Written answers
Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Fishing Industry
4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the labour force survey of the Irish fishing fleet being conducted by a company (details supplied) on behalf of Bord Iascaigh...
- Hare Coursing
7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the banning of hare coursing given the cruel nature of the practice and the protected nature of the hare; and if he will...
- Forestry Sector
9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ash plantation is dead due to the ash dieback disease, if such a plantation requires a tree felling licence; the number of...
- Departmental Staff
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of officials from his Department on secondment to Irish embassies; the breakdown by country; and if he will make a...
- Forestry Sector
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in relation to circular 5/2021, this means the silvicultural use of conifer species as a nurse species for broadleaf species is not...
- Programme for Government
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for establishing a food ombudsman’s office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51685/21]
- Oireachtas Committees
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine report on the Proposed Regulation of...
- Organic Farming
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic farming scheme will be reopened for new entrants given the PFG 7.5% and the EU 25% targets for agriculture land under...
- Common Agricultural Policy
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he intends to bring forward to increase the number of recognised female farmers as part of the CAP strategic plan; and...
- Organic Farming
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the €21 million announced in Budget 2022 to support organic farming; and the way this can be used to support...
- Forestry Sector
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a single consent system for agri-forestry to cover planting, thinning and felling; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Industry
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the wool feasibility study; when the final report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Common Agricultural Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his approach to implementing the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51686/21]
- Legislative Measures
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to establish an enforcement authority according to the Unfair Trading Practices Directive; and if...
- Forestry Sector
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Coillte and other stakeholders in order that Cratloe Woods, County Clare can, in part, be designated a heritage...
- Horticulture Sector
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in the research projects he has funded to explore alternatives to peat-based growing media for horticultural...
- Agriculture Industry
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the long-term plan for maize farmers impacted by EU Directive 2019/904; if an update will be provided on the sector’s efforts...
- Forestry Sector
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to specific concerns raised by Wicklow County Council in relation to the delay in awarding felling...
- Agriculture Industry
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that agricultural productions in the meat and dairy sectors will not be impaired by CAP or...
- Legislative Measures
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to establish an enforcement authority per the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. [50911/21]
- Forestry Sector
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to deal with the crisis in the forestry sector due to the felling licence delays. [50694/21]
- Departmental Reviews
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the involvement of his Department in the land use review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51487/21]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the accounting methodology to be used for calculating emissions and removals from land use for the foreseeable future; and if he will...
- Agriculture Industry
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to commission an EIP scheme to support farmers in the operation of their farms in the Shannon Callows area given the...
- Forestry Sector
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a dead tree or dead trees in either a farm or forest situation requires a tree felling licence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agriculture Industry
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the considerations he has given to accelerate the adoption of LESS technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51082/21]
- Common Agricultural Policy
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the redistributive measures he is proposing in the CAP strategic plan; and if he will bring this plan before the Houses of the...
- Forestry Sector
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Secretary General of his Department has followed through on their commitment at the recent Joint Oireachtas Committee on...
- Ports Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to ongoing delays at Dublin Port relating to inspections by his Department; the measures he is taking...
- Horticulture Sector
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the ongoing crisis in the horticulture and mushroom sectors due to peat shortages. [50712/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the €1.5 billion agri-environmental scheme that will be funded through the carbon tax; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Measures
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to establish an enforcement authority as per the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. [51704/21]
- Food Industry
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department has taken to diversify the location for Ireland’s food exports to EU markets; and if he will make a...
- Organic Farming
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the measures for the organic sector in Budget 2022. [50771/21]
- Forestry Sector
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the working groups dealing with the national forestry policy group; the progress that has been made in streamlining the...
- Common Agricultural Policy
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he intends to bring forward to support young farmers as part of the CAP strategic plan. [50912/21]
- Organic Farming
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures introduced in Budget 2022 to support the organic sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51559/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional details on the €80 million for farm investments through TAMS announced as part of Budget 2022; the specific...
- Harbours and Piers
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the development of a deep-water pier in Ros a’ Mhíl, Contae na Gaillimhe particularly with the...
- Forestry Sector
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a close to nature model of forestry is likely to be adopted as policy in the new forestry strategy currently...
