Written answers

Thursday, 3 March 2022

  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Public Transport
      2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commission a study into the provision of free public transport that examines the costs and benefits of such a policy; and if he...
    • Rail Network
      8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the reopening of the Waterford to Rosslare rail line to increase transport flexibility and development in the south-east...
    • Parking Provision
      9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set aside plans for a linear park as part of the MetroLink proposals given the strong opposition to this plan from local...
    • Fuel Prices
      10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports that are available to truckers in relation to the rising cost of fuel which is pushing businesses to the brink; and if he...
    • Public Transport
      14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans in relation to making the public transport system accessible for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12139/22]
    • Road Network
      15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action that will be taken to combat flooding on the Kylemore Road, County Galway given the serious issue of flooding on the road...
    • Electric Vehicles
      17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an update will be provided on the roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Transport
      18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeline for the 20% reduction in the cost of public transport fares as part of the measures to help reduce the cost of...
    • Rail Network
      20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to progress a rail stop on the existing rail line at locations in Moyross and Corbally in Limerick city; and if he...
    • Ports Policy
      21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to delays and congestion problems at the port of Cork, Tivoli; when the new port terminal in Ringaskiddy...
    • Transport Policy
      22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement that he has had with the Minister for Finance on measures that could be implemented to assist persons who cannot avail of...
    • Road Safety
      23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will alter the criteria for the active travel scheme to include villages and settlement centres that do not have speed limits which...
    • Public Transport
      24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review all bus, rail and tram infrastructure to ensure transport hubs are adequately resourced and accessible for persons...
    • Road Projects
      25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding prioritising the provision of a new relief road for the N80 in Mountmellick. [11271/22]
    • Public Transport
      26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way that the commuter belt in north County Kildare is likely to be served by proposed changes in bus and rail services in the area;...
    • Rail Network
      27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek to have the Western Rail Corridor included in the TEN-T programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/22]
    • Public Transport
      28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 16 December 2021, the timeline for the upcoming review of the Galway Transport Strategy; the...
    • Driver Licences
      31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a motion calling on the Road Safety Authority to set up a competitive tendering process to provide a walk-in service at...
    • Cycling Facilities
      33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of safe and segregated cycle lanes in towns and villages outside of regional cities and larger urban...
    • Public Transport
      34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an update will be provided on the roll-out of the youth travel card. [12112/22]
    • Electric Vehicles
      36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing a grant to purchase electric vehicles for persons with disabilities for whom public transport is an...
    • Driver Licences
      37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason walk-in services at National Driver Licence Service offices across the west are no longer available; the reason a hybrid system...
    • Bus Services
      38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the requirement of some bus routes to meet specific timing points across Dublin as part of the National Transport Authority's...
    • Rail Network
      39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans there are to increase the frequency of trains on the Castleconnell Station to Limerick route; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Electric Vehicles
      40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an issue between the ESB and electrical contractors in which the ESB is preventing electrical...
    • Fishing Industry
      41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made towards the awarding of compensation to a person (details supplied) as directed by the European...
    • Ports Policy
      42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will undertake upgrades to Irish ports to ensure they are equipped to deal with the increase of activity due to Brexit; and if he...
    • Public Transport
      43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures taken or proposed to ensure that the transport sector is capable of doing its job without contributing to inflation; and if...
    • Road Network
      44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for the capital development of national roads for each of the past five years; the reason planning has ceased on a number...
    • Driver Licences
      45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that possession of a public services card will not be made obligatory to obtain a driver’s licence or...
    • Electric Vehicles
      47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate his approach to having rental schemes for e-scooters; and the framework under which they will evolve. [11830/22]
    • Road Projects
      48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received an application from Galway County Council for funding for the inner relief road for Tuam, County Galway;...
    • Bus Services
      49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the BusConnects roll-out in Dublin, specifically the proposed E1, Balbutcher Lane via city centre, route; and if he will...
    • Road Projects
      50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Finglas roundabout scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12080/22]
    • Public Transport
      51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has encouraged the development of consumer satisfaction feedback on public transport to provide a spur to delivering passenger...
    • Bus Services
      52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress is being made with the proposal to provide a bus lane from Claregalway to Galway city along the N83; and if he will make a...
    • Road Projects
      53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the €30,000 recently allocated to the Thurles inner relief road under the local and regional roads programme of his...
    • Transport Policy
      55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to place existing diesel vehicles ahead of the ban on new diesel car sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/22]
    • Public Transport
      57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the travel assistance scheme which is to be rolled out in Cork in 2022; when it is likely the pilot project will commence;...
