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Page 9 of 90
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Mick Barry
850. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the potential acquiring of the Connor Pass and its development as a national park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Planning Issues
Mick Barry
887. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will make legislative amendments to allow for bicycle storage facilities in front gardens and driveways of terraced homes without having to obtain planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37835/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Mick Barry
1118. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding visa applications with the embassy in Abu Dhabi; the number from those leaving Sudan; the average time to process applications from those leaving Sudan; if extra resources will be allocated to the embassy in Abu Dhabi to process applications in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37779/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Animal Welfare
Mick Barry
1266. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received reports of cruelty to hares during the month of August 2023 (details supplied); the steps that were taken in the investigation; if other authorities were informed of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Disability Services
Mick Barry
1396. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support the establishment of a community neurorehabilitation in the CHO4 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mick Barry
1630. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on his response to the latest wave of Covid-19; if he will support a renewal of the vaccine programme and PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37784/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Mick Barry
1637. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health given the complications and risks of aesthetic medicine, the steps he will take to establish a regulatory framework for aesthetic medicine practitioners that can establish licensing and qualification requirements, oversight of practitioners and promote public awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Charges
Mick Barry
1679. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure no public hospital engages debt collectors to collect outstanding fees from patients; if he will outline the policy in relation to collecting outstanding debts from seriously ill patients; the hospitals that employ debt collecting companies; the names of those companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mick Barry
1709. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason social care workers working in a residential facility (details supplied) in Cork city who were employees of a company have not been deemed eligible for the Covid-19 recognition payment; the reason their employer is deemed not to be the eligible organisation; if he will review the eligibility criteria to allow these frontline workers qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38102/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Mick Barry
2053. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on delays in Solas in providing block release for electrician apprenticeships in the Cork city area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Financial Services
Mick Barry
288. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the right of attendees and vendors at music festivals to use cash at events; if he will consider legislation to ensure cash remains an option for people in general throughout the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Widow's Pension
Mick Barry
691. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the amending of the eligibility for the widow's, widower's and surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension to allow surviving long-term partners to be able to claim the payment; if she will review the social protection system to identify other areas of discrimination against non-married couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36063/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Animal Welfare
Mick Barry
919. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on measures he will take to ensure that all marts are fully compliant with animal welfare regulations and standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36019/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Health Services
Mick Barry
1149. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to outline what engagements he has had with a group (details supplied); when he expects the national vaginal mesh implant oversight group to reveal its findings; if he intends to put in place a scheme to fully redress the survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35881/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Tax Code
Mick Barry
291. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering changing the VAT thresholds in Budget 2024; if he will consider reforms that consider ability to pay or that is graduated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34975/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Industrial Development
Mick Barry
359. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline how much in IDA grants and supports have been awarded to a company (details supplied) for their sites at Tullagreen and Springhill since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35399/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on advertising with RTÉ by his Department in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [33643/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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European Council
Mick Barry
8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent European Council meeting. [33641/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Mick Barry
20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for constitutional amendments. [34045/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Mick Barry
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [32645/23]