Written answers

Thursday, 29 June 2023

  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • National Minimum Wage
      6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports sub-minimum rates of pay for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31661/23]
    • Business Regulation
      7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for regulation of technology in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/23]
    • Inflation Rate
      13. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on European Central Bank data that corporate profiteering is contributing more to inflation than wages, and similar data...
    • Industrial Development
      14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the work of his Department and Enterprise Ireland on the CIRCULÉIRE Programme; the expected...
    • Work Permits
      16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how often his Department carries out a review of the employment permits lists; how long these review take before the lists are...
    • European Parliament
      17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the negotiating position adopted by the European Parliament in relation to its discussions with the European Council on...
    • Regional Development
      18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the regional enterprise development fund will be open for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31325/23]
    • Work Permits
      19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects proposed changes to employment permit law to take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31651/23]
    • Enterprise Policy
      20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will discuss the White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030; and what steps are being taken to ensure improved funding for local...
    • Business Supports
      21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the action being taken by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to support new businesses and jobs to Carlow; and if he will...
    • Industrial Development
      22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures are being taken to improve on Ireland's current position in innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • EU Regulations
      24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in relation to harmonised rules for the development, placement on the market, and...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he can provide an update as to when the WRC Code of Conduct for remote working will be published. [31536/23]
    • Consumer Protection
      26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a new statutory consumer advocacy agency; and if there are existing plans within his Department in relation to...
    • Food Prices
      27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his engagement with the retail forum regarding food prices. [31627/23]
    • Industrial Relations
      28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail any proposals or plans to deal with the issues regarding the representative rights of retired workers; if he will...
    • Enterprise Policy
      29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any work or reviews undertaken by his Department on the carbon emissions impact of strengthening the Irish export...
    • Island Communities
      30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his Department’s commitment to increase engagement with islands in the Regional Enterprise Plans, as promised in...
    • Industrial Development
      31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the action being taken by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to support new businesses and jobs to the midlands; and if...
    • Equality Issues
      32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report (details supplied) which finds that while “significant support is provided to supporting people...
    • Energy Prices
      33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the development and implementation of a scheme to assist businesses which have been impacted by significant increases...
    • Departmental Strategies
      34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Artificial Intelligence Strategy. [31335/23]
    • Regional Development
      35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress on the implementation of the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan; the potential future funding for the plan;...
    • Regulatory Impact Assessments
      36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any discussions with SME representatives in relation to regulatory impact assessments; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Strategies
      37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the National Digital Strategy. [31334/23]
    • Information and Communications Technology
      38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he proposes to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed and used in a manner that is in line with basic human rights and...
    • Trade Data
      40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 10 May 2023, if the IDA currently employs, or has under contract, an agent or consultant...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work being carried out by his Department and related agencies to support SMEs in the Border region wishing to...
    • Regional Development
      42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on efforts being made by his Department, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to attract new businesses to...
    • Climate Change Policy
      43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures are being taken to identify key sectors that will require additional State supports to successfully transition to...
    • Regional Development
      44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when construction work will commence on the advanced manufacturing facility at the IDA park in Marlinstown, Mullingar, County...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to the establishment of a Departmental forum on AI in the workplace, comprising experts in the area and...
    • Regional Development
      46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a report on progress being made to acquire an IDA Ireland purpose built facility in Longford town; and if he will make a statement...
    • Climate Action Plan
      48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a climate delivery taskforce has been established to focus on the specific areas or initiatives of climate delivery that require...
    • Regional Development
      49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress in the implementation of the South-East Regional Enterprise Plan; the potential future funding for the plan;...
    • Food Prices
      50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to address food price inflation. [30760/23]
    • Work Permits
      51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 11 May 2023, the number of employment permits issued in respect of non-EEA home care...
    • Human Rights
      52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 11 May 2023, the status of his Department’s engagement with the Department of...
    • Energy Policy
      53. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to support Irish-based companies to continue to supply indigenous gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Employment Rights
      54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will bring forward or support new legislation in view of events at a company (details supplied) recently that will protect...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Working Group on Trustworthy AI Principles and Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31441/23]
    • Trade Relations
      56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail what efforts are being made by his Department to enhance trade links with Asia; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Employment Rights
      57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in light of proposed redundancies at a company (details supplied), he will review current legislation around redundancies and...
