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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people for each of the past ten years that have applied through the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrant scheme; and the number of people that have applied for this scheme that have already received a deportation order for each of the past ten years. [8654/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the immigration penalties that are enforced on those that apply for asylum under false pretences. [8656/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the security checks that are carried out before the issuance of an Irish passport in the case of a person who comes to Ireland on a student visa, then applies for the leave to remain status, and then goes on to marry an Irish national. [8657/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures currently in place to protect poultry flocks from an outbreak of avian flu; the measures that will be put in place should an outbreak of flu occur; and the compensation or support that is available to flock owners should culling become necessary. [8694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 364. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of CDNTs around the country that have no psychologist; and to detail where these CDNTs are located. [8959/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS teams around the country that have no psychologist; and to detail where these CAMHS teams are located. [8958/25]

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I, too, welcome the visitors from Ukraine to the Public Gallery. The war in Ukraine is first and foremost a human disaster. More than 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers are thought to have been killed in the war so far. It is estimated that 12,000 civilians have been killed also. It is estimated that 116,000 people fighting for the Russian military are also dead in the fourth year of this war....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 3. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the legislative programme. [7685/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I want to briefly focus on the lack of committees. That is a massive point. It is significant that we currently have a pinch point in terms of the Opposition and the Government and how speaking time is allocated in this Chamber. As a result, that is slowing down the development of committees, which are a major tool of oversight of Government activities and also necessary for the delivery...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Data (26 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in employment in County Meath for each of the past ten years. [4460/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Data (26 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Ar dtús, gabhaim comhghairdeachas leis an Aire Stáit ar a post nua. Is bean láidir í agus guím gach rath uirthi sa phost nua.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Data (26 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a problem with the spatial development of the country. The main driver of spatial development currently is the system whereby young people who go to college cannot get a job other than in Dublin. The reality is most young people cannot afford to live in Dublin. What happens then is that they live 30 km, 40 km or 50 km from Dublin and they join the commuter belt. Evidence of this...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Navan has the longest waiting times in the country at the moment. Learners are waiting up to 33 weeks just to receive an appointment. Waits for retests can mean anything up to six or seven months. Is that acceptable to the Minister of State? It is certainly not acceptable to the thousands of young people in my county who are desperate for a driver's licence so they can go about their...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Three testers can only-----

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Excuse me, please.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Do not be getting annoyed now.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister of State is a good man to heckle but it is good to listen too. This is why you have two ears and one mouth-----

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: -----so you can listen to twice as much as you speak.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Department only employs three testers for the whole of Meath this means that at best each tester can get through 40 tests a week and 120 is a total that the county can achieve. If they are doing it at a rate of 120 a week it will take 40 weeks just to get through the existing waiting list never mind the number of people who will join that waiting list in the interim. That is an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the Government demand that the inquest goes ahead?