Written answers
Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to ensure the security of transport workers following the attacks on public transport in Dublin city centre; and...
- Bus Services
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the roll-out of phase 5b of BusConnects; what improvements can be made to the service; and if he will make a...
- Taxi Regulations
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a review into the operation of rented taxi plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52841/23]
- Capital Expenditure Programme
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is confident that his Department will use all of the allocated funding for capital projects this year; if he is concerned over the...
- Road Projects
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has been contacted regarding the provision of funding for the east west link road; and if he will make a statement on...
- Public Transport
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on either extending the existing rail service to Youghal, County Cork or putting in place a bus rapid transit service alongside...
- Bus Services
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on BusConnects Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52125/23]
- Public Transport
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on the roll out of the new national fare structure for County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rail Network
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in relation to the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review; when it is intended to publish the final report; if, in light of...
- Road Projects
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is in receipt of a funding application from Cork County Council to repair local bridges damaged by recent flooding as a result of...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on progress towards meeting the transport emissions reduction targets under the climate action plan; and if he will...
- Regional Airports
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a review into the regional airports programme with respect to Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Bus Services
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade bus services across mid-Cork including Macroom to Cork, Macroom to Bandon and other local services based around...
- Road Safety
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure that when a coroner makes a recommendation to Transport Infrastructure Ireland and a local authority to conduct a safety review...
- Rail Network
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if timetable estimates have been carried out by Irish Rail or the National Transport Authority in relation to the possible impact on...
- Road Projects
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering making further funding available in 2024 to progress the N2 Ardee to Carrickmacross route; and if he will make a...
- Rights of People with Disabilities
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what guidance was given to him from either the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or the Minister of State...
- Public Transport
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date to expand public transport provision in County Meath, in particular the Navan rail line; and if he will make a...
- Road Projects
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the progress of the northern distributor road; the amount of funding that will be allocated in 2024 to progress the...
- Airport Policy
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned at the impact that lifting the passenger cap at Dublin Airport would have on local residents, including noise...
- Bus Services
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what action his Department is taking to deal with recruitment and retention challenges of bus drivers in the bus service, given the...
- Dublin Bus
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reports that Dublin Bus live timetables are often inaccurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52815/23]
- Road Safety
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the specific measures he is taking to comply with the EU and UN target to halve the number of road deaths by 2030; and...
- Road Projects
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the realignment works proposed for the New Mills section of the N71 near Owenahincha Cross; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 5 October 2023, the status of the feasibility study on light rail in Galway, which is being...
- Road Safety
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to address motorway exit lanes and joining lanes which are excessively short in nature or constructed at severe...
- Bus Services
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the concerns of commuters about delays occurring at peak times in accessing buses, if additional capacity will be provided on a...
- Road Projects
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a progress update on the proposed extension of the southern relief road in Bandon; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Safety
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on restricting the sale of vehicles in the EU with advanced driver-assistance systems...
- Road Projects
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a road project (details supplied); when it will move to the next gate of the public spending code; if he...
- Transport Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an overview of the timelines for the implementation of the pathfinder sustainable transport and mobility projects; if...
- Bus Services
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views with respect to the decision of the National Transport Authority to upgrade the Ennis town bus service timeline to red; and if...
- Dublin Airport Authority
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on engagements with DAA with regard to noise abatement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52877/23]
- Climate Action Plan
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific actions that are being undertaken to achieve the climate action plan target of reducing vehicle kilometres on Irish roads by...
- Road Network
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding provided in 2023 for the non-national road network; if he will ensure that increased funding will be provided for this...
- Rail Network
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the funding for the re-development of rail lines, particularly the Navan line in conjunction with Department of Public...
- Public Transport
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on public transport projects in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52881/23]
- Rail Network
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progression of the Dublin MetroLink; the costs incurred on the project to date; and the planned...
- Public Transport
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he had any discussions with the National Transport Authority to increase the number of agents selling the student Leap card, to ensure...
