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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Sep 2022)

Noel Grealish: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will extend the remit of the eligible countries for work permits in order to attract bus drivers from third countries, given the acute shortage of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Sep 2022)

Noel Grealish: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a State agency has been granted work permits for drivers from a third country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47819/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: The blight of illegal dumping continues to be a major problem across the country costing local authorities millions of euro to clean up each year. On many occasions I have raised the issue of illegal dumping in the Dáil, both with the Taoiseach and with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I have received assurances on every occasion that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: I have shown the Taoiseach pictures.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (11 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the funding allocations for the Western Lakes draft management plan for loughs Corrib, Mask, Carra, Conn, Cullin, Arrow and Sheelin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49769/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Agreements (11 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on suggestions from the European Commission and some European Union member states that an enhanced cooperation procedure should be used for the implementation in the EU of pillar two of the OECD agreement on international taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Agreements (11 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that the use of an enhanced cooperation procedure at EU level in the realm of taxation would impinge on the ability of Ireland and other small EU member states to retain their sovereignty over taxation matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (11 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the regulations which he recently made to protect the basking shark cetorhinus maximus under Section 23(2)(a) of the Wildlife Act 1976, entitled the Wildlife Act 1976 (Protection of Wild Animals) Regulations 2022, can be policed and enforced by Inland Fisheries Ireland out to the 12-mile jurisdictional limit; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 540. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a DNA database for families and survivors of mother and baby homes to enable extended family to identify relatives; when such a database could be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49771/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (13 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 8 September 2022, the status of the disabled drivers' medical board of appeal; if a new board has been appointed; when it will commence hearing appeals; the estimated timeframe to clear the backlog of appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50812/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if felling licences which were issued in 2019 can be extended for another year, given that Covid-19 restrictions prevented felling taking place for large parts of 2020, and that there is now a backlog and waiting lists for contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50813/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: The announcement last Friday regarding the proposed ring road for Galway city whereby An Bord Pleanála stated it will not contest the judicial review of the project is devastating news for the people of Galway. Some national media outlets are reporting the project is now dead in the water. I note the matter is still before the courts and a judge has to make a determination. It is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: When the plan for the N6 Galway ring road was first published in 2016, it was proposed that 54 houses be demolished or bought out to facilitate the project if it got the go-ahead. For the past seven and half years, 54 families have been prisoners in their homes. They cannot sell their properties because who would buy a house where there is a proposal to demolish it? There is little point...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a grant towards the purchase of battery units for solar panels, which provide electricity at night-time and create the opportunity to sell excess solar electricity to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of companies currently acting as one-stop-shops for retrofitting of homes under the Government’s energy upgrade scheme; the criteria that must be met by a company to obtain such a status; if he expects their numbers to increase in the near future; if he will allow more smaller private contractors to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current expected waiting time for a home to avail of a deep retrofit under the national home energy upgrade scheme, by county; the main causes of delays in homes being able to avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51324/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current average cost of a deep retrofit under the national home energy upgrade scheme; if he intends to further increase grant-aid to counter the rapidly rising costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been received to date for grant-aid towards deep retrofitting of homes, by county; the number of grants that have been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51326/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a system in place where a person who travels extensively for work and needs to exchange their UK driving licence for an Irish driving licence can retain the UK licence until the Irish licence is printed to enable them to continue to travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Oct 2022)

Noel Grealish: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 31 local authorities that have housing applications lodged with An Bord Pleanála; the number of housing applications lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51755/22]