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Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Public Procurement Regulations
Dara Calleary
44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in implementing new guidelines on the public procurement process that will allow small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, to compete fairly for contracts; the method his Department will use to monitor adherence to the guidelines; the penalties that will be imposed if the guidelines are not followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40451/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Vacant Sites Data
Dara Calleary
45. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the implementation of the property asset management delivery plan; if a database has been compiled detailing all property owned by the State and local authorities; the number of properties that are classified as vacant; his plans for these vacant properties; if these properties are suitable for a residential purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40452/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Capital Expenditure Programme Review
Dara Calleary
54. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the spending review currently taking place; the timeframe for the publishing of the review; the estimated savings to be made; the measures that will be implemented as a result of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40450/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Dara Calleary
60. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on his Department's discussions with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding the implementation of Labour Court recommendation, LRC 19293, regarding the rights of community employment scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40448/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Dara Calleary
131. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received an application for funding for a case (details supplied) in County Mayo; if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of this case; and when a decision will be made on same. [39920/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Health Services Funding
Dara Calleary
171. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the savings made by cutting payments to section 39 organisations since 2007; the date on which the cuts were imposed; the cost of restoring payments to section 39 organisations to pre-2007 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40115/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Dara Calleary
246. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which the €160 million in European Investment Bank funding approved in June 2017 will be used to provide social and or affordable housing; the number of houses that will be built; the local authorities in which these developments will take place; the timescale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40073/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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IDA Ireland Portfolio
Dara Calleary
126. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the ownership status of an IDA Ireland site (details supplied) in County Galway; the lease agreement on the site; if a lease agreement is in place; IDA Ireland's plans to develop another site in the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39083/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Waterways Issues
Dara Calleary
205. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the river at a location (details supplied) will be cleaned. [39141/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Legislative Reviews
Dara Calleary
553. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans following the end of the consultation process for the review of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001; the way in which he will assure the independence of an appeals process that involves his Department in deciding on an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39725/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Community Banking
Dara Calleary
562. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will examine the possibilities of An Post providing extended community banking facilities including cash lodgement and withdrawal facilities, foreign exchange and so on, in view of the withdrawal of branch banking services from communities here; his views on whether this represents a potential commercial opportunity for An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39129/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Road Projects
Dara Calleary
593. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the legal basis which allows TII and local authorities to freeze development on lands that have been identified for road projects despite those projects being delayed or cancelled owing to funding or alternative route identification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39128/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Driver Test Waiting Lists
Dara Calleary
626. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times being experienced for practical driving tests in County Mayo; the reason for same; the efforts that are being made to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39342/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Motor Tax
Dara Calleary
188. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the rate of VRT on motorhomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38238/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Schools Refurbishment
Dara Calleary
365. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the refurbishment plans scheduled for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [37898/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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School Accommodation
Dara Calleary
407. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional accommodation for a national school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [38222/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Dara Calleary
416. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if days worked in a primary school by a person (details supplied) while employed and paid directly by the board of management can be counted towards a teacher's service, thus enabling them to move to a higher point of the pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38294/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Work Permits Applications
Dara Calleary
547. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied). [37871/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Law Reform Commission Reports
Dara Calleary
633. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission report number LR67 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38130/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Nursing Staff Provision
Dara Calleary
1156. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a one-to-one nurse through the HSE by a special school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [38107/17]