Written answers

Thursday, 16 June 2022

  • Department of Finance
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      4. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to improve the competitiveness of mortgage interest rates particularly with rates due to increase and the withdrawal of banks...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      13. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support future changes to the current tax arrangements to reinforce support for remote working given the Government’s policy to facilitate...
    • Credit Unions
      14. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will bring forward his proposals on reforming the credit union policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30071/22]
    • Inflation Rate
      15. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position to counter inflation in a way which best affects the economy and taxpayers; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Code
      16. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to temporarily lowering the VAT rates, as was done for the hospitality industry on building materials and services to address...
    • Economic Policy
      17. To ask the Minister for Finance the concerns that he may have regarding recent reports that Ireland’s domestic economy has contracted by 1% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months...
    • Tax Code
      18. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that he is considering to reduce the burden of taxation on renters, renovators, first-time buyers and landlords with single properties; if he will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      19. To ask the Minister for Finance the current position pertaining to the Covid-19 related tax warehousing given the impact of rising costs on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      20. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to engage with his counterparts in the European Union with a view to revising the VAT treatment of home heating oil in Ireland similar to the...
    • Insurance Industry
      22. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that motor insurance premiums have fallen since the current Government entered office in June 2020. [30064/22]
    • Tax Yield
      24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that the public finances are forecast to remain heavily reliant on corporation tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Vacant Properties
      26. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will commit to introducing a vacant property tax in the upcoming Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022; the number of local property...
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      28. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the resumption of the primary medical certificate appeals process; if a new board has been appointed following the closure of the expression of...
    • Tax Code
      29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce a windfall tax on the super-normal profits of energy companies; if he will provide details of any engagement that he and his officials...
    • Economic Policy
      30. To ask the Minister for Finance the way that he and his Department plan to address the new challenges such as supply chain issues and inflation highlighted in the recently published progress...
    • Tax Code
      32. To ask the Minister for Finance when planned changes to corporation tax will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30136/22]
    • Credit Unions
      33. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/22]
    • Housing Policy
      34. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to source a better solution for the mortgage to rent scheme given...
    • Tax Code
      35. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing the capital acquisition tax rules to support farmers who wish to utilise more than 50% of their land to develop solar farms; and if he...
    • Banking Sector
      36. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the practice of payees discouraging such as refusing to accept online direct debits using European Union non-Irish IBANs; the compliance...
    • Inshore Fisheries
      38. To ask the Minister for Finance if measures will be introduced to allow inshore fishers who only have the option for petrol-fuelled outboard engines to avail of the scheme under which they...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      39. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that he believes are contributing to the decrease in consumer spending to date in 2022; the steps that he will take to address this and the rising...
    • European Union
      40. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessments that are being carried out to establish whether the objectives for quality employment and training and the culture test are being met for the...
    • Eurozone Issues
      41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Eurozone interest rates and the impact on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/22]
    • Tax Yield
      42. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of corporation tax receipts in the first five months of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/22]
    • Economic Policy
      45. To ask the Minister for Finance the action that he is taking to address economic uncertainty and reduced consumer and business confidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30135/22]
    • Insurance Industry
      46. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the Government’s proposed amendments to the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1995 and the impact that it may have on business...
    • Banking Sector
      48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with the Central Bank in relation to the difficulties facing customers transferring accounts from banks (details supplied) to...
    • Vacant Properties
      51. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a vacant property tax; if further research on this matter will be carried out by his Department following the completed...
    • Tourism Industry
      52. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagements that he has had with the hotel industry regarding accommodation prices being charged in Dublin city; the commitments, if any, that he has...
    • Tax Code
      53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to reduce the VAT rate on new sanitary products such as menstrual cups and period proof underwear given the publication of European Union Council...
    • Ukraine War
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance his current assessment of the consequences that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having and will have on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Schemes
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends extending the help-to-buy scheme; if so, when he intends announcing same in order to let intending houses purchasers aware; and if he will make a...
    • Climate Action Plan
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to action 73a(i) of the Climate Action Plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31328/22]
    • Insurance Industry
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work that he has undertaken to bring down the cost of insurance for motorists, homeowners and businesses; and if he will...
    • Banking Sector
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance the protections that are in place for consumers availing of buy-now, pay-later lending services; the oversight and monitoring of these providers that is...
