Written answers

Thursday, 10 February 2022

  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Strategies
      11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the National Digital Strategy and the way it will help citizens and businesses; and if he will make a statement...
    • Industrial Relations
      14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the aim to increase the current collective bargaining coverage level of only 30% to the level of 70% threshold stated...
    • Programme for Government
      16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to advance a living wage over the lifetime of the...
    • Industrial Relations
      18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on workers who seek above inflation pay rises given the stagnation in real wages over the past decade; and if he will make a...
    • Industrial Development
      19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new IDA facility in County Carlow will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6717/22]
    • Employment Rights
      20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be bringing forward new policy proposals in the wake of the case of a company (details supplied). [6807/22]
    • Employment Support Services
      21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to address the serious shortage of labour in many sectors currently; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Low Pay
      22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will take to cut the high-level of low pay in the State; if he will support a system in which the rise in the minimum...
    • Enterprise Policy
      23. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s strategy for creation of unicorn start-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6551/22]
    • Departmental Funding
      24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the funding commitment to supporting decarbonisation of the SME sector; the status of same; and if he will make a...
    • Trade Data
      25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of goods and services imported into Ireland from China which is believed to be linked to forced labour camps for Uighur...
    • Consumer Protection
      26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be introducing new measures to enhance consumer protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6829/22]
    • Enterprise Policy
      27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the South-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6818/22]
    • Personal Injuries Assessment Board
      28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be making changes to the operation of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [6811/22]
    • Workplace Relations Services
      29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns from trade unions representing employment service staff in relation to their engagement...
    • Departmental Data
      30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses by county and city council; the...
    • Legislative Process
      31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the protection of employment (collective redundancies) (amendment) Bill for which work is currently under way; and if he...
    • Employment Support Services
      32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the shortage of workers in the tourism and hospitality sector; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a...
    • Enterprise Policy
      33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he is using the new regional aid maps to support the northern and western region (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the employment results of the local enterprise offices for 2021; the regional spread of same; the factors behind...
    • Enterprise Policy
      35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Mid-East Regional Enterprise Plan. [6803/22]
    • Legislative Measures
      36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address concerns in relation to the enforceability of Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 due; and...
    • Official Engagements
      37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he raised issues relating to the human rights record of the Government of Saudi Arabia during his visit to that country in November...
    • Enterprise Policy
      38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking regarding job creation and enterprise in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Living Wage
      39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the work of the Working Group on the Living Wage. [7013/22]
    • Enterprise Policy
      40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce an export credit insurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/22]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the remote working strategy; his views on the main obstacles to remote working; the way that the strategy addresses...
    • Enterprise Policy
      42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6801/22]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications by business for Covid-19 supports under all schemes administered by his Department in 2020 and 2021, by...
    • Employment Rights
      44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the current state of pay and conditions for workers in the tourism and hospitality sector; his plans to examine this...
    • Trade Missions
      45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current schedule for trade missions for 2022; the core objectives of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/22]
    • State Properties
      46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the agencies under the remit of his Department that own land banks; if an examination has been carried out to ascertain if some of the...
    • Economic Policy
      47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2021. [61364/21]
    • Company Law
      49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the Company Law Reform Group report on the splitting of assets. [6806/22]
    • Enterprise Support Services
      50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of Enterprise Ireland during 2021; the plans of Enterprise Ireland for 2022; and if he will make a...
    • Energy Prices
      51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to introduce measures to help businesses deal with increased electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Work Permits
      52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding physiotherapy and occupational therapy to the critical skills occupation list; and if he will make a...
    • Enterprise Policy
      53. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to publish the regional enterprise plans; the amount of funding that will be allocated to them; and if he will make a...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on the Enterprise Ireland supports for jobs and business in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the report on the right to request remote working,...
    • Insurance Industry
      57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his legislative priorities in the area of insurance, specifically personal injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Enterprise Policy
      58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the nine new regional enterprise plans to 2024; when he expects these plans to be published; and if he will make a...
    • Consumer Rights
      59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to strengthen consumer rights; and the initiatives he is undertaking to introduce the concept of a circular...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; his views on whether it is necessary to make...
    • Legislative Measures
      62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will reconsider the exclusion of service charges and the distinction between mandatory and voluntary payments from the Payment...
    • Legislative Process
      63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the co-operative societies Bill for which heads of Bill are currently in preparation; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Regional Development
      64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deliver on the commitment of balanced regional development encompassed within the National Development Plan 2021-2030;...
