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Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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State Pension (Contributory)
Jackie Cahill
2070. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28480/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Vehicle Registration
Jackie Cahill
92. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the regulation in which it states there is a timeframe to declare a motor vehicle that is entering from abroad as personal property of an Irish citizen who has lived abroad for a number of years in view of the fact that on the transfer of residence section on the Revenue Commissioner's website it makes no reference to a timeframe within which to qualify for relief from tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26512/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Sport Ireland Funding
Jackie Cahill
222. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is financial support available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Jackie Cahill
188. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25551/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Departmental Funding
Jackie Cahill
380. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if grants are available through her Department for a community group organising a history-based summer school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25775/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Livestock Issues
Jackie Cahill
542. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the organic calculation for Dexter cattle to equate with their lower body weight in view of the fact it is currently in excess of their output; if a new category can be created for them and other small native breeds in view of the fact the current situation is resulting in Dexter breeders having to classify them as a continental breed with the resultant cost to their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25664/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Jackie Cahill
548. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an ongoing review of single farm payment, SFP, for a person (details supplied); when the review will be completed and payment processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25869/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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GLAS Payments
Jackie Cahill
549. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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GLAS Payments
Jackie Cahill
550. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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GLAS Payments
Jackie Cahill
551. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for persons (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Bus Éireann
Jackie Cahill
616. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the terms of the redundancy agreement that was negotiated with Bus Éireann workers in view of the recent dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26009/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Housing Provision
Jackie Cahill
277. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to bring vacant houses back into the housing market in view of the census 2016 figures published which revealed that there are 7,493 vacant houses in County Tipperary of which 3,020 are vacant for more than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23986/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Jackie Cahill
590. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the provision of broadband for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24148/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Taxi Regulations
Jackie Cahill
620. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the procedures in place to stop unregulated and unlicensed taxis and hackneys from operating; the number of spot checks that were carried out; to outline in tabular form the number of unlicensed operators that were discovered in each of the years 2012 to 2016 in County Tipperary and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24184/17]
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Jackie Cahill
104. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the restrictions, rules or regulations for regulated financial institutions in making telephone contact with mortgage holders in arrears; the number of times per day, week or month they can ring a mortgage holder; the sanctions for financial institutions that break these rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/17]
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Jackie Cahill
186. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will engage with a group (details supplied) in upcoming negotiations to ensure that the rights and conditions for retired public servants are fully addressed as part of future agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23511/17]
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Compensation Schemes
Jackie Cahill
254. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the case of persons in the Silvermines area of County Tipperary who have lost production due to residues; if compensation will be arranged to offset their significant losses until the problem is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23512/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Housing Estates
Jackie Cahill
228. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will liaise with Tipperary County Council in order to expedite the taking in charge of an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary in view of the fact the process has been ongoing for some time without progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23055/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Heritage Sites
Jackie Cahill
319. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will instruct the OPW to purchase a property (details supplied) in Thurles, County Tipperary, which has recently come on the market from private ownership; if he will put in place a plan, in conjunction with Tipperary County Council, to create a local folk and heritage museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Departmental Properties
Jackie Cahill
321. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will instruct the OPW to advise as to the status of the agreement between a golf club (details supplied) and the OPW, which is the owner of the land on which the club operates; if he will instruct the OPW to engage with this club to give it security of tenure into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23138/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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CLÁR Programme
Jackie Cahill
325. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will expedite the application under the CLÁR programme by Tipperary County Council for a community centre (details supplied) to facilitate the infrastructural development of the centre to allow for its use as a day care facility for the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22878/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Hospital Staff
Jackie Cahill
404. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no early intervention psychologist due to staff maternity leave for the assessment of ASD in Nenagh General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22942/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Health Services
Jackie Cahill
406. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason school-going children are treated differently if they are referred from Nenagh hospital, County Tipperary or South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel, County Tipperary in the cost of prescription eye glasses if the child needs a high prescription or a special frame (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22944/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
Jackie Cahill
128. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the individual allocation in euro for each of the schools in County Tipperary announced by his Department for the summer school works programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22315/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Bord na Móna
Jackie Cahill
227. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that the option of redeployment to other Bord na Móna facilities will be offered to staff from the Littleton plant; if a generous voluntary redundancy scheme will be made available for those who do not seek redeployment; if the future of the major land asset at Littleton will be set out by Bord na Móna to ensure that all opportunities for further employment are explored in view of the decisions made by Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Customs and Excise Protocols
