Written answers
Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights
11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department is taking to condemn and seek an end to human rights abuses in China. [19705/23]
- Official Engagements
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the Serbian Foreign Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19766/23]
- Northern Ireland
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any recent discussion with the British government in relation to Northern Ireland legacy issues; and if he will make a statement on...
- Ukraine War
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will propose further measures to target Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that human rights campaigners that will be outside the AGM of a company (details supplied) in Ballsbridge on 28 April 2023 to...
- Ukraine War
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 21 March 2023, if he will provide an update on Ireland's efforts at EU and UN levels to stop the...
- Brexit Issues
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Windsor Framework agreed between the European Union and the United Kingdom; and if...
- Northern Ireland
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns that there are Irish citizens in Northern Ireland on remand for over three years who were refused bail and are...
- Irish Prisoners Abroad
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the efforts of the Irish Government to secure the release of a person (details supplied) who is currently imprisoned in...
- Middle East
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 21 March 2023, if he will provide an update on his bilateral engagement to-date in 2023 with his...
- Passport Services
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure that there are sufficient staffing numbers in passport services in order that the...
- International Relations
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his plans for a consultative forum on international security policy; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19867/23]
- Human Rights
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects any further sanctions against Iran in view of the Iranian government’s ongoing repression of protestors; and if he will...
- Passport Services
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current waiting time for persons applying for passports under the foreign birth registrations; and if he is satisfied with the length of...
- International Relations
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his counterparts in the EU on the situation in regard to China and Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Passport Services
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for a first passport in Cork. [19790/23]
- Emigrant Support Services
35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline how his Department is supporting returning Irish immigrants who wish to re-settle in Ireland but face difficult barriers...
- Official Engagements
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage with the President of the United States to ensure that families of those who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines...
- Northern Ireland
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has brought to the British government’s attention the concerns of the family of a person (details supplied) who was killed by...
- Official Engagements
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his most recent engagement with EU Commission Vice President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/23]
- Northern Ireland
41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on any recent discussions with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Meetings
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19624/23]
- Official Engagements
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with the Russian ambassador recently; the current complement of staff at the embassy at present; and if he will make a...
- Middle East
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed timeframe to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [19750/23]
- International Relations
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19691/23]
- Middle East
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his views on a one-state solution for the situation in Palestine and Israel; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Nicaragua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19925/23]
- Ukraine War
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent issuing by the International Criminal Court of an arrest warrant for the President of the Russian Federation; and...
- Sustainable Development Goals
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of Ireland's role as a co-facilitator of the upcoming SDG summit; the specific actions his Department is taking to...
- Ukraine War
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will urge the EU institutions and countries to collect information and intelligence of the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to...
- Official Engagements
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his latest engagement with the Russian ambassador in view of the recent presence of Russian commercial...
- Ukraine War
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how Ireland is helping Moldova cope with the impact of the war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/23]
- Human Rights
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is tracking the emerging situation in Myanmar; and if he will indicate what leverage the international community can exercise to ensure...
- Overseas Development Aid
66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ClimateFinance Report prepared by Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19852/23]
- Northern Ireland
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he would consider reissuing a copy of the Good Friday Agreement to all households on its 25th anniversary; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Policy
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of a windfall tax on energy companies and how the additional revenue generated will help households with the...
- Climate Change Policy
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the work of the National Youth Assembly on Climate. [19740/23]
- National Lottery
79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been notified of An Post’s decision to sell its share in the National Lottery; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Generation
80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the coastal waters off County Clare designated for off-shore wind energy are much smaller in area than County...
- Energy Conservation
81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the issue that houses that have outer leaf repairs carried out under the Mica redress scheme may not...
- Energy Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify reports on the Government support for LNG of some sort in the State and specifically how such a...
- North-South Interconnector
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to engage with community representatives along the route of the North-South Interconnector to hear their...
- National Broadband Plan
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date position regarding the roll out of the National Broadband Plan in Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Emergency Planning
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the progress of the public warning system. [19900/23]
- Energy Policy
88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date position regarding efforts to strengthen Ireland's energy security; and if he will make a statement on...
- Electric Vehicles
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if current Government policy which sees large tracts of the State licensed for mining for rare elements and minerals in...
- Energy Policy
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to respond to recommendations 72 and 73 relating to energy production under section 1.10 of the Report from...
- Renewable Energy Generation
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is on track to meet the goal of generating 80% of its electricity from renewable energy by the end of the...
- Energy Policy
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to publish and implement the national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Electricity Grid
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date in upgrading the Irish electricity transmission system to carry the proposed wind energy...
