Written answers
Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diaspora Issues
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the implementation of the Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28096/23]
- Presidential Elections
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the intended timeframe to hold a referendum in relation to voting rights in presidential elections. [28849/23]
- Northern Ireland
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on efforts to restore the political institutions in Northern Ireland established under the Belfast/Good Friday...
- Overseas Development Aid
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the most recent engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Climate Change Policy
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he and his Department will lead on the scaling up of Ireland's international climate finance and strengthening whole-of-Government...
- International Bodies
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to promote accountability for the most serious international crimes; the support being provided for the work of the...
- Middle East
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a recently published article to mark World Environment Day, recalling that Gaza lacks a safe, clean, and sustainable...
- Ukraine War
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his UN colleagues remain aware of the escalation of the war in the Ukraine whereby Russia is clearly determined to...
- Departmental Strategies
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he will be taking to strengthen his Department's effectiveness in the new Statement of Strategy recently issued by his...
- Northern Ireland
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, if he will detail how he and his Department are working to bring the relevant...
- EU Regulations
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reforms agreed to EU migration and asylum laws; to outline the position taken by Ireland during the negotiations; and if he...
- Environmental Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he and his Department will support efforts to enhance international oceans governance and the protection of the global marine...
- Departmental Reports
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the final report of the Consultative Forum on International Security to be published; if he has given the chair a timeline...
- Ukraine War
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with the Ukrainian government. [28850/23]
- Shared Island Initiative
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how his Department is contributing to the delivery of the Shared Island initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28138/23]
- Irish Aid
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the proposed rebranding of Irish Aid to the Government of Ireland Development Programme Overseas as indicated last...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on long-term solutions to address the challenges faced by the undocumented Irish in the US and his work to continue to seek new...
- International Relations
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take to develop our relationship with China and the principles that will inform this action; and if he will make a...
- Ukraine War
35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had communications with his EU counterparts on the Council of Ministers in relation to the Russian attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam;...
- Foreign Conflicts
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan in the last month. [28868/23]
- EU Enlargement
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will offer assistance to Moldova to help them prepare for EU membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Passport Services
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for his assessment of issues with the current passport express process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28738/23]
- Human Rights
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the recent acts of severe repression carried out by the army and state institutions in Pakistan against opposition...
- Diplomatic Representation
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what plans there are to extend Ireland's diplomatic presence. [28784/23]
- Northern Ireland
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the British government has responded to his communication sent regarding the 1973 killing of a person (details supplied) by the Royal...
- Diplomatic Representation
49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Russian diplomatic presence in Ireland; their numbers and specific purpose; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ukraine War
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 27 April 2023, to provide an update on Ireland’s efforts at EU and UN level to stop the...
- Middle East
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what engagement he and his Department have had at EU Council level and with Cabinet colleagues in relation to human rights abuses of...
- Ukraine War
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on how we can further support Ukraine in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28882/23]
- Humanitarian Missions
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on his Department’s work with regard to developing new humanitarian missions overseas; and if he will make a...
- Cybersecurity Policy
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role he and his Department will play in defending and promoting a safe, secure, free and open global cyberspace, with robust...
- Overseas Development Aid
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of GNI allocated to overseas development aid in the years 2017 to date. [28847/23]
- Good Friday Agreement
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to indicate in the context of cross-Border issues identified in the Good Friday Agreement and thereafter as being in need of advancement with...
- Middle East
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will formally recognise the state of Palestine; and if not; if he will make a statement as to why not. [28869/23]
- Climate Change Policy
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the implementation of his Department's Climate Action Roadmap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/23]
- Middle East
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department recognises Israel's oppression of Palestine as apartheid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cross-Border Co-operation
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what engagement he and his Department have had with their EU counterparts and Cabinet colleagues in the past 12 months in relation to the...
- United Nations
64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will commit to using the upcoming budget to ensure that UNWRA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...
- International Relations
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department recognises Western Sahara as a sovereign state in the wake of reports that Israel will recognise the country as a Moroccan...
- Sustainable Development Goals
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he will ensure that Ireland's international development programme makes a clear contribution to progress on the Sustainable Development...
- Good Friday Agreement
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to unlock the full potential of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28137/23]
- Northern Ireland
70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning legacy issues; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Local Government Management Agency has submitted draft codes of practice so that standards can be set for the...
