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Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Health Services
Matt Carthy
431. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been excluded from weekend day-respite services at Galro Centre, Kilbixy Paddocks, County Westmeath; if this decision will be reversed or alternative weekend day-respite services will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5953/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
491. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total hectarage of land affected by ash dieback within the State; if such affected hectares are included within national afforestation statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5860/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Departmental Policies
Matt Carthy
492. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department was first provided with the draft guidelines and regulations to state aid in agriculture, forestry and fisheries for 2023 to 2027; if his Department made any submission to the process generally that would have facilitated Coillte accessing State supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5861/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Organic Farming
Matt Carthy
494. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the participation payment of the organic farming scheme will be paid; if the timing of such has been revised; if so, when; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5948/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
8. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits to the Defence Forces; and the number of discharges in each of the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive. [4694/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has received the final judge-led report into the allegations made by a group (details supplied); and when he will publish this report. [4695/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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School Transport
Matt Carthy
125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the total number of late applications received for the school transport scheme in relation to the 2022-2023 academic year; the number from County Monaghan; the number of which have been processed and approved; and the number outstanding. [4692/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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School Accommodation
Matt Carthy
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for a decision in respect of the application for capital funding, under the additional school accommodation scheme by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4693/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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School Textbooks
Matt Carthy
308. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education when guidelines and funding allocations for the free schoolbook scheme will issue to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5436/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
399. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic payment bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5421/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Driver Test
Matt Carthy
72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further Parliamentary Question Nos. 233 and 234 of 18 January 2023, if he will direct the Road Safety Authority to ensure that applicants for the driver theory test with special needs, including those who are functionally illiterate, can apply for a reader recorder service by means other than writing to the Driver Theory Test Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4829/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Driver Test
Matt Carthy
73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 233 and 234 of 18 January 2023, the locations of the driver theory test centres at which the reader recorder service is currently available to applicants; the number of applicants who used the service at each centre in each of the years 2018-2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4830/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Driver Test
Matt Carthy
74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further Parliamentary Question Nos. 233 and 234 of 18 January 2023, if he will direct the Road Safety Authority to promote and advertise the reader recorder service in order that applicants for the driver theory test with special needs, including those who are functionally illiterate, can be made aware of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4831/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Driver Test
Matt Carthy
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further Parliamentary Question Nos. 233 and 234 of 18 January 2023, how the reader recorder service available to applicants for the driver theory test with special needs, including those who are functionally illiterate, operates in practice for the user; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4832/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Childcare Services
Matt Carthy
168. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention was drawn to the anomaly within the national childcare scheme where parents who are paying their childcare provider for full-day attendance but who leave their children at the facility for shorter hours are, in the cases whereby the childcare provider uses the NCP app, receiving less subsidy and therefore paying more childcare costs than if they were to leave the child for longer hours; if he intends to resolve this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5119/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Health Services Staff
Matt Carthy
253. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting additional ten whole-time equivalent midwives for the maternity unit at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Health Services Staff
Matt Carthy
254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies by job title currently in the oncology day unit at Cavan General Hospital; when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Health Services Staff
Matt Carthy
255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who are needed to reach full staffing levels in each of the children's disability network teams in CHO1; the number of staff who are currently in place in each of the children's disability network teams in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5024/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
297. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if staff within an organisation (details supplied) are eligible for the pandemic bonus payment given the essential service they provided throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5118/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Company Takeovers
Matt Carthy
318. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications of a proposed acquisition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4883/23]