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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
1329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if assessments and diagnosis services for adults within counties Louth or Meath are available through the public system; if not, the reasons for same; if they are not, if the cost of accessing a diagnosis can be applied for through the NTPF or other funding avenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12070/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
Fergus O'Dowd
1480. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to the new thresholds for GP cards and associated childcare costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12876/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
1521. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if advice will be provided to a person (details supplied) on available supports for required dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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International Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
309. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 29 February 2024, if he will provide the details on the following (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11223/24]
Wed, 6 Mar 2024
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Fergus O'Dowd
109. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a full progress report on the draft wind energy guidelines considering the significant number of applications that continue to be submitted despite the use of outdated guidelines; the expected timeframe for publication of finalised deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10873/24]
Wed, 6 Mar 2024
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Departmental Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
194. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10840/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Housing Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
405. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to seek updates from both Louth and Meath county councils on projected affordable housing units that are schedule or in the pipeline for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10238/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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International Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
592. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date that the contract to provide accommodation for international applicants in a hotel (details supplied) was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10606/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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International Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
593. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a break clause in the contract between his Department and a hotel (details supplied); if so, the notice period for the break clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10607/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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International Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
594. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a cooling off period applied to the contract between the Department and a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda; if so, the associated cooling off dates that were included in the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10608/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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International Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
600. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will seek an update from IPAS on the total number of beds nationwide that have been offered to IPAS as ready with certification by a competent person in place, but have yet to be taken up by persons seeking international protection and are awaiting a further inspection and sign off by the fire officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10795/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
611. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to follow up concerns in respect of mastectomy supports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Deaths
Fergus O'Dowd
747. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised in respect of the situation in Cherry Orchard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10600/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Care of the Elderly
Fergus O'Dowd
54. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and timeline for the appointment of the members of the commission on care for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9516/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Fergus O'Dowd
63. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health when he expects an inquiry into the national Covid response to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9515/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Fergus O'Dowd
136. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current discussions within his Department in respect of the dual use proposal for accommodation services within a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda considering it is the only remaining hotel of scale in the town of Drogheda, the largest town in the country. [9523/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Direct Provision System
Fergus O'Dowd
141. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current discussions within his Department with regard to the long-term plans to deal for dealing with those arriving in the country seeking protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Fergus O'Dowd
184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to respond to concerns raised by school (details supplied) in respect of the cut to SET resources in terms of the impact it will have on the overall ability of the school to provide appropriate special education to pupils in need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9779/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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International Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
260. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on queries relating to international protection accommodation services for international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) [9780/24]
Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Fergus O'Dowd
23. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration has been given to extending the low emissions vehicle toll incentive since it ceased at the end of December to continue to incentivise the transition to EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/24]