    • Exports Growth
      58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing an export credit guarantee scheme to support companies looking to increase their international trading...
    • Labour Market
      59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to ensure that employers have access to qualified employees to meet the requirements of the labour market; when...
    • Inflation Rate
      60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor any issues likely to be a cause of inflation throughout the business and...
    • Regional Development
      61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 11 May 2023, for an update on the implementation of the West Regional Enterprise Plan to...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he and the Government will take action to address the most recent European Commission report indicating that Ireland is now the...
    • Work Permits
      64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many applications for work permits for transmission line workers have been refused by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023;...
    • Consumer Protection
      65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he can reconcile the finding of the CCPC that there is no excessive pricing in the grocery sector with the fact that Irish prices...
    • Mining Industry
      66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has sought to develop a solution, in partnership with the management of a company (details supplied) for the continuation of the...
    • Equality Issues
      67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding available through Enterprise Ireland for people with disabilities seeking to establish their own business. [31626/23]
    • Work Permits
      68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the critical skills list review will be carried out sooner than scheduled by his Department in view of the enormous resourcing...
    • Co-operative Sector
      69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the re-establishment of the co-operative development unit within his Department to provide training support and...
    • Tourism Policy
      70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider developing four regional hubs to support seedbed and fledgling tourism businesses; and if he will make a statement...
    • Regional Development
      71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is developing policy tools with the aim of creating regional centres of excellence built around regional strengths [31669/23]
    • Departmental Policies
      72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he is taking to reduce the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31430/23]
    • Information and Communications Technology
      73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the development of regulation, guidelines and standards for the ethical use of artificial intelligence; and if he...
    • Equality Issues
      75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent report (details supplied) from the European Disability Network that reveals the persistent gap in access to...
    • Climate Action Plan
      76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a climate delivery taskforce has been established to focus on the specific areas or initiatives of climate delivery that require...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent participation at high-level roundtable on artificial intelligence in Sweden; and if he will make a...
    • Employment Rights
      78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of recent actions by a company (details supplied) which are aimed at unilaterally changing the work contract of senior...
    • Food Prices
      79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to meet food production companies in the near future to discuss the high cost of retailed/end product food items in the...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Funding
      84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concern raised in relation to the low capitation grants allocated to national schools (details supplied); and if she will...
    • School Staff
      86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, respectively in 2019-2020; how these figures compare with the...
    • School Textbooks
      90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the excess waste and spend of buying physical copies of textbooks only to load the virtual version they contain onto an...
    • Departmental Data
      93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resignations (including notices of resignation) of primary and secondary school teachers since the beginning of the 2022-2023...
    • School Patronage
      95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the model being piloted for the transfer of patronage in schools; and if modifications in that approach are planned....
    • Special Educational Needs
      96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how special schools can have generic behaviour codes which every child has to follow when these children with the highest supports do not...
    • School Funding
      97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider increasing the school capitation grants in her submission for Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Transport
      98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 16 May 2023, if she will provide an update on the number of applications made for the school transport...
    • Mental Health Services
      99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work completed to date under the pilot programme of counselling and wellbeing/mental health supports in schools; her Department's...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider developing an enhanced range of interventions in acutely disadvantaged clusters of urban schools such as has been proposed...
    • State Examinations
      101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered the impact on Border third-level institutions of a later-than-usual Leaving Certificate results day, as Border...
    • Schools Building Projects
      103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a three-classroom extension project at a school (details supplied) will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30829/23]
    • School Transport
      104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 16 May 2023, her plans to publish her Department’s review of the summer programme; and if she...
    • School Textbooks
      106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she intends to introduce free schoolbooks in secondary schools. [31158/23]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the roll-out of solar panels for all schools; if a timeline for the commencement of this project is available; and if she...
    • School Staff
      108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in counties Carlow Cork and Kerry in 2019-2020, respectively; and how these figures compare with the number...
