Written answers

Thursday, 13 July 2023

  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Fishing Industry
      8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarification regarding the recent increase in the UK albacore tuna quota (details supplied) which includes access to EU...
    • Pesticide Use
      12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restriction the use of glyphosate. [28551/23]
    • Agriculture Industry
      13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on social farming in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34763/23]
    • Bord Bia
      14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Bord Bia should be funding climate disinformation about the supposed 'sustainability' of Irish milk, given the...
    • Hare Coursing
      16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he will support a ban on coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34760/23]
    • Construction Industry
      17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps have been taken to establish an interdepartmental and industry working group on timber in construction; and if he will make...
    • Food Industry
      18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail what efforts his Department is taking to ensure consistent Irish food production into future in the context of more extreme...
    • Organic Farming
      19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to expand on the marketing strategy of organic meats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34483/23]
    • Farm Safety
      20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department to improve farmers’ knowledge and awareness of the prevention of injury and...
    • Food Industry
      21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals, if any, to have further discussions at the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers in relation to the need to...
    • Climate Change Policy
      23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by Government to reduce emissions and prevent even further biodiversity loss in the context of extreme sea...
    • Fishing Industry
      24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department has had with the Minister and Department of Transport prior and present to the introduction of the...
    • Grant Payments
      25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the further measures his Department will take to address delays in payments; what outstanding...
    • Water Quality
      26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by Government to tackle the continued extreme deterioration of our water quality driven by increased...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be offered to advisers responsible for scoring land under the ACRES scheme, considering the 12-day delay in the...
    • Fishing Industry
      28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had any engagement with the fishing community regarding the statutory instrument which came into effect on 1 July 2023,...
    • Water Quality
      29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has had discussions with the EPA regarding reported anomalies in its water quality report; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will devise a scheme to help farmers with particularly old tractors, which are in constant use but in a poor state of repair, to...
    • Forestry Sector
      31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target for afforestation in 2023; the number of hectares of new afforestation to date; and if he intends to revise this target....
    • Agriculture Industry
      32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to encourage young people into the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • State Bodies
      33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of advertising by public bodies funded by his Department. [34714/23]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the interaction there has been with his Department and other Departments about the schemes currently under way and in the pipeline for...
    • Beef Sector
      36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the details and payments associated with the suckler carbon efficiency programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Nitrates Usage
      37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the nitrates derogation and recent discussions regarding the proposed changes to the current levels which are...
    • Agriculture Industry
      38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that productive agricultural land currently contributing to food production in this country...
    • Forestry Sector
      39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the progress being made in his Department’s engagement with the European Commission pertaining to the forestry...
    • Food Industry
      40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be implemented to ensure that adequate supports are in place to continue to assist in the production of safe,...
    • Departmental Strategies
      41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a land use strategy is being developed within which aspirations for forestry, the protection of biodiversity, climate,...
    • Forestry Sector
      42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated forestry agency within his Department given the significant challenges in...
    • Fisheries Protection
      43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 25 May 2023, for an update on plans for the introduction of measures to protect the sprat...
    • Forestry Sector
      44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted number of forestry licences to be issued in 2023; the number of licences issued to date, by type; and if he intends to...
    • Farm Costs
      45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has monitored the percentage increase in the cost of fertiliser in each month for the past three years; if so, if he...
    • Agriculture Industry
      46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the anticipated steps needed in order to implement carbon farming as a reliable source of income for farmers; and...
    • Citizens' Assembly
      47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s response to the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34713/23]
    • Forestry Sector
      48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress of the independent review of the ash dieback scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Animal Passports
      49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions in respect of owners failing to chip their horses; the number of horses impounded for non-compliance; and...
    • Farm Inspections
      50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering how there can be better interaction and co-operation between officials and agencies of his Department and other...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Arts Policy
      56. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to detail what further supports her Department is considering with regard to supporting the development of new festivals in...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has confidence in the RTÉ board, considering the board directly withheld information relating to requesting the...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has engaged with the hotel sector in Dublin in order to discourage high price increases during busy tourist...
    • Land Issues
      67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 681 of 18 April 2023, the details of the review under way by Údarás na Gaeltachta...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether, in the aftermath of the RTÉ controversy, she intends to introduce salary caps to rein in the excessive remuneration...
    • State Bodies
      71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to initiate reviews of all the boards or executive boards of every State or semi-State company under her Department’s remit...
    • Museum Projects
      72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether she will engage with Cork City Council to progress a museum or commemorative facility recognising the impact of the docks...
    • Film Industry
      73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an investigation into the Irish film industry is planned in view of the issues raised by representatives of actors, performers...
    • Sports Funding
      74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify when the €500,000 earmarked for grassroots girls' programmes, adult women recreational football and...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to clarify when the independent root-and-branch examination into RTÉ will commence; how long the process will take; when it is...
    • Television Licence Fee
      76. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of individuals who have been prosecuted for failure to pay their TV licence fee; the average length of sentence; and if...
    • Tourism Industry
      77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what efforts her Department is making to tackle to reduce costs in the tourism sector in an effort to keep Ireland competitive as a...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a former member of the RTÉ board (details supplied) has been appointed as one of the persons to investigate the...
    • Film Industry
      80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will convene a stakeholder forum as a matter of priority in line with recommendation No. 14 of the report of the Oireachtas...
    • Sports Funding
      81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether the review of sports capital grants indicates the desirability of introducing changes or new elements to the application...
    • Tourism Promotion
      82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what steps her Department is taking to increase tourism in the Boyne Valley. [33735/23]
    • Swimming Pools
      83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the national swimming strategy will be published; and if she intends to open a capital grant process for the development of...
    • Culture Policy
      84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the night-time economy and the task force to unlock the potential this sector will bring to city, town and...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      85. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the extent of her knowledge regarding RTÉ’s secret payments to a host (details supplied). [32523/23]
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta
      88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 4 ar an 18 Bealtaine 2023, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an obair...
    • Sports Funding
      89. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs,...
    • Tourism Industry
      90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to elaborate on the measures her Department, in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland, is implementing to address escalating hotel...
    • Tourism Promotion
      91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will devise a strategy to maximise the benefit of coach-tour tourism along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if she will make a...
    • An Teanga Gaeilge
      92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí buartha faoin titim leanúnach ar líon na gcainteoir laethúil Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht atá...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the external independent review into governance and culture at RTÉ. [33736/23]
    • Northern Ireland
      95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure there will be further engagement with the UK Government and stakeholders in Northern Ireland regarding the...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to ensure the availability of sufficient accommodation for tourism throughout the season; and if...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to encourage public broadcasting in the wake of recent events; and if she will make a statement...
