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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: There are 4,000 children currently homeless. That is the equivalent of 171 classrooms of children who are homeless within this State and quite a shocking figure. That homelessness is leading to hundreds of deaths currently. It is estimated that in the past five years 1,400 people in the State have died in homelessness, which is horrendous. It is leading to a rise of major difficulties...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53697/23]

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The Irish people are decent and generous and want to do their best to help those who are in need. Most Irish people want to provide supports for people fleeing violence and war. It is also important to state that communities across the country have welcomed migrants successfully and that many migrants make a very important contribution to both Irish society and the Irish economy....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much money has EirGrid expended to date on the development of the North South Interconnector; and how much money has Eirgrid spent on the construction of the North South Interconnector. [54170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any restrictions on planning for housing being built beside wind turbines. [54051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will approve applications for the farmers who have submitted TAMS applications; how much of the €370 million earmarked for TAMS funding has been given to farmers to date; how long on average are farmers waiting for approval of their applications; the longest wait for approval of a TAMS application, given...

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: There are now 13,179 people in emergency homeless accommodation in Ireland. The number of children in emergency accommodation is 4,000. The total population of emergency accommodation is equivalent to the whole population of Midleton in Cork, a full mid-size town in Ireland. If we look at the number of children who are homeless in the State, it is equivalent to 171 classrooms of children....

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Every year Deputy McEntee has been Minister, the number of gardaí has fallen. Garda morale has collapsed and Garda recruitment is on the floor. Every single day, a garda is violently attacked. Gardaí are getting rammed, bitten and assaulted and are having chemicals sprayed in their eyes. Garda retirements and resignations are on the increase. In October just past, for the first...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Misogyny, as well.

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Middle East (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The recommencement of the war in Gaza is devastating. The IDF has admitted that yesterday was the most intense day since its ground war started in late October. UNICEF has said there are no safe zones anywhere in Gaza now. The World Health Organization, WHO, has said the situation is getting worse by the hour. Hamas has killed 1,200 people and taken 240 people hostage. That was a...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [52068/23]

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: In the past number of years, Aontú has introduced two animal welfare Bills. One related to puppy farms and the second to the stealing of pets from families. The reason we did so is because the entire animal welfare space in this country is in a bad place; so much so, that dog charities are currently at breaking point. The responsibility for animal welfare is split between four...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government is going into battle with hundreds of landowners in counties Meath, Cavan and Monaghan about the North-South interconnector. There are 409 pylons, 51 m in height, some of them only 13 m from people's homes. There is serious fear about the damage that could be done to health, the value of the properties, businesses, the equine industry and the tourism industry. Has EirGrid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 386. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes and the type of crimes that have been reported in the north inner city in the past five years. [53369/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 387. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the gardaí track the country of origin of people who are convicted of crime in Ireland. [53370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 388. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many people who have been issued with a deportation order have subsequently been naturalised. [53371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who remain in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months or less, between six months and one year, between one year and 18 months, between 18 months and two years and for more than two years, by hospital. [53688/23]

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Resources, resources, resources. All the pages of legislation in the world will not change a thing unless the Government starts to put resources into the planning system. We have the worst housing crisis in the history of the State. It is estimated that about 30,000 homes are delayed due to the courts system in the State. Applications for more than 22,000 other homes are stuck in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department intends to implement the recommendations of the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review Report published this summer; the next steps following the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progression of the Dublin MetroLink; the costs incurred on the project to date; and the planned completion date. [52080/23]