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Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Matt Carthy
308. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeline to finalise the national swimming strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4701/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Housing Provision
Matt Carthy
350. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes completed by Monaghan County Council in 2022; the targeted figure for 2023; the corresponding figures for approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4691/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Middle East
Matt Carthy
370. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether recognising the State of Palestine at this time would contribute to protecting the integrity of the Palestine territory per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4688/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
371. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total number of outstanding passport applications on hand, including incomplete applications; the number on hand for more than one, two, three, four, five, and six months; the current number of staff in the Passport Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4689/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Departmental Data
Matt Carthy
464. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the total number of enrolments in primary and post-primary schools; the total number of whole-time equivalent teaching posts in each of the years 2018 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4686/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Equal Opportunities Employment
Matt Carthy
509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the recourses available to those who feel that they were discriminated against during the job interview process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4704/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Equal Opportunities Employment
Matt Carthy
510. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legislative steps he has taken to protect interviewees from being discriminated against; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4705/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Third Level Fees
Matt Carthy
541. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made on the Government commitment to fund access for third-level students from the North of Ireland to the EU's Erasmus study abroad programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3988/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Health Service Executive
Matt Carthy
599. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason Corlough health centre, County Cavan was sold by the HSE; if efforts were made to re-establish health services at the centre; the sale price agreed for the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3987/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
733. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic bonus payment given that they were a front-line worker at a nursing home until its closure in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4676/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Animal Diseases
Matt Carthy
771. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1743 of 18 January 2023, if dogs and pets entering Ireland from Ukraine are considered EU or non-EU for the purpose of health certification and health documentation checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4273/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Animal Passports
Matt Carthy
772. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs and other animals that entered Ireland in 2022 from each applicable country; and the number within each that were subject to a health status and health documentation check in line with the EU Animal Health Law, Regulation 429/2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Coillte Teoranta
Matt Carthy
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land sold or transferred by Coillte in each county in each of the years 1988 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4569/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
778. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his efforts to secure amendment to EU state-aid rules that would allow State-owned companies such as Coillte to avail of grant aid under the Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4570/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
779. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to forestry in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [4579/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Budget 2023
Matt Carthy
780. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under subhead B10 of the Revised Estimates for 2023, in tabular form. [4580/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Coillte Teoranta
Matt Carthy
781. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of land disposed of by Coillte, by year and by county, since 1988; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
782. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the revised State-aid rules allow for Coillte and other public bodies to access afforestation premiums funded exclusively through national resources. [4582/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
783. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any provisions under the revised State-aid rules that exclude Coillte and other public bodies from accessing afforestation premiums which are funded exclusively through national resources; and if he will indicate the relevant provisions in relation to same. [4583/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
784. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the types of State-aid for afforestation that Coillte and other public bodies may be eligible for under the revised State-aid rules; and the costs of the establishment of forest and woodland and annual premiums per hectare for maintenance and income foregone. [4584/23]