Written answers

Thursday, 11 November 2021

  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Vacant Properties
      7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant properties and houses across the State as of 2021; and the number of vacant properties that are...
    • Rental Sector
      11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issue of local councils being unable to enforce a ban on short-term lets in rent...
    • Housing Provision
      12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that public housing land in the remit of South Dublin County Council was recently sold to a private developer; the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the judicial review Bill; when this Bill is likely to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Homeless Accommodation
      16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the housing first scheme will be extended given the figures for homelessness have not reduced over the past two-year period...
    • Housing Policy
      19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the criteria set out in the Housing for All plan for the development of affordable housing will result in affordable houses...
    • Rental Sector
      21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will support measures to reduce rents given the crisis caused by rising rent costs; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the protocol with regard to those living in homeless accommodation provided by a local authority in cases in which the income...
    • Housing Policy
      24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to announce the new income limits for social housing; if he will review the new requirement in social housing...
    • Housing Provision
      25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the delivery of housing by the Land Development Agency in Dublin. [55163/21]
    • Local Authorities
      26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 28 September 2021, when he expects all vacant homes officer positions in local...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional support and finance that will be put in place for Irish Water to remedy the ongoing issues with the waste...
    • Citizens' Assembly
      28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity will convene; and the discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues...
    • Electoral Commission
      29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his work to establish the Electoral Commission. [55203/21]
    • Local Authorities
      30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reform the local authority maintenance programme to reduce void turnaround times. [55076/21]
    • Housing Provision
      31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans for affordable housing in the Dublin Bay south area. [55143/21]
    • Traveller Accommodation
      32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure each year for the past ten years, including to date in 2021, on Traveller-specific housing; the total number of...
    • Housing Provision
      33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new build social homes that will be delivered in County Mayo in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Real Estate Investment Trusts
      34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged in discussions regarding a repeal of the competitive tax advantages of REITs within the housing market. [54716/21]
    • Domestic Violence
      35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way the capital assistance scheme has been used to support the provision of emergency accommodation to victims of domestic...
    • Defective Building Materials
      36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on discussions he has had with those campaigning for full mica redress; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Local Authorities
      37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the development of a biodiversity officer programme pursuant to the Programme for Government; the analysis his...
    • Housing Provision
      38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of families with housing need currently in County Monaghan. [55049/21]
    • Water Pollution
      39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the role his Department plays in preventing pollution in Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53538/21]
    • National Parks
      40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if will give further consideration to the strong wishes of communities across County Mayo to retain the name Ballycroy in the...
    • Vacant Properties
      41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the incentives he favours to help bring derelict houses back into use as homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Wastewater Treatment
      42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to support the development and operation of small sewerage schemes in villages; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Vacant Sites
      43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of demands and the value of same for the vacant site levy issued by Galway City Council and Galway County Council in...
    • Housing Provision
      44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impact the reduced interest rate for local authority mortgages under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan has had since its...
    • Housing Schemes
      45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a new amended tenant purchase housing scheme will be finalised and local authority tenants can apply for same; and if he...
    • Defective Building Materials
      46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Independent Working Group to examine defective housing. [55107/21]
    • Local Authorities
      47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department plans to reimburse local authorities for the significant income they have lost out on due to Covid-19 in...
    • Housing Provision
      48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the joint report of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his plans to tackle the increase in demand on homeless services due to evictions from private rentals; and...
    • Rental Sector
      50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider immediate measures to support renters in the private rental market including a ban on rent increases; and...
    • Planning Issues
      53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the rural housing planning guidelines that are currently being prepared; the expected timeframe for completion;...
    • Housing Provision
      54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his objectives and targets in respect of public authority and affordable housing with particular reference to ensuring that...
    • Maritime Jurisdiction
      55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his input and the input of the NPWS in the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 with regards to the biodiversity of...
    • Electoral Process
      56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on extending the voting franchise for general elections to all persons who qualify to vote in local elections. [55159/21]
    • Natural Resources
      57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy initiatives being taken by his Department to help ensure the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy in the...
    • Housing Policy
      58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress which has been made in finalising the parameters for eligibility for the various affordable purchase and rent...
    • Vacant Properties
      59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant local authority owned properties in County Kerry; the funding set aside to upgrade these vacant properties...
