Written answers
Thursday, 7 April 2022
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Regional Development
4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Agency Ireland has specific leads in relation to locating potential clients in counties Laois and Offaly;...
- Low Pay Commission
14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 February 2022, if he has received the report by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI of a...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be updating company law to reduce the regulatory burden on the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Enterprise Support Services
16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are being provided in 2022 to local enterprise offices in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a...
- Corporate Governance
17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated impact the delay in establishing the corporate enforcement authority is having on the Companies Registration Office and...
- Regional Development
18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA commitment to deliver an advanced building solution in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the...
- European Union
19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposal for a European Union directive on corporate sustainability, due diligence and amending directive 2019/1937;...
- Official Travel
20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he raised the ongoing war in Yemen with his Saudi Arabian counterparts during his trade mission to Saudi Arabia in November 2021;...
- Renewable Energy Generation
21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding engagements his Department has had with the renewable energy sector; the potential for job creation identified;...
- Employment Rights
22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details for the implementation of statutory sick pay for all employees; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Programmes
23. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an update will be provided on the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme which aims to support start-ups in Ireland; and if he will...
- Health Services Staff
24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request his Department to place therapy staff on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Redundancy Payments
25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the receivership process with a company (details supplied); the efforts that have been undertaken to protect payments...
- National Minimum Wage
26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the minimum wage and raise it to €15 per hour considering the spiralling cost of living; and if he will...
- Enterprise Support Services
27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if new financial supports will be introduced in 2022 to assist in the development of enterprise centres in view of their importance in...
- Brexit Issues
28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the impact that Brexit has had on Ireland’s trading destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18729/22]
- International Agreements
29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department intends to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention 190, Elimination of Violence and Harassment in...
- Company Law
30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his efforts to reform company law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/22]
- Enterprise Support Services
31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the various levels of support that were made available to enterprises throughout the country in the course of the pandemic; the extent...
- Regional Development
32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the communication that his Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications relating to the local...
- Consumer Protection
33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is undertaking new initiatives in the area of consumer protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/22]
- Corporate Governance
34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in the establishment of the corporate enforcement authority. [18630/22]
- Living Wage
35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the work of the Working Group on the Living Wage. [18807/22]
- Legislative Programme
36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative changes that are planned in the area of competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18790/22]
- Work Permits
37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permit applications received by his Department per month form October 2021 to March 2022, inclusive; the...
- Enterprise Support Services
38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is being provided in 2022 to support enterprises in the south Dublin local enterprise office area; and if he will...
- Official Travel
39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his last visit to Saudi Arabia and the issues that he raised with the regime there; and if he will make a...
- Foreign Direct Investment
40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA's planned advance building solution in Castlebar; the stage site identification options are at; if the IDA has...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that his Department has undertaken to progress legal standards for CO2 in the workplace in view of the current wave of...
- Regional Development
43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is being provided for Regional Enterprise Plans in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/22]
- Flexible Work Practices
45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the remote working strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/22]
- Employment Rights
46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether legislation in Ireland is robust enough to prevent mass redundancies as in the case of a company (details...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is engagement and training with the local enterprise offices on the issue of...
- Ukraine War
48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment options available to Ukrainian refugees in Ireland on a short, medium and long-term basis; and if his attention has...
- Co-operative Sector
49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the changes that he plans for co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18794/22]
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50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/22]
- Company Closures
51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that his Department is putting in place for suppliers affected by the collapse of a company (details supplied); and if he...
- Work Permits
52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that his Department has put in place to deal with the delays in the processing of employment permit applications and...
- Intellectual Property
53. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 10 February 2022, the status of his engagement at European Union and World Trade...
- Social Enterprise Sector
54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role that his Department plays in supporting social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/22]
- Company Law
55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the company law reform group report on splitting of assets, recommendations made and plans for...
- Work Permits
56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional resources that are being allocated to processing work permit applications in view of the significant increase in the...
- Job Losses
58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific actions taken by his Department to address the job losses in Baldoyle since the meeting that took place between him and...
- Departmental Projects
59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department is dealing with projects that were grant-aided by his Department in cases in which the projected costs...
- Energy Prices
60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors which he believes are most vulnerable in the face of the explosion in the cost of oil and gas. [18474/22]
- Living Wage
61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on delivering a living wage, calculated through the Living Wage Technical Group’s minimum essential standard of...