- Air Quality
80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of the expansion of the national air quality monitoring network under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring...
- Broadband Infrastructure
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the potential of universal broadband connectivity to transform livelihoods and the delivery of...
- Energy Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update regarding improving measures to avoid disconnections for energy customers. [24647/23]
- Climate Action Plan
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can detail the actions that the Climate Action Plan for 2024 will take that will address the projected overshoot...
- Environmental Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how it is intended to have each of the major sectors adopt a circular approach; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Energy Prices
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has plans to ensure the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will regulate the prices charged to consumers on...
- North-South Interconnector
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected timeframe for completion of the North South Interconnector; the number of landowners that will be affected...
- Climate Change Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for the Government's strategy for mitigating the effects of climate change and promoting sustainable development; if he...
- Energy Prices
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail the extent to which the mandate and resourcing of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been brought to the recently published EPA report “Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions...
- Renewable Energy Generation
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the potential of renewable energy to transform livelihoods and the scope for regional economic...
- Energy Prices
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered introducing a windfall tax to capture the windfall profits of energy producers accrued from March...
- Climate Change Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will indicate the progress in embedding a public sector climate mandate; the key performance indicators which are...
- Electricity Grid
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department should have more stringent guidelines in place for contractors to ensure that ESBN NC6 applications...
- Energy Conservation
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received in the first quarter of 2023 for Cork County under the SEAI Free Energy Upgrades;...
- National Broadband Plan
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the difficulties many householders and business owners are having in relation to accessing adequate...
- Energy Usage
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged with energy providers to ensure that all electricity customers with smart meters, and...
- Energy Prices
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a community energy advice service; and if there are existing plans within his Department in...
- Legislative Measures
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify when his Department will issue a money message or a reasoned response for the Petroleum and other...
- National Broadband Plan
104. 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 for each of the deployment areas across the...
- Energy Policy
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27 April 2023, the status of the review of the security of energy supply...
- Litter Pollution
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposals, if any, there are to have additional publicity programmes regarding the need to deal with the...
- Climate Change Policy
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 27 April 2023, the expected timeline for the implementation of local...
- Energy Prices
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is concerned at the deviation in trends between wholesale gas and electricity prices and what consumers are...
- Cybersecurity Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the State is at a proper preparedness level to counteract any possible cyberattacks on the...
- National Broadband Plan
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to indicate the full extent of the progress to date in making high speed modern broadband available throughout the...
- Cybersecurity Policy
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the challenge of artificial intelligence is being integrated into Ireland's National Cyber Security Strategy. [28683/23]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the findings of the EPA’s Ireland’s GHG Emissions Projections 2022-2040 report; his plans to...
- Cybersecurity Policy
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which priority can be given to measures to offset and combat cyber-attacks in the future; the extent to...
- Departmental Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 28 February 2023, the status of the small-scale generation support scheme;...
- Legislative Programme
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he intends to present legislation to Dáil Éireann for a Just Transition Commission; and if he will make...
- Energy Production
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline his plans to support the production of biomethane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28880/23]
- Public Sector Pensions
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the 2% pension increase due to An Post workers will be authorised; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the community projects under RESS 1 and RESS 2; his plans to publish any analysis carried out by his...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can clarify if recent EPA projections of GHG emissions for the next two carbon budget adequately account for the...
- Wind Energy Generation
121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what engagement his Department is having with local fishermen around the coast about the construction of offshore wind...
- Energy Policy
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the review of security of energy supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Waste Management
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what assessments, if any, the Government have made concerning the remunicipalisation of waste and the various models...
- Departmental Budgets
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in order to...
- Public Service Obligation
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to review the application of the PSO levy given the disproportionate burden it currently places on...
- Energy Prices
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline what short and long-term measures his Department is currently seeking to ease the burden of energy costs for...
- Energy Policy
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify whether the Energy Security Review must include liability and insurance cover in the consideration...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the enacting of legislation that will permit local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the...
- Energy Prices
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update as to whether a process has been agreed by which full-time residents in mobile homes can...
- Energy Production
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to comment on the recent agreement between Ireland and Germany with regard to Green Hydrogen; and if he will make a...
- National Broadband Plan
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the number of premises that were passed and connected as of...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- International Sanctions
134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position on US sanctions imposed on Cuba in relation to banking operations and how that aligns with current EU policies on those...