    • Fire Stations
      60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will approve funding for a new fire station in Rathdowney and Stradbally, County Laois. [54360/21]
    • Local Authorities
      62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that plan to implement the proposals outlined in Housing for All which relate to affordable purchase...
    • Vacant Properties
      64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has requested Cork City Council and Cork County Council to furnish details of all derelict properties currently on their...
    • Housing Provision
      67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to provide persons with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder suitable social or...
    • Housing Policy
      68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new national housing strategy for disabled people will be published; if the strategy will move beyond the single...
    • Housing Schemes
      69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of the affordable housing scheme in County Cork to date; his plans for this scheme going forward; and if he will...
    • Housing Provision
      70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is anticipated that the figures under the affordable housing scheme for each county will be finalised; and if he will...
    • Departmental Funding
      71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 22 June 2021, when he expects a tender to be approved for the water-rock...
    • Departmental Reports
      72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the final report of the working group on horticultural peat. [55048/21]
    • Budget 2022
      73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for reducing estate regeneration and refurbishment funding in Budget 2022 to €50 million from the €73...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to promote biodiversity in urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/21]
    • Urban Development
      75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria and application timeline for urban regeneration and development fund funding in 2022; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Policy
      76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options that are under consideration for mid-income families who cannot secure sufficient mortgages where financial...
    • Defective Building Materials
      77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a reformed 100% redress scheme for homes affected by defective blocks with mica and pyrite; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Provision
      78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the delivery of housing by the Land Development Agency in Cork. [55193/21]
    • Fire Service
      79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in addressing the difficulties in retaining part-time firefighters and improving their terms and conditions. [54361/21]
    • Regeneration Projects
      80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made in ensuring that the homes in an estate (details supplied) are removed from their current red...
    • Housing Schemes
      81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when persons will be able to submit applications for affordable housing in north County Dublin. [54213/21]
    • Housing Policy
      83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that persons who have been through a separation or divorce and or have been denied a mortgage on medical...
    • Maternity Leave
      86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the progress to date on establishing and implementing maternity leave for councillors; and if he will make...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Traveller accommodation expert review 2019; and if he will make...
    • Housing Schemes
      90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his work with Dublin City Council to deliver affordable homes on the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone site....
    • Building Regulations
      91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Departmental working group that was set up to investigate potential amendments to building...
    • Rental Sector
      93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that currently live in cost-rental homes; the average cost of rent; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Local Government Reform
      95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the remuneration elements of the Moorhead Report have been implemented; if county and city councillors received their...
    • Housing Provision
      96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which precise housing targets can be or are being met in each local authority by county; the degree to which...
    • Urban Development
      97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way the new Croí Cónaithe fund will support villages and towns across rural Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Provision
      99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the delivery of housing under the Housing for All plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Waterways Issues
      100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for an upgraded blueway along the Barrow river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53629/21]
    • Scéimeanna agus Tacaíochtaí Tithíochta
      103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cad iad a tuairimí maidir le tacú le hiarrachtaí chun tithíocht phobalbhunaithe a fhorbairt sa Ghaeltacht;...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Irish Language
      112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to promote the use of Irish outside Gaeltacht areas particularly in the capital; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Sports Funding
      115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of and position regarding the stream 1 large-scale sport infrastructure fund grant to Dublin City Council towards the...
    • Tourism Industry
      116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available for sustainable tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55116/21]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has assessed the number of enterprises supported by her Department that are reporting financial distress; and the capacity...
    • Tourism Industry
      119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the planned allocation of the €50 million provision announced in Budget 2022 for business continuity support for strategic...
    • Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta
      120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le toghcháin phoiblí do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an...
    • Sports Funding
      121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the importance of investment in sport as set out in the national sports policy; if she will continue to increase...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to encourage members and players to return to sports following full reopening; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Tourism Promotion
      123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to promote the tourism and hospitality sector in 2022. [55161/21]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has conducted a study or research to determine the effects lockdowns and travel restrictions had on Gaeltacht...