- Regional Development
62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the appointment of a regional director of the IDA in the south east given that the position has been vacant...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which priority continues to be given to various enterprises affected by Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement...
- Regional Development
64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the pay scales available for recruitment of IDA regional directors are sufficient to attract interest in the...
- Ukraine War
65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of the Government in relation to a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15161/22]
- Regional Development
66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide further details on the way that the North-East Regional Enterprise Plan will directly benefit County Louth and in...
- Trade Missions
68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the trade promotion missions that have been undertaken to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Work Permits
69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the processing of applications for work permits for non-European Union workers particularly in...
- Trade Agreements
70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements he has had with his European Union counterparts regarding the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement. [17909/22]
- Industrial Relations
71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent European Parliament report (details supplied) and the opinions on the deterioration of...
- Employment Rights
72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rationale for including only three statutory sick leave days in the Sick Leave Bill 2022 including lobbying by employers in this...
- Insurance Industry
73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made to date with the Insurance Reform Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/22]
- Tourism Industry
75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to assist hospitality enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/22]
- Wage-setting Mechanisms
76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to increasing the minimum wage given the rising cost of living. [18772/22]
- Trade Promotion
77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that he is undertaking to promote new and existing trading links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18730/22]
- Regional Development
78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the provision of a new advance technology facility for Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Low Pay Commission
80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 February 2022, if he has received the report by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI of a...
- Health Services Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to place therapy staff on the critical skills list in view of the fact that children’s disability network teams are...
- Company Closures
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be impact on statutory redundancy for a worker from a company (details supplied) that takes up additional employment...
- Foreign Direct Investment
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the efforts of the IDA to attract inward investment to counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a...
- Enterprise Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that he is supporting digital transformation in Irish enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18665/22]
- Wind Energy Generation
85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider establishing a taskforce to identify innovation, investment and employment opportunities relating to offshore...
- Employment Rights
86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the operation of sectoral employment orders; if legal challenges to their operation mean they are unenforceable by the...
- Job Losses
87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on any engagement that he or his Department have had with the stakeholders affected by the job losses at a company...
- Work Permits
88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider a reform of the processing of work permit applications to allow for faster processing in circumstances in which...
- Human Rights
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any bilateral engagement he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia in 2021 and to-date in 2022; if, in the...
- Employment Rights
90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that his Department is taking to abolish mandatory retirement ages and stop older workers being forced out of their jobs;...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the Government’s position on liquefied natural gas terminals in Ireland; and if he will make a...
- National Broadband Plan
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18856/22]
- Energy Policy
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree of Ireland's energy dependence by country in tabular form; and the estimated timeline it would take for...
- Waste Management
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to the establishment of a nationwide dumping taskforce; and his views on whether County...
- Departmental Schemes
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that all works needed for homes under the free energy upgrades, warmer homes scheme are being...
- Electricity Generation
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which emergency steps can be taken to ensure the provision of locally-based electricity generation to...
- Natural Gas Imports
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he will take to ensure that liquid natural gas terminals cannot be built in Ireland given recent reports...
- National Broadband Plan
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made to date with the roll-out of the National Broadband Scheme; if the roll-out is going to...
- Electricity Generation
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the micro-generation support scheme; the progress that has been made on the roll-out of the scheme; the...
- Waste Management
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that his Department proposes to deal with the abundant instances of untreated sewage from towns and villages...
- Departmental Data
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of companies prosecuted for violation of environmental regulations in Ireland since 2015, by year and county...
- Energy Prices
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role that gas plays in setting the wholesale electricity price of other forms of generated electricity,...
- Litter Pollution
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider introducing legislation to name and shame individuals in breach of the Litter Pollution Act, 1997....
- National Broadband Plan
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State investment to date in the National Broadband Plan; the projected final cost of this programme; and if he will...
- Broadband Infrastructure
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to update broadband for schools in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18873/22]
- Energy Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he plans to take to secure Ireland’s energy supply in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and...
- Data Centres
121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will re-examine Government policy on high-energy usage data centres in view of the current energy crisis and the...
- Cybersecurity Policy
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that are being taken to mitigate against the impacts of possible cyber-attacks on public services; and if...
- Climate Action Plan
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop a work programme as is required by the Climate Action Plan to deliver one to three TWh of zero...
- Fuel Prices
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a price point for gas or other fossil fuels at which it would be necessary to consider decoupling...
