Written answers
Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Weather Events
5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if emergency funding for drainage works and the repair of roads networks will be provided to Tipperary County Council in response to severe...
- Rail Network
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase passenger numbers on regional rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54972/22]
- National Car Test
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting times at national car test, NCT, centres throughout the country; and if he will make a...
- Haulage Industry
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals he is working on to assist the Irish haulage industry to reduce its costs as fuel prices continue to soar; and if he will...
- Transport Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined a recent report (details supplied) on transport by the Climate Change Advisory Council and the OECD; his views on...
- Transport Costs
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected that the young adult leap card will be extended to 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds in third level education; and if he will...
- Local Authorities
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on expenditure on active travel by Cork County Council in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure adequate resources are made available to the NTA to provide frequent, good-quality commuter services for approximately...
- Electric Vehicles
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of engagement with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications on the roll-out of the EV commercial fleet...
- Bus Services
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the adequacy of existing timetables for rural and public service obligation, PSO, bus services; if any discussions have been...
- Traffic Management
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent, if any, to which heavy vehicles use the main arterial routes to and from the city at peak travel times; and if he will make a...
- Transport Policy
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has an active travel strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55246/22]
- Public Transport
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on ensuring Castletownbere is classified as a larger town within the Connecting Ireland plan to ensure the Beara Peninsula is...
- National Car Test
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a policy change by the company operating the NCT service, which sees unqualified staff conducting...
- Bus Services
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to recent fare increases affecting Bus Éireann services in Sligo, specifically routes Nos. 23 and 64,...
- Electric Vehicles
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on progress in allowing electric vehicle charging points to be installed in apartment complexes; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 183 of 22 September 2022 and 227 of 25 October 2022, the details of the promised feasibility study...
- Road Projects
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any future upgrades on a regional road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55887/22]
- Rail Network
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the south Wexford rail line in terms of both freight and passenger service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Public Service Obligation
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received a public service obligation application from management of Shannon Airport in respect of establishing a...
- Rail Network
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to fund a midday service for the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line and to tailor timetables to suit the needs of...
- Road Traffic Offences
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 118 of 14 June 2022 and 34 of 22 September 2022, the position with respect to the need for...
- Coast Guard Service
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to enhance the level of cover provided by the Irish Coast Guard service; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Service Obligation
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the process used in the awarding of a PSO route to a private transport firm (details supplied); if this route was...
- Heritage Sites
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the transfer of managerial responsibility for Shannon Heritage properties in County Clare to transfer from the Shannon...
- Departmental Funding
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding given to local councils for cycling and active travel routes in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he...
- Road Projects
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of the Northern Ring Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55574/22]
- Bus Services
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a decision by Bus Éireann no longer to offer a single fare from Kenmare to Cork city; and if he...
- Road Network
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 21 September 2022, the way he exercises his responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer...
- Road Projects
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Dunkettle project is on track to be completed by February 2024; if any further delays are envisaged; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he anticipates any delay to the completion of the all-island strategic rail review as a result of the assembly being down in Northern...
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to provide park-and-ride facilities to reduce traffic congestion and emissions; and if he will make a statement...
- Transport Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his recent attendance at the Rural Ideas Forum. [55582/22]
- Rail Network
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his Department's intention to improve Iarnród Éireann’s InterCity network, especially the Westport to...
- Cycling Facilities
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the standard of urban cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54976/22]
- Bus Services
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the frequency of the bus service in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55883/22]
- Taxi Licences
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any plans to extend the ten-year taxi vehicle licensing rule to 15 years, in view of the significant increase in the cost of...
- Bus Services
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the issues causing a recent report (details supplied) of a deterioration in bus services in Dublin city; the remedies being applied by his...
- Electric Vehicles
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the pace of growth of the EV fleet in the main vehicle categories; the main barriers to further adoption; and if he will make a statement...
- Road Projects
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Department of Rural and Community Development regarding co-funding...
- Transport Costs
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will issue a policy direction to the National Transport Authority to ensure students from County Donegal and other Borders counties...