    • Scéimeanna Rannach
      125. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sí athbhreithniú ar Scéim na mBóithre Áise chun í a thabhairt ar ais do na...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      126. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she plans to respond positively to the requests of an organisation (details supplied) for a package of supports and measures to...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her assessment of the challenges facing local media in a post-Covid-19 environment; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Strategies
      128. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her long-term ambitions to develop the various portfolios under her aegis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55088/21]
    • Tourism Industry
      129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 394 of 19 October 2021, the engagement she has had with Fáilte Ireland with regard to...
    • Income Inequality
      130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the basic income pilot for artists will be open for applications; the details of the application criteria; the number of...
    • Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge
      131. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimhir 9 ar an 5ú Deireadh Fómhair 2021, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar an...
    • Departmental Bodies
      132. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the building up of regulatory capacity, structures and expertise ahead of the planned establishment of the media commission; and...
    • Sports Events
      133. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is engaging in the development of any application to host or co-host any major sporting events in the near...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      134. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a member of the indoor sport sector has been invited to sit on the Expert Group on the Return to Sport. [55091/21]
    • Departmental Reports
      135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the Future of Media Commission’s report; the timeline for the publication of the report; and if she will make...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current and planned measures to support businesses and jobs in the hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Sports Funding
      138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if assistance will be provided to a sports club (details supplied) that wants to acquire land for use by the club; and if she will...
    • Olympic Games
      139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a post-games review into the Olympics and Paralympics has been concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55047/21]
    • Oideachas Gaeltachta
      140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard iad na pleananna atá aici do na Coláistí Gaeilge don bhliain seo chugainn; agus an ndéanfaidh...
    • Tourism Promotion
      142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will detail the enhancement of international marketing of Ireland as a tourist destination; and if she will make a...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      143. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagements she has had with various sporting bodies and others in relation to the return of indoor sports and cultural...
    • Irish Language
      145. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the funding for Irish language groups by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54711/21]
    • Sports Funding
      146. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the additional €65 million in sports funding through the Covid-19 investment programme will be disbursed; and if...
    • Online Safety
      147. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated timeline for the publication of the online safety and media regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Tourism Promotion
      148. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will prioritise efforts to develop the Wild Atlantic Walkway as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      149. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure Ireland will maintain strong representation in international events such as the Olympic Games, the Paralympic...
    • Media Pluralism
      150. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 28 April 2021, the steps she is taking to facilitate a national policy debate on the...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      151. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to initiate a national soccer strategy for the betterment of the game in Ireland. [54705/21]
    • Income Inequality
      152. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding her plans to introduce a basic income pilot for artists given the delayed tender to facilitate stakeholder...
    • Straitéisí Ranna
      153. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén straitéis a chuirfear i bhfeidhm chun cúrsaí Gaeilge a chur chun cinn i gcathair Chorcaí. [55081/21]
    • Sports Facilities
      154. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she will take to ensure the equal status of the Shelbourne women’s team who currently play their games at Tolka...
    • Sports Funding
      155. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current funding supports for LGBTQ+ persons in sporting programmes funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Funding
      158. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the funds necessary to build 500+ performance spaces in Dublin to address the dearth of such venues in Dublin;...
    • Tourism Funding
      159. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support provided in 2020 and to date in 2021 by her Department via Fáilte Ireland to relevant businesses in County Cork...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      160. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the operational guidelines currently in place for hospitality and live entertainment venues; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Tourism Promotion
      163. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for inward international tourism in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54329/21]
    • Online Safety
      164. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the recommendation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on the...
    • Scéimeanna Rannach
      165. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sí athbhreithniú ar Scéim na mBóithre Áise a thabhairt ar ais do na Ceantair...
    • Departmental Reports
      166. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the strategies in place to deliver on the recommendations proposed by the night-time economy task force; and if she will make a...
    • Film Industry
      167. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that film producer companies that are in receipt of public funding such as section 481...
    • Sports Organisations
      168. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to sport clubs or organisations that are excluding children from certain activities or restricting...
    • Sporting Rights
      169. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will engage with Raidió Teilifís Éireann and TG4 to ensure there are more men’s League of Ireland and...
    • Income Inequality
      170. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the universal basic income pilot for artists; the qualifying criteria that will be applied; and if she will...
    • Pleanáil Teanga
      171. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na pleananna atá ann chun maoiniú Bhuiséad 2022 a leithdháileadh ar an bpróiseas pleanála...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      172. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports in place for the live entertainment sector as it emerges from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if...
