Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh gach suí
Leathanach 7 de 47
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
written
Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
138. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if the mileage bands relating to BIK rates (details supplied) will remain at the pre-2023 bands or if they are to revert to the proposed 2023 bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50016/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
written
Local Authorities
Cathal Crowe
268. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide an update on what actions Tipperary County Council have taken since the elected members of the Nenagh Municipal District unanimously passed a motion, at their meeting held on 21 September 2023, calling for the local authority to register ownership over the Kilboy Graveyard in Dolla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49645/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Animal Welfare
Cathal Crowe
370. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take the necessary steps to ensure there is an authorised animal welfare officer for County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49407/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
written
General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
600. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if will provide details on when he expects the Saffron and Blue GP Practice (with a GMS contract of over 800 patients) to relocate and reopen at its new premises at Carrigoran, Newmarket-on-Fergus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49972/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
601. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he has been given assurances that the Saffron and Blue GP Practice, Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare (with a GMS contract of over 800 patients), will continue to operate from its current premises and fulfil all the requirements of its GMS contract to the HSE, until such time as it relocates to its new premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49973/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
602. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if will provide details of the operational hours and conditions that his Department and the HSE have ascribed to the GMS contract awarded to the Saffron and Blue GP Practice, Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49974/23]
Déar, 9 Samh 2023
oral
Vaccination Programme
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce an adult immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48824/23]
Déar, 9 Samh 2023
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Health Services
Cathal Crowe
8. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of plans his Department has for Inis Ghile Centre in Parteen, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/23]
Déar, 9 Samh 2023
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Wastewater Treatment
Cathal Crowe
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to make a decision on the applications made to his Department in respect of developing sewage schemes for the villages of Broadford and Cooraclare, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48826/23]
Déar, 9 Samh 2023
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Commemorative Medals
Cathal Crowe
196. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a 2016 service medal (commemorating the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49147/23]
Déar, 9 Samh 2023
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Waterways Issues
Cathal Crowe
211. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will assign the Office of Public Works, vis-à-vis a Service Level Agreement with Clare County Council, to clean the watercourse of the Inagh River, County Clare, given that Clare County Council do not have the specialist machinery or budget required to undertake remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49146/23]
Déar, 9 Samh 2023
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Water Services
Cathal Crowe
228. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity as to what housing estates in Ardnacrusha, County Clare, will benefit from the €5,466,825 funding allocated by his Department in June 2023 under the multi-annual developer provided water services infrastructure resolution programme; what remedial works the funding will cover; when remedial works are expected to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45526/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Telecommunications Services
Cathal Crowe
157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will give consideration to bringing in age restrictions on the sale of mobile phone devices (i.e., aged 15 and under - phones with calling and texting functions only; age 15 and over - phones with full multimedia functionality); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47910/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Environmental Policy
Cathal Crowe
181. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider establishing a long-term, all-estuary vision for environmental monitoring of the Shannon Estuary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48812/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Tax Code
Cathal Crowe
300. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will factor overall household income, including all earners in a family unit, for the purposes of calculating lower and higher rates of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47538/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Legislative Process
Cathal Crowe
423. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the Industrial Relations (Provisions in relation to Pension Entitlements of retired persons) Bill 2021 to proceed to its next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48764/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
written
Departmental Schemes
Cathal Crowe
454. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when the solar panel programme for schools will be rolled out; if she can give an indication to a timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47450/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
written
School Staff
Cathal Crowe
457. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if some leeway will be given for a school (details supplied) in danger of losing a teacher, in view of extenuating circumstances. [47493/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
written
Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
465. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for capital works made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47574/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
written
School Staff
Cathal Crowe
466. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education to clarify whether a teacher (details supplied) should be on the new or old entrant scale for pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47576/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
540. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for an update on a modular build project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
written
Parental Leave
Cathal Crowe
564. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she is considering making changes to Circular 0054/2019, which governs parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48765/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Cathal Crowe
715. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider changing the means test for benefit payments so that other household incomes are disregarded, particularly in the case of unmarried cohabiting couples. [47532/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Citizenship Ceremonies
Cathal Crowe
886. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if there is an Irish citizenship ceremony planned for December 2023; and if so, when the date will be revealed for same. [48782/23]
Déar, 26 DFómh 2023
oral
Departmental Properties