- Citizens' Assembly
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the rollout of highspeed broadband in County Carlow. [19739/23]
- Energy Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the review of the Security of Energy Supply of Ireland's Electricity and Natural Gas...
- National Broadband Plan
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected deadline for the NBI rollout of fibre broadband across the State; if he is satisfied with the current rate...
- Energy Policy
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will tax the windfall profits of electricity companies for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Legislative Measures
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the continued delay by his Department in issuing a money message or a reasoned response following the...
- Energy Policy
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if grants will be made available for schools, community buildings and other groups that wish to install small scale...
- Energy Prices
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can outline supports that energy users can expect in the coming period to deal with high gas and electricity...
- Renewable Energy Generation
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the geothermal study conducted at Carlinn Hall, Dundalk, County Louth, in 2022 will be completed; what the plan is...
- Wind Energy Generation
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how his Department is supporting and encouraging the development of floating offshore wind power generation; his future...
- Renewable Energy Generation
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures his Department is taking to assist new build property owners who are not eligible for the solar...
- Illegal Dumping
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address literal and illegal dumping. [19761/23]
- North-South Interconnector
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will commission a full independent assessment of the potential for undergrounding the North-South Interconnector;...
- National Broadband Plan
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update of the rollout for the National Broadband Plan for Cork east; the number of homes that...
- Energy Policy
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) located off Annagh Head, west of...
- Climate Change Policy
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the rights of disabled people are respected, protected, and fulfilled in the design, development, implementation,...
- Environmental Policy
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the work his Department has undertaken on requiring a certain amount of floor space in...
- Food Waste
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to tackle food waste. [19716/23]
- Climate Change Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what role the proposed EU nature restoration law will play in meeting Ireland and the EUs climate commitments; and if...
- Energy Conservation
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can outline the wait times from application to completion of works under the SEAI scheme; the measures being...
- Climate Change Policy
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what engagement he or his Department has had with Galway City and County Councils to-date in 2023 with regard to the...
- Post Office Network
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on designating the post office network as the offline gateway of choice for citizens availing of State...
- National Broadband Plan
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the rollout of the national broadband plan in the west Muskerry area. [19325/23]
- Climate Change Policy
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he continues to ensure a balance between meeting emission reduction targets and ensuring the future...
- National Broadband Plan
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the number of premises that were passed and connected...
- Climate Change Policy
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale behind the virement of €1.5 million in Just Transition funding to support climate finance...
- National Broadband Plan
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections under the National Broadband Plan in County Mayo; how that compares to revised targets; the...
- North-South Interconnector
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the immediate plans for the North-South Interconnector; the legal basis on which agencies intend to access private...
- National Broadband Plan
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll out of the National Broadband Plan in Cork; the total number of premises...
- Energy Policy
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can detail proposals to increase the staff numbers and expertise working in the Commission for Regulation of...
- Climate Change Policy
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the work his Department is doing to reduce emissions from the energy sector in the context of our...
- Energy Conservation
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if recent statistics released by the SEAI on retro fitting programmes are compatible with the targets for deep retro...
- Environmental Policy
143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will explain the rationale for granting ten prospecting licences to an Australian mining corporation in east Mayo...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Emigrant Support Services
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are new procedures in place that create complexity in transferring a pension paid from the UK to Ireland; and if there is any...
- Official Travel
145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ministers posted abroad for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations continue to be successful in promoting Ireland as an...
- Ukraine War
146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European colleagues continue to monitor the situation in Ukraine with particular reference to the ongoing...
- Northern Ireland
147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to have discussions with the representatives of all groups in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the...
- Ukraine War
150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the 10th package of EU sanctions on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Northern Ireland
152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he perceives opportunities to advance the letter and the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement in the aftermath of the...
- Human Rights
156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work being done to secure the release of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Passport Services
157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue in time for a student (details supplied) in Donegal travelling on a school trip that was submitted in January 2023;...
- Overseas Development Aid
158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland's overseas aid continues to be involved in various projects such as assisting with the provision of water...
- Foreign Conflicts
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which this country is adequately equipped to meet emergencies from time to time, both within and outside Europe with...
- European Union
164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union is alert to the threats to the security of the Union and possible future members; and if he will make...
- Foreign Conflicts
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor the activities and development of Al Shabaab and Boko Haram; and if he...
- Trade Promotion
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish embassies abroad, diplomatic missions or other representatives continue to promote Irish trade throughout the...
- Foreign Conflicts
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to indicate, notwithstanding the tragic experiences in the western Balkans, the extent to which safe havens or other security enclaves can...