- Bus Services
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current spend on BusConnects Cork to date; and the estimated timeline for the delivery of same. [55824/22]
- Departmental Funding
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his Department's active travel spend, broken down by local authority for 2022, in tabular form; his plans...
- Driver Test
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the improvements being undertaken to improve the waiting times for driving test appointments; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Services
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department can help communities affected by the poor roll-out and implementation of the G-spine BusConnects route [55585/22]
- Coast Guard Service
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the establishment of a small capital grant for mountain and sub-aqua rescue and recovery groups; and if he will make a...
- Bus Services
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the booking facilities old age pensioners currently have to use in order to travel (details supplied); and if he will...
- Public Transport
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure there is a fully integrated, fully accessible transport system across the country, including a door-to-door service and...
- Rail Network
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to continue the work ongoing on the western rail corridor connecting Foynes to Westport, Ballina and Sligo; the progress made to...
- Transport Costs
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend youth fare reductions to commercial operators. [55402/22]
- Public Transport
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan for County Meath; if he intends to accelerate the roll-out of...
- Transport Costs
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend the 20% fare reduction to commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55359/22]
- Greenways Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding the construction of the south Kerry greenway; when he expects works to commence; if the necessary...
- Rail Network
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been assured that road, footpath and boundary realignments arising from the electrification of the north Kildare rail routes...
- Regional Airports
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Government refused to financially support the City of Derry Airport for over ten years, even though 40% of the passengers...
- Road Projects
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided under budget 2023 for the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme. [55403/22]
- Bus Services
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate additional capacity to PSO bus routes in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55744/22]
- Road Projects
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce in 2023 a funding stream for the local improvement scheme, as existed in his Department's Estimates up to 2011; and...
- Transport Costs
84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any plans to consolidate public transport ticketing in one monthly ticket, such as the €49 monthly ticket scheme for all...
- Rail Network
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy rail projects in Cork city and county; and if he will make a...
- Flood Risk Management
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made by the steering group to advance the flood mitigation works at Ballycar; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Public Transport
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the chronic problems with delays and no shows (details supplied) on routes across the city; and if he will make a...
- Department of Finance
- Business Supports
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports that can be given to companies that may be required to repay EWSS or TWSS payments which they received correctly during the pandemic and which...
- Foreign Direct Investment
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if the EU taxonomy has yet started to influence the pattern of investment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55848/22]
- Defective Building Materials
105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a tax rebate for homeowners impacted by defective properties. [46887/22]
- Business Supports
107. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme to help businesses with their energy costs will be applied to creches and montessori schools to support their...
- Tax Yield
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail where tax revenues stood by the end of October 2022 or the most recent available month in 2022; the way in which it differs from 2021; and...
- Business Supports
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the temporary business energy support scheme is modified to enable SMEs to claim support for energy bills relating to the July and August...
- Vacant Properties
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which his Department set the new vacant home tax at three times the value of the LPT; his views on whether it will be adequate to bring vacant...
- Housing Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the funding model for housing has evolved since the financial crash; and if finance remains a constraint on reaching the Government’s...
- Vehicle Registration Tax
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review section 38 of the Finance Act 2018, which removed the VAT on the VRT repayment scheme for the car hire industry; and if he will make a...
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessment his Department has made regarding the significant fall in dividend withholding tax paid by Irish real estate funds in 2021; the proposals his...
- Primary Medical Certificates
114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on resumption of the primary medical certificate appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55801/22]
- Tax Credits
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a refundable tax credit equivalent to one month’s rent for struggling renters in budget 2023 in light of deepening unaffordability...
- Tax Code
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% rate of VAT applicable to the tourism and hospitality sectors beyond 28 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Illicit Trade
119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied there are adequate measures available to the Revenue Commissioners and other statutory agencies to tackle illicit cross-Border trade; and...
- Business Supports
121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify if firms who have returned a profit for the financial year ahead and that have applied for and received the temporary business energy...