    • Industrial Development
      65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and the IDA have endeavoured to attract sustainable aviation industries and new aviation industries relating to...
    • Work Permits
      67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that is being taken to address delays in the provision of work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/22]
    • Industrial Development
      68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on IDA Ireland’s employment results for 2021; the regional spread; the factors behind the level of job...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main attractions and drawbacks of Ireland as an attractive place to locate foreign direct investment; the policies being pursued...
    • Living Wage
      70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the steps that have been taken to introduce a living wage in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether a new State-wide enterprise agency is needed to coordinate the good work of the local enterprise offices around...
    • Enterprise Policy
      72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to publish the regional enterprise plans; the funding that will be linked to the plans; the efforts that are being made...
    • Industrial Development
      73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department specifically has engaged with Clare County Council with the view to having a new strategic development zone in the...
    • Departmental Reports
      74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the report by the SME Taskforce. [6816/22]
    • Enterprise Policy
      75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan. [6812/22]
    • Departmental Schemes
      76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans that are in place for a successor scheme to the future growth loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. to 159 of 9 December 2021, the status of his engagement at European Union and World Trade...
    • Enterprise Policy
      78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Dublin Regional Enterprise Plan. [6805/22]
    • Legislative Measures
      79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is bringing forward new competition legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/22]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the required legislation for the national remote working strategy; and if he will make a statement...
    • Enterprise Policy
      82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the North-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6809/22]
    • Employment Rights
      83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a new employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/22]
    • Enterprise Support Services
      84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans in relation to providing specific supports for disabled entrepreneurs considering the findings of the recently published...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent on advertising by his Department in 2020 and 2021 on Covid-19 supports and grants by advertising campaign in tabular...
    • Work Permits
      86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the current operation of the critical skills lists under the employment permit system in respect of skills...
    • National Digital Strategy
      87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department will play in Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework. [6804/22]
    • Enterprise Policy
      88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6810/22]
    • Industrial Development
      89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the efforts by the IDA to attract inward investment to counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a...
    • Data Centres
      90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. to 96 of 9 December 2021, the status of the work to revise the Government Statement on the Role...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which he expects Ireland to continue to attract foreign direct investment in the future notwithstanding changes in...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on Enterprise Ireland’s employment results for 2021; the regional spread; the factors behind the level of job...
    • Personal Injuries Assessment Board
      93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to reform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [6808/22]
    • Low Pay
      94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the best way to ensure that workers in the hospitality sector are properly paid is the establishment of a joint...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      95. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that his Department has offered to a company (details supplied) since the company announced a proposed 77 redundancies...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will legislate to secure for workers the right to work from home when possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Research and Development
      97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of research conducted by his Department into technologies companies that could assist with increasing the speed of housing...
    • Departmental Schemes
      98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the on-line retail scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6877/22]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Forestry Sector
      104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the forestry licensing situation for tree felling licences for the private sector is resolved; and if he will...
    • Mental Health Services
      105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made at training farm advisers to help signpost farmers to mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Forestry Sector
      108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences and afforestation permits granted in total in 2020 and 2021, respectively; the number of applications...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the solutions he has put in place to save many farmers from wipe-out in 2022 due to the astronomical increases in fertiliser costs...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the significance of data monitoring, reporting and verification in order that the reduction of farm-related emissions...
    • Trade Missions
      115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the destinations for official trade missions planned by his Department for 2022. [7071/22]
    • Mental Health Services
      117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise awareness regarding mental health and well-being of farmers and others working in the agri-business sector; and if...
    • Agriculture Industry
      118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his work to establish of a beef forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7035/22]
    • Trade Agreements
      119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken a study on the potential impact of the European Union Mercosur Trade Agreement on Irish beef...
    • Forestry Sector
      120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the backlog of forestry licences. [7038/22]
    • Animal Welfare
      121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on plans to develop additional urban horse welfare programmes, working with local authorities, charities and...
    • Control of Dogs
      122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans are in place to address the recent increase of dog attacks on sheep. [6576/22]
    • Animal Welfare
      123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work to address equine welfare in Cork city and county. [7010/22]
    • Departmental Schemes
      124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress achieved to date in locally-led farm safety and mental health projects; and if he will make a...
