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Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
Martin Kenny
280. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a jobseeker's allowance will be prioritised for a person (detail supplied); and if a decision will issue before Christmas 2016. [39445/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Kenny
2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the restoration of the national reserve for entitlements under the basic payments scheme for farmers, with particular reference to new entrants to farming, returning emigrants, farmers under 40 years of age who were not farming in reference years and old young farmers. [37869/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Martin Kenny
13. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the inclusion of young farmers that are new entrants to farming in the animal welfare sheep scheme as the payments are based on average ewe numbers possessed in 2014 and 2015; and when, in the case of an entrant to farming in 2016, they will be included in such a scheme. [37722/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Martin Kenny
15. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether, with the advent of digital mapping, that to penalise farmers for overclaims, which were not deemed to be overclaims in the past, by freezing their whole payment and not just the portion in question, is harsh at a time when many farmers are facing a cash crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37694/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Commonage Framework Plans
Martin Kenny
17. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, under the GLAS scheme, common framework plan, farmers within GLAS are now expected to inform on their non-GLAS commonage neighbours with regard to stocking density or be penalised. [37695/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Dairy Sector
Martin Kenny
20. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the forthcoming increase in stock in the dairy sector and its inevitable impact on the beef market. [37696/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Live Exports
Martin Kenny
36. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to remove trade barriers to the live trade to Northern Ireland and Britain in the context of Brexit. [37697/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Kenny
499. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of basic payment scheme entitlements transferred in 2016 in a number of categories (details supplied), by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35902/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Bus Services
Martin Kenny
547. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the bus service between Rosses Point and Strandhill, County Sligo and the Sligo town service which is in need of an extension of its timetable and greater frequency of service for growing population of Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36243/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Commonage Land Use
Martin Kenny
633. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Commonage Implementation Committee last met. [34494/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Appointments to State Boards
Martin Kenny
634. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a new chairperson will be appointed to the Commonage Implementation Committee. [34495/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Health Services Staff
Martin Kenny
303. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the vacancies in the south Leitrim early intervention team have been filled; and if not, when he expects to have the south Leitrim early intervention team fully staffed. [33320/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Health Services Staff
Martin Kenny
304. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if cover was provided earlier in 2016 while a person (details supplied) was on maternity leave. [33321/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Martin Kenny
305. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will consider approving the recruitment of an additional speech therapist to the Ballyshannon health centre (details supplied). [33322/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
57. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fishing vessels that were raided by various Departments and agencies and the port in which they were berthed on 5 October 2016 and for an unknown number of days thereafter. [32570/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
58. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of undocumented fishermen that were identified on fishing vessels which were raided by various Departments and agencies on 5 October 2016 and for an unknown number of days thereafter. [32571/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
59. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the planned follow-up actions she will take with regard to the employers concerned and the undocumented fishermen identified during raids on 5 October 2016 and for an unknown number of days thereafter. [32572/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
60. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that when fishing vessels were raided on 5 October 2016 by various Departments and agencies it was necessary to involve armed gardaí and dogs in the searches. [32573/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
61. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it was necessary to seal off the harbours at Castletownbere and Howth during raids on fishing vessels on 5 October 2016, and for an unknown number of days thereafter, by various Departments and agencies. [32574/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Schemes
Martin Kenny
379. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider making a grant available to persons on marginal land for a drainage scheme to improve grass production and management which would help prevent a fodder crisis in the future. [32582/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland
Martin Kenny
2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, considering the statements of the chairman of Horse Racing Ireland to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, admitting that proper procedure was not followed in the appointment of its CEO and calling into question the legality of that appointment and considering his approval of that appointment in those circumstances and the statement by the HRI chairman that he would make the same appointment in the same manner if given the opportunity, he plans to reconsider Government funding of €64 million to this semi-state body. [32348/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Harness Racing Industry
Martin Kenny
11. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to the Irish Harness Racing Association following its provision of a training course to encourage participants in the sport to come off-road and use safer regulated facilities. [32186/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Martin Kenny
12. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to include the group of farmers known as "old young farmers" who are excluded from entitlements due to their having been farming before 2009 but who are still under 40 years of age. [32185/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Afforestation Programme
Martin Kenny
26. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale behind allowing the same level of grant aid and tax relief on forestry-related activity to non-farmers and farmers; if his attention has been drawn to the effect this is having on land prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32183/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Fodder Crisis
Martin Kenny
37. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that will be made, especially for farmers in the north west, in view of the pending fodder crisis in the area. [32187/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Renewable Energy Incentives
Martin Kenny
49. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered grant-aiding agrifood enterprises, such as chicken farms and mushroom growers, to support them in switching to biomass sources of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32184/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Applications
