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Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peter Burke
341. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the €1,000 bonus will be paid to healthcare workers. [10615/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Waste Management
Peter Burke
112. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are regulations in place which stop farmers removing waste from buildings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9086/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Electricity Grid
Peter Burke
119. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when persons will be able to sell electricity back to the grid. [9246/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Road Traffic Offences
Peter Burke
188. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1961; the regularity with which this mechanism is used; if his attention has been drawn to any increased use in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9432/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
Peter Burke
309. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the appeals process will be open for those that were unsuccessful on the sports capital programme announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9500/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
Peter Burke
310. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when new applications will be accepted for sports capital funding 2022. [9501/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
Peter Burke
311. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an application for funding under the sports capital programme will be reviewed and the appeal process outlined for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [9502/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
Peter Burke
312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an application for funding under the sports capital programme will be reviewed and the appeal process outlined for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [9503/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
Peter Burke
313. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an application for funding under the sports capital programme will be reviewed and the appeal process outlined for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and the reason it did not receive funding. [9504/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
Peter Burke
167. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a deep retrofit scheme for persons (details supplied). [8923/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
Peter Burke
56. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if wood pellet stoves will be included in the new retrofitting grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
Peter Burke
57. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the procedure for companies and businesses to sign up to the one-stop-shop in order to register with the retrofitting scheme. [8585/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Peter Burke
99. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the live performance support scheme No. 4 will be open to new entrants; when the closing date will be; and the timeframe that will be covered by this scheme. [8522/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Defence Forces
Peter Burke
128. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Defence if ##he will provide an overview of the widows and orphans scheme for Army personnel; and the details regarding enrolment in the scheme. [8590/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Peter Burke
465. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when an appointment for a SENO will be made (details supplied); the temporary measures that are in place to deal with queries in this area from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8299/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Medicinal Products
Peter Burke
737. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) can be considered on compassionate grounds for nivolumab in view of the personal circumstances of the case. [7847/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Medicinal Products
Peter Burke
738. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of nivolumab, which has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, to be made available to patients urgently requiring this treatment; the timeframe for supplying this treatment to patients; the current position of the drug in the process for approval at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7848/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
Peter Burke
207. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an extension will be provided to farmers to burn bushes as the derogation was delayed and permits were stopped. [7210/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Climate Action Plan
Peter Burke
188. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding applications for the Climate Action Fund for large-scale projects of between €1 million and €1.5 million; when applications will be open for businesses in 2022; if the criteria for the scheme have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Flood Risk Management
Peter Burke
269. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if works can be carried out on a river (details supplied). [6266/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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School Staff
Peter Burke
429. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when school secretaries will be recognised and compensated for their work and new contracts issued; when talks with the Workplace Relations Commission and a union (details supplied) will resume; the reason talks have been adjourned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6301/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Social Insurance
Peter Burke
458. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to remove the exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6005/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Health Services Staff
Peter Burke
433. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for medical personnel in the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [5589/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Inland Fisheries
Peter Burke
237. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider designating Lough Ennell as a wild brown trout fishery in the western lakes plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this lake is one of the finest brown trout fishing lakes in Europe and that the status needs to be preserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Peter Burke
263. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle charging points available in County Westmeath; the location of each; his plans to increase the number of charging points to reflect the local population hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Passport Services
Peter Burke
434. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) and their parents’ passports returned without further delay. [4481/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peter Burke
624. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the €1,000 bonus to drivers who assist doctors on call through the Midoc service (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [5061/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
628. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the €1,000 Covid-19 bonus payment to patient-facing nurses in the disability sector. [4245/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
688. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the €1,000 bonus to carers who work in the homes of persons with disabilities and who worked 12-hour shifts and provided care for persons throughout the pandemic, placing their own health at risk to provide that service. [4518/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Hospital Services
Peter Burke
789. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for the development of the specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5026/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Peter Burke
859. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the escalation and high price of fertiliser which is having a major impact on farming families. [5069/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
187. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider extending the €1,000 bonus to prison officers who continued to work all through the pandemic and who would be responsible for bringing prisoners into hospitals and remaining with them for their stay in hospital (details supplied). [4008/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Reports
Peter Burke
46. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the Future of Media Commission report; if the report has been completed and submitted to his Department and the Government; and when it is planned to consider and publish this report. [63440/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Grant Payments
Peter Burke
194. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of grants that were provided in 2020 and 2021 for wheelchair accessible taxis in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63106/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Public Transport
Peter Burke
246. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of including the R392 in the Connecting Ireland plan by the National Transport Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1464/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Financial Services
Peter Burke
326. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the acquirer of a regulated entity authorised under section 10 of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 must notify the Central Bank. [1257/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Reports
Peter Burke
421. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the Future of Media Commission report; if the report has been completed and submitted to her Department and the Government; when it is planned to consider and publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63439/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Passport Services
Peter Burke
658. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied) given that it was applied for weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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School Transport
Peter Burke
709. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider an application by a person (details supplied) for a school bus place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63099/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peter Burke
62. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his officials have considered giving additional support to businesses and hotels that are just over the threshold for the employment wage subsidy scheme but still face challenges meeting overheads and costs of running a business during the pandemic restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62278/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Hospital Appointments Status
Peter Burke
633. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied). [61645/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
741. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an update can be provided regarding proposals to accommodate those who are medically deemed unfit to be vaccinated to be allowed partake in society; if he will consider exemptions on certified medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61856/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Social Welfare Payments
Peter Burke
254. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a lone parent's payment will be processed for a person (details supplied) given the family is in considerable financial distress. [60978/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
341. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she is considering the provision of HEPA filters to classrooms in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60422/21]
Wed, 1 Dec 2021
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Rail Network
Peter Burke
66. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the rail connectivity of Longford town with Dublin city by the provision of a dual rail line; if feasibility studies have been carried out on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59273/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Peter Burke
312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the current situation on the number of special education needs organisers, SENOs, in the County Offaly area at present; the vacancies for SENOs that exist at present; the waiting lists that exist for accessing the current service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58334/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Peter Burke
729. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57006/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Broadband Infrastructure
Peter Burke
156. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine a connection to broadband (details supplied). [55862/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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National Educational Psychological Service
Peter Burke
350. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the number of educational psychologists in the County Offaly area; the number of current vacancies for psychologists; if she will provide details of the waiting lists that exist for accessing the current service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55570/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Peter Burke
673. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be authorised and paid to a person (details supplied). [55747/21]