    • School Transport
      109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will abolish fares for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31656/23]
    • Special Educational Needs
      110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will develop a register for schools for children with ASD and additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31642/23]
    • Disadvantaged Status
      111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proposal to create a DEIS plus band for schools with high levels of support needs to assist with disadvantage; and if she...
    • School Textbooks
      112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children and families that will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Cork and Kerry...
    • School Staff
      113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to resolve teacher shortages in the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31654/23]
    • School Funding
      114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much funding has been provided to Cork schools by her Department under the emergency works scheme and the additional accommodation scheme for...
    • School Transport
      115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all students who need it will have access to school transport in September; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Equipment
      116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of primary and post-primary schools that have been issued with funds by her Department to buy, or that have been issued with air...
    • School Funding
      117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the capital funding plans for the expansion of a school (details supplied) to accommodate growing numbers; and if she will...
    • School Equipment
      118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional supports for parents who must purchase devices such as a tablets and so on, for the new school year; if her...
    • School Management
      119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals made under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 to the Secretary General of her Department in 2021 and 2022, respectively...
    • School Transport
      120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 25 January 2023, if the ongoing school transport review will facilitate children in September 2023...
    • School Staff
      121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that teachers in Dublin can afford accommodation near their jobs; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Enrolments
      122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to meet the identified need for a secondary school in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31592/23]
    • School Transport
      123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to ensure the maximum number of second-level students who apply for places under the school transport scheme for the...
    • School Textbooks
      124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children and families that will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Limerick, Clare...
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é líon na n-aonad Gaeilge in iar-bhunscoileanna an Stáit; an bhfuil aon scrúdú déanta ar éifeacht na...
    • Legislative Reviews
      126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates when a review of the operation of sections 28 and 29 of the Education Act 1998 have been conducted as mandated under the Act; the...
    • School Patronage
      127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school reconfiguration pilot programme. [31570/23]
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a bheidh múinteoirí in ann clárú i nGaeilge leis an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta ar líne sa bhealach...
    • Special Educational Needs
      129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) has a school place in an autism class this September. [31155/23]
    • Schools Building Projects
      130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/23]
    • School Costs
      131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ban voluntary contributions in schools in view of the escalating costs on parents; and if she will implement the financial supports...
    • School Staff
      132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered teachers at primary and secondary school level at the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. [31569/23]
    • School Accommodation
      133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with the delivery of modular school accommodation versus accommodation procured pre-Covid; and if she will make a statement...
    • School Funding
      134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ICT grants were not given this year; if she is aware that many schools had built the ICT grant into their funding model to avail of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on delivering new school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31666/23]
    • Departmental Policies
      138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to continue to meet the ever increasing demand arising from a rapidly increasing population...
    • Citizens' Assembly
      139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education, which was outlined in the Programme for Government. [31571/23]
    • School Transport
      140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the intervention she and her Department have made in relation to the ongoing issue of school transportation from Ballyvourney, Macroom and...
    • School Funding
      141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants planned to be paid to primary schools for the 2023-2024 school year; and the dates on which they will be issued. [30761/23]
    • School Patronage
      143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she considers that continued Catholic Church dominance in the school system is appropriate given the findings on religious affiliation and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) to facilitate a special education class. [31593/23]
    • School Staff
      146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, respectively in 2019-2020; how these figures compare...
    • State Examinations
      147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the schedule for the review of the Reasonable Accommodation Policy for Exams; who will carry out the review; and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the expanded summer programme for children with complex educational needs; and if she will make a...
    • School Curriculum
      149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the roll-out of a nationwide partnership with tech companies to enable students at primary education level to develop their...
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 129 an 23 Márta 2023, soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Departmental Consultations
      151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form...
    • Passport Services
      152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the renewal of a passport for a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31...
    • Passport Services
      154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/23]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or...
    • Passport Services
      157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [31845/23]
    • Departmental Policies
      158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31862/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Departmental Consultations
      160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date...
    • Departmental Funding
      161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can detail the funding streams under the remit of his Department that can be used or are available to local...