- Organic Farming
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that were introduced in Budget 2022 to support the organic sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50768/21]
- Forestry Sector
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed the proposals on the integration of forestry, tree planting, woodland creation, afforestation and woodland...
- Budget 2022
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there was no new support measures provided to suckler beef farmers in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Industry
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the recognition of carbon removal on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49991/21]
- Renewable Energy Generation
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to advance proposals that will encourage the development of anaerobic digestion on Irish farms. [50716/21]
- Environmental Policy
60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will ensure optimum delivery of biodiversity restoration across all farms in Ireland given the declaration of a...
- Agriculture Industry
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will carry out a comprehensive analysis of the impact of factory owned feedlots on the beef sector including their effect on...
- Natura 2000
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the areas of Natura 2000 lands claimed in each county in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Forestry Sector
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the measures for the forestry sector in Budget 2022; and the measures that will be taken to make the sector more...
- Agriculture Schemes
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the 5% nitrogen reduction criteria for the beef exceptional aid measure scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agriculture Industry
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Beef Taskforce; if he has received the report from the Beef Taskforce; when the report will be published;...
- Harbours and Piers
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the prospects of the provision of a landing facility at Cromane, County Kerry following his recent visit; his views on...
- Common Agricultural Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in progressing the CAP programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50868/21]
- Animal Welfare
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken to improve the welfare of animals over the past year; the plans he has to build on these improvements over...
- Forestry Sector
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full extent of any proposed afforestation throughout the country in the course of the next 12 months; if farmers can access...
- Agriculture Industry
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the development of a hemp sector in Ireland on the basis of allowing farmers in that sector to utilise the entire...
- Agriculture Schemes
72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average BPS payment per county in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/21]
- Agriculture Industry
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to research into the potential for wool to be used as insulation material; his views on whether the prospect...
- Forestry Sector
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that Project Woodland is delivering on its mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51630/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if TAMS grant aid will be increased for the purchase of low emission slurry spreading machinery; and if he will make a statement on...
- Forestry Sector
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new hectares entered into afforestation to date in 2021; the projected number for the full year; and the projected...
- Agriculture Industry
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration he has given to the additional costs to farmers on changes planned for January 2022 in that prescription will be...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legislative Measures
84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider changing the law to make expression of protest a defence to charges of criminal damage. [51660/21]
- An Garda Síochána
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rank and file of the positions that remain unfilled in County Louth within An Garda Síochána; and if she will make...
- Departmental Schemes
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details regarding the operation of the new Community Safety Innovation Fund; the types of projects that are expected to be...
- An Garda Síochána
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently assigned to stations in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51654/21]
- Court Accommodation
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the need to clean and carry out minor repairs to the old courthouse façade in Wicklow...
- Crime Prevention
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she plans to take to combat antisocial behaviour and violent assaults in inner city areas of Dublin; and if she will...
- Antisocial Behaviour
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of antisocial behaviour orders issued in Cork to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51548/21]
- Departmental Schemes
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the proposed new community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51676/21]
- Prison Service
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners that have been granted a third remission on their sentences in the past year; the criteria for deciding...
- An Garda Síochána
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí that will be recruited in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51661/21]
- Asylum Seekers
102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing an amnesty to asylum seekers who are residents in the State over a specific period of time;...
- State Pardons
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to efforts to pardon a person (details supplied) who was wrongly hanged in 1895; if she will...
- Victim Support Services
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the increased funding being provided for victims under Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51677/21]
- An Garda Síochána
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to ensure high visibility policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51663/21]
- Asylum Seekers
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider allowing asylum seekers to be granted residency after a number of years in the system given the undue...
- Courts Service
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform family law facilities outside of Dublin; and her plans in relation to family law facilities in regional...
- Crime Prevention
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that can be introduced to deter boys and young men from engaging in gratuitous violent behaviour against others;...
- An Garda Síochána
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the consideration given to the introduction to a specialised Garda public transport unit; and if she will make a...
- International Protection
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the changes to the asylum process which were approved by the Government; the details of the...
