Written answers
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the recognition of the state of Palestine will take place; and his views on the failure to do so during the 32nd Dáil (details...
- Historical Conflicts
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recognise the Armenian genocide of 2015; if he will consult the Attorney General in relation to any legal concerns he may have...
- Human Rights
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is monitoring human rights standards in Pakistan, and in particular if he has assessed the blasphemy law which it is alleged is...
- Foreign Birth Registration
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 23 March 2023, if he will confirm if the Foreign Births Office has received the additional...
- Human Rights
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19717/23]
- Passport Services
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify whether Irish passport applications received from the North need a member of An Garda Síochána to witness the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Conservation
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment about warmer homes scheme particularly in relation to the finding of the 2020 'Social Impact Assessment - SEAI...
- Waste Management
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will engage with domestic-waste-disposal companies to ensure that no charge is applied to the compost-bin lift...
- Energy Prices
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings he has had to date in 2023 with domestic energy suppliers in the electricity and gas markets; the names of...
- Energy Policy
40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he last met with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; the purpose of the meeting and the issues discussed;...
- Energy Prices
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department have been provided with advice by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities on retail energy...
- Energy Conservation
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if ##he will provide an update on the SEAI community grant scheme for solar installation; and the number of grants that...
- Department of Defence
- Air Corps
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of enlisted personnel currently serving in the Air Corps who have not passed NCO courses but who have been promoted to an NCO rank,...
- Defence Forces
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed estimated timeline of reforms under LOA 2 of the Defence Forces Commission. [19817/23]
- Departmental Staff
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of civil servants, by grade, in his Department. [19833/23]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Wind Energy Generation
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding phase two of the development of offshore wind farms and the identification of ports to construct them in, the progress that has...
- Bus Services
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of installing a roofed bus shelter. [19648/23]
- Public Transport
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority-tender documents include provisions for hydrogen vehicles in the absence of a national...
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Coverage
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek advice on concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19693/23]
- Tax Data
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of warehoused income tax liabilities and VAT liabilities at the end of March 2023; the amount of interest that is projected to accrue over the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Pensions
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all public service pensioners have had their pensions restored under the provisions of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017,...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/23]
- Job Losses
75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been contacted or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so, the nature of...
- Industrial Development
76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the current funding and capital funding for IDA Ireland from 1979 to 2023. [19700/23]
- Enterprise Support Services
77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the current funding and capital funding for Enterprise Ireland and its predecessor bodies from 1979 to 2023. [19701/23]
- Work Permits
78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons granted work permits in respect of the critical skills list under heading 2211 in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022...
- Employment Rights
79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if craft apprentices in their first and second year must be paid at least the minimum wage of €11.30 per hour, or if, under the...
- Industrial Relations
80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment since the enactment of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015, the number of applications made to the Labour Court under...
- Enterprise Support Services
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if grant-aid is available to a small business that needs to purchase mechanical equipment (details supplied) for the expansion of the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will see work commence on its new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19621/23]
- School Accommodation
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if she will outline the works...
- School Facilities
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken by her Department regarding security concerns raised by a school (details supplied); the action and measures that will be...
- School Funding
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the ancillary services grant for the running of schools that is scheduled for payment in April 2023 is now being delayed until June...
- School Transport
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the withdrawal of school transport from a child with Down syndrome (details supplied); and the measures that can be taken...
- Bullying in Educational Institutions
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeline for the implementation of the key actions in Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying; and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legal basis on which she can refuse to answer Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 21 March 2023 in relation to the annual rental costs for the...
- Residential Institutions
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with representatives from a network (details supplied) to discuss urgent related matters. [19736/23]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of lowering primary school class sizes in all primary schools to include DEIS Band 1 schools from September to December 2023,...
- School Staff
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the number of assistant principal 1 and assistant principal 2 (special duty posts) that existed in primary and special schools on...
- School Accommodation
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an additional accommodation request for a school (details supplied); if it will be ready in time to...
- Residential Institutions
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with a person (details supplied) who is currently on hunger strike and seeking a meeting with her. [19840/23]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici go reáchtálfar toghcháin do Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta go comhuaineach le...
- Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta
100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad atá i gceist sna liúntais do chomhaltaí Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta in aghaidh na...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an féidir léi torthaí na dtoghchán go léir a bhí ann do Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta idir...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Appeals
121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current situation regarding a farm assist appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [19627/23]
- Social Welfare Payments
122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will carry out a review on the length of time it currently takes to review and receive supplementary...
