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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his considered response to the recent High Court judgment in respect of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; if he will take the necessary steps to ensure the benefits for the active members of the 1951 scheme are protected; if he will approve an increase for these pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that CIÉ immediately complies with its legal obligations to appoint CIÉ board nominated members to the statutory CIÉ 1951 pension scheme committee pursuant to rule 12 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19407/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allow householders to withdraw money from their personal pension funds in order to carry out retrofitting and insulation works to their homes without having to incur a tax obligation; if he will consult with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19408/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s views on whether the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours prohibits the provision of sibling hour and afterschool facilities in a school building, as per the decision of the board of management at the school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the governance manual for primary schools 2023-2027 in anyway prohibits the use of primary schools for sibling hour and/or afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19324/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight mechanisms that are in place by which parents can hold board of managements to account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19325/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the obligation of patron bodies of national schools to have in place formal complaints procedures for parents to formally complain about the performance of boards of management acting under their patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce minimum sentencing laws for sex crimes involving children; if she will reform existing legislation in order that a defendant who has not previously been convicted of an offence cannot have this taken into consideration when sentencing for sex crimes involving children and so that a guilty plea not be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if effective restrictions can be imposed on those accused or convicted of sex crimes involving children when they are on bail or when they have received a suspended sentence; if she is aware that confining a person to postcode districts means they can still live within ten minuets of their victims; if convicted offenders can...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 587. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education to ensure that use of publicly funded school buildings is considered and maximised with respect to provision of pre-school, sibling hour and afterschool facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 588. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 458. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to improve the governance of owners’ management companies; if she will appoint an interim regulator for owners’ management companies; if she will prohibit owners’ management companies from discriminating against council tenants and tenants of approved housing bodies; if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 565. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individual Tusla registered early learning and care services that have participated fully on the quality development services provided by Better Start/Pobal since their establishment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17955/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 566. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individual Tusla registered early learning and care services that have participated with the Better Start/Pobal quality development service more than once, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17956/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 567. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annual cost of providing the Better Start/Pobal quality development service, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17957/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla early learning and care registered services that have selected to engage with each of the quality support agencies as identified in the Core Funding Quality Action Plan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17958/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 632. To ask the Minister for Health if amputees can be added to the long-term illness scheme to enable them to obtain prostheses as necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 761. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the recent announcement concerning the closure of a college (details supplied); if he will intervene to assist these students to continue their courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16448/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social homes are either on site or at design and tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many first home scheme approvals have issued since its launch in July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/24]