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Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Child Care Services Provision
Michael Colreavy
412. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs given the commitment to improve the standard and availability of child care facilities, the provisions and supports that are available to child care facilities which are proving to be financially unviable and at risk of imminent closure in areas where there are no alternative child care facilities. [29867/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Energy Schemes
Michael Colreavy
793. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of grants, in tabular form, that were awarded as part of the better energy scheme in each year since its introduction. [29699/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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National Postcode System Establishment
Michael Colreavy
813. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on apparent discrepancies in a report (details supplied) regarding the postcode procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30281/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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National Postcode System Establishment
Michael Colreavy
814. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the European Commission investigation into the postcode procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30282/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Departmental Funding
Michael Colreavy
820. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of funding made available as part of the BenefIT digital skills training grant scheme; and the way this funding is administrated. [30315/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Colreavy
318. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the budget that has been proposed to implement the intervention strategy as part of the national broadband plan. [29270/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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State Bodies Mergers
Michael Colreavy
319. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of megawatts of energy that has been created due to the Bord na Móna - Coillte merger. [29271/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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State Bodies Mergers
Michael Colreavy
320. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the financial impact to the State from the Bord na Móna - Coillte merger. [29272/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Central Statistics Office Data
Michael Colreavy
591. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of excess winter deaths recorded in each year since 2002. [28577/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Housing Estates
Michael Colreavy
868. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions that are made in order that individual members of a residents' association do not become personally liable for an open public space, in a situation where a residents' association has taken over responsibility for the public space from a developer. [28872/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Energy Schemes
Michael Colreavy
897. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if window and door insulation is covered by grants under the sustainable energy programme. [28578/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Renewable Energy Projects
Michael Colreavy
898. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount the Government has spent in developing renewable energy projects since 2002. [28579/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Energy Policy
Michael Colreavy
899. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of funding supplied annually towards studying fuel poverty here. [28580/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Energy Efficiency
Michael Colreavy
900. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of funding provided towards raising public awareness of energy efficiency. [28581/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Cessation
Michael Colreavy
264. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the next move community employment scheme, which has been successfully run in County Sligo for several years, was suddenly withdrawn with effect from 3 July 2015 and applicants for the course have been advised that this course has ceased because of financial cutbacks. [28031/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Livestock Inspections
Michael Colreavy
105. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [27914/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data
Michael Colreavy
72. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were made under the home renovation incentive scheme; the amount that was awarded in value added tax returns; and the number of homes renovated under this scheme. [26536/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Broadband Service Provision
Michael Colreavy
659. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the element of the national broadband plan that requires State intervention is likely to reduce significantly following Eircom’s announcement to roll-out fibre broadband to 300,000 premises which had been included in his Department’s national broadband plan, given that Eircom had participated in the national broadband plan mapping exercise within the past year which had agreed that these 300,000 premises were not likely to benefit from commercially-driven broadband investment; and his views on successive announcements by Eircom to deliver fibre to the home over recent months, totalling some 800,000 homes since autumn 2014, when as of June 2015 only about 150 of those homes have actually been connected with fibre by Eircom. [25931/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Energy Efficiency
Michael Colreavy
660. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the obligations on energy providers to promote energy efficiency and microgeneration in domestic, commercial and industrial buildings. [26048/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Inland Fisheries Regulation
Michael Colreavy
664. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the process and cost for angling clubs in issuing day permits to visiting anglers. [26350/15]