    • Income Inequality
      174. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the widespread income and employment insecurity faced by art, culture, film, music and entertainment workers;...
    • Intellectual Property
      175. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the progress on the report her Department is compiling on the feasibility of establishing a digital legal deposit...
    • Sports Organisations
      176. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagements she has had with basketball representatives including Basketball Ireland over return to play protocols. [54944/21]
    • Defibrillators Provision
      177. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied with the number of defibrillators located in sports clubs throughout Ireland; the status of the work of an...
    • EU Directives
      178. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is exploring the possibility of a levy or charge on households with subscriptions to streaming services; and if...
    • Irish Language
      179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the improvement of use of the Irish language by State services should include public communications and...
    • Tourism Promotion
      180. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to promote and develop Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Sports Funding
      182. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next Sports Capital Programme will be launched; if it will include a large-scale sports infrastructure aspect; and if she...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to encourage the sports for all approach across sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55120/21]
    • Departmental Funding
      184. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to groups such as brass bands, pipe bands, marching bands and choirs in recognition of their cultural...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the regulations that have been put in place to allow basketball and indoor team sports, particularly at amateur and youth level,...
    • Tourism Policy
      186. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for eco-tourism infrastructure in rural areas. [55162/21]
    • Sports Funding
      187. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans of her Department to assist the GAA county boards with the upgrade and improvement of county grounds and stadiums; and...
    • Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta
      188. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le toghcháin phoiblí do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an...
    • Sports Funding
      189. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the additional €65 million funding for the sports sector announced in early October 2021 will be allocated to clubs;...
    • Departmental Funding
      191. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that will be available for small-scale festivals in 2022; the criteria for applications; the timeline for same; and...
    • Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge
      192. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht faoina plean maidir le tascfhórsa a bhunú chun scrúdú a dhéanamh ar sholáthar seirbhisí...
    • Income Inequality
      193. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the pilot basic income guarantee scheme for artists including its planned scope; and if she will make a statement on...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      194. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to expand the mobility of collections scheme to support loans from the national collections for display in public...
    • Irish Language
      195. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way her Department plans to support the Irish speaking community in County Clare to secure a future for a facility (details...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      196. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if clarity will be provided for indoor sports following the latest regulations from Sport Ireland; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Industrial Development
      197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if IDA Ireland has provided funding to a company (details supplied) in the past 24 months; and if so, the nature and value of the...
    • Trade Missions
      198. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is planned to reopen the Institute for Trade and Investment in Taiwan as 17 other EU countries have trade offices there and...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Wind Energy Generation
      199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the funding his Department has provided to develop onshore wind energy projects from 1 January 2011 to...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce legislation to support the guidelines issued to local authorities on 18 August 2021 with regard...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a grant is available for the installation of a wind turbine to generate domestic electricity; and if he will make a...
    • Environmental Schemes
      202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if improvements were made to the better energy warmer homes scheme in the recent Budget; if he is considering providing...
    • Fuel Poverty
      205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of households in energy or fuel poverty in 2021 by county; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Recycling Policy
      206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered the introduction of a returns and refund scheme on cans and bottles to encourage the public to...
    • Departmental Contracts
      207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 2 November 2021, if he will provide the name of the Italian consultant...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Projects
      208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason no proper funding is being allocated for the N86 road to Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Electric Vehicles
      209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are sources of public funding available to upgrade electric charging points (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Transport
      210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to advance the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy. [55344/21]
    • Cycling Facilities
      212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to encourage cycling initiatives in Cork city and county. [55346/21]
    • Electric Vehicles
      214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount of electricity that will be required to power one million electric cars (details supplied) in view of the measures...
    • Driver Test
      215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driver test in each test centre area, by age, in tabular form. [55258/21]
    • Bus Services
      219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific location of all bus shelters to be installed in County Cork in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [55262/21]
    • Public Transport
      220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of contact free ticketing for bus and train use. [55263/21]
    • Road Projects
      222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each...
    • Climate Action Plan
      223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding fuel consumption in relation to car journeys further to measures outlined in the...