    • Electric Vehicles
      58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commission a study to examine the impact on CO2 emissions of the delivery and production of one million electric vehicles; and...
    • Rail Network
      60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for increasing the services and passenger numbers on the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line. [11272/22]
    • Road Projects
      61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the processes that will have to be gone through to bring the development of the Galway city bypass M6/N6 road to construction; the...
    • Road Network
      62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes he plans to make to ensure those national route improvements not funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2022 will still...
    • Bus Services
      63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of his Department to utilise the two-kilometre-long bus lane on the Adamstown Road that leads to a strategic development zone...
    • Transport Policy
      64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an update will be provided on the actions his Department is taking to research, promote and expand green hydrogen use in the transport...
    • Driver Test
      65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11041/22]
    • Small Public Service Vehicles
      66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an update will be provided on his engagements with the taxi sector; the actions he is taking to support the sector; the regulatory...
    • Public Transport
      67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of bus stations in County Donegal that are included in the Public Transport Accessibility Programme; the type of works...
    • Road Projects
      68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with Monaghan County Council regarding the omission of funding for the N2 Clontibret to the Border scheme from the National...
    • Active Travel
      69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report his work to promote active travel in County Carlow [12098/22]
    • Electric Vehicles
      70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to incentivise and support the use of small and light electric vehicles, including electric bikes and electric...
    • Public Transport
      71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commission a study into the impacts and benefits of moving to the provision of fare free public transport across the country,...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the increased fines for parking on footpaths which his Department introduced in January 2022, if he has considered other...
    • Public Transport
      77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase transport accessibility in public transport in rural areas. [11734/22]
    • Road Projects
      80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available to allow the N11/M11 improvement scheme to proceed to phase 3; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Electric Vehicles
      81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding supports and incentives for persons living in apartments and other multi-unit dwellings to install chargers for...
    • Public Transport
      82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the alternative proposal by a group (details supplied) for Metrolink which would opt for St....
    • Airport Policy
      83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the next round of funding under the Regional Airport Programme 2021-2025; the funding awarded to Ireland West Airport Knock...
    • Bus Services
      84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the National Transport Authority's competitive tendering process for public service obligation bus services; and if he will...
    • Road Projects
      86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an update will be provided on the Cork-Limerick motorway project; when the preferred route will be identified; when the project will...
    • Public Transport
      88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will carry out a feasibility study for a new DART station in the Inchicore/Ballyfermot area. [10835/22]
    • Aviation Industry
      89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the resumption of transatlantic flights from Shannon Airport; the State supports provided to a company (details supplied) to...
    • Active Travel
      90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the €240 million funding for 468 sustainable travel projects across the country, specifically in Dublin and Dún...
    • Road Projects
      91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the realistic timelines for an upgrade of the N24 and N25 roads in the south-east; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Network
      93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the reduction in funding for the community involvement scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the Regional and Local Road...
    • Bus Services
      95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install new bus shelters in south-west areas of County Cork. [11735/22]
    • Aviation Industry
      96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the new routes from Cork, Dublin, Shannon, Donegal, Kerry and Ireland West Knock airports introduced since restrictions on...
    • Road Network
      97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes he plans to make to ensure those national route improvements not funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2022 will still...
    • Bus Services
      98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the causes of the cancellation of bus services provided by a company (details supplied) in the Dublin area; if he will...
    • Road Projects
      100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe to deliver the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme. [11296/22]
    • Greenways Provision
      101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to build the South Kerry Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12094/22]
    • Transport Policy
      102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Sustainability Mobility Policy to help enable persons to choose healthy and sustainable modes of transport...
    • Road Projects
      103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Carrickmacross to Ardee and the Clontibret to the Border road schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Network
      108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide funding to support the local improvement scheme which is presently funded by the Department of Rural and...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Provision
      114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of commencements of new homes in 2021, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11833/22]
    • Housing Schemes
      118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure there are no barriers in relation to waiting lists for social housing that pressure persons to remain in...
    • Defective Building Materials
      122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the emergency repair grant allocated to MICA homeowners; if that grant is controlled by his Department or by the...
    • Housing Policy
      123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review housing supports available from his Department for first-time buyers of new and second-hand properties in...
    • Housing Provision
      126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the planned cost-rental development at a location (detail supplied). [10836/22]
    • Housing Schemes
      127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to upgrade or amend the HAP scheme (details supplied); his further plans to increase the HAP rent caps to a level...
    • Building Regulations
      128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to issue revised ministerial guidelines to harmonise apartment standards in respect of build-to-sell and...
    • Derelict Sites
      129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that he plans to address ongoing issues in relation to the dereliction and regeneration of derelict buildings under...