    • Inflation Rate
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans that he will put in place to ensure that the take-home pay of workers in the private sector is increased at least in line with inflation; and if he...
    • Cycling Policy
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to expand the bike-to-work scheme to ensure that students, pensioners and those on social welfare payments can access the same benefit that...
    • Financial Services
      64. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to increase the diversity of the workforce in the financial services sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31068/22]
    • Tax Code
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a review into farm contractors regarding the carbon tax; and the measures that he intends to introduce arising from the review. [31309/22]
    • Tax Credits
      67. To ask the Minister for Finance the increase in the personal tax credit and the employees tax credit since 2008; the rate of wage inflation in the intervening period; the amount that will be...
    • European Union
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the stability programme update only makes projections for three years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/22]
    • Banking Sector
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he is taking to ensure that vulnerable customers are assisted in switching banks, following the issuing of closure notices by banks (details...
    • Inflation Rate
      71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce more targeted measures to support lower and middle-income families in response to the annual rate of inflation rising to 7.8% in May...
    • Tax Code
      72. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing motor tax and vehicle registration tax to discourage the uptake of larger, heavier and inefficient vehicles on roads; and if he will...
    • Banking Sector
      73. To ask the Minister for Finance the interactions that he has had with the retail banks and an organisation (details supplied) since the beginning of April 2022; if his attention has been...
    • Tax Code
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessments that are being carried out to establish whether the research and development tax credit is achieving its objective to stimulate same; if it is...
    • Banking Sector
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance the work that has been undertaken to date to give full legal effect to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; if his Department has undertaken work or...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance if an additional VAT derogation will be applied to petrol and fuel to support workers and businesses during the current cost-of-living and inflationary crisis...
    • Banking Sector
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding amount owed in relation to the bank guarantee; the cost of servicing this debt each year; and the date the final payment will be made. [30900/22]
    • Departmental Data
      79. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected total national debt by the end of 2022; and the percentage of this figure that related to the bank bailout. [30901/22]
    • Inflation Rate
      81. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that he is planning to put in place to address inflation and wealth inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31322/22]
    • Budget Process
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the prospects for the forthcoming Budget will be impacted by the international turmoil currently being experienced and higher energy and...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the observations made in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s recent economic outlook which noted that...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the first elements of the Inflation/Supply Chain Delay Co-operation Framework Agreement; and if he will...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the overpayment of rent at a location (details supplied); the contacts that his officials have had with...
    • Office of Public Works
      95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that the OPW will be taking to address the ecological and environmental impact of arterial drainage works given the comments...
    • Departmental Functions
      100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of plans for a new climate division in his Department; if he will confirm its staffing structure; its overall...
    • Budget 2022
      101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the €7 billion in contingencies for spending set out in Budget 2022 which remains unallocated; and if he will make...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that he has sanctioned in expenditure measures to ease cost of living pressures since and including Budget 2022; and if he...
    • Public Sector Pay
      105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public sector pay talks will form part of a wider process similar to previous social partnership agreements; and if he will make a...
    • Fiscal Policy
      106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the assessment by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the current unexpected inflation highlights some issues with the...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he is facilitating remote working in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29639/22]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sustainability measures that he applies to guide public procurement. [31242/22]
    • Service Level Agreements
      109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the leasing of services through service-level agreements; and if he will hold a preference for State-provision of services....
    • Equality Issues
      110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that his Department has taken and which have been effective to promote equality in Ireland through equality budgeting; and...
    • Flood Risk Management
      111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total expenditure in 2021 on the minor flood mitigation works scheme; the financial provision for this scheme in 2022; and if he...
    • State Properties
      112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for Sarsfield House in Limerick city given its embodied carbon and potential for repurposing and retrofit; and if he will make...
    • Housing Policy
      113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he will take to ensure that developers engaged to construct social and affordable housing will not leave contracts with...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend on capital spending to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31015/22]
    • Cost of Living Issues
      115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his approach to calls for pay increases to match rises in the cost of living; the way that he will calculate the affordability of such...
    • Budget Process
      116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that his Department intends to integrate the Wellbeing Framework into the budgetary process and the budgetary cycle; and if he...
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the level of public expenditure in the first five months of 2022; the comparison to the same period in 2021; and if...
    • Equality Issues
      119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of recent engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Justice to provide further options and recommendations...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that are being taken to improve the resilience of IT systems in the civil service and wider public sector given the...
