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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I ask the Minister to detail the efforts being made under the national development plan, NDP, for growing population centres, including the county town in the fastest growing community in Europe, Swords.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I do not need to sell the importance of investment and intervention in support of the activities of the local authority to my fellow northsider because I know how acutely aware the Minister is of this. I had the privilege of being with him at the announcement of the NDP in November 2015 at Heuston Station. I was not in position to attend the most recent iteration, which provided nearly a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: Quality of life is key to all of this. We can spend as much money as we like, but if we do not improve the quality of life for the people already there, Swords will no longer be the vibrant county town it is. Of course, I recognise that it takes time for these projects to get out of the blocks, through planning and all the rest of it. I am acutely aware that consideration of metro, for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the electrification of the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10261/23]

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on this Bill. As a member of the Committee on Environment and Climate Action, I must mention that waiving of pre-legislative scrutiny has become quite common, especially in this area. Of course, I fully understand and appreciate the rationale the Minister has set out and I appreciate the briefing we received from the Minister's officials in...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the confirmation given by the Taoiseach and the Minister today that we will hold a referendum on gender equality in November of this year. It is fitting that such an announcement will finally give us the opportunity to remove the references to women in the home in our Constitution. I commend the work of the citizens' assembly on the issue and, indeed, the Joint Committee on Gender...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have claimed the rent tax credit to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10973/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (7 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the same financial support for registered post-primary teachers to upskill to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish can be extended to home economics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11554/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (7 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has engaged with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure there are adequate third level courses in areas needed for renewable energy such as floating wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11555/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the aims of the recently launched policy and strategic studies research call; the role it will play in meeting the needs of the agri-food, forest and bioeconomy sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Promotion (9 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent trade mission to Germany, relating to Irish food exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant social homes brought back into use in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10977/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase homes delivered in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10978/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: The Irish Timespublished an interesting article by Conor Gallagher today, which highlights the 4,200 people who presented to Dublin Airport without travel documents in the past 12 months. From that there has been just one prosecution and no conviction. I fully recognise that the Geneva Convention provides that those seeking asylum do not need to present travel documents and I do not want to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the level of support Ireland is providing for countries experiencing food shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Programmes (21 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's contribution to the 'Global Partnership for Education'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12643/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units brought to market in 2022 in Swords, County Dublin; the forthcoming projects that are being planned to deliver housing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13801/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (21 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 552. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with other world leaders to provide support for Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake on 6 February 2023. [8484/23]