- Road Traffic Accidents
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagement with the Road Safety Authority on the introduction of legislation and or regulations to reduce road traffic accidents; and...
- Public Transport
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan in County Carlow; and the date on which all bus routes under the plan will be...
- Electric Vehicles
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the regulations for e-bikes and scooters will be completed; how it is intended to monitor the 25 km/h speed limit, which is to be...
- Road Projects
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Mallow relief road; the level of funding that will be allocated in 2024 considering only €100,000 was...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken by the staff in her Department to have the new building for a school (details supplied) advanced. [52314/23]
- Domestic Violence
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the recent circular on domestic violence leave for teachers and special needs assistants; how this leave will operate in...
- Schools Building Projects
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects works on a new building for a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52579/23]
- Teaching Qualifications
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to address teacher recruitment issues in primary and post-primary schools; what actions are being taken to...
- School Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she met with teacher unions to discuss the report proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme from a working group established...
- School Curriculum
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the additional allocation for curricular reforms, including funding for the accelerated roll out of the senior cycle...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on delays in capital building projects within her Department impacting County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the national recruitment campaign for special education needs organisers as part of the ongoing expansion of the National...
- School Accommodation
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which she and her Department continues to upgrade, replace and improve schools in the primary and second level in Kildare, an area...
- Special Educational Needs
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the number of special education needs organiser posts not being filled across the country; and if she will make a statement...
- Teacher Training
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is currently reviewing the content, cost and duration of the Professional Master of Education. [52535/23]
- School Enrolments
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 16 November 2023, to outline her Department's current specific projections of annual demand for...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the targets for reducing scope 3 emissions in Irish schools; the actions required to achieve these targets; and if she will make a...
- Traveller Education
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on her Department’s initiatives to support Traveller children to remain in school and in education; the current situation with...
- Teacher Training
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the training teachers who work in special educational needs classes receive. [52826/23]
- Schools Building Projects
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the delays in the construction plans for a new building in a school (details supplied); the knock-on...
- School Transport
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to deal with recruitment challenges of bus drivers under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a...
- School Funding
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the secretaries grant will be received by schools. [52827/23]
- Schools Building Projects
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a three-classroom extension project at a special school (details supplied) in County Cork will progress; and if she will make a statement on...
- Educational Disadvantage
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the pathway to intervention services for 'at-risk' pupils attending DEIS schools in Mayo who require access to the School Completion...
- School Enrolments
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the lack of post-primary school places for feeder schools in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of digital support offered to special education classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52775/23]
- School Patronage
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the new approach to the promotion of the transfer of patronage of schools which her Department has adopted; and if she will...
- Housing Provision
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has liaised with the Department on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the accommodation crisis for teachers; and if she...
- School Staff
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what actions her Department is taking to tackle teacher shortages at primary and secondary level. [52830/23]
- School Transport
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary students, by county, who are still without transport this year, who would have previously availed of it in past...
- Renewable Energy Generation
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the solar for schools scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52874/23]
- Special Educational Needs
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction an additional autism class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52578/23]
- School Transport
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52845/23]
- School Staff
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she supports significantly increasing teachers' pay to address teacher shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52824/23]
- School Transport
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's correspondence with Bus Éireann in relation to the decision to not allow bus drivers over the age of 70 to drive school...
- School Enrolments
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she is working to ensure that every child has a school place at primary and second level in Kildare North, an area of rapid...
- Citizens' Assembly
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on preparation for a citizens' assembly on education, as provided for in the programme for Government. [52249/23]
- Teaching Qualifications
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the recognition of foreign-based qualifications of teachers applying for teaching posts in Ireland; if the temporary...
- School Funding
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ICT grants awarded to secondary schools in County Donegal; the amount awarded; if any awards have been refunded; if so, what...
- Education Schemes
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the pilot counselling services for specific schools; the increased provision of funding to continue these services for...
- Online Safety
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the recently published guide for parents on Keeping Childhood Smartphone Free; the funding being provided by her Department...
