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Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome much of this Bill, but like everything, we do not want anything to be too rushed. I welcome the immigration controls in the Bill, as we had the ridiculous situation of people’s passports and documentation finishing up down the toilet, according to Mr. Michael O’Leary. I do not doubt him for one minute that this was what was happening. We all knew it was happening,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (2 Jul 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27847/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (2 Jul 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detail the process for jobseeker's payment claims (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27880/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Jul 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review a citizenship application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28305/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jul 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 347. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 12 June 2024, if she will review the application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a detailed breakdown of the number of prosecutions for non-compliance with improvement and prohibition notices issued under sections 18A and 18B of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, in each of the past ten years; the fines imposed and the instances where custodial sentences were given; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 174. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to direct local authorities to publish detailed annual reports on enforcement activities, including the number of improvement and prohibition notices issued, the number of prosecutions, fines imposed, custodial sentences given, and compensation claims awarded, as per the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the statistics on the enforcement actions taken by local authorities under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, specifying the number of cases leading to improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecutions, fines, custodial sentences, and compensation claims, broken down by year for the past...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the role of the Residential Tenancies Board in enforcing improvement and prohibition notices and resolving disputes related to non-compliance with the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019; to provide data on cases of this kind handled by the RTB over the past ten years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures and penalties in place to enforce compliance among corporate landlords with the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 and the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, including any instances of penalties or enforcement actions taken against corporate landlords in the past five years; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to direct all local authorities to release detailed data on the enforcement of housing standards, including the number of improvement notices and prohibition notices issued, the number of prosecutions, fines imposed and any custodial sentences given; to ensure transparency and public accountability, in tabular form; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful compensation claims due to non-compliance with improvement and prohibition notices under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, over the past ten years, including the average compensation awarded in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27816/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Ceann Comhairle very much. My question is on the essential repair grant, the disabled persons grant and the mobility aids grant. They have not been looked at in so many years. Building costs have gone up so enormously that even if people get the maximum grant amount payable to them, for which we are very grateful and I am also appreciative of the work Kerry County Council does...

Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I, too, warmly welcome the elevation of Deputy Michael McGrath, now MEP, and wish him every good luck.

Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: Sorry, Deputy McNamara. There are two elevations. The findings of the survey conducted by the Catholic Primary School Management Association highlighted a concerning reality. The fact that seven out of ten primary schools have run at a deficit at some point over the past twelve months indicates a significant financial strain on our education system. This strain is due to insufficient core...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 9% VAT rate will be reinstated for the hospitality sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27500/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the requirements for principal release days (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27515/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine per-capita allocation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27517/24]