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Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Social Welfare Schemes
Dara Calleary
1208. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has had or intends to have engagement with the Minister for Social Protection around issues within the social welfare system to support existing foster carers and to encourage additional foster carers, including removing the 20 year cap on homecare provision for foster carers, changes in the State pension (contributory) system to allow for periods spent fostering to count towards same; the initiatives that he is pursuing with the Minister for Social Protection to assist foster carers and to promote foster caring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30770/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Sports Funding
Dara Calleary
2010. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial support or grants that are available for a rural school to build a small all-weather sports facility on its grounds for the use of its students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29346/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Dara Calleary
2020. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a CLÁR application by a club (details supplied). [30521/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Ukraine War
Dara Calleary
29. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that his Department has in place for Ukrainian nationals arriving in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28461/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Dara Calleary
73. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Community Integration Fund will be ready for announcement; if he will outline the aims of the fund and the type of projects which have been funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28462/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Rail Network
Dara Calleary
125. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the reason that a number of rail projects have been given approval to proceed whilst others are delayed under the All-Ireland Rail Review; the method of selection for the projects that are proceeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27683/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Rail Network
Dara Calleary
126. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the work that has been completed to date on the All-Island Rail Review; the timeline for the completion and publication of the review; the monies spent to date; the remaining budget to be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27684/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Road Projects
Dara Calleary
201. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to re-introduce funding for the repair of local roads in Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27648/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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School Transport
Dara Calleary
373. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if her Department is in receipt of an application for a new school bus route (details supplied) in County Sligo; if the application is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27265/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Social Welfare Schemes
Dara Calleary
488. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are in place to support people with chronic illnesses and with disabilities who require additional heating to access the fuel allowance on compassionate grounds. [28059/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Legislative Programme
Dara Calleary
587. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the proposed timeline for passing the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27644/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Dara Calleary
712. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no unit for the treatment of intestinal failure in adults in Ireland and up to 100 people are diagnosed with intestinal failure in Ireland every year and must travel to England for treatment; and if he will engage with the HSE to pursue the establishment of this unit, particularly when one exists for children in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin. [27641/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Rural Schemes
Dara Calleary
844. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the application process and qualification criteria for a community services programme scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27643/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Dara Calleary
19. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to increase sentences for sexual assault and violent offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25995/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Proposed Legislation
Dara Calleary
36. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to update and revise bail laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25994/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Planning Issues
Dara Calleary
211. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options that are available to a community in which an unauthorised development is being constructed in spite of the first planning enforcement letter having been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25735/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Enterprise Support Services
Dara Calleary
76. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies in each of counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have applied for funding under the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme in tabular form; the number that have been successful in each county; and the total funding awarded in each county to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Regional Development
Dara Calleary
83. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the progress made to date in the implementation in the West region of the IDA Strategy - Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021 – 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Third Level Costs
Dara Calleary
105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline measures to improve funding supports for students in further and higher education, including an update on the review of the SUSI grant scheme and an update on the implementation group to look at the issue of future funding of our higher education institutions, grant supports and reform implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25268/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Dara Calleary
172. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is seeking to target CAO places in areas of acute skills needs as identified through our national skills architecture and workforce planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25269/22]