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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 Apr 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Ministerial authorisations that have been sought to have a male-born prisoner housed in a women’s prison as is a requirement under section 52 of Prison Rules, in the past ten years; the number granted; and if he will provide details of each case. [19431/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: People have been celebrating the Good Friday Agreement for the past number of weeks. It was a phenomenal international agreement which has created peace for 25 years. It is not a living document, however; it is defunct. The Assembly is on the floor. The Executive is broken. The North-South Ministerial Council is AWOL at the moment. There is no urgency in terms of the Government's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the working of the shared island unit in his Department. [19262/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the costs associated with the running of the shared island unit in his Department. [19264/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will list the projects funded by the shared island unit of his Department since he took office. [19265/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail what investments have been made through the shared island unit of his Department in the north west and Border regions. [19266/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The North is in the middle of an horrendous economic crisis at the moment. Poverty levels are increasing, at 300,000 people. Hospital waiting lists are increasing, at nearly 450,000 people, and the number of people homeless, without a house, is increasing at 45,000 people. The collateral damage to families by the undemocratic Democratic Unionist Party's boycott of Stormont is absolutely...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Economically, Ireland is in reverse at the moment. We are the sixth most expensive state in Europe. According to the OECD, last year the citizens became poorer. Living standards fell last year as a result of the Government's actions. That is an incredible indictment of the Government's policies. At the same time, while citizens' incomes were falling, we saw that energy company's profits...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I am proud to have been part of the development of the motion before us today. I give credit to the Regional Group, which has done massive work on the motion, especially to Deputy Canney, who has driven the work within the group, and to Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh for her work behind the scenes. Our motion speaks a lot of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (4 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of people who were considered in appointing the Chair of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; the selection process and criteria involved in selecting the Chair; which other persons were considered as part of the selection process for the role; the methods were taken to publicise expressions of interest in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (4 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the arrangement for the Ambulance Service overnight emergency vehicle in (details supplied) in Trim, County Meath which would effectively leave the Trim area with no overnight emergency vehicle; and if he will ensure that the 30% sick leave rate will remain in place to maintain an essential overnight emergency service for the Trim area;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) should have to take another NCT on the same vehicle three months after passing the previous test as a result of lengthy waiting times for a test, and where the certificate will have expired three months later in the same year; and the rationale as to why a car would be required to be tested twice within...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (3 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps being made to address the issue of foster carers having no access to PRSI contributions being paid while fostering a child (details supplied). [20426/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [21445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to mortgage interest rate increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (9 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to figures showing a decline in the Irish economy in the first three months of 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (9 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the forecasted budget surplus or deficit for the Exchequer in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turf Cutting (9 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of peat produced in Ireland from 2016 to 2021; and the level of peat exported from Ireland from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [21415/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (9 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of peat imported into Ireland from 2016 to 2023, broken down by country, in tabular form. [21416/23]