- Antisocial Behaviour
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a progress report on the initiative for problematic use of scramblers and quad bikes in urban areas; and if...
- Immigration Policy
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will she consider allowing stamp 2 visa holders to work full-time to help certain sectors of the economy; and if she...
- Cybersecurity Policy
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the new measures her Department is taking in relation to cyber-security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51664/21]
- An Garda Síochána
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources and supports by Garda division in County Louth and nationally dedicated to combating drug crime; the percentage...
- Antisocial Behaviour
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the assessment of the problem of persons not feeling safe in the city centre following her round of...
- Immigration Policy
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the scheme to regularise undocumented persons; when the scheme will be opened; if she will consider broadening...
- Legislative Measures
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 10 September 2020, the progress to date in publishing the Sex Offenders (Amendment)...
- An Garda Síochána
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda civilian staff now supporting An Garda Síochána and enabling the redirection of Garda members to...
- Crime Prevention
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the need for Government to tackle gender-based violence and harassment in Irish society. [51087/21]
- Budget 2022
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital expenditure measures Budget 2022 allocation for her Department contains; if she will provide the priorities in the...
- Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of compliance by persons who are subject to the requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders...
- Prison Service
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will consider a separate wing for 18- and 19-year-olds within Wheatfield Prison; and if she will make a...
- Crime Prevention
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives being put in place to tackle rural crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51427/21]
- Immigration Policy
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to regularise undocumented migrants in Ireland including those who have been issued a deportation order; and if she...
- An Garda Síochána
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to address the management and cancellation of computer-aided despatch incidents and 999 calls by An...
- Antisocial Behaviour
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her Department’s role in the roll-out of the scramblers initiative. [50096/21]
- An Garda Síochána
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drug squad in the Dublin south Garda division; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Schemes
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide additional details on the new community safety innovation fund outlined in Budget 2022; if she will provide...
- An Garda Síochána
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place for the expansion of the Garda mountain bike unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51552/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the intended allocation of the additional €10 million provided in Budget 2022 to significantly increase digital services...
- Domestic Violence
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of supports and funding made available for domestic abuse supports in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement...
- An Garda Síochána
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans that are in place to reduce the number of drugs offences; the number of gardaí in County Tipperary currently...
- Budget 2022
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the extra €6.7 million in funding allocated in Budget 2022 to progress the provisions of the Youth...
- Data Protection
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the two vacant seats to fill in the Data Protection Commission; her views on whether the filling of these seats...
- Naturalisation Applications
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the resumption and progression to decision on all naturalisation applications currently waitlisted will occur; when the...
- An Garda Síochána
142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that drug offences in Cork are rising; the drug squad numbers in the Cork division...
- Courts Service
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that will be taken to put protections in place for persons who are engaged in the legal system from possible...
- An Garda Síochána
146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently assigned to Tallaght and Rathfarnham stations; and if she will make a statement on the...
- International Protection
148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the Afghan Admission Programme; when it is planned to open the programme to applications; and if she will make a...
- Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update in relation to a public inquiry into the death of a person (details suppled); and if she will...
- An Garda Síochána
150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles assigned to the Donegal division; the age profile of the vehicles; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Strategies
151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way it is envisaged the extra €6.7 million for the youth justice strategy will be invested; and if she will make a...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Redundancy Payments
152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider an alleviation to the calculation of the average salary for the purpose of calculating severance packages to...
- Legislative Programme
153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the proposed right to request legislation; if the legislation will be enacted by the end of 2021; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Waste Management
154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capacity that remains in the three remaining municipal landfill sites; when they are due to close; if extensions...
- Renewable Energy Generation
156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if eucalyptus is being used to fuel State-owned power stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51748/21]
- National Broadband Plan
157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and dates of oral Ministerial briefings provided by his officials on the roll out of National Broadband Plan...
- Recycling Policy
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the purpose for which the cumulative contents of brown bins is used; if the contents of brown bins could be processed...
- Electricity Generation
159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a detailed breakdown by percentage on the way he plans intends to achieve the target of delivering...
- Renewable Energy Generation
160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the need to urgently...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason information on the availability of DART lifts was not available online on the morning of 10 October 2021; the steps he is...
