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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations by county which were shut in each of the years 2011 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations which operated on a part-time, less than 24-hour basis by county in each of the years 2011 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 856. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when SI 250 (suspension of rules related to prison visits) will be revoked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 857. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if files from the Garda complaints board were retained after its dissolution; the locations in which retained files can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54564/22]

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

Martin Kenny: 1257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations that govern whether a person will receive reimbursement for a TB test; if tests must be completed in a given timeframe of notification; the primary or secondary legislation that underpins such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of the number and category of employment permits that have been granted by his Department since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53744/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: 83. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme. [53743/22]

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I welcome this legislation and we will be supporting it insofar as it goes, in that it is very much an emergency stopgap legislation to deal with the crisis that has evolved. The crisis in a rental sector reaches to every part of the country. My colleague from Galway mentioned a city area. In rural areas everywhere, this problem exists where people who are in accommodation, many of them...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I commend my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, on bringing forward this motion. Public transport needs to be accessible, reliable and safe for people. Accessibility is certainly one of the issues raised in this motion with regard to the western rail corridor for people living in my region in the west and in the Minister of State's region. It is one of the big factors that could be a game changer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to make supports available for those wishing to introduce solar energy generation on their farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53170/22]

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: This Bill is mainly administrative but it contains a large number of minor changes. Some amendments will have positive impacts and the majority of them are very welcome. The delays in courts and the backlogs we have seen have become a serious concern. The ongoing review of the Judiciary and judicial system is reflected in the Bill. The general consensus is that given that much of the...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: Deputy Kenny.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: You put "Deputy" and "Kenny" together and got "Kennedy".

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I again raise the issue of school bus transport, which has been a huge problem in recent months. Thankfully, the Minister for Education recently announced she was going to introduce a system whereby children who had been on a concessionary ticket last year or who had been entitled to concessionary travel in the past would be allowed on a bus this year, with a provision put in place for that....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I met with the Garda Commissioner recently and, of the number of issues he outlined to me, one was that we have two economies in this country. We have an international economy whereby people are in very high paid positions in the various technological companies. Many of the gardaí being recruited have skills and we need those skills to deal with cybercrime and all these areas. They...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that. In the new work environment that is evolving since Covid-19, more and more people are looking for flexible work arrangements. When everyone else in society is getting flexible work arrangements and when gardaí have very rigid ones, it poses a difficulty and a problem. In respect of that, I want to raise the point that retention and recruitment is also about...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties in recruitment and retention in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52718/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: The Minister referred to the difficulties in respect of recruitment for the Garda in her response to the previous question. That needs to be addressed. The increase in our population, according to the most recent census, tells us the numbers of gardaí and the civilian capacity of the Garda need to be increased. Many gardaí on the ground are telling me that many people are leaving...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the timelines for appointments of new members of the Judiciary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52628/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the announcement in the budget that we are going to get more of a commitment to ensure that our judicial system, and particularly our courts system, get more resources. I ask the Minister to provide an update on the timelines for the appointment of new members of the Judiciary; and to provide a statement on the matter. Clearly, in many aspects of our Courts Service there are huge...