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Thu, 4 May 2023
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Ports Policy
Alan Farrell
65. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made to improve port infrastructure in order to support the offshore wind sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10975/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Driver Test
Alan Farrell
83. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number of people currently waiting to sit their driving test in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20357/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Driver Test
Alan Farrell
84. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if any of the recently announced additional driving instructor posts will be allocated to Dublin to alleviate the wait times for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20358/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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National Car Test
Alan Farrell
85. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to alleviate the backlog of NCT appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20359/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Rail Network
Alan Farrell
86. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the delivery of MetroLink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20360/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
154. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the number of new special schools expected to open serving the Dublin area for the September 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20363/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Farrell
155. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if any additional special school places in existing special schools are expected to come on stream for the September 2023/2024 school year in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20364/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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School Transport
Alan Farrell
156. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education when reliable and consistent school transport will be supplied by her Department to a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20365/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Alan Farrell
248. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to claim an additional half-rate carer’s allowance in respect of another person when already in receipt of full-rate carer’s allowance for a primary care recipient, that is, the main social welfare payment is already carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20356/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Farrell
287. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of knife crime prosecutions that have been confirmed since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20435/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Alan Farrell
402. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the criteria used when deciding a disease or condition is added to the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20361/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Alan Farrell
403. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering widening the list of diseases and conditions currently included on the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20362/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Alan Farrell
96. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the supports for renewable energy under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10259/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Energy Policy
Alan Farrell
124. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on a windfall tax onenergy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10974/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Alan Farrell
7. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with US businesses during his recent visit to the United States of America, in the context of investing in Ireland. [15187/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Tax Code
Alan Farrell
347. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers of homes of less than €500,000 and for homes of less than €1 million in a full year; to outline how the estimate was arrived at respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16441/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Tax Yield
Alan Farrell
391. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the amount of income taxation raised on personal pensions over the last decade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17276/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Paramilitary Groups
Alan Farrell
977. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has a current estimate of the wealth of the IRA terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17277/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Farrell
1639. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to develop multidisciplinary teams within GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17573/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Farrell
1640. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to increase the number of general practice nurses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17574/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Farrell
1641. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on work being done by his Department to develop career development pathways for GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17575/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Farrell
1642. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to boost the number of GPs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Farrell
1643. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce the administrative burden on GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17577/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Farrell
1644. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will comment on the work his Department is undertaking to increase the number of intern doctors selecting general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17578/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Waste Management
Alan Farrell
111. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps his Department is taking to ensure wholesalers and retailers who sell fruit and vegetables in plastic packaging do so in an environmentally friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15854/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Alan Farrell
50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. [12641/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Alan Farrell
117. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families that will benefit from the child benefit lump sum payment in June 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15185/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Alan Farrell
142. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work of her Department to support carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15186/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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State Bodies
Alan Farrell
560. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail the criteria used in the appointment process in relation to the Firearms Expert Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14754/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Departmental Policies
Alan Farrell
561. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of his Department concerning the disregard scheme for historical convictions in relation to gay and bisexual men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14755/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Health Service Executive
Alan Farrell
709. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current HSE infrastructure relating to maternity healthcare services in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Alan Farrell
710. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of women referred to the Rotunda Hospital from north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Alan Farrell
711. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of postnatal women referred from the Rotunda Hospital to the district health nurse in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Defence Forces
Alan Farrell
40. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on protecting Ireland's undersea cables in conjunction with NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Ukraine War
Alan Farrell
42. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail the role Ireland will play in the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12644/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Curriculum
Alan Farrell
106. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education her views on the decision to include an 'opt-out' for parents of school children in the RSE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12647/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Transport
Alan Farrell
140. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her Department's work on the school transport scheme, ahead of the new academic year later in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12646/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Good Friday Agreement
Alan Farrell
262. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans has to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14407/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Alan Farrell
297. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for their assessment of need in the Balbriggan, Swords and coastal CDNT teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14394/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Alan Farrell
298. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for their initial appointment with their CDNT in the Balbriggan, Swords and coastal CDNT teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14395/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
331. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency waiting on speech and language therapy through their local primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14397/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Alan Farrell
332. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency waiting on occupational therapy through their local primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14398/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
333. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the dentistry supports available through the HSE to children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14399/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
334. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for their initial dentistry appointment in the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
335. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children with medical cards who availed of dentistry appointments in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
336. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency who hold a current medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
337. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the Dublin Fingal constituency who are in agreement with the HSE to treat medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
338. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason good behaviour is a requirement for children to access dental treatment in the Dublin Dental University Hospital to avail of treatment by undergraduate dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14404/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
339. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason paediatric dentistry referrals are not being accepted by the Dublin Dental University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Farrell
340. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Dublin Dental University Hospital to reopen paediatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14406/23]