    • Pension Provisions
      163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the agreement reached by the WRC, CWU, An Post and Government in March to increase by 5%,...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of...
    • Departmental Policies
      165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31860/23]
    • Energy Conservation
      166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average wait time from completion of application to commencement of works for the warmer homes grant; the staff...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Consultations
      168. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form...
    • Departmental Data
      169. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 20 June 2023, the breakdown, in tabular form, of the miscellaneous expenses incurred by his...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      170. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or...
    • Departmental Policies
      171. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Departmental Consultations
      173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular...
    • Public Transport
      174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position with regard to improvements to the Cork-Waterford route as planned under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan;...
    • Driver Test
      175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional supports are available for a person (details supplied) for their driver theory test as they require reading assistance; if...
    • Road Projects
      176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any discussions have taken place within his Department in respect of the future provision of an additional road bridge to the east of...
    • Public Transport
      177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's plans to extend the age range covered by the young adult leap card scheme; if any review has taken place or is scheduled...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark...
    • Bus Services
      179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of journeys lost / failed to operate on the 150 Dublin Bus service as a result of driver shortages, failure to show or other...
    • Departmental Policies
      180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31871/23]
    • Road Projects
      181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of properties whose land is part of the proposed N11-M11 improvement scheme; whether they are in a position to apply for...
    • Departmental Funding
      187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively;...
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Consultations
      188. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form [31688/23]
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      189. To ask the Minister for Finance if not-for-profit, community organisations that are not registered charities are liable for tax, or if there are any exemptions for same; and if he will make...
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      190. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the NTMA has only increased interest rates on three out of its seven national saving schemes under its control; and his views on whether it is...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      191. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or celebrate Pride...
    • Banking Sector
      192. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the sale of mortgages by a bank (details supplied) to a so-called vulture fund; if he can intervene to prevent such sales by credit...
    • Departmental Policies
      193. To ask the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31861/23]
    • Business Regulation
      194. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are rules in relation to online businesses which hold an Irish web domain address and market themselves as Irish, but yet are not registered for VAT,...
    • Departmental Funding
      195. To ask the Minister for Finance the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the funding provided...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Departmental Consultations
      196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year to date 2023, in tabular...
    • Office of Public Works
      197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the OPW will carry out improvement works to the processing area of Crumlin Garda station. [31770/23]
    • Flood Risk Management
      198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm when the final public consultation on the Blackpool flood relief scheme will take place; what format it will take;...
    • National Development Plan
      199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full breakdown of the NDP projects and costs included in'budgetary decisions for 2023 in the summer economic statement...
    • Office of Public Works
      200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he has taken to support the OPW in reducing the number of leased buildings and office spaces following the IGEES review of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark...
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he has taken to enhance and expand public investment since 27 June 2020. [31850/23]
    • Departmental Policies
      203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31867/23]
    • Departmental Staff
      204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will furnish all Deputies with a full list of names and contact details for all special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of...
    • Departmental Funding
      205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively;...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of SME credit advanced in previous credit guaranteed schemes in the past 12-months, by county and sector; what that quantum...
    • Departmental Consultations
      207. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in...
    • Exports Growth
      208. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expected level of exports by Enterprise Ireland-backed companies this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22027/23]
    • Trade Promotion
      209. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department continues to work with all relevant Departments and agencies to assist in the promotion of Ireland...
    • Industrial Disputes
      211. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the failures in the statutory consultation process surrounding redundancies at a company (details supplied); the...
    • Workplace Relations Services
      212. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the current Workplace Relations Act 2015 that changes the way cases under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 are heard...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      213. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of enamel "Pride" badges which were produced in 2023 bearing the logo of his Department (details supplied); the total number...
    • Departmental Priorities
      215. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions taken to boost jobs and businesses since 27 June 2020. [31851/23]
    • Business Regulation
      217. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are rules in relation to online businesses which hold an Irish web domain address and market themselves as Irish, but yet...
    • Enterprise Policy
      218. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the most commonly placed obstacles for manufacturing and services sector, with particular reference to the need to compete with...
