Written answers
Thursday, 9 May 2024
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Recreation Policy
12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of interest in the national walks scheme, currently open for expressions of interest; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rural Schemes
13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the funding that remains to be allocated in 2024 under the various schemes managed by her Department; and if she will make a...
- International Protection
14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future services and infrastructure her Department will provide for communities that are housing refugees fleeing war. [19528/24]
- Harbours and Piers
15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 5 March 2024, for a status update on the development of Inis Oírr pier; and if she...
- Rural Schemes
16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has finalised its report on rural proofing; when this report will be made public; and if she will make a statement on...
- Library Services
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received to date in 2024 from local authorities for new or refurbished libraries; and the capital estimated...
- Departmental Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Communities Centre Investment Fund in County Carlow. [20608/24]
- Control of Dogs
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the work of her Department in combatting dog attacks on sheep and livestock; and if she will make a statement on...
- Island Communities
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 5 March 2024, the status of the monitoring committee for the implementation of the new...
- Rural Schemes
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent of the monies allocated and spent by her Department through the various schemes available to rural/urban community groups...
- Library Services
30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development what efforts are underway to increase library membership and participation; and to provide an update on membership numbers at local...
- Departmental Policies
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeframe within which she plans to introduce a rural proofing model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20900/24]
- Rural Schemes
33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in relation to the local improvement scheme, the amount of funding available for County Meath under the scheme;...
- Broadcasting Sector
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to give a commitment to multi-annual funding for local community radio stations that operate the community services programme; and if...
- Rural Schemes
38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on any engagement her Department has had with the Department of Transport and the Department of Housing,...
- Control of Dogs
39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she or her Department officials have had discussions with Cavan County Council on dog control matters, given that it was recently...
- Water Safety
40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement she has had with local authorities with coastal beaches and inland swimming lakes on funding for extended lifeguard...
- Rural Schemes
45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the work and progress of 'Our Rural Future'. [20533/24]
- Departmental Schemes
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, in relation to internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department, the places that are...
- Island Communities
47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 5 March 2024, for a status update on the transfer to her Department of land on Inisbofin on...
- Youth Services
48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for the up-to-date position on the recommendation of the National Rural Youth Assembly, Summary Report 2023 to provide a community...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Contracts
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of publicly-funded contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the past ten years; the cost of...
- Ukraine War
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the $61 billion in aid for Ukraine recently approved by the United States Congress; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings in 1974; and if he will make a...
- Middle East
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in contact with the German government about the suppression of the Irish language and other forms of censorship in relation to...
- Official Engagements
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent engagements with the British government. [20777/24]
- Northern Ireland
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the terms of reference for the UK Omagh bombing inquiry; and...
- Foreign Conflicts
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with European partners regarding the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. [20779/24]
- Foreign Policy
66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent comments by President of France that Europe faces an existential threat from Russian aggression; and if he will...
- EU Meetings
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting at the EU Foreign Minister's meeting in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Middle East
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress that has been made to date to intervene in the case initiated by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide...
- Ukraine War
71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to Russia's continued air and missile attacks against Ukraine's civilians and civilian and critical infrastructure, including...
- Middle East
72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he believes his advocacy on Palestinian issues is now having a real impact at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Military Neutrality
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will bring forward a Bill to enable a constitutional referendum on neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20884/24]
- Climate Change Policy
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the measures/initiatives his Department is taking to support less-developed countries with climate change mitigation and...
- Asylum Seekers
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the contacts he has had with UK ministers to address the issue of asylum seekers crossing the border from Northern Ireland; the...
- Foreign Policy
78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the increasing use of anti-extremism laws to prosecute reporters in Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Official Engagements
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to interact with his EU and UN colleagues, with a view to highlighting security threats to this country; and...
- Middle East
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on US President Biden to stop providing military aid and support to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Passport Services
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the average waiting time for the issuing of new passports; for the renewal of passports; the issuing of passports to newborn...
- Middle East
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 7 March 2024, the details of his engagement to date both at bilateral level with his Israeli...
- Official Engagements
89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any engagement or discussions with his Slovakian counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20585/24]
- Consular Services
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which the newly announced consulate in Melbourne will become operational; and if he will assess the need to open additional...
- Ukraine War
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on what can be done to intensify the provision of humanitarian and civil protection...
- British-Irish Co-operation
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/24]
- Ukraine War
96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what further action is being taken with regard to the use of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Middle East
100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s request to the European Commission that a review be conducted of Israel’s compliance with its human...
- Ukraine War
103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking with his EU counterparts to ensure that multifaceted support to Ukraine remains relevant, sufficient and strategic;...
- Middle East
106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens that remain in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20573/24]
- Northern Ireland
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the ruling earlier this year by the High Court in Belfast in relation to the UK government’s legacy legislation; and...