- Health Promotion
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she plans to measure the effectiveness of drug and alcohol awareness programmes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Staff
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase the availability of substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52822/23]
- Schools Building Projects
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the proposed new buildings for a school (details supplied). [52536/23]
- Special Educational Needs
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application to provide an ASD suite in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49931/23]
- School Admissions
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what engagement she or her Department has had with post-primary schools in Galway with a view to implementing a common application system along...
- Education Welfare Service
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the additional allocation for social inclusion measures, including enhancing the capacity of the Tusla education support...
- Schools Building Projects
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the delays in the construction plans for the extension to a school (details supplied); the knock-on...
- Education Policy
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the challenges currently facing the Irish education system; if she will directly address concerns on the...
- School Funding
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when DEIS schools will receive the ICT grant. [52829/23]
- School Accommodation
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the need for education to take account of the curtailed nature of the existing site for a school (details supplied); the...
- Special Educational Needs
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to address the impact of teacher shortages on special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52821/23]
- School Staff
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made in considering a report proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme, submitted to her Department by a...
- School Facilities
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason some DEIS schools have not received a library and librarian under the scheme, while some other DEIS schools have. [52828/23]
- Teacher Training
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department will take to address teacher supply issues through an incentive scheme to partially refund future professional masters...
- School Textbooks
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review into the schoolbook grant scheme for primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Teacher Training
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if measures to incentivise and assist workers to re-skill and upskill as teachers are being considered, if financial and logistical barriers have...
- Educational Disadvantage
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the DEIS status of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52884/23]
- Online Safety
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on engagements with schools and parents groups on banning smart phones in schools; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the school building programme in County Cork; if she is satisfied with its progress to-date; and if she will make a...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department has taken to increase the number of Gaelscoileanna in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52064/23]
- Citizens' Assembly
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking in relation to the establishment of a citizens' assembly on education; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Enrolments
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the forward planning section has assessed the need for additional school places in east Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Education Policy
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to take new initiatives to promote the understanding of biodiversity in education programmes, both within and outside the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is a viable method to establish a same-day passport service in Cork county/city, mirroring the existing service accessibility found...
- Foreign Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline in detail what steps the Government is taking to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties with European Union member states in light...
- Northern Ireland
150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Lough Neagh; and if consideration could be given to utilising the resources of the...
- Middle East
158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how many Irish citizens remain in Gaza, and to comment on the delay in evacuating Irish citizens across the Rafah border; what action is...
- EU Membership
159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how Ireland is working with Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia to support their reform efforts on their paths to membership of the...
- Ukraine War
160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts he is making to help optimise the EU's support for Ukraine against the invasion of that country by Russia; and if he will make...
- Official Engagements
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on this engagement with his counterparts in the Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50199/23]
- Departmental Policies
164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the countries for which his Department currently has a "Do not travel" security status in place; and if he will make a statement...
- Shannon Airport Facilities
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the process for ensuring that all US military aircraft which pass through Shannon Airport are not carrying weapons or munitions...
- Middle East
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No.10 of 15 June 2023 where he stated that the Government will "[h]onour our commitment to recognise the...
- Ukraine War
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action is being taken to ensure that Russia and its leadership will be held fully accountable for waging a war of aggression against...
- Northern Ireland
169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the relevant timelines regarding the initiation of a case to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of the...
- Artificial Intelligence
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what international compacts are in development to regulate the impact of artificial Intelligence on economic, social and political life...
- Passport Services
173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Irish passport redesign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50202/23]
- Trade Sanctions
174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners in relation to the full and effective implementation of sanctions on Russia and the...
- Middle East
175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland’s humanitarian response to the situation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50198/23]
- Shannon Airport Facilities
176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of exemptions permitting the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory that have been granted...
- Ukraine War
177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners to counter false Russian narratives and disinformation about the war on Ukraine; and if...
- Official Travel
185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50047/23]
- Official Engagements
186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the ambassadors to Ireland that he has met with since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Climate Change Policy
187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of Ireland's climate financing; if this will be distinguished from the loss and damage fund to be discussed at...
