Written answers
Thursday, 28 September 2023
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Reports
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received the report on the consultative forum on international security policy; the expected timeline for the publication of the...
- Passport Services
10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how many passports applications were processed over June, July and August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41708/23]
- Disaster Response
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what supports the Government is providing for the people of Morocco following its recent earthquake; and what actions his Department is...
- Ukraine War
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any concerns that the support of some EU states for Ukraine might be wavering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41706/23]
- Foreign Policy
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give details of the humanitarian and institutional support for Ukraine and Moldova which he announced at the UN General Assembly...
- Middle East
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a statement on the submission by the Irish Government to the International Criminal Court of Justice on the legal consequences...
- Diplomatic Representation
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider establishing an embassy in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/23]
- Foreign Conflicts
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a statement on the Irish Government's position on the recent Azeri military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. [41461/23]
- Middle East
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent trips to Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/23]
- United Nations
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his recent visit to the UN as it relates to the SDG Declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41608/23]
- Northern Ireland
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects to receive legal advice in relation to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023; and if he will...
- Disaster Response
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update members on what role Ireland will play in providing support and relief following the floods in Libya; and if he will make a...
- Middle East
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what actions he will take given the accelerating illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. [41763/23]
- Brexit Issues
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports a renegotiation of the United Kingdom's Brexit arrangements with the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Policy
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ask the British government to posthumously pardon all Irish people convicted for food theft and other hunger related crimes during...
- United Nations
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his recent UN visit with respect to Climate Finance and in anticipation of COP 28; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Middle East
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for a formal recognition of the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41715/23]
- United Nations
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he sees the need for change and improvements in the structure and operation of the United Nations in order to meet any...
- Departmental Reports
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects to receive the report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any engagement he has had with his US counterpart with regard to the provision by the US of cluster bombs to Ukraine; and if...
- International Agreements
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an overview of the Treaty on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction which he recently signed on behalf of Ireland; and if he...
- EU Enlargement
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on progress to EU membership of each of the Western Balkan state applicants, the issues to be resolved by each country to...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement with the British Government on issues relating to the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will...
- Human Rights
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he can provide an update on the situation facing women in Iran; if he can outline what steps Ireland is taking at an international level...
- Consular Services
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he proposes to open a new consulate in Australia, in recognition of the growing Irish population in that country and the strengthening...
- Foreign Policy
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to further deepen and develop Ireland's relations with Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/23]
- Middle East
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out the matters raised by him and the responses received, in his meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu;...
- European Union
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out his views on the EU reform proposals from the Franco-German expert group which were presented to the General Affairs Council on 19...
- British-Irish Co-operation
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next meeting of the British/Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place; the issues to be discussed at that meeting; and if...
- Passport Services
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a passport renewal is not considered on an emergency basis for employment purposes when the applicant is not currently resident in...
- Diplomatic Representation
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work of the Irish Embassy in London. [41528/23]
- Disaster Response
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he anticipates the need for a seriously coordinated and structured response to recent natural and man-made disasters...
- Northern Ireland
64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in light of yet more new evidence emerging regarding the 1973 killing of a person (details supplied), he will make the family's desire...
- Official Engagements
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Association 2023 Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41856/23]
- Middle East
66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the details of any meetings he had at the UN regarding Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41808/23]
- Ukraine War
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take a lead role at the United Nations in terms of diplomatically seeking the return of all Ukrainian children who have been...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan particularly in relation to counties Cavan and Monaghan....
- Just Transition
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the establishment of the Just Transition Commission, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2023...
- Climate Change Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 3 May 2023, the status of the development of the updated long-term strategy...
- Bord na Móna
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the reason the decommissioned Bord na Móna, Derryadd peat bog, at Mid Shannon Wilderness Park,...
- Air Quality
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of a recent report that found that 98% of people in Europe are living in areas with highly damaging...
- Climate Change Policy
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will bring a proposal to Cabinet for Ireland to support the establishment of a fossil fuel non-proliferation...
- Energy Production
88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the community projects successful in RESS1; the MW that will be delivered from these projects; if he is...
