Written answers
Thursday, 2 March 2023
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects
7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on capital investment on the N71, including the Bandon relief road and the Innishannon bypass. [10273/23]
- Taxi Licences
10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the National Transport Authority regulations regarding renewal of taxi licences incorporate some leeway on deadlines; if...
- Public Transport
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the latest data on modal shares on key routes into Dublin city and how they compare with the pre-Covid time; and if he...
- Transport Policy
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which transport is being staggered at peak times to ensure the greatest utilisation of the road, rail and bus network and...
- Ports Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements his Department has had with the Shannon Foynes Port Company regarding the Vision 2041 master plan; and if he will make a...
- National Car Test
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport If he will examine the way the contracts for the national car testing system are awarded in light of the recent crisis at the NCT centres...
- Bus Services
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement his Department has had with BusConnects in Cork to ensure rural areas are adequately serviced; and if he will make a...
- Transport Costs
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government intends to continue to implement reduced fares on public transport across the State; if any consideration has been given...
- Rail Network
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date in securing and reopening the rail line from Athenry to Claremorris; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Cycling Policy
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans to increase the number of e-bike sharing schemes in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement...
- Driver Test
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be implemented to eliminate unacceptable delays in applicants receiving appointments for driving tests in the Cavan...
- Ports Policy
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the reference within the Shannon Foynes Port Company Vision 2041 master plan to the need, over the lifetime of the...
- Traffic Management
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to introduce experimental traffic orders; the effects he anticipates from same; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the financial deductions applied to public transport operators due to punctuality, reliability and service quality key...
- National Car Test
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve wait times for NCT tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10469/23]
- Road Projects
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding completion of the next phases of the N22, Cork-Kerry Road, Baile Bhuirne and Baile Mhic Íre; the anticipated...
- Rail Network
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made to bring the Enterprise service to an hourly service; and if he will make a...
- Taxi Licences
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on taxi licence numbers, driver numbers and late night working following the recent driver recruitment...
- Traffic Management
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his plans to bring forward legislative provision for experimental road traffic orders; and if he will make a statement...
- Cycling Facilities
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cycle paths his Department has identified to cut carbon emissions and ease traffic congestion in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will...
- Transport Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list the number of active travel and Safe Routes to School projects completed by Mayo County Council in round 1 of the...
- Rail Network
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the western rail corridor is added to the TEN-T network following the publication of the All-Island Rail Review; and if...
- Bus Services
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can clarify the proposed progressing of the BusConnects scheme for Dublin in the coming year, specifically if the NTA intends to...
- Public Transport
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken by Transport for Ireland to introduce multi-modal integrated ticketing nationwide; the timeline that exists for...
- Electric Vehicles
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's projected total number of electric vehicles on Irish roads in each of the years 2023 to 2030, inclusive. [10521/23]
- Bus Services
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the electrification of the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10261/23]
- Transport Costs
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the stealth charges from Irish Rail, which affect those using the elderly travel passes; and if he will...
- Rail Network
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on whether a feasibility study can be commissioned to look at the impact the reopening of Dunleer train station...
- Bus Services
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on BusConnects Cork. [10455/23]
- Rail Network
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the DART+ West project; and when the construction works are expected to be completed. [10388/23]
- Road Projects
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further funding will be made available to Monaghan County Council as the lead agency for the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme...
- Greenways Provision
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on the construction of the south Kerry greenway; the timeline and budget for the various stages of the project;...
- Transport Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has specific initiatives in place to facilitate vehicle sharing platforms; and the role he envisages they can play in a...
- Rail Network
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 33 of 10 November 2022 and 81 of 19 January 2023, the status of the preparations for carrying out...
- Road Projects
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the situation with respect to plans to provide a bypass for Castlemartyr and possibly Killeagh in east Cork; and if he will make a...
- Airport Policy
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to address the interference of drone activity on civil aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Electric Vehicles
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to create a second-hand market for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10514/23]
- Departmental Funding
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider establishing a fund for registered cancer support groups that would allow for the purchase of an electric vehicle, to...
- Bus Services
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the cessation of a bus service (details supplied) from New Ross to Kilkenny; if there will be a...