- Middle East
188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent engagements with the Government of South Africa; and if he has sought to join its referral of the situation...
- Foreign Policy
189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent meeting of the Hungarian Prime Minister with the Russian President; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Consular Services
191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the attention of his Department has been drawn to a case (details supplied); the steps that the Department has taken to assist the family...
- Ukraine War
192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he used his visit to China to request that the Chinese government use its influence with Russia to deliver an immediate, complete and...
- International Bodies
193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his support for the work of the International Criminal Court and his response to Russian attempts to undermine its...
- Food Security
194. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners in relation to Russia continuing to weaponise food and undermine global food security;...
- Ukraine War
196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners to support the Republic of Moldova in addressing the challenges it faces as a...
- Foreign Conflicts
197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's position on the recent crisis involving Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, and what steps he has taken in...
- United Nations
198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the direction his Department is giving to the Irish Embassy at the UN in relation to drafting of the pact for the future document for the UN...
- Passport Services
199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on passport provision to applicants from County Carlow to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50035/23]
- EU Membership
200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether prospective new member states of the EU have made significant progress to date in reaching the milestones for membership; what...
- Consular Services
202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the attention of his Department has been drawn to a case (details supplied); the steps that the Department has taken to assist the family...
- Shannon Airport Facilities
203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of US military aircraft that have refuelled in Shannon Airport to date in 2023; and the following destination for each...
- Ukraine War
206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he believes that the change of government in Slovakia could undermine European Union cohesion in relation to the war on Ukraine; and if...
- Departmental Funding
207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his Department’s Shared Island Civic Society Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50270/23]
- Consular Services
208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he proposes to open a new consulate in Australia. [52838/23]
- Ukraine War
209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the outcome of the International Donors' Conference on humanitarian demining in Ukraine held in Zagreb on 11 and 12 October...
- Northern Ireland
210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement to date with his Westminster counterparts to finding a solution to the collapse of Stormont and the power sharing Executive;...
- United Nations
211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department’s current preparatory plan for the UN Summit of the Future in 2024 in anticipation of the outcome document Pact for...
- Official Travel
212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his most recent visit to Israel/Palestine; if he made a request to visit Gaza; if any such request was granted or...
- Middle East
213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland condemns the Israeli response in the Gaza Strip to 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with his European counterparts in relation to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. [52834/23]
- Ukraine War
218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking in relation to diplomatic outreach efforts and cooperation with Ukraine and other countries to ensure the widest...
- Foreign Policy
220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on future plans for Global Ireland, Ireland’s Strategy for the US and Canada 2019 – 2025; and if he will make a...
- Middle East
221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which, unilaterally or through the aegis of the EU/UN, he continues to influence the situation in the Middle East, with...
- Northern Ireland
222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, after receiving legal advice from the Attorney General, the Government will initiate an interstate case at the European Court of Human...
- Middle East
224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed timeline to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [52837/23]
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the ongoing efforts to support Irish citizens who are currently undocumented in the United States; if discussions have been...
- Ukraine War
226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with EU partners on how any extraordinary revenues held by private entities stemming directly from Russia's...
- Foreign Conflicts
229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Pakistan as a result of the decision of the Government of Pakistan to deport 1.7...
- Human Rights
230. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 16 November 23, and in relation to the record number of 182 exemptions which were provided in...
- Ukraine War
231. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking at EU and other international levels with regard to the provision of humanitarian and civil protection assistance to...
- Middle East
232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his diplomatic engagements to free hostages from Gaza. [52831/23]
- Northern Ireland
234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times he has visited the North of Ireland since he assumed office. [49270/23]
- Middle East
235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has consulted his EU counterparts on illegal settler violence in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50200/23]
- Foreign Policy
236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Afghan ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ and Ireland’s response to the plan; and if he will make...
- Northern Ireland
237. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Irish and British Governments’ roles as guarantors of the peace process continue to...
- Official Engagements
239. 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;...
