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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: Given the volatile situation in Ukraine and that the cost of the cyberattack on the HSE last year is €100 million and still rising, will the Minister outline the increases in funding given to the NCSC over the past 12 months? What are his views on the way the centre has improved Ireland's defence against cyberattacks on State infrastructure?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: When I last raised the issue of the N6 Galway city ring road with the Minister on Leaders' Questions on 25 May 2021 I highlighted the plight of the 54 families and individuals who were to lose their homes to make way for the road. I sought a commitment from the Minister that once a decision was made by An Bord Pleanála to go ahead with the project that top priority would be given to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I have to say I am very disappointed in the response of the Minister. It is not for me to be disappointed but for the 54 householders caught up in this. This legal challenge could go on for years. The last time it went on for more than seven and a half years. Eight householders were caught in the previous project. This has been going on for more than 22 years. Is the Minister telling me...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: We change the law in here.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: Newcastle is a community of more than 6,000 people on the west side of Galway city. Under the chairmanship of Mr. Seamus Davey, a committee got together and raised more than €200,000. It acquired a site and secured planning permission. The project, which is for a much-needed centre for the area, is shovel ready. It has the unanimous support of the local city councillors. I have a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Minister for her positive response. The next time she or her Minister of State visit Galway, they will be invited to visit the site of the proposed community centre and meet the committee that has produced the ambitious plans. As the Minister stated, community centres are often the backbone of communities, but unfortunately there are areas in which no community facility...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available and if a scheme will be announced for the construction of new community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8754/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I would like to ask the Minister if funding is available and if a scheme will be announced for the construction of new community centres. What funding will be available and what will be the criteria for such a scheme?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (17 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available for the construction of new community centres and when the details of a scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/22]

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: I wish to thank my colleagues for bringing this motion forward and I thank our administrator, Ms Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh, for the excellent research she did on this it. There is an urgent need for improvements to the benefits available to people with disabilities who are holders of primary medical certificates under the disabled persons and disabled passengers scheme. Primary medical...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private bus companies operating to and from Galway city are dropping off and picking up passengers on roadsides rather than using the location mandated by the licence issued by the NTA; if he will insist that the NTA enforce the full terms and conditions of the licences issued by them to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (8 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has a national policy of releasing alive all non-native pike ≥85cm in length caught in gill nets during stock management operations on Lough Corrib SAC, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5865/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided in relation to an email sent to a children’s playcentre (details supplied) on 23 December 2021 regarding eligibility for the Covid restrictions support scheme; if clarification will be issued to the Revenue Commissioners in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5935/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the required qualifications for executive engineering positions within local authorities given that item 3a (details supplied) specifies candidates shall hold an honours degree level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications in engineering; if he considers a BSc in Civil Engineering to be an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when an exemption for the conversion of pubs into residential units will be introduced under the Housing for All plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5934/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (3 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions, instructions and permission his Department gave the National Transport Authority in permitting the minimum cycle track standards to be reduced at pinch points along Salthill promenade in order that a two-way cycleway from Grattan Road to Blackrock and a one-way cycleway from Blackrock to Barna Road junction could be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 317. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a fund (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (1 Feb 2022)

Noel Grealish: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss an educational proposal which was submitted to her earlier in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5132/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Jan 2022)

Noel Grealish: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is available to commence the planning process for the upgrade of the N59 from Maam Cross to Clifden, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3848/22]