- Broadband Infrastructure
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which sufficient progress is being made in the provision of broadband throughout the country in both urban...
- Just Transition
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment why projects approved under the Just Transition Fund cannot qualify for an increase under building inflation costs; and...
- Electricity Generation
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he envisages the consultation on private wires will conclude and a report from same will be published; and if he...
- Natural Gas Imports
92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for his intervention in the Shannon LNG planning application; how many other planning applications has he...
- National Broadband Plan
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date position on national broadband plan roll-out across County Cork when (details supplied) can expect the...
- Renewable Energy Generation
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extra renewable energy generation capacity that has come on stream connected to the national grid in the last year...
- Energy Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 15 June 2023, the status of the review of the security of energy supply of...
- Electricity Generation
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of the terms and conditions for the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme; the...
- Air Quality
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve the monitoring of polluted air at school gates, beyond the GLOBE citizen-science project which is...
- Climate Change Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when funding will be approved for the community climate action programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Litter Pollution
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional measures, if any, that will be introduced to deal with littering problems throughout the country; and if...
- Offshore Exploration
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials in his Department have held any meetings with a company (details supplied) or any other...
- Wind Energy Generation
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can provide a timeline for the ORESS 2.1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41806/23]
- United Nations
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his recent UN visit with respect to climate finance and in anticipation of COP 28; and if he will make a...
- Energy Conservation
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what efforts are being made by his Department to reduce the 24 month waiting period for the warmer home schemes; if he...
- Electricity Generation
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the current position with regard to developing a policy on 'private wires'; the number of applications made,...
- National Broadband Plan
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the National Broadband Plan in County Meath; the number of premises passed to date; the number of...
- Departmental Policies
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to prohibit the sale and distribution of single use disposable vapes; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Reports
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department had any input into a paper produced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on...
- Electricity Grid
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that are being taken to ensure grid capacity to achieve our 2030 renewable targets; and if he will make a...
- Climate Change Policy
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of a recent report from global NGO Corporate Accountability that found that a majority of carbon offset...
- Climate Action Plan
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider extending the approach used for oversight of the Climate Action Plan to the complementary...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the adoption of the Code of Practice that will provide for local authorities to install CCTV cameras...
- Energy Policy
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the work of the Heat and Built Environment Delivery Taskforce will look at solving issues with existing district and...
- Electricity Grid
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the Celtic Interconnector; and to state if the project is on track to meet the target of a 2026...
- Question Heading
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what measures he is taking to identify and address the underlying causes of high electricity prices here and the fact...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Policy
117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which his office is aware of and concerned with the recent statement from the former President of the Russian Federation...
- Departmental Data
118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has studied polling (details supplied) reporting that 10% of the State’s population were victims of the Troubles;...
- European Union
120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the rebellion in Russia affects European defence security, as observed in the course of any meetings he has had at...
- United Nations
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which reform of the UN and its charter can be undertaken in the shorter term, given the many challenges presenting in recent...
- EU Enlargement
125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which EU enlargement continues, with particular reference to the Western Balkans, Ukraine or other nations likely to be...
- Disaster Response
126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which provision is being made at both EU and UN level to address the needs of people in Libya, Morocco, Maui and other...
- Foreign Conflicts
127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts if any, are in hand in the EU and/or UN to intercede/accommodate the situation between Azerbaijan and Armenia, with particular...
- Foreign Policy
129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that continue to be taken at EU and UN level to ban the use of child soldiers at the various locations of such activities; and if...
- Brexit Issues
133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which post-Brexit agreements are in hand or in force, with particular reference to the need to ensure that whatever...
- Good Friday Agreement
134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which community groups in Northern Ireland continue to receive assistance and support as envisaged arising from the Good...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Policy
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are any financial allowances/credits provided to people who have to use high-energy medical equipment, for...
- Energy Conservation
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the name of organisations who have been approved for one stop shop services for retrofitting homes; the expected number...
- Energy Production
138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of solar panel installations which are now selling surplus power back to the grid, distinguishing household...
- Energy Conservation
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to alter any of the conditions or the grant payments available from SEAI for different elements of...