- Road Safety
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action his Department is taking to improve safety standards on the N20 national road from Cork to Limerick, in view of the high level...
- Rail Network
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the provision of a rail spur to Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10300/23]
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 6 of 10 November 2022 and 47 of 19 January 2023, the progress to date on the roll-out of...
- Public Sector Pay
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have been briefed on industrial relations issues at a company (details supplied) and proposed industrial action at...
- Road Projects
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which progress is likely on urgently needed arterial road developments deemed by those directly affected to be vitally...
- Transport Costs
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any plans are in place to amalgamate the child Leap card for five- to 15-year-olds, and the child Leap card for 16- to 18-year-olds;...
- Electric Vehicles
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department has to incentivise private car park owners, restaurant, hotel leisure centres and so on to provide commercial EV...
- Bus Services
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on additional bus capacity that has been delivered or is planned to be delivered on the 109x...
- Rail Network
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the DART+ South West programme, which will service Celbridge. [10387/23]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to meet carbon reduction targets in commercial transportation and other transportation sectors without...
- Public Transport
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the delivery of Connecting Ireland in Cork South-West. [10272/23]
- Road Projects
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update from his Department on the discussions that have taken place with Meath County Council in respect of...
- Bus Services
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is prepared to immediately increase services on the S2 bus route in Sligo that services Rosses Point, among other locations in...
- Departmental Funding
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a new tranche of funding will be made available for the safer access to schools scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Services
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can give assurances that the recent disruption to travel due to an airline (details supplied) cancelling flights to Donegal Airport...
- Rail Network
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to improve the rail system between Mayo and Dublin; if he will outline his position on the western rail corridor; and...
- Cycling Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the programme for Government commitment to establish regional cycle design offices, co-located in the seven regional design...
- Taxi Licences
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason working taxi licence owners cannot pass on their licence until death; and the proposals to amend this to facilitate transfer of...
- Public Transport
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if HVO fuel could be used in the public transport fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10389/23]
- Transport Policy
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the progress of the development of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy plan; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Budgets
89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current capital budget allocation for the Department for rail transport in 2021, 2022, and 2023; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Development Plan
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the oversight that is kept of the moneys allocated to various projects within the €165 billion which was allocated to the National...
- EU Funding
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected timeline for the roll-out of the PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10464/23]
- Public Procurement Contracts
104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has established a benchmark within public bodies for the proportion of their procurement that is acquired under green procurement...
- Flood Risk Management
107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [10495/23]
- National Development Plan
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of the national development plan in terms of delivering on the projects set out and achieved to date; and if he will...
- Flood Risk Management
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has examined the feasibility of providing for future greenway, walking and cycling infrastructure when planning...
- EU Funding
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with a group (details supplied) on its call for a stimulus package for the Northern and Western Region, as...
- National Lottery
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has engaged in any deliberations with a company (details supplied) to amend the licence to ensure 98% of unclaimed...
- Public Procurement Contracts
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he continues to take action to expand and improve the public procurement process in a way that is appropriate to the...
- Public Sector Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on efforts being made to fill posts across the public sector, given the difficulties currently being experienced; and...
- National Monuments
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will seek an update on the long-awaited council plans to provide a new community-based plaza at the historic St. Laurence's Gate...
- Heritage Sites
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the discussions that have taken place within his Department with respect to the future development and investment in...
- Parliamentary Party Allowances
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby a Deputy who resigns his or her party Whip loses his or her parliamentary...
- National Development Plan
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how departmental structures and processes are being revised to strengthen the delivery of vital infrastructure under the national...
- Housing Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the discussions he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the failure of Housing...
- Flood Risk Management
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date on funding works required on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; the engagement there has been with the local...
- National Development Plan
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Development Plan 2021-2030, specifically in relation to NSO 10 of the...
- National Lottery
127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought any legal advice regarding the use of unclaimed prize money by a company (details supplied) for...
- National Development Plan
128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the work undertaken by his Department to address recent targets included in the climate action plan...
- Budget Process
129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the work being undertaken by his Department in developing a well-being framework; what legislative...
- National Development Plan
131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the NDP monitoring is showing that projects are being delivered on schedule; and if population growth requires any revisions to the...
- State Properties
134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works or he will provide an inventory of unused State-owned buildings in County Clare at this time; the details...
