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Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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North-South Ministerial Council
Denis Naughten
29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56914/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Northern Ireland
Denis Naughten
30. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the British-Irish Council or through other bilateral arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56932/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
82. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56912/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
154. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56909/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
203. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council or Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56924/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
331. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56913/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Tax Data
Denis Naughten
362. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the reason the PRSI record for the self-employed for 2022 has not been passed on to the Department of Social Protection; the reason for this delay; if this has happened to other PRSI contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1574/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
384. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56919/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Civil Service
Denis Naughten
393. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason the widows and orphans/spouses and children's superannuation scheme is compulsory within the civil service, yet is optional in public sector organisations such as the HSE; his plans to make this optional within the civil service for staff without dependents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57389/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
419. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56911/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Childcare Qualifications
Denis Naughten
487. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the practical work experience element of education in the early childhood sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56542/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
517. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if she will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56910/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
701. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if she will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56923/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
766. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56917/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
893. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if she will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56921/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Denis Naughten
941. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 12 December 2023, regarding the European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2337 of 28 November 2022 concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases, if she has responded to the request set out in Article 4 on Covid-19 caused by work in disease prevention, in health and social care and in domiciliary assistance, or, in a pandemic context; if she will publish a copy of this response; if these provisions also pertain to those who have not recovered following a Covid-19-related illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1033/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
1040. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if she will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56918/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Denis Naughten
1219. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56907/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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After-School Support Services
Denis Naughten
1326. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase supports for the provision of after school services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56541/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
1369. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56908/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Disability Services
Denis Naughten
1434. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1882/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
1568. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56916/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Denis Naughten
1755. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002 will be published; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1728/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Denis Naughten
1756. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002 will be extended to such incidents which occurred in the years both pre and post 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1729/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Denis Naughten
1757. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to contradictions between the internal report by University Hospital Galway and the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002 with regard to classification of all nine cases concerned as mild and the incorrect statement in the independent report that none of the babies concerned developed jaundice or required phototherapy; whether other inconsistencies regarding other deliveries exist; whether in light of this a new independent review external to the HSE is now required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1730/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Denis Naughten
1758. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason the views of parents were not sought for the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Denis Naughten
1759. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the follow up that has taken place to review each child whose case was considered in the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1732/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Denis Naughten
1760. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the full medical files of both the infants and mothers concerned in the nine cases were made available to those conducting the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1733/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Denis Naughten
1791. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when adjuvant abemaciclib will be approved to reduce the risk of breast cancer for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1861/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Denis Naughten
1792. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, particularly in relation to international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1862/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
1826. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56915/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Research and Development
Denis Naughten
1867. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if she will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56920/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Farm Safety
Denis Naughten
67. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on requiring all farm vehicles sold in the community to be supplied with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51463/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Grant Payments
Denis Naughten
439. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that an ACRES payment is issued to all applicants prior to Christmas, in light of the increasing financial pressure placed on farmers; the number paid to date; the number of applicants still awaiting a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56071/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Animal Carcase Disposal
Denis Naughten
440. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the engagement to date with the knackery sector to cease the non-collection of dead animals; the steps he is taking to protect both animal and human health as a result of this dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56072/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Tax Code
Denis Naughten
67. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 16978/13 in light of the fact that the cost of travelling to a foreign property is deductible from rental income, if the same provision applies to domestic properties where the journey is undertaken wholly and exclusively for the purpose of earning rental income from the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55629/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Denis Naughten
76. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the actions currently being undertaken by her Department to combat sexual and gender-based violence; the status of the provision of refuges in counties currently without one; the status of the work being undertaken on the new agency, particularly in regard to giving the new agency more scope to develop policy in this areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54672/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Denis Naughten
288. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to EU Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2337 of 28 November 2022 concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases if he has responded to the request set out in article 4 on Covid-19 caused by work in disease prevention, in health and social care and in domiciliary assistance, or, in a pandemic context; if he will publish a copy of this response; if these provisions also pertain to those who have not recovered following a Covid-19 related illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54658/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Denis Naughten
467. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection further to EU Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2337 of 28 November 2022 concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases if she has responded to the request set out in article 4 on Covid-19 caused by work in disease prevention, in health and social care and in domiciliary assistance, or in a pandemic context; if she will publish a copy of this response; if these provisions also pertain to those who have not recovered following a Covid-19 related illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54657/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Denis Naughten
93. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision not to include long Covid as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53874/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Employment Support Services
Denis Naughten
95. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps which she is taking to increase employment participation levels among those in receipt of one-parent family payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53876/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Employment Schemes
Denis Naughten
130. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps which she is taking to increase part-time employment participation levels among those in receipt of jobseeker’s payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53877/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Denis Naughten
135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the “working week” for working age payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53875/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Denis Naughten
153. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to a submission from Family Carers Ireland on the introduction of a non-means-tested participation income for family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53878/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Employment Support Services
Denis Naughten
238. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps which she is taking to increase part-time employment participation levels among those in receipt of jobseeker’s payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54273/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Denis Naughten
287. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the implementation of the index changes by an organisation (details supplied), in light of the fact that these changes were made after farmers signed up for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54345/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Denis Naughten
241. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will review the current policy of withdrawing DEIS status to amalgamated schools where all schools do not have DEIS status prior to amalgamation; if she is aware of the fact that this policy is a barrier to amalgamations; if she can explain the justification where two single sex schools in the same town amalgamate into the only school for the catchment and where siblings are treated differently based solely on gender and both schools are treated differently for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53382/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Road Safety
Denis Naughten
4. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek the consent of the EU Commission to restrict the sale of all new cars on Irish roads without advanced driver assistance systems technologies that assist drivers in driving and parking functions and, as a result, dramatically reduce road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51465/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Road Safety
Denis Naughten
39. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the specific measures he is taking to comply with the EU and UN target to halve the number of road deaths by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51464/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Road Safety
Denis Naughten
46. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on restricting the sale of vehicles in the EU with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) technologies that assist drivers in driving and parking functions, which can dramatically reduce road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51460/23]