Jackie Cahill
151. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to bring personal property here: the way in which the person can apply for VRT exemption; the location the application must be made; the time limits to make an application; the legislation and Revenue rules that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21426/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Planning Issues
Jackie Cahill
258. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the possibility of having the planning designation of a property, which was built with a planning designation of short-term holiday, changed to a full-time residence designation at the request of the owner and on the condition that the property fulfils all building regulations attached to a full-time residence designation with each property being decided on its own individual merits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22060/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Service Level Agreements
Jackie Cahill
382. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health his policy position regarding the return of funding lost during the recession to section 39 organisations to enable them to restore pay to their employees in line with the pay restoration measures proposed by the Lansdowne Road Agreement for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21483/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Service Level Agreements
Jackie Cahill
383. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if his Department directed the HSE not to make funding available in 2017 to section 39 organisations to meet pay restoration requirements under the Lansdowne Road Agreement thereby creating a substantial inequality between the pay of section 39 employees and their HSE and section 38 counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21484/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Service Level Agreements
Jackie Cahill
384. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if provision has been made by his Department for section 39 organisations providing vital social care services to restore their funding in order to meet the various pay restoration requirements now due under the Lansdowne Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21485/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Service Level Agreements
Jackie Cahill
385. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health his views on the HSE’s instruction that section 39 organisations should use the industrial mechanisms of the State to resolve an issue relating to the restoration of funding lost during the recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21486/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Farm Inspections
Jackie Cahill
527. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is normal practice that the inspecting officer is not present at the appeal of a case in which they have imposed a penalty in view of the fact this is happening in the vast majority of cases of appeals to penalties imposed by the office in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Jackie Cahill
528. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the practice of appeals staff being recruited from former departmental officials is having the opposite effect to that intended on the confidence of appellants (details supplied); if he will review this practice and appoint appeals officers who have no connection with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21539/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Agriculture Scheme Penalties
Jackie Cahill
529. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out in tabular form the amount of cross-compliance and eligibility fines that have been deducted from persons in each of the years 2011 to 2016; the destination of the moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Jackie Cahill
530. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the way in which appeals cases are allocated to appeals staff; if it is normal practice to have one appeals officer deal with three of five 100% fines from the office in Nenagh, County Tipperary,; his views on whether this is unnecessary in view of the number of appeals staff available to deal with individual appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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GLAS Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
531. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) who received correspondence on 13 January 2016, which stated that the person was eligible for GLAS 1 and that the application would be reassessed, but 14 months later the same person was informed that he had not been readmitted to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21542/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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GLAS Data
Jackie Cahill
565. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons awaiting GLAS payments; the percentage of the total number of persons this figure represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22114/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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GLAS Administration
Jackie Cahill
566. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that will be removed from GLAS status further to the review of the GLAS programme; when each person will be informed of the reason their status has changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22115/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Milk Supply
Jackie Cahill
567. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the samples for testing for residues in milk in the Silvermines, County Tipperary, area are being sent to the UK in view of the fact it is causing a delay in getting results; if a facility here can carry out the testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22116/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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National Cattle Herd Data
Jackie Cahill
568. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef and dairy calf registrations in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of live exports of beef and dairy calves in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the way in which these exports compare to other years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22117/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Mining Industry
Jackie Cahill
574. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the issues associated with unused mines in the Silvermines area of County Tipperary; if he will address the ownership of the mine at Shalee, County Tipperary which is for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21922/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Taxi Licences
Jackie Cahill
613. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will create a category of hackney and taxi permit to allow otherwise private vehicles owned and operated by a person living in a specific rural area to be used in that specific and appointed rural area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights with restricted hours of operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21544/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Dairy Sector
Jackie Cahill
16. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the European Commission on skimmed milk powder currently held in intervention; the plans envisaged in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21053/17]
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
Jackie Cahill
32. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the funding shortfall from the organisation's levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20876/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Jackie Cahill
29. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to assist South Tipperary General Hospital improve ambulance turnaround performance in view of the fact that just 8.9% of ambulance calls at the hospital were cleared in less than 20 minutes during February 2017 [20776/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Education Data
Jackie Cahill
172. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the scores applied to DEIS schools in the recent review based on the individual needs of each school; the score applied to each DEIS school in County Tipperary; the scores awarded to each school awarded DEIS status nationally in band 1 and band 2, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme
Jackie Cahill
176. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rights a person has in purchasing back a house under the mortgage to rent scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20918/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Garda Station Closures
Jackie Cahill
111. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reopen the Garda station in Bansha, County Tipperary; her plans for the building if it is not being reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19249/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Jackie Cahill
343. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for the school summer works scheme by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19800/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Housing Issues
Jackie Cahill
435. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will engage with representatives of the parish of Templederry, County Tipperary who wish to make parish-owned land available for housing; if he will arrange for a voluntary housing group to explore with the parish the opportunities that this presents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19277/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Water Services Data
Jackie Cahill
448. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new water connections for houses in County Tipperary in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form; the total revenue from these connections annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Water Charges Yield
Jackie Cahill
449. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total revenue annually in each of the years 2014 to 2016 for commercial non-domestic use water, in tabular form in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19540/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Water Charges
Jackie Cahill
450. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the charging structure for each county for persons with multiple meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19541/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Housing Estates
Jackie Cahill
453. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will liaise with Tipperary County Council in resolving the unfinished entrance to an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19567/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Credit Union Lending
Jackie Cahill
475. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will engage with the Irish League of Credit Unions to explore the possibility of a joint financial venture between his Department and the league to provide social housing that will offer an investment return to the credit unions and provide much needed housing units to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits
Jackie Cahill
514. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the compensation or grants available for miners that lose their hearing through their work in the mining industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19553/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospitals Building Programme
Jackie Cahill
786. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the appeal mechanism in place for subcontractors on a hospital project to ensure they get paid for works carried out when there is a dispute between the contractor and subcontractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19170/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Vaccination Programme
Jackie Cahill
802. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps which were taken to advise parents of children born in 2016 prior to 30 September that the HSE was embarking on the vaccination programme for newborns for meningitis B which commenced in October 2016 in order that they would be in a position to vaccinate their children following this advice; if he will make the vaccination programme available to parents of infant children born prior to October 2016 that wished to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19255/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Health Services
Jackie Cahill
953. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason no financial support is being made available to an organisation (details supplied) when other similar services in County Tipperary are fully funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19816/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Agriculture Scheme Data
Jackie Cahill
1182. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross claim value in euro of schemes (details supplied) for the Nenagh, County Tipperary office for each of the years from 2010 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19771/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda College
Jackie Cahill
90. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the use of the swimming pool at the Templemore Garda training college has been withdrawn from members of the community in Templemore despite the fact that this has been the practice for many years and helped to foster good relations between the community and the Garda college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18511/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda College
Jackie Cahill
91. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the use of the playing fields at the Templemore Garda training college has been withdrawn from members of the community in Templemore despite the fact that this has been the practice for many years and helped to foster good relations between the community and the Garda college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18512/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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School Staff
Jackie Cahill
137. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher numbers can be reviewed to take into account changes in numbers of pupils attending a school (details supplied) since the commencement of the 2016 to 2017 school year; if these numbers are maintained, the number of teachers the school will have for the 2017 to 2018 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18462/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Irish Water
Jackie Cahill
293. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17650/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Irish Water
Jackie Cahill
294. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will instruct Irish Water to review the policy inherited from Tipperary County Council in which every residence with more than two acres of land adjoining had a meter installed with a standing charge for non-domestic water regardless of use and in which the level of use is considerably less than the domestic allowance demonstrating no requirement for non-domestic use and thereby no liability to Irish Water for a standing charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17652/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Social Insurance
Jackie Cahill
336. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will, in the case of permanently disabled persons who employ full-time or part-time carers, make them exempt from PRSI and employer contributions without any disadvantage to the rights of the employee or loss of benefits to the employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Rural Social Scheme
Jackie Cahill
349. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the structure and nature of the rural social scheme to include an element of training for the participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17621/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
Jackie Cahill
360. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if compensation the person received will be excluded from the calculations for disability allowance. [17700/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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National Lottery Funding Applications
Jackie Cahill
498. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17593/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Animal Identification Schemes
Jackie Cahill
654. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herdowners who ordered cattle tags between 1 October 2016 and 31 March 2017; the percentage who have not paid the ICBF levy; the number of tags covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17603/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Departmental Funding
Jackie Cahill
655. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to the ICBF in view of the funding shortfall from the ICBF levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17604/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Bus Éireann Services
Jackie Cahill
734. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if bus route X7 from Clonmel to Dublin was revoked; if it was revoked by Bus Éireann or the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17549/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Irish Water Data
Jackie Cahill
216. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will instruct Irish Water to provide the list of residential properties in County Tipperary in its possession that still have lead water pipes in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16951/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Primary Medical Certificates Applications