- Middle East
241. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what the Irish position is in relation to the conflict between Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50918/23]
- Northern Ireland
243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his priorities for generating a better understanding by both sides in Northern Ireland of the other's position as affected by the Good...
- Ukraine War
244. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of Ireland's financial and in-kind assistance to Ukraine since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Northern Ireland
245. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his response to the recent comments by a former Northern Ireland First Minister, with particular reference to the restoration of...
- International Relations
246. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade about Ireland’s diplomatic relationship with the state of Qatar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52939/23]
- Official Engagements
247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings and engagements that he and his Department have had with the state of Qatar in 2023; any proposals for further meetings or...
- White Papers
248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he...
- Passport Services
249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has opened a new passport office in the North or the South of Ireland in the past three years; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Consultations
250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for...
- United Nations
251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views as to whether or not the deployment of troops by regional arrangements without the authorisation of the UN Security Council is...
- Departmental Advertising
253. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Public Sector Pensions
256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a detailed update on the status of the long-delayed pension increases for An Post pensioners, which were...
- Energy Usage
260. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much renewable electricity was used here in the years 2019 to 2022 expressed in terra watt hours, in tabular form....
- White Papers
261. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these...
- Departmental Consultations
262. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or...
- Defective Building Materials
263. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department is in receipt of a submission from SEAI in relation to the defective concrete blocks scheme; if he is...
- Departmental Advertising
264. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details...
- Climate Action Plan
267. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an action (details supplied) under the 2023 Climate Action Plan; and the timeline for implementation....
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
268. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what deployment of troops he envisages will be able to take place within the framework of international law and within the parameters of the UN...
- White Papers
269. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he will...
- Departmental Consultations
270. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for external...
- Departmental Advertising
271. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason some members of the Defence Forces who worked in Covid testing centres during the pandemic have not been approved for qualification...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Greenways Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when construction of the Boyne Greenway will commence. [44818/23]
- Public Inquiries
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway;...
- Road Projects
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given permission to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to proceed with the Mallow relief road project, with the upgrade of the...
- Emergency Services
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on whether Weston Airport is to host a search and rescue operation; and what impact this might have on local noise...
- Road Traffic Offences
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to review the road safety strategy to improve enforcement of road traffic offences; and if he will make a...
- Maritime Safety
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a marine application will process for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the average processing times; and if he will...
- Greenways Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress of the Maglin greenway in Cork; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Reports
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he...
- Departmental Contracts
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for...
- Traffic Management
287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek and fund traffic calming measures and community safety works in an area (details supplied). [53029/23]
- Departmental Advertising
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he...
- Transport Policy
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which passenger capacity is being or can be improved on north Kildare commuter lines such as Naas-Sallins,...
- Traffic Management
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent of efforts to address the serious traffic congestion in Maynooth, County Kildare, provision for which was made...
- Rail Network
295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which the passenger capacity of the commuter lines in north County Kildare can be improved while awaiting...
- Dublin Airport Authority
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which the Dublin Airport Authority continues to ensure the smooth, effective and efficient running of the...
- Bus Services
297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which efficacy and convenience of the revised bus routes in Dublin and the greater Dublin area continue to be...
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which adequate car parking facilities are being planned to meet the requirements now and in the future adjacent...
- Regional Airports
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which our regional airports can contribute to easing the through traffic at Dublin Airport, thus making it a...
- National Car Test
300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the progress being made in reducing waiting lists for NCT tests; the action that can be taken by car owners who have been...
- Rail Network
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which he expects commuter rail passenger numbers to increase when the lines are upgraded; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which all public transport is in the course of decarbonisation; the achievements to date in this regard; the...
- Rail Network
304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure that commuters in north County Kildare can rely on an increase...
- National Development Plan
305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which projects that fall under his Department and are within the revised national development plan are at an...
- Bus Services
306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate the extent to which extra bus shelters can be provided in Leixlip, Maynooth, Celbridge and Kilcock, an area of rapidly...
