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

Alan Farrell: 15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the impact of the rising number of judicial reviews with regard to the delivery of much-needed housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59239/22]

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

Alan Farrell: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an outline on future capital works relating to further education and training institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59237/22]

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

Alan Farrell: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his Department’s efforts to increase mental health supports in education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59238/22]

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

Alan Farrell: 198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the work of the shared island local authority development funding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53385/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 71. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work of her Department with regard to the auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59236/22]

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for his very significant contribution to COP27 alongside the Taoiseach. Most importantly, however, I thank the civil servants who played a very significant role in getting this historic agreement over the line. It seems like every Conference of the Parties has a historic agreement. The importance of delivery is not lost on the Minister or, indeed, the Department. ...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: As a veteran politician, the Taoiseach will understand the importance of campaigns which led to the important decision by the Office of Public Works, OPW, and the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, to bring the live crib back to Dublin, after Dublin City Council made such a decision. The ESRI launched a report yesterday and addressed the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: Could he bring to Cabinet that all Departments review their campaign methodology in terms of getting information to the public through the media, which is an important means of getting across the message of the importance of climate change?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons currently waiting to be homed who have selected a location within the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59424/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant properties in need of repair under the remit of Fingal County Council within the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59425/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Council administration staff allocated to the housing department in Fingal County Council with responsibility for the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59426/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional council administration staff have been allocated to the housing department with responsibility for the Dublin Fingal constituency due to the high level of contact from tenants and applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59427/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing applicants receiving homeless HAP through Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59428/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing applicants and tenants who have declared themselves homeless to Fingal County Council in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59429/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the front-line pandemic bonus payment still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: 714. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the medical card appeal of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59430/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank our witnesses for coming in. This is fascinating stuff. The psychology of messaging is so important but it is not taken on board by a lot of people. If we reflect on the title of today's discussion, which refers to the role of media and communications, it is the case that the media has a responsibility to report information objectively. I will take one example from today, because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thought I had eight minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: That definitely was not six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: Okay. I thought you said I only had two minutes left and I was in a panic. To go back to the focus of this morning's session, do our guests have a view on how the State would structure the public funding of the publication of reliable, trustworthy sources of information on climate change and on how individuals can make a big change? There must also be a focus on education. I have...