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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: Newcastle is a community of more than 6,000 people on the west side of Galway city. Under the chairmanship of Mr. Seamus Davey, a committee got together and raised more than €200,000. It acquired a site and secured planning permission. The project, which is for a much-needed centre for the area, is shovel ready. It has the unanimous support of the local city councillors. I have a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Minister for her positive response. The next time she or her Minister of State visit Galway, they will be invited to visit the site of the proposed community centre and meet the committee that has produced the ambitious plans. As the Minister stated, community centres are often the backbone of communities, but unfortunately there are areas in which no community facility...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: When I last raised the issue of the N6 Galway city ring road with the Minister on Leaders' Questions on 25 May 2021 I highlighted the plight of the 54 families and individuals who were to lose their homes to make way for the road. I sought a commitment from the Minister that once a decision was made by An Bord Pleanála to go ahead with the project that top priority would be given to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I have to say I am very disappointed in the response of the Minister. It is not for me to be disappointed but for the 54 householders caught up in this. This legal challenge could go on for years. The last time it went on for more than seven and a half years. Eight householders were caught in the previous project. This has been going on for more than 22 years. Is the Minister telling me...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: We change the law in here.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available for the construction of new community centres and when the details of a scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: Given the volatile situation in Ukraine and that the cost of the cyberattack on the HSE last year is €100 million and still rising, will the Minister outline the increases in funding given to the NCSC over the past 12 months? What are his views on the way the centre has improved Ireland's defence against cyberattacks on State infrastructure?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I welcome the budget increase for cybersecurity and the recent appointment of Mr. Richard Browne to the position of director of the NCSC. The incidents in question can have devastating consequences for national security, healthcare and many other social, economic and personal matters. The cyberattack on the HSE last year was the largest attack against any health service computer system in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: In addition to large-scale cyberattacks from abroad, cybercrime is on the rise. According to Garda reports, it increased by 150% during the pandemic, costing billions of euro in 2020. Unfortunately, many people caught by online scams do not report it to the Garda, so the costs could be much higher. The attractions of cybercrime for criminals are many, as the rewards can be higher and the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider an amendment to legislation to allow local authorities to use closed-circuit television, CCTV, footage as evidence to prosecute persons for illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10692/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: Will the Minister consider an amendment to legislation to allow local authorities to use CCTV footage as evidence to prosecute people for illegal dumping?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: This is the fourth time in the past two years that I have raised the issue of illegal dumping in the House. It continues to be a major scourge on the landscape and it is particularly a problem in rural areas. Penalties for those caught in the act of illegal dumping are not strict enough. We still have the ridiculous situation whereby a person caught on CCTV in the act of illegal dumping...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: On two separate occasions I have asked that a task force, comprising An Garda Síochána, departmental officials and local authorities, be put in place to deal with this issue. Such a task force would need to be given powers, including to use CCTV footage and to seize all vehicles and equipment involved in illegal dumping, with severe penalties imposed for those caught in the act in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: Last July the Government passed a long-awaited affordable housing Bill. I have heard numerous promised and predictions of how many affordable houses will be provided in the years to come as a result. While the Bill passed through the Oireachtas seven months ago, today we still wait for regulations to be issued by the Department that will finally set the wheels in motion. Thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (1 Mar 2022)

Noel Grealish: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has for providing tax credits to purchasers of electric vehicles considering the significant carbon savings achieved by the switch from fossil-fuelled vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Mar 2022)

Noel Grealish: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to bridge the disparity between the EU emissions trading scheme carbon price and the Irish carbon tax of €41 set out in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Mar 2022)

Noel Grealish: 290. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); when the next round of sports capital grant will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10849/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2022)

Noel Grealish: 489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons in receipt of the blind pension are regularly reassessed for eligibility, when their medical condition is permanent and many visually impaired persons rarely have a change in financial circumstances and find this process stressful and difficult; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10850/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (1 Mar 2022)

Noel Grealish: 577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a Galway-based company that has secured a major contract for specialised work and requires materials and workers from the United Arab Emirates for three months work need a work permit for these short-term contracts; if it needs to apply for individual work permits for each worker; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Mar 2022)

Noel Grealish: 611. To ask the Minister for Health the reason visually impaired persons who have been granted additional PA hours have not received their allocation; the steps that are being taken to address the shortfall in PA service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10851/22]