- Invasive Species Policy
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his Department are aware that invasive carp have been found in Lough Corrib SAC, considering that on 26 July...
- Energy Conservation
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he will consider to reduce the costs to householders who wish to undertake retrofit measures in their...
- Environmental Schemes
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider putting in place another national used tyre collection scheme to clean up the environment; and if...
- National Broadband Plan
145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the rate of progress being made in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will...
- Wind Energy Generation
146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he agrees with proposals to develop windfarms close to residential settings where there is a negative impact on...
- National Broadband Plan
147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which the programme for the roll-out of broadband throughout the country continues in such a way as to...
- Climate Change Policy
152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he continues to liaise with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that...
- Waste Management
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the universally accepted methods for the disposal of plastics including recycling and the ongoing need to ensure that...
- Climate Change Policy
156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how he views the adequacy of this country’s efforts to meet emission reduction/climate protection...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Policies
157. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what steps have been taken at national and/or EU level to protect undersea cabling in the Atlantic or elsewhere, which might have an impact on...
- Defence Forces
158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Irish troops are likely to be called upon to continue to serve overseas in the future; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- National Car Test
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider amending the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 so that NCT tests would fall due 12 months after a...
- Driver Test
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he considers it acceptable that a young person in Donegal (details supplied) who needs a car for getting to and from work, but lives...
- Bus Services
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider establishing a rural link service between Maynooth/Celbridge in County Kildare and Newcastle, County Dublin, to serve...
- Departmental Policies
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any subsidies for driving lessons for those on disability allowance, particularly for those who attend a training centre...
- Bus Services
164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of NX bus services from Navan to Dublin and Dublin to Navan that failed to complete their journeys in the past four...
- Industrial Relations
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the concerns of a trade union in relation to the retention of jobs and terms and conditions are given detailed and...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Reliefs
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if the full value of help to buy support combined with equity support, through either first homes or a local authority's affordable purchase, continues to be...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Risk Management
169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the flood scheme for Rosslare Strand, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41893/23]
- Office of Public Works
170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when retired OPW workers will receive increases on their pension in relation to backpay due to them; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits that have been issued to date in 2023 for work riders (stable staff that are employed and qualified to...
- Dental Services
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 20 September 2023, if, given that he outlined how the small claims procedure is...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of school transport for two school pupils (details supplied). [41918/23]
- School Admissions
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in north Kildare who are without a designated secondary school place at present and in each of the past five years, in...
- School Textbooks
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the cost of the free schoolbook grant for primary schools was categorised in terms of capital and current expenditure. [41933/23]
- School Transport
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport appeal will be finalised by the school transport appeals board for a person in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she...
- Departmental Inquiries
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 770 of 11 September 2023, if the inquiry team will be asked to respond to the survivor's request; her views...
- School Admissions
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a shortage of places in primary schools that teach through the medium of Irish in the Clontarf, Killester and Raheny catchment...
- School Facilities
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 21 September 2023, if pupils attending a school (details supplied) have access to an indoor play...
- School Transport
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the steps that are being taken to provide the school bus route for children from Shinrone, County Offaly, to Borrisokane, as...
- School Admissions
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what can be done to assist a child (details supplied) in finding a designated place in secondary school in north Kildare, as this child is...
- Special Educational Needs
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 20 September 2023, the reason that her Department refers to the fact that a maximum amount of home...
- School Admissions
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a person (details supplied) was not consulted regarding the placement of their daughter in respect of her second-level education;...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Policies
185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she is supporting children under 16 who have remarkable athletic potential; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Caiteachas Ranna
186. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le ceist 74 ar an 21 Feabhra 2023, an bhfuil dáta ar fáil don athrú ar na cuaillí a bhí geallta...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Office of Public Works
187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail any investigation into the potential use of the Baltimore Station House by the OPW; and to provide the reasoning...
- Housing Policy
188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if affordable homes for purchase or cost rental, developed by the LDA or by AHBs, will be allocated to prospective clients...
- Housing Schemes
191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will indicate whether the interest rates charged on loans under the local authority home loan have been increased to...
