Written answers
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committees
13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment last met; and when the next meeting is planned. [29523/21]
- National Security Committee
19. To ask the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the National Security Committee chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [29521/21]
- Enterprise Policy
32. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which family businesses continue to contribute to the economy with particular reference for the need to so do in the aftermath of Brexit. [32510/21]
- Cabinet Committees
33. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 last met. [32240/21]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding issued under the small business assistance scheme for Covid-19 to date; and the number of businesses that have benefitted...
- Workplace Relations Commission
35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Workplace Relations Commission participated in joint operations with An Garda Síochána focused on the detection of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for continuing subvention of the travel agent sector given the extraordinary challenges ongoing (details supplied); the...
- Enterprise Support Services
37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of an enterprise centre (details supplied) in County Cork. [32172/21]
- EU Directives
38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the duties the EU directives in relation to the transfer of undertakings imposes on all employers in Ireland involved in such a...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that will be provided to deliver a Ministerial-led SME and entrepreneurship implementation group to coordinate the...
- Construction Industry
40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the provisions in place to require a primary tenderer to ensure that a contractor to whom a contract is awarded by that primary...
- Departmental Policies
41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of introducing a universal basic income at the core social welfare rate of €203 per week; and if he will...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he expects to continue to support family-owned businesses that may have suffered more than others during the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Schemes
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date of the National Parks and Wildlife Service peatland scheme for large-scale peatlands restoration in...
- National Broadband Plan
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 3 June 2021, the number of premises connected and complete under the...
- Electricity Generation
45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is taking to ensure that data centres do not disrupt or damage electricity supply to homes given the...
- Natural Gas Grid
47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position with regard to the proposed development of a LNG fracked-gas processing facility at Ballylongford, County...
- Waste Management
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to eliminate the use of one-off plastics; if it is planned to legislate to ban the use of one-off...
- National Broadband Plan
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of missing the target for the roll-out of high speed rural broadband in 2021; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Funding
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2020 and 2021 by project. [32385/21]
- Departmental Data
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the environment fund over the past three years. [32387/21]
- Departmental Funding
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date regarding the funding of €1.2 million allocated to the UNCCD in 2018 to help develop a...
- Climate Change Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of costs associated with the Climate Change Advisory Council for the three most recent years; his views on...
- Telecommunications Services
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the provision of broadband throughout the country can attain the speed necessary to meet the added...
- Electric Vehicles
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Test
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver theory test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32143/21]
- Rail Network
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the reopening of the Wexford to Waterford rail line is to be considered as part of the Strategic Rail Review now underway; his views...
- Driver Test
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driver theory test in view that it has been cancelled on numerous occasions...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional air circulation or filtration measures that have been installed in train carriages since the beginning of the Covid-19...
- Driver Test
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements being put in place to facilitate driver theory tests in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is putting in place to assist driver instructors with the cost of restarting their sector; if he has engaged with unions...
- Driver Test
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a theory test examination will be expedited in order that a person (details supplied) can commence work. [32235/21]
- Departmental Policies
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the recording of licences issued to fly drones on a county by county basis was discontinued; if this method of recording will...
- Fishing Industry
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider raising an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32297/21]
- Road Projects
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to include provisions for cycling and walking along the new realignment of the N53 Hackballscross to Rassan, County...
- Driver Test
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an essential worker (details supplied) will be offered an online theory test appointment or a physical theory test appointment in their...
- Aviation Industry
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact airlines specifically an airline (details supplied) to require it to provide free of charge rescheduling of flights...
- Driver Licences
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process involved in advance of applying for a limousine licence for new unregistered vehicles not listed on the considered qualifying...
- Electric Vehicles
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if...
- Public Transport
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make provision for designated storage space for bicycles on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Schemes
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if online pre-booking requiring internet access and payment of a €2 fee is now a requirement for persons aged 66 and over availing...
- Department of Finance
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme will remain in place for childcare workers that would typically be in receipt of social welfare payments over the summer...
- Tax Code
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of forward purchase agreements that had been made prior to the passing of the financial resolution on 19 May 2021 providing for a 10% stamp duty...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the volume of money warehoused under the tax debt warehousing scheme by sector. [32262/21]
- Tax Code
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the 9% VAT rate until 1 September 2022. [32276/21]
- Insurance Industry
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if insurance companies are providing refunds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32279/21]
- Departmental Schemes
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended beyond 2021 for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32296/21]
- Departmental Bodies
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of developments in which all or a portion of units in that development are subject to forward purchase PRS sales that have been funded through Home...
- Departmental Policies
88. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the a recent paper published by the ESRI on 3 June 2021 which argues for an increase in State borrowing to increase Irish housing supply; his...
- Insurance Industry
89. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the policy statement published by the Financial Conduct Authority on 28 May 2021 to end the practice of dual pricing in the insurance market; if...
- Electric Vehicles
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Properties
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the new premises acting as an administrative centre for NAMA and the NTMA. [32150/21]
- Flood Risk Management
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 21 April 2021, the status of the flood relief scheme for Clifden, County Galway; the surveys...