    • Brexit Issues
      125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with other stakeholders regarding the need to minimise the impact of Brexit in the longer term...
    • Trade Data
      128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of agri-food exports to European Union member states over the past five years; the way that this has been impacted by...
    • Forestry Sector
      129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied) which was acknowledged on 25 June 2018. [7056/22]
    • Agriculture Industry
      130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 9 December 2021, the status of the wool feasibility study; the expected timeline for the...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list the carbon research that will assist farmers in reducing their carbon footprint; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Environmental Schemes
      132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the renewal of the derogation to allow farmers to burn hedgerow cuttings until a more sustainable and workable...
    • Departmental Strategies
      133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress which has been made on a recent announcement from his Department that an action plan for organics will be published...
    • Animal Welfare
      134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further resources that can be put in place to help enforce animal rights laws regarding the neglect and abuse of horses...
    • Trade Promotion
      135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity by his Department and agencies such as Bord Bia to open new markets for Irish food...
    • Brexit Supports
      136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support primary producers via the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. [7074/22]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in implementing the pilot soil sampling scheme. [6994/22]
    • Departmental Data
      138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and determination of cases processed by the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; the number on non-salary...
    • Research Funding
      139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the research projects that have been funded under the various calls by his Department for research proposals to assist the...
    • Animal Welfare
      140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to concerns from organisation examining animal cruelty. [7078/22]
    • Animal Diseases
      141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for scaling down and ending of the BVD testing programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7027/22]
    • Forestry Sector
      142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences received by private farmers versus Coillte in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [7057/22]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department provides support for farmers and agri-food businesses to develop new markets at home and abroad; and if he will...
    • Harbours and Piers
      144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department plans to support and develop harbours, piers and slipways in County Clare. [6714/22]
    • Agriculture Industry
      145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation within the budget of his Department that is earmarked to facilitate growth within the domestic seed potato industry;...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in the roll-out of the Common Agricultural Policy to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Schemes
      148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he plans to put in place to support farmers in relation to the high cost of inputs including fertiliser due to the...
    • Brexit Issues
      149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes in food exports from Ireland to the British market since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/22]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to assist farmers install renewable energy generation capacities on farms. [7041/22]
    • Brexit Supports
      151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support primary producers via the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. [6995/22]
    • Animal Welfare
      152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce legislation to protect animals from cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/22]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is proposed to revise costings for farm improvement works to be grant-aided under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Strategies
      155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is developing a strategy to reward farmers for delivering environmental services as a regular source of income....
    • Fishing Industry
      156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that Ireland has not secured any of the substantial increases in Atlantic bluefin tuna quota allocated to the European...
    • Forestry Sector
      157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new licensing regime for single forestry applications to include planting, thinning and felling of forests...
    • Trade Missions
      158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the destinations that are earmarked for trade missions to help expand existing and develop new markets for Ireland’s agri-food...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support producers of hemp in the State. [7001/22]
    • Coillte Teoranta
      160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of the Dublin Mountains Makeover Initiative to date; and if there are plans to incorporate...
    • Departmental Strategies
      161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is necessary to review the Food Strategy for 2030 in view of Ireland’s emission reduction targets; and...
    • Trade Promotion
      162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department on market development over the past 18 months in particular overcoming the challenges of new...
    • Animal Welfare
      163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reports of equine abuse or neglect to his Department by county in 2021 and 2020. [7011/22]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the concerns of young farmers to support their transition into farming; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Industry
      165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of agricultural output on which processors pay a premium for its environmentally sound production standards. [6834/22]
    • Fishing Industry
      166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on and position regarding the recent report of the Seafood Sector Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to publish the CAP Strategic Plan in view of the fact that 16 other European Union member states have done so; and if he...
    • Programme for Government
      169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to provide additional resources to monitor welfare standards by...
    • Fishing Industry
      170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to address the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected...
    • Trade Promotion
      172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been undertaken to enhance existing markets and develop new markets for farm-based producers in Ireland; and if he...
    • Farm Safety
      173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives that are being funded in 2022 through the allocation of €2 million for farm safety in Budget 2022. [7045/22]
    • Animal Diseases
      174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of research carried out by his Department in the past five years in the west County Wicklow area regarding the potential...
    • Fishing Industry
      175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he took to protect Irish fishing waters and fishing stocks when the Russian navy announced planned naval exercises in...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the sheep welfare scheme to allow farmers who were forced out of the scheme for a year due to...