- Flood Risk Management
135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10563/23]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign work permit applications applied for and granted in 2022 for workers in various companies in Limerick city and...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason local authorities can no longer install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste...
- Departmental Schemes
141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 29 November 2022, if he is aware that the Residential Tenancies Board has...
- National Broadband Plan
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with National Broadband Ireland on identifying and...
- Climate Action Plan
143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has assessed the impact on 2023 GHG emissions, and climate measures uptake, of the ongoing delay in publication...
- Departmental Consultations
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his intention to launch a public consultation on direct lines and private wires; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Strategies
145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he intends to publish Ireland's National Hydrogen Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10715/23]
- Renewable Energy Generation
146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding streams that are available to developers who wish to construct renewable energy infrastructure in Ireland;...
- EU Funding
147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of RePowerEU funding availed of by Ireland since its inception in 2022; and if he will make a statement on...
- Energy Policy
148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he intends to report on the review of Ireland's security of supply of energy; and if he will make a statement on...
- Renewable Energy Generation
149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his personal views on wave power in Ireland; if a policy around this type of renewable energy exists; and if he will...
- Wind Energy Generation
150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline Government policy in respect of onshore wind; if an onshore wind strategy exists; and if he will...
- Renewable Energy Generation
151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to the zoning of land for electrolyser facilities in the context of renewable hydrogen...
- Energy Prices
153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10743/23]
- Climate Action Plan
154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether it is the view of the Government and his Department that the obligations created by section 6A(5) of the...
- Business Supports
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of supports for businesses and enterprise under his Department; the funding breakdown for...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Traffic Management
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the traffic delays experienced by employers and their employees in Limerick as a result of roads being...
- Public Sector Pensions
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm he will not take any actions that would amend the benefits of members of a pension scheme (details supplied). [10610/23]
- Departmental Funding
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasoning behind the reduced allocation in community involvement scheme funding to Cork County Council this year compared with 2022;...
- Transport Policy
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role his Department plays in the provision of transport for young adults with intellectual disabilities to attend further education,...
- Public Transport
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of revenue generated through advertisement on billboards in train and bus stations in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [10633/23]
- Electric Vehicles
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the electric SPSV, eSPSV, scheme for small public service vehicles, SPSVs, will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rail Network
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Finglas Luas project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10636/23]
- Bus Services
164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the E, F and A spine of the network redesign of BusConnects will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Projects
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Finglas roundabout scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10638/23]
- Driver Test
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand and alternate the driving test routes at the Finglas test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Transport Policy
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department continue to ensure best practice and safety throughout the road, rail and bus network; and if...
- Road Projects
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to improve the capacity of the M50 and the M4; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rail Network
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it is anticipated to increase the capacity and frequency of commuter trains serving the towns of Leixlip, Maynooth,...
- Air Services
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it is expected to extend and improve the air transport service throughout all regions in such a way as to make it...
- Rail Network
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it is anticipated to increase the number of carriages on all rail routes serving numerous towns and villages...
- Traffic Management
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which five- and six-axle vehicular traffic continues to be restricted at peak traffic times; and if he will make a...
- Electric Vehicles
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the use of electric cars is likely to affect our emission reduction targets over the next three to five years; if he...
- Air Services
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the 2023 tourist season is likely to be in a position to avail of improved air transport services in terms of the...
- Rail Network
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the timeline for the electrification of the Maynooth rail line; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of any reviews undertaken on extending the short-hop zone in County Wicklow; if he has any plans to extend it;...
- Rail Network
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of any costings carried out for moving the rail line between Bray and Greystones inland to bypass Bray Head...
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on any plans to develop park-and-ride facilities along the N11-M11 between Bray and Arklow; if he can provide...
- Department of Finance
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a further update regarding a demand for repayment of a State support (details supplied); if the matter has been reviewed in light of...
- Tax Reliefs
186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to streamline the section 481 tax credit and ensure fundamental governance issues are addressed when film and television productions are...
- Insurance Coverage
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10789/23]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- National Development Plan
189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the capital expenditure budget for projects in County Wexford identified in the national development plan; and if he...
