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Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Forest Fires
Ruairí Ó Murchú
478. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the Coillte contract for the private hire and use of helicopters for firefighting on Coillte land; the amount spent on the use of helicopters for firefighting purposes by Coillte in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019; the amount budgeted for same by Coillte for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10139/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Local Authority Contracts
Ruairí Ó Murchú
703. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the tender process for local authorities for the hiring or purchasing of plant machinery; if contracts for plant machinery for local authorities have to be tendered on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10138/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Ruairí Ó Murchú
492. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider a separate scheme for businesses which legitimately do not pay rates and which cannot avail of the rate-based rebate scheme. [9577/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Ruairí Ó Murchú
493. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider a scheme for businesses whose rates are significantly higher in 2020 than they were in 2019, due to rates revaluation and other factors and which are not sufficient as a restart grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9578/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
755. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to establish a new easily accessible, dedicated telephone line and-or email for relatives of residents and staff in nursing homes and other congregated settings in order to raise concerns regarding the care or management of the centre with the relevant authorities. [9748/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Ruairí Ó Murchú
445. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if bouncy castle companies are able to reopen in phase 1 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business if they only supply private homes with equipment for private family parties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7893/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Ruairí Ó Murchú
497. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when nail technicians who work from home will be able to reopen their businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7892/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Ruairí Ó Murchú
739. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is specific guidance issued for taxi and minibus companies for reopening their businesses; if drivers will be expected to use specified PPE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7894/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Ruairí Ó Murchú
983. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social protection assistance available to a person (details supplied) who lives in Northern Ireland but runs a business in Dundalk, County Louth and does not qualify for TWSS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7895/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Job Losses
Ruairí Ó Murchú
636. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the 176 redundancies announced by a company in Dundalk, County Louth, on 8 May 2020; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that many of the redundant positions are being advertised in Tunisia; the engagement her Department has had with the company ahead of and after the redundancies announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6694/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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HSE Investigations
Ruairí Ó Murchú
782. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will establish an inquiry into the deaths of 23 persons from Covid-19 at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6692/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Nursing Home Accommodation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
783. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the conditions required to be met in order for the RCSI Hospital Group to hand back operational control to the owners of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6693/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Domestic Violence
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1183. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person or body that has lead responsibility for the co-ordination of the emergency Covid-19 response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if a short-term emergency rent supplement which would enable women and children in need of immediate relocation as a result of domestic violence to access safe housing for a period of three months or the duration of Covid-19 emergency will be put in place. [6679/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Domestic Violence
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1184. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she can progress short-term emergency rent supplement which would enable women and children in need of immediate relocation as a result of domestic violence to access safe housing for a period of three months or for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency. [6680/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Domestic Violence
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1277. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider her decision not to facilitate access to emergency rent supplement which would enable women and children in need of immediate relocation as a result of domestic violence to secure safe housing for a period of three months or for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency. [6678/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Good Friday Agreement
Ruairí Ó Murchú
51. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent polls (details supplied) which indicate growing support for Irish unity; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the result of the most recent poll conducted by a company in February 2020 indicates that the majority of persons in both jurisdictions support a Citizens' Assembly; if a Citizens' Assembly will be established to assess the impact of Irish unity and plan accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3740/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Good Friday Agreement
Ruairí Ó Murchú
61. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent polls (details supplied) which indicate growing support for Irish unity; if his attention has been further drawn to the result of the most recent poll conducted by companies in February 2020 which indicate that the vast majority of persons in both jurisdictions support a Citizens' Assembly; if he will establish a Citizens' Assembly to assess the impact of Irish unity and plan accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3906/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Ruairí Ó Murchú
868. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the status of Dundalk primary care centre. [3761/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
Ruairí Ó Murchú
869. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the status of the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, premises in Dundalk which was to be operative in quarter 4 of 2019. [3762/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
Ruairí Ó Murchú
870. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting for occupational therapy initial assessments; and the length of time they have been waiting. [3763/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
Ruairí Ó Murchú
871. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting for occupational therapy interventions; and the length of time have they been waiting. [3764/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Addiction Treatment Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
872. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to groups working with persons in addiction in County Louth in each of the past five years. [3765/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Ruairí Ó Murchú
873. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if there is an unfilled position for a maintenance craftsperson electrical in Louth County Hospital; if so, the length of time there has been a vacancy; the person carrying out the role since the vacancy arose; the cost of same; the timeframe for filling the vacancy; the reason for the delay; the recruitment process for the position; if there are candidates ranked from an interview process that could fill the vacancy; and if there are other maintenance craftsperson positions in Louth County Hospital that are not filled. [3766/20]