- Human Rights
169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department, through the EU and UN, continue to press for a serious investigation into the numerous human...
- Departmental Contracts
170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Postal Services
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been brought forward by his Department to increase the allocation frequency of eircodes; and if...
- National Broadband Plan
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the rollout of the National Broadband Plan in rural areas. [19248/23]
- Environmental Policy
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will indicate the benchmarks which he uses to assess the extent to which green criteria have impacted public...
- Energy Conservation
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the national retrofit scheme. [11503/23]
- Environmental Policy
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the interactions...
- Food Waste
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are any moves being made to stop good food being destroyed at a time when there are thousands of people who...
- Wind Energy Generation
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the high-level offshore wind phase 2 ORE designated areas will be determined; if he will outline the criteria for...
- Radon Gas Levels
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his communications with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of...
- Energy Conservation
181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of retrofits completed under all SEAI schemes; the total number per scheme; and the total per...
- Renewable Energy Generation
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of Solar PV's completed under the SEAI scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in...
- Litter Pollution
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines issued for dog-fouling in each local authority area in the past ten years and to date in 2023, in...
- Electric Vehicles
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details on the work that has been carried out on studies regarding the extra weight of electric...
- National Broadband Plan
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the ongoing steps to support remote working through the roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband internet connections,...
- Renewable Energy Generation
192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department continues to explore electricity generation from non-fossil fuels by way of wind,...
- Waste Management
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the national waste management plan continues to address the relevant issues, with particular...
- Telecommunications Services
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which mobile telephone services remain good when compared with other European Union or adjoining...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which emission reductions are likely to be achieved by way of alternative methods of electricity...
- Energy Prices
200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to ensure that the ESB and other energy providers pass any reduction in price inflation to the...
- Departmental Contracts
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
202. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will carry out a survey on the current condition of the Military Barracks at Summerhill, Nenagh, following confirmation that it is now his...
- Departmental Contracts
204. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to incentivise the use of EV vehicles and bicycles across the public service sector in support of the Climate Action Plan...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide his response to the motion he received from Cork County Council (details supplied) concerning Transport Infrastructure...
- Public Transport
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of enterprise services on the Irish Rail northern line;...
- Bus Services
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the NTA to extend the deadline of the current public consultation for BusConnects in Cork to ensure traffic data and...
- Departmental Contracts
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those...
- Department of Finance
- Credit Unions
210. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that cross-Border workers who are employed in the State but reside in Northern Ireland are being advised by their credit union that their MYCU...
- Tax Rebates
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that provision will be made to allow anyone who installed solar panels prior to 1 May 2023 to obtain a refund for the VAT they have...
- Universal Social Charge
212. To ask the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated by the universal social charge for the 2021 financial year; the total estimated revenue for 2022 and 2023, respectively; if he...
- Housing Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of housing developments approved for funding by Home Building Finance Ireland to date in each county; the number of such developments that have ten...
- Departmental Contracts
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20184/23]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff
216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has plans to review and increase mileage rates for public servants using an electric vehicle, in light of the costs introduced for...
- Public Sector Pay
219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the 3% pay increase granted in February 2022 to public servants under the ‘pay restoration programme’ will be paid...
- Civil Service
220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number and percentage of civil servants who retire at or above retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Funding
221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the potential role that the ERDF could play in financing offshore renewable energy port infrastructure projects; and...
- Public Procurement Contracts
222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 20 April 2023, if his Department will monitor the inclusion of social consideration in...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 20 April 2023, if he can confirm that he is unable to provide an indicative timeframe for...
- EU Funding
224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 19 April 2023, if there are limits on the amount of ERDF funds that can be transferred from...
- Flood Risk Management
225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 9 November 2022, if the final flood maps and reports were published by the Office of Public...
- Period Poverty
226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of funding on period poverty measures that goes towards each Department; and if he will make a statement...
- Legislative Programme
227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of his consideration of the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Flood Risk Management
229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the meeting between the community surrounding Lough Funshinagh and the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, if...
- Departmental Contracts
230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- EU Directives
231. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role, if any, his Department has in the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; and if he will make a...
- Work Permits
232. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the regulation that pertained during the existence of the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers whereby no more than 50%...
- Job Losses
233. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he will take regarding the layoff of Irish-based staff by a multinational company (details supplied) to ensure fairness...
- Visa Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will provide more data on the reasons for the refusal of a visa for a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Departmental Bodies
236. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide dedicated Oireachtas Member contact details for all agencies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will...