- Legislative Programme
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position regarding legislation to address the scourge of scramblers in communities, which is listed as priority legislation...
- Taxi Licences
164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority, NTA, regarding the prevalence of illegal taxi operators; the nature of those...
- Public Transport
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the announcement of half price public transport for 19 to 23 year olds will include all those in this age cohort across the country;...
- Driver Licences
167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person with a truck and bus licence from Ontario, Canada can exchange that licence for an equivalent Irish licence; and if he will...
- Taxi Licences
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a time-limit on the eSPV grant meaning that vehicles that are not delivered and registered as taxis before the end of the...
- Public Transport
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is planned to reduce the fares for commuter travel on Intercity trains for distances of less than 100 km from origin; if it is...
- Road Projects
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a plan with timescales for the development of phase two of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road; and if he will make...
- National Transport Authority
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used by the NTA to award 10% of Dublin Bus routes to a company (details supplied); if he is satisfied that this represents...
- Bus Services
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions between his Department, the NTA and a company (details supplied) in relation to the future of their services under the...
- Department of Finance
- Public Sector Pay
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if matters raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to an allowance will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51804/21]
- Tax Exemptions
177. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reviewing the local property tax liability to make those in receipt of the old age pension exempt from paying local property tax due to their...
- Tax Yield
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an updated analysis on the forecasted losses or gains to the Exchequer arising from Ireland’s decision to sign up to Pillars One and...
- Departmental Consultations
179. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department will publish the submissions made to the recent public consultation process on corporation tax reform; and if he will make a statement on...
- Banking Sector
180. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 12 October 2021, if he will clarify a series of matters in relation to bank branches (details supplied). [51778/21]
- Insurance Coverage
181. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by the mobile sauna industry in accessing affordable public liability insurance; the actions he has...
- Tax Rebates
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT can be offset in tax returns in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51821/21]
- Banking Sector
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will give direction to the Central Bank and banking institutions to recognise the capacity to pay rent of first-time buyers coupled with...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works
184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the events by community groups, both local and national, that have been granted use of Kilmainham Gaol by the OPW for the past five...
- Departmental Properties
186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51894/21]
- Child and Family Agency
187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to award Tusla the required additional expenditure necessary to fund posts for those working in section 39 organisations in...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Sports Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the review which is being conducted regarding the 2020 allocation of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund...
- Sport and Recreational Development
190. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the stage plans are at for the implementation of a national swimming strategy; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a...
- Sports Funding
191. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application by a club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51787/21]
- Artists' Remuneration
192. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the figure of €25 million was reached to fund the pilot of a basic income guarantee scheme for artists. [51798/21]
- Sports Events
193. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ireland's bid to host the America's Cup is still live; when a decision is expected on whether Ireland has been successful; and...
- Sports Funding
195. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital and current funding that has been allocated to sailing in Ireland for each of the past ten years; the clubs or...
- Emergency Accommodation
197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to suspend the local connection criteria for accessing emergency accommodation as the cold weather period...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the unintended consequences of the EWSS and the impact it has on those seeking mortgages (details supplied)....
- Housing Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of single persons on Mayo County Council social housing list; the average waiting time for a single person to...
- Water Quality
201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections carried out by local authorities in priority areas for action under the 2nd Cycle River Basin...
- Nitrates Usage
202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections carried out by local authorities under the 4th Nitrates Action Programme in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the...
- Road Projects
203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage...
- Disability Services
204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans that are in place to provide additional respite beds or houses for persons with a disability in Enniscorthy and...
- Defective Building Materials
205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the extension of the defective concrete block scheme to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Authorities
206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he intends to take immediately to introduce a redesigned revenue equalisation funding model for local authorities in...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51791/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Programmes
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress towards meeting the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand access to social innovation programmes to all...
- Schools Building Projects
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage plans are at for the construction of a school building for a school (details supplied); the timeframe from construction to completion;...
- Departmental Policies
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher who accepted and signed a contract for a teaching position in December 2010 and started said position in January 2011 is eligible to...
- Departmental Functions
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the process for securing a certificate of exemption from studying Irish at primary school level for a student (details supplied);...
