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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: According to the Housing Commission report, we need at least 300,000 new homes in the next five years, which is an average of 60,000 per year. Has the Taoiseach or the Minister for housing met the Housing Commission or do they have plans to meet it? Have they sought a briefing from the commission or its officials on its report? Does the Taoiseach accept the report's two key...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the fact that an affordable purchase scheme will be carried out, but the criteria regarding affordable housing need to be looked at. A price of €305,000 for a house in Dundalk is not affordable.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 323.To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to make any changes to the current benefit-in-kind taxation situation for company cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34257/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 540.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for assistive technology was refused for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34379/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 50.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current number of passport applications in processing; the number of passports issued to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 48.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been a response from the EU following the Irish request for the EU-Israeli trade agreement to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32750/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 51.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any recent engagement his Department has had with the EU regarding Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32753/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 49.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any recent engagement there has been between his Department and the Palestinian Authority on Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 52.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of any plans by the EU to reduce the overseas aid budget; if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with the EU on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32755/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 94.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a current assessment on the dangers faced by the State from hybrid and cyber-attacks on communications infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 148.To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the investigations into the death of a soldier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32362/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 149.To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement his Department has had with the UN authorities in relation to the death of a soldier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32364/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 150.To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the plans for the improvement of the pay and conditions in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 151.To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if, regarding Level of Ambition (LOA), he will provide an update on the resourcing and recruitment needed to achieve LOA2; if he will provide a timeline for this in the form of year-on-year targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 274.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress made on the work plan for 2024 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus éireann (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 275.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the work being done to recruit more bus drivers and mechanics to Bus éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 276.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the preparation of tender documents for the N53 project in County Louth; when he expects it to progress to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33449/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 361.To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the recently published ESRI survey report into issues facing cross-border workers; how he intends progressing the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 365.To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s plans to engage with Northern and British authorities on the issues facing cross-border workers and cross-border remote workers, as outlined in the recent ESRI survey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32385/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 362.To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the State’s ability at attracting more companies offering public liability insurance into the market to ensure savings for policy holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32382/24]