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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 934. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that exited IPAS accommodation each month from December 2022 to September 2024, in tabular form. [44575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 933. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection that are accommodated in modular units, pledged accommodation and Department-supported accommodation, respectively, in tabular form. [44574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 935. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection that have exited his Department’s supported accommodation in each month from October 2023 to October 2024. [44576/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 936. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average duration spent in IPAS accommodation to date by international protection applicants and beneficiaries that applied for international protection in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [44577/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 937. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of State-owned reception centres currently in operation; the number of units delivered by year; and the average capacity and the average capital cost of the units delivered in each of the years 2021 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [44578/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 938. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of people in State-funded accommodation, both Ukrainian and international protection applicants, in each month since January 2023, not including those in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44579/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 939. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of the six reception centres targeted under the 2021 White Paper on Ending Direct Provision that have been delivered to date; how many further are in development; the estimated number of persons that may be accommodated under reception centres delivered to date and those in development, respectively;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 940. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of the 75 urban renewal units targeted under the 2021 White Paper on Ending Direct Provision that have been delivered to date; how many further are in development; the estimated number of persons who may be accommodated under urban renewal units delivered to date and those in development,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On Monday, it was announced that the tender for the Cork event centre would have to be reopened and retendered. It is eight years and four taoisigh since the sod was turned on the site. It was turned by Enda Kenny eight years ago, in February 2016. The people of Cork are fed up and really exhausted by this farce. It really is a farce at this stage. Regarding how we go forward, what...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 45. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she and her Department have mapped the existence of youth-focused community projects and staff across the State; if they are aware of gaps in coverage, or of large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects; and how do they intend to resolve this. [40663/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of international protection applications made to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [43515/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the average processing times for those seeking international protection in the State as of 18 October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43516/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the average and median processing times for appeals of international protection applications as of 18 October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43517/24]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The question will arise in the coming weeks as to whether the Irish people and those who need housing can afford another few years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I am convinced they cannot. I am relieved that there is a viable alternative. I am passionate and committed to the vision Deputy Ó Broin has put forward on this because, for the first time in many years, it offers a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that on 2 December 2001, she wrote to the Privileges Committee as follows: ‘in rare and very limited circumstances, and only where agreed by the individual, some appeals involving a number of workers engaged by the same employers, may be determined by a sample of cases’. [42645/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection , if she accepts that on 5 October 2022 in reply to a Parliamentary Question from Deputy Kerrane, she wrote that her ‘Department is open to taking a ‘sample cases’ approach to determination of insurance classification, using the criteria set out in the Code, in cases involving multiple workers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that on 2 October 2000, Secretary General Sullivan wrote to PAC Chairperson Jim Mitchell accepting and conceding that her Department was using a 'test case' to label all motorcycle, van and pushbike couriers/delivery drivers as self-employed by group and class. [42647/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that on 9 May 2018, the current Secretary General of her Department wrote to PAC Chairman, Deputy Fleming, accepting and conceding that her Department used precedential group and class decisions known as 'test cases' to determine the employment status of groups and classes of workers. [42648/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that in March 2019, Minister Doherty accepted and conceded in an interview with a journalist (details supplied) that her Department uses precedential group and class decision to determine the employment status of groups and classes of workers and that her Department is fully aware that this is not in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she accepts that the Oireachtas SW Committee Report (2021) recommends that it is the liability of her Department to rectify the misclassification of workers through the use of unlawful test cases. [42650/24]