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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the pain relief waiting list in Galway University Hospital who have had their treatment outsourced to private hospitals or clinics in the Republic and to hospitals or clinics in the North of Ireland or elsewhere outside the jurisdiction in each of the past five years and to date in 2023; how many are expected to be referred within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for people on the waiting lists for gastroenterology to be seen and treated at Galway University Hospital; the number of people waiting for an appointment, by length of time on the waiting list, in tabular form; the number of people on the waiting lists to be seen who have an appointment date; the number still waiting for an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (10 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an individual who completes an IPGCE with QTS in a UK university which requires students to complete their training in an Irish school setting, while completing the academic aspects online, will meet the induction requirements for the Irish Teaching Council when applying for registration; if a person who is registered with the UK Teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (10 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 450. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.249 of 28 September 2023, if further funding will be available under Pillar 1 Building Blocks - Improvement Grants in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 20 September 2023, if the Government will commit to make funding available for the N6 Galway city ring road should the project be given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála rather than referring the question to Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Registration Service (17 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when section 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 will can be commenced; the estimated timeframe for when technical amendments by way of primary legislation for civil registration will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 7 March 2023, the current status of a pedestrian footbridge over the Owenriff River in Oughterard; if a designer will be appointed in October 2023; if he will provide a timeframe for the design phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45719/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government will consider reintroducing a large-scale sport infrastructure fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45984/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: I ask that the Government consider introducing a new large-scale sports infrastructure fund and I ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: I welcome the Minister of State's response. As the Minister of State said, in 2020 the large-scale sports infrastructure fund awarded over €86 million to 33 projects across Ireland. This was a very welcome innovation by the Government at the time and ensured that many clubs and sporting organisations were able to develop ambitious plans to improve sporting facilities and increase...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: I welcome the support of Deputy Feighan. In Galway alone, there were three projects as the Minister of State mentioned. The proposed €20 million project for Connacht Rugby has actually started and a new surface has been put on the pitch. The project in Renville and Oranmore is being prepared to go out to tender. They have raised over €1 million locally to get that project...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (24 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce survey on remote and hybrid working patterns for non-State employees, if the State is currently reviewing or considering similar adjustments to its remote working practices for civil and/or public servants (details supplied). [46360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a couple can be considered for the fresh start principle if they have sold properties a number of years prior to a meeting and they are now married and have a family unit with three children but reside with parents as they cannot afford to purchase on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (24 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an individual availing of criminal legal aid must make a contribution or any repayment of the costs of the provision of same; if so, the total amount that has been repaid to the criminal legal aid service over the past five years, broken down by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has figures on the cost of hiring people on the national minimum wage or national living wage, which will include ten days' sick pay and the cost of auto-enrolment after its introduction in 2024; if he has any estimate on the cost of hiring people in the years up to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46853/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the deserted wives payment, which is currently paid to a person in their 70s, is an eligible payment under the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme, when it is the tenant’s only income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46993/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the timelines for auto-enrolment, including when it will be ready to launch; if she plans to seek submissions from asset managers on how they will manage pension savings, given that asset managers may be reluctant to sign up to a four-year contract that is likely to be loss-making for some time, without any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (26 Oct 2023)

Noel Grealish: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the review of Inland Fisheries bylaws, which are in force for ten years or more, and their continued application, will be commenced, considering his statement on 28 September 2023; what the terms of reference for the review are; what parties will be part of the review; if current Inland Fisheries bylaws will be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Noel Grealish: First, on my own behalf and that of my Regional Group colleagues, could I offer our condolences to Deputy Verona Murphy, whose father, Patrick, passed away suddenly this morning? May his gentle soul rest in peace. Four out of five burglars released from prison in Ireland go on to re-offend within a short period - more than half of them within a year of their release. It is the same with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Taoiseach. Under the new Bill, somebody applying for free legal aid may be asked to contribute towards the cost of his or her defence if the Legal Aid Board decides he or she can afford it but too many of the repeat offenders I am talking about will be well capable of hiding their ill-gotten gains. I would like to see the Bill requiring those persistent criminals with a certain...