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Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [3316/22]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It has come to light that there has been a slew of racist, sexist and misogynistic tweets by the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Doug Beattie. These tweets were shockingly derogatory, and included comments about women and Muslims. He used incredible terms about the Traveller community. I am not going to introduce the language used in those tweets into the Chamber today such is its...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 27. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent correspondence he has had with the new President of the European Parliament. [3317/22]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The issue of inflation in the State cannot be overestimated. There is a massive problem with prices increasing across the State, especially for fuel. Farmers are being hit significantly by large increases in nitrogen and input costs. The Taoiseach has indicated in a number of replies that some of that price pressure is coming from the actions of Russia and other external factors we cannot...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Did the Government ask the European Union?

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I refer to the European Union in general.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Change the rules.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: National Risk Assessment (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [61416/21]

Leaving Certificate: Motion (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The leaving certificate year of 2022 did not have a normal two-year preparation for the leaving certificate examination. As a result, it is not fair to ask the students to sit a normal leaving certificate examination. The leaving certificate examination is specifically designed to allow for two years of preparation for it, and this obviously did not happen. Many students have lost at least...

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The biggest Internet database in the EU relating to the cost of living ranks Ireland as the sixth most expensive country in Europe in which to live. We are ranked the most expensive for the cost of rent, with only Switzerland and Luxembourg being more expensive than this State. The more frequently updated website, Expatistan, ranks Dublin as the fourth most expensive city in Europe, with...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Yesterday the Minister with responsibility for children responded to Aontú on a shocking case we raised with regard to Tusla recording untruths about a mother in its files. Tusla incorrectly stated the mother, along with other things, was an alcoholic. It said it was a copying and pasting error and has apologised since. For months we have had a back and forth with the Minister to try...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: -----where he actually did become aware of it in October 2020.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It is important that we find out-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: -----as soon as possible the prevalence of this crisis among families throughout the country.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It seems to be another day with another promise broken by the Government. There was a specific promise by the Government to investigate a specific leak of a major report on the experience of men and women who have been let down and treated badly and shockingly by the State, from the day they were born in many cases. It is so frustrating to see that damage being done again. Why did the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (26 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Who made the decision to change the investigation?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses built per local authority; the number of social houses leased per local authority; and the number of social houses purchased from the private market per local authority in 2021 and to date in 2022. [3320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons and households on local authority waiting lists by local authority and county in tabular form. [3319/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will meet with a person (details supplied) from the live entertainment sector informed by her Department that they are not eligible for LPSS2 and LPSS3 and faces huge financial loss due to Covid-19 restrictions on their business. [3433/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 533. To ask the Minister for Health when the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate by the State will be ended given the high rates of transmission of Covid-19 among persons who are vaccinated and the falling numbers of cases and hospitalisation. [2935/22]