    • Horticulture Sector
      178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made ascertaining the level of horticultural peat stock available to growers; and if his Department has commissioned...
    • Trade Promotion
      179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the work undertaken to secure new markets for Irish agri-businesses in particular new markets overseas; and if he will...
    • Agriculture Industry
      180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that the future of the beef, pig meat and lamb sectors remain secure notwithstanding the...
    • Harbours and Piers
      181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement the recommendations of the Sea Food Sector Taskforce report as it pertains to investment in piers and harbours...
    • Farm Safety
      182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve farm safety. [7039/22]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in implementing the pilot soil sampling scheme; when the scheme will be completed; the impact the delay will...
    • Foreshore Issues
      184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly targets for forestry licensing by type in 2022. [7075/22]
    • Farm Safety
      185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ways in which he and his Department are raising awareness of farm safety and communicating with farmers on this important issue....
    • Fishing Industry
      186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 9 December 2021, the status of the commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Data
      187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of international developers and multinational corporations that entered the Irish market for the first time from 2018 to...
    • Economic Growth
      188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he sees opportunities for reform to be of benefit to the public and private sectors in 2022, with particular...
    • Insurance Industry
      189. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Action Plan for Insurance Reform. [7125/22]
    • Tourism Industry
      190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to engage with representatives from an organisation (details supplied); if he will ensure the right environment is in...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      191. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7224/22]
    • Public Sector Staff
      192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United...
    • Corporate Governance
      194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which the Corporate Enforcement Authority will commence its work; and the number of gardaí and the rank of each that...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      195. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which his Department continues to attract foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Brexit Issues
      196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Irish exports to the UK and the European Union have fluctuated since Brexit; if particular trends are emerging in...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the concept of working from home or via digital hubs is being progressed with a view to ensuring the optimum...
    • Education Policy
      198. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to liaise with the educational sector in order to ensure the ready supply of...
    • Economic Data
      199. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created and retained in the services sectors over the past three years to date; if particular trends have emerged;...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      200. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Ireland continues to remain an attractive location for foreign direct investment in both the manufacturing and...
    • Work Permits
      201. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way it is proposed to assist the hospitality sector which has difficulties accessing employees from outside the European Union by...
    • National Minimum Wage
      203. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will increase the minimum wage in view of the severe pressures on low-income workers at present due to rising costs of living;...
    • Electric Vehicles
      204. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • National Broadband Plan
      205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a broadband connection in the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if the appropriate official...
    • Departmental Schemes
      206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department intends on expanding the criteria for applying for the better energy warmer homes scheme to include...
    • Environmental Schemes
      207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an extension will be provided to farmers to burn bushes as the derogation was delayed and permits were stopped. [7210/22]
    • Energy Conservation
      208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a grant available to replace windows and doors to ensure energy efficiency; if not, if such a grant is...
    • Public Sector Staff
      209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively...
    • National Broadband Plan
      210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if National Broadband Ireland’s revised target to have 60,000 premises connected to broadband by the end of 2021...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of...
    • Illegal Dumping
      213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional measures he is considering to address illegal dumping in the countryside; and if he will make a...
    • Energy Conservation
      214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applicants for home energy grants administered by the SEAI in each of the years 2019 to 2021; the number...
    • Energy Policy
      215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he supports the development of green hydrogen fuel as an alternative energy source; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Bodies
      216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff employed at the SEAI for processing home energy upgrades and grant applications; his plans to...
    • National Broadband Plan
      217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and or his officials have met and or engaged with a company or its representatives (details supplied) in the...
    • Departmental Programmes
      218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will announce details of a new home retrofit programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7373/22]
    • Electric Vehicles
      219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Safety
      220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) which resulted in Transport Infrastructure Ireland turning off public...
    • Departmental Reviews
      221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the all-island Strategic Rail Review; if the review will give due consideration to a submission from an...
    • Public Transport
      222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in respect of the development of a tax saver travel pass that will provide for those that are now in a...
    • Rail Network
      223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tickets sold for the Newbridge to Heuston train line in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular...
    • Public Transport
      224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has held on new routes being included in short hop commuter zones; and the routes that will be included for 2022. [7171/22]
    • Bus Services
      225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a public service obligation review on bus services across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Transport
      227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxsaver customers will be able to receive a part refund in cases in which their zone is moved into a short hop zone in 2022 (details...