- School Transport
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she plans to address the shortage of school bus transport places; if the current 50% loading limit will be lifted after 22 October 2021;...
- Departmental Schemes
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the telephone helpline school principals should contact if they are experiencing difficulties accessing substitute teachers that...
- Departmental Communications
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her last diary published is for October 2020, as of 15 October 2021; and the reason for the...
- Schools Building Projects
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51822/21]
- Departmental Schemes
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence by the principal of a school (details supplied) regarding the shortage of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of CO2 monitors planned to be delivered to schools; the number of CO2 monitors that have been distributed to primary and...
- Schools Building Projects
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51909/21]
- Special Educational Needs
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements can be made to facilitate a second-level school place for a person (details supplied); if such a place will cater for the...
- School Facilities
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to provide funding to schools to be able to provide sensory rooms or in cases in which space is restricted sensory hubs, to...
- School Patronage
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a new secondary school for the Marino and Drumcondra area of Dublin to cater for the growing population of primary students who are...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Covid-19 Pandemic
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending or renewing receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance to new enterprises that received...
- Community Employment Schemes
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the funding has been approved to implement the 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension...
- Social Welfare Appeals
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an oral hearing for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51734/21]
- Social Welfare Payments
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the amount awarded through the exceptional needs payment could be increased in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Direct Provision System
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the rates of daily expenses allowance for those who are in direct provision has been increased by €5 per week as...
- Social Welfare Payments
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if planning of the potential for a cost of disability payment has taken place which would support persons with specific...
- Registration of Births
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Schemes
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of farm and fish assist at present by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51885/21]
- Social Welfare Payments
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Homeless Persons Supports
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if cognisance will be taken of the protracted period of homelessness in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
- State Pensions
243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a series of matters in relation to a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- School Accommodation
244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a matter will be addressed in relation to preschool accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he...
- Child and Family Agency
245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 10 March 2021, the position regarding the matter (details...
- Departmental Data
246. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding from Budget 2022 that is being allocated to developing women's refuges across the country; the...
- Direct Provision System
247. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the measures that will be supported by the allocation of €28 million in Budget 2022 to...
- Public Sector Pay
248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views in relation to a document prepared by an organisation (details supplied) and submitted to Tusla; if he...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Grant Payments
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider backdating the proposed increase to the SUSI maintenance grant announced in Budget 2022 to the 2020-2021 academic year in...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total saving incurred in 2020 and the projected savings in 2021 as a result of backlogs in apprentices accessing off-the-job training due to...
- Departmental Funding
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of all NTF provisional expenditure for 2021 and allocated expenditure for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Programmes
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the Climate Ready Programme; the various types of programmes, the total allocation for 2022, the anticipated cost per...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of craft and consortia-led registered apprentices; the anticipated increase in both over the course of 2022; and if he will...
- Departmental Programmes
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that €22 million has been allocated from Budget 2022 for Green Skills Action Programmes; the breakdown of expenditure...
- Departmental Funding
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to the Work Based Education Fund each year since it commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51846/21]
- Technological Universities
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total expenditure on the Transformation Fund for technological universities for 2020, provisional expenditure for 2021 and the allocated...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of businesses in Ireland that availed of the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Strategies
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that is being made to reduce the proportion of adults in Ireland without basic digital skills from 47% to 20% as is set out in the...
- Third Level Education
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the funding for capital works and equipment at UCC and the Munster Technological University will be disbursed; if the funding...
- Third Level Staff
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent HEA survey which found that ethnic minorities in higher education more likely to be on lower pay;...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Asylum Applications
264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider prioritising applications by Afghans currently in direct provision centres given the difficult and...
- Departmental Funding
265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the roll-out of the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45212/21]
- Legislative Measures
266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the sex offenders (amendment) Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42548/21]
- Public Sector Pensions
268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a Garda spouses pension submitted by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will...
- Immigration Status
269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51805/21]
- Departmental Communications
270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the best way for members of Dáil Éireann to raise with her Department issues of an administrative, policy or...
- An Garda Síochána
271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which deployment of extra gardaí is positively impacting on crime levels in all areas throughout Ireland;...
