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Tue, 17 May 2016
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Commercial Property
Tony McLoughlin
193. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance how he will help to rectify the situation whereby retail and commercial units remain empty in many rural towns and villages; if new taxes for the owners of these empty units will help them to be leased more quickly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Living City Initiative
Tony McLoughlin
194. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance to include Sligo in the living city initiative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9654/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Banking Sector
Tony McLoughlin
221. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10561/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Tony McLoughlin
265. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of new special needs assistants he is allocating to counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal out of the 610 announced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9676/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Urban Renewal Schemes
Tony McLoughlin
369. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9473/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Pyrite Issues
Tony McLoughlin
370. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore Project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Pyrite Issues
Tony McLoughlin
371. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore Project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Pyrite Issues
Tony McLoughlin
372. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore Project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Leader Programmes
Tony McLoughlin
383. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date of commencement of the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Local Authority Services
Tony McLoughlin
384. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of county councillors in local authorities which have less than 20 councillors; if it is sufficient for Sligo County Council to have only 18 councillors, given their much larger workload following the reforms in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9674/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Local Authority Services
Tony McLoughlin
385. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the re-establishment of borough councils such as the one abolished in County Sligo in 2014, which abolition has had a drastic effect on the effective running of services in Sligo town, due to services now being overseen by a local authority which is under-funded and which does not have enough staff to conduct works and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9675/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Motor Tax Rates
Tony McLoughlin
389. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue lost due to the introduction of the new and welcome higher goods vehicle taxation bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Housing Provision
Tony McLoughlin
390. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is considering to help first-time buyers who are being squeezed by the banks which are refusing to lend; if he will tackle the lack of construction activity and the diminishing supply of rental housing available due to the successful roll-out of the housing assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9659/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Derelict Sites
Tony McLoughlin
391. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he will help rectify the situation whereby retail units remain empty in many rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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National Spatial Strategy
Tony McLoughlin
411. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding his Department has allocated to Sligo County Council since 2002 towards implementing gateway city status under the National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10444/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Safety of Irish Citizens Abroad
Tony McLoughlin
582. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the international measures he is taking to enhance the protection of Irish football fans who will be travelling to France in June 2016 to watch Ireland in the UEFA European Championships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9678/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Departmental Contracts
Tony McLoughlin
598. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 26 April 2016 (details supplied), the way in which small and medium enterprises could compete for this tender; why a lot was not broken down into smaller lots; if he is aware that companies that did not price every single item on the list were excluded from the tender; if this tender is in compliance with Circular 10/14; his views on whether many companies which have lost out on competing for smaller amounts of services in this large tender may be forced to close with the loss of jobs; if he is aware that in previous competitions, companies which competed in the quantitative part-lots were broken down by various categories of goods, which gave them the opportunity to compete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9357/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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National Museum
Tony McLoughlin
615. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Spanish Armada cannons lifted from the seabed off County Sligo in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9677/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Tony McLoughlin
692. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 6 April 2016, the status of the proposed provision of a fixed cardio catheterisation laboratory for Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9651/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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National Lottery Funding Applications
Tony McLoughlin
694. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when he will advertise the national lottery funding scheme for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9684/16]