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Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
282. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, the Garda stations included in the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016–2021; if new Garda building upgrade projects at stations not originally included in the plan as set out in 2015 have now been included in the plan; the details and cost of these new developments; the estimated total State investment in the overall capital plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12818/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
283. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, if she will provide a copy of the letter referenced outlining the decision not to proceed with a new Garda station for Sligo received by her on 2 January 2020; if she will provide a copy of all correspondence between the Garda Commissioner and her on the issue of the new Sligo Garda station as part of the PPP bundle between 1 August 2019 and 18 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12819/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
284. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost-benefit analysis conducted by her Department on the decision to divert as planned State funding away from a new Garda station in Sligo and instead to invest in remedial works at the current station instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12821/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
285. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision to invest in the old Garda station in Sligo instead of investing in a new station as originally planned has been future proofed against the future operational needs of An Garda Síochána in Sligo; if the decision took into consideration responsibilities in relation to the Disability Act 2005 and providing disability access of public buildings to staff and the public; the green energy perspective of the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12824/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
286. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make additional funding available under the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016–2021 to proceed with the building of a new Garda station in Sligo as originally planned at the site already purchased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12828/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Cancer Services
Frankie Feighan
442. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will again provide community cancer screening services despite Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13019/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Maternity Services
Frankie Feighan
443. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the stage the HSE plans to allow fathers to be allowed back into HSE pregnancy scans with their pregnant partners; when fathers will be permitted to access the maternity ward during a pregnancy for longer than a one hour duration; if face masks will help the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13020/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Frankie Feighan
444. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to assist expecting parents with classes online in the absence of physical antenatal class appointments being offered due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13021/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Urban Renewal Schemes
Frankie Feighan
879. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the solutions being considered to address the large amount of urban decay in towns and villages nationwide, in particular old and dilapidated business premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12924/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Property Registration Authority
Frankie Feighan
905. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will enquire with the Land Registry Office regarding the way in which a situation (details supplied) could occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Civil Defence
Frankie Feighan
11. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be made available for a north County Leitrim Civil Defence service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Home Building Finance Ireland
Frankie Feighan
33. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the current percentage rates, associated fees and costs that Home Building Finance Ireland applies to loans it offers to developers and builders here is suitable to help achieve the overall goal of building more homes and reducing high levels of low housing supply here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12005/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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School Funding
Frankie Feighan
132. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the information technology grant allocation for a school (details supplied) will be investigated and reassessed to take into consideration the fact that there are more pupils in the school than accounted for by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11732/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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HSE Staff
Frankie Feighan
412. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a new voluntary early retirement scheme to encourage HSE Civil Service staff nearing 40 years of employment to retire from service early but with full 40-year entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11728/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Departmental Funding
Frankie Feighan
781. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is funding available for the establishment of resource centres in rural communities that have been affected by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12002/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Frankie Feighan
782. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports in place to support charities (details supplied) that despite still receiving Tusla funding will lose over 40% of income due to Covid-19; and if he will examine the charity and advise on further supports available. [12054/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Birth Certificates
Frankie Feighan
796. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will direct the HSE to enable a person (details supplied) to add that person's signature to the birth certificate of that person's child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12357/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Property Registration Authority
Frankie Feighan
872. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if contact will be made with the Property Registration Authority office in County Roscommon in order to expedite an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11733/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme
Frankie Feighan
896. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the mortgage to rent scheme (details supplied) as administered by Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Property Registration Authority
Frankie Feighan
906. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will make contact with the Property Registration Authority office in County Roscommon to expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12301/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Arts Funding
Frankie Feighan
939. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether a plan by a group (details supplied) should be implemented; her further views on the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12051/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Property Tax
Frankie Feighan
56. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance when the local property tax will be sanctioned by the Revenue Commissioners to be taken from the bank accounts of persons; if the matter has been paused until after the Covid-19 crisis; if not, if the suggested date of 21 July 2020 is accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Tax Reliefs
Frankie Feighan
79. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) and a request to extend the section 481 regional film development uplift to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11007/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Office of Public Works
Frankie Feighan
145. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding spent to date by the Office of Public Works on acquiring and servicing lands in Caltragh, Sligo town, to accommodate the construction of a new Garda regional headquarters in Sligo, including legal fees, site acquisition, advertising and other associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10739/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Emergency Works Scheme
