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Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Michael Lowry
1269. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times his Department officials met with a person (details supplied) with regard to the regulatory review undertaken as part of project woodland, including dates, meeting type, in person or virtual, and any other attendees at the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54716/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Michael Lowry
259. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the assistance that will be given to students who previously studied in Ukrainian universities to enable them to continue their studies at the appropriate university in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a County Tipperary-based student who was studying dentistry in Ukraine (details supplied) and is now seeking to continue their education to become a dentist at an Irish university; the reason that this student has only been offered the opportunity to attend basic course modules and has never received an offer for a university place in Ireland, in order that they can complete the full complement of modules needed to finish their dentistry degree; the measures that are being taken to assist students who previously studied in Ukrainian universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54013/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Lowry
322. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the implementation of the new forest programme; the reasons for the new forest programme's slow implementation (details supplied); the measures that are being taken to assist the forestry industry given the dire situation that is now developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54064/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Fuel Prices
Michael Lowry
69. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the additional measures that he will implement to support persons and operations of the freight industry in response to the concerns raised by persons and operations in the freight industry about the increasing cost of fuel (details supplied); the measures that are being taken to alleviate the current fuel price crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53669/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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School Accommodation
Michael Lowry
101. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 19 October 2022, if she will request her Department to contact the consultants (details supplied) who are acting on this school's behalf given that members of the Board of Management of the school cannot advance the additional school accommodation application at this time due to the fact that the consultants are still waiting for a response from her Department regarding the proposed template for stage 1 reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53617/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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School Staff
Michael Lowry
102. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 19 October 2022, if her Department will allow cover for teacher absences through the use of substitutes given that the school in question does not have supervision hours; the way in which the primary school can obtain permission from her Department to cover such absences through the substitute teachers scheme when supervision hours are not available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53622/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Legislative Measures
Michael Lowry
161. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 6 October 2022, when a response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53730/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Bus Services
Michael Lowry
205. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided to deliver a town bus service in Clonmel, County Tipperary, given that Clonmel is now included in the ten-minute town project and that providing a town bus service for Clonmel would help to reduce the dominance of cars entering the town centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53350/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Third Level Fees
Michael Lowry
532. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that all third level undergraduate and postgraduate students are not eligible for the reduction in fees of €1,000 announced in Budget 2023; the reason that a person (details supplied) who is studying in Limerick University will not benefit from the cost-of-living package for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53268/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Lowry
675. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when all workers covered by the pandemic special recognition payment will receive their €1,000 payment; if a payment contractor has been appointed following the tendering process to obtain same; when further information will be published for those certain eligible non-HSE/non-Section 38 healthcare employees who are covered by the Government decision and information on the process available to their employers to implement this measure for their eligible staff will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53353/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Michael Lowry
677. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years with an intellectual, physical or sensory disability, currently referred and waiting to be seen by an organisation (details supplied), which is the largest body outside of the HSE providing child disability services, broken down into north and south Tipperary for each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the length of time that each child is on the waiting list to be seen by the organisation; the type of service that they are waiting to attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53356/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Lowry
71. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the engagements that he has had with his counterparts in fellow EU Member States about the possibility of the implementation in the European Union of Pillar Two of the OECD agreement on international taxation by means other than a directive which has been agreed unanimously by all Member States. [52091/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Lowry
72. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted analysis of the potential impact on investment and Exchequer receipts of the minimum global rate of tax being adopted in Ireland, but not in one or more EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52092/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Lowry
73. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will rule out Ireland adopting the minimum global tax rate if an implementing directive is not agreed unanimously by all EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52093/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Office of Public Works
Michael Lowry
79. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reasons that the Office of Public Works will not provide a licence to access the swimming pool in the Garda college in Templemore in order that a person can provide swimming and water safety/lifesaving classes, which are considered essential life skills; if his attention has been drawn to a long tradition to allow access to this local amenity including the provision to provide and make available swimming and water safety/lifesaving classes to the local community in the swimming pool at the Garda college; if the OPW has changed its policy when reviewing and granting licences to use the swimming pool in the Garda college; the current licencing guidelines used by the OPW to access a licence application to use the swimming pool at the Garda college; the way in which a person can obtain a copy of the OPW’s licensing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52152/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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School Accommodation
Michael Lowry
121. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to an additional accommodation project for a school (details supplied) which is with her Department since October 2020; if she will request that her Department makes contact with consultants who are acting on the school's behalf and are still awaiting feedback from her Department since their meeting in July 2022 regarding defining a template to streamline stage 1 reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52446/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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School Staff
Michael Lowry
123. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to correspondence from a person (details supplied); her plans to address the concerns raised by this school principal; the measures that are being taken to alleviate the obstacles and alleviate the current crisis in obtaining substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52448/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Michael Lowry
136. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to address the pay scales and current pay rates of the community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors, given the valuable and dedicated service that CE supervisors and assistant supervisors provide in running CE schemes and in delivering local based community services; the measures that are being taken to alleviate the financial difficulties which community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors working in this sector are experiencing; if additional funding will be made available to such local-based community service organisations to provide pay increases to their staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52278/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Work Permits
Michael Lowry
168. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to extend the remit of eligibility for work permits to bus drivers from third countries given the acute shortage of same within the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51772/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Taxi Regulations
Michael Lowry
235. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial delays experienced by taxi operators when booking appointments to recalibrate and seal their meters for the new fare regime which came into force from 1 September 2022 (details supplied); the measures that are being taken to alleviate the obstacles in having additional appointments made available to have these meters recalibrate and resealed given that operating without a meter being sealed is an offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51395/22]