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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 5. To ask the Taoiseach to set out the date of the first meeting of the interdepartmental group established to examine the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations; the number of meetings the group has conducted; and the details of its membership. [46611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what interaction he has had with Bord na Móna on its decision to dispose of AES recycling; his views on the impact of the disposal of waste management in Ireland; whether he will intervene to ensure that the company is not disposed of but remains a key part of Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delays to the construction of a school extension (details supplied) for new SEN classrooms; the reason for the four month delay in her Department signing off on revision of architect’s fees; the reason verbal confirmation provided to the school was not provided in writing; if the approval process will be expedited to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 875. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payments will recommence for a person (details supplied) further to the decision of the chief appeals officer regarding the unlawful disallowing of their claims for jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare in 2020, when they will receive the payments unlawfully withheld from them; the reasons for the continued...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 876. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years for a decision; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1249/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 967. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details on the pausing of international protection applications and associated family reunification applications from Syria; the planned length of the pause; whether the IPO has contacted each of the Syrian applicants who have applied for international protection or family reunification; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 982. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the visa application for a person (details supplied) regarding family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1083/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 993. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of two citizenship applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 1003. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of applications for family reunification by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1248/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 1209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of the targets set out in Work streams 8, 9 and 10 within the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024 – 2026; the further measures that have been taken to address the issues highlighted in the Ombudsman's Wasted Lives report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1091/25]

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I will start by saying it is a great honour to be able to stand in the Dáil for the first time as a TD for Dublin Central and be able to contribute to this very important debate today. Before I speak directly to the motion, a Cheann Comhairle, I want to say that I know we are two months on from the election and it is very much in the rear-view mirror for many of us now. Many of us,...

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: It is absolutely unacceptable that the Central Bank would take that position.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to address the significant delay in providing the appropriate paperwork to a person (details supplied) in respect to an approved spousal visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3680/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I start by offering my support to all those providing an early years service in this country. I pay tribute to all those staff and providers who go in day in, day out to do their very best for the families they look after. I am conscious that there are huge frustrations in the sector about core funding, wages and bureaucracy. Many service providers tell me they are running unviable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for that reply. I had not intended going into the details of the particular situation I raised with the Department last week, but just to be clear, the management is meeting with parents tonight. The meeting is not with staff. In fact, that takes a whole other week. It is perhaps a reflection of the disrespect to staff in this particular matter. The other...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: How is it in 21st-century Ireland, when we are into our ninth year of eye-watering budget surpluses with, of course, the exception of the pandemic, that securing an affordable and sustainable home for so many people is largely down to luck? It is down to luck in terms of the family one is born into and whether the bank of Mam and Dad will be able to help with a deposit. More than one third...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 242. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to account for the reason new businesses established in 2024 are not eligible for the power up grant; the reason the grant is linked to previous entitlement to the increased cost of business scheme; the steps, if any, that will be made to correct this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 243. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a business (details supplied) has been excluded from eligibility to the power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of businesses established in 2024 in existing rateable premises. [4302/25]