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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I reiterate that the concept of bottom-up is not new, but the idea has been lost over a number of years. I welcome that there is a focus on this idea, but the fact that there are substantial numbers of derelict buildings still in existence in the middle of the housing crisis is entirely puzzling, or maybe it is not puzzling given that insufficient action has been taken over the past five or...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: Táim buíoch as an seans labhairt ar an rún seo agus gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Tully as ucht é a chur faoi bhráid na Dála. I have the privilege to have Praxis Care and the Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living, two wonderful services, in the same building as my constituency office in Mulhuddart. There is also the Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the uptake of the Local Enhancement Programme 2024 and how much of the €6 million has been allocated. [10404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Funding (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 822. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a report on EU funding made available to her department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [10403/24]

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: Children and young people in this State deserve better mental health services and should not have to wait for a significant length of time to access them. Children with dual diagnoses of mental ill health and an intellectual disability are falling through the cracks, as are neurodiverse children. This is something I saw at first-hand as a child and family support worker in Tusla. I commend...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: The recent arson attacks on buildings in our communities across the length and breadth of the State are to be condemned in the strongest possible terms, irrespective of what future plans were in place for those buildings. Peaceful protest is a right we must protect and celebrate in an open democracy. Arson is a criminal act that puts lives in danger. The people who claim to put Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of reducing the passport fee to €60 for applicants aged over 80 years, based on 2023 figures. [9251/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Strips Usage (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the DAA will fund the necessary works required for the runways at Dublin Airport for A380-type aircraft to be able to park at the airport. [8863/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new full-time bus mechanics recruited by Dublin Bus in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [8864/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars clamped at each Irish Rail station in 2023 and to date in 2024; the amount collected by such clamping; and the purposes for which the money collected is used, in tabular form. [8865/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman as of 20 February 2024; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of those vacancies; and when each vacancy will be filled, in tabular form. [8866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance when he last spoke formally with the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. [8867/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be made available in 2024 to purchase three additional mobile baggage scanner vans for the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will seek EU funding to cover these costs. [8868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of males and females who applied for the post of chef at the most recent recruitment campaign for the OPW. [8852/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Dublin region that are scheduled to be refurbished by the OPW in the next six months where the costs are in excess of €150,000; the nature of works that will be carried out per station; and the estimated timeframe for completion, per project, in tabular form. [9246/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Kuwait and Ireland in 2023. [8869/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Qatar and Ireland in 2023. [8870/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation in 2023 and 2024 for the innovation voucher scheme, in tabular form. [9249/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE solicitors employed by his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the civil service grade this post is normally filled by. [8874/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the next date on which new Garda recruits will enter Garda training college. [8853/24]