- Housing Policy
193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the ceiling for income which he has set for the following respective housing supports: a local authority home loan, a social...
- Housing Schemes
196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that the timeframe for the approval to completion of works under the croí cónaithe (towns) fund was...
- Departmental Policies
197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to ban the shooting of woodcock and snipe; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Housing Schemes
198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the year-long guarantee to landlords of the State element of HAP payments when the tenant has defaulted on their...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she can confirm the status of the review and appeal of the disability allowance application for a person (details...
- Social Welfare Code
200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what measures she can implement to end the discrimination against many disabled people in receipt of disability allowance, a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the income threshold for fuel allowance for those in receipt of the living alone allowance...
- Social Welfare Appeals
202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on the social welfare appeal of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Payments
203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be approved for a person (details supplied). [41952/23]
- Social Welfare Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify whether or not, in a situation such as that of a person (details supplied), where the 24/7 care of a person is...
- State Pensions
205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of the contributory pension for a person (details supplied); when a decision can be made on this...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to the respite grant for 2023. [41967/23]
- Social Welfare Payments
207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork has an entitlement to arrears of carer's allowance from 17 April 2023 up to 17...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 712 of 25 July 2023, the status of her Department's consideration of the European...
- Social Welfare Code
209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider changing the criteria regarding the living alone allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- School Meals Programme
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider lifting a cap on a school (details supplied) for the school meals programme. [42058/23]
- Social Welfare Payments
212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on the review of a disability allowance payment to a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a PPS number might issue in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Payments
215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a basic supplementary welfare payment might be made available, while awaiting disability allowance, in the case...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) might qualify for an exceptional needs payment given the traumatic situation they have...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Policies
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific supports available for victims of the Troubles resident in this State; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Citizenship Applications
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of an application (details supplied) for citizenship; when a decision is likely to be reached, in view of...
- Prison Service
221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a service has met an organisation (details supplied) as committed to previously; what the outcome of this meeting was; if...
- Family Reunification
222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her Department's review of eligibility requirements for family reunification; the timeline she is working...
- An Garda Síochána
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at Pearse Street Garda station in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023,...
- Citizenship Applications
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the procedure to be followed to apply for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Naturalisation Applications
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Breeding
228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Irish Draught Horse Studbook; whether the draft rules submitted by HSI have been ratified by him; and if not, when...
- State Properties
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 20 September 2023, to confirm that occupancy is based on employment at the location....
- Departmental Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who applied for the eco scheme and who are now being asked for invoices for planting of trees can have that deadline...
- Brexit Supports
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Brexit aquaculture growth scheme, Brexit blue economy enterprise development scheme and Brexit processing capital support...
- Forestry Sector
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 755 of 20 September 2023, and specifically his reply that "although other fence types can be...
- Departmental Licences
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any licence has been issued for the management of the goat herd at Passage East, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement...
- Forestry Sector
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, to detail, in tabular form, the number of farmers or...
- Greyhound Industry
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the significance of greyhound owners listed as 'GRI-SALES' for dozens of Irish greyhounds on a website (details...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Health Service Executive
242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for HSE properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41943/23]
- Health Services Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of specialists (details supplied) working within the HSE in County Mayo; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of eighteen years with a diagnosis (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Disabilities Assessments
245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting on an assessment of need (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Disability Services
246. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the hours provided for respite care are arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41938/23]
- Youth Services
247. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail all funding streams available to youth clubs, administered either by his Department or by outside...
- International Protection
248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of contracts issued to property owners in County Kilkenny for the purpose of...
- Childcare Services
249. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding is available through his Department for refurbishment and upgrades in naíonra childcare...
- Health Services
250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of first assessments for speech and language therapy provided in each local health office area in...
- Childcare Services
255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what plans he has to review childcare facilities guidelines for planning authorities that have been in situ...
- Department of Health
- Covid-19 Pandemic
256. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm whether children were automatically tested for SARSCoV2 on their arrival to ED and for admission at Crumlin Children's Hospital, Tallaght...