    • Driver Test
      228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) who has to resit their driving test due to their age can postpone their test until such a time as they...
    • Public Sector Staff
      229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County...
    • Pension Provisions
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increases and changes that are waiting to be sanctioned for Dublin Port pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United...
    • Bus Services
      232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a review of the bus services being provided by a company (details supplied) for Dublin’s northside given that...
    • Road Tolls
      233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if tolls on national roads will be reduced in view of the considerable costs incurred by motorists who have to commute to work on a daily...
    • Transport Policy
      234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed review of the Galway Transport Strategy to be held in 2022; when the review is expected to take place; and if...
    • Local Authorities
      235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the 248 posts for active travel staff in local authorities announced in January 2021 that remain unfilled by local...
    • Greenways Provision
      236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the completion of the Galway to Dublin greenway is a priority project for Government; and if the inclusion of the Galway city to...
    • Electric Vehicles
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department...
  • Department of Finance
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      238. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme supports for ELC and SAC services reduced from €350 per week to €200 - €150 per week on 1 February...
    • Housing Schemes
      239. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy scheme claims that have been rejected since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7304/22]
    • Employment Data
      241. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects employment to increase and unemployment to decrease over the next year given the urgency of economic recovery in the aftermath...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      242. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department has provided support to employers throughout the country in the course of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Inflation Rate
      244. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address and alleviate the rise in inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7136/22]
    • Tax Reliefs
      245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the €3.20 per day work from home allowance given the rise in the cost of electricity and utility bills; and if he will...
    • Public Sector Staff
      247. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County Wexford and their...
    • Tax Exemptions
      248. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a scheme (details supplied); if it can be implemented here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7249/22]
    • Tax Yield
      249. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that will be raised in 2022 through the scheduled increase in carbon tax on 1 May 2022. [7251/22]
    • Credit Unions
      250. To ask the Minister for Finance if matters raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the new draft policy for credit unions will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      251. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for...
    • Tax Code
      254. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the level of excise on fuel products due to the severe pressures on many households due to the rising costs of living; and if he will make a...
    • Electric Vehicles
      255. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department throughout the...
    • Tax Collection
      256. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in VAT from gas and electricity bills in the past two years to date; and his plans to reduce VAT on energy bills. [7422/22]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Community Employment Schemes
      257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a community centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7211/22]
    • Public Sector Staff
      258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      259. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      260. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public procurement competitions that were held in 2021; the number of competitions that received no bidding applicants;...
    • Electric Vehicles
      261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to workers in organisations funded under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988;...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta
      263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na pleananna atá ar bun ag a Roinn chun toghchán a eagrú do Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta, cén...
    • Rental Sector
      264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made to date to advance the implementation of Action 20.4 of Housing for All; and if she will make a...
    • Public Sector Staff
      268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under her remit, respectively working in...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made by her Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030...
    • Electric Vehicles
      270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by her...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Septic Tanks
      271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide financial supports to households that need to replace their septic tanks but are outside of the specified...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the rates waiver to hairdressers that are struggling financially as a result of the effects of the...
    • Housing Policy
      273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is flexibility in the income limits for social housing applications in a situation (details supplied) in which a...
    • Local Authorities
      274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if audits and checks have been carried out in relation to housing grants given to a local authority (details supplied); and if...
    • Housing Schemes
      275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes in relation to the rapid build housing programme that were built; the location and the person or bodies...
    • Water Services
      276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced by homeowners and landowners in rural areas being charged...
    • Departmental Schemes
      278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names and full details of all members of the independent project advisory board that assess applications to the Urban...
    • Public Sector Staff
      279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working...
    • Water Services
      280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that all orphan group water schemes, that is, schemes that no longer have trustees and are connected to...
    • Housing Provision
      282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of social housing projects currently in his Department’s four stage approval process; and the average...
    • Housing Policy
      284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will revise circular 02-2022 on social housing acquisitions to allow local authorities to purchase second-hand...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the...
    • Urban Development
      286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on the proposed legislation to introduce urban development zones; if he has consulted with local authorities on...
    • Housing Policy
      287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the composition of the Planning Advisory Forum; the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7300/22]
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the membership of the National Homeless Action Committee; the regularity with which the committee is expected to meet per...
