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Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Warmer Homes Scheme
John Curran
865. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the retrofitting of social housing and those at risk of energy poverty under the expanded warmer homes scheme will be prioritised; his plans to ensure that delivery of same is done in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44862/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Illegal Dumping
John Curran
866. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding being made available to each county council to deal with incidents of illegal dumping and fly-tipping, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44863/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Electricity Generation
John Curran
867. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which electricity generation can depend on alternatives such as wind, solar and hydropower; the percentage of electricity being met by each of these means; his projections for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44864/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Sports Capital Programme Administration
John Curran
970. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sports capital funding will be made available in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45390/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Tourism Data
John Curran
971. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of UK tourists that came here in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; his plans to ensure that the number of tourists from the UK does not decrease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45391/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Budget 2020
John Curran
972. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding he has requested in budget 2020 to improve Dublin Bus services for customers in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Budget 2020
John Curran
973. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional buses that will be provided in Dublin in 2020 resulting from budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45397/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Road Network
John Curran
974. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the emergency vehicle breakdown and recovery plans in place in view of the traffic congestion caused by breakdowns and accidents on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45403/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Emergency Accommodation Data
John Curran
1183. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent on a monthly basis on emergency accommodation in Dublin in each of the years 2011 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45389/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness
John Curran
1184. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes delivered to date through the strategic housing development scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45399/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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RAPID Programme
John Curran
3. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the analysis carried out to ensure that those communities most disadvantaged as previously identified in RAPID areas are receiving adequate support and funding under the community enhancement programme since the closure of the RAPID programme and the establishment of the community enhancement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43882/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
John Curran
33. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding he will make available for SICAP in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Community Enhancement Programme Funding
John Curran
45. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funds will be provided for the community enhancement programme in 2019 in view of the fact that in 2018 the fund was €13 million and in 2019 it was €4.5 million and in further view of his previous comments that if savings in his Department were identified he would consider additional funding for the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43801/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
John Curran
45. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the means test qualifying criteria for carer’s allowance to include such costs as rent, mortgage payments and childcare costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43421/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
John Curran
78. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress being made to introduce a new total contribution pensions scheme; the next steps and the associated timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43420/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Educational Disadvantage
John Curran
32. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the further actions he will take to accelerate the narrowing of the gap between DEIS and non-DEIS schools and further improve the outcomes for those attending DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41421/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Data
John Curran
64. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects at stage 2B detailed design; the number that have been at this stage for up to one year, one to three, three to five, five to seven, seven to ten and more than ten years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41420/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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National Drugs Strategy Budget
John Curran
200. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the details of budget 2020 funding for the national drugs strategy; the increase relative to 2019; if additional funding is to be provided in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42716/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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Renewable Energy Generation
John Curran
55. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to minimise the time period to connect renewable generators to the grid in view of the fact there is a wait of over eight years for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42158/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
John Curran
243. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to budget 2020 the current and capital amounts that will be allocated to the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme in 2020. [42462/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
John Curran
244. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to budget 2020 the current and capital funding to be allocated in 2020 under the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme to the Dublin north-east inner city area. [42463/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
John Curran
263. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of meetings held and the progress made regarding the issue of pensions for community employment supervisors following the postponement of industrial action by supervisors in May 2019 for the final resolution of this dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42530/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Cycle to Work Scheme
John Curran
152. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the bike to work scheme in order to allow for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo-bikes that are substantially more expensive to purchase but would open up the option of cycling to more persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42098/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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National Treasury Management Agency
John Curran
153. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the progress he is making with the NTMA to establish a funding vehicle capable of facilitating off-balance sheet investment in delivering social and private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42103/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
John Curran
225. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce class sizes in view of the fact that primary school classes here are the largest in the eurozone, five above the EU average of 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42106/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Garda Deployment
John Curran
280. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each divisional drug unit in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. [42013/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data
John Curran
283. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of claims brought to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal to date in 2019; the number of claims settled in 2019; the cost of the settlements to date in 2019; the number of cases on hand; the number of these that are older than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
John Curran
421. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the combined total funding from both his Department and the HSE to each local and regional drug task force in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form. [42035/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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National Drugs Strategy Budget
John Curran
425. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the funding provided in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by the Health Service Executive to support implementation of the national drugs strategy in tabular form. [42041/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Drug Treatment Programmes Data
John Curran
426. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for which a person remains on a methadone programme; the average cost per annum in maintaining a person on a programme; the number of locations from which methadone programmes are operated; the number of persons provided for on average at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Drug Treatment Programmes Data
John Curran
427. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the year in which the persons currently on methadone treatment entered the treatment programme in the past twenty years in tabular form. [42043/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Home Help Service
John Curran
433. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the provision that will be made for home support services for the elderly in 2020 recognising the significant difficulty many persons experienced in securing home support services in 2019 arising from a very significant increase in health funding as announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42102/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
John Curran
434. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding from the health budget announced in budget 2020 that will go towards local and regional drug task forces in 2020; the increases in funding planned for the task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Vaccination Programme
John Curran
435. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake of the influenza vaccine for the winter 2019 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
John Curran
436. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that patients here have the same access to new medicines as patients throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Departmental Funding
John Curran
556. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding for an e-cargo bike grant will be considered for businesses to avail of in order to make a reduction in the price of a cargo bike which can be used for transport and deliveries for short distances in urban areas in view of the serious traffic congestion (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42099/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Curran
557. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional capacity that will be made to the Dublin Bus fleet in 2020 to deal with the continuing increase in bus passenger numbers which is causing great difficulty on some routes for passengers at rush hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42104/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Green Public Transport Fund
John Curran
558. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the green public transport fund in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42105/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Youth Services
John Curran
582. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a progress report will be provided on the several sample projects that were established in 2016 and 2017; the number of projects fully operational; the number of new sample projects established in 2018 and 2019 relating to the future development of a single targeted youth funding programme to replace the current schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42110/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Youth Services
John Curran
583. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth projects established under the single targeted youth funding programme to date by location; the amount of funding received by each project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42111/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
John Curran
637. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42100/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Fire Safety
John Curran
638. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress made to date on a wider fire safety review of buildings at risk here as part of the response to the Grenfell Tower disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42101/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Housing Data
John Curran
639. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of HAP and RAS units in each local authority; the average HAP and RAS payments being made by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42107/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
John Curran
78. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of additional homecare and transitional care beds that have been provided for in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40900/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Patient Data
John Curran
79. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in hospital nationwide that are waiting for an assessment for a homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40899/19]
Wed, 9 Oct 2019
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School Funding
John Curran
69. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the payment of a biannual payment made to cover the rent for a school (details supplied); when the payment will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41364/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Immigration Status
John Curran
144. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) who was granted a stamp 4 visa status based on the naturalisation of the person's parent as an Irish citizen is eligible to reside away from the residence of the parent on a temporary basis without affecting the visa status granted to the person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40655/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
John Curran
161. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made for community based CCTV systems; the number that have been funded, installed and are now operational; the locations of all such CCTV systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41016/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Human Rights
John Curran
162. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to address the recent report by the human rights agency of the European Union that Ireland has a disturbing problem with racism and discrimination against migrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41017/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Firearms Seizures
John Curran
163. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of guns seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41023/19]