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Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
254. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55207/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
280. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55213/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
295. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55205/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
345. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education her main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55204/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Legislative Programme
Cathal Crowe
376. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55217/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Policies
Cathal Crowe
442. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55211/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
500. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection her main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55215/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice her main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55212/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
631. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55201/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
707. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55202/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
821. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55210/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
878. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55209/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Cathal Crowe
888. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her main policy and legislative priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55214/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
61. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to include Broadford and Cooraclare, County Clare in a pilot sewerage scheme for unsewered villages. [53846/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Data Protection
Cathal Crowe
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection about the recent increase in scam text messages and phone calls concerning the lump sum payments from her Department; what the Department is doing to combat these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54066/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Cathal Crowe
143. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection about the recent changes to the Reasonable Accommodation Fund and the Disability Awareness Support Scheme and what these will comprise; if these changes will result in the creation of a new fund or scheme; if there were considerations given to allow funding to follow the person instead of being granted to the business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54067/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Disadvantaged Status
Cathal Crowe
79. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to extending DEIS status to the entire of the recently amalgamated school (details supplied). [53843/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Cathal Crowe
141. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a livestock vessel (details supplied) was permitted to leave Ireland despite inclement weather conditions. [54196/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Cathal Crowe
142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has been in communication with the French authorities regarding a deceased animal (details supplied) [54197/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Medical Qualifications
Cathal Crowe
183. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a case of a person (details supplied) of a CORU application issue [54093/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Tourism Policy
Cathal Crowe
84. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an overview of Fáilte Ireland's marketing strategy for tourism, outside of Dublin, for the 2024 summer season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53375/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Sports Funding
Cathal Crowe
90. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will explain why a sports capital grant application made by Clare GAA, to develop their centre of excellence facilities at Caherlohan,Tulla, County Clare in approximately 2018/2019 was refused; if a determination was made on the appeal subsequently lodged by the Clare County Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53374/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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School Staff
Cathal Crowe
243. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider initiating a campaign to attract qualified Irish primary and secondary school teachers working overseas to return to Ireland, and creating a unit within her Department to lead such an initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53415/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Regional Airports
Cathal Crowe
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to conclude a review of the regional airports programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52618/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Road Safety
Cathal Crowe
43. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding to address motorway exit lanes and joining lanes which are excessively short in nature or constructed at severe angles which compromise driver safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52619/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
75. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when she expects works on a new building for a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52579/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an additional autism class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52578/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Foreign Policy
Cathal Crowe
189. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the recent meeting of the Hungarian Prime Minister with the Russian President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49940/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Ukraine War
Cathal Crowe
192. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he used his visit to China to request that the Chinese government use its influence with Russia to deliver an immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49941/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Housing Schemes
Cathal Crowe
395. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the qualifying rules for the local authority home loan scheme so that individuals and families (details supplied) who have been forced to sell their homes due to inability to pay a large mortgage or downsizing due to changing family needs can also avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52953/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
70. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the capital build project for a school (details supplied). [52784/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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National Development Plan
Cathal Crowe
29. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52299/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Cathal Crowe
67. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of major flood relief schemes currently in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52300/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Air Corps
Cathal Crowe
137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans for the items displayed in the Irish Air Corps museum in Baldonnel, which is due to close in December 2023; and if there are any plans to build a new hangar to house the same. [52397/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Coroners Service
Cathal Crowe
148. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the attendees at an upcoming coroner’s hearing (details supplied); and if the costs incurred by the family in pursuit of the same will be covered by the State. [51899/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Psychological Assessments
Cathal Crowe
293. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education is she will endeavour to expedite an urgently needed NEPS appointment for a person (details supplied). [52538/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Housing Schemes
Cathal Crowe
335. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the price ceiling for the first homes scheme in County Clare, which is currently set at €325,000, so as to entice further applications and drawdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52284/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Alcohol Sales
Cathal Crowe
409. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if plans for the deregulation of the pub industry will result in more off licences in the future; if this will de-value the cost of a licence; and if off-licence hours of businesses will be extended under the plans (details supplied). [52045/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Cathal Crowe
41. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce mitigating measures to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses are able to bear the additional costs they are facing in terms of increased wage bills, additional bank holiday payment rates and increased commercial rates. [51128/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Industrial Development
Cathal Crowe
72. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on the IDA and Enterprise Ireland’s latest efforts to bring business to County Clare. [51126/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Banking Sector
Cathal Crowe
130. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the banking review. [51368/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Cathal Crowe
135. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance when the National Payments Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51367/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Sports Funding
Cathal Crowe
225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an up-to-date statement on LSSIF round 1; to detail how much has been allocated; how much has been drawn down; and the list of projects it was allocated to. [51701/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
233. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to amend the incremental tenant purchase scheme 2016 to allow tenants of social homes acquired since 1 January 2016 to pursue a purchase of their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51766/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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International Protection
Cathal Crowe
283. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide information on a series of matters regarding international protection applicants, in tabular form, in view of a television report and allegations made by residents of Inch, Ennis, County Clare (details supplied). [51718/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
340. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce an RSV vaccine programme for older adults this winter to help minimise the impact of the tripledemic, RSV, Covid and flu; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51727/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
341. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine for older adults following the recent publication of a NIAC recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51728/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
342. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51729/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
343. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the policy for increasing the number of vaccines available to adults to prevent against infectious diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51730/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
344. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the policy regarding life-course vaccination; his plans to introduce a comprehensive adult vaccination programme in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51731/23]