    • Housing Provision
      289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the delivery of 1,580 cost-rental homes scheduled to be delivered in 2022; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Housing First tenancies due to be delivered in each of the years 2022 to 2026; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Schemes
      291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the review into the level of discretion afforded to local authorities with regard to the housing...
    • Housing Provision
      293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the review of income eligibility for social housing; the findings of that review; when the...
    • Housing Policy
      294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Housing Commission is next due to meet; the number of meetings the Commission plans to have in 2022; and if he will...
    • Defective Building Materials
      295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the independent working group on defects; the timeline for the publication of its report; and if he...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne nature reserve and environs special area...
    • Electric Vehicles
      299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his...
    • Rental Sector
      300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the HAP agreement between landlords and tenants is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Services
      302. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7181/22]
    • Election Monitoring Missions
      304. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 26 January 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Hungary has not complied with...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      305. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at European Union and United Nations level to address the deplorable humanitarian situation in Syrian refugee camps;...
    • Public Sector Staff
      306. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      307. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations...
    • European Union
      308. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a funding suspension which an organisation (details supplied) has been subjected to by the European...
    • Electric Vehicles
      312. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      313. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question Number 275 of 3 February 2022, if he will provide details on the essential CBRN platforms and ancillaries that...
    • Public Sector Staff
      314. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County Wexford...
    • Nuclear Waste
      315. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a military risk analysis has been undertaken in relation to the legacy dumping of nuclear waste in the State’s south-west waters; and...
    • Military Activities
      316. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a risk analysis has been undertaken in relation to the threat from military activity of other states in Ireland’s exclusive economic...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      317. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations...
    • Electric Vehicles
      318. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department...
    • Public Inquiries
      319. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will establish a statutory public inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse by a group and a person (details supplied);...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Special Educational Needs
      322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if support will be provided to a school (details supplied) to open an additional autism spectrum disorder unit. [7121/22]
    • Schools Building Projects
      325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders that have been received for a project (details supplied). [7141/22]
    • School Transport
      329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if reform of the school transport scheme will be implemented before tickets are allocated for the 2022-2023 school year. [7168/22]
    • School Attendance
      331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new bank holiday on 18 March 2022 and the first Monday in February thereafter will count as one of the 167 school days at secondary level...
    • Public Sector Staff
      332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under her remit, respectively working in County Wexford...
    • Schools Building Projects
      333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the forms that are to be used by a school (details supplied) for progressing a tender and uploading on eTender following the changes made to the...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by her Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations...
    • Special Educational Needs
      335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a diagnosis is required in order for a pupil in a mainstream schools to access support from a special needs assistant in view of the delays in...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if confirmation will be provided that correspondence was sent to a school (details supplied); if a copy of the original email will be resent; and...
    • Electric Vehicles
      338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by her Department...
    • School Facilities
      339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of electric vehicle chargers installed at schools; the number installed at each school that has electric vehicle chargers installed;...
    • School Costs
      340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the State will meet the costs of mock exams instead of parents having to pay such costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7421/22]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Community Employment Schemes
      341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if progress has been made on the efforts to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a...
    • Birth Certificates
      342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a birth certificate by a person (details supplied). [7161/22]
    • Community Employment Schemes
      343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on the issue of community employment supervisors (details supplied). [7178/22]
    • State Pensions
      344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the home caring periods scheme can be taken into account for the State pension (contributory) application by a person...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of the decision on a carer's support grant application in respect of a person...
    • Public Sector Staff
      346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under her remit, respectively...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made by her Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the...
    • State Pensions
      348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full review of contributions paid or credited to a person (details supplied) can be undertaken to ascertain whether they...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available in the case of a person (details supplied); if alternative arrangements can be made as a matter of...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); if payment arrangements can be made as a matter of...
    • Electric Vehicles
      352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by...
    • Personal Public Service Numbers
      353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current waiting time for applications for a PPS number in each county; the number of applications outstanding in each...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • State Bodies
      354. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff and the level of resources that will be allocated to Tusla and the Adoption Authority of...
    • Departmental Schemes
      355. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive their compensation claim under the mother and baby home redress...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      356. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on the once-off reopening grant for centre-based providers. [7179/22]
    • Public Sector Staff
      357. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit,...
    • Departmental Funding
      358. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the type of financial supports that are available to a local community group and development association which...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      359. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in Sustainable Development Goals...
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      360. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a refuge centre for victims of domestic abuse will be established in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he...
    • Electric Vehicles
      361. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided...