- Energy Prices
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the further steps that are being considered to mitigate energy price increases; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Quality
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed establishment of dedicated resources within regional lead authorities to provide...
- Planning Issues
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding maritime area consent applications; the timeline for when they will begin to be issued; and if...
- Energy Prices
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had on Ireland’s energy sector; and if he will make a...
- Mining Industry
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of licences issued by his Department for mineral exploration in the past two years and his views on...
- Bord na Móna
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the recent engagements he has had with Bord na Móna with regard to peatlands. [17912/22]
- Energy Policy
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government's policy in relation to liquefied natural gas in Ireland; the action he will take in the event of...
- National Broadband Plan
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the progress...
- Environmental Schemes
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the one-stop-shops will be established under the new National Retrofit Plan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Legislative Measures
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 1 March 2022 , and his comments (details supplied), the status of the...
- Renewable Energy Generation
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that homeowners with solar PV panels are still not receiving any payment or credits for excess electricity...
- Departmental Schemes
141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that is being made in reducing the processing times and commencement of works under the free energy...
- Waste Management
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if analysis of the potential benefits of a national waste collection service has been carried out in advance of...
- Wind Energy Generation
146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his work to date exploring the potential for Ireland in developing offshore wind power...
- Departmental Schemes
147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the electricity costs emergency benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18739/22]
- Wind Energy Generation
148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports that planning delays have hindered the building of offshore renewable energy in the State; if he...
- Climate Change Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the carbon budgets satisfy the principle of climate justice. [18795/22]
- Broadband Infrastructure
150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure the universal roll-out of mobile telephone and broadband services throughout the State and to...
- Renewable Energy Generation
151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the development of grid interconnection in the south-east region in order to support the...
- Wind Energy Generation
152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the low investment to date in offshore wind energy in the State; the steps that he will take to ensure...
- Post Office Network
154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to support the rural post office network and the wider post office network; and if...
- Renewable Energy Generation
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on Ireland’s capacity to meet its targets for wind and renewable energy; if he will report on his...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Regional Aid
156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of regional aid that has been allocated to counties Laois and Offaly in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in...
- Departmental Staff
157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the salaries and pensions paid out to special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department in 2020 and 2021, broken...
- Commissions of Investigation
158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of the grants given to businesses during the Covid crisis; the amount issued under these grants; the amount...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available for small business owners to offset the costs arising from the new February bank holiday, be they...
- Work Permits
161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rights or options open to a worker who commenced working in the State under a stamp 4EUFAM in 2017, in circumstances (details...
- Question Heading for question(s) 162
162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 7 February 2017, if he will provide the full list of companies that received payments...
- Departmental Staff
163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the services and manufacturing services have improved and recovered given the existence of the pandemic; and if...
- Work Permits
167. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which work permit-related visas continue to be issued in line with the requirements of those seeking such visas, if a...
- Job Creation
168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which job retention and creation effort continues to be made in the manufacturing sector throughout Ireland and in...
- Industrial Development
170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Irish-manufactured products continues to compete on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Job Creation
171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to ensure an even spread of job creation investment throughout the country with a...
- Departmental Data
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of persons deemed to be in employment at the present time; the extent to which this shows an improvement on any...
- Foreign Direct Investment
173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which any changes in foreign direct investment have been affected by international issues; and if he will make a...
- Job Creation
174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the level of investment in jobs here continues to keep pace with other jurisdictions; and if he will make a...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which assistances towards small and medium-sized enterprises here continues to equate with those available in other EU...
- Foreign Direct Investment
176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Ireland is in competition with other jurisdictions for foreign direct investment; the degree to which this...
- Brexit Issues
177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Brexit continues to have a negative or positive effect in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on...
- Flexible Work Practices
179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department plans to introduce further legislation in addition to proposed legislation allowing for a right to request remote...
- Ukraine War
181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports and programmes that he has in place or is developing to support Ukrainian refugees to establish enterprises. [19154/22]
- Defibrillators Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and...
- Departmental Contracts
183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Staff
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the salaries and pensions paid out to special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department in 2020...
- Departmental Schemes
185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the vetting procedures in place for approving contractors for the retrofit scheme. [11268/22]
- Ukraine War
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the Russian invasion of Ukraine with consequences for energy supplies across Europe has been...
- Energy Policy
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made at European level to reduce dependency on Russian oil and gas; and the role Ireland is playing...