    • Acht na Gaeilge
      98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an obair athbhreithniúcháin atá déanta ar an gcéad 10 bplean teanga a...
    • Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge
      100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil na teaghlaigh ar fad a choinnigh scoláirí faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí suas go dtí deireadh...
    • Sports Events
      101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what steps her Department has taken to tackle abuse of referees during matches. [34738/23]
    • Sports Funding
      102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the new sports capital programme will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34727/23]
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on her interactions, and those of her Department, with the RTÉ board and executive board in...
    • Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge
      105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an aithníonn sí go bhfuil dreachrachtaí fós ann Mná Tí úra a mhealladh nó súid a...
    • Departmental Budgets
      106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure provision for arts and culture in the Revised Estimates volume this year; the increase this represents on the...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if and when she will meet with representatives of rank-and-file RTÉ workers to discuss their concerns, including the ending...
    • Sports Facilities
      108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that there are sufficient facilities across the country to support the development of athletics; and if she...
    • Sports Funding
      109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department’s review of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, is nearly complete; if she can clarify how...
    • Sports Organisations
      110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the progress being made by the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, with regard to corporate...
    • Northern Ireland
      111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultation to date with stakeholders in Northern Ireland in relation to the development of more tourism projects on a...
    • Television Licence Fee
      112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she intends to review television licensing on foot of the recent RTÉ payments and perks controversy; and if she will make...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta
      113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 18 April 2023, the details of the empty buildings listed that are ready to be brought...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Family Reunification
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is fighting for the return of their two sons from Egypt following a case of...
    • Passport Services
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an informative document can be sent to all Garda stations in the State regarding the process and Garda responsibilities relating to the...
    • Departmental Appointments
      116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of personnel in his Department at principal officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently...
    • Passport Services
      117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when passports will issue to siblings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34997/23]
    • Foreign Birth Registration
      118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an application for registration of a foreign birth will be considered (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the processing of...
    • Northern Ireland
      119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Foreign Secretary concerning legacy...
    • Foreign Birth Registration
      121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on two foreign birth register applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35430/23]
    • Passport Services
      122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing this application given the fact that it is...
    • Departmental Schemes
      123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his Department....
    • Overseas Development Aid
      124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish Aid continues to arrive in designated countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35558/23]
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Angling Sector
      126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which ongoing restocking of rivers and freshwater lakes continues in respect of trout, salmon or other...
    • Environmental Policy
      128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the proposed introduction of a levy on disposable cups and on a deposit/return scheme for PET bottles and...
    • Pension Provisions
      130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will give Ministerial approval for the two-phase increase of 6% pensionable pay in addition to the agreed 2% due...
    • Energy Prices
      131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that wholesale electricity prices fell by 35% in June 2023 (details supplied); when he expects this will...
    • Energy Policy
      137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the legislation for the cap on market revenues; when he expects it to be published; and if he will...
    • Energy Prices
      141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the cross-departmental and inter-agency Energy Poverty Steering Group; how many times it has met over the...
    • Energy Policy
      146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the Government's summit on energy independence held on 6 July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Appointments
      148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of personnel in his Department at principal officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the stakeholder engagement with the commercial built environment's working group; how often they...
    • Energy Conservation
      150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what measures he is taking to reduce energy demand, in particular the demand coming from large energy users; and if he...
    • Energy Policy
      151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the CRU will be resourced to carry out its new functions with respect to the cap on market revenues; if new staff...
    • Energy Prices
      155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the evidence base for Government policy that seeks to address Ireland's high energy prices. [34984/23]
    • Building Energy Rating
      157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date on the work to match Building Energy Rating (BER) data with the Survey on Income and Living...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the consultation on private wires/direct line renewables will be released; his plans for the consultation; and if...
    • Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
      160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the public consultation document on the design of ORESS auctions in phase two will be published; and if he will...
    • Energy Prices
      161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 15 June 2023, regarding his request to the CRU to investigate pricing...
    • Energy Policy
      162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Government’s energy security review and the review by a person (details...
    • State Bodies
      164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the workforce plan for the CRU, which included the approval of 74 new whole-time positions; how...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections under the national broadband plan in County Mayo; how that compares to revised targets; the...
    • Gas and Electricity Disconnections
      180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of gas and electricity disconnections in 2022, in Q1 2023 and in Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Energy Conservation
      182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he aware of a survey (details supplied) which highlights barriers to achieving retrofit targets; how he plans to...
    • Motor Fuels
      186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what incentives, if any, are in place to encourage farmers to grow crops that can be used to produce hydrotreated...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the plans his Department has to communicate to the public the importance of micro-generation such as solar...
    • Environmental Schemes
      189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications which are on hand for the warmer homes scheme; whether this list has been divided into the...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the installed capacity of renewable energy under all of the various modes; solar, on shore wind,...
    • Environmental Schemes
      191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of oil boilers and the number of gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme...
    • Energy Usage
      192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report the percentage of demand for gas in all sectors including electricity generation, residential, and industrial...
    • Climate Action Plan
      196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on Q2 2023 targets in the Climate Action Plan to manage our energy transition; and if he will make a...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the number of new grid connections in 2022, in q1 2023 and in q2 2023 for renewable energy per source, in...
    • Sustainable Energy Communities
      198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the level of funding provided to sustainable energy communities in 2022, in q1 2023 and in q3...
    • Environmental Schemes
      205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if will provide an update on the commitment in the Energy Poverty Action Plan to introduce a mechanism to ensure...
    • Environmental Policy
      206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many rental properties were retrofitting in 2022, q1 2023 and in q2 2023; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Environmental Schemes
      207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access SEAI free energy upgrades. [35448/23]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the incentives available for households and businesses to install solar panels; and if he will make a...
    • Waterways Issues
      209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what engagement his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders with regard to reanimating the River Liffey....
    • Environmental Policy
      210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Appointments
      211. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed...
    • Defence Forces
      212. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware of reports, as published in a book (details supplied) Is Ireland Neutral page 135, that an Irish Defence Forces senior officer...
    • Departmental Schemes
      219. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his Department....
    • Defence Forces
      220. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of ex-members of the Defence Forces who current receive a restricted/reduced pension based on an award received in court in respect...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Motor Fuels
      221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on Ireland's biofuel supply and Ireland's capacity to meet EU sustainability requirements; Ireland's current biofuel...
