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Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Recreational Facilities
Hildegarde Naughton
499. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of playgrounds developed annually since 2016 under the capital grant scheme for play and recreation; the breakdown of new or refurbished playgrounds by county; her plans to strengthen the role of the local authority play and recreation network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17390/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Recreational Facilities
Hildegarde Naughton
500. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish the new play and recreation policies further to the completion in quarter 4 2016 of the review of the previous national play and recreation policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17391/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Childcare Services Data
Hildegarde Naughton
502. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of providers that benefitted from capital funding allocated for the creation of additional childcare places by county in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17476/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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City of Culture Initiative
Hildegarde Naughton
30. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of preparations for Galway as EU Capital of Culture in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16676/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Primary Care Centres Data
Hildegarde Naughton
412. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of new primary care centres opened since the beginning of 2011, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Community Childcare Subvention Programme
Hildegarde Naughton
565. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have benefitted from the universal childcare subsidy since its introduction in August 2017 by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16434/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Early Childhood Care and Education Data
Hildegarde Naughton
566. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have availed of the early childhood care and education scheme since September 2018 by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16435/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Paternity Benefit
Hildegarde Naughton
596. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have benefitted from the introduction of paternity benefit since its introduction in 2016 by county in tabular form. [16436/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Treatment Benefit Scheme
Hildegarde Naughton
597. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of self-employed persons who have availed of the extension of the treatment benefit scheme to the self-employed by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16437/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Garda Deployment
Hildegarde Naughton
142. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí that have been allocated to the western division in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Garda Deployment
Hildegarde Naughton
143. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have been allocated to the western division directly from Templemore Training College in each of years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/19]
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Garda Deployment
Hildegarde Naughton
144. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the western division as of 20 March 2019 compared with 20 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Driver Test Centres
Hildegarde Naughton
1115. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority is considering closing or moving the driver test centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Hildegarde Naughton
544. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is possible under EU law to ask a semi-State company, such as the ESB, to roll out broadband under the national broadband plan; if this would require a new procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12032/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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National Broadband Plan
Hildegarde Naughton
545. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason provided by companies (details supplied) for withdrawing from the national broadband plan; if the prospective level of subsidy available was provided as a reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12033/19]
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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Cultural Policy
Hildegarde Naughton
37. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of progress for Galway as EU Capital of Culture in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8537/19]
Wed, 23 Jan 2019
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CLÁR Programme
Hildegarde Naughton
29. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on the review of the CLÁR areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2988/19]
Wed, 23 Jan 2019
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Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
Hildegarde Naughton
39. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation made to date in respect of the rural regeneration and development fund; when he plans to make a decision on the remaining applications submitted; when he plans to invite applications for funding purposes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2987/19]
Tue, 18 Dec 2018
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Food Waste
Hildegarde Naughton
59. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps which can be taken to reduce food waste, particularly in supermarkets. [53196/18]
Thu, 6 Dec 2018
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Fisheries Protection
Hildegarde Naughton
52. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to safeguard the fishing sector in the context of Brexit. [51195/18]