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Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Schools Building Projects
Jan O'Sullivan
160. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when two schools (details supplied) which have been listed on the capital programme will be commenced; and the status of progress on the developments. [53484/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Asylum Seekers Accommodation
Jan O'Sullivan
212. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the questions raised regarding a centre (details supplied) for asylum seekers; the action he will take in response to the concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53705/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Departmental Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
185. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been made or is under consideration to the European Globalisation Fund further to the announcement of proposed job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52783/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
191. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the resources provided to primary schools that establish a special class for children with autism; if the full building, alteration and renovation costs plus fittings and materials are fully covered in addition to redecoration necessary; if the full staffing of such a special class is fully covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52956/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Childcare Services Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
659. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision available for early childhood education for children diagnosed with moderate to severe autism; the preschools and childcare centres in which such provision is available in CHO3; if they are funded under the childcare support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53028/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Jan O'Sullivan
673. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received proposals to address the issue of pension and gratuity of community employment supervisors; if so, her views on the proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52738/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Rent Pressure Zones
Jan O'Sullivan
739. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if rents on properties within a rent pressure zone can be increased by more than 4% in one year in circumstances in which a new company has taken over a development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52753/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Local Authority Housing Data
Jan O'Sullivan
747. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid by each local authority in annual management charges for tenants living in social housing built by private developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52892/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Irish Language
Jan O'Sullivan
88. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance given to schools in respect of the granting of an exemption from Irish for a child with autism in primary schools that do not have a special autism class; if the rules have changed recently in this regard; if so, the way in which the change should be applied for children already in school who have not been engaging in Irish classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52283/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Building Energy Rating Administration
Jan O'Sullivan
40. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extra funding allocated to improve the energy ratings of local authority homes in addition to that already provided under schemes that have been ongoing in recent years; the monitoring that takes place to ensure local authority tenants are protected from fuel poverty due to the condition of their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52086/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
Jan O'Sullivan
41. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the monitoring in place to ensure that local authority homes that have received a thermal upgrade reach an improved BER rating; if a survey is carried out to measure the improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51802/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
49. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the promised new tenant purchase scheme will be published and activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51804/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Vacant Sites Levy
Jan O'Sullivan
64. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied with the number of sites listed on the vacant site registers of local authorities; his views on whether each site that should be on the register has been listed and is subject to the levy; if he will consider putting the onus of such sites to self-declare with appropriate penalties on those that fail to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51801/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Vacant Properties
Jan O'Sullivan
95. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant privately owned homes that have been brought back into use through programmes, including the repair and lease and the acquisition of vacant properties, through the Housing Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51803/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Overseas Development Aid
Jan O'Sullivan
118. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the national commitments made at the recent Nairobi summit marking 25 years of the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo will be implemented and monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51598/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Pension Provisions
Jan O'Sullivan
176. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an illness related early retirement pension will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51239/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
226. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a purpose-built campus for a recently established school (details supplied) will commence construction; if it will be completed within the time period of the multi-annual building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51782/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Jan O'Sullivan
413. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if talks have commenced with the representative body for pharmacy contractors regarding new fee regulations, the reform and modernisation of pharmacy services and the unwinding of FEMPI for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51628/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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International Summits
Jan O'Sullivan
566. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the recent Nairobi summit (details supplied); the commitments made by Ireland; the way in which the implementation of the commitments will be monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51597/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Disablement Benefit
Jan O'Sullivan
637. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure the cuts to the disablement pension made during the recession are reversed at the next possible opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51718/19]