    • Public Transport
      224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what engagement he has had with his Cabinet colleagues regarding a project (details supplied); to detail those discussions; and the...
    • Driver Test
      225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in...
    • Road Projects
      228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will attend a meeting with regard to the proposed N22 route Killarney to Farranfore (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Bus Éireann
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of those resigning from Bus Éireann per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34859/23]
    • State Bodies
      232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of those resigning from Irish Rail-Iarnród Éireann per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34861/23]
    • Road Projects
      234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has made funding available for the N17 upgrade works as outlined in the national development plan; if he will provide...
    • Dublin Airport Authority
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have discussed the shortage of taxis to serve those who arrive in Dublin airport; whether the €400 charge...
    • Departmental Appointments
      240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the progress of the pathfinder programmes, particularly with reference to increasing momentum to the delivery of projects at...
    • Cycling Policy
      242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the finalised cycle connects plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/23]
    • Rail Network
      243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the progress of the all-island strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34942/23]
    • Road Network
      244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the commitment in the Programme for Government to maintain the existing road network to a high standard and fund safety...
    • Taxi Licences
      245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the provision of support for hackney services in rural communities where it is not feasible to have a...
    • Insurance Coverage
      246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a recipient of a vehicle under the brand ambassador programme from a motor dealership is required to have individual insurance cover...
    • National Transport Authority
      247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the progress of the National Transport Authority in completing the walking and cycling index in Ireland's main cities; and...
    • Transport Policy
      248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the report of the most recent national household travel survey in 2022 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • State Bodies
      250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amounts paid for State bodies (details supplied) for each of the years 2020 to date, to include benefit-in-kind payments and...
    • Taxi Licences
      252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the introduction of a taxi service (details supplied) to ease difficulties with provision of taxis in...
    • Public Transport
      253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of having Leap cards access not just top-ups but use for travel on a smartphone app; and the costs incurred, if any, to date...
    • Rail Network
      255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the feasibility of eliminating the reverse requirement for trains entering and exiting Killarney train station; his...
    • Driver Test
      256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what actions his Department is taking, in conjunction with the RSA to address the ongoing difficulties in getting driving test...
    • Disability Services
      257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason persons suffering from cancer are not eligible for a blue disability badge; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Projects
      258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in respect of the north-eastern Maynooth outer orbital route, MOOR, to Moygaddy (details supplied). [35169/23]
    • Road Network
      259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will directly intervene in a case (details supplied) regarding the maintenance of a roundabout; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Driver Test
      260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive their driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35245/23]
    • Ports Policy
      261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek an update from the MSO on whether access has been granted to board a ship and carry out the necessary examinations, if he...
    • Rail Network
      262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will write to Irish Rail, Louth County Council and the NTA to seek if a feasibility study can be undertaken to look at the...
    • Electric Vehicles
      263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the total number of new public chargers installed by the ESB and by local authorities over the past four years; their...
    • Road Safety
      264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to update on progress to the consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner about issuing a direction under section 8 of the Road...
    • Bus Éireann
      265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what the specific benefit-in-kind payments within Bus Éireann relate to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Dublin Bus
      266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide clarity on six points concerning data provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Driver Test
      267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting lists for driver tests, by test centre, in tabular form. [35432/23]
    • Airport Policy
      268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can seek further details on whether the BIK payments for both vehicles and health in a company (details supplied) were paid for by...
    • Tourism Industry
      269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cruise liners that have visited each port in Ireland in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his...
    • State Bodies
      271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 5 July 2023 and the details provided in respect of the IAA and Irish Air Navigation, if he...
  • Department of Finance
    • Motor Fuels
      273. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government will reduce taxation on hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35176/23]
    • Rental Sector
      274. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of renters availing of the renter's tax credit in 2022 and to date in 2023, with a breakdown by county and an average credit paid in each county....
    • Prize Bonds
      276. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of winnings from prize bonds in the past twelve months; the extent to which this corresponds with the previous twelve-month period; and if he...
    • Tax Code
      277. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the rate of VAT for music and live entertainment performers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Collection
      278. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be afforded the opportunity to file form 11, 2022, manually and not on-line, given the person in question does not have...
    • Tax Yield
      279. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected annual revenue in each of the years 2023 and 2024 of the local property tax, disaggregated by valuation band; and the number of properties within...
    • Tax Reliefs
      280. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs/expenditures set to expire at end-2023; the cost of their extension for 2024, and the cost, if any, within the base for each in 2024. [34892/23]
    • Tax Exemptions
      281. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised on a first- and full-year basis of removing the capital gains tax exemption for a principle private residence where the property...
    • Tax Code
      282. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised on a first- and full-year basis of applying a 1% and 2% stamp duty, respectively, on all forms of share buybacks; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Data
      283. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated aggregate value of share buybacks in each of the years 2018 to 2022; if the Revenue Commissioners collect such data; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Yield
      285. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised in first- and full-year terms by increasing the vacant homes tax to four, five and six times the LPT base rate, respectively....
    • Departmental Appointments
      289. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed to a State or...
    • Tax Data
      290. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the number of taxpayers who have declared an income from brand ambassadors or equivalent from motor companies over the past ten years, in...
    • Tax Code
      291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering changing the VAT thresholds in Budget 2024; if he will consider reforms that consider ability to pay or that is graduated; and if he will...
    • Tax Yield
      292. To ask the Minister for Finance the total rental income declared by non-tax residents as part of their form 11 tax return in each year since 2011 for property located in Mayo; and if he will...
    • Financial Services
      293. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of supports available for people making a complaint about a financial product or service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35048/23]
    • Tax Yield
      294. To ask the Minister for Finance if the estimated revenue generated by the temporary solidarity contribution bases on taxable profits in the fossil fuel production and refining sectors, and a...
    • Housing Schemes
      295. To ask the Minister for Finance for consideration to expand the help-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers to include second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33084/23]
    • Tax Yield
      296. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised, in first and full-year terms, by introducing the rate of commercial stamp duty from 7.5 to 12.5 percent, excluding agricultural...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      301. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated value of deferred tax assets yet to be utilised by NAMA-participating banks; the Government’s policy towards corporation tax loss relief...
    • Tax Yield
      302. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue generated by the defective concrete products levy; the quantum of revenue generated by the defective concrete products levy in...
    • Construction Industry
      306. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in a report (details supplied) which outlines the difficulties that will arise for a sector with...
