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

Matt Shanahan: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the investigations or steps he is taking to consider the pricing differences between the cost of building materials in Europe and in the United Kingdom as opposed to those pertaining in Ireland at present (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60115/22]

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

Matt Shanahan: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking to address the significant delay issues in terms of house building companies securing engagement and agreement from Irish Water in domestic water supply and wastewater connection agreements which is delaying approved planning developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60116/22]

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

Matt Shanahan: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status that should apply to a castle structure (details supplied) which forms part of a private landholding; the State funding that is available without requiring private contributions to provide refurbishment works to protect the existing structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 283. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the activities that his Department has engaged in to deliver additional accommodation opportunities for those recently migrating to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the activity that is being considered by his Department and the local authority to target vacant buildings in terms of providing additional student accommodation places in Waterford city given the student accommodation deficit in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that persons on disability benefit were excluded from receiving the once-off payment of €500 cost-of-living measure announced in budget 2023; if she will consider including them in this payment; the other benefits that recipients were excluded from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 757. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overhead and margin percentage used by the forest service of his Department in the afforestation grant rates for the next forestry programme, as recently published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58728/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date he expects to publish his forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 620. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the number of ecologists involved in processing the 11 afforestation licences on week four of October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56599/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 619. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the actual output versus the phased projected monthly plan for licence and scheme approvals in his Department's plan for October 2022 for Coillte felling, private felling, roads, afforestation, Ash dieback RUS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (10 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional energy rebates or energy tax considerations that the Government is considering to apply to the SME sector in order to retain jobs and businesses over the coming six months given the significant energy cost difficulties facing many SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53736/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of remuneration increase proposed to PhDs during this academic year and in the years to follow 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55979/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the increases in budget 2022 in relation to PhD remuneration will come to pass; when PhDs can expect to see this remuneration increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55980/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the range and scope of the proposed review of the salary scales and remuneration on offer to PhDs (details supplied); the proposed timing of when such a review might report; his views on what is adequate remuneration for PhD students and post-doctoral research and working in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will agree to review the guidelines preventing those tenants living in part V properties from purchasing their homes under the local government tenant purchase schemes; his views on whether tenants who are living in these properties over ten years should be afforded the opportunity to buy their homes regardless of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 831. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of medical students currently enrolled in the six medical schools in Ireland for the most recent five-year period, segmented to clearly outline the number of Irish students only and to clearly delineate by gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 947. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Government has not called for the extension of Medical Device Directive certificates until the notified body capacity is resolved, to maintain patient access to vital medtech that are already safely in use in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54332/22]

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

Matt Shanahan: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any plans to consider sector-specific additional support in view of the continuing energy price inflation for the SME sector. [53878/22]

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

Matt Shanahan: 41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location in which medium-sized SMEs can access additional grants to offset energy bills that far exceed the €10,000 monthly grant. [53881/22]