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Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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National Broadband Plan Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
745. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the initial outlay planned in the infrastructure and capital investment 2016 to 2021 for the national broadband plan; if the original spending target for this plan will be reached; the additional spend that will be allocated, and the timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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NAMA Portfolio
Michael Moynihan
247. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency properties available, which could be utilised for local authority housing in the north Cork area; the steps being taken to resolve the lack of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33124/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Post Office Network
Michael Moynihan
87. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on Government policy to maintain the existing post office network nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31800/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Mobile Telephony Services
Michael Moynihan
90. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current state of mobile phone coverage nationwide; the steps being taken to improve signal coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31801/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
101. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the broadband technology that the planned State intervention under the national broadband plan will use; his views on the timeframe to connect all premises to high speed broadband Internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31786/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Bord na Móna
Michael Moynihan
109. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his recent discussions with Bord na Móna on planned redundancies at Bord na Móna and its subsidiaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31789/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Housing Grant Payments
Michael Moynihan
1464. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the guidelines issued to local authorities regarding grant availability for the upgrading of heating systems under the housing aid for older people scheme, given that the template application form which is issued to all local authorities states that no grant is available under this scheme for upgrading an existing central heating system; his views that the grants available from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland cover only a small proportion of the cost of such works and as such are not viable for many households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31623/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Michael Moynihan
1551. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland makes available to the public the details of any contractors who have been removed from the registered list of contractors for the purposes of SEAI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31621/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure
Michael Moynihan
1552. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that was paid by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to external contractors to investigate the works carried out by contractors under SEAI schemes; if the results of any such investigations will be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Broadcasting Charge
Michael Moynihan
1555. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy toward community media and funding currently provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31829/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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National Council for Special Education
Michael Moynihan
695. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria by which special needs assistants are allocated; and specifically how her Department can guarantee the reasonable safety of a child who is allocated only a shared assistant, despite having been diagnosed with multiple problems, including profound global developmental delay, epilepsy with frequent severe seizures, and a high risk of sudden infant death syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30368/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Michael Moynihan
696. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions made for providing essential educational resources for children with profound developmental issues to prepare them to enter national school, given that they do not qualify under the July provision programme until after their first year of national school, despite their developmental difficulties having been defined by the Department through the programme to require extra educational assistance outside the school year, and how to access such resources in a timely fashion, when children are still being assessed or, in many cases, waiting months or years for assessments to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30369/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Energy Policy
Michael Moynihan
797. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the approximate cost of introducing a renewable heat incentive, which his Department plans to bring online next year; if he has considered including any project installed from the date the initiative is announced to retrospectively qualify once the initiative opens; the approximate cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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National Carers Strategy Implementation
Michael Moynihan
19. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his response to the recent family carers' scorecard which claims his Department has yet to engage with the national carers strategy. [28655/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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National Carers Strategy Implementation
Michael Moynihan
22. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made by his Department in the role assigned to it under the national carers strategy in supporting working carers and former carers who wish to return to the workforce. [28656/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Banking Sector
Michael Moynihan
262. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if he has received representations from agents who worked for the Educational Building Society, prior to the society's acquisition by Allied Irish Banks; his views that these agents suffered a loss of income, financial hardship and a loss of livelihood; that in these circumstances these agents are due a recompense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28441/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Michael Moynihan
852. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the opinion of the head of an organisation (details supplied) regarding set-back distances of up to 1,500 m for wind turbines from residential areas, and the effects, if any, on health from wind turbine noise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28505/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
901. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the target outlined in his Department’s 2012 document, Delivering a Connected Society - A National Broadband Plan for Ireland, of providing high-speed broadband across the country during the lifetime of this Government has been achieved; if not, when will it be achieved; the current level of availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28835/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
902. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the target outlined in his Department’s 2012 document, Delivering a Connected Society - A National Broadband Plan for Ireland, to provide 70 Mbps to 100 Mbps broadband speed to more than half of the population by 2015 has been reached; if not, when will this target be reached; the current estimated percentage of the population that can access such speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28836/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
903. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the targets outlined in his Department’s 2012 document, Delivering a Connected Society - A National Broadband Plan for Ireland, to provide at least 40 Mbps broadband speed to at least a further 20% of the population, and potentially to as much as 35% around smaller towns and villages, have been achieved; if not, when will these targets be achieved; the current estimated percentage of the population that can access such speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28837/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
904. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the target outlined in his Department’s 2012 document, Delivering a Connected Society - A National Broadband Plan for Ireland, to provide a minimum of 30 Mbps broadband speed to every remaining home and business has been achieved; if not, when will this target be achieved; the current estimated percentage of the population that can access such speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Road Network
Michael Moynihan
933. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will approve funding for urgent works to the Poulavoune Roundabout on the N22 in Ballincollig, County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28783/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Nursing Staff Provision
Michael Moynihan
23. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the action his Department will take to address the shortage of nurses in the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27576/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Michael Moynihan
47. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the new cystic fibrosis unit in Cork University Hospital will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27575/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Michael Moynihan
186. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the concerns in the farming community regarding situations where farmers who have entered into partnerships with sons or daughters, and where the possibility of delays in issuing payments under the new Common Agricultural Policy is causing a cashflow problem towards the end of the year; if he will confirm that there will not be delays to payments in these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27187/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Commercial Rates
Michael Moynihan
88. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm whether 65% of ratepayers in County Limerick are to see a reduction in their rates at the expense of the other 35% who will see an increase; if the total rates budget will remain unchanged; if this increase will have any effect on nursing homes, crèches and wind farms; if it means there has been a change in Government policy as regards supporting these sectors; if a regulatory impact assessment has been carried out as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26833/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
Michael Moynihan
166. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if salary increments are paid in section 39 agencies. [26774/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Health Services Funding
Michael Moynihan
167. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of additional costs being incurred by disability organisations which receive funding from the Health Service Executive; if there is any estimate of additional costs arising from Health Information and Quality Authority compliance, the changing need of service users, water charges, employers’ PRSI rate changes, VAT rate changes and changes to sick leave entitlements. [26775/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Michael Moynihan
181. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious issues arising in the recruitment and retention of nurses in the nursing home sector; if he has made any efforts to eliminate the delays in nurse registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26790/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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HSE Funding
Michael Moynihan
481. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has provided funding for section 38 or section 39 agencies to address funding deficits in 2014; and the main causes of such agencies incurring deficits. [26340/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Disability Services Funding
Michael Moynihan
482. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the total value of value-for-money cuts incurred by disability organisations since 2010. [26341/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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HSE Staff Remuneration
Michael Moynihan
483. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the additional costs of increments paid to section 38 agency employees since 2010. [26342/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Broadcasting Sector Regulation
Michael Moynihan
654. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all media organisations that he or his predecessor met to discuss the media merger provisions of the Consumer Protection and Competition Act 2014 and his Department’s media merger guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25869/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Energy Resources
Michael Moynihan
655. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with a company (details supplied) regarding its sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Harbours and Piers Development
Michael Moynihan
656. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on Cork Harbour being proposed as an energy support hub for Irish based exploration and production activity, as well as for offshore wind generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Broadband Service Provision
Michael Moynihan
657. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form on a county basis, the total number of premises forecasted to be covered by the national broadband plan’s intervention; the total number of premises forecasted to be covered by commercial high-speed broadband services by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Driver Licence Applications
Michael Moynihan
251. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any discretion applicable in relation to the six-month rule for a person on a learner permit, before the person can sit a driving test, in the case where a person must leave the country for work purposes before the six-month waiting time would expire and urgently requires a full driving licence for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25498/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Broadband Service Provision
Michael Moynihan
265. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the total number of premises targeted for delivery of high speed fibre Internet broadband for companies (details supplied); if his Department has held discussions on the estimated number of premises to be targeted for delivery of this broadband; if so, the number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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VAT Rate Application
Michael Moynihan
241. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance with value added tax of 23% currently payable on all broadcasting and electronic services provided to consumers of digital content, if he has examined allocating value added tax receipts accruing to the Exchequer to fund public broadcasting and digital content; if he has had discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources concerning this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24768/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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VAT Rate Application
Michael Moynihan
242. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the monthly breakdown of the value added tax receipts, on all broadcasting and electronic services provided to consumers of digital content, that accrued to the Exchequer in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24769/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Medical Card Administration
Michael Moynihan
407. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the enormous difficulties persons are still experiencing with the medical card application process, and in particular persons who have been diagnosed with cancer, and who are being treated appallingly by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, where persons who are undergoing treatment for cancer are left waiting for months without a medical card, and their serious medical condition is simply ignored by the service; if he will issue a directive to the Health Service Executive to treat persons who have been diagnosed with cancer with more urgency and compassion than they are currently doing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24548/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Disability Services Funding
Michael Moynihan
471. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the Saint Joseph Foundation, Charleville, County Cork as soon as possible, to discuss its financial situation, in view of the huge importance of this service and its ongoing discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24946/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Media Mergers
Michael Moynihan
264. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his predecessor met a person (details supplied) concerning media mergers; if the meeting was requested by this person, or instigated by his Department; the issues discussed at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Media Mergers
Michael Moynihan
265. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his predecessor met a person (details supplied) concerning media mergers; if the meeting was requested by this person, or instigated by his Department; the issues discussed at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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North-South Interconnector
Michael Moynihan
101. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Government’s position on locating the cables for the North-South interconnector underground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23246/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Michael Moynihan
104. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the latest update on the Government’s application to the Commission for State aid approval of the national broadband plan, since the last online departmental update was published on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Michael Moynihan
109. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an outline of the discussions he had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on new planning guidelines for wind turbines; the scenarios examined for set-back distances between wind turbines and residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22976/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Media Mergers
Michael Moynihan
127. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the latest developments concerning media merger guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Michael Moynihan
131. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a preliminary update on research directed at examining the potential environmental and human health impacts of hydraulic fracturing, commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency; the position of the Government on hydraulic fracturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22973/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Inland Fisheries
Michael Moynihan
136. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeline for the inland fisheries (modernisation and consolidation) Bill; his views regarding the revoked eel fishing licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22975/15]