- Hospital Facilities
257. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is satisfied that all hospitals and public-health facilities are operating to the required statutory standard of ventilation; to publish the...
- Departmental Correspondence
258. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received important email correspondence from an individual (details supplied); when he intends to respond to same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Primary Care Centres
259. To ask the Minister for Health when the primary care centre in Clondalkin will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41896/23]
- Health Services Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the number of occupational therapists based in Rowlagh health centre, Clondalkin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/23]
- Hospital Services
261. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all hospitals in the State which provide pain management services; and their staff complement; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Eating Disorders
263. To ask the Minister for Health the current and planned eating disorder services for adults and CAMHS in CHO8 under the National Model of Care for Eating Disorders; and if he will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine appeals lodged by employees of the HSE for the pandemic recognition payment (details supplied). [41950/23]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
265. To ask the Minister for Health if discussion is expected to make available the current HTA on all CGM and intermittent glucose monitors available to those living with type 1 diabetes in...
- Care of the Elderly
267. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify, in a situation such as that of a person (details supplied), where the care of a person is split between their three children, each of whom is...
- Health Services
268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances to the minor injury unit in County Monaghan, per month, from January 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
269. To ask the Minister for Health how many voluntary and Section 39-funded organisations have been refused the pandemic special recognition payment; and to outline the reasons for refusals....
- Cancer Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health if the national cancer screening taskforce intends to update the screening guidelines to reduce the age of bowel cancer screening; the timeline the taskforce...
- Medical Cards
273. To ask the Minister for Health the means thresholds and savings thresholds for medical card, and for GP only cards, both for those under 70 years and those aged 70 and over, when the...
- Hospital Charges
274. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a charge will be made to a patient visiting the casualty department, visiting an outpatient department or obtaining a blood test,...
- Nursing Homes
275. To ask the Minister for Health the concessions offered under the fair deal scheme within the means-testing arrangements where homes of patients have been sold, and where homes of patients...
- Medicinal Products
276. To ask the Minister for Health the prescription charges now paid by medical card holders and if the level of these thresholds is under review. [41992/23]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
278. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund is on track to deliver the targeted level of procedures, scopes, diagnostic tests and outpatient appointment during...
- Health Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of patients who have been treated abroad under different options in the year to date; if he has any breakdown of this number by procedure...
- General Practitioner Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health if he has set prospective dates by which he expects to extend the age groups who qualify for free GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Staff
281. To ask the Minister for Health how many recruitment processes for a clinical lead in any area of the health service since 8 February 2020 to date have not included among the job...
- Departmental Programmes
282. To ask the Minister for Health what funding is available to older persons seeking support to adapt their homes via the health-age-friendly-homes programme; what steps older persons seeking...
- Health Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that referrals for occupational therapy in the Dublin south, Kildare and west Wicklow primary care region are taking 26 months from the original...
- Hospital Appointments Status
284. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an urgent appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42014/23]
- Hospital Procedures
285. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate serious concerns regarding a lack of information raised by the parents of a child (details supplied) who has undergone treatment at...
- Health Service Executive
286. To ask the Minister for Health the current progress regarding the HSE recognising the NASRA as a union with collective bargaining rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42030/23]
- Mortality Rates
287. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the increase in the death rate in this country since 2021; if he will undertake a review of the increased number to determine the cause...
- Hospital Appointments Status
288. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a consultant psychiatrist at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and if he will make...
- Hospital Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange for the publication of the review of spinal surgeries in Crumlin Hospital, which has been completed for some time; to commit to publishing that...
- Health Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the national diabetes registry, which received funding in Budget 2023; the status of the project manager post; the...
- Mental Health Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS appointments provided in each local health office area in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Primary Care Services
292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychology appointments in primary care provided in each local health office area in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Dental Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a school dental check-up will take place in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42097/23]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Technological Universities
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can explain the ongoing delay in the rollout of professorships in the technological universities; if he will provide a timeline on when...
- Third Level Costs
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the concessions made on the student registration fee and the bonus payment on maintenance have been continued into the new academic year; if...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Schemes
299. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the assessment of all CLÁR applications; and when she expects to announce the funding. [41998/23]
