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Tue, 2 May 2017
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Pension Provisions
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
524. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the 22 years spent working in the public sector by a person (details supplied) can be weighted to pension entitlement following commencement of employment with a new State agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
1160. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when recruitment of staff to the veterinary laboratories will commence; and his plans to return staff numbers to previous levels. [19371/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
1161. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to continue the agriculture cashflow support loan scheme in budget 2018. [19372/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Swimming Pool Programme
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
188. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/17]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
467. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a social worker is recruited at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11550/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
468. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to recruit a consultant oncologist who is due to retire (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
469. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans to meet the staff shortage at Birr community nursing unit, which has resulted in the suspension of day care services and the closure of respite and rehabilitation beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11552/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Departmental Offices
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
605. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will open and put a new social protection office (details supplied) into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10423/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Electronic Cigarettes
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
926. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason the mechanics, cost and detail required by manufacturers of vaping products to comply with the law have not been forthcoming from his Department, regarding the drafting of legislation to implement the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPDII) and more specifically, Article 20(2) referring to a proposed notification submission system for vaping products; the estimated cost of the notification system to the State per annum; the way that cost has been calculated; the way the scheme will be funded; when the notification scheme will be published; the body that will be responsible for the management of the notification system; the products which will need to be notified and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10568/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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TAMS Applications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
1070. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will grant approval for persons to commence work under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10511/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Fish Farming
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
1107. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the closure of an Irish farm (details supplied) by Inland Fisheries Ireland recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10428/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
46. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue the appropriate forms to a person (details supplied) to allow the progression of a grant under the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8724/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
47. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider providing access to young trained farmers every 12 months under the national reserve funding scheme. [8725/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
314. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a case (details supplied) where a person was placed on a public waiting list for a tonsillectomy operation and after a two-year wait was transferred to a private waiting list in November 2015; if the matter will be investigated and arrangements made for this operation to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
266. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will introduce funding for the recruitment of special needs assistants for preschool children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4944/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Nursing Home Subventions
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
315. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will cover an increase by the nursing home under the fair deal scheme or if this increase needs to be covered by the patient; how does this affect the person's existing fair deal agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4005/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
364. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the long waiting lists for appointments for children diagnosed with scoliosis, given the response from the parliamentary affairs division (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4257/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Industrial Development
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
167. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken to promote new entrants to the Irish whiskey sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2766/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Industrial Development
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
173. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent economic analysis on the Irish whiskey sector by Dr. Pat Massey which emphasises the need for the establishment of a wholesale whiskey market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2757/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Industrial Development
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
176. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish whiskey industry is utilising its full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2765/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
452. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for additional funding for a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3219/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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GLAS Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
69. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
110. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2510/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Penalties
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
324. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Offaly can recover the sum deducted under the single payment scheme regarding nitrate regulations and cross-compliance issues. [46568/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
85. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment will be processed and made for persons (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45562/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
667. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware that turf cutters who complied with the restriction to their bog in the past have received no compensation under the turf cutting compensation scheme, given that turf has not been cut in the previous five years and turf cutters who continued cutting turf illegally on the same bog received compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45243/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
223. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Offaly did not receive a single payment in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
263. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue commencement and approval notices prior to January 2016 under the second targeted agricultural modernisation scheme to facilitate new entrants in installing new equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44009/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
47. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review cases where maintenance orders have been awarded by the courts and where these orders were not complied with; if she is aware that social protection payments have been reduced because of these orders and arrears of thousands of euros remain outstanding on unpaid maintenance; and if there are procedures in place where a social protection application can be reviewed because of non-payment of maintenance orders. [43083/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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School Services Staff
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
152. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills why secretaries and special needs assistants in primary schools who are being paid by the board of management have no pension entitlements or incremental scale increases, but have had their salaries reduced by 5%; if she will include them on the same payment scheme as secondary school secretaries who are paid as civil servants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43081/15]
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
158. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has been refused a medical card; if he will include spinal injuries under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42118/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
203. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Offaly is not in receipt of a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/15]
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Child Maintenance Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
60. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce attachment orders on social protection recipients in cases where a parent fails to comply with a court order, and does not pay the amount awarded from the court in respect of the children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40873/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
259. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the single payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39127/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
277. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 22 September 2015, the progress that has been made since his response in relation to the payment of a grant to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39289/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
381. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when the key elements of the national dementia strategy, such as the roll-out of intensive home supports and home care packages for persons with dementia, will be implemented in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39125/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Thatching Grants Eligibility
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
240. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme similar to the existing grant, HA2/T, for the renewal and repair of thatched roofs on commercial properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38849/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
56. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, are required to apply a minimum percentage (details supplied) reduction on interest rates; the rate of this minimum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to SME applicants; if the banks are required to advertise the loan interest rates as having resulted from funding from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38502/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Crime Prevention
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
509. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the actions the Government has taken to combat crime, especially in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37159/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Transfers
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
737. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health his plans to grant a transfer request submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly, who has been on the waiting list for a transfer since 9 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37755/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Office of Public Works Properties
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
287. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are procedures in place in order to make disused buildings available to the community, for example old courthouses or Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36164/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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School Transport Availability
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
593. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that Bus Éireann has refused a bus ticket to a child (details supplied) in County Offaly on the basis of a late payment, even though there are spaces on the bus travelling the route to the child's home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36351/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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School Transport Eligibility
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
614. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with Bus Éireann concerning a family (details supplied) in County Offaly who obtained concessionary school bus tickets for their children, but from whom the tickets were withdrawn five days prior to the school commencing the school bus service with the payment being returned; the reason payment was accepted and the family informed they would be accommodated; the reason they did not receive prior notification, considering the closing date for receipt of payments for school transport was 31 July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36619/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
658. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new scheme to replace the 1995 tenant purchase scheme terminated in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36350/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
702. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a precedent whereby funding was awarded under the 2013 or 2014 Sports Capital Programme without the relevant Diocesan Trust being party to the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36344/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
703. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application was deemed invalid (details supplied) for the same reason under the 2014 and 2015 Sports Capital Programme; if this information was communicated to the applicant in 2014; if the criteria changed in 2015; if these changes have been communicated to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36345/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
50. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to explain the reason that a centre (details supplied) in County Offaly has sustained 34% cuts to funding from the Health Service Executive-Túsla, Child and Family Agency, which is above cuts to similar providers; the reason for the delay in reimbursing a shortfall of €4,047 due to an error when transferring their funds in 2014, despite the fact that the funding level was confirmed to the centre in writing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35819/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
92. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a new school building, as it is still operating on a split site following an amalgamation in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35821/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
68. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
333. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to the Health Service Executive to provide resources, that is, properties, qualified staff and host families, to clear the backlog of adult special needs persons requiring a permanent home specific to their needs. [35768/15]