Martin Kenny
295. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the demand for the long version of birth certificates from persons who are already in the system but who are making a new claim, despite possession of other documents such as passports, driving licences and short version of birth certificates, in the context that applicants do not necessarily want to reveal all the details included in the long version of the birth certificate, for example, the fact that they were adopted. [31469/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
Martin Kenny
29. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she is aware that the two former executives of Údarás na Gaeltachta who handled the sale of Arramara Teoranta to a company (details supplied) were then employed by the company; if the sale was completed by ministerial order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21284/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Martin Kenny
467. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Gardasil vaccine is totally safe; and the reason the information from Gardasil is not included as part of the information to parents before vaccination (details supplied). [29772/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Martin Kenny
469. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that up until 2012, reporting of suspected vaccine reactions including Gardasil vaccine here depended on the voluntary submission of a report from a doctor, consultant or medical professional (details supplied); and his views on whether the incidence of adverse reactions is under-reported in view of the fact that most doctors will not acknowledge any connection between a vaccine including the Gardasil vaccine and a subsequent serious medical condition that manifests in the weeks or months afterwards. [29774/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Tax Reliefs Data
Martin Kenny
137. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons and companies and associated amount of income and gains, in increments of €5,000, in receipt of tax relief related to woodlands here, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28273/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Forestry Grants
Martin Kenny
507. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons or companies, and the associated amount of income or gains in increments of €5,000, in receipt of grant aid related to the ownership of woodlands and all woodland activity from 2009 and 2015 in tabular form and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28274/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Water Quality
Martin Kenny
355. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he continues to allow the sewage treatment plant to dump excess waste into the Grange river which flows into Streedagh beach; and his plans to cease this practice (details supplied). [27202/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Martin Kenny
658. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) has been withdrawn from use; and, if so, the date on which it was withdrawn from use. [26923/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
Martin Kenny
830. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied). [27191/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Mobile Telephony Services
Martin Kenny
861. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason areas of Cloone, Aughavas, Carrigallen and Drumrielly in south Leitrim remain without mobile phone coverage from companies (details supplied); and his plans to improve the coverage in these areas. [27204/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Semi-State Bodies
Martin Kenny
902. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the guidelines on contracts for CEOs in commercial semi-State bodies were last updated; and the number of times they have been breached since its introduction. [25170/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Semi-State Bodies
Martin Kenny
903. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the maximum length of service for CEOs in commercial semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25172/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Semi-State Bodies
Martin Kenny
904. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the maximum salary for a CEO of a commercial semi-State body. [25175/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Home Help Service Provision
Martin Kenny
1044. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when budgetary provision will be made available to meet the demand for home help hours (details supplied). [24495/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Medical Card Reviews
Martin Kenny
1126. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason elderly persons on pensions who have been in receipt of a medical card for over ten years are having their medical cards renewed for only six months. [24867/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Martin Kenny
1241. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation where some persons claim that a vaccine (details supplied) has had an adverse affect on their health; if he received correspondence on this issue; if he or officials from his Department met with any of the persons affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25389/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Martin Kenny
1335. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason there are different terms set out for accepting or declining an expression of interest in positions in the HSE advertised by the National Recruitment Service; and the reason a decision to accept or decline a position will have different consequences as to whether a person remains on a panel or not, depending on which panel the positions are for as can be seen from a notification (details supplied). [25760/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland Staff
Martin Kenny
1484. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland is employed on a contract of Indefinite duration; and if so, the financial implications of this for the Exchequer. [25167/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland Staff
Martin Kenny
1485. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the business case presented to his Department by the chairman of Horse Racing Ireland in support of the reappointment of the CEO was approved by the board of HRI prior to his sanctioning a five-year extension of the CEO’s contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25169/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland Funding
Martin Kenny
1486. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State funding that has been provided to Horse Racing Ireland each year for the past five years. [25173/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland Staff
Martin Kenny
1487. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current remuneration of the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland; the remuneration package that has been attributed to this position each year for the past 15 years; and if the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland has received any bonus, financial or material in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date. [25174/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland
Martin Kenny
1536. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current length of service of the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland; if there is regulation concerning the maximum length of service of a CEO in a commercial semi-State body; the number of occasions during the past 15 years the position of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland has been advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25164/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland
Martin Kenny
1537. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Horse Racing Ireland regarding succession planning for the position of CEO. [25165/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland
Martin Kenny
1538. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the board of Horse Racing Ireland has carried out its statutory function having regard to best practice of corporate governance in regard to the reappointment of the CEO of HRI. [25166/16]