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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Local Authorities (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 461. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of local authority integration teams, LAITS, in place; what local authorities have full LAITs in place; the amount of money given to each local authority in 2023 for LAITs; and the amount of money given in 2024 for LAITs. [3770/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Protected Disclosures (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 467. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has been furnished with the protected disclosure to Tusla, referenced in a media article (details supplied); and if he will instruct Tusla to release the protected disclosure, with appropriate redactions, to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3846/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 478. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has St. Johns House, Tallaght undergone a change of use from a passport processing office to accommodation for asylum seekers; and if his Department discussed this change with any of the workers. [3944/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 479. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail all of the buildings that were bought by his Department to house people from Ukraine, International Protection applicants and people within the Direct Provision sector; if he will detail how many of these buildings are in use for those purposes and how many are in other uses and how many are idle....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 480. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail how many rapid build accommodation units have been built to house people from Ukraine to date. [3946/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the items and the quantity of items and their value that were bought for in 2020, 2021 and 2022 to deal with the Covid crisis that are being stored by his Department all of the country; and if he will detail where these items are being stored. [3941/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 531. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) is being used to store items bought to deal with the Covid crisis; if it is his intention to continue use of the centre for the purpose of storage; and when he will finally allow the centre to be used for a community purpose. [3942/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (30 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 532. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for medical compensation for each year since 2010. [3943/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (31 Jan 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what steps his Department is taking to increase recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces. [4514/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Only if you have gardaí.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Enforcement.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted any analysis of the impact of fare reductions on the number of people using public transport, in particular rail travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4301/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The transport system is in a terrible situation. Anybody who tries to commute into and out of the major cities is stuck in excruciatingly slow, crawling traffic. Traffic jams are blighting all the major routes in this country and people are living in commuter hell, spending three hours a day getting into and out of work. They are trying to rely on public transport but it is collapsing,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome wholeheartedly the reduction in the cost of public transport and I encourage the Government to reduce it even further but there are a number of reasons people will choose public transport. One is cost but another is the ability to be confident it will arrive at all. In many parts of the country at the moment - this is critical - public transport is not arriving. In commuter...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I do not want to be overcritical but this Government is fluent in excuses. No matter what we bring to the Government on lack of delivery, its ability to give a flow of excuses is incredible. It has to be realised that this Government has been poor in rolling out public services. In the past year, the Minister brought all the ministers for energy in the European Union to this country to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has given any further consideration to the idea of a rail line from Navan to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4166/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The majority of workers in Meath leave the county every day to go to work. It is the only county in the country where that happens. Meath people commute further than people from any other county. Navan is the biggest town in the country without a rail line. Tens of thousands of people in Meath live in commuter hell at the moment. A significant issue is the lack of a rail line. It has an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The only glaciers not under threat from global warming are the ones in government in terms of delivery of projects. We have been promised the Dublin to Navan rail line for 15 to 20 years. We have been here before. Fianna Fáil promised it would build it by 2015. The original Navan to Dublin rail line was built with picks and shovels in the 1850s in three years, yet we are told by the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: If that is not the case, I ask the Minister to give a detailed breakdown of the timescale for delivery. That is important information for the people of Meath. A generation's lives are being negatively affected by being stuck in this commuter hell. The rail line is a key to unlock their ability to get to work on time and the Minister's objectives, and mine, to reduce climate change.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The planning and legal system is under the Government's responsibility and influence. The staffing of the planning system is a job for the Government. The legal system takes so long because there are not enough staff in the system. It is grinding to a halt and is far slower than those of most other countries. They are not external excuses in terms of delivery of this project. The...