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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (10 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 91. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the efforts underway to increase library membership and participation; and to provide an update on membership numbers at local authority libraries, each year over the past five years. [40662/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (16 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when An Garda Síochána expects to complete the transfer of certain immigration functions to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42070/24]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The question will arise in the coming weeks as to whether the Irish people and those who need housing can afford another few years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I am convinced they cannot. I am relieved that there is a viable alternative. I am passionate and committed to the vision Deputy Ó Broin has put forward on this because, for the first time in many years, it offers a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that on 2 December 2001, she wrote to the Privileges Committee as follows: ‘in rare and very limited circumstances, and only where agreed by the individual, some appeals involving a number of workers engaged by the same employers, may be determined by a sample of cases’. [42645/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection , if she accepts that on 5 October 2022 in reply to a Parliamentary Question from Deputy Kerrane, she wrote that her ‘Department is open to taking a ‘sample cases’ approach to determination of insurance classification, using the criteria set out in the Code, in cases involving multiple workers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that on 2 October 2000, Secretary General Sullivan wrote to PAC Chairperson Jim Mitchell accepting and conceding that her Department was using a 'test case' to label all motorcycle, van and pushbike couriers/delivery drivers as self-employed by group and class. [42647/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that on 9 May 2018, the current Secretary General of her Department wrote to PAC Chairman, Deputy Fleming, accepting and conceding that her Department used precedential group and class decisions known as 'test cases' to determine the employment status of groups and classes of workers. [42648/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that in March 2019, Minister Doherty accepted and conceded in an interview with a journalist (details supplied) that her Department uses precedential group and class decision to determine the employment status of groups and classes of workers and that her Department is fully aware that this is not in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that the Oireachtas SW Committee Report (2021) recommends that it is the liability of her Department to rectify the misclassification of workers through the use of unlawful test cases. [42650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 639. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 9 October 2024, to provide a breakdown of the €21.552 million allocation, outlining how much was allocated to local authority integration teams and how much was allocated to the community integration forums in Budget 2025. [43020/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 640. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 9 October 2024, how much of the €21.552 million allocated to local authority integration teams and the community integration forums in Budget 2025 is new money. [43021/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 728. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical cannabis access programme will be extended to patients with fibromyalgia. [42737/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of international protection applications made to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [43515/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the average processing times for those seeking international protection in the State as of 18 October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43516/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the average and median processing times for appeals of international protection applications as of 18 October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43517/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On Monday, it was announced that the tender for the Cork event centre would have to be reopened and retendered. It is eight years and four taoisigh since the sod was turned on the site. It was turned by Enda Kenny eight years ago, in February 2016. The people of Cork are fed up and really exhausted by this farce. It really is a farce at this stage. Regarding how we go forward, what...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 45. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she and her Department have mapped the existence of youth-focused community projects and staff across the State; if they are aware of gaps in coverage, or of large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects; and how do they intend to resolve this. [40663/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Taoiseach will be aware that there is a great deal of ambition and appetite for improved public transport in Cork but confidence in the system is unfortunately being seriously undermined. Our office is inundated with constant reports of buses not turning up or turning up an hour and 15 minutes late on services that are supposed to run every 20 minutes. Even with the timetable being...

Carer's Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — the crucial and vital role that carers perform in supporting their loved ones; — that many carers are struggling financially and are receiving payments which fall way below the established Minimum Essential Standard of Living (MESL); — that carers do their work with extraordinary dedication and deserve respect,...

Carer's Allowance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We might be joined by Deputy Mairéad Farrell. If we are, I will give way.