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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ukraine War (8 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Irish agrifood industry has adapted since the outbreak of Russia’s war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60616/22]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: I wish to share time with Deputy Flaherty. I look forward to the European Council meeting next week and I am grateful, in expectation, for the Minister of State reply to this round of statements. As much as these discussions every month change, they also stay the same. That is why I probably will ask for a similar update to those I have sought in other weeks, as other Deputies have. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: Just to clarify, it is an ever-changing issue. Unfortunately, there are situations like this with drugs and many different treatments all the time. The Minister of State deals with these issues on a daily basis, as does the Minister for Health. The situation, in this case, is that because of the nature of the drug and the regulatory environment with the European Medicines Agency, there is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: I am grateful that the Minister of State has come to the House to take all these matters this morning. It is great credit to her own work ethic and commitment. I raise a somewhat niche issue in that it only affects a small number of women in the country but it is serious. Hyperemesis is severe nausea, or morning sickness, during pregnancy. It affects 1% to 2% of pregnancies. In budget...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: To get it reimbursed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: But they have to pay for it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application to the foreign births register (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61106/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: Specifically on that point, as Professor O'Brennan is aware, I worked on the blue star programme for the first five years of its creation and it is a lovely programme. I am going to visit a blue star school on Monday. It is the national school I attended. I know Deputy Howlin has spoken to schools and Deputy Harkin definitely has. I have visited schools Deputy Harkin has spoken to. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: I agree with Professor O'Brennan but there are two points I would like to add. As regards getting a foothold in Brussels one can always improve their language while there. The availability of language courses in Brussels, be they French or whatever else, is something there is unfortunately a sense of distance from. That it is an exotic option and unless one is going over fluent in French...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the progress of the Community Safety Innovation Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (1 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the provision of maternity leave for local authority councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59116/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the uptake of the Erasmus programme for the 2022/2023 academic year among students in Irish third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59115/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work of his Department in supporting third-level institutions in their building of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (1 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: 199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding awarded to cross-Border projects recently under the Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme. [49695/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 30. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the recent US congressional delegation. [57757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Christmas bonus 2022 will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the cost-of-living supports that she has provided for in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has engaged with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland on benchmark pricing for retrofitting given that contractors are giving vastly different quotes; if he is taking steps to ensure that quotes given by SEAI-approved contractors are not inflated and are not higher than quotes given independent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Neale Richmond: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are criteria that contractors must reach before becoming eligible for the one-stop scheme for retrofitting by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59405/22]