    • Tax Yield
      307. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the 0.5% rate of USC to 0% in first- and full-year terms, and in each of the years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029. [35334/23]
    • Tax Credits
      310. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest statistics for the number of persons claiming each category of credit or allowance in the income tax code; and the cost in each case. [35377/23]
    • Departmental Schemes
      326. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue allocated to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in 2023 and 2025, respectively; if the amount allocated for 2025 is in the tax...
    • Tax Yield
      329. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s projections of the increased corporation tax revenue generated in annual terms as a result of Pillar One of the OECD Agreement; and if...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      330. To ask the Minister for Finance if an in-person meeting could be arranged for an individual (details supplied) to address an ongoing issue they have had with Revenue. [35473/23]
    • Departmental Schemes
      331. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35485/23]
    • Tax Code
      332. To ask the Minister for Finance the appropriate tax-free allowance/tax cut-off point in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35565/23]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Risk Management
      333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what assessment has been carried out by his Department of the proposed new flood defence approach for the Clontarf seafront; if his...
    • Waterways Issues
      334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is intended to replace the temporary boulders at the fish pass in Bandon with a permanent structure; the estimated cost of these...
    • Departmental Appointments
      335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently...
    • Coastal Erosion
      336. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made by the Interdepartmental Group led by the OPW in putting forward solutions and policies to deal with coastal erosion;...
    • Heritage Sites
      337. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the first and full-year cost of abolishing admission charges to Office of Public Works heritage sites. [35183/23]
    • Public Sector Pay
      338. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the first and full-year cost of increasing all wages in the public sector to a minimum of 13.85. [35184/23]
    • Office of Public Works
      340. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of a 25%, 50% and 100% increase in the funding for the OPW for the construction and acquisition of buildings for...
    • Economic Data
      341. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of increasing the IGEES budget by 5, 10 and 20 percent respectively. [35188/23]
    • Economic Policy
      343. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a breakdown of budgetary decisions, as outlined in Table 1 of the Summer Economic Statement, for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, by,...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital ceilings, by Department, for the years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, as per the revised National Development Plan....
    • Defence Forces
      346. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will outline the enhanced expenditure necessary to bring the Defence Forces up to their full complement and capability...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      347. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to disaggregate the €0.75 billion allocated to Other in non-core expenditure in 2024, as per Table 7 of the Summer Economic...
    • Departmental Schemes
      348. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his...
    • National Lottery
      349. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of National Lottery winners in the past twelve months; the number involving prizes in excess of €1 million or...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Data
      350. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a case of a person (details supplied); if he will ask officials to review the issue; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Appointments
      351. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently...
    • Employment Schemes
      352. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider the introduction of an employment wage support scheme for small to medium sized enterprises; and if he will make...
    • Employment Support Services
      353. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to the introduction of Government-backed low-interest rate loans for small to medium sized enterprises...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      354. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the proposed industrial park for Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35018/23]
    • Industrial Development
      355. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the IDA began supporting companies to set up data centres in the State. [35116/23]
    • Labour Market
      356. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a survey (details supplied) which cites labour shortages one of the main barriers to achieve national retrofitting...
    • Healthcare Policy
      357. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of establishing and fully resourcing the health and social care advisory committee within the Health and Safety...
    • Labour Market
      358. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of occupations (details supplied) that have been recruited from outside the EU since these occupations were added to the...
    • Industrial Development
      359. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline how much in IDA grants and supports have been awarded to a company (details supplied) for their sites at Tullagreen and...
    • Departmental Schemes
      360. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Schools Building Projects
      361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the hall at a school (details supplied) can be returned to school use by September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34785/23]
    • Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
      362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach bhfuil Tuarascáil Réitigh Foirgníochta (BFR) curtha ar fáil do Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna...
    • School Transport
      364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any situation where a remote area school transport grant may be awarded for the 2023-2024 school year when the initial application...
    • School Admissions
      365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the intake ratio at secondary level for all school planning areas, broken down by individual school planning area, in tabular form. [34903/23]
    • Education Policy
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a map of each school planning area. [34905/23]
    • Departmental Staff
      368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of personnel in her Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed to...
    • Disability Services
      369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the system for the maintenance and recycling of specialist equipment for children with physical disabilities, such as specialist...
    • School Staff
      370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recorded start date of a teacher (details supplied) for pension purposes in her Department's records as there seems to be some confusion...
    • Education Policy
      372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills where the equity and fairness is for the young Irish students in the North of Ireland who are not able to avail of the same postmarking...
    • Special Educational Needs
      374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills which primary schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan are taking part in the Summer Programme; the timeframe in which each school is running the...
    • Psychological Assessments
      375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are awaiting an appointment with a NEPS psychologist; the number that are waiting less...
    • School Curriculum
      376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department will make a new commitment to the position of history on the curriculum, such subject being critical to giving a student a...
    • School Transport
      377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department is taking a necessary new approach to the school-transport situation, to make it work for...
    • School Admissions
      379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the average class size for primary schools in each county in the school years 2019/2020,...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 29 June 2023, in respect of essential emergency works required by a school in Dublin 11 (details...
    • School Accommodation
      381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to provide additional school accommodation required at a location (details supplied) due to the increasing population in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can advise if a child (details supplied) can avail of the July Provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35353/23]
    • State Examinations
      384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if predictive grades are an option for students who are unable to sit an exam due to a medical emergency not covered under the SEC Circular...
    • School Accommodation
      385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding an application (details supplied) for additional school accommodation; when this project will proceed to the...
    • School Facilities
      387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a decision has been made by her Department to close a facility (details supplied); when local schools were informed of this decision...
    • School Accommodation
      388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the school safety deficit being experienced by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • State Examinations
      389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider a case (details supplied) involving a student who had a contagious illness with supporting medical documentation on the day of their...
    • Departmental Schemes
      391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department and public bodies under the aegis of her Department. [35482/23]
    • School Admissions
      392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of school places at primary and second level in in Kildare North; if specific...
    • School Transport
      393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she envisages a change in the school transport system in Kildare North with a view to ensuring that children displaced in the past year can...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Television Licence Fee
      395. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of TV licences renewed, in tabular form; the number of new TV licences issued for June 2022 and June 2023; if figures...
    • EU Regulations
      396. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government has submitted an Opinion on the forthcoming “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      397. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil aon iarracht déanta aici chun a chinntiú go mbeidh an éagothromaíocht pá idir oibrithe i...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      398. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current funding commitments of the Creative Climate Action II: Agents of Change Programme, a joint initiative of the Creative...
    • Tourism Promotion
      399. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to work with all relevant Departments and agencies to assist in the promotion of...
    • Departmental Staff
      401. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of personnel in her Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were...
