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Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan
449. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has set a target for the number of female participants to be enrolled in apprenticeships in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [26759/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan
450. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary Questions Nos. 303 of 2 May 2017 and 118 of 10 May 2017, the reason for the discrepancy in the figures of €6,500 and €6,700 provided regarding the cost of an apprentice per annum. [26760/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Film Industry Tax Reliefs
Maurice Quinlivan
957. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the training modules to be provided for trainees submitted by companies as part of their applications for section 481 tax relief in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. [27804/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Film Industry Tax Reliefs
Maurice Quinlivan
958. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of trainees listed by companies as part of their applications for section 481 tax relief in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. [27805/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Motorised Transport Grant Closure
Maurice Quinlivan
1060. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the scheme to replace the motorised transport grant; when it is expected to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26761/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Maurice Quinlivan
1074. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
Maurice Quinlivan
1998. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding contributory pension payments. [26961/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Údarás na Gaeltachta Data
Maurice Quinlivan
150. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the budget allocation to Údarás na Gaeltachta in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [26341/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Údarás na Gaeltachta Data
Maurice Quinlivan
151. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [26342/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Údarás na Gaeltachta Data
Maurice Quinlivan
152. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of jobs in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies in each of the years 2007 to 2016, and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form. [26343/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Údarás na Gaeltachta Data
Maurice Quinlivan
153. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of new jobs created in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies in each of the years 2007 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [26344/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Brexit Issues
Maurice Quinlivan
235. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking for exporters to capture some of the current UK agrifood exports to the EU that could be affected in the event of a hard Brexit. [26339/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Departmental Reviews
Maurice Quinlivan
236. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the review into ConnectIreland and the Succeed in Ireland initiative will be published. [26340/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Job Creation
Maurice Quinlivan
91. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to provide jobs for unemployed young persons, which totalled 12.9% in April 2017, almost double the youth unemployment rate in Germany. [23031/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Maurice Quinlivan
259. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to immediately increase staff or funding in the interim to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [26090/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Maurice Quinlivan
260. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement can be kept within the remit of her Department; and her further views on whether it would be more successful under the auspices of another Department. [26091/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Maurice Quinlivan
261. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the stage at which her attention was drawn to the serious failings and problems within the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement as highlighted in a case (details supplied). [26092/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Commercial Rates
Maurice Quinlivan
124. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the criteria used by the Valuation Office to calculate the value of properties for commercial rates. [25517/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Commercial Rates
Maurice Quinlivan
125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the types of enterprises and the types of commercial and industrial properties exempt from paying commercial rates. [25518/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
Maurice Quinlivan
271. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies with more than 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000, 7,000 and 10,000 employees, respectively, that employ persons who receive the family income support payment to date in 2017 in tabular form. [25378/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
Maurice Quinlivan
272. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the family income support payment by industry to date in 2017 in tabular form. [25379/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
Maurice Quinlivan
273. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the family income support payment by county to date in 2017 in tabular form. [25380/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
Maurice Quinlivan
274. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the family income support payment by age group to date in 2017 in tabular form. [25381/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Procedures
Maurice Quinlivan
434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full-capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25473/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Maurice Quinlivan
457. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners in County Limerick are charging for the taking of bloods; the steps he will take to enforce the provisions of the Health Act 1970 to ensure that persons covered by the general medical services scheme are not being incorrectly charged for routine phlebotomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25586/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Facilities
Maurice Quinlivan
458. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the date the new emergency department at University Hospital Limerick will be open and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25587/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Public Transport Provision
Maurice Quinlivan
582. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the review into the disused rail line between the port of Foynes to Limerick which, according to a report (details supplied), is being considered for future development. [25385/17]
Wed, 24 May 2017
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Hospital Records
Maurice Quinlivan
216. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the dates of death and ages of all deceased persons in a community hospital (details supplied) for whom the former health board and HSE have purchased graves and arranged burials in a cemetery since it opened. [24861/17]
Wed, 24 May 2017
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Road Tolls
Maurice Quinlivan
252. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken or will take to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) will not be subject to toll charges and the related queuing delays that can occur at toll stations throughout the State. [24880/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
257. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of cabinet making. [24603/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
258. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of floor and wall tiling. [24604/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
259. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of wood machinist. [24605/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
260. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of print media. [24606/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
261. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of printing. [24607/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
262. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of book binding. [24608/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Maurice Quinlivan
263. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeships that have been discontinued or amalgamated since 2007. [24609/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan
264. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation to the Apprenticeship Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [24610/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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School Guidance Counsellors
Maurice Quinlivan
265. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors employed in the State in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [24611/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan
266. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 10 May 2017, the allocated amount on apprenticeship spending in 2016 and 2017; and the projected allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [24612/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan
267. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 10 May 2017, if the €200 million referred to has been accounted for in fiscal space projections; and the impact of the spend of €200 million on net fiscal space in each of the years 2016 to 2021. [24613/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Control of Horses
Maurice Quinlivan
548. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received correspondence from Limerick City and County Council regarding the request for his Department to fund the full cost of horse control in County Limerick; if so, his plans to act on this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24054/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Brexit Issues
Maurice Quinlivan
29. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance further to a survey by a company (details supplied) that showed a widespread lack of knowledge and understanding of customs regulations and practices, the steps he will take to ensure businesses are fully prepared for this outcome should the Government fail to secure a special status designation for Northern Ireland. [23030/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
Maurice Quinlivan
175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel who received family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [23903/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement Data
Maurice Quinlivan
176. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [23904/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Departmental Funding
Maurice Quinlivan
49. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that InterTrade Ireland is chronically underfunded; and the reason she is not providing it with substantially more funding and resources to cope with Brexit (details supplied). [23050/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Maurice Quinlivan
53. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to facilitate a Dáil Éireann debate on the CETA before the summer recess; the reason a debate has not been held to date; and her views on whether the investment court system is compliant with Bunreacht na hÉireann. [23033/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Brexit Issues
Maurice Quinlivan
81. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to attract companies that have to relocate some of their operations from Britain to an EU member state; and her views on whether Ireland could secure the relocation of the European Medicines Agency. [23032/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Road Signage
Maurice Quinlivan
569. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include the village of Castleconnell in the existing signage at junction 27 southbound and 28 northbound of the M7 motorway (details supplied); and the steps he will take to correct this anomaly. [23282/17]
Thu, 11 May 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Maurice Quinlivan
169. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to include narcolepsy as one of the illnesses into the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22404/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan
113. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget breakdown of the €98.7 million allocated for apprenticeships in 2017. [22280/17]