- Departmental Circulars
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 24 March 2021, the work his Department has undertaken to replace circular 39/07 (details...
- Departmental Policies
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the proposed development of a shared Government data centre to support the digitalisation of Government services as part...
- Civil Service
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a recent remote working report (details supplied) in which 88% of civil servants surveyed indicated that they feel as...
- Election Expenditure
97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remuneration returning officers and staff received for carrying out their duties in the local and European elections in 2019 and the...
- Public Sector Pay
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reverse the FEMPI cuts to the fees of barristers contracted by the State to defend and prosecute criminal law matters; the...
- Defence Forces
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe in which issues in relation to rates of pay, allowances and overtime for Defence Forces personnel will be considered; and...
- Departmental Policies
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposal for a shared Government data services centre as per the Recovery and Resilience Fund will be publicly run and not...
- Electric Vehicles
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria for the Fáilte Ireland outdoor dining scheme [32155/21]
- National Library
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the office of the chief herald which is attached to the genealogy and heraldry division of the National Library of Ireland has...
- Artists' Remuneration
105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the implementation of the Arts Recovery Task Force recommendation that the Government pilot a universal basic income...
- Departmental Programmes
106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will increase the funding available to the current round of the sports capital programme; and if she will make a statement...
- Electric Vehicles
108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by her Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form;...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Commercial Rates
109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of extending the commercial rates waiver until the end of September 2021. [32261/21]
- Housing Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there can be interdepartmental coordination between his Department and the appropriate Department to prevent situations...
- Local Authorities
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding assigned to Meath County Council that was returned to the Exchequer in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will...
- Quarrying Sector
113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific planning enforcement measures in place with respect to the quarry sector; if he plans to introduce new planning...
- Construction Industry
114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new measures that are required to ensure the construction sector is regulated in view of the issues that have arisen in...
- Defective Building Materials
115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost to date for pyrite remediation; the projected cost into the future; the average remediation cost; and if he will make...
- Quarrying Sector
116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of quarries that are operating without the benefit of planning permission; if he has reviewed this with all...
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential properties purchased by real estate investment trusts by county in each of the years 2013 to 2020,...
- Local Authorities
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units by type, such as, house, apartment, flat and so on, that are owned by each local authority in each...
- Departmental Schemes
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the RAS scheme was discontinued; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recipients who had been receiving...
- Local Authorities
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the directives that have been issued to local authorities in relation to housing inspections as restrictions across society...
- Departmental Budgets
125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funds from the social housing budget returned unspent to the Exchequer from his Department in each of the years 2017 to...
- Electric Vehicles
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Covid-19 Pandemic
127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) would need to enter mandatory hotel quarantine on return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights
128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will raise this matter with his EU colleagues and at...
- Electric Vehicles
129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he...
- Department of Defence
- Naval Service
130. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of enlisted and non-enlisted personnel currently under active service within the Naval Service. [32149/21]
- Electric Vehicles
131. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the reinstatement of a school bus service at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Programmes
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 2021 summer provision programme as in other years previously allows for children in special schools to make up the additional 20 hours...
- Health and Safety
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to address the situation of intimidation of parents pupils and staff at the gates of a school (details supplied) by those...
- School Accommodation
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Cork that have made applications to transfer to a new site for the school. [32231/21]
- School Transport
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; when the steering group will complete its review; the frequency with which it has met;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans she and her Department have for the safe return of schools for teachers and students for the next academic year in respect of indoor...
- School Transport
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when families can expect to receive school bus fare refunds in lieu of the post-primary school closure from January to April 2021; and if she...
- Capitation Grants
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the capitation grant at primary and secondary level by 5%; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by two at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32369/21]
- Schools Building Projects
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status for a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32375/21]
- School Transport
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the steering group that was set up to tackle the issues within the school bus transport scheme; if its work was conclusive; and if...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to vaccinating teachers who will be undertaking the July provision in summer 2021. [32440/21]
- School Transport
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will resolve the issue of siblings (details supplied) that are unable to access the school transport scheme to a local school most suited...
- Special Educational Needs
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 in today’s terms within a similar...
- Electric Vehicles
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by her Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if she will...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of special enterprise support grants for self-employed persons issued to date; and the amount of funding provided...
- Employment Support Services
152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that will be provided to deliver the 10,000 places for the work placement experience programme outlined in the...
- Employment Schemes
153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that will be provided to deliver an additional 3,000 places on State employment schemes outlined in the Economic...
- Youth Services
154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that will be provided to deliver the new youth employment charter and the new EU reinforced youth guarantee...
- Employment Schemes
155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that will be provided to deliver the 8,000 JobsPlus scheme places outlined in the Economic Recovery Plan 2021....
- Employment Support Services
156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that will be provided to deliver the 150 employment case officer job coaches during 2021 to conduct 1,600,000...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase expenditure on the pandemic unemployment payment in the event that further restrictions are required....
- Departmental Schemes
158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons with disabilities that are currently availing of the training support grants. [32505/21]
- Social Welfare Schemes
162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the dependent adult allowance based on their contributory pension and the split...
