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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when certificate of professional competence courses for lorry drivers will be carried out online; the reason they are not carried out online to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54904/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests for online CPC courses received; the number of objections to attending an in-person CPC course during the initial "lockdown" and periods in which level-five restrictions were in place in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54905/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Student Accommodation (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that students who are staying in "digs" type accommodation as opposed to students who are staying in Residential Tenancies Board-registered accommodation are not entitled to the recently announced tax credit for student accommodation given that the parents of these students and some of the students are taxpayers; and if he will make a statement...

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

Michael McNamara: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that a decision has not been made in an An Bord Pleanála appeal (details supplied) which was lodged on 10 October 2021 and an indicative date of 16 February 2022 for a decision was initially provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54173/22]

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

Michael McNamara: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the delays in decision-making by An Bord Pleanála is as a result of a lack of financial resources and-or a lack of human resources or mismanagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54174/22]

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

Michael McNamara: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the impact of the delays in decision-making by An Bord Pleanála on the economy has been quantified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54175/22]

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

Michael McNamara: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if An Bord Pleanála will be replaced by a body capable of carrying-out its current remit in an efficient and diligent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54176/22]

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

Michael McNamara: 354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of appeals lodged with An Bord Pleanála in 2021 that have not yet been decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54177/22]

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

Michael McNamara: 355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cases at An Bord Pleanála that a decision is still awaited more than six months after the initial indicative decision date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54178/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Leaving Certificate exam will be available in Ukrainian language for students to sit the Leaving Certificate in June 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 602. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55255/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54285/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 1212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the contractual or other legal basis for the effective demotion of a registered general nurse (details supplied) employed by the HSE mid-West; if that information can be provided directly to the person affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55446/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 1249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 800 of 11 October 2022, when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54159/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: 1306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will grant an extension to the timeframe for applications regarding the new ACRES scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55472/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: I listened to the Tánaiste’s reply earlier that he is determined to increase wind energy by 2030. International investors hear that, they come to Ireland and they leave shortly thereafter shaking their heads. When will the marine area consents be granted for phase 2? What are the criteria going to be? Will power-to-X be included in that or will it not? Because international...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: I doubt that will help either.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: Lots of legislation contains no provision to extend it. The Minister could bring in an amendment Act through the Houses even faster than this was brought through. There was a lot of talk about this for two weeks and then we are going through all Stages in a couple of hours, so the Minister could bring through amending legislation as well in a couple of hours. I do not buy that argument. ...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: I congratulate the Deputy on his elevation.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: My amendment No. 9 addresses the phenomenon of accidental landlords. Building a house is less common in urban areas than in rural areas but these are people who built or bought a house and find that they are no longer living in the area. Perhaps they had to move to another part of the country or leave the country temporarily. If they are not living in them, we want those houses to be...