- Employment Rights
237. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the obligations that are on employers to furnish employees with payslips; if there is an obligation on employers to provide payslips...
- Work Permits
238. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision on work-permit applications by an organisation (details supplied) in Munster will be reviewed in light of the...
- Regulatory Bodies
239. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of mergers and acquisitions that were delayed or prevented by the CCPC in 2021 and 2022 respectively; if he will provide a...
- Company Law
240. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will forensically review the role of the CCPC in a failed merger involving a company (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he...
- Departmental Contracts
242. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of...
- Enterprise Support Services
243. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people employed in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in Kerry in the past five years; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Funding
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding which has been drawn down for solar photovoltaic panels as part of the summer works scheme; and the amount drawn down by...
- School Transport
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made to enable persons aged 70 years and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to drive public service vehicles and...
- School Admissions
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide advice to the family of a young person (details supplied) who has been unable to obtain a school place for first year in...
- School Enrolments
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on secondary school capacity in Dublin Mid-West; if her Department have ascertained the full picture of capacity...
- Education and Training Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether current trainee educational psychologists should only have to accept to work in an organisation in exchange for the number...
- Residential Institutions
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she has any plans to re-open the residential institutions redress in order to accommodate those people who, due to the nature of their...
- School Funding
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/23]
- Child Abuse
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the next steps in the process for the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; and if she will make a...
- School Enrolments
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional post-primary school places that will be provided in the south Clondalkin area in September 2023; and if she will make a...
- School Transport
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the reason two school transport applications for post-primary students (details supplied) who are otherwise eligible for...
- Special Educational Needs
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for the July Provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20004/23]
- Legislative Measures
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to The Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill passed in the Northern Ireland Assembly in March 2022; if similar...
- Education Policy
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the panel system for the appointment of primary teachers operates; how it differs from the supplementary panel; if she will detail how the...
- School Funding
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will be paid to schools for the current school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20049/23]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Covid cleaning grant will be given to schools for term three of this school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20051/23]
- School Discipline
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have been expelled from primary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20055/23]
- School Funding
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty in schools; if she will provide a breakdown of that funding, in...
- School Transport
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child can be deemed eligible for school transport to their second closest school when there is no bus service to their closest school; and...
- School Accommodation
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the severe pressure on secondary school places in Wexford town for the coming academic year; if she will set...
- State Examinations
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeline on when the updated deferred Leaving Certificate criteria will be announced. [20142/23]
- Special Educational Needs
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a second level school place will be offered in the case of a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 23 March 2023, if her Department’s school transport section will contact the family (details...
- Departmental Contracts
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those...
- Schools Building Projects
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a building project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; if she will ensure that this project progresses as quickly as possible...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Sports Facilities
276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant aid opportunities available for sport equipment (details supplied) for children who need special, and therefore, more...
- Sports Organisations
277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how sporting bodies will be held accountable for not reaching the 40% quota for female representation on their boards by the end...
- Sports Funding
278. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide information and or a date for when payment of the sports capital funding will be issued to a sports club...
- Departmental Expenditure
279. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider altering the restrictions on the decade of centenaries historical strand expenditure (details supplied); and...
- Sports Facilities
280. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if free public golf greens and pitch-and-putt holes will be included in the forthcoming round of the sports capital and equipment...
- Departmental Contracts
281. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Legislative Measures
299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made on proposed new legislation which would give workers who have been laid off a higher rate of jobseeker's...
- Social Welfare Payments
300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether those who lose their driving licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures should be...
- Social Welfare Benefits
301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20022/23]
- Social Welfare Payments
302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Community Employment Schemes
303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an obligation on a participant of a CE scheme to continue to engage with Turas Nua whilst being on the scheme if...
- Social Welfare Payments
304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an invalidity pension application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- State Pensions
306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress in relation to a pension top-up on foot of contributions or otherwise in the case of a person (details...
- Social Welfare Benefits
307. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) will be referred for an oral hearing given...
- Departmental Contracts
308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to address post-separation abuse experienced by survivors of gender-based violence; and if he will make...
- Coroners Service
313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will take appropriate measures to deal with delays in the Dublin coroner’s office in undertaking post-mortems...
- Citizenship Applications
314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1097 of 21 March 2023, if the e-vetting of applicants for 2023 is being processed ahead...
- Crime Data
315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 20 April 2023, the reason data protection prohibits him from stating the number of...
- An Garda Síochána
316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the oversight that is in place for GSOC operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/23]
- Immigration Status
319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the financial pressure experienced by a person (details supplied) if his Department will agree to renew his stamp 4...