    • Housing Policy
      130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent research by an organisation (details supplied) which found that the overall...
    • Housing Provision
      131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown per local authority area of the affordable housing that is planned to be delivered in 2022; the details of each...
    • Derelict Sites
      132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his work to tackle vacancy and dereliction in County Kildare. [12096/22]
    • Building Regulations
      133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the Building Regulations, 2010, Part M (Access and Use) to ensure higher wheelchair accessibility...
    • Local Authorities
      134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans in relation to maternity leave for councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12053/22]
    • Housing Provision
      135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans of his Department to provide social and affordable housing in an area (details supplied). [12136/22]
    • Rental Sector
      137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of any analysis carried out or commissioned by his Department into the impact of the lifting of the Covid-19...
    • Housing Schemes
      139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the vetting procedures in place for approving properties for the purposes of HAP tenancies. [11267/22]
    • Urban Development
      141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on discussions or plans that have taken place since meetings (details supplied) in relation to...
    • Fire Service
      142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on the review of retained fire services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12075/22]
    • Wastewater Treatment
      144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to support the development of sewerage schemes in villages; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Wildlife Protection
      145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations to provide protection for the basking shark under the provisions of section 23 of the...
    • Vacant Properties
      146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to put measures in place to support the refurbishment of vacant property; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Planning Issues
      147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish the Mulcahy Report examining allegations of planning corruption in County Donegal. [10837/22]
    • Housing Schemes
      148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that was granted for housing adaptation grants for older persons and persons with a disability from 2020 to January...
    • Housing Provision
      149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the first local authority affordable purchase homes will be delivered; and the targets for 2022-2025. [12088/22]
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if responsibility for inspections of homeless services will be transferred to the Health Information and Quality Authority;...
    • Housing Schemes
      152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of the management and criteria of the housing adaptation grants will be undertaken with a view to ensuring a...
    • Housing Policy
      154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to support persons who find themselves needing to buy a home but who have lost their first-time buyer status. [11985/22]
    • Housing Provision
      155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking to assist local authorities taking over housing estates and developments from private developers...
    • Planning Issues
      156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the progress that has been made in tackling ongoing delays in planning applications for critical...
    • Housing Policy
      157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that the cost of housing can be brought down given the inflationary nature of the business and the likelihood of...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the options for development of the proposed Narrow Water bridge between counties Louth and Down; and if he will...
    • Housing Schemes
      159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will publish updated guidance to facilitate a transition period for the changes to the tenant purchase...
    • Domestic Violence
      161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application has been made for funding for a women’s refuge in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [11986/22]
    • Heritage Schemes
      162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to improve biodiversity protection in Ireland in view of the launch of Heritage Ireland 2030 and in the context of 3...
    • Housing Policy
      163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to put in place a dedicated housing policy to address the hidden homelessness identified in a report by an...
    • Planning Issues
      164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the review of the Rural Housing Guidelines in recognition of the need for different types of housing, in...
    • Legislative Measures
      165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the electoral reform Bill; his plans to reintroduce a national election study; and if he will make a statement...
    • Planning Issues
      166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that city and county development plans meet the obligations of local authorities under the Climate Action...
    • Housing Policy
      167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the affordable housing schemes under the Housing for All plan; the timeline for the introduction of the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allocate the necessary resources to Donegal County Council as requested by the Council, to enable it to make safe...
    • Housing Provision
      176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of leasing a private home back to the local authority on a 25-year lease in South Dublin County Council; and...
    • Planning Issues
      180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he plans to take in view of the decision taken by An Bord Pleanála to refuse substitute consent for the...
    • Housing Schemes
      181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of persons and families in need of social housing in County Monaghan. [11295/22]
    • Housing Provision
      182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for affordable housing in Dublin 9 and 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12090/22]
    • Defective Building Materials
      184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the updated defective concrete block grant scheme will amount to 100% redress for the affected families in the west of...
    • Vacant Properties
      186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of full-time vacant homes officers that are currently employed across Ireland; the target number of full-time...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the strategic review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service report; the progress that has been made...
    • Vacant Properties
      189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of voids within the housing stock of Galway County Council; if the number has reduced in recent years; and the...
    • Housing Provision
      190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cost-rental units delivered in 2021; and the targets for cost-rental housing delivery for the years 2022-2025....
    • Defective Building Materials
      191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the actions taken by his Department in relation to the announcement of enhancements to the defective...
    • Housing Provision
      194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new build social homes and new build affordable homes that were delivered in County Mayo in 2021; the targets...
    • Rental Sector
      197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the justification for the continuation of virtual rental inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11859/22]
    • Housing Policy
      200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an incentive scheme to make short-term rentals available for purchase by first-time buyers; and if he will...
