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Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Lowry
354. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a modified Covid restrictions support scheme for retail businesses that anticipate that their income will be subjected to a substantial loss in the first quarter of 2022 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; if such a modified scheme will be examined for retail businesses that can provide evidence that their income is down 30% or more at the start of 2022 compared to their last full year of trading accounts pre-pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2169/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Disability Services
Michael Lowry
510. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a campaign organised by a disability group (details supplied) to improve the availability and quality of parking bays for disabled users in local authority managed carparks and on-street parking; when local authorities were last surveyed to check that their carparks are compliant with the standard rate in which 5% of the total car parking bays provision are to contain parking bays for disabled users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1141/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Disability Services
Michael Lowry
511. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a campaign organised by a group (details supplied) to improve the availability and quality of parking bays for disabled users in local authority managed carparks and on-street parking; when local authorities were last surveyed to check that disability parking bays provided for disabled users are compliant with international best standards, for example, that the disability parking bays are located beside dropped kerbing, disability parking bays are constructed to the required dimensions, they are correctly signed with the appropriate post and panel signs and painted ground markings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1142/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Waterways Issues
Michael Lowry
517. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be provided to Tipperary County Council to repair a damaged weir on the River Suir at Loughmore, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1243/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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School Facilities
Michael Lowry
792. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the summer works scheme through category 10 of the scheme (external environments); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1338/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Lowry
793. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 3 November 2021, if the National Council for Special Education has provided her with information on the status of an application for expression of interest to establishment of an ASD classroom in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1355/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Functions
Michael Lowry
843. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 21 October 2021, if her officials made contact with the school in question to rectify the issue raised; if this matter is now resolved (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2307/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health and Safety
Michael Lowry
1139. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider special contingency measures to allow expired Safe Pass registration cards, cards that had expired after 31 December 2021, to remain valid for an additional six months in order that the safety awareness registration card shall be regarded as valid until 30 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2308/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Communications
Michael Lowry
1253. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 9 December 2021, if she can arrange for officials in her Department to meet and speak to the applicant (details supplied) to explain the decision-making process relating to Irish associations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1347/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health Services
Michael Lowry
1594. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE has provided funding to a facility (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this facility has informed residents and their families that they require additional or emergency funding to guarantee the facility can remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1060/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Disability Services
Michael Lowry
1639. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care centres expressly for children with disabilities and complex additional needs by county from January 2020 to the end of December 2021; the number of nights provided; the number of children who availed of respite services in these facilities; the number of facilities that remained open and that continued to provide respite care for children during Covid-19 restrictions in the same period in tabular form; the number of respite care centres that closed during Covid-19 restrictions; his plans to reopen all facilities which provide respite care for children with disabilities and complex additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1168/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health Services
Michael Lowry
1650. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence from a healthcare establishment (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will consider the reintroduction of the temporary assistance payment scheme to healthcare establishments in 2022 considering additional infection control measures need to be sustained and healthcare institutions need to be supported to maintain this level of infection prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1210/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Thalidomide Victims Compensation
Michael Lowry
1774. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1781/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Lowry
1976. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only 4,035 forestry licences were issued by his Department in 2021, which is well short of his Department's own target of 4,500 for 2021; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the figure of 4,035 is far below the of 7,000 licences the industry actually required; the number of forestry licences issued by county; the categories of each type of licence issued in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1343/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Lowry
1977. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target number of forestry licences his Department plans to issue in 2022; if he plans to invest additional resources in the Forest Service in order to reach the 7,000 licences required annually by the industry given the well documented additional resources invested into the Forest Service in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1344/22]
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Lowry
619. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to recommendations by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62497/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Lowry
207. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if additional supports will be provided to those within the hospitality sector; if he and his colleagues in the appropriate Departments will consider measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61248/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Lowry
244. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of post-primary school places for children with additional education needs in north County Tipperary; if her Department will ensure that a student (details supplied) in County Tipperary has access to the appropriate ASD education supports in post-primary education for the 2022-2023 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61020/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Lowry
245. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of post-primary school places for children with additional education needs in north County Tipperary; if her Department will ensure that a student (details supplied) in County Tipperary has access to the appropriate ASD education supports in post-primary education for the 2022-2023 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61023/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Citizenship Applications
Michael Lowry
282. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will review an application for naturalisation and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60893/21]