- Departmental Contracts
320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Industry
321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the establishment of the Food Vision Tillage Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Teagasc Activities
322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agency (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with more resources in order to be able to provide a service to all...
- Departmental Schemes
323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the expenditure on the Food Dudes programme since it commenced in 2009, broken down annually in...
- Forestry Sector
324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be put in place to ensure the funding that should be spent for the next 12 months on planting, roads and so on...
- Departmental Contracts
325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of...
- Probate Applications
326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedure regarding grants in respect of an agricultural holding during probate; if the new farmer can retrospectively claim...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Disability Services
327. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a full response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent in March 2022; and if he will make a...
- Childcare Services
328. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way his Department supports the provision of new childcare and crèche facilities in rural areas; and if...
- Disability Services
329. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting times for occupational therapy for children in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- International Protection
331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the building of modular homes by his Department; and if he will make a statement...
- Adoption Services
335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of entries made to the Contact Preferences Register that expressed a preference not to have contact;...
- Rights of People with Disabilities
336. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish the report from the working group on transport supports for people with disabilities; if he...
- International Protection
337. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of accommodation providers to his Department awaiting payment for provision of accommodation to...
- Childcare Services
338. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the grant aid, if any, available from his Department to support the building of new childcare facilities and...
- Residential Institutions
339. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20122/23]
- Childcare Services
340. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can clarify the reason an application for the building blocks grant from (details supplied) was rejected;...
- Legislative Reviews
342. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 21 January 2023, when he will publish findings of the consultation...
- Departmental Contracts
343. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the...
- Department of Health
- Public Sector Pay
344. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for unwinding the FEMPI cuts to pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20125/23]
- General Practitioner Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol for an area where a GP does not have an out-of-hours or locum agreement in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19909/23]
- Mental Health Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 20 April 2023, if he plans to provide additional accommodation for CAMHS at a location (details supplied); and if...
- Hospital Appointments Status
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19932/23]
- Health Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19945/23]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of BreastCheck screenings that were undertaken in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, tabular form; when he expects the pre-pandemic service levels...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
350. To ask the Minister for Health when the new elective hospital in Cork will go to tender; if he can anticipate when construction will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Covid-19 Pandemic
351. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2076 of 8 September 2022, if he will provide an update on the payment of the pandemic bonus payment to nursing home staff...
- Health Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of documents (details supplied) outlining an organisation’s plan for sustainable national physiotherapy services for people with multiple...
- Radon Gas Levels
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his communications with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications in respect of lung cancer caused by radon exposure; if he...
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
354. To ask the Minister for Health if any assistance can be provided for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19997/23]
- Eating Disorders
355. To ask the Minister for Health if a pilot outpatient ARFID service or feeding clinic, similar to the one established in England in 2019, is being considered by his Department and the HSE;...
- Medicinal Products
356. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans of the HSE for the use of romosozumab in Ireland; if he will consider a meeting request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery. [20071/23]
- Dental Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of DTSS contractors registered on the scheme in Mayo in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20080/23]
- Health Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health the total allocation and spend on e-Health since 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/23]
- General Practitioner Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify plans for the future of a GP practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20097/23]
- Health Services Staff
363. To ask the Minister for Health when all remaining eligible non-HSE and Section 39 workers who worked in healthcare settings during the Covid-19 pandemic who have not received the pandemic...
- Health Services
364. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the cessation of 24-hour services at certain clinics providing sexual assault treatment services for children (details supplied); the reasons that...
- Medical Cards
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people under the age of 70 years who held GP-only medical cards for each year from 2016 to 2022; the total number of GP visits made by the...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
366. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 20 April 2023, the details of the alternative location being considered as a possibility for the Community Nursing...
- Departmental Policies
367. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has to roll out a regular medicine use review service through the pharmacies for the medical card, DPS and long-term-illness schemes; and...
- Hospital Facilities
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and timeline for works to be carried out on side A of Abbeyleix Hospital to cater for discharges from Portlaoise Hospital; and the...
- Medical Cards
369. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20171/23]
- Departmental Contracts
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20187/23]
- Nursing Homes
372. To ask the Minister for Health when subvention payments will be increased for nursing homes, particularly for smaller-scale nursing homes, in view of the substantial increase in costs over...
- Hospital Admissions
373. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Staff
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills who funds workers (details supplied) at an organisation; if their pay comes from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Schemes
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to reform the student grant scheme. [20052/23]
- Period Poverty
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty at third level; if he will provide a breakdown of that funding, in...
- Departmental Contracts
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those...