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has plans to undertake any substantial building work in Shannon, County Clare, specifically remediation works on the Department of Transport's motor taxation office and the passport screening area in Shannon Airport's arrivals hall, operated by An Garda Síochána. [46933/23]
Déar, 26 DFómh 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Cathal Crowe
20. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline plans by the OPW to provide for flood relief works in County Cork in light of the recent catastrophic flooding there; and if he will provide an update on flood relief works continuing and planned for County Clare. [46932/23]
Déar, 26 DFómh 2023
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Public Transport
Cathal Crowe
132. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, to improve public transport connectivity to and from Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/23]
Déar, 26 DFómh 2023
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Health Services Staff
Cathal Crowe
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the embargo on recruitment in the HSE, existing staff who have been approved for transfers from one area to another will still be accommodated with their transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47045/23]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2023
oral
Social Welfare Schemes
Cathal Crowe
60. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the Disability Green Paper proposals in relation to extending the domiciliary care allowance scheme. [46398/23]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2023
written
Social Welfare Schemes
Cathal Crowe
99. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that under the proposals in the Green Paper on Reform of Disability Payments, no person who is currently in receipt of long-term disability payments will be moved off a disability payment. [46399/23]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2023
written
State Bodies
Cathal Crowe
187. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the appointment of a new Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, given that there is no appeal function for decisions on primary medical certificates. [46174/23]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2023
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Transport Costs
Cathal Crowe
469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the resumption of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes, which were suspended in 2013. [46175/23]
Déar, 19 DFómh 2023
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Sports Events
Cathal Crowe
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Irish bid for co-hosting the 2028 European Football Championships includes a back-up stadium in the event that Casement Park, Belfast is unavailable [45070/23]
Déar, 19 DFómh 2023
oral
Ukraine War
Cathal Crowe
18. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will elaborate on the "targeted measures to support downstream business impacted as a resulted of the war in Ukraine" announced on budget day. [45069/23]
Déar, 19 DFómh 2023
written
Programme for Government
Cathal Crowe
108. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to further promote a culture of lifelong learning within the workforce, focusing on increasing the lifelong learning rate from the current rate of 9% to 18% by 2025; what the current rate is in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/23]
Déar, 19 DFómh 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Cathal Crowe
118. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action he is taking to expand the capacity of apprenticeships, and to expand the supports available to learners and employers who take up apprenticeship opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/23]
Céad, 18 DFómh 2023
oral
Cabinet Committees
Cathal Crowe
3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [42581/23]
Céad, 18 DFómh 2023
oral
Cabinet Committees
Cathal Crowe
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will meet next. [42582/23]
Céad, 18 DFómh 2023
written
Housing Policy
Cathal Crowe
193. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a policy (details supplied) to ensure greater access to housing for individuals and families on lower incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45673/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
oral
School Accommodation
Cathal Crowe
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to approving a major capital project to renovate and extend these buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44808/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Schools Building Projects
Cathal Crowe
76. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the substandard condition of the 1980s prefabricated classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to urgently approving a new replacement classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if NewEra has made contact with officials in his Department on the matter of an Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, board request to make a payment of 2% of their current pensions to IAA pensioners for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
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Pension Provisions
Cathal Crowe
152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the long-standing grievance between Irish Aviation Authority retirees and their former employers, that is, the pension increases in accordance with section 41(5) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Tax Reliefs
Cathal Crowe
169. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will revisit the mortgage interest relief announced in Budget 2024 in order that more people, including those with mortgages of less than €80,000, also benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45258/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Insurance Coverage
Cathal Crowe
174. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the options that are available to residents of Shannon town who cannot get flood insurance cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
251. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if an assistive technology grant application (details supplied) has been received by her Department; when a decision on this application will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45141/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Special Educational Needs
Cathal Crowe
267. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will address the disparity that exists in the School Summer Programme whereby children in multi-disability classes in mainstream primary schools are required to be in school for a longer day, and yet receive the same funding allocation as children in special schools who are not required to attend a full day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45263/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
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Children in Care
Cathal Crowe
467. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will work with the relevant departments to expedite the recently announced increase in the weekly foster payment, given that they have had no increase since 2009 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45109/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Departmental Funding
Cathal Crowe
518. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consult with the relevant departments to introduce a scheme to partially reimburse those with a formal coeliac disease diagnosis for the purchase of gluten-free foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44762/23]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2023
written
Medicinal Products
Cathal Crowe
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the rapid HTA, undertaken by HIQA in November 2022, reviewing the evidence of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of continuous (includes the Dexcom, Medtronic and GlucoRx CGMs) and intermittent (Freestyle Libre) glucose monitoring systems for people with type 1 diabetes will be published; and if it recommends the widening of access to these devices; and if funding will be provided to do so. [44911/23]