- Road Projects
307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to upgrade the R680-682 Junction at Butlerstown, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53180/23]
- Department of Finance
- Tax Reliefs
308. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the amount of electricity for which relief is claimed from the electricity tax for 2022 for each of the categories for which relief is available,...
- White Papers
311. To ask the Minister for Finance the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Data
312. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for external publication from...
- Vehicle Registration Tax
313. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 21 April 2021, the current steps being taken to address the proliferation of illegal vehicle registration plates...
- Tax Code
314. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been a change in policy in respect VAT treatment for farmers purchasing fixed equipment for their farm (details supplied); if he will explain the...
- Primary Medical Certificates
315. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update when he anticipates that the new Disabled Drivers Medical Board will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
316. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Tax Exemptions
319. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from restricting the employers’ PRSI exemption for share-based remuneration to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he...
- Defective Building Materials
320. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the submission made by an organisation (details supplied) regarding a loan product with respect to households impacted by defective...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- White Papers
322. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he...
- Departmental Consultations
323. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for...
- Departmental Advertising
324. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- White Papers
327. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if...
- Departmental Consultations
328. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for...
- Work Permits
329. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of critical skills and ineligible occupations lists will be completed and published; if upholsterers (5412) and...
- Departmental Advertising
330. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Tribunals of Inquiry
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each...
- School Transport
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her Department’s review of the operation of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Attendance
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review circular M02/95 to emphasise the duty of care a school has to accommodate their own pupils where there is a demonstrated...
- School Admissions
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many children are still awaiting a school place in the Dublin Fingal constituency for the 2022/2023 school year; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of plans to develop an additional post primary school in Swords, County Dublin given the consistent over subscription of school...
- School Admissions
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many section 29 appeals were submitted for students trying to access a school place in Fingal for the school year 2022/2023; and if she will...
- School Accommodation
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can provide an update on the project to deliver a new school building for a national school (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Schools Administration
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the discussions her Department is conducting with patron bodies and school authorities in Fingal to expand the school network to...
- School Staff
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a school (details supplied) will be permitted to hire substitute teachers on a short-term basis to cover SET positions which have been...
- School Management
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 17 December 2013, if she will provide the make-up and-or membership and structure of the governing...
- School Curriculum
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide, in tabular form, a list of second level education institutions aided by her Department that did not provide Higher Level Mathematics...
- School Patronage
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of parental preferences (details supplied) by school planning area for Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8. [52950/23]
- Site Acquisitions
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of sites acquired for second level education institutions aided by her Department since 2000, in tabular form, indicating in...
- School Staff
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action is being taken to ensure a second-class teacher for a school (details supplied) whose post has remained unfilled thus far this...
- White Papers
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the titles of the White Papers published by her Department from 2008 to date; if she will provide online links to these papers; and if she will...
- Departmental Consultations
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by her Department that have been categorised or designated as not for external...
- School Transport
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider raising the compulsory retirement age of Bus Éireann school transport drivers, who are currently required to retire...
- Departmental Advertising
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if she will...
- School Transport
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied) is expected to be completed in time for the current school...
- School Transport
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate the extent to which she continues to liaise with the parents and management of various schools throughout north Kildare, with a view...
- School Accommodation
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to provide adequate school places at all levels to prevent stress arising from a lack of school...
- After-School Support Services
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ongoing efforts, if any, to liaise with the Minister for Children with a view to providing in-house afterschool services in all primary...
- School Accommodation
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which new school buildings are required throughout north Kildare, whether replacement or the building of new schools; the progress...
- School Enrolments
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Clane, County Kildare at...
- School Accommodation
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Sallins, County Kildare...
- Special Educational Needs
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs teachers and SNAs continue to be available to the extent required in County Kildare, and all areas throughout...
- Schools Building Projects
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she is satisfied that adequate steps have been taken to ensure the provision of a new primary school in Newtown, Enfield,...
- Bullying in Educational Institutions
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures currently in place or envisaged to combat school bullying in its various forms at primary and second level schools throughout the...
- School Staff
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues of teacher shortages at all primary and or second-levels schools throughout...
