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Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Mortgage Book Sales
Declan Breathnach
88. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Central Bank to ensure that appropriate legislation is brought forward in order to compel banks and mortgage providers to offer distressed mortgages to local authorities at the same floor values at which they are being purchased by vulture funds; if the legislation will include a clause to require that local authorities would then enter into a Rebuilding Ireland home loan proposal or a mortgage to rent scheme proposal with the mortgage holder to allow them remain in their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30684/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Road Projects
Declan Breathnach
320. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed northern cross route (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this route is vital in order to redirect heavy goods vehicles out of Drogheda town centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29798/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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School Patronage
Declan Breathnach
60. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of communication with a person (details supplied) regarding the reopening of a school under a new patronage; if he has been in communication with Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, which is willing to reopen the school by September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29234/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Invasive Plant Species
Declan Breathnach
355. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to manage and resolve the issue of Japanese knotweed in County Louth; her plans to introduce measures or grant schemes to assist landowners that have an infestation of Japanese knotweed to eradicate it in view of the fact that it is costly and onerous on landowners without such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29622/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Fuel Laundering
Declan Breathnach
83. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Finance if additional measures will be introduced to deal with the problem of fuel smuggling and trading in illicit diesel products; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this illegal activity is responsible for an increase in the number of intermediate bulk containers of sludge being dumped in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29029/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Fuel Laundering
Declan Breathnach
434. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost related to the clean-up and restoration process due to fuel laundering by local authority in 2016, 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to an increase in this illegal activity in 2018 in County Louth; the measures which will be taken to assist in the clean-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29028/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Home Help Service Provision
Declan Breathnach
38. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the reason CHO 8 was 51,000 home support hours behind target in the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Declan Breathnach
100. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); when the building works are likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Public Sector Pensions
Declan Breathnach
165. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the single public service pension scheme and proposed regulations to provide for a facility for the purchase and transfer of additional pension benefits by single scheme members; the timeframe for the changes to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26285/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
Declan Breathnach
543. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve the sharing of information between court districts and the PSNI and An Garda Síochána in order that it would be clear that a defendant has revoked the provisions of bail of a previous court hearing and therefore should not be allowed further leniency as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25593/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Passport Applications Administration
Declan Breathnach
85. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing delays in the issuing of passports in both the passport express system and the online application system; the measures is he taking to deal with the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23889/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
Declan Breathnach
70. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the reason some 468 children and teenagers in County Louth had been waiting over a year for a first assessment for occupational therapy in March 2018. [23570/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Peace Commissioners Data
Declan Breathnach
286. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names and districts of peace commissioners in County Louth in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23495/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Rail Network Expansion
Declan Breathnach
509. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the DART and rail short hop zone to Laytown, County Meath; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Laytown is closer to Dublin city centre than Kilcoole, County Wicklow which is already included in the rail short hop fare zone (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23102/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Capitation Grants
Declan Breathnach
184. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the capitation grant from €170 a year for each primary pupil to the previous level of €200 in line with commitments made in the programme for a partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21993/18]
Thu, 17 May 2018
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Northern Ireland
Declan Breathnach
49. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the activation of the legacy issues aspects of the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21902/18]
Thu, 17 May 2018
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Legislative Programme
Declan Breathnach
117. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the independent commission on information retrieval Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21903/18]
Thu, 17 May 2018
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Broadband Service Provision
Declan Breathnach
218. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment to provide high speed broadband to each house and business in County Louth; the deadline for same; the number of homes and businesses which have access to high speed broadband; the number of additional homes and businesses which received access to high speed broadband in 2017; the number which will receive access in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21760/18]
Thu, 17 May 2018
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Housing Data
Declan Breathnach
262. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland loans that have been approved and drawn down nationally; the number of such loans that have been applied for in County Louth; the number of such loans that have been approved and or drawn down in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21759/18]
Tue, 15 May 2018
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Medicinal Products
Declan Breathnach
387. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of prescriptions written over the past five years for opiate painkillers (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20983/18]