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Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Brexit Issues
Sorca Clarke
112. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to contact Mr. Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart in view of recent statements on Brexit from the UK Government. [23760/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Taxi Licences
Sorca Clarke
83. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if there will be a review of the changes to requirements for renewing PSV licences introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, which are increasing the financial burden on taxi drivers. [27708/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Risk Management
Sorca Clarke
104. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dates since 2016 the Shannon flood risk State agency co-ordination working group has met, either in person or virtually. [27738/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Risk Management
Sorca Clarke
107. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding provided to Waterways Ireland for maintenance work on the River Shannon in 2017, 2018 and 2019 in tabular form. [27727/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Sorca Clarke
108. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications received via CFRAM for river management works in 2017, 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by local authority in tabular form. [27729/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Sorca Clarke
109. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications approved via CFRAM for river management; and the value of the awarded amounts by local authority in tabular form. [27730/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Sorca Clarke
110. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications received for flood defences in 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 by local authority in tabular form. [27731/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Sorca Clarke
111. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications approved for flood defences from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the value of the awarded amounts by local authority in tabular form. [27732/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Relief Schemes
Sorca Clarke
112. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications received under flood compensation schemes from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by local authority in tabular form. [27733/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Relief Schemes
Sorca Clarke
113. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications approved for flood compensation schemes from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the value of the awarded amounts by local authority in tabular form. [27734/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Sorca Clarke
114. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of flood defence works completed from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 by local authority in tabular form. [27736/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Flood Prevention Measures
Sorca Clarke
115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of flood defence works by local authority in tabular form. [27737/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Weather Events
Sorca Clarke
143. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of flood events from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by local authority in tabular form. [27735/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Heritage Promotion
Sorca Clarke
149. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the heritage in schools programme will return. [27725/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Heritage Promotion
Sorca Clarke
150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding under the heritage for schools programme will be provided to parents who are homeschooling in 2020. [27726/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Waterways Issues
Sorca Clarke
151. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the works carried out by local authorities in respect of maintenance work on the River Shannon; and the cost of each project in 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [27728/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Civil Registration Service
Sorca Clarke
192. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection when the public registrations office in Longford will reopen. [27705/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Sorca Clarke
193. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to return any social welfare payments to a weekly basis. [27706/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Fuel Allowance
Sorca Clarke
194. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the fuel allowance eligibility criteria will be reviewed for those in receipt of the full-rate carer's allowance. [27707/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
226. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of referrals made to Tusla that were investigated in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by county in tabular form. [27716/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
227. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of referrals made to Tusla that were reviewed and deemed not necessary for urgent action by county in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [27717/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of requests made to Tusla for a new social worker to be allocated by county in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [27718/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of requests made to Tusla for a new social worker to be allocated, and the number facilitated by county, in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [27719/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
230. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of requests made to Tusla for a new social worker to be allocated, and the number not facilitated by county, in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [27720/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Social Workers Register
Sorca Clarke
231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of complaints made to CORU in respect of social workers by county in tabular form. [27721/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of referrals made by gardaí to Tusla by county in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [27722/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Sorca Clarke
244. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints made to GSOC regarding non referrals to Tusla by gardaí by county in tabular form. [27723/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
258. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the roadmap for returning staff redeployed to Covid-19 duties back to their previous positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27709/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Sorca Clarke
259. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for recruiting persons to perform swabbing duties in testing centres. [27710/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Sorca Clarke
260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the longest distance a person will be expected to travel to get a Covid-19 test. [27711/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Sorca Clarke
261. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he plans to reopen the Covid-19 community assessment hubs; and if they will reopen in their previous locations. [27712/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Home Care Packages
Sorca Clarke
262. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average duration spent on the waiting list in counties Longford and Westmeath from when a client or his or her representative or family submits an application for homecare support until the person is approved for homecare support [27713/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Home Care Packages
Sorca Clarke
263. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average duration spent on the waiting list in counties Longford and Westmeath from when a client is approved for homecare support until he or she is provided with homecare support. [27714/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Home Care Packages
Sorca Clarke
264. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average difference for clients in counties Longford and Westmeath between the number of hours of assessed need and the actual allocated hours of homecare support. [27715/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Sorca Clarke
395. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the restrictions in place due to Covid-19 in respect of the importation of domestic animals and pets through Dublin Airport for onward travel to the UK. [27724/20]
Wed, 23 Sep 2020
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Northern Ireland
Sorca Clarke
7. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to elected representatives in the Northern Ireland Assembly following recent statements and actions by the UK Prime Minster on Brexit. [24107/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
29. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to assist those under 25 years of age who are unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular those that have recently graduated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25209/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Sorca Clarke
60. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the changes in eligibility for community employment schemes will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25208/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Sorca Clarke
235. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35 and 35 and 40 years, respectively in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme in tabular form. [25646/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Garda Stations
Sorca Clarke
291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when refurbishment works for the Garda water unit at Athlone Garda station will be completed; and the estimated cost of the project [25637/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if clarity will be provided for caravan and camping ground owners and their patrons regarding the Covid-19 regulations on numbers gathering outside as it pertains to their premises. [25634/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Defence Forces Personnel
Sorca Clarke
384. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of female recruits in the Defence Forces that progress to the upper ranks of Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. [25622/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Civil Defence
Sorca Clarke
385. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the Civil Defence made a successful application under dormant accounts for €1 million for vehicles in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25623/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Army Barracks
Sorca Clarke
386. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if the refurbishment works on the catering facilities at Custume Barracks, Athlone are fully completed [25624/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Sorca Clarke
527. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if third-level students awarded the SUSI grant who can no longer return to their part-time jobs continue to receive the pandemic unemployment payment. [22657/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Sorca Clarke
572. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35, and 35 and 40 years, respectively, in receipt of carer’s allowance, in tabular form. [25638/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Sorca Clarke
573. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35, and 35 and 40 years, respectively, in receipt of disability allowance, in tabular form. [25639/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Sorca Clarke
574. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35, and 35 and 40 years, respectively, in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit, in tabular form. [25640/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Sorca Clarke
575. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35, and 35 and 40 years, respectively, in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, in tabular form. [25641/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Sorca Clarke
576. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath aged between 18 and 21, 22 and 25, 25 and 30, 30 and 35, and 35 and 40 years, respectively, in receipt of carer’s allowance, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25642/20]