the Shannon office will move; to clarify the future plans for printing and mailing vehicle log books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49959/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
138. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if the mileage bands relating to BIK rates (details supplied) will remain at the pre-2023 bands or if they are to revert to the proposed 2023 bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50016/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Local Authorities
Cathal Crowe
268. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide an update on what actions Tipperary County Council have taken since the elected members of the Nenagh Municipal District unanimously passed a motion, at their meeting held on 21 September 2023, calling for the local authority to register ownership over the Kilboy Graveyard in Dolla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49645/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Animal Welfare
Cathal Crowe
370. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take the necessary steps to ensure there is an authorised animal welfare officer for County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49407/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
600. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if will provide details on when he expects the Saffron and Blue GP Practice (with a GMS contract of over 800 patients) to relocate and reopen at its new premises at Carrigoran, Newmarket-on-Fergus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49972/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
601. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he has been given assurances that the Saffron and Blue GP Practice, Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare (with a GMS contract of over 800 patients), will continue to operate from its current premises and fulfil all the requirements of its GMS contract to the HSE, until such time as it relocates to its new premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49973/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
602. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if will provide details of the operational hours and conditions that his Department and the HSE have ascribed to the GMS contract awarded to the Saffron and Blue GP Practice, Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49974/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce an adult immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48824/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Health Services
Cathal Crowe
8. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of plans his Department has for Inis Ghile Centre in Parteen, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Wastewater Treatment
Cathal Crowe
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to make a decision on the applications made to his Department in respect of developing sewage schemes for the villages of Broadford and Cooraclare, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48826/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Commemorative Medals
Cathal Crowe
196. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a 2016 service medal (commemorating the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49147/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Waterways Issues
Cathal Crowe
211. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will assign the Office of Public Works, vis-à-vis a Service Level Agreement with Clare County Council, to clean the watercourse of the Inagh River, County Clare, given that Clare County Council do not have the specialist machinery or budget required to undertake remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49146/23]
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Water Services
Cathal Crowe
228. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity as to what housing estates in Ardnacrusha, County Clare, will benefit from the €5,466,825 funding allocated by his Department in June 2023 under the multi-annual developer provided water services infrastructure resolution programme; what remedial works the funding will cover; when remedial works are expected to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45526/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Telecommunications Services
Cathal Crowe
157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will give consideration to bringing in age restrictions on the sale of mobile phone devices (i.e., aged 15 and under - phones with calling and texting functions only; age 15 and over - phones with full multimedia functionality); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47910/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Environmental Policy
Cathal Crowe
181. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider establishing a long-term, all-estuary vision for environmental monitoring of the Shannon Estuary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48812/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Tax Code
Cathal Crowe
300. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will factor overall household income, including all earners in a family unit, for the purposes of calculating lower and higher rates of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47538/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Legislative Process
Cathal Crowe
423. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the Industrial Relations (Provisions in relation to Pension Entitlements of retired persons) Bill 2021 to proceed to its next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48764/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
454. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when the solar panel programme for schools will be rolled out; if she can give an indication to a timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47450/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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School Staff
Cathal Crowe
457. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if some leeway will be given for a school (details supplied) in danger of losing a teacher, in view of extenuating circumstances. [47493/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
465. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for capital works made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47574/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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School Staff
Cathal Crowe
466. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education to clarify whether a teacher (details supplied) should be on the new or old entrant scale for pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47576/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
540. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for an update on a modular build project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Parental Leave
Cathal Crowe
564. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she is considering making changes to Circular 0054/2019, which governs parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48765/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Cathal Crowe
715. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider changing the means test for benefit payments so that other household incomes are disregarded, particularly in the case of unmarried cohabiting couples. [47532/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Citizenship Ceremonies
Cathal Crowe
886. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if there is an Irish citizenship ceremony planned for December 2023; and if so, when the date will be revealed for same. [48782/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Departmental Properties
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has plans to undertake any substantial building work in Shannon, County Clare, specifically remediation works on the Department of Transport's motor taxation office and the passport screening area in Shannon Airport's arrivals hall, operated by An Garda Síochána. [46933/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Cathal Crowe
20. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline plans by the OPW to provide for flood relief works in County Cork in light of the recent catastrophic flooding there; and if he will provide an update on flood relief works continuing and planned for County Clare. [46932/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Public Transport
Cathal Crowe
132. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, to improve public transport connectivity to and from Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Health Services Staff
Cathal Crowe
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the embargo on recruitment in the HSE, existing staff who have been approved for transfers from one area to another will still be accommodated with their transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47045/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Cathal Crowe
60. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the Disability Green Paper proposals in relation to extending the domiciliary care allowance scheme. [46398/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Cathal Crowe
99. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that under the proposals in the Green Paper on Reform of Disability Payments, no person who is currently in receipt of long-term disability payments will be moved off a disability payment. [46399/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Cathal Crowe
187. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the appointment of a new Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, given that there is no appeal function for decisions on primary medical certificates. [46174/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Transport Costs
Cathal Crowe
469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the resumption of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes, which were suspended in 2013. [46175/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Sports Events
Cathal Crowe
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Irish bid for co-hosting the 2028 European Football Championships includes a back-up stadium in the event that Casement Park, Belfast is unavailable [45070/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Ukraine War
Cathal Crowe
18. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will elaborate on the "targeted measures to support downstream business impacted as a resulted of the war in Ukraine" announced on budget day. [45069/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Programme for Government
Cathal Crowe
108. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to further promote a culture of lifelong learning within the workforce, focusing on increasing the lifelong learning rate from the current rate of 9% to 18% by 2025; what the current rate is in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Cathal Crowe
118. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action he is taking to expand the capacity of apprenticeships, and to expand the supports available to learners and employers who take up apprenticeship opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Cathal Crowe
3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [42581/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Cathal Crowe
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will meet next. [42582/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
193. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a policy (details supplied) to ensure greater access to housing for individuals and families on lower incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45673/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to approving a major capital project to renovate and extend these buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44808/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
76. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of the 1980s prefabricated classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to urgently approving a new replacement classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if NewEra has made contact with officials in his Department on the matter of an Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, board request to make a payment of 2% of their current pensions to IAA pensioners for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the long-standing grievance between Irish Aviation Authority retirees and their former employers, that is, the pension increases in accordance with section 41(5) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
169. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will revisit the mortgage interest relief announced in Budget 2024 in order that more people, including those with mortgages of less than €80,000, also benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45258/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Insurance Coverage
Cathal Crowe
174. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the options that are available to residents of Shannon town who cannot get flood insurance cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
251. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if an assistive technology grant application (details supplied) has been received by her Department; when a decision on this application will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45141/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
267. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will address the disparity that exists in the School Summer Programme whereby children in multi-disability classes in mainstream primary schools are required to be in school for a longer day, and yet receive the same funding allocation as children in special schools who are not required to attend a full day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45263/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Children in Care
Cathal Crowe
467. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will work with the relevant departments to expedite the recently announced increase in the weekly foster payment, given that they have had no increase since 2009 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45109/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Funding
Cathal Crowe
518. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consult with the relevant departments to introduce a scheme to partially reimburse those with a formal coeliac disease diagnosis for the purchase of gluten-free foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44762/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Medicinal Products
Cathal Crowe
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the rapid HTA, undertaken by HIQA in November 2022, reviewing the evidence of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of continuous (includes the Dexcom, Medtronic and GlucoRx CGMs) and intermittent (Freestyle Libre) glucose monitoring systems for people with type 1 diabetes will be published; and if it recommends the widening of access to these devices; and if funding will be provided to do so. [44911/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Cathal Crowe
628. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of the lack of support given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45356/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Industrial Development
Cathal Crowe
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA has a presence in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Industrial Development
Cathal Crowe
45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he can provide an update on efforts that his Department, in conjunction with the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Clare County Council are undertaking to secure new enterprise for the former Roche site in Clarecastle, County Clare. [44148/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cathal Crowe
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details on the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division, by county; the number of superintendents in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division and the Garda stations in which they are typically based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44102/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Cathal Crowe
185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to address the school transport routes in County Clare that are currently without a driver; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43577/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Cathal Crowe
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to a number of measures (details supplied) to tackle the school transport issues in County Clare at present. [43752/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
272. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any plans he and his Department have to utilise modular homes in order to meet housing demand in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43692/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
444. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the next round of the play and recreation grant scheme will open for applications. [43848/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Yield
Cathal Crowe
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on corporation tax receipts to for the first three quarters of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
oral
Tax Yield
Cathal Crowe
126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of Exchequer returns for the first three quarters of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
written
School Funding
Cathal Crowe
236. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify how schools apply to have solar panels installed under the climate action fund, and how the application process works. [43222/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
written
Health Services Staff
Cathal Crowe
332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of agency workers employed by the HSE at Ennis General Hospital on rolling short-term contracts, if any of those will be offered full-time contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43223/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
oral
Northern Ireland
Cathal Crowe
13. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach for a report on his recent discussions with the political parties in Northern Ireland. [37715/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
written
Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
64. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will work with Irish Rail with a view to removing a standing fee for free travel scheme passengers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42880/23]