    • Antisocial Behaviour
      224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who are employed to provide security on DART services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55278/21]
    • Driver Licences
      227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a renewal driver licence will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55281/21]
    • Commemorative Events
      228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a request has been received from the Decade of Centenaries committee of Carlow County Council to name the new footbridge at Carlow...
    • Driver Test
      229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an issue at a driver test centre (details supplied). [55312/21]
    • Driver Licences
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Transport Management, CPC, holders who had their licence issued in Northern Ireland...
    • Driver Test
      233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 36 driver testers that were acquired to help clear the driver test backlog will be kept in their posts for the foreseeable future;...
    • Road Projects
      234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are roadworks planned for the section of roads at Shannon Heights, Kilrush, County Clare. [55336/21]
    • Parking Provision
      235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the cost of €35 for a person who applies for a disability parking permit; his plans to eliminate this charge; if...
    • Road Network
      236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the closure of the Tandy's Lane exit to the N4 at Lucan, County Dublin which was closed a number of years ago in the...
    • Tax Exemptions
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted with the Minister for Finance in respect of seeking to have included among VAT exempt services that the driver...
  • Department of Finance
    • Insurance Coverage
      238. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are being undertaken to ensure access to affordable insurance for hunts and other leisure, sporting and charity businesses; and if he will...
    • Tax Exemptions
      239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered reviewing VAT exemptions (details supplied) for the driving education sector in the context of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      240. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date on the planned international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland; the total...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Pensions
      242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason retired prison officers who are in receipt of a State pension did not receive the 2% rise in payments that other sectors of...
    • Flood Risk Management
      243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood relief scheme for Portumna, County Galway; when the project will be ready for construction; and if he will make...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Commissions of Investigation
      244. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for...
    • Tourism Industry
      245. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the strategies to address labour supply and skills requirements in the tourism and hospitality sector; and if she will make a...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      246. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for a full return of indoor sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55118/21]
    • Sports Funding
      247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the processing of applications for the sports capital and equipment programme; if an announcement will be...
    • Departmental Reports
      249. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the report from the Future of Media Commission; when it is likely to be published; if details will be provided on...
    • Departmental Meetings
      250. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 5 October 2021 and her comments in Dáil Éireann in relation to same, if...
    • School Curriculum
      252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagement she has had with the Minister for Education on the potential inclusion of soccer coaching as a transition year...
    • Sports Funding
      253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that has been made available over the past three years to the various GAA county boards to upgrade and improve county...
    • Tourism Industry
      254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she can assist the tourism sector in the short to medium-term given the continued existence of Covid-19; and...
    • Culture Policy
      259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives she has taken or proposes to take to encourage cultural activities throughout the country with particular...
    • Irish Language
      264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposals for her ongoing support of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55448/21]
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department proposes to assist the sporting and recreational interests throughout Ireland in 2022; the...
    • Cyberbullying Issues
      266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the nature of her proposals to ensure the elimination of abuses such as bullying and intimidation through social media; and if she...
    • Departmental Strategies
      268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which her Department can address issues of urban and rural deprivation by way of access to services run by her...
    • Sports Funding
      269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Chief State Solicitor's Office cleared a sports capital grant for payment for a club (details supplied); if so, when...
    • Disability Services
      270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if disability access assessments have been conducted at theatres (details supplied); the process by which such assessments are...
    • Departmental Reports
      271. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the report by the night-time economy task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55464/21]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Commissions of Investigation
      272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline...
    • National Parks
      273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times that Glenveagh National Park had to close in 2021 as a result of the car park reaching capacity; and if...
    • Housing Schemes
      274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the rules in respect of the housing assistance payment, HAP, can be reviewed in order that a couple or person in a house...
    • Housing Provision
      275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which his Department will consider further changes in the regulations relating to eligibility for local...
    • Housing Policy
      276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will initiate changes in the local authority and Rebuilding Ireland housing loan system to ensure that families paying a...
    • Housing Provision
      277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider changes in the local authority housing loan and Rebuilding Ireland loan scheme with a view to improved...
    • Heritage Projects
      282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and location of heritage projects currently in hand or proposed with particular reference to potentially at-risk...
    • Housing Provision
      284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he remains satisfied that investment funds are not impeding the provision of affordable housing throughout...
    • Water Services
      291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in the upgrading of various group water schemes by county basis; the number needing and awaiting such...