    • Human Trafficking
      362. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the protocol in place to assess whether an unaccompanied minor is being trafficked when they arrive into an...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Third Level Education
      363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that there are no undergraduate physiotherapy courses in Cork, UCC and MTU; if he will provide funding to set up such a course; and if...
    • Further and Higher Education
      364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher education institutions and further education providers which are compliant with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WCAG 2.1...
    • Public Sector Staff
      365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County Wexford...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations...
    • Electric Vehicles
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Legislative Programme
      368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the criminal justice (community sanctions) Bill; the timeline for its passage through the Houses of the...
    • Legislative Reviews
      369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to review the Fines Act 2010 and the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 to determine if they require amendment...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is tracking the progress of the removal of Covid-19 restrictions in Irish prisons; the details of the...
    • International Agreements
      371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government is on track to meet the Programme for Government deadline for the ratification and implementation of the...
    • Legislative Measures
      372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the operation of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Act 2015; the number of...
    • Legislative Programme
      373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Prison (Amendment) Rules 2020 S.I. No. 250/2020 will be repealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7257/22]
    • Health Services
      374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of secure residential addiction treatment and rehabilitation places currently available for men and women offenders...
    • Substance Misuse
      376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline on the implementation of the high-level taskforce implementation plan on the mental health and addiction...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      377. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made by her Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the...
    • Seized Property
      378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of assets and cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022....
    • Jury Service
      380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons called to serve for jury service in the past five years to date; the number of persons that were excused...
    • Electric Vehicles
      382. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when charging points for electric vehicles will be installed in Mountjoy Prison for employees of the Irish Prison Service;...
    • Laboratory Facilities
      384. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that delays in the testing of drugs at the State Laboratory is jeopardising court...
  • Department of Health
    • Industrial Disputes
      385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); his views on the planned industrial action; the rationale for his refusal to sanction...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to workers in organisations funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services
      389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to issue guidance advising general practitioners and other medical practitioners that graded exercise is no longer recommended for...
    • Healthcare Policy
      390. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken to ensure that patients and carers are involved in the health technology appraisal process of new treatments for rare...
    • Disease Management
      392. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to develop rare disease data registries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/22]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      394. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the proposed once-off €1,000 bonus payment for frontline health workers to frontline workers employed by section 39 disability service...
    • Health Services
      395. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who recently moved to Ireland and is a UK citizen would have their medical expenses and treatments covered here under the HSE,...
    • Medicinal Products
      396. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken to support women and pregnant persons with hyperemesis who face significant financial costs to access HSE recommended...
    • Health Services
      397. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the release of an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/22]
    • Abortion Services
      398. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the tender to select a chair of the abortion law review was not issued publicly on eTenders as he stated would be the case on 8 December 2021; and...
    • Eating Disorders
      399. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available for persons diagnosed with avoidant, restrictive food intake disorder; if his attention has been drawn to instances in which...
    • Mental Health Services
      401. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that can be taken to help a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7160/22]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      402. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [7162/22]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      403. To ask the Minister for Health the amount each hospital has paid out in compensation in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the reason for payments, in tabular form....
    • Medicinal Products
      404. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug luxturna which offers a cure for rare retinal disease has been reviewed by the HSE Rare Diseases Technology Review Committee; the status of the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding of €5 million to address the significant lists of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who are facing long wait times...
    • Health Services
      406. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that appointments for the BreastCheck programme are currently up to a year behind schedule; and if he will make a...
    • Disability Services
      408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for speech and language, psychology, dietician and occupational therapies by county in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      410. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which Cappagh kids ward and paediatrics at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11 are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/22]
    • Medical Qualifications
      411. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7192/22]
    • Health Services
      413. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there were 641 children and young persons waiting for CAMHS services by the HSE in Cork as of December 2021; his plans to reduce this waiting...
    • State Properties
      414. To ask the Minister for Health when the former health centre in Doohery, County Donegal will be handed over to the community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      415. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive surgery in Croom Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/22]
    • Disability Services
      416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need; the length of time waiting by age, gender, CHO and each composite LHO within that CHO, in tabular form....
    • Nursing Homes
      418. To ask the Minister for Health if a service will be made available at a nursing home (details supplied) given that such a service was being provided on a temporary basis but this was unknown...
    • Hospital Facilities
      419. To ask the Minister for Health if he requested the HSE to include the opening of 33 new beds in St. Michael’s unit in Tipperary University Hospital in the 2022 HSE Capital Plan; if...