- Tax Code
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the results of the review into the status of farm contractors regarding the carbon tax. [55400/22]
- Insurance Industry
124. To ask the Minister for Finance his progress to date in insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55891/22]
- Tax Code
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation policies of his Department which are intended to encourage farmers to adopt rooftop solar PV. [55713/22]
- Tax Reliefs
126. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to phase out the help-to-buy scheme; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55839/22]
- Business Supports
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures under consideration to alleviate the huge increases in the cost of energy to small and medium businesses; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Code
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the fishing industry is being supported through taxation measures to mitigate the high cost of fuel; his further plans, if any, in this regard; and if...
- Tax Collection
129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider instructing the Revenue Commissioners to collect and publish data on tax collected on rental income from non-tax residents; and if he will...
- Vacant Properties
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of properties the proposed vacant homes tax will return to use; and if he has considered an annually increasing approach to the tax....
- Inflation Rate
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains confident that budgetary measures taken here are adequately focused in order to discourage inflation, self-generated or...
- EU Meetings
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent meeting with the Eurogroup. [55583/22]
- Tax Reliefs
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to address the concerns, recently raised by an organisation (details supplied), that those in receipt of section 481 tax relief are not...
- Derelict Sites
135. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to levy a tax on derelict properties; his further plans to incentivise the upgrade of such properties to encourage them to be brought back...
- Tax Credits
136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends introducing a mortgage interest tax credit for first-time buyers of new or second-hand properties to assist them to deal with the challenge of...
- Tax Yield
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the forecasted income from corporation tax in 2023; and the potential ramifications of a global recession on corporation tax income in...
- Foreign Direct Investment
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the role FDI multinationals and technology companies play in supporting Ireland’s economy; and the latest Exchequer returns from corporation tax. [55889/22]
- Tax Code
140. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the contribution taxation policy is making to the cost of building and renting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55857/22]
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage owners currently in short- and long-term arrears, in tabular form; if his Department or the Central Bank will conduct an analysis on...
- Tax Code
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work of the Revenue Commissioners to implement the zoned land tax. [55826/22]
- Tax Reliefs
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an amendment to section 481 that clearly establishes that the producer company who receives tax relief under this section must be the...
- Business Supports
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies in Dublin 6W, 8, 10, 12, 20 and 22 that received the EWSS and TWSS; the number being asked to repay either or both the EWSS and TWSS;...
- Banking Sector
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a prediction by the Central Bank Governor that interest rates will continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Code
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the work being done in his Department to fix the anomaly by which many workers who live in the North and work in the South are precluded from working from...
- Tax Collection
152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his Government will instruct the Revenue Commissioners, and by extension Revenue sheriffs, to place a suspension on the reported avalanche of...
- Tax Code
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration and engagement he has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on the current carbon tax and excise duty levies on biofuels...
- Tax Reliefs
154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a timeline for the roll-out and implementation of the cargo bike scheme; the oversight that will be in place; and if he will make a...
- Vacant Sites
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed report on the effectiveness of the vacant site levy; if he needs to reconsider the timeline and the rate of the new zoned land...
- Business Supports
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional energy rebates or energy tax considerations that the Government is considering to apply to the SME sector in order to retain jobs and...
- Vacant Properties
162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the tax costs associated with bringing derelict buildings back into use as homes; if he will move to reduce or eliminate these costs...
- Revenue Commissioners
164. To ask the Minister for Finance the average response time for an online Revenue query; if he is satisfied the Revenue Commissioner is adequately resourced to respond to such queries in a...
- Tax Code
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of PAYE, USC and PRSI payable in 2022 by a one-income family with an income of €100,000 with only basic tax credits, including the...
- Tax Reliefs
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the different tax exemptions available for young farmers and for all farmers; if he has secured European Union approval to continue the exemptions, following...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Job Losses
167. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been contacted or engaged by a person (details supplied) in respect of job losses at their corporation; if he will outline...
- Energy Prices
169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider the temporary removal of 'early exit fees' for customers tied to contracts with energy providers in order that...