    • Local Authorities
      201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made in increasing the allocation of funding from his Department to Galway County Council which is seriously...
    • Vacant Properties
      202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure adequate funding is allocated to local authorities in 2022 to continue the much-needed housing voids...
    • Planning Issues
      203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the latest timelines for the development of a functioning maritime area regulatory authority agency; his plans in place...
    • Vacant Sites
      206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the collection of the derelict sites levy in urban areas [12068/22]
    • Housing Provision
      208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on plans to ensure local authorities such as Mayo County Council will increase housing delivery in...
    • Vacant Properties
      210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered reform of the voids scheme given its failings [12067/22]
    • Water Services
      211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of developer provided infrastructure that has not yet been taken in charge by Irish Water [12049/22]
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Energy Policy
      212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials are aware of the work of a not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) established to create...
    • Environmental Policy
      213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports that are available for farmers whose land has been affected by Bord na Móna rewetting bogs.. [12264/22]
    • Energy Conservation
      215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 8 February 2022, when a person (details supplied) will be contacted by the...
    • Energy Policy
      217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the volume of renewable energy in kWh that was dispatched down due to constraints...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Ministerial Staff
      220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the salaries and pensions paid out to special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department in 2020 and 2021, broken...
    • Electric Vehicles
      221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the necessary electric vehicle charging infrastructure is being rolled out across the country to meet the...
    • Emergency Services
      222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of analysis that was conducted by the Government on the capacity of the Defence Forces to provide a search and rescue service...
    • Road Projects
      223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding the delivery of the M20 project; the anticipated timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Electric Vehicles
      227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements he has had with an association (details supplied) in relation to e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Car Test
      229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting times for NCT test centres in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12206/22]
    • Bus Éireann
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a request for funding for the Bus Éireann bus station at Monaghan town has been received by his Department; if so, the works...
    • Public Transport
      231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport services that are available leaving locations in County Monaghan; the frequency of each service; the corresponding...
    • Driver Licences
      233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a public services card is still a mandatory and or compulsory requirement to apply for a driving licence; if he and the national...
    • Rail Network
      239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the electrification of the Maynooth railway line is progressing; the extent to which timetables are being met; and if...
    • Road Network
      243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the M4 and N4 is likely to be extended by an additional traffic lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Small Public Service Vehicles
      249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a matter (details supplied) affecting taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12308/22]
  • Department of Finance
    • Financial Services
      250. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts that have been made to ensure all Irish financial institutions are clear of Russian influence; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Irish Bank Resolution Corporation
      251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by him in respect of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation historically; and if he...
    • Insurance Coverage
      252. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in particular the recommendations for Government; the steps he is taking to address this issue;...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      253. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will urgently review the case for a business (details supplied) in respect of its employment wage subsidy scheme eligibility given that the company is...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Risk Management
      254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding to resolve flooding in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12255/22]
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Commemorative Plaques
      257. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given as part of the Decade of Centenaries project to erecting a memorial to the persons who lost their...
    • Sports Funding
      258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when an organisation (details supplied) can expect to receive its successful funding under the sports capital grant 2020. [12191/22]
    • Sports Facilities
      259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the development status of facilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12213/22]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Invasive Species Policy
      262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the costs related to the removal of one hectare of rhododendron in Ireland’s national parks that are managed by the...
    • Planning Issues
      263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in addressing action 60 of the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 (details supplied). [8664/22]
    • Housing Policy
      264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an update will be provided on the work of the Housing Commission. [12114/22]
    • Derelict Sites
      265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the number of properties on the derelict sites register in Wicklow County Council; his views on the...
    • Planning Issues
      266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to delays in the roll-out of an e-planning system for local authorities which is now set to be...
    • Vacant Properties
      267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units refurbished under the voids stimulus programme announced in May 2021 in the area covered by...
    • Planning Issues
      269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the promised national town centre first office; the timeline for the establishment of the office; the number of...
    • Bord na Móna
      272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Bord na Móna has availed of funding under the bog rehabilitation scheme to rehabilitate the Derryadd, Derryarogue and...
    • Water Services
      273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to applicants being refused mortgages on houses in estates due to the fact that they cannot be...
    • Housing Provision
      274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority housing starts proposed by each county with particular reference to County Kildare and adjoining...
    • Housing Policy
      282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is expected that the requirement for a deposit can be waived in cases in which persons living in high-rent properties...