- Social Welfare Schemes
126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any supports for businesses that employ jobseekers who have temporary protection; and if she will make a...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legislative Measures
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans, if any, to review and update the laws around trespass given the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied);...
- Travel Documents
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if UK visa holders living in the North and commuting in and out of Dublin Airport require any further visas. [19807/23]
- Legislative Measures
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 will be fully commenced; if applications from...
- Rights of the Child
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 22 February 2023, the timeline for Ireland to fully ratify the Second Optional...
- Rental Sector
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that enforcement guards empowered to carry out evictions on behalf of landlords under the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no provision or reward for farmers who prioritise space for nature under the new basic income scheme, as Ireland...
- Forestry Sector
134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 282 and 292 of 23 February 2023, while noting his acknowledgement of the recommendations of...
- Agriculture Schemes
136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) for the REAP scheme, which was approved for payment in December...
- Animal Diseases
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on new rules for TB testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19673/23]
- Animal Welfare
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses that died as a result of injuries incurred at racetracks in Ireland from 2010, broken down on an annual basis;...
- Forestry Sector
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are concerns within his Department regarding health and safety issues regarding rotten ash trees breaking off and falling...
- Agriculture Schemes
142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full list of payments and schemes available under his Department; if the list could include a brief overview of...
- Live Exports
143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland has lost an expected deal for the sale of 5,000 cattle to be exported due to delays in visa processing as reported...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline how the agricultural sector will reach the emissions targets for 2025 and 2030 given the continuing rise in Ireland's...
- Forestry Sector
145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will radically revise Coillte's remit towards having the primary objective of promoting biodiversity; and if he will make a...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Disability Services
146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the recruitment process for neurorehabilitation teams under the national...
- Disabilities Assessments
150. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 8 February 2023, if he will provide an update on an assessment...
- International Protection
151. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider purchase order (details supplied); and if he...
- Disabilities Assessments
153. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment of need and subsequent service statement from their...
- Residential Institutions
154. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with representatives from a network (details supplied) to discuss urgent related matters. [19737/23]
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services
155. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young people referred to CAMHS by CHO area in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of referrals accepted and refused; the reasons for...
- Hospital Services
157. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the scoliosis treatment provision at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19622/23]
- Cybersecurity Policy
158. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has updated all of its computers, laptops, phones, servers and tablets since the cyber-attack; if so, if it has retrieved all of the obsolete items;...
- General Practitioner Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has plans to introduce a new income threshold to qualify for the GP visit card; what this threshold will be; when this will come into effect;...
- Health Services
160. To ask the Minister for Health the increase that has been made in funding for safeguarding teams to protect adults at risk of abuse. [19638/23]
- Home Care Packages
161. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address employment issues in the home care sector to address home support shortages. [19639/23]
- Research and Development
162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the latest research into people suffering from dementia. [19640/23]
- Health Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the investment that has been delivered in perinatal health care in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19641/23]
- Mental Health Services
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ADHD teams available in CHO7; and if there are plans for more. [19643/23]
- Health Services Staff
166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies available to date in community posts in CHO7. [19644/23]
- Hospital Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health if all respite beds have now reopened after the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19650/23]
- Health Service Executive
169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a complete list of the HSE's National Clinical Programmes from 2015 to date in 2023, including programmes no longer in operation, the names...
- Cybersecurity Policy
170. To ask the Minister for Health further to commentary made by the Secretary General of his Department at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and...
- Nursing Homes
171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19683/23]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether staff (details supplied) working in the HSE-funded assisted living service are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; if so, if...
- Medical Cards
173. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person can avail of a medical card in instances in which they cannot secure acceptance by a GP to stamp their application form. [19719/23]
- Health Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a woman can access antenatal care in instances in which they do not have access to a general practitioner to confirm their pregnancy. [19721/23]
- Hospital Appointments Status
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment for admission at Midland...
- Nursing Homes
178. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional capacity in public nursing homes; the number of additional public nursing home beds that have been provided in each of the past...
- Hospital Staff
179. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1768 of 18 April 2023, the engagements he has had with employers in relation to the 'sign-off' process for healthcare...
- Abortion Services
180. To ask the Minister for Health if he supports abolishing the 12-week limit for abortion care on request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19883/23]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Water Safety
182. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19727/23]
- Sport and Recreational Development
183. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason swim instructor courses are not held (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rural Schemes
184. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of LEADER funding allocated in County Kerry in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to...
- Community Development Projects
185. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made regarding who is to avail of the community recognition fund 2023; and if she will make a statement on the...
