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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (28 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 537. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason institutions (details supplied) were omitted from the mother-and-baby institutions payment scheme, despite the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth advising that they should be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15426/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that an applicant from Turkey needs to fulfil in order to obtain the right of residence in Ireland given that the applicant is married to an Irish citizen for 12 years and has been a regular visitor to Ireland on the basis of tourist visas while returning to Turkey within the prescribed dates; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline current and planned legislation to protect local shops and convenience store who are subjected to retail crime and theft; if he will outline measures he intends implementing following Garda figures released which reported thefts from shops had increased by 41% over the past 12 months; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the programmes funded and to be funded under the Brexit adjustment reserve to support fisheries and coastal communities from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14797/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (28 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a rescue package can be put in place for the sheep sector through the Brexit Reserve Fund, given the difficulties currently being faced by sheep farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (28 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 765. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional funds can be included in the sheep improvement scheme to increase the current payment of €12 per ewe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14917/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 8. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the improvements his Department has implemented to improve payments to hotels offering accommodation to refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15666/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: Hotels throughout the country have played a central role in assisting the Government on the accommodation of thousands of Ukrainian refugees, along with international protection applicants. However, I know a number of hoteliers who are still owed large sums of money by the Department, which has accumulated in recent months. This is having a disastrous effect on their cash flow and it cannot...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is welcome to hear that additional resources have been allocated to his Department in order to ensure that these payments can be made more swiftly. It is also positive to hear about the automated process. Some accommodation providers should receive their payments via an automated system. If contracts are being paid monthly, that should be automated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: I will touch on the long-term strategic plan to accommodate refugees, and Government’s plans. We had the key stakeholders from the tourism and hospitality sector before the Oireachtas committee yesterday. Tourism operators cannot be asked to be the primary accommodation providers to the detriment of the broader industry. Currently, 32% of tourism beds have been given over to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to support the number of college entrants to speech and language courses in the disability and mental health sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: The limited availability of speech and language courses that are specifically focused on the disability and mental health sectors makes it difficult for prospective students to find a course to meet their interests and career goals. As a result of this limited availability and the many students applying for a small number of places, competition is fierce. This makes it difficult for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. I know he is committed to addressing the challenges and shortage in our therapies and practitioner sector around health. As a former Minister for Health, he will be acutely aware of the challenges being faced within the different sectors. It has been widely reported that access to speech and language therapy is essential. I know of one community in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: The solution to this problem is to provide readily available access to courses in speech and language for students. This would give parents access to early interventions through the HSE and not cause those parents to have to fork out hundreds if not thousands of euro privately for these services. I talked to the Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists, which recognises...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: I would like to address a pressing concern I have that has the potential to reshape the very fabric of our rural communities. I refer to the question of who will farm the land if our sheep farmers, faced with a sectoral crisis and low incomes, decide to abandon their farms. Can the Minister imagine a future where the sheep farms that once dotted the picturesque countryside of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list the schools in County Mayo contained within the 58 schools building projects under review within the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 41. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be an increase in his Department's core funding to support the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15665/23]

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

Alan Dillon: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being put in place to assist students who are facing huge pressures in living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the housing stock of Mayo County Council (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15828/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Dillon: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses in the ownership of Mayo County Council that are not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15830/23]