- Middle East
113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the distinct actions his Department is taking to ensure the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill 2018, given the all-out...
- Foreign Policy
115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to recent events in Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20584/24]
- Northern Ireland
116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position on challenging the provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 in the context...
- Passport Services
120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when passports will issue to siblings in County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing said passports; and if he...
- Official Engagements
128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to have engagements with UK authorities in relation to immigration issues; and if he will make a statement...
- Brexit Issues
129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he remains satisfied that the UK authorities remain committed to the Brexit Agreement; whether other modifications are envisaged at this...
- Middle East
130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he continues to have discussions at European and UN level in regard to the Palestinian-Israeli situation with particular...
- EU Enlargement
131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent if any to which European enlargement is progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21124/24]
- EU Bodies
132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which European cohesion remains steadfast throughout European institutions with a view to ensuring universal acceptance of the...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he continues to have with the US authorities with a view to regularising the undocumented Irish in the US; and if he will...
- Trade Promotion
135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department continue to use the Irish embassies and other installations abroad to further the trade interests...
- Foreign Conflicts
136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing conflict in Sudan; the impact of the civilian population and on neighbouring states; and if he will make a...
- Asylum Seekers
137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the number of men, women and children who have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2023 and to date in...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Air Quality
138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the concerns of a local residents’ group in County Kerry (details supplied). [20948/24]
- Climate Change Policy
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of the revised national adaptation framework; and if he...
- Departmental Expenditure
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
141. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Government's plans for the future of the site at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines. [20951/24]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the challenges faced by owners of EVs who reside in terraced houses, who wish to charge their vehicles adjacent to or...
- Road Traffic Offences
146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 30 April 2024, the number of disqualified drivers who were prosecuted for failing to...
- Air Navigation Orders
147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of exemptions sought under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989...
- Departmental Bodies
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the proposed inter-departmental committee has been established to source funding options for implementing noise action plans on major...
- Public Transport
149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures currently in place, or intended to be introduced in future, to reduce the incidence of anti-social and threatening behaviour...
- Road Tolls
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide clarity on this matter regarding staff on M3 tolls; and if he will make a...
- Insurance Industry
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he will take to address concerns related to the increased cost of car insurance for the majority of Irish customers; if he...
- Departmental Expenditure
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies...
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Industry
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to address concerns related to the increased cost of car insurance for the majority of Irish customers; if he plans to meet with...
- Community Development Projects
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he can clarify if, in a situation where a local authority has awarded a grant to a community centre for works to be carried out, both the local authority...
- Tax Code
156. To ask the Minister for Finance whether he is giving any consideration to reducing the tax payable on maintenance payments received by divorced partners who have no additional income but are...
- Fiscal Data
157. To ask the Minister for Finance if the HFA lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; what amount is accounted for in each year from...
- Housing Policy
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail on all investments by the ISIF in public social or affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/24]
- Departmental Expenditure
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his...
- Exchequer Deficit
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the source of Exchequer funding that would be required in the years 2026 and 2027 under the SPU, given the projected Exchequer deficits of €1.9 billion...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Programmes
162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and rollout of the financial management shared services...
- Flood Risk Management
163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to investigate the provision of flood defences for residents at Marsh Road, Bellurgan, Dundalk, County Louth;...
- Departmental Expenditure
164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Business Supports
165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications received for the cost of business support grant on a county-by-county basis and the corresponding amount...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the upper age limit of 70 years for persons driving a school bus, with a view to extending the age limit pending a clear annual...
- Departmental Schemes
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people excluded from the Caranua scheme; the number of people covered by this scheme, multiplied by the contribution pension. [20949/24]
- Teaching Council of Ireland
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20950/24]
- School Funding
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding has been approved under the emergency works scheme for a school in County Cork (details supplied); if these funds can be used for a...
- Special Educational Needs
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the urgent case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20996/24]
- School Transport
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to have regard to an issue (details supplied). [21008/24]
- Schools Building Projects
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 25 April 2024, to clarify the number of classrooms in the new building project; if the original...
- School Enrolments
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the works taking place to ensure there will be sufficient secondary school places for the growing population of north Bray, Cherrywood and...
- Residential Institutions
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all survivors of industrial and reformatory schools and certain residential institutions will not be eligible for supports under the...
- Public Sector Pay
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to backdate pay increases for Section 39 workers funded outside the HSE, particularly those under her Department; to...
- Departmental Schemes
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) was unsuccessful with their application for assistive learning technology; and if she will make a statement...
- Schools Building Projects
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the tender for the permanent building will be approved and published in the case of a school (details supplied) given the urgent need for...
- Departmental Programmes
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the extent to which July provision will be available (details supplied); if she will ensure that persons that require it will...
- Special Educational Needs
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review SNA hours for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21119/24]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Expenditure
184. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total printing expenditure per annum over the past five years of all Government-sponsored reviews and reports, broken down by...
