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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 2. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel. [30082/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: It is great the Taoiseach was able to welcome the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, to Dublin recently. The Prime Minister is a great friend of Ireland ever since he studied here as a student learning English in Malahide in north Dublin. I heard him speak at a conference of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, ALDE, Renew Europe group in the convention centre last...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I want to say a few words on the consultative forum on international security policy now that it has concluded. Certainly, I found the discussions and debates very interesting and informative. Thankfully, those who tried to disrupt it did not succeed and the wider public got a chance to consider the issues that now must be addressed. In fact, you would have to wonder what all the fuss was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the use of mechanised scooters; if he will introduce measures to deal with the problem of uninsured mechanised scooter users; if these users can be prevented from using footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for regulation of technology in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in relation to harmonised rules for the development, placement on the market, and use of AI systems in the EU. [31433/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the sale of mortgages by a bank (details supplied) to a so-called vulture fund; if he can intervene to prevent such sales by credit institutions in Ireland; if he will introduce measures to allow borrowers switch their loans to State-backed initiatives such as a local authority or the rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce regulations to take account of homes which are sold as so-called passive homes; if any new regulations can deal with the requirement for habitable temperatures all-year-round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31826/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the class of PRSI paid by pre-1995 civil servants at clerical officer and executive officer level; if she will make appropriate changes to allow these taxpayers claim the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance, and to make them eligible for other schemes which require a qualifying social welfare payment; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 110. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the Autism Innovation Oversight and Advisory Group; when the next public consultation to finalise the Autism Innovation Strategy will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Care (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 111. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the progress of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy Implementation Framework; an update on the two demonstrator projects within CHO6 and CHO7 to assess the feasibility of the model to inform national roll-out and how these will provide learnings for the expansion of the service across the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing any capital gains tax arising from the sale of a residential property to tenants in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32726/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: I thank the ambassador for his comprehensive report on the forthcoming Presidency. I hope it does not have too many unexpected events or black swans, as he calls them. I welcome that Spain's Presidency is going to be a sustainable Presidency and that it is very conscious of that. It is obvious that a lot of preparation has gone into this Presidency. A general election is taking place on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Care (5 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide further assistance to the private and voluntary nursing home sector to help these providers deal with the difficulties they are experiencing as regards increased costs and recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32901/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an overview on his Department’s latest monthly data on the number of commencements notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32914/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the financial support to replace lead pipes in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32915/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: 7. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [33185/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Taoiseach. A wide range of issues were obviously discussed at the European Council meeting, including the major global challenge of migration. As we know, an agreement was reached by the justice ministers on 8 June in respect of the central elements of the asylum and migration pact, using qualified majority voting. The aim of this agreement is to put in place a common procedure...

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Haughey: I draw attention to the European Movement Ireland poll for 2023 that was published last week. The poll shows that 88% of respondents in the Republic of Ireland believe we should remain in the EU. I would say this figure is one of the highest percentages across EU member states. Of interest as well was that only 9% of the respondents in the Republic of Ireland and 14% in Northern Ireland...