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Wed, 22 May 2024
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Dental Services
Jennifer Whitmore
174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of dentists in Wicklow declining to see patients on medical cards (details supplied); what the obligation is to provide dental practices when it comes to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Jennifer Whitmore
212. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that subsistence paid to further education and training staff working as external authenticators is subject to tax, that tax does not apply to the same subsistence paid to staff engaged directly by the State Examinations Commission; the reason for the disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23143/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Wildlife Protection
Jennifer Whitmore
51. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to initiate a national oiled wildlife response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22064/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Wildlife Protection
Jennifer Whitmore
52. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the support he is providing to volunteer groups to help with the effects of the recently found oiled seabirds along the east coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22065/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Corporate Governance
Jennifer Whitmore
52. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the process for the establishment of Re-Turn Ireland; the governance structures of that entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21899/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Córas Iompair Éireann
Jennifer Whitmore
218. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the High Court judgement in relation to the 1951 CIÉ superannuation scheme, what measures are now in place to ensure that the benefits of the 1951 scheme for active members will be protected and maintained; when the 1951 scheme pensioners will be awarded their long-awaited pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Public Transport
Jennifer Whitmore
141. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for details of the contractual obligations of public transport companies in Ireland to provide alternative transport /replacement services during periods of planned disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20913/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Dublin Bus
Jennifer Whitmore
142. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the recruitment numbers to Dublin Bus following a lengthy recruitment drive in recent years;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20914/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Bus Éireann
Jennifer Whitmore
143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the recruitment numbers to Bus Éireann following a lengthy recruitment drive in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20915/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Bus Services
Jennifer Whitmore
144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of spending on bus services from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20916/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Rail Network
Jennifer Whitmore
145. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of spending on rail services from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Cycling Facilities
Jennifer Whitmore
146. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of spending on cycling infrastructure from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20918/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Public Transport
Jennifer Whitmore
147. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of contracts tendered to private transport companies to cover routes previously covered by public transport companies from 2010 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Bus Services
Jennifer Whitmore
148. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the withdrawal of the 863 direct bus service between Blessington and Dublin city centre by a private operator in April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Public Transport
Jennifer Whitmore
149. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the NTA on providing a coastal local link bus serving towns between Arklow to Greystones in the last six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20921/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Jennifer Whitmore
255. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what progress his Department has made in drafting and adopting of a statutory code of conduct for preventing the wilful and deliberate harassment of basking sharks in Irish territorial waters where they are now legally protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Direct Provision System
Jennifer Whitmore
476. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the exemption for those people with status and-or leave to remain in direct provision centres who have been issued transfer letters to lone parents and their children, like has been done for those who are over the age of 65 or with significant medical or welfare needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20923/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Jennifer Whitmore
644. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of long waiting list times for an initial assessment with National Counselling Services; what he is doing to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
157. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the timeline of the permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19919/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
158. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the timeline of the permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19919/24]