    • National Lottery
      124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if unclaimed National Lottery winnings are subject to any oversight or monitoring by the Government in terms of the way and when they...
    • Ukraine War
      125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of involvement that his Department has had in dealing with the Ukrainian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is examining any further expenditure measures to alleviate cost of living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Civil Service
      128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of general grade civil servants recruited to the civil service with a proven capability to do their work through English and...
    • Northern Ireland
      130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Peace Plus Programme will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31324/22]
    • Project Ireland 2040
      131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the implementation of Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30551/22]
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects his Department to be in a position to address the issues which threaten the economy; and if he expects to...
    • Public Spending Code
      133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he proposes to reinforce the 5% spending rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29748/22]
    • Departmental Functions
      135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce a public service oversight body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/22]
    • Inflation Rate
      136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that he is taking to address the impact of construction material price inflation on public works projects; and if he will...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the progress of Government contracts; his views on whether the amendments to the...
    • National Development Plan
      138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the impact of rising construction costs on the delivery of the National Development Plan; the total cost...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of Covid-19 contingency funding that was drawn down in the first five months of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the current 5% spending rule given the cost-of-living crisis; if he agrees that efforts to support households through...
    • National Development Plan
      142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he is taking to address the challenges to the delivery of the National Development Plan posed by the increases in the prices...
    • Heritage Sites
      144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his future plans in relation to the Blasket Islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31331/22]
    • Project Ireland 2040
      145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the updated investment projects and programmes tracker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/22]
    • Public Sector Staff
      147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/22]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the revised criteria and assessment process in place for public works contracts; and if he will make a...
    • Office of Public Works
      149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a complete list of all buildings that are being leased for use as public buildings; the rents that are being paid on...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Work Permits
      150. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current processing times for appeals of general employment permit and critical skills employment permit applications; the number...
    • Departmental Reports
      151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report entitled An Evaluation of the Impacts of Remote Working published by his Department; the actions, if any, he...
    • Departmental Policies
      152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Waste Management
      154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the financial supports that are in place for retailers to encourage the reuse of infrastructure on their premises; and...
    • Departmental Transport
      155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021,...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public buildings in the State which have solar panels, heat pumps or mini-turbines installed; and if he...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which high-speed, high-quality broadband is being made available in Kilteel, County Kildare with...
    • Energy Conservation
      162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a home that previously had some home energy efficiency work carried out is disqualified in cases in which a new home...
    • Departmental Policies
      164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to provide broadband for a home (details supplied). [31773/22]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Departmental Transport
      167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in tabular form....
    • National Car Test
      168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address questions (details supplied) in relation to the delay in NCT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Taxi Licences
      169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a hackney licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31388/22]
    • Road Tolls
      170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on discussions within his Department on the possible reduction of motorway toll charges for motorists...
    • Driver Test
      171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate a matter in regard to a driver test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/22]
    • Public Transport
      172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans regarding public transport in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31451/22]
    • Bus Services
      173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the pilot bus service identified in the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study Post-Consultation Report and scheduled to...
    • Proposed Legislation
      175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current schedule being followed in respect of proposed legislation to deal with the control of scramblers; and if he will make a...
    • Greenways Provision
      176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the anticipated construction timeline for the South Kerry Greenway; if there will be adequate provision of electric charging points for...
    • Dublin Airport Authority
      179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin Airport Authority has issued a club (details supplied) with a notice to...
    • Road Projects
      180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland is progressing plans to link the walking and cycling path (details supplied); if not, if this will be...
    • Departmental Policies
      182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public...
    • Bus Services
      184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that she is taking to increase the frequency of buses on the 226 Cork Airport to Kinsale route to reflect the growing demand on...
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Transport
      185. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by Ministers and Ministers of State in 2021, in tabular form. [31392/22]
    • Post Office Network
      186. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has been engaged in the licensing and development of further banking services through the post office network utilising its approximately...
    • Insurance Coverage
      187. To ask the Minister for Finance the immediate steps that his Department is taking to ensure that those with thatched properties can obtain insurance; the supports that are available to...
    • Job Creation
      188. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on meeting the target of 2.5 million persons at work by 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24915/22]
    • Inflation Rate
      192. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the Government continues to combat inflation of energy and other commodities in any current or proposed meetings at EU level. [27718/22]
    • Insurance Industry
      194. To ask the Minister for Finance if measures are considered to ensure that reductions in claim costs are passed onto consumers in the form of lower premiums resulting from the adopted...