- Public Sector Pay
190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when additional long-service increments for Defence Forces personnel will be implemented in accordance with the recommendations in the...
- Commemorative Plaques
191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 23 February 2023, when the memorial plaque for the Great Irish Famine, which is already in...
- An Garda Síochána
192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the development plans for Drogheda Garda station; if he will provide the overall details on the plans; the...
- National Development Plan
193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects reform to continue to be a feature in dealing with the national development plan; and if he will make a...
- Public Expenditure Policy
194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform remains a feature of public expenditure, with a view to maximising benefit for the taxpayer; and if he will...
- Public Procurement Contracts
195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he anticipates the degree to which he can improve the public procurement system in the coming years, with particular...
- Departmental Offices
202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of problems with the State-owned building in Shannon, County Clare in which the Department of Transport has its offices...
- Public Sector Pay
203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will sanction proposals, following a March 2020 Labour Court recommendation, to enable a new offer on pay, terms and...
- National Lottery
204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number and value of unclaimed prizes from the national lottery in each of the past six years to date; the degree to which such...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta
205. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth nach ndéantar íocaíocht leis na teaghlaigh a bhíonn ag coinneáil scoláirí...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Provision
206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the limited finance options available through pillar banks for those seeking home ownership and building...
- Vacant Properties
210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme to include persons...
- Wildlife Regulations
211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work under way by his Department on investigation of upland management techniques, other than legal burning; and if he...
- Rental Sector
215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private rented accommodation inspections carried out by local authorities in each of the years 2018 to 2022, and...
- Planning Issues
216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the Planning and Development Bill 2023 to restore the requirement for local authorities to reserve land for...
- Building Regulations
220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 266 of 15 November 2022, if he will review and correct his previous response where he...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Policy
221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the aims and objectives of the German Government-backed Munich Security Conference; if he will report on his attendance at the recent...
- Middle East
222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he considers the unequal treatment of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as the discriminatory...
- Passport Services
224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued in each county in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [10690/23]
- Diplomatic Representation
225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to increase the capacity of the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union; and if he will make a statement on...
- Passport Services
226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position in regard to the availability of an Irish passport in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education Welfare Service
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider taking the necessary steps to allow the education welfare service attached to Tusla to find school placements for children...
- Special Educational Needs
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10687/23]
- Teacher Training
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if funding will be made available for student teachers in a course (details supplied) to cover the cost of their Gaeltacht...
- School Enrolments
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment figures for all the schools, at primary and post-primary, in Trim, County Meath on a class-by-class basis and, where relevant, by...
- Teacher Training
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give consideration to a request from students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10614/23]
- School Enrolments
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the catchment areas of schools coincide with her Department’s school planning areas; the role of feeder primary schools in this...
- Teacher Training
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending eligibility for Gaeltacht placement grants to students from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will...
- Schools Building Projects
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail the contacts she has had with a school (details supplied) in respect of the need to progress the building programme for the...
- Child Abuse
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for assistance through Caranua; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Textbooks
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to consult with small independent retailers whose main business is the supply of schoolbooks in advance of the introduction of free...
- School Funding
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be provided to a school (details supplied) in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Staff
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of teachers will remain the same in a school (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a lease for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10692/23]
- School Textbooks
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm the details of the assessment processes in place for approving children’s books to be made available in public...
- Schools Building Projects
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied) in view of the urgency of providing additional permanent accommodation at this...
- School Curriculum
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans she has to support children who may feel othered because they will be removed from classes that teach gender identity ideology; and if...
- Business Supports
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of supports for businesses and enterprise under her Department; the funding breakdown for same, in tabular form; and...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Eligibility
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a companion pass. [10604/23]
- Registration of Births
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her advice for parents who cannot register their child's birth due to delays in getting a court date for paternity; when...
- Social Welfare Benefits
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
- State Pensions
251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the correct level of pension payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of disability allowance means for a person (details supplied); when the payment will increase; and...
- Citizens Information Services
253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make a statement on her department's oversight role in relation to the Citizens Information Service. [10660/23]
- Public Services Card
255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise with regard to a person changing their name on their public services card; if she will advise on the...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the continued entitlement, if any, for an appropriate social welfare payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Social Welfare Appeals
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review and appeal can be initiated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which rent supplement remains payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- School Meals Programme
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 29 November 2022, if the evaluation of the school meals programme is complete,...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Equality Issues
264. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that young LGBTQ people in Ireland are being targeted on social media with advertisements for...