    • Exports Growth
      219. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Irish-manufactured products continue to compete on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Work Permits
      220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which work permit-related visas continue to be issued in line with the requirements of those seeking such visas; if a...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      221. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which any changes in foreign direct investment have been affected by international issues; and if he will make a...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      222. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the incentives currently available for small start-up enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31954/23]
    • Brexit Issues
      223. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Ireland’s trade with Europe and the UK has been affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Enterprise Policy
      224. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the countries from whence he sees the greatest competition for Ireland over the next five years in respect of the manufacturing and...
    • Job Creation
      225. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which innovation and technology is likely to feature in the creation of indigenous jobs throughout the country in the...
    • Departmental Policies
      229. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department can encourage the return of Irish immigrants currently based abroad, with a view to meeting...
    • Job Creation
      230. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to support encourage and foster the creation of jobs through the indigenous...
    • Regional Development
      231. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his plans to encourage an even dispersal of investment throughout rural Ireland are on target, given the...
    • Departmental Funding
      232. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Soláthar Iompar Scoile
      233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas ar an mbeartas teanga maidir le hiompar scoile mar éascaíocht do dhaltaí meánscoile a bhfuil...
    • School Transport
      234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the language policy with respect to transportation in order to facilitate secondary students living in Gaeltacht areas who wish to...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for reducing class sizes in Ireland for 2024, given that class sizes in Ireland are significantly larger than the majority of other...
    • Irish Language
      236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to increase the number of Gaelscoileanna in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31847/23]
    • Departmental Consultations
      237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form...
    • Schools Building Projects
      238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the timeframe for completion; and where the school will be situated. [31719/23]
    • State Examinations
      241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to address the difficult Leaving Certificate Maths higher level paper; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or...
    • School Funding
      243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools that planned and budgeted around the ICT grant to schools as listed for payment in the FSSU schedule of grants in the...
    • Departmental Policies
      244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31858/23]
    • Schools Building Projects
      245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps to ensure that her Department expedites a decision in respect of works to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if...
    • School Textbooks
      247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the free schoolbook scheme is supposed to be applied by schools; if she is aware that some schools using the scheme are still charging...
    • Soláthar Iompar Scoile
      248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas ar an mbeartas teanga maidir le hiompar scoile mar éascaíocht do dhaltaí meánscoile a bhfuil...
    • School Transport
      249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the language policy with respect to transportation in order to facilitate secondary students living in Gaeltacht areas who wish to...
    • School Admissions
      250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which emergency measures are being taken to ensure the availability of an adequate number of school places at primary and second...
    • Special Educational Needs
      251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which emergency measures are being taken to ensure the availability of the adequate number of special needs school places at...
    • School Transport
      252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate, arising from challenges experienced in the current year throughout north Kildare and nationally in the school transport...
    • Schools Building Projects
      254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department are in dialogue with the school authorities in Celbridge, County Kildare, with a view to meeting the...
    • School Accommodation
      255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department are engaged in discussions to improve, extend or replace existing accommodation in respect of primary...
    • Schools Building Projects
      257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to provide the extra school places required at all primary and second level schools in Clane,...
    • School Admissions
      259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills notwithstanding recent parliamentary question replies, the progress in recent weeks in helping to secure a school place suitable for the needs of...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the pupil-teacher ratio is being improved in all schools in County Kildare and throughout the country, at primary and second...
    • Schools Building Projects
      261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which progress has been made in respect of the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the recent...
    • School Admissions
      263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to provide adequate school places at all levels to prevent stress arising from a lack of school...
    • School Accommodation
      264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ongoing efforts by her Department, if any, to provide integrated before- and after-school services given the necessity for both parents to...
    • Schools Building Projects
      265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard to the provision of a new school at a location (details supplied); the progress on the project to date; when it is...
    • School Admissions
      266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places remain adequate to meet the needs in Prosperous, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Facilities
      267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress in the provision of extra school facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • School Admissions
      268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and second level school places as well as adequate special needs classes continue to be made available in such...
    • Schools Building Projects
      269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in relation to the three-school project at Hazelhatch, Celbridge, County Kildare, incorporating a replacement school...