    • Museum Projects
      402. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will provide additional funding to ensure the IMMA satellite museum initiative in Ballina, County Mayo, goes...
    • Proposed Legislation
      404. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out communication by the European Commission in relation to the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      407. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated value of deferred tax assets yet to be utilised by NAMA-participating banks; the Government’s policy towards...
    • State Bodies
      408. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the pay, benefits and bonuses for the boards or executive boards of each State or semi-State company under her Department’s...
    • Tourism Industry
      410. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the exact role, expectations and KPIs that the night-time economy manager in Drogheda will be expected to fulfil; and if she will...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      412. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a possibility RTÉ long-wave radio may be re-introduced; to give an update on the previously recommended DAB...
    • Tourism Promotion
      413. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to seek a full update on the Fáilte Ireland Destination Town Plan for Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      415. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in relation to RTÉ pensioners, many of whom are surviving on low to middle incomes, she intends to sanction RTÉ to...
    • Departmental Schemes
      416. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department and public bodies under the aegis of her...
    • Tourism Promotion
      417. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which potential growth opportunities for business tourism in this country continue to be identified; and if she will...
    • Sports Funding
      418. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she and her Department continue to liaise with various sporting groups that have been the beneficiaries of Sports Capital...
    • Tourism Promotion
      419. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she continues to pursue the marketing of the island of Ireland as a tourist location worldwide; and if she...
    • Arts Council
      420. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to liaise with local community organisations involved in the presentation of music...
    • Culture Policy
      421. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department proposes to support cultural projects in the arts and culture sectors in the course of the...
    • Film Industry
      422. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she anticipates the film industry here and abroad to utilise the scenery in this country for filming on...
    • Tourism Promotion
      423. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she expects to develop the image of Irish culture and heritage locations as a means of positive and lucrative...
    • Arts Council
      424. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to fund the promotion of the arts at national and local level directly or through the...
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      427. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she remains assured that the national broadcaster's future is secured on a proper business footing, and that...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      428. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline clearly defined lines between and public and private broadcasting in this country, with a view to ensuring that both...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Citizenship Applications
      522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what action is being taken to reduce the waiting time for the processing and completion of e-vetting applications for...
    • Asylum Applications
      523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons coming through the North of Ireland to apply for asylum in this jurisdiction in each of the past five...
    • Religious Discrimination
      524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether there are plans to legislate to change the requirement for individuals taking up certain public offices in the State,...
    • Departmental Data
      525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who re-offended while released on bail for other alleged crimes in each of the past three years, by type...
    • Crime Prevention
      527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government will consider steps to further restrict the granting of bail to serial or repeat offenders; and if she will...
    • Legal Aid
      528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider steps to restrict the granting of free legal aid to serial or repeat offenders; and if she will make a...
    • Asylum Seekers
      532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to scrap the detaining of asylum seekers in Cloverhill Prison, or any prison, prior to deportation as soon...
    • Departmental Appointments
      533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel in her Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were...
    • Spent Convictions
      534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether her Department has considered extending the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 to...
    • Citizenship Applications
      535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update in respect of a citizenship application (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to...
    • Visa Applications
      536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an original birth certificate of a person (details supplied) that was supplied for visa purposes to the Irish Embassy in Abu...
    • An Garda Síochána
      537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in the Cavan Monaghan division in each of the past five years; the rank of each of these...
    • Residential Institutions
      538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 16 May 2023, if he can outline if this information is now available for review;...
    • Prison Service
      539. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of under 25-year-olds within the prison population; the average sentence amongst this age group; and if she will...
    • Youth Services
      541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young people who were diverted to Garda Youth Diversion Programmes in 2011 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, by...
    • Departmental Data
      543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rates of reoffending in the State amongst those who were first sentenced before the age of 25 years; how this compares to...
    • Prison Service
      544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the services that are available to those within the prison population to help further their education; the services available...
    • Mental Health Policy
      547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the roll-out of the mental health crisis de-escalation pilot in Limerick; when this will be operational; and...
    • Departmental Funding
      548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered a core budget to fund innovative projects for the current initiatives in Dublin 17; and if she will make...
    • Citizenship Applications
      549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications...
    • An Garda Síochána
      550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Carlow-Kilkenny Garda roads policing unit as of 5 July 2023; and if she...
    • Departmental Schemes
      551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department and public bodies under the aegis of her...
    • Family Support Services
      553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has availed of the information available arising from a UN Special Rapporteur report which concluded that the condition...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Visa Applications
      556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a short-term visa submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Schemes
      560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he expects to introduce a suckler reduction scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35134/23]
    • Fishing Industry
      561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department is having with local fishermen around the coast about the construction of offshore wind...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to expand the number of placements for young farmers waiting to complete their green cert; and if he will...
    • Environmental Policy
      563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is analysing the impact on biodiversity and small fishers of the marine heatwave in Irish coastal waters; what...
    • EU Directives
      564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to ending the nitrates derogation in light of its negative environmental impact; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Farm Safety
      565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received to date for the farm safety scheme. [34843/23]
    • Nitrates Usage
      566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has had discussions with the European Commission on the nitrates derogation, following the publication of the EPA...
    • Departmental Appointments
      567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently...
    • Coillte Teoranta
      568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown on the amount of funds Coillte Teoranta has invested in the maintenance and upkeep of the Western Way walking route...
    • EU Funding
      569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next open call for funding for European Innovation Partnership will take place; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Pension Provisions
      570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can furnish a person (details supplied) with all documents which prove that their late spouse opted out of the spouse's and...
    • Fishing Industry
      571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the pelagic fishing industry in Ireland will receive financial compensation for the huge loss of fish quota that they have...
    • Forestry Sector
      572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware and concerned about the Coillte practice of sending native seeds to the Netherlands, where these seeds develop into...
    • Harbours and Piers
      573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the assessment of the need for dredging of Howth Harbour, which his Department has completed; and if he will...
    • Greyhound Industry
      574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who were microchipped and registered in the Irish Stud Book whose year of birth was 2021,...
    • Animal Carcase Disposal
      575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in light of the fact that in 2018 an organisation (details supplied) published beef carcass conformation data for 2015, 2016 and...
    • Agriculture Industry
      576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will furnish data on the percentage of dairy-first crosses being used in the suckler herd and their average replacement index,...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      577. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives available for farmers and agri-food businesses to install solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his...
    • Forestry Sector
      579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has provided the European Commission with the information requested on 21 June 2023 regarding the State-aid...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 5 July 2023; if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on the concerns...