- International Protection
265. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation centres that were not subject to inspection by officials from the International...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Fees
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students studying for a qualification (details supplied) qualify for the reduced fee contribution; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Education Policy
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the OECD review of Ireland’s skills planning and development will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/23]
- Research and Development
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the Research and Development Budget 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/23]
- Education Policy
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline a timeframe for the publication of the OECD Review of Ireland's skill strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigration Status
274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will advise and assist with an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10627/23]
- Citizenship Applications
275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Prison Service
276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if applications are being accepted from prisoners serving sentences in the UK for transfer to serve the remainder of their...
- Data Protection
277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider an independent review of the role and powers of the Data Protection Commission, and of how best to...
- Citizenship Applications
278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for citizenship is current in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Immigration Status
281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Health
- Health Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health the reason proof of payment for procedures through the cross-border directive has to be provided to the cross-border office to secure reimbursement (details...
- Tobacco Control Measures
284. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the current staff vacancies and the length of time those vacancies have existed in each of the different CDNTs in CHO 7; the steps that are being taken to...
- Hospital Appointments Status
287. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their cataract surgery. [10612/23]
- International Protection
288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline plans for a facility (details supplied). [10618/23]
- Mortality Rates
289. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the reason for the excess mortality rates reported recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10622/23]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with Kerry addresses waiting for consultation for cataracts; the number of persons with Kerry addresses waiting to have a cataract...
- Primary Care Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the Waterford and Southeast Caredoc service (details supplied) in view of communications regarding delayed access; and if he will make a...
- Healthcare Policy
292. To ask the Minister for Health if persons in receipt of a British pension can apply for reimbursement of costs for healthcare treatment received in another EU member state under the...
- Nursing Homes
293. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a further extension of the temporary inflation payment scheme into 2023 to support private and voluntary nursing homes with...
- Medicinal Products
295. To ask the Minister for Health arising from the recent meetings between the HSE and a company (details supplied), if an agreement has been or is likely to be reached in relation to the drug,...
- Hospital Charges
296. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hospital parking charges for groups (details supplied); if a free parking pass system will be considered that would reduce the financial...
- Healthcare Policy
297. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to publish a successor to the now-expired National Rare Disease Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10710/23]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
301. To ask the Minister for Health the amount being spent per month on maintaining the Covid tracker app; how many people log in daily; how many close contacts have been contacted as a result of...
- Hospital Charges
302. To ask the Minister for Health if he can assist a person (details supplied) with an issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/23]
- Hospital Appointments Status
303. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10746/23]
- Medicinal Products
304. To ask the Minister for Health the reason melatonin and propranolol are not covered by a student medical card while venlafex, which has been prescribed as part of a trio of medication, is;...
- Vaccination Programme
305. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the terms of reference given to HIQA to carry out health technology assessments related to influenza vaccines; if he will detail...
- Home Help Service
307. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours can be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10761/23]
- Hospital Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of persons from County Wicklow currently undergoing dialysis treatment; if any review is ongoing into the potential to offer...
- Medical Cards
309. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a refused medical card application in the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed given the health circumstances of their case;...
- General Practitioner Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in place to ensure an adequate coverage of GPs to replace those retiring and provide a service to new residents who have not yet been able to...
- Disability Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of speech and language therapy in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10796/23]
- EU Directives
312. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the Government has taken to implement the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 on the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can reconsider the rules excluding robotics farmers from the new TAMS scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Animal Diseases
317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TB lesions that were cultured in 2022; the percentage of these lesions that were from reactor animals; the percentage...
- Public Sector Pensions
319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can assist pensioners of a company (details supplied) whom he has responsibility for; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Schemes
320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including agricultural and farm contractors in the new targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (TAMS 3); and...
- Horse Racing Industry
321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the taking out of a joint train licence by an individual (details supplied) is in compliance with Horse Racing Ireland rules; and...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Funding
322. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are grants provided for under her Department that allow for improvement works to be carried out on car parks and footpaths...
