Written answers

Thursday, 14 December 2023

  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Beef Sector
      3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on concerns raised around the suckler efficiency carbon programme and the recent changes to the beef...
    • International Programmes
      6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on his attendance at the food, agriculture, nature and land use thematic days of COP28; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Fisheries Protection
      10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider a ban on fishing for sprat, which is not intended for human consumption, in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement...
    • Live Exports
      12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to increase the veterinary presence available on all live...
    • Citizens' Assembly
      14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact that inserting the rights of nature into the Constitution would have on agriculture; whether he supports the...
    • Teagasc Activities
      17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted any research into the reasons the number of Teagasc graduates attaining trained farmer status has been...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action he intends to take to address delays to ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55410/23]
    • Agriculture Industry
      21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that Irish farmers and the agrifood industry in general remain safeguarded into the future,...
    • Forestry Sector
      23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the publication of a strategy to address ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Schemes
      24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures his Department is taking to ensure the expedition of ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Wastewater Treatment
      25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support and help deliver the establishment of more integrated constructed wetlands on farms nationally; and if he will...
    • Animal Welfare
      26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be allocating additional funding through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme to animal welfare charities given the...
    • Just Transition
      27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the progress to establish an implementation group for a just transition in agriculture, as recommended by the NESC report...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the capital investment scheme support for renewable energy investments as part of the CAP Strategic Plan; if said...
    • Beef Sector
      29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the new EuroStar evaluation for suckler cows and stock bulls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55828/23]
    • Forestry Sector
      30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the Government target for forestry licence output in 2023; the...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for significant delays in the issuance of ACRES payments to many farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Strategies
      32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the progress of the delayed biomethane strategy; and if he anticipates it will be published before the end of 2023. [55736/23]
    • Departmental Bodies
      33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 26 October 2023, for an update on the work of the wool council; if the €30,000 in...
    • Labour Market
      35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps his Department is taking to address the skills and labour shortages currently facing the agricultural sector; and if he...
    • Departmental Strategies
      36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail the progress that his Department has made to date, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate...
    • Exports Growth
      37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any consideration or study was undertaken by his Department or any other Department in relation to his recent trip to Korea and the...
    • Animal Diseases
      38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to reduce the timeline from when livestock in a herd have been tested and identified positive...
    • Food Industry
      39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the possibility of developing, along with other Ministers, a circular compact across the food sector, aimed at...
    • Farm Costs
      40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been monitoring fluctuation in the cost or price of farm fertiliser; and if he will outline the supports there...
    • Food Industry
      41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s efforts to improve food production sustainability in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Beef Sector
      42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in suckler beef support schemes in 2020; the number participating currently; his proposals to...
    • Departmental Policies
      43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the research being carried out into possible uses for wool, which at present hardly pays for the shearing costs although it has huge...
    • Animal Welfare
      44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason organisations in Carlow were not included on the list of funding for animal welfare charities announced recently. [55639/23]
    • Agriculture Industry
      45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on plans to change existing rules around herd owners and herd keepers, given the impact the current process has on...
    • Fisheries Protection
      47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 16 November 2023, the status of plans for the introduction of measures to protect the...
    • Agriculture Supports
      48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as ‘forgotten farmers’,...
    • Departmental Meetings
      50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagements he and his officials had with meat and dairy industry lobbyists in relation to his attendance at COP28; and if he...
    • Land Issues
      51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any assessment has been carried out into the effect of land abandonment in Ireland; the amount of land now not been actively...
    • Coillte Teoranta
      52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he is supporting Coillte in its new Forestry Strategy and Strategic Vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Schemes
      53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct his Department to make interim, part payments immediately to farmers in ACRES tranche one, following the...
    • Fishing Industry
      54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the introduction of an emergency fund for the brown crab and shrimp sector in Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Live Exports
      55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for investigating complaints received in respect of reported breaches of animal welfare regulations during shipments of...
    • Animal Welfare
      56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s programme for Government commitments in relation to animal welfare; if he will provide an...
    • Food Industry
      57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his position on including the food system in the Global Stocktake documents discussed at COP28; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reasons for the delay to ACRES payments; the steps he is taking to rectify the situation; and if he will make a...
    • Nitrates Usage
      59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update regarding the work done by the agriculture water quality working group in relation to the nitrates directive; and...
    • Agriculture Supports
      60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he acknowledges the current immense pressures being exerted on the family farm model; what measures his Department intends to take...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55644/23]
    • Agriculture Industry
      63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on ensuring that women in agriculture and young farmers can take part in knowledge transfer groups; and...
    • Food Industry
      64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline Ireland’s experience in moving to sustainable food systems, as claimed at an event where he spoke in the UAE...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the new TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55643/23]
    • Brexit Issues
      66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are in place to assist farmers trading with the UK with new export rules coming into effect on 31 January 2024; and if...
    • Farm Safety
      67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on requiring all farm vehicles sold in the community to be supplied with advanced...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures are being taken to address the issue under the sheep improvement scheme 2023, in particular hill flocks and the scanning...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Legislative Measures
      77. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans under the child care (amendment) Bill 2023 to establish a committee on childcare, which will include...
    • Human Trafficking
      79. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps his Department is taking to reduce the rate of child trafficking in the State; and if he will make a...
    • Child Poverty
      80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s efforts to tackle child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Services
      84. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred back to primary care by their CDNT, by CDNT, in 2023 to date, in tabular form....