- Work Permits
170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to amending the rule for employment permits, whereby after serving one year in employment with the...
- Employment Rights
171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions his Department has taken, or intends to take, in relation to the ERO for security workers and the legal action currently...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Telecommunications Services
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the circumstance where those looking to switch broadband, landline or television...
- Energy Prices
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Commission for Regulation of Utilities has given consideration to the temporary removal of early exit fees for...
- Departmental Schemes
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure residents on halting sites, who are currently being treated as commercial electricity customers by...
- Departmental Funding
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of money allocated in 2021 and to date in 2022 to NGOs by the Department for work on environmental and...
- Renewable Energy Generation
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if homeowners and small business can avail of the solar installation grant up to the maximum of €2,400 if they...
- Departmental Schemes
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to ensure tenants who are renting a separate dwelling but who do not have their own MPRN number or...
- Departmental Meetings
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the dates on which he or his officials met with EirGrid. [56085/22]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase passenger numbers on regional rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54971/22]
- Public Transport
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied customer complaints submitted by persons (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding transport issues, the student...
- Bus Services
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the extension of the No. 424 Galway to An Cheathrú Rua-Leitir Mealláin bus route is being considered in order to provide a...
- Department of Finance
- Business Supports
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if the newly announced temporary business energy support scheme can be used by companies supplying heat through communal and district heating schemes; and if...
- Ukraine War
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he, together with his Finance Minister colleagues at ECOFIN, continues to explore ways and means of minimising the impact of the Russian...
- Cost of Living Issues
197. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that are being taken to alleviate price increases, with consequent inflation affecting consumers throughout the country at large; and if he will...
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any study to determine the impact of real estate investment trusts on the Irish housing market; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government has considered removing VAT on print and online newspapers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47597/22]
- Business Supports
200. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the temporary business energy support scheme will apply to farmers in County Kerry and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53116/22]
- Fuel Prices
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are available to the haulage industry for reductions in fuel costs because of the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Code
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in VAT on heat pumps and solar panels to encourage the investment by homeowners in same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Banking Sector
206. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any recent discussions with the Central Bank in relation to the need to extend the deadline with banks (details supplied) to exit the State; and...
- Tax Code
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the correct level of taxation applicable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56029/22]
- Inflation Rate
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which deflationary measures remain adequate to achieve results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56034/22]
- Fiscal Policy
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which good governance and fiscal policy continue to remain central to combatting inflation and maintaining a stable economy; and if he will make...
- Economic Policy
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland's economy compares with other European economies in the context of combatting inflation and maintaining growth; and if he will...
- Foreign Direct Investment
212. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland remains an attractive option for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56038/22]
- Budget 2023
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which measures taken in budget 2023 will continue to ensure economic stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56041/22]
- Economic Policy
216. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland's economy remains stable, attractive and capable of combatting inflation to the greatest extent possible; and if he will make a...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Pensions
218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a request has been received from Coillte to increase the pensions of past employees, given they have not received an increase since...
- Flood Risk Management
219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Shannon flood risk state agency co-ordination working group held its last meeting; if he will call an emergency meeting of the...
- Swimming Pools
224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the swimming pool in the Garda Training College in Templemore cannot be used by local schools to teach local children how to...
- Housing Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and locations of sites he has visited that could be considered for modular homes for refugees, Ukrainians and Irish social...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Scéimeanna Rannach
226. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé na deontais nua nó meadaithe atá ar fáil do theaghlaigh a choinníonn scoláirí faoi...
- Tourism Promotion
228. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, she has to Improve Lough Derg's capacity to attract tourists, in light of the views expressed by the Ministers...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Foreshore Issues
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is intended now to proceed with legal action in relation to the filling in of foreshore without permission in a location...
- Election Management System
230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to any difficulties with persons accessing the check the register website and in registering...
- Housing Policy
231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if each local authority is required to have in place a housing and disability steering group; if the names and contact details...
