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Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Lowry
1038. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will address the concerns raised by the parents (details supplied) of a young child with an ASD diagnosis; the assistance that her Department can offer this family to alleviate their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39678/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
Michael Lowry
1043. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the reason that her Department has failed to extend DEIS status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39775/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Lowry
1090. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the reasons that additional SNA supports were not provided to a school (details supplied); the extra supports that her Department will provide to this school to assist its pupils who have additional educational and physical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40561/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Hospital Services
Michael Lowry
1663. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update concerning the provision of neurology services at Tipperary University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39737/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Michael Lowry
1714. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pre-Budget submission by an organisation (details supplied) that seeks an investment of €1.75 million to provide the best end-of-life and bereavement care for all in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40071/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Dental Services
Michael Lowry
1725. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pre-Budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied) that calls for an overhaul of the dental medical card scheme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40116/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Hospital Staff
Michael Lowry
1767. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty since May 2022 that is being experienced in securing a locum doctor who will provide full-time cover at the minor injuries unit in Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel; if he will provide the number of days since May 2022 until July that the unit was fully operational with a locum doctor in attendance in tabular form; if he intends to address this ongoing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40299/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Animal Diseases
Michael Lowry
2083. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that no TB reactors will be killed in the north Tipperary region for the next four weeks (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Sports Funding
Michael Lowry
337. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that a club (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not yet received any correspondence or decision concerning its appeal to the sports capital grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39127/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Driver Licences
Michael Lowry
268. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the number of South African driving licences received by the National Driver Licence Service under the driver licence exchange programme in each of the years 2021 to the end of June 2022, in tabular form; the measures that he is taking to address the delays in persons with South African driving licences obtaining their exchange; if his attention has been drawn to reports of the difficulty the transport industry is having in securing professional drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37380/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Driver Licences
Michael Lowry
269. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties workers from outside the State are experiencing in obtaining an appointment with the National Driver Licence Service in order to exchange their foreign driving licence for an Irish driving licence; if he has plans to further resource the National Driver Licence Service in order to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Haulage Industry
Michael Lowry
270. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the recruitment crisis currently facing the transport sector; the steps and assistance that his Department is providing to resolve the crisis and bring additional drivers into the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37382/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Primary Medical Certificates
Michael Lowry
306. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance when the new disabled drivers medical board of appeal will be in place; the number of appeals waiting to be reviewed since the resignation of all members of the previous disabled drivers medical board of appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37028/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Lowry
332. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact of the potential loss of corporation tax receipts on the Exchequer arising from the efforts by the European Union to strike a deal among the member states on a minimum tax rate; his plans to negate the impact of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38057/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Lowry
333. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will revise Ireland’s position on the European Union minimum corporation tax rate in light of challenges experienced by the French presidency to agree a consensus position among member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38058/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Lowry
334. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact of the uncertainty of the delays in the adoption of the corporation taxation rate at European Union level on the capacity of companies to meet the administrative burden of compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Lowry
1138. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued; the number of road licences issued;the number of tree felling licences issued; the number approved for the reconstitution and underplanting scheme since the forestry licensing plan was published at the start of 2022, by month, in tabular form; his views on whether the targets as per the forestry licensing plan will be achieved in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37758/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Lowry
1139. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences awaiting assessment and approval; the number of road licences awaiting assessment and approval; the number of tree felling licences awaiting assessment and approval; the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications awaiting assessment and approval; his views as to whether any accumulation in applications will be cleared in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37759/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Energy Infrastructure
Michael Lowry
167. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a review will be completed by his Department on a recently produced white paper by an organisation (details supplied) titled Keeping Ireland’s Energy Flowing which outlines the way that Ireland can repurpose existing physical infrastructure at the Kinsale Head Gas Field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36937/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Lowry
208. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to increase the accuracy of the passport tracking service online to show real-time data of each actual step of the application process; if processing applications actually means that the application is only received should the track reflect this real-time accurate information; if an application is in a queue to get seen by a checker if the passport tracker can inform applicants of this and the status to reflect online with a checker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36787/22]