    • Housing Provision
      293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses, affordable or for those on local authority housing waiting lists, that have been allocated to...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Services
      294. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) whose applications were submitted via post a number of months ago; and...
    • Foreign Birth Registration
      296. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the processing of foreign birth registrations will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55326/21]
    • Passport Services
      298. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of the time backlog on all accepted foreign birth Irish passport applications by country (details supplied);...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      299. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the upper age limit for the recruitment of Defence Forces personnel at a time when recruiting suitable personnel is proving...
    • Air Corps
      300. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department’s plans to allow the Air Corps to carry out priority one ambulance flights on behalf of the HSE; if arrangements will be...
    • Defence Forces
      301. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when backpay due to members of the Army Ranger Wing will be paid; the reason the money has not been paid to date; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Special Educational Needs
      302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to amend or update the current Report of the Special Education Review Committee 1993 (details supplied); and if...
    • School Facilities
      303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if swimming lessons for school children can return within schools. [55334/21]
    • Defibrillators Provision
      304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the number of schools in the country that do not have defibrillators near or in the school; if there are...
    • School Equipment
      305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of air purifiers with high efficiency particular air filters in each classroom in Ireland to reduce the risk of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some parents of autistic children in sixth class in County Cork who require autism special class...
    • Schools Building Projects
      310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55347/21]
    • Special Educational Needs
      311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children in sixth class in County Cork who require ASD class places for their secondary schooling and whose parents were informed by their...
    • Schools Building Projects
      312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned major renovation and rebuilding works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Staff
      313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to overcrowded classes and teacher shortages at a school (details supplied); and her plans to address these...
    • Special Educational Needs
      314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to delays in the provision of two special educational needs classrooms due to planning complications at a school...
    • Site Acquisitions
      315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which her Department has had discussions with the various interests involved in respect of replacement school buildings at a school...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Disability Services
      317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target month and year she is working to for the publication of the cost of disability research; the reason the report has...
    • Personal Public Service Numbers
      318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason rural social scheme supervisors are excluded from the package her Department is offering community employment...
    • Public Services Card
      324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a service to allow for the renewal of public services cards has been...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an urgent oral hearing can be facilitated online or in person in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a provision in place in relation to a scenario related to the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if she...
    • Social Welfare Code
      327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the jobseeker's transition payment beyond the 14th birthday of the child when a recipient is...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Direct Provision System
      329. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the video circulating on social media in regard to direct provision (details...
    • Domestic Violence
      330. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for the provision of a domestic violence refuge for...
    • Youth Work Supports
      331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is discretionary funding available for a group (details supplied) in County Kerry to help with...
    • Youth Services
      332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current restrictions covering youth clubs. [55331/21]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Grant Payments
      335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student with a level 5 qualification who is now doing a different level 5 qualification can access the SUSI grant if he or she did not...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • An Garda Síochána
      337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí currently based in Rathcoole Garda station by rank. [55251/21]
    • Residency Permits
      340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons with pending applications under section 3 or deportation order and persons who may have been living in Ireland for...
    • Deportation Orders
      341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when persons (details supplied) can expect a decision on their deportation appeals to be made; and if she will make a statement...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); when it...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Services
      343. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance with travel to medical appointments for treatment for cancer can continue to be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Emergency Departments
      344. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative arrangements can be made available in the community in view of the fact that emergency departments in hospitals are seeing a surge in elderly...
    • Hospital Facilities
      345. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the lack of stroke facilities in hospitals; if a strategy is being put in place to alleviate this issue; and if he will make a statement...
    • Mental Health Services
      346. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ten jobs for mental health services in County Kerry were not advertised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55249/21]
    • Health Services
      347. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on meeting the commitment in the HSE service plan 2021 to provide for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Disability Services
      348. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the 120,000 additional personal assistance hours announced in Budget 2022 will be distributed to address the requirements outlined in the...
    • Hospital Admissions
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitalisations per hospital recorded in October, November and to date in 2021 for children and older adults afflicted with respiratory...
    • Ambulance Service
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance calls registered for accidents on the N20 Cork to Limerick road in 2020 and to date in 2021. [55266/21]
    • Health Services
      352. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the resumption of daycare services in north County Sligo; the arrangement his Department will put in place to deliver daycare services in the...