- National Monuments
232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will order the preservation of the recently discovered souterrain at lands in Corballis, Donabate, as set out in section...
- Housing Provision
233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 18 October 2022, if he can confirm that his Department has agreed annual targets...
- Housing Policy
234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the income eligibility limits for local authority housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be increased,...
- Special Areas of Conservation
236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the conditions under which land designated as an SAC can be taken out of the SAC; if it is intended to change this; and if he...
- Housing Schemes
237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way he is supporting and encouraging tenants of local authorities and approved housing bodies to avail of the rent-a-room...
- Rental Sector
238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a landlord should provide an RTB notice of termination as requested by their HAP tenant who has decided to move out of the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Military Neutrality
239. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the training of Ukrainian soldiers is in contravention of Ireland’s neutrality; his views on whether it will damage...
- Middle East
240. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the report submitted to the UN General Assembly by the UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing concerning the...
- Passport Services
241. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport with an estimated due date of 3 June 2022 will issue (details supplied); if the requested documents can be returned; and if...
- Northern Ireland
242. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the need to have the assembly and...
- Passport Services
243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department’s attention has been drawn to public comments in Britain in relation to the issue of Irish passports (details...
- State Visits
244. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures and protocols that apply to the issuing of invitations to foreign Heads of State to visit Ireland; the legislation or...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
245. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Irish Army is now engaged in the training of Ukrainian soldiers for their conflict against the invading Russian forces; if so, when this...
- State Properties
246. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider using the lands of Nenagh military barracks for social housing. [56083/22]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Curriculum
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is appropriate to allow an alcohol industry-funded organisation (details supplied) to provide literature and programmes...
- Schools Building Projects
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the planned projects included in the school building programme in 2022 as of January 2022, and as of now...
- Special Educational Needs
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any plans exist to open a special class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55995/22]
- School Enrolments
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase school capacities in Naas and the surrounding towns; and her plans to allocate further resources in the area and its...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any grants or assistance exist to help a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55917/22]
- Social Welfare Appeals
254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details...
- Social Welfare Benefits
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a qualifying adult payment for a person (details supplied) in respect of their partner; and...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will indicate the eligibility for fuel allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Payments
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that the €500 payment for all carers to be paid in November, as announced in budget 2023, will be...
- Community Welfare Services
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community welfare officers are still meeting on a face-to-face basis with applicants who wish to apply for a supplementary...
- Social Welfare Benefits
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an exceptional needs payment of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Social Welfare Payments
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the position regarding persons claiming illness benefit not getting the Christmas bonus will be reconsidered, given that...
- State Pensions
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the means test for a State pension (non-contributory) takes into account the full amount of capital assets notwithstanding...
- Social Welfare Payments
266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a living alone increase (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a decision to refuse carer’s allowance may be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Social Welfare Benefits
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for WFP submitted in the name of a person (details supplied) on 15 September 2022 will be expedited and...
- School Meals Programme
271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish the review of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56070/22]
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Workplace Discrimination
272. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his approach to the issues raised in the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure...
- Housing Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to issues at a site (details supplied). [56054/22]
- Residency Permits
274. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current average timeline to process an application for one person seeking permission to remain, not...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Provision
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55959/22]
- Grant Payments
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of remuneration increase proposed to PhDs during this academic year and in the years to follow 2022; and if he will make a...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to achieving the target he announced in 2022 of 750 public sector apprenticeships by 2025; the number of...
- Third Level Reform
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made in relation to the commitment in the programme for Government to develop a long-term sustainable funding model for...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Courts Service
282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be a separate Bill for the establishment of an environmental and planning division of the High Court; if she...
- Legislative Programme
283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will list all Bills for which either she, or former Minister for Justice, Deputy Humphreys, have sought and received...
- Citizenship Applications
284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in relation to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Deportation Orders
285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 13 October 2022, if her Department will accept and consider further detailed...
- Residency Permits
286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the case of an individual (details supplied) who has received no decision on their permanent residency...