- Environmental Schemes
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the interest rates for loans as part of the national home retrofitting scheme will be decided; when the one stop...
- Natural Gas Grid
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of his permission on the banning of the development of future LNG terminals; and if he will...
- Data Centres
194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will commit to looking at the role data centres play in rising energy demand in Ireland in view of recent...
- Energy Policy
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the requirement for natural gas will cease; the expected cost of a hydrogen future compared to other energy...
- National Postcode System
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an Eircode will be expedited for a family (details supplied). [18997/22]
- Departmental Staff
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present...
- Energy Policy
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 29 March 2022, the status of the existing authorisations of the lease...
- Electricity Supply Board
199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) in relation to ESB Networks; the action that he plans to...
- Cybersecurity Policy
200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that he has taken to enhance Ireland’s cyber-security for the next 12 months; and if he will make a...
- Post Office Network
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 171 and 173 of 10 March 2022, when the Inter-Departmental Group Report on the...
- Energy Prices
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has met with or sought to meet or contacted a company (details supplied) to query its recent price increases in...
- Waste Management
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is fully satisfied that the authorisation and regulation of the discharge to sea facility of trade and sewage...
- Energy Prices
205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he can protect energy users from price hikes which are not directly related to such issues as the...
- Climate Change Policy
207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current position in regard to Ireland’s ability and progress in the matter of climate change; and if he will...
- Broadband Infrastructure
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which modern high-speed broadband is available throughout the country with particular reference to the...
- Waste Management
212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which domestic waste is currently referred for incineration or landfill sites; the intended progression...
- Renewable Energy Generation
214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which wind, wave or solar energy is being developed to meet Ireland’s climate change targets; and...
- Broadband Infrastructure
216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the planned survey of areas of Beara and Sheep’s head peninsulas under the National Broadband Plan will...
- Defibrillators Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public...
- Departmental Contracts
219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and...
- Energy Prices
220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when further financial support will be provided to consumers in respect of the increase in energy costs; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Cycling Policy
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of National Cycling Policy Framework 2009-2020; if the Ministerial directive declaring it national policy has been revoked; if...
- Electric Vehicles
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of efforts to increase the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points in cases in which off-street parking is not possible...
- National Car Test
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars that are awaiting an NCT test in County Kerry at present; the average waiting time in the county to have a car tested;...
- Rail Network
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the national rail timetable in which the first service to Cork arrives at 9:50 am; if he will support...
- Driver Test
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest waiting list figures for driver theory tests, driver tests and motorcycle tests in each county in tabular form; and if he will...
- Dublin Airport Authority
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual amount that the DAA receives in airport passenger charges which are part of all fares in and out of the airport; if detailed...
- Military Aircraft
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 27 January 2022, the reason that the question which he referred to Irish Aviation Authority...
- Departmental Staff
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- National Transport Authority
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the service level agreement that exists between the NTA and a company (details supplied) in...
- Coast Guard Service
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in providing a permanent facility for the Coast Guard service in a location (details supplied); and if he...
- Driver Test
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite a driving test for a person (details supplied) due to an oversight by the applicant. [19129/22]
- Road Network
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which the designation of a road is changed from a regional to national road or vice versa. [19136/22]
- Haulage Industry
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that own account haulage operators were excluded from the recently announced supports for the haulage sector to address cost...
- Defibrillators Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and agencies...
- Departmental Contracts
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
237. To ask the Minister for Finance when the zoned land tax will be in place; and if land that is zoned for low-density development as opposed to high-density development will be subject to...
- Tax Collection
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the volume of money warehoused under the tax debt warehousing scheme by sector. [18956/22]
- Tax Code
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the non-carbon component on mineral oil tax on gas oil regarding motor fuel for agricultural, horticultural or piscicultural...
- Departmental Staff
242. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts...
- Banking Sector
243. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with the CEOs and senior teams of banks (details supplied) regarding the withdrawal of banks from the market; the operational process of...
- Vacant Properties
244. To ask the Minister for Finance when, he or his Department will collect data on vacancy levels in residential property in line with housing policy objective 19.12 of Housing for All with a...
- Fiscal Data
245. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected deficit levels in nominal terms and as a percentage of GDP and GNI, in each of the years to 2030, taking into account such factors as...
- Tax Code
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a new 30% rate of income tax by replacing the 40% rate or introducing a 30% rate with its tax rate band ranging from €36,800 to...