    • Sports Funding
      582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the claim by an organisation (details supplied) that the annual horse and greyhound racing fund is financed by betting tax...
    • Food Industry
      583. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to encourage compliance to meet emission reduction targets while at the same time ensuring that the...
    • Agriculture Industry
      584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the future of the dairy industry here, with particular reference to the need to...
    • Food Industry
      587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the various export markets for Irish food and food products have been examined with a view to ensuring their...
    • Mental Health Policy
      589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts ongoing by his Department to address issues around farmer mental health and wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Forestry Sector
      590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the issue of licenses in the forestry sector continues to receive attention; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Farm Safety
      591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which farm safety continues to be a major issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35535/23]
    • Animal Diseases
      592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which ongoing efforts are made to identify the causes of intermittent outbreaks of bovine TB; and if he will make a...
    • Food Industry
      593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons currently employed directly or indirectly in the agri-food sector; the extent to which it is expected to...
    • Pigmeat Sector
      594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which a specific plan for the pigmeat industry continues in this country; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agriculture Industry
      595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor production costs in the poultry sector with particular reference to the...
    • Food Industry
      596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that no further reduction in viable agricultural land is conceded to the forestry industry or other sectors thus...
    • Live Exports
      597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which rigorous controls exists in terms of animal welfare in the context of the handling and exporting of surplus...
    • Climate Action Plan
      598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which measures to comply with carbon reduction targets are in consort with those applicable in other European...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      599. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT...
    • Childcare Services
      606. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he is taking to liaise with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the warnings issued...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      607. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on occupational therapy waiting lists, by CHO and by age, for the years 2020 to 2022 and to date...
    • Disability Services
      608. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of needs will be carried out for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will...
    • School Transport
      609. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if school transport can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Youth Services
      610. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to publish the process to determine the number of applicants to be assigned to each county as outlined in a...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      611. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to publish a breakdown of the number of bed spaces in IPAS accommodation provided by the private sector through...
    • Children in Care
      613. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process, if any, of conducting a needs risk analysis of children being considered for foster care prior to...
    • Disability Services
      614. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a progress update on the Barcelona Declaration 1995 for people with disabilities and its...
    • International Protection
      615. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of eviction notices issued to current and former international protection applicants living in IPAS...
    • State Bodies
      616. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that...
    • Ukraine War
      617. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal housing Ukrainian refugees has not...
    • Disability Services
      620. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline, in tabular form, the number of staff employed in each children's disability network team; the number...
    • Childcare Services
      621. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare places that have been available in Cork city and Cork county in each of the past five...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      623. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people here awaiting an assessment of need here; the number who have been waiting less than three...
    • Care Services
      626. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline in tabular form the total number of respite hours provided to families in counties Cavan and Monaghan...
    • Departmental Policies
      628. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he plans new calls for the integration and employment of migrants, in view of the substantial increase...
    • Disability Services
      630. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who were initially assessed by a children’s disability network team under the...
    • Departmental Data
      631. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled people that have been transferred from a congregated setting in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022...
    • Nursing Homes
      632. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled people under the age of 65 years that have been transferred from a nursing home in 2019,...
    • Care Services
      633. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional funding allocated for personal assistance; the additional hours created for personal assistance...
    • Disability Services
      635. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional funding allocated for day services for disabled people; the additional places created for day...
    • Home Care Packages
      636. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional funding allocated for intensive home support packages for disabled children; the number of...
    • Disability Services
      637. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of disabled persons organisations recognised by his Department; how his Department designates a...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      638. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average wait time for an assessment of need for children who have been added to the assessment of need...
    • Health Services
      639. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the participation levels in programmes in disadvantaged areas which use an approach of...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      640. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the CHO 7 area awaiting an assessment of needs, by category of assessment, in tabular...
    • Disability Services
      644. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an individual (details supplied) will begin to receive therapy from their local CDNT unit. [35446/23]
    • Childcare Services
      647. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what supports are available to naíonra-type childcare providers; if additional funding is being considered...
    • Child and Family Agency
      648. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost if there were an emergency out-of-hours social work team available in each county nationwide;...
    • Departmental Schemes
      649. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      650. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in Cork south Lee, broken down by whether they are waiting...
    • Childcare Services
      651. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ongoing efforts to ensure that childcare providers are supported in their efforts to maintain their services...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Service Executive
      652. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to address and urgently the HSE spend of €458 million of external consultants in 2022; whether he will publish his...
    • Home Care Packages
      653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for home care packages in the CHO 7 area; and how many of those have been waiting more than six months. [35443/23]
    • Eating Disorders
      654. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults who presented to the HSE seeking treatment for eating disorders who received inpatient treatment in non-dedicated eating disorder services...
    • Mental Health Services
      655. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2020, 2021 and 2022, in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork, by area;...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      656. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [34794/23]
    • Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects
      658. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a restriction on drugs rehabilitation CE schemes advertising vacant T-coded CE participant places on platforms such as publicjobs.ie; and if he...
    • Departmental Funding
      659. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to an application by Meath County Council in February 2023, for capital funding for the new addiction centre project in Navan, County Meath...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      660. To ask the Minister for Health the status of pandemic recognition payments for agency frontline staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34838/23]
    • Local Drugs Task Forces
      662. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to local drugs and alcohol forums in each of the years 2008 to 2022 and in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Appointments
      665. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed to a State or...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      666. To ask the Minister for Health when a consultant will be allocated and a date for surgery be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who urgently requires scoliosis surgery;...
    • Departmental Policies
      667. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the policy position of his Department with respect to the allegedly carcinogenic impact of red meat consumption; if he agrees that the messaging and...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      668. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider leasing or purchasing a vacant commercial unit in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, for the provision of community-level healthcare in...
    • General Practitioner Services
      669. To ask the Minister for Health if grants are available to help a GP set up a new practice facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34945/23]
    • Healthcare Policy
      671. To ask the Minister for Health the action, if any, his Department is taking to raise awareness amongst those in an agricultural setting with respect to the dangers posed by tick bites...
    • Health Services Staff
      673. To ask the Minister for Health how many HSE staff are currently suspended from work awaiting a fitness to practice review; the average time it takes for such reviews to be carried out; the...
    • Pharmacy Services
      674. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has investigated the reason that fewer young pharmacists appear to be going into community practice; if any studies are ongoing in relation...
    • Primary Care Centres
      675. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application to provide a primary care facility for Ballyhale, County Kilkenny; if the land which is available for the project will be...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34961/23]
    • Primary Care Centres
      677. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the actions he is taking to ensure that the community space allocated through the planning process at Lakeside primary care facility will...