Jackie Cahill
157. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the status of a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Jackie Cahill
442. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason lutein omega 3 was taken off the medical card list in view of the fact that medical card holders now have to pay €21.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Food Imports
Jackie Cahill
592. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of beef and sheep meat imports by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Road Tolls
Jackie Cahill
642. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to postpone the 23% increase in toll costs on the M50 from 1 April 2017 following the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union that toll charges are not subject to VAT, in view of the fact the increasing costs to the road haulage industry will damage business and jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16323/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Health Insurance Levy
Jackie Cahill
418. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline the way in which the levy on health insurance is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Tax Code
Jackie Cahill
215. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the operation of the betting tax regime as part of the 2017 tax strategy group process, in particular the areas that affect on-course bookmakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13480/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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School Accommodation
Jackie Cahill
354. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application to his Department by a school (details supplied) for an extension to include new classrooms and a hall in view of the fact that the application has been with his Department for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Property Tax Administration
Jackie Cahill
399. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the percentage of property tax that is retained by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13497/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Grant Payments
Jackie Cahill
468. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the application to his Department by a person (details supplied) for part funding for the re-thatching of a listed thatched building at the same address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13978/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Carer's Benefit Payments
Jackie Cahill
476. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will, in the case of permanently disabled persons that employ full-time or part-time carers, make them exempt from PRSI and employer contributions in view of the fact that in most cases they are employing these carers from an exhaustible fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13396/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Citizen Information Services
Jackie Cahill
503. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify media reports regarding the centralisation of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS and Citizens Information Services, CIS, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13217/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Labour Activation Projects
Jackie Cahill
568. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can be released from their obligations to Turas Nua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Heritage Council Funding
Jackie Cahill
678. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the application to the Heritage Council by a person (details supplied) for part funding for the re-thatching of a listed thatched building at the same address; if there are other schemes managed by her Department from which funding could be sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13977/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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National Lottery Funding Applications
Jackie Cahill
715. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the lotto funding available through his Department that a centre (details supplied) can make an application for; the way this application can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12867/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Health Services Funding
Jackie Cahill
716. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding made available from his Department and the HSE to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12868/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Health Services Provision
Jackie Cahill
717. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to revisit the decision to cease the public health nurse based in Tipperary town, County Tipperary, from calling weekly to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12869/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Health Services Funding
Jackie Cahill
789. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the criteria for funding voluntary day-care centres; if it is per number of service users or percentage of running costs; if there is a national standard for funding; if not, if there is regional variations; if he has a formal policy for the funding of voluntary day-care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Jackie Cahill
858. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health his plans to include, by statutory instrument, persons with severe chronic pain and persons that suffer spasticity from cerebral palsy in accessing medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13395/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Jackie Cahill
876. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will encourage the HSE to support the innovative plan put together by the general practitioners in Thurles, County Tipperary to maintain the patient list of a retiring general practitioner (details suppled) as a separate practice, in view of the fact the general practitioners are unable to facilitate the HSE's plan to divide the patient list with the other general practitioners in the town due to over-capacity in their practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13448/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Jackie Cahill
877. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the progress in the sourcing of a replacement general practitioner for the retiring general practitioner in Cappawhite, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13451/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Jackie Cahill
878. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in negotiations with general practitioners that will see the problem of replacing retiring rural general practitioners resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13452/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Jackie Cahill
1038. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in county Tipperary who have not received 85% of the total 2016 payments for GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13220/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
1041. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will qualify for a top-up from the national reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13261/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Agriculture Schemes
Jackie Cahill
1043. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if due to the demand for the low-cost loan scheme, which resulted in all moneys being allocated within four weeks, he will make more funding available to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13388/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Energy Policy
Jackie Cahill
1056. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons who use sludge for the growth of energy crops can still qualify for quality assurance in view of the fact the crop does not enter the food chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13560/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Alternative Energy Projects
Jackie Cahill
1110. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be a price set and some form of price regulation put in place to allow persons assess the economic viability of the investment before they proceed with respect to persons that invest in biodigesters and the resultant gas production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13561/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Jackie Cahill
1127. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific criteria used in designating specific geographic areas either blue or amber in the national broadband roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13619/17]