- Insurance Industry
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce the cost of insurance for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19157/22]
- Defibrillators Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Finance if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department, and public bodies and agencies that operate under his...
- Departmental Contracts
249. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the auspices of his...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works
250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of voted expenditure provided to the Office of Public Works, OPW, by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021;...
- Departmental Priorities
251. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will review public works contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18994/22]
- Office of Public Works
252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a feasibility study (details supplied) which was carried out by the Office of Public Works; if it has been...
- Departmental Staff
253. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Defibrillators Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and agencies...
- Family Support Services
255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional supports will be introduced to support all the families that are most affected by recent increases in the cost of living;...
- Departmental Contracts
256. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
257. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht , further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 29 March, the details of the licensing to which she refers; the reference number of...
- Arts Policy
258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of arts studio spaces that have been made available in Dublin per year since the launch of the last Art Development...
- Sports Funding
259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the length of time it is expected to take for a decision to be made on appeals under the sports capital grant; if she will provide...
- Íocaíochtaí Deontas
260. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar iarratas ó ghrúpa (sonraí tugtha) atá ag lorg deontais le...
- Departmental Staff
261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff within her Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Defibrillators Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and...
- Departmental Contracts
263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Defective Building Materials
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of defective concrete blocks scheme applications received by Donegal and Mayo County Councils to the end of March...
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an updated timeline on the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service; when this will be published;...
- Planning Issues
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that An Bord Pleanála has the necessary resources to effectively process applications for renewable...
- Foreshore Issues
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clear the lengthy backlog of foreshore licence applications for offshore renewables by redeploying into his...
- Defective Building Materials
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress, if any, made by the working group examining building defects; when the working...
- Ukraine War
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is revising the macro housing delivery targets in the housing plan from an average 33,000 per year in view of the...
- Housing Provision
270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the social housing new build delivery for 2021 by social housing capital investment...
- Housing Schemes
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the tenant purchase scheme is open to those receiving a non-contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles...
- Housing Schemes
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the repair and lease housing scheme in which up to €60,000 is made available to repair houses to make...
- Housing Provision
275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes delivered in Q1 2022; and the number to be delivered in Q2. [19080/22]
- Local Authorities
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that sufficient funding is allocated to local authorities in 2022 to continue the Housing Voids Programme at...
- Departmental Funding
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to date on a project (details supplied); the level of expenditure in 2021; the funding allocated for...
- Land Issues
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which a person can correct a mapping error by the Land Registry in respect of the map digitised in respect of their...
- Defibrillators Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
283. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18918/22]
- Departmental Staff
287. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Defibrillators Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and agencies that...
- Departmental Contracts
291. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the...
- North-South Implementation Bodies
292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the implementation of the...
- Northern Ireland
293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any response from the British Government in respect of the unanimous requests of Dáil Éireann for an independent...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Staff
294. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Defibrillators Provision
295. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and agencies that...
- Departmental Contracts
296. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reimbursement scheme will be put in place for voluntary taxi drivers who are transporting Ukrainian children to and from local schools; and...
- Education and Training Boards
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is appropriate that a member of an education and training board senior management team direct an investigation into a...
- Departmental Functions
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18914/22]
- Departmental Schemes
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS status will be conferred to schools (details supplied) in County Limerick; if they will be fully amalgamated by the new academic year in...
- Departmental Correspondence
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when correspondence (details supplied) will receive a reply. [18955/22]
- Departmental Staff
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff within her Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Schools Building Projects
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19076/22]
- School Staff
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that a teacher (details supplied) can transfer their reckonable teaching hours worked at secondary level over to primary level; if these...
- Schools Building Projects
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in respect of the various preliminaries associated with the three-school campus project in Celbridge,...
- School Funding
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional assistance and resources for a school (details supplied); if her Department will contact the school which has...
- School Staff
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that a teacher can become involved with a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19128/22]
- School Accommodation
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application is approved at the earliest possible date in view of the need to provide additional accommodation at a...
- Departmental Programmes
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the School Completion Programme transfer to the Department; when the transfer will be completed; and if she will make a statement...
- Defibrillators Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and agencies that...
- Departmental Contracts
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under auspices of...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Child Poverty
314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 in relation to child poverty considering the...
- Ukraine War
315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Ukrainian households that have entered the State since the start of the war; and the breakdown by household...