- Pension Provisions
165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if representatives of retired staff can be excluded from discussions around the resolution of actuarial deficits and the...
- Social Welfare Rates
167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of indexing core social welfare rates to 27.5% of average weekly earnings; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person in ownership of a property worth €120,000 other than their home has no means to appeal a decision...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status in relation to the outstanding arrears of the pandemic unemployment payment for a person (details...
- Community Employment Schemes
171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on extending the employment of all persons in the community employment programme until at least 31 December 2021...
- Social Welfare Schemes
172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance from €309.50 to €330 per week; and if she will...
- Electric Vehicles
177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by her Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Domestic Violence
178. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services that are available for survivors of domestic abuse in County Clare by location. [32373/21]
- Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
179. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will cease the practice of relocating unaccompanied minors whose application for international protection...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
180. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to revisit the ECCE capitation and the shortfall in funding faced by childcare facilities...
- Childcare Services
181. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the spiralling costs of childcare in particular in the Dublin 8 area in which...
- Youth Services
183. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider funding multisystemic therapy for an organisation (details supplied). [32310/21]
- Childcare Services
185. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a review can be accepted in exceptional circumstances for a person (details supplied) to resolve a national...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
186. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department is facilitating and addressing subject data access requests by survivors of...
- Domestic Violence
188. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional 331 domestic abuse refuge spaces to meet Ireland’s...
- Childcare Services
190. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to an organisation (details supplied) withdrawing from the process to create recommendations for...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Provision
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that will be provided to deliver 50,000 education and training places to support upskilling and reskilling for the labour market...
- Overseas Study Placements
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been carried by his Department of the expenditure of stamp two visa holders while studying in Ireland; if an analysis has been...
- Third Level Fees
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to review the current level of fees for third-level courses. [32233/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process that will be undertaken by his Department for the procurement of antigen tests for third-level institutions; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Measures
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an amendment to the Technological Universities Act 2018 for section 12(j) to be amended to increase the number of education...
- Departmental Expenditure
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total expenditure on student support services in further education in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Scientific Research
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer of Ireland becoming a full member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32515/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current expenditure on literacy including digital numeracy and English language supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Electric Vehicles
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Work Permits
204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown by nationality of the current holders of permits under the atypical scheme for non-EEA fishers; and if she will...
- Departmental Expenditure
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in national newspapers. [32157/21]
- Departmental Correspondence
212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish and or provide details of, or copies of all emails and hard correspondence received from an association...
- An Garda Síochána
213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the basis for the 35 years' upper age limit for recruitment of new Garda members; if consideration will be given to the fact...
- Drug Dealing
214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the open drug dealing and intimidation of parents, pupils and staff at the gates of a school...
- Rights of Way
215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on plans in relation to easements; her further views on the impact on rights of way and other properties of...
- Residency Permits
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Reports
218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish the finalised audit report of the existing structures into the segmentation of domestic sexual and...
- An Garda Síochána
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her responsibilities and or role in respect of the legal framework of Garda staff associations. [32249/21]
- Departmental Correspondence
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that has been taken in respect of the letter of 15 December 2020 by the former president of the Garda Representative...
- Juvenile Offenders
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider additional resources to allow an expansion of the Strive programme in Ballymun to allow more offenders to...
- Domestic Violence
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider an alternative to the default decision to remove the victim from the home when resolving domestic violence...
- Legal Services Regulation
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she met with representatives of barristers contracted by the State in criminal law cases over the fees paid to their...
- Visa Agreements
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reverse the new visa requirements on passport holders from a number of countries which came into effect at midnight...
- Coroners Service
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will conduct a consultation involving bereaved families, advocacy groups and campaign organisations with the intention...
- Electric Vehicles
232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by her Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively, in tabular...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €3 million allocated in Budget 2020 for pilot new agri-environmental schemes was utilised; if it was...
- Fishing Industry
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by port of the location of the fishers currently employed under the atypical scheme as can be discerned from their...
- Forestry Sector
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forest road grant applications have been received to date since the introduction of the forest road single consent...
- Fishing Industry
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changes to the rules on the removal of capacity from individuals if they have been unable to reinstate it on the...
- Domestic Pets
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current requirements for family pets travelling on the island of Ireland, north, south and vice versa; the details of recent...
- Fur Farming
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to his Department engaging in dialogue with a farmer (details supplied) over concerns regarding the imminent ban...
- Veterinary Services
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in ensuring that various animal remedies that were available up to now without a prescription from a veterinary...
- Agriculture Schemes
244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding from the carbon tax fund that was allocated to the new pilot environmental scheme REAP; and if he will make a...
- Electric Vehicles
245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Expenditure
246. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated cost of developing the 400 remote working hubs and the requisite support services identified in Our Rural Future and for...
- Local Authorities
247. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated cost of reviewing the local authority participation structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32289/21]
- Community Development Projects
248. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be another call for funding for community centres under the community enhancement programme in 2021. [32181/21]