- Northern Ireland
135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects to be in a position to interact with the authorities in Northern Ireland post-local elections to the benefit...
- Good Friday Agreement
136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of North South Cooperation and mindful of the need to make a contribution to the Good Friday Agreement, the number of major...
- Northern Ireland
141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects to be in a position to interact with the authorities in Northern Ireland post-local elections there to the...
- Good Friday Agreement
143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to explore and promote the values of the Good Friday Agreement with authorities and voluntary groups in...
- Ukraine War
145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the sabotage of the Nova Kakhovka dam has implications for security on a wider scale and for other countries. [28328/23]
- Good Friday Agreement
146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to indicate the ongoing role for his office/Department in the development of supports for the Good Friday Agreement/Shared Island Initiative...
- Foreign Policy
147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the evolution in EU or Irish policy towards China in the wake of the Ukraine war, and the heightened rivalry between the USA and China; and...
- Passport Services
148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on an application for a passport in respect of siblings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Irish Aid
149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the bilateral aid programme continues to reach those for whom it was intended with the least interference; and if he...
- Foreign Conflicts
150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his EU/UN colleagues continue to monitor the situation in various trouble spots globally including Yemen, Syria...
- EU Enlargement
154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position in regard to EU enlargement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29033/23]
- Diplomatic Representation
155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish Embassies abroad continue to be actively involved in the promotion of increased volumes of trade with this country...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to identify with and support the needs of undocumented Irish in the US; and if he will make a statement on the...
- European Union
158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent if any to which efforts are ongoing within the European Union to address the issue of Euro-scepticism; and if he will make a...
- Passport Services
159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/23]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Fuel Poverty
161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his assessment of fuel poverty and the success of measures taken to tackle this challenge. [24648/23]
- Departmental Schemes
162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his Department have considered including solar panel systems in the warmer home scheme provided through the...
- Renewable Energy Generation
163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his Department are considering the introduction of low-interest loans or State-provided finance for the...
- Air Quality
164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the required establishment of dedicated resources within regional lead authorities to...
- Pension Provisions
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will sanction the payment of increases due to An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Waste Management
166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the considerations to be made by local authorities when deciding on whether or not to re-municipalise waste...
- National Broadband Plan
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as...
- Electricity Generation
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to indicate highest demand for electricity recorded in the past five years; the extent to which this demand is likely...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which each sector in the economy can contribute to greenhouse gas reduction over the next five years...
- Waste Management
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which efforts continue to be made to reduce the use of plastic with particular reference to banning...
- Energy Policy
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department continues to have plans to utilise existing natural resources and invest for the...
- National Broadband Plan
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what steps he can take to speed up the provision of broadband services through the medium of fibre-optics throughout...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in hand to develop an adequate number of charging stations to facilitate the growing electric car sector in Ireland; and if he...
- Transport Policy
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out the mandatory accessibility requirements and/or the provisions set in statute in respect of accessibility standards...
- Active Travel
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how many local authorities have published active travel plans to date. [28899/23]
- Marine Accidents
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a load line survey application for the Hebble Sand dredge ship in Drogheda and if a certificate or...
- Local Authorities
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how much of the active fund has been drawn down by local authorities overall, in 2022 and then in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [28970/23]
- Electric Vehicles
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has any plans to install an EV charging point in Templemore, considering the closest charging point for electric...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Reliefs
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if an individual who paid €750 in private healthcare for a minor medical procedure can claim this payment back against their taxes; and if he will make...
- Tax Code
186. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify if the ‘net spending’ rule referenced in Stability Programme Update 2023 includes tax changes, for example, including any tax...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Risk Management
187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to indicate based on scientific evidence available the full extent of climate change alleviation projects needed to address the issues...
- Office of Public Works
188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will help with an issue of erosion on a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Insurance Coverage
189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that insurance companies are using incorrect maps in an area (details supplied); if he is aware that these incorrect...
- Tourism Industry
190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers to each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works for each month in 2022, in tabular form; and if he...
- Pesticide Use
191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is aware of or has sanctioned the use of poisons on land at Castletown Estate, Celbridge, where there are new signs...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Data Centres
192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered a partnership between Iceland and Ireland to develop data centres by utilising the data cable between Iceland...
- Qualifications Recognition
193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will issue a circular to nursing homes clarifying that health care assistants with Indian nursing qualifications approved by...
