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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on any recent engagement with representative organisations from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a timeframe for the numbers in the Defence Forces to reach the approved threshold of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (24 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being put in place to ensure that the introduction of the shared equity scheme will not create a rise in average house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33812/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options that are under consideration for mid-income families who cannot secure sufficient mortgages when financial institutions will not take their rental payments into consideration on their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the recommencement of hard copy passport applications including the passport express through post offices is expected; the timeline to clear the current backlog in these applications specifically given that the online process may not be a viable form of application for all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33815/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas as an gcur i láthair. I have been learning a great deal from listening to the earlier discussion. I am glad the points on inheritance tax and the concept of the upper limit have been clarified. Is there a view on the lower threshold available there? House prices have increased a good bit since those thresholds for the A,B and C bands were set a number of years...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: You could add a euro or two to the living alone allowance but is the commission really looking at trebling or quadrupling it? Would there be a ballpark or a direction the ESRI could see that going in?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Page 76 of the programme for Government recognises a range of needs of the new Irish, yet at the same time there are ongoing difficulties and delays in processing naturalisation applications. Some of the applications that we have been dealing with are extending into their third year at this stage. Through that time, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, is holding original...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: People want to be able to finalise their applications and have their documentation to move on with their lives. What target or plan is there to have more timely processing of naturalisation applications?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas as an gcur i láthair. Bhí deis agam roinnt de a léamh. Glacaim leis go bhfuil roinnt mhaith comhairliúcháin agus plé déanta ag na finnéithe agus nach bhfuil siad go hiomlán sásta fós go bhfuil gach rud pléite. Tá sé sin éasca le tuiscint. Tá an-chuid ann agus tá tuairimí...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Ba mhaith liom filleadh arís ar an bpointe mar gheall ar scoileanna ag cur an rogha ar fáil do na daltaí agus na hábhair bhreise ar fáil dóibh siúd le blas faoi leith ó thaobh teangacha de. Tuigim go bhfuil leibhéil dhifriúla de phlé déanta ag na ceardchumainn éagsúla agus tá an-suim agam sa tslí ina raibh...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Glacaim leis go mbeadh comhrá leanúnach ar siúl ach an bhfuil aon conference nó cruinniú speisialta in aigne toisc gur rud chomh mór atá ann? An bhfuil plean ann chuige sin?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Tá ceist amháin tapa agam. Glacaimid leis go mbeidh T1 níos dúshlánaí agus go mbeidh níos mó oibre ann ó thaobh na ndaltaí de. Bhí plé maith ann agus tá tuairimí láidre cinnte ann mar gheall ar na pointí bónais. Is uirlis é chun daoine a mhealladh isteach. B’fhéidir go bhfuil uirlisí...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Más rud é go mbíonn na ranganna measctha?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Ní ranganna beaga iad in aon chóir. Táimse ag caint faoi scoileanna beaga nach bhfuil an deis acu an dá rang a scaradh amach óna chéile. Maidir leis an rang measctha, ní gá gur rang beag é in aon chor. Go minic, is rang lán atá i gceist.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): Plé (23 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Tuigim.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Bóithre Gaeltachta (22 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an n-athosclófar Scéim na mBóithre Áise chun tacú le pobal na Gaeltachta feabhas a chur ar an mbonneagar áitiúil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [33239/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (22 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being considered to develop the Lee valley as a must-go destination for both the domestic and foreign tourism markets given that the N22 bypass is progressing for Macroom, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33240/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it is appropriate for wind farm developments to hand the distribution of community funds to local organisations; if or the way in which a local community would benefit from this; the level of oversight that he views would be appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33271/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 262. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagement she has had with the Minister for Health given the current lifting of Covid-19 restrictions to ensure that the Gaeltacht summer colleges will be able to fully operate in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25115/21]