    • Hospital Staff
      681. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was not paid their annual leave/TOIL after they retired after 23 years of service in Letterkenny...
    • Abortion Services
      682. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 4 July 2023, the reason for the disparity in his reply where he stated there had been approximately 8,844 second...
    • General Practitioner Services
      684. To ask the Minister for Health if the current GP contracts are deterring young GPs from practicing in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/23]
    • Hospital Facilities
      687. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the progress made in extending the usage MAUs and LIUs at model 2 hospitals in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Emergency Departments
      688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the emergency department development in Mayo University Hospital; if there have been follow-up meetings held by the HSE on cost...
    • Health Services Staff
      689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of vacancies of medical professionals in Mayo University Hospital; the length of time each position has been vacant, in tabular form;...
    • Hospital Admissions
      690. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients presenting at the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital but leaving prior to being seen each month to date in 2023; and if he...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      691. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on lists as both inpatients and outpatients for Mayo University Hospital; the average wait time; the number waiting more than...
    • Hospital Facilities
      693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided in Mayo in the past two years. [35022/23]
    • Emergency Departments
      694. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the average emergency department waiting times in Mayo University Hospital. [35023/23]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      695. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataracts surgery, by county; the average wait time; the number waiting over one, two, three and four years, respectively by...
    • Health Services Staff
      696. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the process to bring parity of pay and conditions of workers in section 38 and section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Data
      697. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35029/23]
    • General Practitioner Services
      698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs contracted by the HSE under the GMS scheme for the years 2018 to date, broken down by year and by county; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Data
      703. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total health budget allocated to section 38 and section 39 organisations for the years 2018 to 2023, broken down by total Section 38 cost and...
    • Health Service Executive
      706. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of HSE-employed staff or contracted staff providing a service for the HSE who earn less than the living wage; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      707. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total spend on external legal fees for representing the HSE and/or his Department in third-party industrial relations...
    • Departmental Data
      708. To ask the Minister for Health the impact on waiting lists and waiting times for children with scoliosis and spina bifida for the period where arrangements and a scheme were in place to...
    • General Practitioner Services
      709. To ask the Minister for Health to outline if the Houses of the Oireachtas legislated to deliver free GP care for all children up to 12 years of age; if this is still a commitment from...
    • Hospital Procedures
      710. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the number of children with scoliosis who had surgery carried out from 2018 to date, broken down by month, by hospital and by wait...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      712. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis waiting for surgery from 1 June 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, in tabular form, broken down by overall number on...
    • Hospital Procedures
      713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments or procedures for children cancelled by a hospital for the years 2018 to 2022, broken down by year, by hospital and by...
    • Healthcare Policy
      717. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what actions he and the HSE have taken and will take following the publication of a report from the Office of the Ombudsman for Children titled...
    • Departmental Meetings
      718. To ask the Minister for Health if he, his Department or the HSE met with or corresponded with the Children's Ombudsman following the publication of a report from the Office of the Ombudsman...
    • Emergency Departments
      719. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for the period of January to May for each year 2018 to date in...
    • Departmental Data
      727. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each month for each year 2022-2023 to date, inclusive by hospital group...
    • Cancer Services
      728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer-related appointments and procedures which were cancelled for each month for each year 2022-2023 to date, inclusive, by hospital, for...
    • Departmental Data
      729. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for each month for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed...
    • Hospital Admissions
      730. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each month for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular...
    • Health Service Executive
      731. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for the period January to June or May, whichever is the latest available, each year...
    • Health Services Staff
      733. To ask the Minister for Health whether the risk assessment of the principal health and social care professionals seeking regulation, including athletic therapists, by the Health Research...
    • Ambulance Service
      734. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less...
    • Primary Care Services
      737. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of May and June 2018-2023, inclusive, in...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      738. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people aged over 65 and over 75 years on NTPF-reported waiting lists by specialty by location for each month for each year 2019-2023 to date,...
    • Home Care Packages
      739. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists at the end of May and June 2018-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait....
    • Mental Health Services
      740. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait at the end of May and June 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [35085/23]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      742. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 of 2023; the number for each quarter of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry
      743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the tribunal's work; the...
    • Dental Services
      744. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of May and June for each year 2019 to 2023, by LHO, in tabular form; the number of...
    • Health Service Executive
      746. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the value of all claims made against the HSE or hospitals funded by the HSE which incurred a cost, broken down by the cost of the claim and legal...
    • Health Services Staff
      747. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of staff working in the HSE and his Department whose income exceeded €100,000 a year in 2022, broken down by the following income...
    • Departmental Data
      748. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total agency and consultancy spend by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to 2022, broken down by year; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      749. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total agency and consultancy spend by his Department and the HSE for the months of January to June for years 2018 to 2023, broken down, by month...
    • Departmental Legal Services
      750. To ask the Minister for Health to outline all legal costs incurred by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/23]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      751. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all Department of Health and HSE expenditure on non-HSE organisations, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment,...
    • Health Services Staff
      752. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the number of people employed on a contract for service by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to date, broken down by...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      753. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the cost of providing hospitality by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to date, further broken down by year; and if he will make a...
    • Health Service Executive
      756. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in revenue and new build capital cost for each type of health service bed, based on recent projects, that is acute inpatient, community transitional...
    • Ambulance Service
      757. To ask the Minister for Health the full revenue and capital cost of implementing the National Ambulance Service’s workforce and strategic plan out to 2031 [35151/23]
    • Health Services Staff
      758. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a 10% increase in clinical training places for medical interns, initial specialist training, higher specialist training, GP training, clinical...
    • Departmental Schemes
      759. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold in increments of €10 to €0, additive, in tabular form. [35153/23]
    • Prescriptions Charges
      760. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing prescription charges, by age cohort and total. [35154/23]
    • Hospital Charges
      761. To ask the Minister for Health the total revenue generated by car parking charges and the estimated total cost of abolishing car parking fees, including any potential buyouts or other...
    • Health Services Staff
      762. To ask the Minister for Health the fully burdened cost of employing additional (details supplied) inclusive of employers’ PRSI, in tabular form. [35157/23]
    • Departmental Schemes
      763. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a standardised eye care scheme for under 8s with consistent subsidies across all CHOs, costed by standardising the top end benefits across all CHOs...
    • Climate Action Plan
      764. To ask the Minister for Health the full revenue and capital cost of implementing the HSE’s climate action plan by measure and year. [35159/23]
    • Health Services
      765. To ask the Minister for Health the cost the waive assessment fees for addiction residential, rehabilitation and detox services. [35160/23]
    • Departmental Legal Cases
      768. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2022 and to date in 2023 ; the number...