    • School Accommodation
      270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places at Broadford, County Kildare, continue to be assessed, with a view to ensuring that accommodation is...
    • School Admissions
      272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the adequacy of school places to meet the needs of school management, parents and children in Cadamstown, County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which additional school places/provision for children with special needs/facilities arising from population increases can be...
    • Schools Building Projects
      274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress towards the provision of a new primary school at Newtown, County Kildare; the current state of the project; and if she will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school place requirements and ancillary facilities in Kill, County Kildare, may require an update in services given the need...
    • Schools Building Projects
      278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects in County Kildare at planning stage that are currently incorporating the provision of additional buildings...
    • School Accommodation
      279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which current and future school places/accommodation continues to be met at Timahoe, County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • School Admissions
      281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate primary school places remain available to children attending primary school in Sallins, County Kildare, in line with...
    • School Curriculum
      284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what provision will be made for gambling awareness in the new Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum, at TY level and at senior cycle as per recent...
    • School Admissions
      285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a second-level school place might be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total advertising budget allocated by her Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Contracts
      287. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in...
    • Sports Funding
      288. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is provision in the sports capital equipment programme for wheelchair lifts to promote inclusivity; and if she will make...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      290. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs...
    • Departmental Policies
      291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31870/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      292. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total advertising budget allocated by her Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Waterways Issues
      293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will resolve a matter with regard to the OPW and its responsibility towards a canal in County Kerry (details supplied);...
    • Departmental Consultations
      294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023,...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown, of the current wait times for applications under sections 35 and 42 of the Wildlife Act, 1976, in tabular...
    • Urban Regeneration
      297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the regeneration plans for Noonan’s road in Cork city. [31714/23]
    • Electricity Grid
      298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on meters installed in homes at Noonan’s road, Cork city, to monitor energy usage. [31715/23]
    • Vacant Properties
      299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that some applicants for the croí cónaithe fund schemes are unable to be approved for the grant...
    • Departmental Funding
      300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the funding granted to local authorities from his Department for the retrofitting of local authority housing in each...
    • Urban Regeneration
      301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding given by his Department to Dublin City Council for stage 1 capital appraisal approval for the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of...
    • Building Regulations
      304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce regulations to take account of homes which are sold as so-called passive homes; if any new regulations...
    • Waterways Issues
      305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when works will be carried out at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Policies
      306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31865/23]
    • Emergency Accommodation
      307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposals he has received from Clare County Council for emergency accommodation in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he...
    • State Bodies
      308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he plans to address the severe staffing shortages in the National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office; the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the online application for the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme in Clare will open; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Data
      310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many deaths were recorded in 2022 of those who were homeless, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Schemes
      311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the very long waiting lists for home adaption grants across many local authorities; his...
    • Departmental Funding
      312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Gender Recognition
      313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide legal recognition for non-binary people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31747/23]
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps her Department is taking to increase employment participation among people who are homeless; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Consultations
      315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023,...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • State Pensions
      318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the grounds upon which a person (details supplied) is receiving a reduced rate of the State pension; and if she will make a...
    • Pension Provisions
      320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of people who are currently on invalidity pension, broken down by gender; and if she will make a statement...
    • Data Protection
      323. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to confirm if a jobseeker is obligated to share personal data with a third-party private company (details supplied); the...
    • Pension Provisions
      324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will arrange to issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to their domiciliary care...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of...
    • Departmental Policies
      327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31869/23]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for an exceptional need's payment towards funeral expenses, currently refused, might be reviewed in the...
    • Departmental Staff
      332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 828 and 829 of 13 June 2023, what benefits, if any, accrued to Department employees...
    • Community Welfare Services
      335. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of locations in Kildare that offer a drop-in service where a community welfare officer would be available to...
    • Departmental Funding
      336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total advertising budget allocated by her Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Departmental Consultations
      337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in...
    • Legislative Reviews
      338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the written submissions received by the Independent Review Group in its preparation of the Offences...
    • Departmental Schemes
      339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether she had any prior dealings, meetings and correspondence and so on, with the beneficiaries of an investment from...
    • Human Trafficking
      341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the national action plan for human trafficking will be published; to what extent it considers the issue of the sexual...