Frankie Feighan
197. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for emergency works funding to build additional hygiene facilities for children at the school in view of the new requirements with regard to Covid-19 will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10667/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
325. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which his attention was drawn to the decision by the Garda Commissioner not to proceed with plans to build a new regional Garda headquarters in County Sligo at a site which was purchased by the Office of Public Works as part of a PPP bundle that was to see new Garda stations at Sligo, Macroom and Clonmel, as outlined by his predecessor on 21 October 2015 and on several occasions on the Dáil Éireann record since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10740/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
326. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether, in view of the fact that Sligo is now a key growth centre in Project Ireland 2040 and it is the capital of the north-west region, the decision not to proceed with the proposed new regional garda station in Sligo should be revisited by the Government and the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10742/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
327. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of the new plans which are now in place for the State to invest in the old Sligo Garda station, as outlined by him to this Deputy in Dáil Éireann on 4 June 2020; his views on whether this will be funding well spent in view of the small footprint, age and condition of the old Garda station in Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no matter the level of investment which is allocated to this project, it will still have a limited capacity to serve the population of the area due to the special restrictions of the old site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10743/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
328. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason both Macroom and Clonmel are still set to receive new Garda stations under the previously advertised PPP bundle that contained plans for a new station in Sligo; the reason Sligo was the only station in the bundle to be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10744/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Garda Stations
Frankie Feighan
329. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision not to proceed with plans to build a new Garda station in Sligo have been affected by the damage to the economy and the State's finances as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Trading Online Voucher Scheme
Frankie Feighan
770. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider allocating additional funding to the trading online voucher scheme in counties Sligo and Leitrim in view of the unprecedented levels of interest for funding from small and microbusinesses in particular due to Covid-19 and a move to online trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Maternity Benefit
Frankie Feighan
974. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused maternity benefit despite a genuine appeal and reasoning behind the person's late application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10599/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Water Safety
Frankie Feighan
1048. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to deal with lifeguard shortages for coastal areas nationwide in locations in which persons swim during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Frankie Feighan
193. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed development (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Frankie Feighan
226. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the housing situation of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Frankie Feighan
349. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the stage of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business the seaweed baths businesses individually and separate from spa treatments and associated services can begin to reopen their facilities to the public in a safe manner and in line with health and safety guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9864/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Health Screening Programmes
Frankie Feighan
374. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding the number of rare health conditions which are tested for under the heel prick screening process for newborn babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10023/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Frankie Feighan
462. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the introduction of a subsidy scheme for farmers will be considered to encourage them to spread ground limestone on their land holdings to promote the natural growth of grass and to reduce the need for fertiliser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9855/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Trading Online Voucher Scheme
Frankie Feighan
501. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason accommodation businesses are excluded from applying for the trading online voucher scheme in view of the damage caused to the industry by Covid-19; if he will investigate the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9903/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Passport Applications
Frank Feighan
23. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the passport office will reopen and begin processing passport applications again; when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8653/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Passport Services
Frank Feighan
26. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all passports will be extended for the duration of 12 months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8748/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Vehicle Registration Tax
Frank Feighan
56. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance if an issue (details supplied) regarding car dealerships will be investigated with the Revenue Commissioners; if a successful resolution will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8518/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Third Level Education
Frank Feighan
182. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 309 and 376 of 20 May 2020, if the matter (details supplied) will be investigated and students advised in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Frank Feighan
550. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing religious services to resume in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8480/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Frank Feighan
593. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the social distancing measures currently in place and which demand a distance of two metres to be kept from all persons is now under consideration to be reduced to one metre in line with the advice of the World Health Organisation for the later stages of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in order to ensure smaller SMEs can reopen in June and July 2020 in a safe manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8723/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Frank Feighan
598. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the measures and funding in place to assist the farming community deal with the mental health consequences of Covid-19; if funding allocations can or have been made to charities that deal with suicide and the farming community since the outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8768/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Frank Feighan
819. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8916/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Road Projects
Frank Feighan
884. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the Cootehall and Croghan junction upgrade on the N4 between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8497/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Taxi Regulations
Frank Feighan
887. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1007 of 20 May 2020, if the NTA will consider extending the limit to March 2021 instead of December 2020 to give the industry the full year in view of the fact many SPSVs would have been purchased in January and February due to the new car registration system in place before 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8585/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Taxi Regulations
Frank Feighan
904. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi and SPV driver licences will be extended for 12 months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8746/20]