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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (30 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 35. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will verify the current and precise total number of children on waiting lists for assessment of need in CHO 5, south Tipperary and CHO 3, north Tipperary; the number of children waiting on historical waiting lists, the number of new applications, and the number of children or families still awaiting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (30 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to address the challenges of retaining part-time firefighters; when he will address the unsatisfactory employment terms and conditions for part-time firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25563/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (30 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the most recent engagement/meeting of the Fire Service National Oversight and Implementation Group took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25564/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (30 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of chief fire officers, senior assistant chiefs, fire officers, full-time firefighters and part-time firefighters in County Tipperary's fire service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25565/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (30 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 16 May 2023, if he will provide the metrics used by officials in his Department to conclude that financial supports through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund were inapplicable for the sheep farming sector, as he is aware, the sheep farming sector is one of the most affected sectors as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (30 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed new veterinary school at University Limerick (details supplied); whether he has fully reviewed the recommendations of a report from the Higher Education Authority, HEA, expert panel concerning the relative capacities of UL for the provision of additional veterinary training places; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: The issues surrounding work permits are ongoing. There have been welcome improvements, but the system is far from satisfactory. As we enter the peak season, hospitality, hotels, pubs and entertainment providers are in desperate need of staff. Agriculture, transport, meat processing and healthcare providers continue to battle staff shortages. Some 79% of IT companies report difficulty in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 18 April 2023, if she will confirm whether the assessment process for a school's (details supplied) additional accommodation scheme application is now complete; when a decision will be communicated to the school authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25077/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of a two-classroom autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit build at a school (details supplied), given that this school's tender report has been with her Department since 21 December 2022, and the successful builders currently have an opening in their schedule and are ready to begin construction as soon...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 27 April 2023, if she will confirm whether Bus Éireann has reviewed the school transport application in question to determine whether concessionary transport is available from the nearest pick-up point from their family home; if Bus Éireann has contacted the family directly in this regard;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (23 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 660. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will investigate the case of a company (details supplied) regarding delayed payments from his Department's Ukrainian accommodation section; the reasons for these delays; if he can confirm whether his Department has contracted with a third party to manage such payments, or if these payments are managed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (18 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department will publish the parental alienation research study considering the draft report was received by his Department at the end of November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (18 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has commenced a public consultation on the issue of parental alienation legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations (race) scheme does not apply to dyslexic pupils in Ireland; if she will support the request of an organisation (details supplied) that the State Examinations Commission reconsider its policy on reasonable accommodations for dyslexic students immediately in order to "help level...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) seeking his support and endorsement in the modifying of the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (RUS) to help farmers and landowners remove diseased ash trees that pose a safety risk to the public and road users on public roads; if the RUS scheme will be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 196. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review correspondence from a company (details supplied) regarding delayed payments from the Ukrainian accommodation section of his Department; the reasons for these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23357/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the low-cost loan scheme for energy upgrades will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22968/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when adequate funding will be made available for structural repair works and a pedestrian bridge adjacent to Ardfinnan Bridge, County Tipperary, to allow traffic to resume on a two-way system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (16 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of prosecutions secured against those involved in tobacco smuggling in 2022; if he considers this level of prosecutions sufficient, in light of the recent Revenue Commissioners’ survey which found that 30% of tobacco products consumed in 2022 were non-Irish duty paid and illegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22943/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (16 May 2023)

Michael Lowry: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has in place to enforce adherence to duty-free travel allowances for tobacco and alcohol at Ireland’s ports and airports; and if he considers these enforcement measures adequate, in light of a recent Revenue Commissioners’ survey which found that 30% of tobacco products consumed in 2022 were non-Irish duty paid and illegal...