    • Planning Issues
      291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permissions applied for and refused by county in each of the past three years to date; the way such...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Foreign Conflicts
      292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expel the Russian Ambassador and all Russian diplomats from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/22]
    • Passport Services
      295. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/22]
    • Military Aircraft
      296. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the military flights transferring 7,000 US troops to Germany at the beginning of March 2022 will be refuelling in Shannon airport. [12234/22]
    • Passport Services
      297. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite the processing of a passport application (details supplied) and return the documents as soon as possible. [12263/22]
  • Department of Defence
    • Foreign Conflicts
      298. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will consider sending military grade equipment to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12182/22]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Site Acquisitions
      299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will set out the progress to date in identifying and acquiring a permanent site for the new school building for a school (details...
    • School Accommodation
      300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an instruction issued to a school (details supplied) that its playing pitches be used for temporary prefabs during a large...
    • Special Educational Needs
      301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant and other supports will be provided in the case of a child (details supplied); and if the resolution to the matter...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the refined DEIS model will be applied; when schools will be informed of whether they will be included in the expanded scheme; and if she...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the selection criteria for activation programs for social welfare claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • International Protection
      307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the preparatory measures that have been taken to house refugees fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion;...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      309. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the value of the employment wage subsidy scheme to the early learning and care and school age childcare sector;...
    • Childcare Services
      310. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) relating to the unavailability of childcare in...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Visa Agreements
      311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that all airlines operating flights into Ireland are informed of updated rules waving entry requirements for...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penalties that have been issued for non-compliance of mask wearing by public transport operators in tabular form;...
    • Visa Agreements
      315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if visa requirements for all Ukrainian citizens coming into Ireland will be removed; if this will be reserved for family...
    • An Garda Síochána
      316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who resigned while suspended in each of the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form. [12236/22]
    • International Agreements
      317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she and or her officials have made a submission on a new law known as Prüm II which updates earlier rules on the...
  • Department of Health
    • Disability Services
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to rectify the situation in north County Kerry in which the KIDS team is down to one occupational therapist; if the matter will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      319. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who was working in a then State funded nursing home until March 2021 will qualify for the Covid recognition payment for...
    • Disability Services
      321. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/22]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      323. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 17 February 2022, the steps that he is taking to ensure the HSE principals’ helpline is providing adequate...
    • Infectious Diseases
      324. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will recognise a diagnosis of Lyme's disease after a person has been tested in another country such as Germany or the United States of...
    • Health Services
      325. To ask the Minister for Health when a centre (details supplied) in Carrigaline, County Cork was identified as a placement option for nine residents in another centre; the way this was...
    • Disability Services
      326. To ask the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy appointments (details supplied) will be resumed in Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12173/22]
    • Primary Care Services
      327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase specialist training places for primary care; if this will include endometriosis screening for general practitioners; and if he will make...
    • Health Services
      328. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve access to gynaecology services; his plans to recruit additional endometriosis specialists; if the ambulatory clinics will offer same; the...
    • Hospital Facilities
      329. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fund the endometriosis centres at Tallaght University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital; if this will include...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      330. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to safeguards necessary to protect pregnant workers and...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      331. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12192/22]
    • Abortion Services
      332. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an abortion under current telemedicine provisions must be held strictly by video link; if a telephone call is deemed sufficient; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the statistics for adverse outcomes by category in each of the hospitals in the State that were made to the National Incident Management...
    • Health Services Staff
      334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists currently working in a voluntary capacity within HSE services by CHO area in tabular form. [12210/22]
    • Healthcare Policy
      336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress towards achieving the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new national medicines agency; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Meetings
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the interaction his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the proposed European health data space; his position on the proposal; and if he...
    • Healthcare Policy
      338. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to use the European recovery and resilience facility to invest in digital health infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/22]
    • Legislative Measures
      339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of the health information and patient safety Bill; the provisions it will contain; when it will be published; and if he will make a...
    • Ambulance Service
      340. To ask the Minister for Health if the building occupied by the National Ambulance Service in County Carlow was condemned in 2016; if the recent fire safety report will be published; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      341. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 24 February 2022, if the paediatric orthopaedic funding allocated from the waiting list fund has been provided on...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      346. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a passenger locator form is required for persons travelling to Ireland from within the European Union or the Common Travel Area; if it is...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      347. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12251/22]
    • Hospital Procedures
      348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that an operation has been repeatedly cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/22]
    • Insurance Coverage
      349. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in particular the recommendations for Government; the steps he is taking to address this issue;...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Forestry Sector
      350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of imports of roundwood from the UK in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Pigmeat Sector
      351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the scheme of support announced for the pigmeat sector will issue to farmers; if he will ensure that payments...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Schemes
      352. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the pilot scheme to turn rural pubs into remote working hubs; the funding provided to the scheme to date; the number of...