- Social Welfare Schemes
316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel pass to persons with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Ukraine War
317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans she has to engage with various sectors and employers to accommodate Ukrainian refugees and create job opportunities...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that foreign students studying in Ireland wishing to take up employment are waiting months to be issued with PPS...
- Social Welfare Benefits
319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps her Department is taking to streamline the process for persons needing to access an exceptional needs payment to...
- Community Welfare Services
320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers in the past five years by county in tabular form; if there are plans to increase the...
- Departmental Correspondence
321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will process a request by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18948/22]
- Social Welfare Benefits
322. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who are currently declared as self-employed farmers who are in receipt of invalidity pension; the...
- Departmental Staff
324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff within her Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles...
- Departmental Funding
325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount provided to JobPath providers in respect of funding for leasing premises in the course of their role in delivering...
- Employment Support Services
326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update in respect of her ambition to outsource local employment services. [19047/22]
- Defibrillators Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and...
- Departmental Contracts
328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and...
- Disability Services
329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of employers and businesses that use the Disability Awareness Training Grant. [19217/22]
- Ukraine War
330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments, benefits and other supports issued by his Department to which Ukrainian refugees are entitled. [19222/22]
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Departmental Projects
331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns raised by a service (details supplied) in respect of a recent tender decision; and...
- Ukraine War
332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will update Dáil Éireann on pledges of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees through the Irish...
- International Protection
333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all of the staff at the International Protection Accommodation Services have been provided with...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are being drawn up to organise the transition of Ukrainian refugees from temporary living...
- Departmental Staff
336. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their...
- Education Schemes
337. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to amend the core funding model for the early education sector in view of the fact that the smaller...
- Childcare Services
338. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine and address a series of issues (details supplied) that will arise for providers under the new...
- Housing Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to reduce the delays in allocating housing accommodation to persons from...
- Childcare Services
341. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to ensure that there is adequate childcare accommodation in view of creche...
- Ukraine War
343. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the payments, benefits and other supports issued by his Department which Ukrainian refugees are entitled to....
- Defibrillators Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and...
- Departmental Contracts
345. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Gender Equality
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the European Research Area regarding gender equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/22]
- Departmental Budgets
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget that is available in the pursuit of gender equality for postgraduates and researcher postgraduate students; the way in which it is...
- Sustainable Development Goals
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made with Ireland’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on sustainable development goal, SDG, 4.5...
- Departmental Budgets
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget that is available for postgraduates and researcher postgraduate students; the way in which it is being allocated; and if he will make...
- Ukraine War
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a County Tipperary student who was studying dentistry in Ukraine (details supplied) and is now...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the large backlog on the waiting list for SOLAS; the steps that are being taken to alleviate this backlog; and if he will...
- Sustainable Development Goals
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on sustainable development goal, SDG, 4.5, as it relates to his Department's work. [18975/22]
- Equality Issues
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the portion of his Department’s budget that has been allocated to the pursuit of gender equality for postgraduate research students...
- Further and Higher Education
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18982/22]
- Departmental Strategies
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount that it would cost to pay postgraduate research students a stipend for 40 hours per week (details supplied); the cost per...
- Departmental Staff
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Defibrillators Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and agencies that...
- Departmental Contracts
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- An Garda Síochána
361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí suspended from duty who have had their suspension lifted by the courts in each year since 2018 to...
- Departmental Staff
363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff within her Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles...
- Courts Service
364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 3 February 2022, if the draft report has been reviewed by her Department; the...
- An Garda Síochána
365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided for Garda divisions such as Cavan and Monaghan in view of the unique policing demands...
- Defibrillators Provision
367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and...
- Departmental Contracts
368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies...
- Department of Health
- Food Labelling
369. To ask the Minister for Health the labelling requirements under Irish law in relation to food products that contain GMO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19010/22]
- Dental Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extremely long waiting time that primary school children are forced to endure to receive orthodontic appointments; and...
- Medicinal Products
372. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of hormone replacement therapy in several pharmacies in areas (details supplied) in recent months; if his...
- Dental Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to address the current issue of medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment since the pandemic; and if he...
- General Practitioner Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a surgery (details supplied) that is no longer operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18944/22]
- Ambulance Service
375. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service failed to respond to an urgent request for an ambulance relative to a person (details supplied); and the actions he will take...
- Nursing Homes
376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider requesting the HSE to reimburse persons living in a nursing home who have been approved for funding under the fair deal, nursing home...
- Health Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the all-Ireland procurement and transplantation service; and if he...
