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Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Peter Fitzpatrick
10. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private foster carers that have been approved by Tusla in the past 24 months. [59437/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Peter Fitzpatrick
23. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla in County Louth can be contacted over the weekend; if so, the phone number to contact them; and if not, the working hours. [59440/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Peter Fitzpatrick
39. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated to Tusla in County Louth in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the amount allocated to Tusla nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59441/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Peter Fitzpatrick
43. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed by Tusla in County Louth; the general working hours of same; and the locations in which they operate. [59439/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Peter Fitzpatrick
49. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of parents in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 that were referred by Tusla for psychiatric assessment in County Louth. [59438/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Technological Universities
Peter Fitzpatrick
59. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the likely timeline by which Dundalk Institute of Technology will attain technological university status as part of the technological university project which has transformed higher education across the State (details supplied); and if he will ensure that the institute will not continue to be left behind. [59076/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Grant Payments
Peter Fitzpatrick
66. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there will be an increase in the number of students that will be able to access SUSI support grants due to the increase of €1,000 in the income threshold; the way this will be dealt with; the number of additional applications he anticipates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58614/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Grant Payments
Peter Fitzpatrick
71. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the scholarship and grant schemes that are currently available to third-level students and for students that are refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58617/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Student Accommodation
Peter Fitzpatrick
98. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans in place with the shortage of student accommodation on and off campus to help students with the high costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58616/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Third Level Education
Peter Fitzpatrick
120. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans he has in place over the next five years for student nurses who wish to study to fill the vacant positions in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58615/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Peter Fitzpatrick
130. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans that are in place with allocating the €50 million under the Peace Plus to skills development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58613/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Fitzpatrick
567. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in Border areas who received a Covid-19 vaccine in Northern Ireland but cannot prove their residency in Northern Ireland will be eligible to apply for the EU digital Covid certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58536/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Technological Universities
Peter Fitzpatrick
459. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the suggestion that Dundalk Institute of Technology can achieve university designation as a standalone institute outside the framework of the Technological Universities Act 2018 given that the institute is not partnered with another institute of technology or technological university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57033/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Health Strategies
Peter Fitzpatrick
798. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health the reason for the inconsistencies taken by his Department and the HSE in recognising the humanity of the unborn child in different contexts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52043/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Citizenship Applications
Peter Fitzpatrick
88. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applications outstanding for longer than 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51504/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Asylum Seekers
Peter Fitzpatrick
102. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider introducing an amnesty to asylum seekers who are residents in the State over a specific period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51503/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Immigration Policy
Peter Fitzpatrick
114. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice if she will she consider allowing stamp 2 visa holders to work full-time to help certain sectors of the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51507/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Immigration Policy
Peter Fitzpatrick
126. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice her plans to regularise undocumented migrants in Ireland including those who have been issued a deportation order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51506/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Immigration Status
Peter Fitzpatrick
679. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the entitlement a person (details supplied) has to remain in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50389/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Appointments Status
Peter Fitzpatrick
836. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an emergency appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51012/21]