    • An Garda Síochána
      342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in upgrading accommodation to facilitate the restoration of services as announced by Government in 2017...
    • Peace Commissioners
      343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 20 June 2023, to elaborate on the review of the Peace Commissioner process being...
    • Legal Aid
      344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list all barristers, solicitors, or firms of solicitors who received more than €20,000 from the criminal legal aid...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of...
    • An Garda Síochána
      346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the breakdown of firearm types (details supplied) seized by An Garda Síochána from 2013 to 2022,...
    • Departmental Policies
      347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31866/23]
    • Immigration Policy
      348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views in relation to the migration rules and laws governing healthcare assistants; and if she will outline her plans for...
    • Prison Service
      349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will comment on prison overcrowding with respect to Limerick Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Visa Applications
      350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a temporary visa can be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31969/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total advertising budget allocated by her Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Industry
      353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied) warning of a shortage of Irish fruit and vegetables for the...
    • Inshore Fisheries
      354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the actions in the Our Living Islands policy related to supporting the inshore fishing sector; the budget allocated to...
    • Departmental Consultations
      355. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in...
    • Forestry Sector
      356. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who is responsible for carrying out the Strategic Environmental Assessment relating to the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if he...
    • Departmental Reviews
      360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the process review of his Department conducted by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; and if he will...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to...
    • Forestry Sector
      362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure that any backlog in afforestation licence applications that result from the delayed forestry...
    • Departmental Policies
      367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31855/23]
    • Land Issues
      368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if peat regardless of its depth, which has been drained, reclaimed and farmed for livestock or tillage purposes, either intensively...
    • Food Industry
      370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed explanation regarding the significant quantities of beef imported into Ireland from the UK, as highlighted by...
    • Forestry Sector
      374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the licencing plan with respect to felling for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31898/23]
    • Agriculture Industry
      375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been brought to an article (details supplied) warning of a shortage of Irish fruit and vegetables for the rest...
    • Departmental Funding
      377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Health Service Executive
      378. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if external audits have been carried out or will be carried out by or on behalf of the HSE into the validity of...
    • Community Care
      380. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set-up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO4 (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Consultations
      381. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the...
    • Mental Health Services
      382. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when access to psychology services will be facilitated in the case of the son of a person (details supplied);...
    • Departmental Policies
      383. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new policy framework for children and young people will be published; and if he will make a statement...
    • Ukraine War
      384. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that payment to a commercial premises housing Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) is still...
    • Health Services
      385. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital will be seen by a...
    • Ukraine War
      387. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) seeking international protection was moved from a premises housing...
    • Child and Family Agency
      388. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with a group (details supplied) which has written to him on two occasions seeking a meeting, as...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      389. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the range of assessments required in the case of a person (details supplied) will be arranged as a matter of...
    • Children in Care
      390. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department was first notified of instances of sexual exploitation of children in care; the measures...
    • Childcare Services
      394. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he still intends to reduce childcare fees for parents by a further 25% in 2024; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      395. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other...
    • Maternity Leave
      396. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to amend legislation to enable women going through a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or...
    • Departmental Policies
      397. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Childcare Services
      399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give urgent consideration to the issues outlined in a national representative organisation concerning...
    • School Accommodation
      400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ongoing efforts by his Department, if any, to provide integrated before- and after-school services given the...
    • Disability Services
      402. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to amend the online process for the creation of enduring powers of attorney to enable legal representatives or...
    • Departmental Funding
      403. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date...
  • Department of Health
    • Departmental Contracts
      404. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form [31691/23]
    • Medicinal Products
      405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will personally intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) continues to receive a vital medicine to deal with a condition; and if he will make...
    • Nursing Homes
      406. To ask the Minister for Health if any unsolicited information was received by his Department or HIQA between 2015 to date regarding alleged sexual abuse or physical abuse in the HSE-run...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      407. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the HSE pandemic bonus payment, who was contracted as a GP in a HSE Covid assessment hub in Tallaght and Kildare...
    • Dental Services
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent orthodontic treatment will be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31712/23]
    • Health Service Executive
      409. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out and completed in November 2022, if the community health...