- Arts Policy
185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the current provision of artist studios and workplaces across the State; if her Department keeps record of the number...
- Departmental Data
186. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of individuals working as artists across the State; and if she cannot provide a figure, whether will she liaise with...
- International Protection
187. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 2 May 2024, if she will outline the progress that has been made by Fáilte...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Strategies
188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of the national coastal change management strategy; and if he...
- Housing Policy
189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mechanism and procedure for increasing the Housing Finance Agency’s ability to lend beyond the amount outlined in...
- Land Development Agency
190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that expenditure for the land development agency is outside of the general Government balance; if he will...
- Housing Policy
191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide detail on all non-Exchequer expenditure related to social and affordable housing delivery; and if he will...
- Housing Schemes
192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost per unit of accommodation for each of the social housing funding schemes to the Exchequer in 2023, in tabular...
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties purchased by local authorities under the compulsory purchase order activation programme; and how many...
- Housing Schemes
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of HAP properties in 2023, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20983/24]
- Departmental Expenditure
200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of spending on homelessness by his Department in 2023, in tabular form; and the amount spent on prevention....
- Housing Provision
201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units provided to date under the Supported Housing for Youth pilot programme; and the spend on the programme by...
- Housing Schemes
203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with the HAP Shared Services Centre on the number of households paying top-up payments to their landlord;...
- Planning Issues
205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the position around any special conditions and planning requirements for log cabins in County Kildare. [20997/24]
- Defective Building Materials
206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the draft regulations pertaining to the defective concrete block scheme for social housing remediation works will be...
- Departmental Licences
208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify when a licence (details supplied) will transfer over to a fully online application process; and if he will...
- Departmental Schemes
209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to conduct the review of the defective concrete block scheme. [21041/24]
- Wind Energy Generation
211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the indicative timeframe for receipt of the Attorney General’s response to the landmark High Court...
- Departmental Bodies
212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total leading each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available; the total leading to local...
- Land Development Agency
215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected number of units that will be delivered by the Land Development Agency in each year from 2024 to 2027; the type...
- Departmental Expenditure
216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a living alone increase payment for a widower (details supplied) will be backdated to the date of death of their spouse;...
- State Pensions
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an individual (details supplied) has an entitlement to apply for the State pension (contributory), in view of the fact...
- School Meals Programme
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a school (details supplied) can reassess how funding allocated by her Department through the hot school meals programme...
- Widow's Pension
224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the circumstance where someone is in receipt of the widow's pension, works part-time but their job closes during the...
- School Meals Programme
225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will comment on a matter with regard to the school meals programme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to indicate when a PPS number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits
227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied). [21118/24]
- Departmental Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Ukraine War
230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she and her Department will engage with the UK authorities to examine if an exemption could be allowed for Ukrainian refugee...
- Work Permits
231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if...
- Immigration Policy
233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she is satisfied that the most recent European proposals in respect of immigration are sufficiently...
- Road Traffic Offences
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs...
- An Garda Síochána
236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each Garda division, in tabular form. [21005/24]
- Prison Service
237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list, in tabular form, all of the progression units in the Irish prison system; and the number of prisoners in each as a...
- Passport Services
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of an issue whereby documentation is being returned to passport offices despite not being correctly completed...
- Health Services Staff
239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has engaged with her colleague the Minister for Foreign Affairs on what can be done to assist medical professionals...
- Sentencing Policy
240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 30 April 2024, if she will review the legislation for sexual offences against...
- Legislative Measures
241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she would consider reducing the amount of time required for legal separation, which currently stands at one year (details...
- Citizenship Ceremonies
242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) whose application was granted in December 2023 will be invited to a citizenship ceremony; and...
- Citizenship Applications
243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a final decision in respect of an application for citizenship will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Visa Applications
244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a visa application for an individual (details supplied); the processing times for applications of this nature;...
- An Garda Síochána
245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the Government’s recent endorsement of the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse...
- Departmental Expenditure
246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Funding
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money farming organisations receive in core funding from his Department; and the basis on which funding is allocated....
- Agriculture Industry
248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money generated from the EIF levy; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21024/24]
- Fishing Industry
249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a fuel subsidy for the fishing industry, as is the case in other EU member states; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Supports
250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration can be given to providing farmers under financial pressure advance payments of direct farm payments; and if he will...
- Departmental Priorities
251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the announced action plan on ash dieback; when such detail will be published on each of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Childcare Services
255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available through Pobal to provide assistance to a community playgroup (details supplied);...
- Assisted Decision-Making
256. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to comment on the decision support service; the number of applications that have been started; the number of...
- Childcare Services
257. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position on the recognition and regulation of childminders who are caring for children in their own homes...
- International Protection
258. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a building (details supplied) is being considered for use as refugee accommodation; and if he will make...