    • Ambulance Service
      420. To ask the Minister for Health when the ambulance staff based in Galway city will move into the new ambulance base that has been built recently there; the reason for the delay in doing same...
    • Public Sector Staff
      421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County Wexford and their...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the dexcom continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the long-term Illness scheme or the primary...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      427. To ask the Minister for Health if persons in a group (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7266/22]
    • Hospital Services
      428. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the treatment and establishment of the orthognathic and orthodontic service in St. James's Hospital; the alternatives he will put...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      429. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for...
    • Health Services Staff
      430. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE staff who were redeployed to contact tracing and community testing during the Covid-19 pandemic have now returned to their original posts with...
    • Disability Services
      431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the children’s disability network teams 4, 5 and 6 in CHO7 including vacant posts, locations and treatment offered; and if he will...
    • Dental Services
      432. To ask the Minister for Health the options available in the case of a person (details supplied); if alternative arrangements can be made as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      434. To ask the Minister for Health if access to out-of-hours and weekend cover for mental health services is available in the Cork and Kerry catchment area of the HSE including nursing,...
    • Healthcare Policy
      435. To ask the Minister for Health if a report (details supplied) is accurate stating that the University of Limerick Hospital group is in discussions with a controversial US for-profit hospital...
    • Electric Vehicles
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department throughout the...
    • Health Services Staff
      437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff within CHO7 that have been redeployed to Covid-19 response duties; when they will return to their previous roles; and if he will make a...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      438. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays being experienced in having children assessed by occupational therapists in CHO7 due to the redeployment of staff to...
    • Nursing Homes
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to ensure older persons will get their full visit entitlement under the Health Protection Surveillance Centre guidelines; and if he...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to persons in receipt of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7401/22]
    • Electric Vehicles
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of electric vehicle chargers installed at hospitals; the number installed at each hospital that has electric vehicle chargers installed; and if he...
    • Hospital Facilities
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the planned developments for Bantry Hospital; the timescale for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/22]
    • Mental Health Services
      445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for CAMHS services in CHO4; and the length of time in months each has been waiting. [7414/22]
    • Disability Services
      446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons aged zero to 18 in each CHO by individual area, awaiting first-time intervention in all areas of early intervention;...
    • Mental Health Services
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons aged zero to 18 in each CHO by individual area awaiting first-time intervention for CAMHS; the number on the public...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      448. To ask the Minister for Health if section 39 workers who worked during the pandemic in a frontline capacity will be entitled to the €1,000 tax-free payment. [7417/22]
    • Health Services Staff
      449. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1934 of 19 January 2022, the exact CHO4 mental health service locations, that is, the adult mental health team or CAMHS...
    • Mental Health Services
      450. To ask the Minister for Health the human resources policy that was followed in sanctioning appointments to psychology posts by transfer or local interview that took place in the CHO4 mental...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Forestry Sector
      452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there can be an exemption given for the requirement of a felling licence for trees that are under a specific height or a short...
    • Brexit Supports
      453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Brexit inshore fisheries business model adjustment scheme cannot be provided for a person (details supplied) if they...
    • Public Sector Staff
      454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030...
    • Climate Change Policy
      456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that carbon reduction targets can continue to be met without damaging the food production...
    • Food Industry
      457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which efforts continue to maximise the reduction of carbon emissions in the agri-food sector without reducing...
    • Horticulture Sector
      461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which cereal growing continues to be attractive in Ireland; if its viability is coming under pressure from other...
    • Fishing Industry
      462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which employment in the fishing sector continues to be viable for families who are dependent on the fishing industry;...
    • Brexit Issues
      463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the effects of Brexit on Ireland’s agri-food sector; and if he will...
    • Food Industry
      464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains assured that food imports to Ireland directly or through the European Union continue to be subjected...
    • Trade Data
      467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of Irish exports of dairy, beef, lamb, pig meat and poultry to European Union and or non-European Union countries in...
    • Electric Vehicles
      468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Funding
      469. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria for determining which 26 town centres would be enhanced by town centre first funding in 2022; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      471. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names and full details of all members of the independent project advisory board that assess applications to the Rural Regeneration...
    • Public Sector Staff
      472. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under her remit, respectively working in...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      473. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made by her Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030...
    • Electric Vehicles
      474. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by her...

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