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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are looking out at the Sceirde Rocks.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (20 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is intended to introduce changes to means testing based on the report being prepared by her Department on means testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7780/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (20 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 108. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made to date with the review of means testing of social protection schemes; when the report arising from this review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7779/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a passport from a person in County Galway (details suppled); the reason for the delay in issuing this passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7438/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 17 January 2024, if he will contact the Road Safety Authority and request that it urgently replies to the query in relation to an applicant for a CPC test stating that the matter was being referred to the RSA for direct reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7809/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the provision of extra accommodation will be approved for a school in County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision on the school’s application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8078/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under ACRES will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6811/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will be brief because I am sure a lot of what I have to say has been covered. There is the HAOP scheme, which is housing aid for older people. I deal with a fair number of older people with very poor houses. Before you do a BER rating, you have poor windows, poor doors and poor fabric. Before you do any insulation you have poor roofs and so on. The maximum grant, certainly in Galway,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am asking what discussions Mr. Deegan's Department has with the Department of housing. The problem I always find with the State is that it operates in silos, as if there were 15 - or now 18 - Governments. There is only one Government and there is only one Oireachtas. My question was about what discussions the Departments have had.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Would it be 100,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That was not the point. The point I made was that it is very unlikely, no matter how much help they are given, because not everybody accepts help or can assimilate help. Those cases need to be given more priority to get the buildings right.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is intended to provide funding through his Department to ensure that the CIE 1951 Pension Scheme has sufficient funds to pay pension increases to CIE pensioners, taking into account that these public servants have not received a pension increase for 15 years; or alternatively whether this pension scheme will be incorporated into...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the final draft of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review to be prepared for approval by the Ministers north and south following the recent public consultation; the process that will be followed to get final sign off on the strategy in this jurisdiction in order that the elements pertaining to this jurisdiction can be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the increase in passenger numbers using Iarnród Éireann services in 2023 compared to 2022, broken down by route and between inner commuter, outer commuter and intercity rail; the further investment steps he intends taking to ensure even further growth in rail usage in the coming five years; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date that the eligibility for an exemption from planning development charges will come to an end; whether it is intended to extend this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6103/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 466. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is intended to make regulations under the Parole Act 2019 in relation to eligibility for parole of persons who are serving a determinate sentence of eight years or greater; the reason for the delay with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 467. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners with determinate sentences of eight years or more who sentences are being managed on an administrative basis by the Irish Prison Service; the number of these that have applied for temporary release or parole in each year since 1 January 2021; the number given parole or temporary release in each year;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she intends taking in the very short term to deal with overcrowding in our prison system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6321/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications of the EU Nature Restoration Law that proposes to categorise all drained agricultural peat soils as degraded systems in terms of access for products grown on such land to the EU market and eligibility in the long-term for EU Common Agricultural Payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 535. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to house applicants for international protection at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6312/24]