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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of increased qualified adult payments that have been made to those living outside Ireland in 2023, in tabular form; the list of countries and the total amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16522/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made for increased qualified adult payment; the percentage that was refused to applicants living in Ireland; and the percentage refused to applicants living outside of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16523/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 478. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in view of increased qualified adult payment being means tested, how the Department can adequately ascertain people are eligible when they live abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16524/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of payments made in respect of the living alone allowance to those living outside of Ireland; the list of countries and how much was paid in total; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16525/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of payments made in respect of the cost-of-living allowance paid to those living outside of Ireland; the number of recipients; the list of countries and how much was paid in total; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16526/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Ukrainians living in Ireland who are in receipt of the carer's allowance, disability allowance and jobseeker's allowance, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16527/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in the application for foreign birth registration by a person (details supplied), who applied in August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13981/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 575. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 173 and 174 of 6 March 2024, the amount of funding provided by either Horse Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland to equestrian related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14823/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1000. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in the application submitted for the fodder support scheme by a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14780/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1002. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 153 and 154 of 6 March 2024, to name the contractors/employees named as part of the management team in the tender submitted by the Irish Horse Board in April 2022 for sport horse-marketing services; the qualifications, QQI Framework Level of said qualification and name of institution awarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1003. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 6 March 2024, the reason an official from his Department is listed on a website (details supplied) as the FOI contact for the Irish Horse Board; what measures to comply with freedom of information (FOI) have been taken by the Irish Horse Board; if he has trust in the organisation's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1004. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the number of panel members involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender; to provide the names of any public/civil servant and names of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the names...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1005. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, to provide the names/confirm the officials and names of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; any memberships held by members, memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1006. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the reasons for awarding a contract given a separating score of 1.1% between two bidders; if he will provide a full objective assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of all tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1007. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, if he will publish all tenders submitted in the public interest; if he will publish elements not deemed commercially sensitive; if he will seek consent from bidders to publish their respective tenders in full; in failing to publish any of tenders received, if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1008. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a series of procurement processes undertaken by Government (details supplied); if he is satisfied that correct procedures have been adhered to throughout the processes; what verifications he has that such adherence is independently verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14817/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1009. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 6 March 2024, if, given that no reasons were provided, he will now provide the reasons for awarding an approximate €4 million marketing contract to an organisation with no marketing staff, no website, no social media presence and no history of marketing experience at the time of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1010. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 March 2024, if, given the overall value of the tender in questions and other tenders (details supplied), the tender processes in question was notified to the Official Journal of the European Union; if the tender notification required notification to the Official Journal; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1011. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 6 March 2024, if he will consider appointing his full cohort of three directors to the Board of Directors of the Irish Horse Board, including directors with international marketing expertise and governance expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14820/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1012. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain how a company with a stated objective within its constitution/rules to promote one studbooks above all others won a tender to promote all Department-approved studbooks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14821/24]