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Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 is long overdue and represents a very welcome transposition of EU law. Unfortunately, however, it is the outcome of another missed deadline by the Government. The Government really needs to get its act together in transposing EU directives. There has been an imbalance between goods and services in consumer rights legislation, and it is hoped that this Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce to zero the VAT rate on automated external defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland will opt in to article 31 of the European Social Charter on the right to housing [23638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take on the Moorhead Report recommendation on devolution of more powers to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23624/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time spent on the social housing list in Kildare County Council; his plans to reduce these times; the number on the social housing list for each of the past 12 months and each month to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans from County Kildare; the number that have been successful; the number that have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23626/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to chronic staff shortages at Kildare County Council; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23634/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will lift the cap on the ability of local authorities to purchase homes in cases in which there is a housing assistance payment or rental accommodation scheme supported tenant in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will resource the Residential Tenancies Board to properly enforce the Government's rent regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23636/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated and drawn down by Kildare County Council for re-let works on council properties for each of the years from 2018 to 2021 and date in 2022, in tabular form. [23639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the funding deficit for 2022 in relation to local authority property re-let works in County Kildare; if his Department is planning to provide increased funding to Kildare County Council to deal with this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing allocations made by Kildare County Council to persons who were on the housing list for less than two years in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will establish a passport office in Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from counties Kildare, Laois and Offaly, respectively, that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that will be taken in 2022 and 2023 to enhance Ireland’s network of embassies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work in relation to the Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his most recent conversation with the UK Foreign Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed timeframe to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [23623/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent discussions he has had regarding the proposed convention on the rights of older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23630/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ukraine War (11 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 156. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any refugees are being housed or intended to be housed in properties in the ownership of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23617/22]