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Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (13 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: Seanad Éireann has passed the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023, without amendment.

Private Business - The Royal Hibernian Academy (Amendment of Charter) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: As a relatively long-term Member of the House, this type of Bill is a first for me, as I understand it is a first for the Leas-Cheann Comhairle as well. The next speaker is Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (12 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: 55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her engagement with the Policing Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views the fast-tracking of Garda attestation in Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55143/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teagasc Activities (14 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of the centre for sustainable animal and grassland research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55511/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teagasc Activities (14 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: My question relates to the status of the development of a centre for sustainable animal and grassland research and for further information to be provided to the House on that matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teagasc Activities (14 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister very much for the response. I am very fortunate to be very familiar with Teagasc's operations. It has two in Fingal, one large and one small, and it plays an invaluable role in agriculture. This is a relatively new departure for myself in the sense of the sustainable farming model, which is extraordinarily important as we move towards 2030 and beyond, in particular in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (14 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s efforts to improve food production sustainability in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55512/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (14 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s efforts to tackle child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55513/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Projects (14 Dec 2023)

Alan Farrell: 101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s work with regard to the Growing Up in Ireland study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 29. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the positive figures that showed a 20% drop in trolly numbers in the last six months of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 55. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the use of home STI testing kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts to progress the Research and Innovation Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress being made with regard to the Swords College of the Future project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1439/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if overseas pension investors are entitled to avail of lower stamp duty charges if they purchase houses in bulk and make them available for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if overseas pension investors are subject to higher stamp duty if they purchase houses in bulk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2116/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Sales (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can confirm that a large percentage of houses in the Belcamp housing development were purchased by an overseas investor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2115/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications that were made nationwide in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2117/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications that were made to Fingal County Council in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2118/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: 197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications that were successful nationwide in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2119/24]