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Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Malcolm Noonan
788. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health the reason dentists were not included in the list of those personnel who can administer Covid-19 vaccinations. [11279/21]
Thu, 18 Feb 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Malcolm Noonan
209. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the funding challenges facing an organisation (details supplied) which have put its counselling service in extreme jeopardy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9114/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Malcolm Noonan
906. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation regarding kidney patients and the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8741/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Malcolm Noonan
20. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the position of those in the wedding industry, many of whom fall outside current Covid-19-related financial support schemes, and all of whose income has been significantly impacted by the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Malcolm Noonan
211. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation of 80 self-employed travel agents who have continued to provide services to clients but that generally fall outside current Covid-19-related financial support schemes and whose income has been significantly impacted by the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Malcolm Noonan
212. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation of those in the wedding industry, many of whom fall outside current Covid-19-related financial support schemes, and all of whose income has been significantly impacted by the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Malcolm Noonan
215. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation of those supplying the events and trade show industry that fall outside Covid-19-related business support schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6915/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Malcolm Noonan
778. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the expert advice from NIAC (details supplied) on which clinical decisions are based regarding the timeframe in which family carers will be vaccinated; if the advice will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6661/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Bus Services
Malcolm Noonan
117. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether all future provision of urban-style bus services should use electric buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5558/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Bus Services
Malcolm Noonan
118. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be made available to secure provision of an urban-style bus service in Carlow town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Driver Test
Malcolm Noonan
119. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Transport if an interim and safe measure will be devised to allow the primarily young cohort of persons to practice driving within the confines of public health and road safety guidelines given the recent extension to the level 5 restrictions and the significant backlog that exists for driver theory testing (details supplied). [5560/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Malcolm Noonan
628. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if carers who are family members are considered key workers as part of the Covid-19 vaccine programme given the invaluable and irreplaceable role they play in protecting vulnerable members of society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Hospital Services
Malcolm Noonan
864. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is need for the return of the modular cath laboratory at University Hospital Waterford as an interim measure given that the completion of the second cath laboratory is likely to be 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Malcolm Noonan
431. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health the position of carers of children with type 1 diabetes on the list of those to be vaccinated (details supplied); if he will protect this vulnerable group by ensuring that their carers are prioritised on the vaccination list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3314/21]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Paediatric Services
Malcolm Noonan
413. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of paediatric rheumatologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42626/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Malcolm Noonan
414. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an information leaflet compiled by parents of children with Down’s arthropathy; and his plans distribute it to general practitioner surgeries and other health professionals to facilitate prompt referrals. [42627/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Paediatric Services
Malcolm Noonan
415. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting lists for children with Down’s arthropathy to see paediatric rheumatologists, either privately or publicly; the outcome of a meeting held on 18 December 2019 between the rheumatology department of Crumlin Children’s Hospital and an organisation (details supplied) on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42628/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Enterprise Ireland
Malcolm Noonan
87. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the policy of Enterprise Ireland that companies producing hemp-based products cannot be supported by grants; if he will request Enterprise Ireland to review this policy given the Programme for Government commitment to fully explore the potential for growing fibre crops such as hemp, considering whether these crops have a viable market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41332/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Enterprise Ireland
Malcolm Noonan
88. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a company (details supplied) did not receive a grant from Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41333/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Malcolm Noonan
222. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if reimbursement of Covid-19-related costs will be forthcoming to disability service providers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35657/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Malcolm Noonan
184. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if a residential place will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in view of the recommendation received from Tusla [32160/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Human Rights
Malcolm Noonan
156. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the worsening of the humanitarian and civil rights situation in Zimbabwe; his plans to raise this at EU level; and his views on same (details supplied). [29306/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Student Support Schemes
Malcolm Noonan
554. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the exclusion of students of Carlow College, the second oldest higher education institution in Ireland, from his Department’s recently announced laptop scheme and additional mental health services; and his views on same. [23726/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Heritage Sites
Malcolm Noonan
102. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a site (details supplied); the nature of the works being carried out at the castle; when the works will conclude; and when the castle will reopen to the public. [17487/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Childcare Services
Malcolm Noonan
867. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a decision not to reopen an application for funding for a childcare community facility (details supplied) will be reviewed. [15097/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Medical Cards
Malcolm Noonan
1088. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if persons who are eligible for a general medical card under the new criteria once enacted will receive a refund for prescription costs incurred from July 2020 (details supplied). [15019/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Malcolm Noonan
1091. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding hospital-acquired infection of Covid-19 by hospital and patient outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15035/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Maternity Services
Malcolm Noonan
464. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will allow for uniformity of inclusion of partners at c-section births in theatres nationwide (details supplied). [12141/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Malcolm Noonan
388. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health if the NPHET will allow the resumption of video fluoroscopy procedures at CHI at Temple Street as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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State Examinations
Malcolm Noonan
302. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students from more disadvantaged areas and schools with poorer academic records will not be unduly punished on the basis of the performance of those that came before them (details supplied). [6456/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Malcolm Noonan
896. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funds will be reallocated from the Irish Greyhound Board to animal welfare charities; if not, if such charities will be supported through other means (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6467/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Tourism Promotion
Malcolm Noonan
1022. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being undertaken to ensure the re-establishment of tourism markets for the cottage industry bed and breakfast sector (details supplied). [6461/20]