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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: A large cohort of Irish people are struggling with the rising cost of living and, unfortunately, receive little Government support or media attention. These people are Ireland's middle class. They are cash poor and time poor. They are the people who go out to work every day and do not earn enough to be well-off but earn too much to qualify for many State supports. Many of these are young...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: I understand that cost-of-living measures were introduced in last year's budget. Those were very much appreciated. However, many of them were once-off measures. The forgotten middle class are the people who are paying for everything and availing of practically nothing. It was reported in the Irish Independent last Saturday that 1.1 million of Ireland's full-time workers pay the higher...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of Defence Forces personnel attached to Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, Renmore, Galway; the numbers in each of the preceding five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the N6 Galway City Ring Road; when he expects An Bord Pleanála to make a decision on whether or not the project can go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40467/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date of the N6 Galway City Ring Road project, by category of expense, and the costs involved in the High Court challenges to the project; if he will provide an estimate of the likely ongoing monthly outlay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport he expected cost now of completing the N6 Galway City Ring Road; and if the Government will commit to make funding available for such a project if it is given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to introduce grants for technology or ICT in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40544/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 397. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider amending the sports capital programme guidelines to enable golf clubs that are not owned by their members, to make applications for significant improvements to their facilities to the benefit of members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40545/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Sep 2023)

Noel Grealish: 1015. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the drug Vydura (rimegepant), available on the DPS scheme; if there is any other scheme available to help an individual with the cost of this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will give Ministerial approval for the two-phase increase of 6% pensionable pay in addition to the agreed 2% due from 1 January 2023 due under the An Post superannuation scheme; when approval will be granted for these pension increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34828/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who re-offended while released on bail for other alleged crimes in each of the past three years, by type of crime allegedly committed while on bail, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34829/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes that were recorded in which the suspected offenders were on bail, in each of the past three years, by category of crime involved, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government will consider steps to further restrict the granting of bail to serial or repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider steps to restrict the granting of free legal aid to serial or repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34833/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been granted free legal aid, by category of offence; the number of times these persons have availed of free legal aid previously; the number of previous convictions; the cost of each in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been granted free legal-aid in County Galway, by category of offence; the number of times these persons have availed of free legal aid previously; the number of previous convictions; the cost of each in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34835/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of providing free legal aid over each of the past five years, by county; the average cost per alleged offender; the total payment to legal practitioners; the average payment to legal practitioners, over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34836/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: Last Monday, I, along with my colleague, Deputy Canney, met Age Action, the National Women's Council of Ireland, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, Active Retirement Ireland and SIPTU regarding their pension promise campaign. These organisations have united to seek a commitment from the Government that the State pension will increase to 34% of the average industrial wage, or €318...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (5 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in 2008 when his officials were drafting the Western Fisheries Region Conservation of Trout Bye-Law No. 840, 2008, did the now defunct Western Regional Fisheries Board provide his Departmental officials with validated scientific data to show that rod and line angling was having a direct and measurable impact on brown...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Angling Sector (5 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any provisions within the draft Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023, in addition to any technical amendments, to restrict or ban rod and line angling for brown trout and Atlantic salmon on Lough Corrib SAC, considering the large number of subsurface archaeological sites around the lake; and if he will...