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Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
462. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amounts paid by the HSE to the Galro Centre, Kilbixy Paddocks, County Westmeath for the provision of weekend day-respite services for children with additional needs; the criteria and conditions of this funding; whether the centre remains entitled to exclude children from the service; whether a review will be conducted in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19571/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
492. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 8 February 2023, when a person (details supplied) will be provided with alternative weekend day-respite services following their exclusion from those services at Galro Centre, Kilbixy Paddocks, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19570/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Hospital Services
Matt Carthy
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be extended to include weekends and public holidays. [18553/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new afforestation that has been planted to date in 2023; and the estimated afforestation rates for the full year. [18548/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new Forestry Programme, including when it is expected that new applications will be accepted into the scheme. [18549/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Matt Carthy
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the current status of the new school construction project for a school (details supplied); if this project will proceed to tender stage; the expected timeframe for completion of the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18665/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Sports Funding
Matt Carthy
236. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 21 March 2023, when she expects the National Swimming Strategy to be published; if she intends to open a capital grant process for the development of public swimming pools in towns such as Carrickmacross; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18633/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Housing Provision
Matt Carthy
243. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project tosaigh in County Monaghan in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; the planned number to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18678/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Matt Carthy
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 2 March 2023, whether the Local Government Management Agency has yet submitted draft codes of practice for the purpose of setting standards for the operation of CCTV and other mobile recording devices in order to deter environmental pollution and to facilitate the prevention, detection, and prosecution of littering (Section 33) and illegal dumping (Section 22) offences; when he expects to receive these draft codes, and the timeframe in which local authorities can commence the installation of CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste collection locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18405/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
140. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1476 of 21 March 23, the reason the HSE has not adequately answered the Question; if he will provide the information as to the civil registration offices that remained operational during the Covid pandemic restrictive periods; the centres in which staff were awarded the pandemic special recognition payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Matt Carthy
152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of ‘mental health conditions – people aged 16 and younger’, that are included under the section - medical conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18470/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Facilities
Matt Carthy
624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the status of building works applications, additional accommodation scheme and a summer works scheme 2020, in respect of a school (details supplied); when she expects to approve the projects for the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16077/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1087. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is not currently processing form 1As regarding forestry applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16950/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1088. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received advice from the European Commission as to whether to accept and process either form 1As or financial approval in relation to afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16951/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1089. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he believes the incentives proposed in the next forestry programme are sufficient to compete with other land uses in order to achieve Programme for Government planting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16952/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1090. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if IT systems within the forestry division are currently capable of processing licensing applications in relation to the new forestry programme; if not, if any works are currently being undertaken to ensure that they are made ready; the status of any such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16953/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Medical Cards
Matt Carthy
1343. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if medical card holders can be charged for having blood samples taken at their GP clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16334/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Service Executive
Matt Carthy
1459. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 31 January 2023 and the subsequent correspondence of the HSE dated 14 February 2023, if the sale of Corlough health centre was publicly advertised; the agents utilised to process the sale; the oversight mechanisms for the sale that were in place by the HSE; the officials that had signed off on the sale agreement; the current status of the proposed sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16796/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Services
Matt Carthy
1460. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be extended to include weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16797/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
104. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected timeframe in which she intends to announce additional agricultural schemes in the new CAP which will be disregarded with regard to Farm Assist. [15104/23]