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      195. To ask the Minister for Finance if a primary medical certificate holder whose vehicle has been written-off as a result of an accident can replace the vehicle without meeting the two-year...
    • Health Promotion
      196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the imposition of a 0% VAT rate for reusable menstrual products similar to the case with disposable menstrual products; and if he will...
    • Banking Sector
      197. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has plans to track and regulate ATMs given the exit of a number of banks from the retail banking sector and the sale of a large number of...
    • Inflation Rate
      198. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he regards house building inflation to be manageable with particular reference to the cost to young families; and if he will make a...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      199. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this country continues to remain an attractive location for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Economic Data
      201. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which Ireland continues to perform well within the European Union from an economic perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Inflation Rate
      202. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent, if any, to which he remains confident in this country’s ability to withstand inflationary tendencies; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Economic Data
      204. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he remains satisfied that the economic principles in respect of this country’s economy remain firmly seated; and if he will make a...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      206. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is proposed to take any specific measures to challenge cost of living increased with particular reference to their origins; and if he will make a...
    • Financial Instruments
      208. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which a review of the Living City Initiative has been undertaken by his Department and the extent of engagement, if any, with local authorities...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      209. To ask the Minister for Finance if it transpired that a person (details supplied) is deemed not to qualify for assistance under the employment wage subsidy scheme which in turn may push them...
    • Tax Collection
      210. To ask the Minister for Finance if property tax revenue for the individual electoral areas in each county are available or kept by his Department. [31657/22]
    • Departmental Policies
      211. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public have policies in place...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Refugee Resettlement Programme
      213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the extent that Ireland’s efforts to host and take care of Ukrainian refugees will be supported...
    • Departmental Transport
      214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in tabular form....
    • Cost of Living Issues
      215. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Government will increase civil service pay rates considering the cost-of-living crisis and the impact that it is having on...
    • Inflation Rate
      216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to curb inflation in the economy thus lightening the load on the general public; and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Sector Pay
      218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which all FEMPI-related payments have been restored in line with previously given indications; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Functions
      223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department have identified projects least compliant with the principal of achieving good value for money; and if...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reform in the context of public procurement can be used as a means of producing better value for money in respect of State projects;...
    • Inflation Rate
      225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if delays incurred in the delivery of housing projects are responsible for inflationary costs; if he foresees opportunities for...
    • Pension Provisions
      226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has plans to review current pension abatement arrangements for public service staff who complete their employment in one area of...
    • Departmental Policies
      227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has had any discussions regarding the re-instatement of the working-from-home advice given the cost-of-living crisis and the cost...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Transport
      230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the car and driver expenses in her Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in tabular...
    • Departmental Funding
      231. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any live applications in her Department or documentation received for funding (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Departmental Policies
      233. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that operate in direct contact with members of the...
    • Íocaíochtaí Deontas
      235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta le trí mhí ag measúnú iarratais (sonraí tugtha) ar dheontas...
    • Swimming Pools
      236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if assistance will be provided to run a community-run swimming pool that has been affected by rising energy prices.; and if she...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Policy
      237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the report entitled Analysis of Social Housing Acquisitions published by his Department; the actions, if any,...
    • Departmental Transport
      238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in...
    • Housing Provision
      239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing list in all areas in County Limerick, in tabular form. [31394/22]
    • Water Supply
      240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when local authorities will receive funds to support emergency and planned upgrade works to rural water schemes (details...
    • Housing Policy
      241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which his Department has identified issues deemed to impede the provision of much-needed affordable housing on...
    • Housing Schemes
      242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider expanding the rent pressure zone rules to the entire country; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Wildlife Protection
      243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the RAPTOR protocol is being fully implemented in terms of testing for secondary poisoning from rodenticides; the number of...
    • Property Registration
      244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that are being taken to streamline the Residential Tenancies Board annual registration and payment process and to...
    • Departmental Policies
      245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of...
    • Wildlife Protection
      247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking to protect the bee population. [31774/22]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Services
      248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that they are due to travel on 29 June 2022; and if he will...
    • Foreign Birth Registration
      249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding foreign birth registration applications for three siblings (details supplied) considering that the applications were...