- European Union
194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the work that is being carried out at European level to strengthen competitiveness; and his views on its relevance to...
- Trade Relations
195. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the evolution in EU or Irish trade and competition policy towards China in the wake of the Ukraine war, and the heightened rivalry...
- Work Permits
196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many applicants and how many permits were granted of the 1,500 critical skills employment permits introduced on 16 December 2022...
- Customs and Excise
197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the additional excise duty applied to goods coming into Ireland from other EU countries but shopped through the UK;...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify her Department’s position on bus drivers aged 70 years and over when medically certified is not permitted to drive a school bus...
- Special Educational Needs
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a special needs child (details supplied) cannot find an ASD unit for the third year. [28885/23]
- Disadvantaged Status
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the updated HP Deprivation Index to be generated by Pobal, which will feed into the DEIS programme and allow new schools to gain...
- School Enrolments
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is currently considering the provision of further primary and post primary schools for the south Drogheda and east Meath area,...
- Special Educational Needs
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present position regarding the provision of SEN accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Accommodation
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in relation to providing additional permanent accommodation and upgrade existing accommodation at a school (details...
- Schools Building Projects
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28965/23]
- School Funding
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department intends to pay the ICT grant to schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28976/23]
- School Admissions
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be allocated a placement in a special school setting; and the efforts that are being made by her Department...
- State Examinations
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address the issue regarding the recent Leaving Certificate maths exam paper 1, given that concerns have been...
- School Staff
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the scheme for awarding incremental credit to secondary school teachers for relevant experience in a non-teaching role; if she...
- School Transport
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will examine and act upon the information outlined in correspondence from a person (details supplied), in relation to their...
- School Enrolments
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views with regard to the schedule of enrolment of pupils governing in the appointment and retention of mainstream class teachers in ordinary...
- School Funding
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the ICT grant has been stopped; the measures being put in place to support schools that have planned expenditure in place or...
- School Enrolments
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a suitable school place to facilitate 5th and 6th year second level education can be arranged for a student (details supplied); and if she...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Culture Policy
214. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the provision of a night-time economy manager in Drogheda to help develop a night-time economy strategy;...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Policy
215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons that a reduction in a HAP payment is now considered in line with a reduction in a working family payment (details...
- National Monuments
216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application by an organisation (details supplied) for the erection of a notice board at a national monument has received...
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the NPWS is seeking or being granted CPO powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28920/23]
- Environmental Policy
218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts in relation to the prosed EU law on nature restoration; the...
- Grant Payments
220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of thatching grants paid by his Department in each of the past five years; the total cost of the scheme each year;...
- Environmental Policy
221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grant assistance available for rethatching vernacular houses; the conditions attached to receipt of the grant; the changes...
- Special Areas of Conservation
222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his officials have any future plans to delist Lough Melvin in the Border counties of Leitrim and Fermanagh as a Special...
- Seanad Elections
223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what consultation his Department intends to carry out regarding plans to respond to the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding...
- Housing Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the stage 4 approval process to select a contractor to build 38 new homes on (details supplied); how long the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a disability allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Appeals
226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) which has been ongoing for months; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Data
227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of employees with a disability who applied for the wage subsidy scheme in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the...
- Pension Provisions
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the pension rate of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28959/23]
- Social Welfare Benefits
230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the qualification criteria for a person on a jobseeker's payment to go on an educational course and retain their payment; if...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current and/or expected position in relation to jobseeker's benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Pension Provisions
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pension based on joint contributions, or combination of contributions and means test in respect of the old age pension...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- An Garda Síochána
234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a central single Garda vetting process will be introduced for people who volunteer with multiple community and sporting...
- Residency Permits
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a 'spouse of an Irish national' application (details supplied) will be processed, as it has been with her Department for...
- Visa Applications
237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for visa in the case of a person (details supplied); when a visa is...
- Control of Firearms
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will explain the process of setting up the Firearms Expert Committee; what the terms of reference for the committee...
- Departmental Policies
242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 400 and 401 of 18 May 2023, when she plans to publish both the research report and the...
- Visa Applications
243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the working target for her Department to process atypical visa applications; the number of atypical visa applications that are...
- Spent Convictions
244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on her work in relation to spent convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28966/23]
- An Garda Síochána
245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action in conjunction with the Garda Commissioner she will take to increase the number of community policing officers in...
