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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: On that specific point, I will turn back to a local issue. We often forget that the South East Technological University, SETU, is a Gaeltacht university. We have a Gaeltacht in Port Láirge and SETU stands ready to provide those courses for public services and the Irish language. I will also turn to the other part of the equation, which is a great untapped resource. According to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 107. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Protection 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Transport (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the use of a designated Leap card for the free travel pass, with a view to cross-departmental collaboration towards better public transport services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24634/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current cost of the culling of each badger under the TB Eradication Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the rate of use of vaccination and microchipping of badgers under the TB Eradication Programme per annum over the lifetime of the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24325/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current resources assigned to the badger culling programme and the badger vaccination programme, and their assigned geographical area and rate of culling and vaccination completed in each area over the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the project timeline with measurable deliverables with regard to the badger culling programme and badger vaccination programme under the TB Eradication Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (23 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any geographical data is held on the current vaccinated microchipped badgers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24327/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will launch a voluntary reduction scheme for dairy farmers; how the scheme will be structured in a way which ensures that reductions in breeding ruminants on a participating farm are not offset by increases in breeding ruminant numbers on that farm or on other farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the national childcare scheme, NCS; the number of providers that are signed up to the Together for Better funding model; the number of children who receive the NCS subsidy; if there are plans to expand the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 105. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the number of accommodation providers currently housing Ukrainian refugees; the number of accommodation providers currently housing international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25545/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Conservation (30 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up, by county, of the deduction for retrofitting expenditure incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting work while the tenant remains in situ, since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 50. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the creation of a no-fault vaccine injury compensation scheme as exists in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 56. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to expand capacity in respect to the impact of long-Covid on those impacted, either in terms of clinical research or the provision of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26673/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has considered creating the role of professor within the new technological universities in order that these institutions might fulfil their research ambitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26681/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 299. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE allocations for Dungarvan children's disability network team, the Waterford city north team and the Waterford city south team; the number of WTE posts vacant on 1 April 2023, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; the current caseload numbers for the teams; and if he will make a statement...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Last week the Government published its latest report on the well-being framework, entitled: Understanding Life in Ireland. It has 11 dimensions measuring over 35 indicators. It is timely in the budgeting process and I like how it falls before the summer economic statement, which feeds into the national economic dialogue, and within the report there is some good and some bad. I dwell on the...

Retained Fire Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Deputy's point has been made. He is eating into Deputy Clarke's speaking time.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the need for secondary legislation to be introduced to enable local authorities to implement CCTV for surveillance regarding illegal dumping. Deputy Gino Kenny - to discuss the medical cannabis access...

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Five speakers from the Rural Independent Group are sharing time, starting with Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.