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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of housing policy objective 30.3 in Housing for All; and if the quarter 3 2021 deadline was met. [4984/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 570. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla in 2021; and the breakdown of the source of the referrals and primary report type, in tabular form. [4520/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if immigrants to Ireland are checked for previous criminal records; if immigrants from the European Union or outside of the European Union are allowed by the State to stay in Ireland in cases in which they have found guilty of a crime, in particular a violent crime; if not, if they are returned to their home country; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if illegal immigrants for whom she is seeking to provide an amnesty have a criminal record or a history of violent or sexual assault; if so, the number who have a criminal record; and if those with a criminal record or a history of violent or sexual assault can be sent home to their home countries. [4390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to an issue reported in a newspaper (details supplied) that indicated there is an exchange between the United Nations Human Rights Council and Chinese diplomats of information on Uighur dissidents as revealed by a person. [60078/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 362. To ask the Minister for Health when persons with underlying health conditions aged between 11 and 16 years of age will be offered a Covid-19 vaccine booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 363. To ask the Minister for Health when and the way that children with underlying health conditions aged between 5 and 11 years of age can avail of a Covid-19 vaccine. [4138/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas le gach uile dhuine a tháinig anseo. I thank Mr. Osborne for his wonderful presentation. I greatly appreciate it. Without a shadow of a doubt, it is quite clear that integrated education is excellent education. It is a very important sector in the education system. It is a sector that I want to see increase and grow in the North of Ireland over the next number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: To clarify, is Ms Merron saying here is an inertia that is at the heart of the Department of Education which is, in part, militating against changes to a more diverse system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I imagine that there are many Muslim students and students from a Polish, Lithuanian and other backgrounds in those Catholic schools and control schools in the North of Ireland. Would that reflect roughly the same level of international or religious diversity, and outside of Catholic and Protestant students, that exists in integrated schools? Do integrated schools tend to exhibit more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Society in the North of Ireland has had a radically different experience from society in the South for a large number of reasons, which I will not go into today. In the South, in general children are sent to schools on the basis that they are Catholic or Protestant schools as well. The selection of schools will be exactly the same in both the South and the North. Is that the view of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It seems to be another day with another promise broken by the Government. There was a specific promise by the Government to investigate a specific leak of a major report on the experience of men and women who have been let down and treated badly and shockingly by the State, from the day they were born in many cases. It is so frustrating to see that damage being done again. Why did the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Who made the decision to change the investigation?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Yesterday the Minister with responsibility for children responded to Aontú on a shocking case we raised with regard to Tusla recording untruths about a mother in its files. Tusla incorrectly stated the mother, along with other things, was an alcoholic. It said it was a copying and pasting error and has apologised since. For months we have had a back and forth with the Minister to try...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: -----where he actually did become aware of it in October 2020.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It is important that we find out-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: -----as soon as possible the prevalence of this crisis among families throughout the country.

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The biggest Internet database in the EU relating to the cost of living ranks Ireland as the sixth most expensive country in Europe in which to live. We are ranked the most expensive for the cost of rent, with only Switzerland and Luxembourg being more expensive than this State. The more frequently updated website, Expatistan, ranks Dublin as the fourth most expensive city in Europe, with...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Aire as teacht isteach agus as a chur i láthair freisin. He opened his presentation with increased pay allocation. There has been a significant debate over the last number of months on the enormous increase in the cost of living. That relates very clearly to pay allocations right across the public service, in his own Department and obviously in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the Minister. Obviously, most people will have felt in their pocket the significant increase in the price of petrol, diesel and electricity. Farmers are seeing their fertiliser costs triple and the cost of foodstuffs has increased. The Minister would present himself as a fiscally-responsible Minster during this period of time. Is it fiscally responsible to give a civil servant an...