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Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Pauline Tully
49. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health for an update on the issue of the GP service in Swanlinbar, County Cavan; if the HSE has agreed to meet with the residents to discuss potential solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9714/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
83. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the capital plan for the respite centre in Cavan, which will cater for children, has been launched; the timeframe for the delivery of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9734/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
97. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with anecdotal evidence of a 60% vacancy rate in Cavan children's disability network team, CDNT, if he will give a update on the vacancy rate within both Cavan and Monaghan CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
256. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to commit adequate funding for the implementation of the Disability Action Plan over its full- term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5753/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
257. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to adequate ring-fenced funding for the Disability Action Plan for its full-term;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5752/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Home Care Packages
Pauline Tully
305. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if a care package will be put in place for a person (details supplied); the timeframe within which this patient will be discharged with their care package in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9773/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Education and Training Boards
Pauline Tully
30. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will deliver decent public sector work contracts for the 3,500 adult education tutors who are employed by the education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9132/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Education and Training Boards
Pauline Tully
48. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider all the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9133/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pauline Tully
191. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if Circular 02/2024 will be revised to permit more than two schools to form a cluster for the purpose of combining principal release hours with SET hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8659/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Pauline Tully
30. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice if she has plans to resource An Garda Síochána to enable adequate recruitment levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8381/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Grant Payments
Pauline Tully
135. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if schools are eligible to apply for Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants to reduce their energy costs and greenhouse emissions. [7549/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Schemes
Pauline Tully
383. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has plans to increase the wage subsidy scheme in line with the minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7924/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Pauline Tully
384. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has concerns regarding the suspension of the social inclusion fund for the deaf community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7925/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
477. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residential places for disabled people that were delivered in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [7503/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
478. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of people with an intellectual disability, autism, physical or sensory disability, both children and adults, in receipt of respite services in 2022. [7504/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Departmental Funding
Pauline Tully
482. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of all funding that is available to groups that wish to raise awareness about dyslexia. [7550/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
509. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total additional respite places that have been put in place from January 2018 to December 2023; the number of these that were planned and the number that were emergency placements. [8021/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
510. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of residential places as of December 2023; the number of these that were planned and the number that were emergency placements; the total cost of providing an additional planned residential place; and the total cost of providing an additional emergency residential place. [8022/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
511. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of disabled adults provided with respite services in 2022; and the number of these adults who are cared for in their family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8023/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
512. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of disabled children provided with respite services in 2022; and the number of these children who are cared for in their family home. [8024/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
513. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a new round of the disability participation and awareness fund will open for applications in 2024. [8034/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Pauline Tully
10. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider increasing the funding for the scéim forbartha líonraí Gaeilge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6971/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Pauline Tully
38. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with the recent restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive and the refunctioning of the North-South Ministerial Council, the action she will take to ensure the immediate release of the €700,000 allocated for North-South co-operation in the budget for 2024 to enable Foras na Gaeilge to reopen the scéim forbartha líonraí Gaeilge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6970/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pauline Tully
79. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the lack of transparency for those who have been turned down for the tenant-in-situ scheme as to the reason they were unsuccessful in their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6967/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Rental Sector
Pauline Tully
151. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 6 July 2023, and considering the steep rise in rent in County Cavan since; if the criteria have been met for designating any area in County Cavan as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Rental Sector
Pauline Tully
377. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 6 July 2023, if any part of County Cavan is being considered to be designated as a rent pressure zone. [6090/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Export Controls
Pauline Tully
480. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of a local authority in the granting of export health licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Animal Slaughtering
Pauline Tully
481. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is obliged to inspect and approve of abattoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6062/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Export Controls
Pauline Tully
482. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processes by which an abattoir may obtain an export health licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6063/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Health Services
Pauline Tully
560. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the commencement of termination of pregnancy services at Cavan General Hospital. [6093/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Food Safety
Pauline Tully
578. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is obliged to inspect and approve of abattoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6239/24]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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Business Supports
Pauline Tully
67. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his engagement with the hospitality sector in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5759/24]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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White Papers
Pauline Tully
68. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department took to consult with Disabled Persons Organisations, in line with Article 4 (3) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD), in relation to the White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/24]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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North-South Interconnector
Pauline Tully
141. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a reply will issue to the elected members of Monaghan County Council regarding their letter (details supplied) in relation to the route and undergrounding of the north south interconnector. [5825/24]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Pauline Tully
153. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if a reply will issue to the elected members of Monaghan County Council regarding their letter (details supplied) in relation to additional funding for the salting of roads and footpaths. [5823/24]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Pauline Tully
154. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if a reply will issue to the elected members of Monaghan County Council regarding their letter (details supplied) in relation to additional funding to expedite driver testing services and NCT car testing services. [5824/24]
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Pauline Tully
289. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children’s disability service regional assessment hubs that have been established as of 31 January 2024; which CHO areas these cover; and the timeframe for the establishment of the remaining regional assessment hubs. [5933/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Defence Forces
Pauline Tully
45. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Australian Defence Forces that have attended the Military College since 2018; the number currently attending the Military College. [5184/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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State Bodies
Pauline Tully
138. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE, by job title, working for Enterprise Ireland office based in Melbourne, Seattle and Montreal as of 24 January 2024. [5191/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Industrial Development
Pauline Tully
156. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA backed companies currently located in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular form; the number of IDA backed companies located in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of site visits that were conducted by the IDA in each county in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; the amount of funding that was expended by the IDA in each county in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5601/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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School Funding
Pauline Tully
207. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the funding or grants available to schools to insulate attics and walls and to provide new windows and doors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5501/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Tourism Promotion
Pauline Tully
221. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps Fáilte Ireland is taking to promote fishing tourism throughout Ireland. [5190/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
301. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost to increase the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Services for People with Disabilities to 50. [5192/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Pauline Tully
343. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE civilian forensic photographers employed by An Garda Síochána in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5185/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Pauline Tully
344. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the amount that An Garda Síochána spent on vehicle recovery services within Cavan-Monaghan Garda division in 2023; and the timeframe for when this contract is due to expire. [5186/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Pauline Tully
452. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a proposal to use a property (details supplied) to provide emergency accommodation for persons seeking emergency protection or temporary accommodation has been received by his Department; If so the number of persons planned to be located at this property; the gender and age breakdown of the persons that are to be located at this property; when it is expected that they will be located at the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5424/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Hospital Staff
Pauline Tully
512. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine working in Cavan General Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5188/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Pauline Tully
513. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to increase the number of adult critical care beds in the public health service to 400. [5189/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Education Costs
Pauline Tully
589. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 29 November 2022, the actions he has taken since December 2022 to increase the supply of domestic medical graduates; and the number of domestic medical graduates in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5493/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Education Costs
Pauline Tully
590. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 29 November 2022, the actions he has taken since December 2022 to increase the supply of medical graduates from EU countries, excluding Ireland; and the number of medical graduates from EU countries other than Ireland in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5494/24]