- Gangland Crime
275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of the membership of criminal gangs currently incarcerated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51938/21]
- An Garda Síochána
276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women that are currently members of an Garda Síochána, the extent to which this number has fluctuated...
- Crime Prevention
281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which changes in the bail laws has resulted in a reduction in the number of persons on criminal charges being...
- An Garda Síochána
282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which gardaí injured in the course of their duty have their cases followed up to their satisfaction; and if...
- Legislative Programme
284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Deportation Orders
286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which women, children or other vulnerable persons continue to seek the help of an Garda Síochána in...
- An Garda Síochána
287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí that are available to all districts throughout Ireland and County Kildare; and if she will...
- Naturalisation Applications
289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation can be accepted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Department of Health
- Dental Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51729/21]
- Hospital Facilities
292. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a diabetes team in the gestational diabetes clinic in Mayo General Hospital that allows for the provision of insulin onsite; and if he will make a...
- Healthcare Policy
295. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to a measure in Budget 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51751/21]
- Hospital Facilities
296. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to chemotherapy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51756/21]
- Hospital Staff
298. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention had been drawn to the lack of neurology nurses at University Hospital Limerick in view of the fact that there are only three nurses in the...
- Nursing Homes
299. To ask the Minister for Health when he will commence the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51765/21]
- Hospital Charges
300. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised in 2018, 2019 and 2020 through parking charges by each hospital in tabular form; the number of patients this was raised from; and...
- Ambulance Service
305. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of fees charged for the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance services in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by region, in tabular form; and...
- Hospital Charges
306. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount outstanding from patient debtors for private facilities in public hospitals; the reason for this sum; the amount which the HSE considers to be...
- Health Service Executive
307. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount outstanding to HSE creditors in August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51774/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
308. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of consultancy costs for his Department and the HSE in the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51775/21]
- Health Services
309. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding section 39 pay restoration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51777/21]
- Hospital Staff
311. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of neurology nurse specialists in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the steps he is taking to address...
- Health Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken towards allowing those with epilepsy to access the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Homes
314. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the additional funding for the fair deal scheme; if this funding will assist in the progression and expansion of the scheme; if consideration is...
- Disability Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health the way the additional funding of €105 million for disability services will help provide greater independence in terms of post-school options and the...
- Nursing Homes
317. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the way in which the new funding for safeguarding will be utilised; if the funding will be absorbed into current HSE services; if not, if...
- Health Service Executive
318. To ask the Minister for Health the expense incurred by the HSE purchasing hand sanitiser which at the time of purchase did not have a valid pcs number or which had an expired pcs number; the...
- Medicinal Products
319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all orphan medicines reimbursed by the State from 2019 to date; the date of the drugs group decision and the date of reimbursement...
- Disease Management
320. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department plans to publish a successor strategy for rare diseases following the expiration of the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland in 2018; the...
- Medicinal Products
321. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish the review conducted by a company (details supplied) into the governance structures in relation to the HSE drug reimbursement...
- Vaccination Programme
322. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the Covid vaccination programme to very vulnerable children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Facilities
323. To ask the Minister for Health when Belmullet Hospital will reopen the second ward that has been temporarily shut since summer 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51833/21]
- Hospital Services
324. To ask the Minister for Health when community chiropody services will reopen in the Belmullet area; when community chiropody services will reopen in Mayo University Hospital; the alternative...
- Housing Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health the residential care services that are available in County Mayo for adults with autism, intellectual and or physical disabilities or other special needs; the...
- Mental Health Services
326. To ask the Minister for Health the specialist mental health counselling services that are available in County Mayo for a young adult (details supplied) with complex ongoing medical...
- Departmental Funding
327. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the additional €6 million for the National Drugs Strategy announced in budget 2022 that will be allocated to local and regional drug and...
- Health Services
328. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of CDNT services has been completed for CHO8 and in particular for the south Louth and East Meath area following on from persons being informed...
- Health Services Staff
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff that have been hired into the CAMHS service in 2021; the breakdown of those positions by grade; the number who are on permanent...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
330. To ask the Minister for Health the reason healthcare workers at the section 38 St. John of God Services North East have not been given the HSE Covid-19 payment for healthcare workers from...
