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Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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Road Improvement Schemes
Tony McLoughlin
187. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the financial figures, per county, of the 2015 local road improvement allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8332/15]
Thu, 19 Feb 2015
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Firearms Licences
Tony McLoughlin
121. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the proposed new legislation restricting certain licensed firearms, the current efforts to tackle the high number of illegal firearms, which is estimated to be more than 100,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7585/15]
Thu, 19 Feb 2015
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Firearms Licences
Tony McLoughlin
122. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the protection local businesses affected by the proposed new firearms legislation will be offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7587/15]
Thu, 19 Feb 2015
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Firearms Licences
Tony McLoughlin
125. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the compensation to be provided to persons affected by the proposed new firearms legislation, who will have to surrender or destroy their weapons and recreational equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7636/15]
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant
Tony McLoughlin
210. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the demand for access to the housing adaptation grant for elderly persons in this Deputy's constituency, his plans to reintroduce the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7321/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
261. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if lowland farmers in marginal land areas could have access to the new green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, as at present there is no category to cover these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6702/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Commonage Framework Plans
Tony McLoughlin
270. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6822/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Administration
Tony McLoughlin
271. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6825/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
361. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate the stage at which the development of the new, out-of-office general practitioner service for County Sligo and north County Leitrim is at; the expected completion date for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6793/15]
Wed, 11 Feb 2015
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Seniors Alert Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
171. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the proposed changes of the senior alert scheme, if consultation with any community groups and stakeholder has taken place; if there are plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6198/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Tony McLoughlin
595. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the current status of foreshore seaweed harvesting licence applications in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6000/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Tourism Project Funding
Tony McLoughlin
630. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation towards the development of tourism facilities along the Wild Atlantic Way route in County Sligo; the projects that have received this funding in the county; the status of funding not yet drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5834/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Environmental Policy
Tony McLoughlin
945. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the 2015 European water framework directive, if his Department is prepared to withdraw IPPC licences from industries along the Shannon which threaten our fishing tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49470/14]
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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Appointments to State Boards
Tony McLoughlin
570. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the board of the Inland Fisheries Ireland does not include representation for coarse, pike and sea angling, which generates 79% of the total angling revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49221/14]
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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Fisheries Protection
Tony McLoughlin
571. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Lough Corrib is a special area of conservation, yet Inland Fisheries Ireland has gillnets on this lake to remove pike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49230/14]
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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Fisheries Protection
Tony McLoughlin
572. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has increased the size of a pike for the table from 50 cm to 85 cm on trout lakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49236/14]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Petroleum and Gas Exploration
Tony McLoughlin
630. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the structures and processes in place that ensure that the conflicting aims, that is maximisation of benefits versus safety and environmental impact, are handled within the petroleum affairs division; the control functions that are in place for the oversight of those same structures and processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48304/14]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Environmental Impact Statements
Tony McLoughlin
631. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a strategic environmental assessment was carried out prior to the granting of petroleum options licences for onshore basins here in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48305/14]
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Tony McLoughlin
138. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been such a long delay in adding another paediatric urologist position at Crumlin Hospital, Dublin, as currently there is only one full time practitioner in the entire country; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are currently waiting lists of over two years for children with hyposadias cases; his plans to bring these waiting lists down in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47472/14]
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Medical Card Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
312. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health in view of the announcements of 25 November 2014 regarding the default position for discretionary medical cards for persons with terminal illnesses, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo with a discretionary card due to a terminal illness, expiry date 30 November 2014, has now been issued with a general practitioner visit card and was not offered to have the discretionary medical card reinstated, and must now reapply to the primary care reimbursement service for full review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46885/14]