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Tue, 17 May 2016
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Ambulance Service Provision
Tony McLoughlin
695. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the investment he will make in the ambulance service in counties Sligo, Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan in 2016; if he will purchase new vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9685/16]
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Vaccination Programme
Tony McLoughlin
791. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health to establish an independent expert panel to hear evidence from members of the Reactions and Effects of Gardasil Resulting in Extreme Trauma Support Group to examine if there is a causal link between the human papilloma vaccine, Gardasil, and the medical condition in an alarming high numbers of teenage girls reporting chronic debilitating effects subsequent to receiving the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10116/16]
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Mental Health Services Funding
Tony McLoughlin
878. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the funding spent on mental health resources in counties Sligo and Leitrim, in south County Donegal and in west County Cavan since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10385/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Harbours and Piers
Tony McLoughlin
1004. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to sanction much needed repair works at a pier (details supplied) which are estimated to cost €149,000 when Sligo County Council successfully obtains a foreshore licence for work. [9693/16]
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Agriculture Scheme Data
Tony McLoughlin
1006. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the type of every payment and scheme which his Department administers to farmers; the requirements involved; the deadlines for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9695/16]
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Tuberculosis Incidence
Tony McLoughlin
1010. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of tuberculosis found in cattle in counties Sligo and Leitrim in each of the years from 2014 to 2015, inclusive, and in 2016 to date; the amount of compensation paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9703/16]
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
1046. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will grant all the successful applications under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; if he is aware of the anger this long delay is causing, whilst understanding the need to complete the necessary administrative checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10210/16]
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Tony McLoughlin
1097. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the advantages and risks of hydraulic fracturing and whether this practice is necessary to access natural resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10027/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Tony McLoughlin
1098. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he has not allocated additional funding to the Environmental Protection Agency in order for it to conduct the second stage of its investigation into fracking here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10030/16]
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Sports Capital Programme
Tony McLoughlin
1122. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his communication with the Football Association of Ireland regarding the development of clubs' infrastructure in the League of Ireland; his views on the need for clubs to upgrade facilitates in order to develop the quality of experience on offer at grounds; his views on supporting local soccer clubs in the League of Ireland with a new fund to assist in carrying out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9679/16]
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Greenways Funding
Tony McLoughlin
1123. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will open the €100 million greenway fund for applications from greenways, such as the Sligo Greenway which will be part of the Western Railway Greenway; the timeline for allocating the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9681/16]
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Sports Capital Programme
Tony McLoughlin
1124. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce the details of the sports capital funding scheme for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9683/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Greenways Funding
Tony McLoughlin
1140. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Sligo Greenway, which aims to protect the rail line from Bellaghy to Collooney in County Sligo for future use whilst also providing a vital item of tourism infrastructure for the north west, should be funded under the €100 million greenway fund with regard to the Western Rail Corridor, as contained in the new programme for Government, and given that he will shortly begin to implement an independent cost benefit analysis and review for the Western Rail Corridor between Athenry in County Galway and Claremorris in County Mayo for commuter and freight use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/16]
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Institutes of Technology
Tony McLoughlin
1169. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to enable the Enterprise Ireland innovation centre at the Institute of Technology Sligo to expand, given that its capacity is full and there is a waiting list to gain access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9612/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Job Creation
Tony McLoughlin
1170. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her progress in attracting a company to a building (details supplied) in Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9613/16]
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Foreign Direct Investment
Tony McLoughlin
1171. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her progress in attracting inward investment into counties Sligo and Leitrim, via IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, since the loss of 100 jobs at Elanco in County Sligo in January 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9600/16]
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Economic Growth Initiatives
Tony McLoughlin
1172. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the benefits an Atlantic economic corridor would have for the north-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9601/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Housing Issues
Tony McLoughlin
1173. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if large multinational companies that wish to relocate here and will avail of our 12.5% corporation tax rate could be approached in order to help to play a part in resolving our current housing crisis, especially in County Dublin, where these companies wish to set up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9607/16]
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Job Initiatives
Tony McLoughlin
1174. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to foster new employment in nationally strategic places such as Sligo town, apart from the north west-north east Action Plan for Jobs strategy; if she has considered measures, such as special tax incentives for companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9609/16]
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Foreign Direct Investment
Tony McLoughlin
1175. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the marketing of the new advanced IDA Ireland facility in County Sligo which will be completed in December 2016; the number of companies which have indicated an interest in the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9610/16]