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Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
193. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a policy (details supplied) to ensure greater access to housing for individuals and families on lower incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45673/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to approving a major capital project to renovate and extend these buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44808/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
76. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of the 1980s prefabricated classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to urgently approving a new replacement classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if NewEra has made contact with officials in his Department on the matter of an Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, board request to make a payment of 2% of their current pensions to IAA pensioners for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the long-standing grievance between Irish Aviation Authority retirees and their former employers, that is, the pension increases in accordance with section 41(5) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
169. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will revisit the mortgage interest relief announced in Budget 2024 in order that more people, including those with mortgages of less than €80,000, also benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45258/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Insurance Coverage
Cathal Crowe
174. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the options that are available to residents of Shannon town who cannot get flood insurance cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
251. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if an assistive technology grant application (details supplied) has been received by her Department; when a decision on this application will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45141/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
267. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will address the disparity that exists in the School Summer Programme whereby children in multi-disability classes in mainstream primary schools are required to be in school for a longer day, and yet receive the same funding allocation as children in special schools who are not required to attend a full day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45263/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Children in Care
Cathal Crowe
467. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will work with the relevant departments to expedite the recently announced increase in the weekly foster payment, given that they have had no increase since 2009 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45109/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Funding
Cathal Crowe
518. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consult with the relevant departments to introduce a scheme to partially reimburse those with a formal coeliac disease diagnosis for the purchase of gluten-free foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44762/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Medicinal Products
Cathal Crowe
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the rapid HTA, undertaken by HIQA in November 2022, reviewing the evidence of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of continuous (includes the Dexcom, Medtronic and GlucoRx CGMs) and intermittent (Freestyle Libre) glucose monitoring systems for people with type 1 diabetes will be published; and if it recommends the widening of access to these devices; and if funding will be provided to do so. [44911/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Cathal Crowe
628. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of the lack of support given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45356/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Industrial Development
Cathal Crowe
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA has a presence in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Industrial Development
Cathal Crowe
45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he can provide an update on efforts that his Department, in conjunction with the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Clare County Council are undertaking to secure new enterprise for the former Roche site in Clarecastle, County Clare. [44148/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Cathal Crowe
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details on the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division, by county; the number of superintendents in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division and the Garda stations in which they are typically based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44102/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Cathal Crowe
185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to address the school transport routes in County Clare that are currently without a driver; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43577/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Cathal Crowe
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to a number of measures (details supplied) to tackle the school transport issues in County Clare at present. [43752/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
272. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any plans he and his Department have to utilise modular homes in order to meet housing demand in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43692/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
444. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the next round of the play and recreation grant scheme will open for applications. [43848/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Yield
Cathal Crowe
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on corporation tax receipts to for the first three quarters of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Yield
Cathal Crowe
126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of Exchequer returns for the first three quarters of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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School Funding
Cathal Crowe
236. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify how schools apply to have solar panels installed under the climate action fund, and how the application process works. [43222/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Health Services Staff
Cathal Crowe
332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of agency workers employed by the HSE at Ennis General Hospital on rolling short-term contracts, if any of those will be offered full-time contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43223/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Northern Ireland
Cathal Crowe
13. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach for a report on his recent discussions with the political parties in Northern Ireland. [37715/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
64. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will work with Irish Rail with a view to removing a standing fee for free travel scheme passengers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42880/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Hen Harriers
Cathal Crowe
175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of farms in receipt of the hen harrier payment in County Clare, in tabular form. [43003/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Public Sector Staff
Cathal Crowe
352. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person's civil service years can be reconciled with a salary scale of a new position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42183/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Wastewater Treatment
Cathal Crowe
377. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on when he will announce the pilot scheme for unsewered villages. [42787/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Cathal Crowe
389. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider removing the 'means-testing' criteria as part of the carer’s allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42128/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Education Schemes
Cathal Crowe
723. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can determine what exact documentation is required by an applicant for a SUSI grant (details supplied) in order to have their application considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42673/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Foreign Policy
Cathal Crowe
29. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ask the British government to posthumously pardon all Irish people convicted for food theft and other hunger related crimes during the Great Famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Ukraine War
Cathal Crowe
68. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take a lead role at the United Nations in terms of diplomatically seeking the return of all Ukrainian children who have been abducted by Russian military forces over the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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National Car Test
Cathal Crowe
159. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 so that NCT tests would fall due 12 months after a subject vehicle has successfully passed a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41890/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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School Meals Programme
Cathal Crowe
211. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider lifting a cap on a school (details supplied) for the school meals programme. [42058/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Cathal Crowe
258. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he has received important email correspondence from an individual (details supplied); when he intends to respond to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41895/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Offshore Islands
Cathal Crowe
58. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will publish a new policy and action plan for the development of our offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41172/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Cathal Crowe
63. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on her Department's new Statement of Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41171/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Cathal Crowe
121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any progress has been made in securing payment for those who were connected to the microgeneration pilot scheme (2009 – 2014) who are continuing to export excess electricity back into the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41661/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
227. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for major capital works submitted to her Department by the Board of Management of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40958/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Qualifications Recognition
Cathal Crowe
269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene, as a matter of urgency, in the case of an applicant (details supplied) for teacher registration to have their application completed as a matter of urgency and a registration issued to them for interview-purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41408/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Energy Conservation
Cathal Crowe
283. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when she expects to roll-out a retrofit scheme for schools, including a provision for the installation of solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41511/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
284. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently fast-track, on health and safety grounds, the application made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Qualifications Recognition
Cathal Crowe
285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she can provide a status update on the application for teaching council registration made by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41522/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Cathal Crowe
322. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a facilitator has been appointed to oversee the roll-out of his Department's defective concrete block redress scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40968/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Waterways Ireland
Cathal Crowe
352. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland are intending to bring forward new bye-laws pertaining to the Shannon river and, if so, if he will provide an update on the progression of these and how stakeholders have been consulted thus far; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Cathal Crowe
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of new and upgraded primary care centres in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
54. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actions being taken by his Department to ensure that the services of a general practice medical doctor remain in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Cathal Crowe
195. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide emergency funding for people who own defective apartments in order that their properties can be remediated to a safe level and they can be unburdened from paying incessant levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
184. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider giving a tax concession to small-scale landlords in Budget 2024, in line with the tax concession that is currently been given to those who rent out rooms in their own homes under the rent-a-room relief scheme, with a view to helping to keep such landlords in the rental system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40709/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Cathal Crowe
187. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the long-awaited increase to pensions for former An Post workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39570/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Cathal Crowe
726. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will devise a scheme with improved compensation for those with plantations impacted by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39607/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Bus Services
Cathal Crowe
340. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the route a coach company (details supplied) is taking around Clare; if this is in contradiction to its NTA licence; and what he will do to address the matter. [38393/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Protected Disclosures
Cathal Crowe
379. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when his Department became aware of a protective disclosure made by a former member of the airport search unit at Dublin Airport; if officials from his Department have made any direct contact with this person; the actions that have been taken by his Department in response to the protected disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38681/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Protected Disclosures
Cathal Crowe
380. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if an investigation was initiated by his Department on foot of receiving a protective disclosure made by a former member of the airport search unit at Dublin Airport; if a report on this matter has been seen by him; if he will make this report available to the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38682/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Banking Sector
Cathal Crowe
487. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to ensure that a bank (details supplied) shares its software with another bank as it takes over the operation of in-store ATMs in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39008/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Education Schemes
Cathal Crowe
754. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if the primary and special schoolbook scheme which has been introduced for recognised primary schools, including special schools can be extended to post-primary special class setting students that is, ASD students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39128/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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International Protection
Cathal Crowe
1458. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has advanced proposals to have floating accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and/or those seeking international protection; if he will provide details on when the tender process for this will open; and where these centres are intended for. [38882/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Childcare Services
Cathal Crowe
1460. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give consideration, in consultation with Pobal, to a publicly funded community childcare facility in Shannon, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Cathal Crowe
1850. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the provision of a primary care centre in Sixmilebridge, County Clare. [38901/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1991. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an MRI scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39386/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1992. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a CT scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39387/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1993. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a bone scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39388/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1994. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an angiogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39389/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1995. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39390/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1996. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39391/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1997. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39392/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Cathal Crowe
1998. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39393/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Cathal Crowe
11. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview of the Shared Island programme since its launch in 2020; the funding provided to each project; and the initiatives supported. [37049/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Official Travel