    • Hospital Services
      353. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the availability of scalp-cooling services to cancer patients in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55271/21]
    • Disability Services
      355. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding disability services in County Cork in particular in relation to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      356. To ask the Minister for Health if Irish citizens returning to Ireland from Canada for Christmas require PCR tests (details supplied). [55286/21]
    • Nursing Homes
      357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the nursing home support scheme costs for a person (details supplied) are so excessive; the measures which can be taken to put on hold the excessive...
    • Ambulance Service
      358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters in relation to the ambulance service (details supplied) in County Kerry [55293/21]
    • Dental Services
      359. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available to provide a refund to a person (details supplied) following a dental procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55294/21]
    • Health Services
      360. To ask the Minister for Health if services will be put in place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55296/21]
    • Hospital Staff
      361. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the significant shortfall of neurology nurses in CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55297/21]
    • Health Strategies
      362. To ask the Minister for Health when the Winter Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55300/21]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      365. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be given an urgent date for surgery to take place. [55316/21]
    • Covid-19 Tests
      366. To ask the Minister for Health the current Covid-19 testing protocols in place for hospital emergency department admissions and discharges from hospital wards; if patients are checked...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      367. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the urgency with which an Assisted Human Reproduction Bill is required so as to give legal certainty to mothers of children...
    • Health and Safety
      368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making it mandatory for male public toilets to have sanitary bins as in female toilets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Staff
      369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults that were recorded on nurses each year from 2015 to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55350/21]
    • Health Services
      372. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be made available for a group (details supplied) to assist in its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55358/21]
    • Hospital Staff
      373. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time it took to recruit and fill a nursing post in hospitals in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [55359/21]
    • Health Services Staff
      375. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time it took to recruit and fill a new or vacant post in the HSE in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [55361/21]
    • General Practitioner Services
      376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals by type of referral and service for each month of 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by hospital; and if he will make...
    • Covid-19 Tests
      377. To ask the Minister for Health the volume of Covid-19 retests carried out by the HSE on first-time positive PCR tests since testing began. [55363/21]
    • Hospital Admissions
      379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who spent more than four consecutive days in hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Hospital Charges
      383. To ask the Minister for Health the income recorded by Children’s Health Ireland hospitals at Crumlin, Tallaght and Temple Street from parking charges for each of the years 2018 to...
    • Vaccination Programme
      384. To ask the Minister for Health if a document (details supplied) was considered in respect of evidence in favour of giving heart failure patients high-risk priority on the vaccine priority...
    • Eating Disorders
      385. To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding available for a person (details supplied) with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55372/21]
    • Medical Cards
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which patients with progressive, life-limiting conditions will be able to access medical cards in the future; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Home Care Packages
      387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a statutory home care scheme; the way in which perceived age discrimination in the provision of home care services will be...
    • Hospital Charges
      388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 7 October 2021, the status of his Department’s examination on this issue; if there is a timeline available...
    • Primary Care Services
      389. To ask the Minister for Health the reason urgent care service funding has ceased in a surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55396/21]
    • Health Services
      390. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 834 of 19 October 2021, if he will clarify a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [55411/21]
    • Health Services Staff
      391. To ask the Minister for Health if vaccination is compulsory for certain students in order that they can take up a placement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medicinal Products
      392. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing testing of new and orphan drugs continues; the number of cases approved in each of the past 12 months to date; the extent to which...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Schemes
      393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an initiative (details supplied); and if his Department will help support and progress the...
    • Horse Racing Industry
      394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the allocation of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Farm Inspections
      395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the consequential effects of a farm inspection in relation to a person (details supplied); and...
    • Grant Payments
      396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their GLAS payments for 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Veterinary Services
      397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 3 November 2021, the locations of the current 86 vacancies in the regional veterinary...
    • Forestry Sector
      398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if hedgerows, all small-scale planting and all small blocks of scrub are measured in the inventory of forest cover; if so, the way...
    • Departmental Policies
      401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a statement (details supplied); the actions his Department has taken on the matter; and if he will make a statement...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Community Development Projects
      402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if emergency funding will be provided to community groups whose fundraising has been curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and are...
    • Departmental Schemes
      403. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of funding for Kerry County Council under the town and village renewal scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a...