    • Health Services
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he is making on expanding the national heel-prick test; how many diseases babies born today in Ireland are currently being tested for; when he...
    • Community Care
      413. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of funding for the construction of adult day services within the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31727/23]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      414. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital will be provided with a wheelchair, as it is urgently required by...
    • Hospital Admissions
      415. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital who urgently requires physiotherapy in Cork will be provided with...
    • Pharmacy Services
      416. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 20 June 2023, if he is aware of patients who cannot switch to alternatives of the medications noted in his reply;...
    • Mental Health Services
      417. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be considered for an urgent appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31760/23]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      418. To ask the Minister for Health If he will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31761/23]
    • Home Care Packages
      419. To ask the Minister for Health the home support waiting list for funding and for carers in each month of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, for each LHO and CHO, broken down by those...
    • Medicinal Products
      422. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE review of the availability of medication for hyperemesis; when the review will be completed; what will happen upon completion of the...
    • Community Care
      424. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, a list of Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31796/23]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      426. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or celebrate Pride...
    • Hospital Staff
      427. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the allocation of staffing resources to secure extended service provision at Nenagh MAU; the targets set to meet these...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      428. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to appoint a dermatologist in a county (details supplied) to ensure this service is available in the county; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Services
      430. To ask the Minister for Health when rehabilitation will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31839/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the budget allocated to each hospital in the Dublin Midland Hospital Group in each of the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form. [31848/23]
    • Community Care
      432. To ask the Minister for Health the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO6; the projects completed since June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Policies
      433. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31864/23]
    • Health Services
      434. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that some private optician companies and businesses are repeatedly upselling their goods and services to eye patients when they present for...
    • Departmental Funding
      435. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each hospital in the University of Limerick Hospital Group in each year of the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Community Care
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO3; the projects completed since June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Advertising
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies related to the Covid-19 pandemic; the funding provided directly to RTÉ; if he has...
    • Abortion Services
      440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will maintain a publicly available register of all general practitioners who object to providing services under the Health (Regulation of Termination of...
    • Hospital Investigations
      441. To ask the Minister for Health if he will comment on the recent HIQA report with respect to University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31902/23]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an appointment with a consultant in University Hospital Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31914/23]
    • Medical Cards
      443. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision to refuse a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) might be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31965/23]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      444. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the action which has been taken on foot of the recommendations of the Final Report of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response; if he will...
    • Medical Cards
      445. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate, notwithstanding the recent replies in the case of a person (details supplied), the extent to which efforts are being made to grant a full medical...
    • Health Services
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in expanding the national heel-prick test; what diseases/conditions are infants being tested for; when spinal muscular atrophy will...
    • General Practitioner Services
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address situations where GPs are not accepting new patients in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31993/23]
    • Infectious Diseases
      449. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an updated timeline on the health technology assessment of a national immunisation programme against chickenpox given the 294% increase in the...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      451. To ask the Minister for Health the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the funding provided...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Student Accommodation
      452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an accommodation facility (details supplied) in Limerick will be available to house students in the coming 2023/2024 academic year; and if he...
    • Departmental Contracts
      453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form....
    • Further and Higher Education
      454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the number of students who received grants declined by 30% between 2021 (68,277) and 2022 (48,426), as outlined on page 40 of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or...
    • Further and Higher Education
      456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his recent announcement regarding the €40 million capital grant for third-level universities, if this money can be used by...
    • Departmental Policies
      458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31863/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Calafoirt agus Céanna
      460. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ó 2020 maidir le forbairt na céibhe sa gChaladh Mór, in Inis Meáin; an...
    • Departmental Consultations
      461. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in...
    • Departmental Schemes
      462. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an extension can be given to an organisation (details supplied) to draw down is Clár funding for a new bus as the bus supplier...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      463. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to...
    • Rural Schemes
      464. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether the details of the public liability policy for the two existing mountain access project areas mentioned in her reply to a...
    • Departmental Policies
      465. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31868/23]
    • Departmental Funding
      466. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total advertising budget allocated by her Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023,...

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