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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: I noticed in the Tánaiste's reply to Deputy Pearse Doherty earlier that he talked about the importance of oversight of State funding and ensuring value for money. The Irish Mirror has learnt that, in addition to the moneys being spent by the Department of agriculture transporting pets from Ukraine, the Department of integration was paying for their accommodation, up to €20 per...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: Really?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: Really?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: I am not an expert but-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: Several aspects.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: So oversight of State funding is only important when Deputy Doherty raises it.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what sections of the M7 have been shut and for how many days during the month of March to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what efforts were made by TII to inform the road-using public that sections of the M7 were closed during March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what consideration TII give to the requirements of the road-using public in determining to fully shut a section of the M7 and in their efforts to inform the public of the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 745. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14066/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 747. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays in the processing times of working family payment applications; what measures are being taken to have these times reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14080/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 911. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many persons in respect of whom a "transfer decision" was made by an international protection officer to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, which decision was not subsequently set aside on appeal or deemed to be invalid by the Courts, were not transferred in each calendar year since 2014. [14957/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 912. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many "transfer decisions" were made by international protection officers to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 in each calendar year since 2014. [14958/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 913. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many "transfer decisions" made by international protection officers to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 were set aside on appeal in each calendar year since 2014. [14959/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 914. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many "transfer decisions" made by international protection officers to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 were challenged in Court proceedings in each calendar year since 2014. [14960/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain why the rules differ between two tree plant schemes that his Department is currently administering, the native tree area scheme and ACERS tree belts for ammonia capture from farmyards, where a farmer can plant up to 0.50 hectares for ammonia capture without requiring a registered forester, but choosing to plant...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (9 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: 1139. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of occupants at each direct provision centre in the State on 1 March 2024; the contracted capacity at each direct provision centre in the State on 1 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14716/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: Will all of south Tipperary have to be owned by one man and trust funds linked to him before the matter is debated in this House and measures are taken to prevent that concentration of land ownership because of the economic and social consequences of that? Just because one is a large donor to the parties in government, it should not preclude one from examination by this House. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: Well, I have heard others raising two.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: The migration pact is not one Bill, but it is several. I believe it would be beneficial to this State to opt into some of them, but some of them would be very detrimental. My concern is that this will come back from the justice committee with a motion that we apply and endorse either all measures or none of them. That would be profoundly undemocratic, and I believe it would be detrimental...