- Housing Provision
331. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to address the inappropriate placement of young persons with disabilities in nursing homes; the number of such young persons currently...
- Health Services Staff
332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the number of therapeutic staff currently in place to deliver the Children’s Disability Network Team Network model; and if he will make a...
- Abortion Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the significant public concerns that the 13,243 abortions that have taken place under the provisions of the Health (Regulation of...
- Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he along with the HSE will put the necessary measures in place to allow physiotherapists to request imaging for their patients without having to go to a...
- Disability Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional respite beds or houses for persons with a disability in Enniscorthy and throughout County Wexford; and if he...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
337. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider permitting a vaccine certificate to be issued to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies but does not have a specific...
- Health Strategies
338. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for the stroke strategy was not announced as part of the €50 million for clinical strategies in Budget 2022; when the plan and the...
- Health Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a service will be restored to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51882/21]
- Hospital Overcrowding
340. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51893/21]
- Disability Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health the role local authorities will play in drawing down funding in terms of building and securing suitable accommodation in view of commitment of additional...
- Departmental Data
344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with gestational diabetes in County Mayo in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure each pregnant woman diagnosed with gestational diabetes in County Mayo has access to a diabetes doctor and clinic in Mayo University...
- Departmental Expenditure
346. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the disbursement of the €31 million women’s health package in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51905/21]
- General Practitioner Services
347. To ask the Minister for Health the way capacity issues will be addressed with the extension of free general practitioner care to children aged six and seven years of age; and if he will make...
- Hospital Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide definitive date for the implementation of a full 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention service at the University Hospital...
- Departmental Strategies
350. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to provide €45 million extra funding to the HSE for 2022 specifically ringfenced for cancer services to continue to service the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the contact tracing which is currently taking place for Covid-19 cases; and the main findings in respect of the key settings in which...
- Hospital Procedures
354. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding delayed surgery for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Vaccination Programme
355. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a media report that states that the number of vaccines administered to persons over 60 exceeds the reported population size...
- Guardian Status
356. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered any plans in relation to the introduction of legislation on surrogacy that would give legal status to parents whose child was born through...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
357. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural sustainability advisers employed under the Agricultural Sustainability Support Advisory Programme; the...
- Harbours and Piers
358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to update the Fishery Harbours Acts to include the development of facilities to support the on-shore and off-shore...
- Departmental Policies
359. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which his Department may grant permission for the use of hand sanitiser with an expired PCS number; and if he will make...
- Agriculture Schemes
360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers has considered the Joint Research Centre report on the farm to fork strategy; and if he...
- Forestry Sector
362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approvals per licence and scheme type the Forestry Service will deliver during 2022; and if he will make a statement on...
- Harbours and Piers
367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on upgrading the pier at Cleggan, County Galway on foot of the 2006 report prepared on the harbour, which...
- Common Agricultural Policy
368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the CAP is adequately geared to withstand potential restrictions on agri-food production with a view to meeting...
- Agriculture Industry
369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the agri-food sector to continue to meet the highest possible levels of output and at the same time...
- Food Industry
370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he can through CAP or by way of other measures ensure that agri-food production is not impaired by carbon...
- Agriculture Industry
372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the dairy sector here has managed to maintain output in the course of the past twelve months notwithstanding...
- Food Industry
376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which imports from third countries are likely to impact on the agrifood sector here given international carbon...
- Agriculture Industry
378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the level of beef production continues here; if he is satisfied regarding the future of the industry; and if he...
- Horticulture Sector
383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which opportunities for the mushroom-producing market remain positive for producers in Ireland notwithstanding Brexit...
- Agriculture Industry
384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he continues to take to ensure that full credit is given to food producers in Ireland for their ability to produce dairy...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Schemes
386. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants that are available to community groups or local authorities for the provision of eHubs in rural villages at present; if...
- Community Development Projects
387. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide information on the establishment of a new small capital grant scheme for community centre upgrades which was...
- Library Services
388. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of works at libraries (details supplied); the timeframe for their reopening; and if she will make a statement on the...