    • Passport Services
      250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Visa Applications
      267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the processing delays on the part of the Irish service providers who have been hired by students to facilitate the...
    • Passport Services
      268. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31452/22]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      269. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland’s position on the situation in western Sahara particularly with regard to a breach of a sentence in article 49 of the Fourth...
    • Passport Services
      277. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target issue date and date...
    • Religious Discrimination
      357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that Ireland is taking to combat the ongoing religiously motivated persecution of Christians and Catholics in Nigeria; if his...
    • Northern Ireland
      358. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his recent discussions with British Labour Party Leader, Mr Starmer, in relation to the British Government proposals...
    • Departmental Policies
      364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public have...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Transport
      366. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed the Minister and Ministers of State in 2021, in tabular form....
    • Defence Forces
      367. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of current PESCO projects in which Ireland is participating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/22]
    • Departmental Policies
      370. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit in direct contact with members of the public have policies in...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Departmental Transport
      372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the car and driver expenses in her Department that were claimed by the Minister and Ministers of State in 2021, in tabular form....
    • School Staff
      373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to retain its current teaching allocation in September 2022; and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the Topical Issue of 18 May 2022 with regard to ASD primary and post-primary places in Athlone and south County Roscommon in September...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) who is completing the person's studies in the UK can register as a post-primary teacher with the Teaching Council...
    • Legislative Measures
      376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the decision to enact section 37(a) of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31409/22]
    • Special Educational Needs
      378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and the percentage of the national total of fee-paying schools that currently provide special classes in post-primary schools; and if...
    • School Accommodation
      382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that she is taking or intends to take, to ensure that a second-level school place will be offered in the east Cork area for the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that are in place to facilitate the completion of diagrams and drawings for a leaving certificate student (details supplied) who...
    • School Equipment
      385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in the State which have solar panels, heat pumps or mini-turbines installed. [31466/22]
    • Special Educational Needs
      386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special classes to cater for children with disabilities or learning difficulties are readily available at primary and second...
    • School Staff
      387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the necessary resources to a school (details supplied) in order that it can provide a full-time special needs assistant to a...
    • State Examinations
      388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31526/22]
    • School Staff
      389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to remove a mainstream classroom teacher from a school (details supplied) will be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in relation to pyrite remediation at schools (details supplied). [31652/22]
    • School Accommodation
      391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position in relation to secondary schools that are refusing admission to Ukrainian refugee children who are seeking school places for the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31723/22]
    • School Accommodation
      394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a young person (details supplied) is provided with a school place. [31729/22]
    • Departmental Policies
      395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public have...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Departmental Transport
      397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the car and driver expenses in her Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in...
    • Education Schemes
      398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any changes will be made to the qualification criteria for the back to education allowance for older workers who decided...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a payment equivalent to illness benefit for the five days medical care leave as proposed in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that she has paid to a firm (details supplied) in respect of its work for her Department regarding scope reviews...
    • Public Services Card
      401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a public service card was incorrectly issued (details supplied). [31422/22]
    • Employment Support Services
      402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the fullest extent to which disability-related allowances can be available to a person (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Departmental Policies
      405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Childcare Services
      407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if discussions are expected to provide additional funding for crèches to enable them to reduce the cost per...
    • Ukraine War
      410. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if hubs that are accommodating persons who have fled Ukraine will continue to be paid if these persons return to...
    • Residential Institutions
      411. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are within the proposals for a national memorial and records centre to commemorate those who were...
    • Departmental Policies
      412. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Further and Higher Education
      414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when pension increases due to retired public service workers who were employed by FAS, the ETBs and Solas will receive payment of the increases...
    • Grant Payments
      415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given by his Department to excluding the pandemic unemployment payments when calculating family income for the purposes...
    • Further and Higher Education
      416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of adjusting the progression criteria for the free fees initiative to allows for overlap of levels where the graduation level...
    • Student Accommodation
      417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he is taking in response to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) concerning the exploitation of international...
    • Departmental Policies
      418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public have...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Visa Applications
      420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that English language long-stay study visas are taking six months to process in the Irish visa office, Ankara; the...
    • Departmental Transport
      421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the car and driver expenses in her Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in...
    • Citizenship Applications
      422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details...
    • Asylum Seekers
      423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to speed up applications for family reunification for families from Afghanistan in cases in which a family member...
    • An Garda Síochána
      424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of police certificates issued in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the number of certificates issued in each...
