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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (7 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the same financial support for registered post-primary teachers to upskill to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish can be extended to home economics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11554/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (7 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has engaged with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure there are adequate third level courses in areas needed for renewable energy such as floating wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11555/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the efforts being made under the national development plan for growing population centres, such as Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I ask the Minister to detail the efforts being made under the national development plan, NDP, for growing population centres, including the county town in the fastest growing community in Europe, Swords.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I do not need to sell the importance of investment and intervention in support of the activities of the local authority to my fellow northsider because I know how acutely aware the Minister is of this. I had the privilege of being with him at the announcement of the NDP in November 2015 at Heuston Station. I was not in position to attend the most recent iteration, which provided nearly a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: Quality of life is key to all of this. We can spend as much money as we like, but if we do not improve the quality of life for the people already there, Swords will no longer be the vibrant county town it is. Of course, I recognise that it takes time for these projects to get out of the blocks, through planning and all the rest of it. I am acutely aware that consideration of metro, for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Safety (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the measures that are being taken to increase security around Dublin Airport, specifically with regard to drone technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10260/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Safety (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: My question relates to the use of drones in the vicinity of Dublin Airport.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Safety (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: As a representative of Swords and the airport, I believe it is unconscionable that people continue to do this. It is bizarre that they choose to put people's lives at risk, no matter how inconsequential they believe their activities are. I understand 14 flights were diverted at one particular point in February. The type of behaviour we see warrants prosecution and I welcome the fact that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Safety (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate there is a process. I suggest that if there is a requirement for regulatory or legislative change, the Minister of State should seriously consider the fines and-or sentencing this category of activity warrants. I am certainly be of the view that somebody wantonly endangering the lives of innocent passengers and crew should face a custodial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the electrification of the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10261/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: The programme for Government commits to reviewing our electoral laws. Political parties, as the Taoiseach will know, receive substantial sums of taxpayers' money and are subject to strict rules on how it is expended and, importantly, how it is recorded. Last week Deputy Pearse Doherty told "Prime Time" that SIPO is not investigating Sinn Féin. On Thursday The Irish Timesreported that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for the significant body of work he and his Department have done, particularly on the passage of that Act. Deputy Leddin, who is the Chair of the committee, is present. We put in the hours too, so to speak. I wanted to take this discussion about the protocols to Fingal and to address the issue of where local authorities decline to collect dumped materials....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: 63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the work of the community climate action programme and engagement with local authorities to ensure uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: My question relates to the local authority community climate action programme, which was launched last year. I understand there is a new iteration of or funding stream for it. What is the status of that and has there been uptake?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am encouraged. There is no shortage of funding for projects like this. The sum of €60 million is a lot of money for 80 projects. It is incumbent on the House, the Minister of State and the Minister to follow the local authorities closely in the hiring process because we know they have had history in the past, in particular with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the information he has provided to the House. I focused on food waste because it is an area where we as a State need to make significant improvements. As I have said, I believe local authorities will play a key role in delivering on our collective climate ambitions. The Minister of State might mention nature recovery and sustainable farming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: 90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the number of retrofits in 2022; the measures being taken to ensure an increase in take-up in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional resources will be made available to councils to deal with the potential influx of tenants issued with eviction notices following the removal of the eviction ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10031/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can provide an update on how the free book scheme for primary school children will be rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10018/23]