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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to revise the existing application guidelines for the domiciliary care allowance, especially in relation to children who are right below the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7589/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to parents of autistic children where they do not qualify for the domiciliary care allowance. [7590/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to introduce new legislation to further recognise and support homemakers in relation to non-contributory pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 192. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to offer grants and subsidies to the small and medium childcare and early-years education providers within Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the ongoing delay in the construction process on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied), despite obtaining the letter of intent mid-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a realistic timescale for when the proposed extension of a school (details supplied) will be completed following the obtained letter of intent mid-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to ensure that concurrent sentencing does not apply where a loss of life has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6145/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to enact stricter sentencing in cases involving violent attacks upon women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6146/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continuous rejection of the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department has refused to reply to emails and provide updates to on the citizenship application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5575/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Single Person Committee has yet to appeal the verdict of the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) despite its being received on 3 August 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5576/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any planned legislative changes to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, for increased or harsher sentencing for re-offenders of violent crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5577/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recent studies, if any, carried out in Ireland, the UK or EU in relation to the benefits and or challenges of permitting private vehicles or full EVs with at least four people being transported to use bus lanes, with the appropriate signage and licensing structure, in an effort to discourage individual car use and reduce carbon and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes to legislation that would be required in what sections to facilitate private motor vehicles or EVs with four or more passengers being permitted to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 587. To ask the Minister for Health why medical alert dogs are not recognised under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 588. To ask the Minister for Health if the same provisions shared by the various support dogs recognised under legislation can be extended to medical alert dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is additional support available for women on maternity leave who have been temporarily relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to provide additional supports for women on maternity leave who have been relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance temporarily, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care, for example, additional child support payments, fuel allowances, and so on, given the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (5 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health the additional respite care available to family members while their carer is on maternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on analysis being undertaken to assess the security of the electricity supply in the event of interruptions to natural gas imports to Ireland. [1150/25]