    • Citizenship Applications
      425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied). [31449/22]
    • Health Services Staff
      426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will help in addressing the shortage of carers for elderly persons available in the State by allowing non-European Union...
    • An Garda Síochána
      427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the Garda Commissioner the option of setting up a specific Garda taskforce to tackle the recent...
    • Residency Permits
      428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an urgent review of a residency card can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the consideration of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
    • An Garda Síochána
      436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in the Milford Garda district as of 31 May 2022 or the latest date...
    • Visa Applications
      437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visa applications that have been received which relied on paragraph 1.12 of the policy document on pon-EEA family...
    • Departmental Policies
      438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that operate in direct contact with members of...
  • Department of Health
    • Hospital Services
      440. To ask the Minister for Health if patients in County Kerry with neurofibromatosis, nf1, who are currently receiving chemotherapy for inoperable benign bilateral optic pathway glioma will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that information in relation to endoscopy waiting times (details supplied) for patients at University Hospital Kerry has not been provided to this...
    • Departmental Transport
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in tabular form. [31392/22]
    • Health Services
      444. To ask the Minister for Health when the previously established clinic in Naas for the Coombe Hospital will be re-established post-Covid-19 with a view to providing easy access to prenatal...
    • Health Service Executive
      445. To ask the Minister for Health the budget that has been allocated to the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/22]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are awaiting an appointment with the cancer genetics clinic in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Staff
      449. To ask the Minister for Health if there are outstanding clinical or administrative posts unfilled in the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting on prophylactic mastectomies following a positive breast cancer gene diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      452. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to provide a multidisciplinary approach and central referral mechanism for positive breast cancer gene patients to access surgeons for...
    • Hospital Facilities
      458. To ask the Minister for Health the medical settings to which positive breast cancer gene patients of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, are referred for surgical...
    • Hospital Services
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who tested positive for breast cancer gene one and two in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31386/22]
    • Health Services
      460. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to allow persons who are on a waiting list for urgent cataract operations to avail of the same refund if they go to a private...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      461. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which all extra and promised Covid-19 related payments to front-line staff have been paid to those to whom it was promised; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services
      462. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is intent on providing funding for day expenditure for the running of a facility (details supplied). [31400/22]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31418/22]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      464. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date to have an operation in Tallaght Hospital. [31450/22]
    • Hospital Facilities
      466. To ask the Minister for Health when the modular endoscopy unit in University Hospital Waterford was installed; the cost of installation; if the unit is owned outright; the ongoing incidental...
    • Hospital Staff
      467. To ask the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing composition for the modular endoscopy unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      468. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31462/22]
    • Care of the Elderly
      469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Department of Justice in order to address the shortage of carers who are available for elderly people in the State by allowing...
    • Disability Services
      470. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which disability services for children are readily available throughout north County Kildare; the areas of deficiency in this regard that have...
    • Health Services
      471. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department is engaged in the build-up of neurological services throughout the health system as highlighted by an organisation (details...
    • Health Service Executive
      474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/22]
    • Birth Certificates
      475. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update for the birth certificate application of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31485/22]
    • Medicinal Products
      476. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by the Government to address the ongoing situation in which 35 children with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis cannot access to the drug...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of eligible healthcare workers that have already received the Covid recognition payment within County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 60-74 and 75+ years on acute hospital waiting lists as of May 2022, by hospital and speciality in tabular form; and the number...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      484. To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median and maximum waiting time across National Treatment Purchase Fund reported waiting lists for May 2022, by speciality and hospital in tabular...
    • Health Service Executive
      485. To ask the Minister for Health when a payment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31519/22]
    • Health Services Staff
      486. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee approved consultant posts as per Doctors Integrated. Management E-System by location, speciality, the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      487. To ask the Minister for Health if laundry workers at University Hospital Kerry will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31531/22]
    • Hospital Overcrowding
      488. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable for male and female patients to be sharing six-bed wards at University Hospital Kerry; if this is considered best...
    • Disability Services
      489. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals that have been forthcoming from relevant health service providers in relation to the repurposing of a campus (details supplied) for housing...
    • Departmental Funding
      490. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding that he is providing to an organisation (details supplied) per annum; if he intends to improve the situation in view of the work being...
    • Health Services
      491. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the situation whereby children with cancer from County Kerry must regularly travel very long distances to Cork and Dublin for less...