- Departmental Reviews
259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions taken to date to implement the findings of the disability capacity review to 2032 report, as well as...
- Disability Services
260. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether there is a national and-or regional waiting list or register for those with an intellectual disability...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
265. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied); if he will suggest funding mechanisms to assist in this case; and...
- Emergency Accommodation
266. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he did not avail of an opportunity to meet with local public representatives and national...
- Mother and Baby Homes
267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the State has access to mother and baby records from a private nursing home (details supplied); if the public...
- Maternity Leave
268. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans to amend current legislation which prevents women from deferring their...
- Child and Family Agency
269. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered that the childcare crisis could worsen if the proposed Tusla regulations come into effect,...
- Departmental Contracts
270. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a contract renewal (details supplied) has been signed off on. [21156/24]
- Departmental Expenditure
271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Appointments Status
272. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the ENT appointment for a person (details supplied). [20958/24]
- Departmental Data
273. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of these patients, by county, who had...
- Homeless Persons Supports
289. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on homeless specific measures by his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, and to provide a breakdown of the spend...
- Addiction Treatment Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on addiction services in 2023 by local authority area, in tabular form. [20989/24]
- Health Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 690 of 16 April 2024, the reason the question was referred to the National Women and Infants Programme section, despite...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
292. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the waiting times for appointments for the dermatology clinic in Peamount Hospital in Dublin. [20999/24]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
293. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is no longer funding wigs for people with alopecia. [21012/24]
- Hospital Appointments Status
294. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an ENT appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if it can be expedited; and if he will...
- International Bodies
295. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the process and criteria used by his Department to assess the potential benefits and opportunities of EATRIS membership; and if he will make a...
- Gender Recognition
298. To ask the Minister for Health if, in relation to his recent statement (details supplied) that a consultant psychiatrist had been recruited by the HSE for children's gender healthcare and...
- Health Service Executive
299. To ask the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Inspections
300. To ask the Minister for Health how often HIQA inspections are carried out at St. James’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if he will make a...
- Children in Care
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ‘children in case’ social worker posts in County Clare; the number currently in post; and the length of time any posts have been...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
302. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time on waiting lists for operations at CHI for those with spina bifida without scoliosis and those with...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
303. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if this person can use the Wicklow-based company for this service in future; and if they do use it, whether the Government...
- Health Service Executive
304. To ask the Minister for Health when he, in consultation with the HSE, will lift the recruitment embargo currently in place within the HSE (details supplied). [21074/24]
- General Practitioner Services
306. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase the numbers of GP practices and practitioners throughout the country to alleviate the current difficulties in registering...
- Health Strategies
307. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 30 April 2024, the number of the integrated eye care teams that are not fully operational in each of the CHOs; and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
308. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for steroid injections will be arranged as soon as possible in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Medicinal Products
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the final report of a working group (details supplied) on the medicines reimbursement decision-making process; when he plans to publish the...
- Health Service Executive
311. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a post operative bed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/24]
- General Practitioner Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received for a GP vacancy in Cavan (details supplied); the number of these applications that are to be progressed to interview...
- Health Service Executive
314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and rollout of the national maternal and newborn clinical management system for the...
- Hospital Procedures
316. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21163/24]
- Departmental Expenditure
317. To ask the Minister for Health the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what funding and supports are available to students studying psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20946/24]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Funding
321. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she intends to announce funding for local organisations under the community services programme Pobal fund. [21062/24]
- Departmental Contracts
322. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of publicly funded contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department in each of the past ten years; the...
- Childcare Services
323. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the assistance her Department can provide for a playgroup (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18304/24]
- Rural Recreation Policy
324. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her Department's plans to support long, cross-county walking trails in order to optimise their development for the benefit of villages...
- Rural Schemes
325. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on when a decision will be made in respect of a funding application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Control of Dogs
326. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the rules/guidelines in relation to restricted dog breeds in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21004/24]
- Departmental Expenditure
327. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total expenditure she expects to be in a position to make in respect of rural and community efforts with particular reference to...
- Rural Schemes
330. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she expects to extend the criteria whereby urban and rural community groups might be expected to more readily qualify for grant...
- Digital Hubs
331. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to encourage the creation of digital hubs outside of the main areas of investment...
- Rural Schemes
332. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the full extent of awards made by her Department under the town and village renewal scheme throughout Ireland; her expectations in...
- Public Participation Networks
334. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent of her Department's support through the public participation network for various groups and communities around the country...
- Rural Schemes
335. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure to date under the rural regeneration and development fund; the extent to which the fund has attracted local indigenous...
- Departmental Priorities
336. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which her Department continues to address the issue of urban and rural isolation with particular reference to those who...
- Voluntary Sector
337. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the actions that have been taken by her department under the National Volunteering Strategy 2021-2025 to increase...
