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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has a long history of membership of and active participation in various international bodies and organisations. Our membership of such bodies allows us to fully engage in a manner that allows us to use our voice to push for accountability, compliance with international law, observance of the rules based system and to express our views on issues of global importance. With...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (1 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Cathal Crowe: ...High Court judgment, and outline how he will take steps to ensure that the benefits of 1951 scheme active members will be protected and maintained, and that 1951 scheme pensioners will be awarded their long-awaited pension increase without delay; if he will insist that CIÉ immediately complies with its legal obligations to appoint CIÉ board-nominated members to the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (1 May 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Paul Kehoe: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance further to section 39 of the Liquor Act 2000, if the certificate of transfer is presented to the Revenue Commissioners within the respective twelve months, how long the Revenue Commissioners have to process the application and issue a valid liquor licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to instruct her Department to engage with Fingal County Council to provide a long-time parking solution for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19602/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...management considerations. In all cases, my Department examines any potential acquisition carefully, taking into account any works required, such as conservation works, and the short and long term cost of acquisition and maintenance to the Exchequer, and as such, my Department is only ever in a position to make a very limited number of acquisitions in any given year. I can confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the extraordinarily long time that it is taking to complete and award HAP applications, following approval for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...in respect of Sudan, however, all existing immigration arrangements and programmes are open to the persons affected by the conflict. I can advised the Deputy that since 1 April 2023, over 260 long stay visas have been granted to Sudanese nationals to join family members in Ireland. My Department is working closely with colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs and emergency visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...security of all those in custody. The Irish Prison Service has set out a range of objectives in its Strategy 2023-2027 in relation to prisoner pathways, including identifying short, medium and long term capacity and policy opportunities to deal with the increase in numbers through implementing their national flow plan, addressing escort capacity and further developing infrastructure to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (1 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: .... The pest free status is established and maintained by the authorities in Scotland according to international standards. The area remains free of the Great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonous micans. For as long as this situation pertains this trade can be permitted under the phytosanitary trade rules of the WTO/SPS. The following table sets out by year the tonnage of logs, primarily...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: .... The agreed assessment method is the approach that is most robust to remaining uncertainties around the data while providing advice that is based on maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in the long term. Ireland is actively involved with the scientific research to improve the understanding of Pollack. The Marine Institute is taking a leading role in the next ICES benchmark process for this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term beds which are opened in each of the community hospitals in Waterford for each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [19651/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: ...free PrEP pre-exposure profilaxis programme to prevent HIV; if he is satisfied that at risk men can access the programme without any barriers; if there is a waiting list for the programme and how long the wait is for a first assessment; and if he plans to extend the service to GPs. [19668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. As part of the multi-annual approach to reducing waiting lists, and just as importantly the length of time that patients are waiting, I published the 2024 Waiting List Action Plan on 27th March. Total funding of €360 million has been provided for the plan this year which sets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Colm Brophy: .... The witnesses are all very welcome. I have a bit of housekeeping to do. As any of the witnesses who have been here previously will know, it is a note on privilege. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024) See 9 other results from this debate

Bernard Durkan: ...of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected pursuant to the Constitution and statute by absolute privilege. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against a person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Bernard Durkan: ..., Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael McGrath, and his officials to the meeting. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024) See 13 other results from this debate

Seán Crowe: ...of Ireland I welcome: Dr. Gerry Cleary, president; Dr. Catherine Gallagher, vice president; Dr. David O’Flynn, registrar; and Mr. Paul Lyons, head of education. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or otherwise...