    • Medical Cards
      493. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card, long-term illness provision can be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31628/22]
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      494. To ask the Minister for Health when reconsideration can be given to the provision of a primary medical certificate in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Facilities
      495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commence plans for an urgently needed 50-bed ward block extension at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe to meet the growing needs of the hospital and...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      496. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims that have been lodged in respect of hospital acquired infections from 2019 to date, broken down by month, by hospital and by infection...
    • Health Services Staff
      508. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working with the national healthcare associated infection and anti-microbial resistance team since its establishment in 2017 to date broken...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      509. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient has a right to request an MRSA swab upon admission to hospital or prior to a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Reviews
      513. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reviews of healthcare-associated infection incidents published since 2016, broken down by month and review type; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      514. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who contracted a hospital acquired infection as a result of being in a hospital ward from 2019 to date, broken down by month, by...
    • Hospital Facilities
      516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds that were funded and open in each month from 2019 to date, broken down by bed type as in acute, sub-acute, intensive care unit bed,...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who contracted a hospital acquired infection as a result of being in an intensive care unit bed from 2019 to date broken down by month,...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital acquired infections that have been recorded from 2019 to date; the number of patients infected and transferred from a bed in a ward to a...
    • Departmental Data
      521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on a CHO or community care waiting list in January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month; the number waiting longer...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting in emergency departments in January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month, by the number of patients...
    • Departmental Data
      524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital cancellations for January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month and by hospital in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Health Services
      526. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the two super-regional specialist centres for complex endometriosis care will be located; the areas in which the six hospital-based teams...
    • Departmental Data
      527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diagnostic test cancellations in January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month and by hospital in tabular form; and if he...
    • Emergency Departments
      528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to an emergency department and were either not seen or who were referred elsewhere for care in January, February, March,...
    • Hospital Services
      530. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that provide local injury units, urgent care centres or rapid injury clinics broken down by the catchment area each unit serves; the number of...
    • Emergency Departments
      531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of warnings issued by hospitals advising patients with non-emergency conditions to seek assistance from other parts of the health service and to not...
    • Hospital Services
      532. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to undertake a full and Independent clinical review of operations at University Hospital Limerick; if such a review will evaluate the pressures on...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      533. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital acquired infections recorded in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022 by hospital, hospital group and infection type for...
    • Primary Care Centres
      538. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was made to close the Castlemartyr health centre and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31708/22]
    • Departmental Investigations
      539. To ask the Minister for Health the review team that was appointed for the Kerry CAMHS investigation; the exact process of appointment undertaken for the entire team; when the appointment...
    • Medicinal Products
      541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure the availability of cariban medication for pregnant persons given that the medicine is not subsidised and the price places...
    • Health Services Staff
      542. To ask the Minister for Health when a full complement of staff will be recruited for a children’s disability team including physiotherapists and speech therapists; the reason that...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      544. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was paid to a professional body (details supplied) from 29 December 2020 which was the commencement of the Covid vaccination programme to 30...
    • Health Services
      545. To ask the Minister for Health if clarification will be provided on the practice by the HSE in relation to the hiring of couriers and taxis to transport abortion pills to a woman through...
    • Departmental Policies
      550. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the public have policies in place...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Transport
      552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in tabular...
    • Greyhound Industry
      553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will end the provision of State grants for greyhound racing and ban greyhound exports given the growing movement against the...
    • Agriculture Industry
      554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and location of rabbit meat farms currently operating in Ireland; the relevant legislation in the area including in...
    • Health and Safety
      555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider organising a public awareness campaign around the dangers of using rodenticides; and if he will make...
    • Forestry Sector
      556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to address the ongoing backlog of forestry licences. [31726/22]
    • Agriculture Industry
      557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately publish the Wool feasibility study. [31727/22]
    • Greyhound Industry
      558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by month and track of all greyhound drug testing from January 2020 to date in 2022, in tabular form as a percentage of...
    • Departmental Policies
      559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that operate in direct contact with members of the...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Transport
      561. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the car and driver expenses in her Department that were claimed by junior and senior Ministers in 2021, in tabular...
    • Community Development Projects
      562. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide funding for another round of the Community Activities Fund in 2022 given the significant increase in energy and...
    • Departmental Policies
      563. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that operate in direct contact with members of the...