- An Garda Síochána
287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration can be given to extending the retirement age for members of An Garda Síochána from 60 to 66 years in...
- Department of Health
- Nursing Education
294. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department charges €395 to candidates to sit an examination for nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55934/22]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
296. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take important steps to help parents of children with long-Covid, including an awareness campaign, the education of selected consultants and several...
- Home Help Service
297. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment to provide home help can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55941/22]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
298. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to provide targeted healthcare to those suffering with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55949/22]
- Home Help Service
300. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55958/22]
- Healthcare Policy
301. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 12 May 2022, when the ban on water births in the community will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disability Services
303. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the process in place in relation to the allocation of HSE transport funding towards adult disability day service users in County Cork; the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
305. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of children suffering from long-Covid with no supports at school to deal with these issues; if discussions are...
- Education and Training Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of trainee counselling psychologists who will benefit from the €750,000 funding announced in budget 2023; the way trainees will be...
- Health Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the laboratories that cervical samples are currently analysed in, with regards to CervicalCheck samples and other cervical...
- Health Strategies
309. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the updated plan to replace the national rare disease plan for Ireland 2014-2018; the timeline for publication; the reason for the delay...
- Suicide Prevention
310. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide suicide prevention awareness training to specific voluntary groups or within the community; if he will provide contact details of the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
311. To ask the Minister for Health when the roll-out of Covid recognition payments to the list of six non-HSE/non-section 38 organisation types covered by the Government decision will take...
- Hospital Staff
312. To ask the Minister for Health when the shift leads will be appointed to the ICU in Mayo University Hospital as per the national directive given that all the other hospitals in the Saolta...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by Letterkenny University Hospital who are eligible for the pandemic recognition payment; and the number who have received it to...
- Health Services
314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to conduct a new external audit of post mortem standards in Ireland. [55999/22]
- Health Services Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the rationale for the rehiring of a person in the health system in Ireland (details supplied). [56000/22]
- General Practitioner Services
316. To ask the Minister for Health the GP-to-person ratio in CHO 7. [56004/22]
- Dental Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health the dentist-to-person ratio in CHO 7. [56005/22]
- Departmental Meetings
318. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol regarding HSE staff being requested to meet Oireachtas Members and if it is appropriate that only Government Oireachtas Members be invited to such...
- Abortion Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the policies and procedures in place in relation to the treatment of the remains of unborn children whose lives are ended under sections 9, 10 and 11 of the...
- Disability Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a supportive programme is being made available in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure workers in section 39 organisations receive the same annual leave entitlements as workers in section 38 organisations. [56060/22]
- Health Services
322. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56061/22]
- Health Services Staff
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of candidates who expressed an interest in a CHO 4 HSE principal specialist psychologist post in mental health (0.4 WTE specified purpose contract)...
- Primary Care Centres
325. To ask the Minister for Health the number and locations of primary care centres that have opened since he assumed office. [56087/22]
- Tribunals of Inquiry
326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have put forward cases to the CervicalCheck tribunal to date. [56088/22]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the creation of an elective hospital in the mid-west. [56089/22]
- Departmental Meetings
328. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and locations where he has facilitated meetings with his Department officials and-or HSE officials with public representatives since he assumed...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Greyhound Industry
329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound owners and trainers who have been the subject of exclusion orders and banning orders since testing...
- Agriculture Schemes
334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the deadline for the ACRES past the current deadline of 21 November 2022 for a further four weeks to...
- Common Fisheries Policy
335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on strengthening the supports for offshore islands in the Common Fisheries Policy in the upcoming negotiations on the...
- Departmental Meetings
336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees at all meetings he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since he assumed office, in tabular form....
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
340. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she engaged with the Charities Regulator in respect of an NGO (details supplied); and if so, if she will outline the nature of...
- Departmental Schemes
342. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown of SICAP funding in the Finglas, Dublin 11 area in each of the past five years; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Policies
344. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to enhance and expand existing youth and older persons services in Kildare north. [56006/22]
- Ukraine War
345. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the supports her Department provides to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,...
