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Wed, 25 May 2016
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure
Martin Kenny
335. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the re-introduction in 2017 of the sheep grassland scheme based on current stocking rates and numbers in the national flock. [12227/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Sheep Census
Martin Kenny
336. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the national flock and the ratio of upland and lowland numbers. [12228/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Sugar Industry
Martin Kenny
337. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of the State enterprise bodies in the reinstatement of the sugar beet processing industry. [12230/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Sugar Industry
Martin Kenny
338. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the logistical and financial supports that will be available for the reinstatement of the sugar beet processing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Suckler Welfare Scheme
Martin Kenny
339. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the re-instatement of the animal welfare recording and breeding scheme for suckler herds at a rate of €200 per head, and at a rate of €80 per head. [12232/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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School Funding
Martin Kenny
199. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills to issue the final letter of terms and conditions to a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim to facilitate getting the works under way. [11792/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Martin Kenny
270. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills why the level 7 course in child care run by Carlow Institute of Technology which has been sanctioned by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for the higher level of capitation under the early childhood care and education scheme in early March 2016 was removed from the higher capitation grant at the end of March 2016 (details supplied). [9673/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Ambulance Service
Martin Kenny
697. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the Lightfoot report into the national ambulance service of Ireland emergency service baseline and capacity review which the Health Service Executive commissioned; if time will be set aside in Dáil Éireann to debate the report’s findings and recommendations into the delivery of ambulance response cover performance; and if the Health Service Executive has considered or implemented any of the findings or proposals contained in the client draft that was published on 14 November 2014. [9736/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Martin Kenny
1088. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on recent reports that the Government’s €275 million national broadband plan to connect 1.8 million citizens to a minimum of 30 MBps broadband by 2020 is to be delayed for a year until 2017 and that it could be 2022 by the time all homes here have high-speed broadband; and the status of the projected completion date. [9687/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Telecommunications Infrastructure
Martin Kenny
1089. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the body which has ownership of the copper telephone wiring and additional infrastructure that is used to connect residential properties to the fixed line telephone network. [9689/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Martin Kenny
1092. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the practicality and necessity of replacing the existing copper wiring connecting residential properties to the telephone network with fibre optic cabling as a way of providing high-speed broadband to rural communities. [9688/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Kenny
179. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of unused funds from the 2015 National Reserve and from the clawback arising from the sale of entitlements without land in 2016 for the National Reserve to deal with the demand from young farmers in 2016; if this amount will be sufficient to meet the demands of young farmers in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6427/16]