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Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Local Authority Housing Data
Tony McLoughlin
359. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant council houses in counties Mayo and Sligo; the areas in which these vacant council houses are located; the length of time each house has been vacant for; the number of these vacant council dwellings that are under repair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28398/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Tony McLoughlin
470. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out new localised pilot schemes aimed at tackling and preventing drug and alcohol addiction in local communities which can and will operate and develop outside the governance of the local or regional drug and alcohol taskforces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28068/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Agriculture Schemes
Tony McLoughlin
541. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to introduce to address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28047/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Property Registration Authority
Tony McLoughlin
684. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will investigate with the Property Registration Authority the reason for the delay in registering designs (details supplied); if the authority will now expedite the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Greenways Funding
Tony McLoughlin
214. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure allocated between 1 January and 30 April 2019 under code E7 greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27012/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Waste Disposal Charges
Tony McLoughlin
576. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 5 December 2017, the status of the proposed introduction of a waste compensation scheme for persons with high medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26724/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants
Tony McLoughlin
761. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the expanded grant scheme for septic tanks as announced under measure 8, domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme, septic tanks, in February 2019 will come into effect; when local authorities such as in counties Sligo and Mayo will be provided with the details for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26682/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants
Tony McLoughlin
266. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the expanded grant scheme for septic tanks as announced under measure 8 - domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme, septic tanks, in February 2019 will come into effect; when local authorities will be provided with the details for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25624/19]
Wed, 12 Jun 2019
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Special Areas of Conservation
Tony McLoughlin
35. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how persons from County Sligo can find out more about and apply for the 2019 peatlands community engagement scheme 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24266/19]
Wed, 12 Jun 2019
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Departmental Funding
Tony McLoughlin
52. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the local festivals and summer schools she is supporting in County Sligo through the 2019 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24265/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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SOLAS Expenditure
Tony McLoughlin
232. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of expenditure on travel and subsistence paid out by SOLAS to each ETB since the ETBs were formed in 2014; the allocated budget for each year since the formation of each ETB; the spend per year for each ETB; the allocated budget per year for each of the FÁS-SOLAS training centres; the spend per year; when the initial budget was expended and had to be topped up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/19]
Wed, 29 May 2019
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Men's Sheds
Tony McLoughlin
37. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22729/19]
Wed, 29 May 2019
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Western Development Commission Remit
Tony McLoughlin
50. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the operations of the Western Development Commission and its role in the development of the Atlantic economic corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22728/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Tony McLoughlin
203. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason a hospital appointment has been cancelled three times in the past in the case of a person (details supplied); when the appointment will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22305/19]
Wed, 22 May 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Tony McLoughlin
180. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if inquiries will be made with the NTA and Bus Éireann if the new bus associated infrastructure being rolled out in Sligo town in 2019 on the S1 and S2 bus stops will be more disability friendly and accessible; if persons with visual impairments will be able to read the new timetable better than before; if these new timetables will be able to be read clearly by persons in wheelchairs in view of the difference in heights required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/19]
Wed, 22 May 2019
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Rail Network Maintenance
Tony McLoughlin
181. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will provide maintenance to the railway line at the back of Maugheraboy Estate in County Sligo in view of the complaint from neighbours that the vegetation on the fencing separating the houses and the rail line has become overgrown and in need of attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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Broadband Service Speeds
Tony McLoughlin
71. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role the broadband connection points will have in the provision of high-speed broadband during year one of the national broadband plan State intervention deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21483/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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National Broadband Plan Administration
Tony McLoughlin
97. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are in the amber intervention area for the national broadband plan; when the roll out of the plan will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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Rural Transport Services Provision
Tony McLoughlin
572. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review will be conducted into the provision of the Local Link service in north County Leitrim to seek to improve the levels of service provision to villages such as Kiltyclogher, Rossinver and Dromahair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21530/19]
Thu, 16 May 2019
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Fire Service
Tony McLoughlin
184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when Sligo Fire Service will receive two new fire units for its Sligo and Tubbercurry fire units; if this allocation will be made in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21268/19]