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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (3 Mar 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes he plans to make to ensure those national route improvements not funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2022 will still be progressed towards construction including the N25 Waterford bypass to New Ross bypass road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (3 Mar 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes he plans to make to ensure those national route improvements not funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2022 will still be progressed towards construction including the N24 Waterford to Cahir road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (1 Mar 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the salmon conservation limit that was achieved on the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir in relation to inland fisheries in each year from 2007 to 2021 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (1 Mar 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rod harvest of salmon or rod catch and release returns on the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir in each year from 2007 to 2021 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the qualification mechanism for the living alone allowance; her proposals to allow single persons to claim this allowance or part thereof such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7715/22]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I, along with the Deputy Kenny and other speakers, welcome the Bill and express my support for its provisions. I wish to make a couple of points. First, I will start where Deputy Kenny finished. We need to ensure the additional powers and responsibilities being conveyed upon the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, are followed by sufficient funding and resources to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency (9 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the current regulations in which pupils enrolled in and attending primary schools are not counted by the Tusla education support service when doing school returns given that they are under the age of six; if regulations will be changed to cover all pupils once they attend primary school; the number of pupils falling into this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional support is being provided for the establishment of technological universities and the transition that institutes of technology undergo to form the new technological university. [6090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that he plans to tackle educational disadvantage in terms of accessing further and higher education institutions in 2022. [6091/22]

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to the energy question for a few minutes in this Second Stage debate. I support the Bill and acknowledge, as others on both sides of the House have mentioned, that energy prices and fuel costs in general comprise one of the biggest issues facing citizens of the country and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Many previous speakers have...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: It did not.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to enhance supports for family carers from her Department in view of the extraordinary contribution carers make; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5084/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 52. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the new arrangements for community employment schemes such as those operated in counties Kilkenny and Carlow which she confirmed in late 2021 will be implemented. [5085/22]

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: At the outset, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and the work his Department has done since its establishment. In many respects, that seems like a long time ago, because of Covid-19 and everything that has happened in the intervening time. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has really hit the ground running. This...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I was going to stop him myself, a Cheann Comhairle, but thank you for that. I begin by agreeing with Deputy O'Dowd's request about nursing homes and a review of the processes and procedures that led to some of the examples he gave. I join other Deputies in commending our front-line workers and commending other people involved in the services sector in particular who worked at their post,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (1 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Courts Service or any other public body produce annually a categorisation of the amount of different types of criminal prosecutions taken under different headings and a breakdown of the number of convictions achieved and the range of sentences handed down upon...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 708. To ask the Minister for Health if the appropriate services will be expedited for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4576/22]

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I wish to reiterate, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, and his colleagues, the importance of rural housing guidelines for much of the country. There are many communities around the country that are dispersed in nature, as the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, mentioned. It is possible to live in a community that is not in an urban setting. There is always an ongoing...