- Family Reunification
246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be joined by their family. [29048/23]
- Citizenship Applications
247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); if provision can be made...
- Family Reunification
248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if favourable consideration will be given to facilitating the children of a person (details supplied) to join them here in this...
- Immigration Status
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an extension of time can be given to facilitate an application for GNIB renewal in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Pesticide Use
250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has tested land at an area (details supplied) following the use of poisons on land at Castletown Estate, Celbridge,...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Disability Services
253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will investigate the reason that an autistic person's home support hours have been reduced by an autism...
- Children in Care
254. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care who have been allocated a social worker in 2023; the number of children in care...
- Disability Services
255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will expedite a residential service for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Meetings
258. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an organisation (details supplied) will be facilitated with its request for a meeting with Department...
- International Protection
259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees being housed by the State in Roscrea, Nenagh, Thurles, Borrisokane, Clonmel, Cashel,...
- Cost of Living Issues
260. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the financial challenges that new parents are experiencing due to the rising...
- Youth Services
261. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the funding challenges for an initiative (details supplied) which had funding from Tusla in...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Reviews
262. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review into the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; when this review will be published; and if he will make a...
- Primary Care Centres
263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek an update on the refurb, refit and extension of the Castlebellingham health centre to a new primary care centre; the total expected cost of the...
- Home Care Packages
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a...
- General Practitioner Services
265. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the North East Doctor-on-Call service to address the major pressures on the current service which is leaving many persons...
- Mental Health Commission
266. To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the Mental Health Commission's annual report 2022, if he will consider front-loading investment in mental health services, rather...
- Health Service Executive
267. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that the HSE uses to consider whether it will provide funding to charities in the healthcare sector; how the HSE reviews its funding of charities;...
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
268. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE's decision to provide funding or withdraw funding from a charity influences the work of the charity; and if he will make a...
- Health Promotion
269. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is sending a delegation to the WHO-convened Global Congress on Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk...
- Disability Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding could be made available to an organisation (details supplied) so that people over 65 years can receive services; and if he will make a...
- Nursing Homes
272. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek the details on the total number of registered nursing homes in Ireland in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the details of the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
273. To ask the Minister for Health when former staff who worked in care homes during the pandemic will get the pandemic bonus payment (details supplied); the reason this matter has not yet been...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
274. To ask the Minister for Health if a study of a parcel of land to the rear of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, to determine suitability for a community nursing unit has been completed;...
- Nursing Homes
275. To ask the Minister for Health if the study of a site on Palmers Hill in Cashel, County Tipperary to determine suitability for a community nursing unit has been completed; if not, if it is...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sites that are being considered for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28950/23]
- Health Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health if any progress has been made with respect to recruitment of occupational therapists in County Louth which has reached critical levels; if neighbouring areas...
- Hospital Facilities
278. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with respect to the projected opening date for the new 50-bed St. Joseph’s Hospital development in Ardee, County Louth; and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
279. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for scheduled surgery. [28958/23]
- Health Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health if an individual with a medical card who had a procedure performed on private healthcare can have a part reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; the number of inpatient beds that are operational; the plans to reopen beds; the plans to expand inpatient bed...
- Pharmacy Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to review the fees that pharmacies receive from the State for all State drug schemes before the end of June 2023; if he will engage with...
- Home Care Packages
283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons approved for home care supports who are currently waiting on delivery of support hours in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
289. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of the €2.2 million allocated for the development of long-Covid services in 2022 that was spent exclusively on long-Covid services; the...
- Qualifications Recognition
292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on excessive delays in the processing of the qualifications of an international recognition applicant (details supplied) by...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
293. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who worked as a front-line worker in the health sector through the Covid pandemic, will receive their Covid Bonus payment; and...
- Medicinal Products
294. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of the pain medication (details supplied); if he is aware that this means that the smaller boxes are being...
- General Practitioner Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of free GP care for children aged six and seven years, as announced as part of Budget 2023; the timeline for the roll-out; and if he...
- Health Services
296. To ask the Minister for Health his response to a media report (details supplied); when this deficit in the Service Plan was identified by this Department; the action he proposes to take to...
- Medical Cards
297. To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, in respect of an application for a medical card in case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Education and Skills
- Grant Payments
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard to the payment of a SUSI grant in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Funding
299. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much funding from her Department has been granted since 2016 to Kerry County Council in respect of a town (details supplied) in...