Cathal Crowe
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on plans to purchase a new Government jet; if same will be tendered; and if so, when that tender will be advertised. [35602/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Road Projects
Cathal Crowe
265. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to list each national road project that has been allocated funding since the formation of this Government; the total funding allocated to each project over the 2020-2023 period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37006/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Greenways Provision
Cathal Crowe
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of funding allocated for the development of Greenway projects, by local authority since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37007/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Active Travel
Cathal Crowe
269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to provide on a local authority basis, in tabular form, since the formation of this Government, the total amount of funding allocated for the development of new walking and cycling infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37109/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Housing Schemes
Cathal Crowe
278. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the status of an application to the help-to-buy scheme (details supplied). [35596/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Housing Schemes
Cathal Crowe
295. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of home buyers in each county who have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36018/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
418. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a modular classroom project at a school (details supplied) proceeds without further delay so that the infrastructure can be in place in time for the upcoming new school year. [35660/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Textbooks
Cathal Crowe
434. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the estimated number of children who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, respectively for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35894/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
440. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind EPV days for teachers providing school-based July Provision; and if she will consider making payment for EPV days tax-free and if she will make a statement on the matter (details supplied). [36004/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Forestry Sector
Cathal Crowe
904. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the adoption of the previously announced Forestry Programme 2023-2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35722/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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International Protection
Cathal Crowe
967. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied that the hotel the staff of an accommodation centre (details suppled) are living and working in has the required fire certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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International Protection
Cathal Crowe
968. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the service provider for an accommodation centre (details supplied) provided a valid and correct fire certificate to IPAS in order to get awarded the initial contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35593/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Services
Cathal Crowe
1339. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently available in each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form; the number available in each public/voluntary hospital in December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36610/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Cathal Crowe
1487. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the latest breakdown, by county, of apprenticeship registration levels and total apprenticeship population levels, by trade and sector, for each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [37048/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Organic Farming
Cathal Crowe
19. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to expand on the marketing strategy of organic meats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34483/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Cathal Crowe
30. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will devise a scheme to help farmers with particularly old tractors, which are in constant use but in a poor state of repair, to upgrade to newer and safer tractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34484/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Tourism Promotion
Cathal Crowe
91. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will devise a strategy to maximise the benefit of coach-tour tourism along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34488/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Television Licence Fee
Cathal Crowe
112. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she intends to review television licensing on foot of the recent RTÉ payments and perks controversy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34487/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Driver Test
Cathal Crowe
256. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport what actions his Department is taking, in conjunction with the RSA to address the ongoing difficulties in getting driving test appointments, in particular for re-test appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35144/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Road Network
Cathal Crowe
259. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will directly intervene in a case (details supplied) regarding the maintenance of a roundabout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35237/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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School Admissions
Cathal Crowe
379. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the average class size for primary schools in each county in the school years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35288/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Cathal Crowe
668. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider leasing or purchasing a vacant commercial unit in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, for the provision of community-level healthcare in this populated centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
669. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if grants are available to help a GP set up a new practice facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34945/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
written
General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
670. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is any funding stream by which a community can undertake capital works to facilitate the establishment of a GP practice in their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34946/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
written
Teacher Training
Cathal Crowe
110. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education why many extra personal vacation, EPV, course providers, who provide high-quality continuous professional development courses, have had their permits to run courses reduced from three years to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34450/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
written
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Cathal Crowe
143. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time and average response times for section 35 and 42 NWPS licences (details supplied); how many applications for same have been received; and how many have been responded to. [34579/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
written
Hospital Services
Cathal Crowe
261. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to lymphoedema, there are plans to address deficiencies in funding for Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34584/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
written
Third Level Fees
Cathal Crowe
285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider a revision of third level fees or a similar measure to assist families where more than one child is attending college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34498/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
written
Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
341. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether the date range for being liable for the development contribution fee will be amended to include those who have submitted commencement notices in January of this year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33499/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
written
Health Service Executive
Cathal Crowe
676. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will directly engage with a person (details supplied) in relation to accessing rehabilitation care. [33520/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
written
Nursing Education
Cathal Crowe
834. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a number of measures (details supplied) to ease burdens on student nurses will come into play; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/23]