    • Cancer Services
      770. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out in damages by the SCA in CervicalCheck programme personal injury actions in 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023. [35165/23]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      771. To ask the Minister for Health if staff at a home (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35168/23]
    • Dental Services
      772. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the average waiting times for appointments in each...
    • Mental Health Services
      774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the average waiting time in each county; the number waiting more than...
    • Home Care Packages
      775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people that are waiting homecare support in counties Cavan and County Monaghan; the total number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      776. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting colonoscopy in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of these that have been waiting up to 30 days; 30 – 60 days; 60...
    • Hospital Staff
      778. To ask the Minister for Health to break down the number of vacancies at Cavan General Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting an occupational therapy appointment here; the number who have been waiting less than three months; the number that have been...
    • Health Services
      782. To ask the Minister for Health what progress he has made in regard to a package of health supports for survivors of mesh surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35235/23]
    • Medicinal Products
      783. To ask the Minister for Health what action is being taking to ensure that pharmacies and hospitals have access to sufficient supplies of insulin; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Charges
      784. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that consideration would be given to removing emergency department charges in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35246/23]
    • Cancer Services
      785. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with the NCCP Alliance of Community Cancer Support Centres, CCSCs, to discuss the ongoing shortage in funding to the sector, which is having a...
    • Health Services
      786. To ask the Minister for Health why (details supplied) cannot get an answer on whether the funding she requested months ago has been announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Care Packages
      787. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress in developing a national home care scheme; whether it envisages a uniform standard for access to care in all parts...
    • Health Services Staff
      788. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop the terms and conditions under which home care workers are employed, in order that more people could be attracted to this work....
    • Care of the Elderly
      789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of active age groups and the number of day centres for persons being cared for at home that his Department supports through the HSE or other funding...
    • Care Services
      790. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process by which HIQA decides and identifies those residential care centres that are deemed to be of serious concern to them regarding the care...
    • Health Service Executive
      791. To ask the Minister for Health how many people applied for a position and how many were called for interview in respect of a position in the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      792. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, for May 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35305/23]
    • Mental Health Policy
      811. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 1 June 2023, what recommendations have come out of the roundtable discussions on youth mental health; the plans to...
    • Mental Health Services
      812. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young people referred to CAMHS, by CHO area, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of referrals accepted and refused; the reason...
    • Departmental Funding
      813. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to implementing Sharing the Vision in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; the estimated funding cost to fully implement the measures in...
    • Mental Health Services
      814. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the new funding allocated to Sharing the Vision in the National Service Plan 2023; where this funding will be directed; and if he will make...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      819. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an initial assessment by a hospital for scoliosis in view of the severe impact this condition is...
    • Medicinal Products
      823. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address medicine shortages, with over 300 medicines in short supply, according to Health Products Regulatory Authority data; and if...
    • Primary Care Centres
      824. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35405/23]
    • General Practitioner Services
      825. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the proposed reduction in hours of SouthDoc services based in Fermoy, County Cork; the rationale for this reduction; and details of the...
    • Primary Care Centres
      834. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35425/23]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      835. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for cervical screening; and the number of those who have waited for longer than six months. [35439/23]
    • Dental Services
      838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating within the dental treatment services scheme, per CHO area, in each year for the past four years, in tabular form. [35442/23]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      839. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a lower limb prosthesis in the public hospital system. [35444/23]
    • Health Services
      840. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding patients attending a health centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35455/23]
    • Hospital Facilities
      841. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of theatre utilisation for both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      842. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, currently in the eating disorder teams in CHO5; when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Hospital Staff
      843. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Hospital Inspections
      844. To ask the Minister for Health the last dates each external in-person fire safety audit was carried out on behalf of the HSE in each hospital part of Ireland East Hospital Group; the...
    • Hospital Staff
      845. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists based in University Hospital Waterford in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Schemes
      846. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35488/23]
    • Home Help Service
      847. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help that were approved but not allocated due to financial constraints in the south and north Lee areas in County Cork...
    • Hospital Staff
      850. To ask the Minister for Health for an update, on whether a locum paediatric endocrinologist in CUH is now in place; for an update on the recruitment of a full-time paediatric endocrinologist...
    • Mental Health Services
      851. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for CAHMS in south Lee and north Lee, broken down by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35509/23]
    • Health Services
      852. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns on the part of those who suffer thyroid problems, including but not limited to hyperthyroidism, that the condition is misdiagnosed...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      853. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for rheumatology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital broken down by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35511/23]
    • Ambulance Service
      856. To ask the Minister for Health if he will endeavour to bring the industrial dispute involving ambulance staff to a close by encouraging the HSE to recognise an organisation (details...
    • Hospital Staff
      857. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for consultants responsible for cancer services in the CUH, including radiation oncology; and what plans exist to replace those...
    • Hospital Admissions
      858. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for direct referral for oncology patients to the oncology ward to be implemented in Cork University Hospital. [35517/23]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      860. To ask the Minister for Health the wating list for cataracts surgery in Cork broken down by whether they are waiting by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [35519/23]
    • Hospital Procedures
      861. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled by specialty at Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital for each month in of the past...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Departmental Appointments
      862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of personnel in his Department at Principal Officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were subsequently appointed to...
    • Further and Higher Education
      863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding health and social care undergraduate places by 10%; and the number of course places this would generate, by...
    • Grant Payments
      866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, with regard to income thresholds for SUSI eligibility, he will examine the refusal of a SUSI grant to a student (details supplied); if he...
    • Further and Higher Education
      867. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of college places now being made available outside the CAO system in the different schemes; how these have grown over the past...
    • Departmental Budgets
      870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital budget allocation to his Department in the years of 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35487/23]
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Appointments
      872. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of personnel in her Department, at Principal Officer level or above, who on retiring from that position, were subsequently...
    • Forestry Sector
      873. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a breakdown on the amount of funds Coillte Teoranta has invested in the maintenance and upkeep of the Western Way walking route in...
    • Community Development Projects
      874. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the next round of the Community Centre Investment Fund will allow for the development of new community centres in areas; if...
    • Control of Dogs
      875. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, with regard to recommendation 14 of the Report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs, which stakeholders will...
    • Rural Schemes
      876. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the review of areas eligible for inclusion in the CLÁR Programme will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Budgets
      877. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital budget allocation to her Department in the years of 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Schemes
      878. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department and public bodies under the aegis of her...

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