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Thu, 27 May 2021
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Tax Code
Joe O'Brien
127. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to permitting self-employed persons who have been out of work during the pandemic to warehouse their tax liability for 2020 for a period of time until their finances have recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28815/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Air Corps
Joe O'Brien
241. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport the status of the tendering process for a new search and rescue contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25667/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Air Corps
Joe O'Brien
242. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if it is envisaged that the Air Corps will provide a significant part of the next generation of the State search and rescue aviation service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25668/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Water Quality
Joe O'Brien
363. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if year round and more frequent testing of coastal bathing waters will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27304/21]
Thu, 13 May 2021
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Air Safety
Joe O'Brien
196. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport when professional drone operators will receive certainty on their operating conditions in view of the new regulation system that commences in January 2022. [25253/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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School Enrolments
Joe O'Brien
523. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the number of instances of primary schools and secondary schools sharing the same physical site but having separate roll numbers as per schools (details supplied). [24661/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
158. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if there is a process of quality control and inspection for the hotels being used for mandatory quarantine; the steps or process for persons in quarantine to raise concerns in relation to accommodation, food or medical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23308/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Aviation Industry
Joe O'Brien
200. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport the consideration given by his Department to the key recommendations of the National Civil Aviation Development Forum regulatory working group aviation restart plan 2021 in the context of planning for the recovery of the aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23174/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Rental Sector
Joe O'Brien
285. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a recent media report (details supplied) which indicates that some landlords are using incentivised rents which may be intended to subvert regulations in relation to rent pressure zones and may frustrate the efforts of the Residential Tenancies Board to accurately monitor rental market rates; the measures that can be taken to prevent this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22742/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Anti-Racism Measures
Joe O'Brien
695. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the interim report of the Anti-Racism Committee which held its first meeting on the 18 June 2020 will be provided to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21367/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Garda Training
Joe O'Brien
801. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice if a training programme exists or has been introduced for gardaí and Garda staff to build their competency and skills to engage effectively and positively with persons from diverse backgrounds and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21368/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Search and Rescue Service Provision
Joe O'Brien
379. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport the difficulties his Department has experienced maintaining the continuous public emergency service provision of rescue boats, blue light response and cliff rescue over the past 24 months; and the timeline for the resumption of the suspended cliff rescue services. [19515/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Joe O'Brien
1032. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the proposed inclusion for the new electric vehicle charging guidance in the second edition of the TGD 033 School Building Projects and Compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19516/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Joe O'Brien
1708. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if persons with spina bifida hydrocephalus are included in cohort 4 of the vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18743/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
1989. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing persons who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to be exempt from mandatory hotel-based quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19517/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Redundancy Payments
Joe O'Brien
7. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be put in place to ensure workers on lay off will be able to access statutory redundancy payments swiftly in the event that their employment is no longer available after the current Covid-19 restrictions on redundancy are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17841/21]
Thu, 1 Apr 2021
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Maternity Leave
Joe O'Brien
254. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of efforts to provide access to paid maternity leave for parents of children born via surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17727/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Coast Guard Service
Joe O'Brien
288. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport the status of the resumption of cliff rescue services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
602. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to allow for face masks to be worn during leaving certificate oral examinations in line with public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16915/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Aviation Industry
Joe O'Brien
309. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide financial assistance to a company (details supplied) to assist it in remaining financially viable. [14677/21]