- Dental Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and or his officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) since 2020; the number of dentists offering services under...
- Health Promotion
380. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 728 of 1 March 2022, if he will consider re-examining funding options for alternative venues for an exercise class...
- Infectious Diseases
381. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the infectious diseases clinical programme; the status of the establishment of a network of infectious diseases clinics; the number...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
382. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 724 of 8 March 2022, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the amount spent on vehicles purchased in 2020; the...
- Ambulance Service
387. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on vehicles by the National Ambulance Service in each year since 2000, in tabular form; the source of funding for expenditure in each year; the...
- Dental Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims submitted by dentists under the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years from 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of...
- Health Services Staff
390. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. no. 3 of 31 March 2022, the number of medical graduates who sought an internship in each year since 2011; the expected...
- Health Service Executive
391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors who completed their internship with the HSE in each year since 2012; the number which subsequently took up employment with the HSE in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
392. To ask the Minister for Health if persons providing home-help employed by the HSE or by private companies will receive the €1,000 bonus being considered for healthcare workers; if...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Health when a project will be completed (details supplied). [19018/22]
- Medicinal Products
394. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19019/22]
- Health Strategies
395. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the updated plan to replace the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland 2014-2018; the timeline for publication; the reason...
- Legislative Programme
396. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be included in the health information Bill; when the Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19021/22]
- Healthcare Policy
397. To ask the Minister for Health when disease-specific virtual registries will become operational in the Irish healthcare system; the expected impact this will have on the monitoring of...
- Medicinal Products
398. To ask the Minister for Health when a report (details supplied) on the drug reimbursement process will be published; the date it was submitted to his Department; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
399. To ask the Minister for Health the process for patients with rare diseases to obtain accurate and timely diagnoses via European Union cross border genetic testing (details supplied); the...
- Departmental Staff
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts...
- Health Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19048/22]
- Health Services Staff
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the children’s disability network team structure and staff complement in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health the respite facilities in County Meath for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19051/22]
- Departmental Inquiries
408. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the engagements that he, his Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer had with Trinity College Dublin prior to and regarding the...
- Health Services
409. To ask the Minister for Health when additional places (details supplied) will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the measures that will be implemented in 2022 to improve services;...
- Health Services Staff
410. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of epilepsy nurses for one-to-one care in the State; the number who are serving in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Abortion Services
412. To ask the Minister for Health the objectives for the HSEs recent review of the Revised Model of Care for Termination of Pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19066/22]
- State Bodies
414. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a tender application (details supplied) has been declined for a private facility. [19074/22]
- Nursing Homes
415. To ask the Minister for Health the plan that is in place to ensure that older people in State-run nursing homes get access to regular dental care; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Staff
419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of social workers who are attached to each of the State-run nursing homes; the ratio per patient for each; the number of visits undertaken per...
- Disability Services
420. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available in Cork for children with epilepsy. [19132/22]
- Health Service Executive
423. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the previously unpublished report of the Independent Review of Unscheduled Care Performance 2018-2019 which was released under freedom of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
424. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 therapeutics implementation group has met; the reason this group was not set-up earlier; if patients are represented on this group; and if he...
- Dental Services
425. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to discussions with an association (details supplied) with a view to attracting more dentists back on the medical card scheme in...
- General Practitioner Services
426. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the SouthDoc out-of-hours general practitioner service is operating in Castletownbere, County Cork. [19158/22]
- Ukraine War
427. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that Ukrainian medical professionals can register to practise in Ireland. [19159/22]
- Defibrillators Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and the public bodies and agencies that operate under...
- Departmental Contracts
430. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department...
- Gender Balance
431. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there is gender balance on interview committees and in the conduct of recruitment processes within the health service particularly...
- Nursing Homes
432. To ask the Minister for Health the way that State-run nursing homes are assessing dental and oral health and pain in residents who are unable to speak or are cognitively impaired; the number...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Schemes
434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if advice will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18963/22]
- Agriculture Schemes
435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal relative to the Beef Genomics Programme payments in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and...
- Agriculture Industry
438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to ensure an adequate supply of clover seed is available to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Staff
439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Agriculture Schemes
440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the BEEP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19054/22]
- Defibrillators Provision
441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in his Department and public bodies and...
- Departmental Contracts
442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Staff
443. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff within her Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and...
- Defibrillators Provision
444. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and agencies...
- Departmental Contracts
445. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under...