- School Enrolments
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place might be found for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53163/23]
- Teaching Qualifications
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether substitute teachers filling positions as English language teachers can be paid the substitute’s daily rate; if she will make...
- Schools Building Projects
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection criteria and prioritisation for schools to be included in the first stages of the solar panel scheme; and if she will make a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Tourism Policy
383. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify her position in respect of short-term lettings of properties (details supplied). [52924/23]
- Departmental Funding
384. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the various funding schemes under the aegis of her Department and under Fáilte Ireland that are open for...
- Sports Funding
385. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will resolve the situation where sports clubs have been unable to draw down grant aid under the sports capital and...
- White Papers
387. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the titles of the White Papers published by her Department from 2008 to date; if she will provide online links to these papers;...
- Departmental Consultations
388. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by her Department that have been categorised or designated as not...
- Departmental Advertising
389. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount her Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authorities
392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons for the delays in local authorities paying out croí cónaithe grants to applicants who have completed...
- Housing Schemes
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider amending the qualifying rules for the local authority home loan scheme so that individuals and families...
- White Papers
397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers;...
- Departmental Consultations
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as...
- Local Authorities
399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have a job placement scheme for disabled people; and if not, if he has plans to introduce a job placement...
- Fire Service
400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 22 November 2023, if he is aware that a number of local authorities employ a...
- Departmental Advertising
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied);...
- Defective Building Materials
404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the submission made by an organisation (details supplied) regarding a loan product for households...
- Traffic Management
405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to indicate the extent to which provision is in hand to address the serious traffic congestion in Maynooth, County Kildare,...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes
406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52923/23]
- State Pensions
407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a non-contributory pension; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Appeals
409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52929/23]
- White Papers
410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the titles of the White Papers published by her Department from 2008 to date; if she will provide online links to these...
- Departmental Consultations
411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by her Department that have been categorised or designated as...
- Departmental Advertising
412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied);...
- Social Welfare Benefits
415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if recipients of the disablement pension and the unemployability supplement are entitled to receive the winter 2023 and...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to indicate the extent to which a person (details supplied) can retain part of her carer's allowance notwithstanding the fact...
- Social Welfare Benefits
418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to indicate if and when an exceptional needs payment might be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied), with...
- Social Welfare Payments
422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an overpayment was registered against a person (details supplied), given that the decision overturned a previous...
- Departmental Data
423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carers in each county receiving a lump sum payment of €400 the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Reviews
426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publicly release a report commissioned by her Department in 2021, A Rapid Evidence Review of Knife Crime; what...
- Departmental Reports
427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Final Report of the High-Level Review Group of the Role of An Garda Síochána in the Public...
- Departmental Reviews
428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to explain the scope and purpose of the research Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System commissioned by her...
- Deportation Orders
429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of flights which have been chartered by the State in the past five years to return failed asylum seekers or those...
- An Garda Síochána
430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who took work-related stress leave and those who resigned from the force citing post-traumatic stress...
- Student Visas
431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the situation regarding an application for a student visa by a person (details supplied). [52964/23]
- An Garda Síochána
432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the status of An Garda Síochána as an impartial, neutral and apolitical organisation; if she supports...
- White Papers
433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the titles of the White Papers published by her Department from 2008 to date; if she will provide online links to these papers;...
- Departmental Consultations
434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by her Department that have been categorised or designated as...
- Road Traffic Offences
435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions initiated by gardaí in each of the past five years for illegal number plates, noisy exhausts,...
- An Garda Síochána
436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently on suspension per Garda district; if a breakdown of reasons for suspension is available;...
- Departmental Advertising
439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount her Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied);...
- Residency Permits
442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to indicate the extent, if any, to which loss of employment in the case of a person (details supplied) affects his residency...
- Departmental Programmes
443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of IIP applications that were submitted in advance of the February 2023 deadline; the timeline for sports...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Forestry Sector
445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forest Service of his Department has cross-referenced the ash dieback RUS applications with corresponding road licence...
- White Papers
446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if...
- Departmental Reports
447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for...
- Departmental Advertising
448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if...
- Forestry Sector
451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to change the replanting species on a felling licence that has issued from his Department; and if he will make a...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Disability Services
452. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will be called for an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on...
- Childcare Services
453. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the granting of an extension for a childcare service (details supplied) under the building...
- Primary Medical Certificates
455. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the appeals board for the primary medical certificate will commence reviewing current backlog of appeals....
- Asylum Seekers
458. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to explain why the owners of a premises (details supplied) have not received any money for housing beneficiaries...
- Mother and Baby Homes
459. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected to open applications for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the reason for the...
- Disability Services
460. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the adequacy of his Department’s consultation in relation to the national disability...
- International Protection
461. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property is being considered as an IPAS accommodation centre; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Strategies
462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to...
- Departmental Reports
463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or...
- Disability Services
464. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options that are available for disabled people who cannot afford adaptions and are slightly over the means...
- Departmental Advertising
466. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website...
- Child Abuse
469. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to indicate the extent of follow up of allegations of child sexual abuse in a case (details supplied); if any...
- Department of Health
- Health Services Staff
470. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the catchment areas for consultant psychiatrists in the Galway area; if an individual can be seen by these services outside of their catchment area;...
- Hospital Staff
471. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently a neurologist in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; if not how long has this been the case; if there is a plan to hire a neurologist;...
- Health Service Executive
472. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is accurate that a new HSE directive has said that no patients currently in St. James’s Hospital are allowed to be referred to a HSE nursing...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
473. To ask the Minister for Health whether the pandemic bonus has been paid to an agency (details supplied) in respect of staff of the agency who were eligible for the bonus; if he is aware that...
- Insurance Industry
474. To ask the Minister for Health whether he will take action to address the steeply rising insurance costs facing community drug services (details supplied). [52930/23]
- Health Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 2 November 2023, if he can provide further information on the further funding that he has allocated for 2024 for...
- Dental Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Connolly Hospital Dental General Anaesthetic Unit in James Connolly Memorial Hospital, which was due to open in 2019 but has not opened since...
- Health Services Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors in HSE consultant posts including temporary, locum and permanent, that are not on the Irish Medical Council specialist register for the...
- Medical Cards
478. To ask the Minister for Health to assist in a matter regarding a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52960/23]
- Medicinal Products
479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the shortage of the medicine tyvense; and the actions he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of tyvense. [52966/23]
- Nursing Homes
480. To ask the Minister for Health if a nursing home scheme transitional funding award will be extended in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Medicinal Products
481. To ask the Minister for Health how many doses of novovax have been purchased by the State; when it will start to be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52968/23]
- White Papers
483. To ask the Minister for Health the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Consultations
484. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for external publication from...
- Healthcare Policy
486. To ask the Minister for Health whether he or the Government have accepted or rejected amendments to Article 59 of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, including details on...
- Health Service Executive
490. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue in relation to allowances for a group (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53030/23]
- Departmental Advertising
491. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Facilities
494. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the management of the Mater Hospital, Dublin, in relation to the absence of free staff parking and the financial difficulties which this...
- Hospital Charges
495. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a cap on the maximum daily charge for patients and visitors at all public hospitals; the...
- Proposed Legislation
496. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the health service is properly resourced to deal with the health impacts of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022; and if he will...
- Medical Cards
497. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate if and when a medical card can be provided in the case of the spouse of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Services
499. To ask the Minister for Health the current services provided at Ennis Hospital; the opening hours; if there are any plans to expand services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Programmes
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he was aware of concerns from those who have had to wait over five years to complete their SOLAS apprenticeships rather than four; how does he...
- Departmental Consultations
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; if he will provide online links to these papers; and if he will...
- Departmental Advertising
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- White Papers
506. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the titles of the White Papers published by her Department from 2008 to date; if she will provide online links to these papers; and if...
- Departmental Consultations
507. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by her Department that have been categorised or designated as not for...
- Departmental Advertising
508. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount her Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if...