    • International Protection
      85. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the number of centres in County Clare to date that are providing protection to...
    • Childcare Services
      87. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will introduce a grant scheme to assist in the provision of large-scale preschool accommodation and the...
    • Departmental Communications
      89. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will launch a zero-tolerance information campaign across all media, particularly social media,...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      90. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to increase supports for and to prevent the closure of small to medium sized early...
    • Departmental Schemes
      91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will undertake to bring forward the second increase in the foster carer's allowance under budget 2024 in...
    • International Protection
      92. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process of public and community engagement and consultation his Department undertakes in advance of...
    • Childcare Services
      93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm if the NCS hourly/attendance-based rules are his Department’s policy or a restriction placed on...
    • Child Protection
      94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which he remains satisfies that children continue to be adequately protected in all locations at...
    • Childcare Services
      95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a publicly owned childcare service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55581/23]
    • Disability Services
      96. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide an occupational therapy service for those with mild intellectual disability in...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      99. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of collaboration between his Department and the HSE to streamline the process whereby aids and...
    • Departmental Funding
      100. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he is taking to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is adequately funded and prevent it...
    • Departmental Projects
      101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s work with regard to the Growing Up in Ireland study; and if he will make a...
    • Child Protection
      102. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what engagement he has had with the relevant stakeholders, including foster families, on the proposed national...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is proposed to increase capital investment in the early learning and childcare sector for 2024 and 2025;...
    • Direct Provision System
      104. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the transfer of residents from a direct provision centre in Cork (details supplied); the...
    • Disability Services
      105. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the number of vacancies in the CDNT in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      106. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will fund research by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to barriers to foster care in order...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      107. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on establishing a longitudinal study in relation to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child...
    • Constitutional Amendments
      108. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that civil society organisations have said the wording of the proposed referendum on care is...
    • Childcare Services
      109. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received submissions on the excessive administrative burden associated with the Core funding scheme;...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      110. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1493 of 11 September 2023, if the negotiation process between the expert...
    • International Protection
      111. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on any plans he has to introduce changes to the current situation in respect of the...
    • Childcare Services
      112. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the reporting mechanism being requested by his Department from childcare providers is not...
    • Child Protection
      113. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which Tusla remains well placed to protect children who may be in danger of becoming homeless or...
    • Youth Services
      114. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his Department have mapped the existence of youth-focused community projects and staff across the...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      115. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the new core funding chart of accounts requirement for the early years sector; and if he will make a statement...
    • Childcare Services
      116. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures are being taken to address the staff shortage and retention issues in childcare facilities; and if...
    • International Protection
      118. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the steps he is taking to address the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers; and if he...
    • Childcare Services
      120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm a breakdown of new ELC and SAC services that are entirely new services and not corporate...
    • Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
      121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors or separated children currently seeking asylum in the State; and the types of...
    • Disability Services
      122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the current vacancies in the CDNT in Mayo; to outline the impact this is having on service delivery;...
    • Youth Services
      123. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting youth clubs and youth services nationally; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services
      124. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail exactly what measures have been taken by his Department to deal with the CDNT crisis in Donegal; what...
    • Youth Services
      125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his policy with respect to youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55808/23]
    • Childcare Services
      126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is aware that an after-school service in County Cork (details supplied) is facing closure due...
    • Disability Services
      127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the extra €20.5 million funding for disability residential services announced in budget 2024 will be...
    • Childcare Services
      129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his plans to increase childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55580/23]
    • International Protection
      130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees who are now in the State; the projected number of refugees from Ukraine...
    • Disability Services
      132. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current capacity of respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan for children with disabilities; the number...
    • International Protection
      133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on dealings with residents of Kilbride IPAS centre, County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 7 November 2023, when the mother and baby institutions redress...
    • Childcare Services
      136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm what his Department’s plans are to recruit and retain childcare workers in the sector; and if...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      137. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the success or otherwise of the rapid build programme undertaken by his Department; and if he will...
    • Legislative Reviews
      138. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update regarding the legislative proposals arising from the review of the Equality Acts (Equal...
    • Childcare Services
      139. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many parents and guardians will benefit from childcare measures announced in budget 2024; and if he will...
    • Disability Services
      140. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the adequacy of engagements that occurred with disability organisations and disabled persons'...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      141. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the long waiting lists for an assessment of need as a result of the 11 March 2022 High Court...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Appointments to State Boards
      143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the number of public servants serving on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he will make a...
    • Consular Services
      144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the circumstances in correspondence (details supplied), anything can be done to assist a person to be relocated to Ireland;...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56110/23]
    • Middle East
      150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of what efforts Ireland is undertaking to ensure that Palestinians arrested by the Israeli military during the ongoing...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Fisheries Protection
      151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which inland fish conservation measures continue, with particular reference to the restocking of lakes...
    • Departmental Schemes
      152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to examine the case and review the documents of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Illegal Dumping
      153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been undertaken by local authorities in terms of CCTV monitoring of illegal dumping, including...
    • Departmental Schemes
      154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is prepared to address a policy anomaly in respect of the SEAI solar PV scheme that has seen the exclusion of an...
    • Climate Action Plan
      156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the next review of the climate action plan is due to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i...
    • Departmental Data
      162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total revenue generated by the environmental management cost (tyre recycling levy) since its introduction; and if...
    • Departmental Budgets
      163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the 2024 budget allocation for residential and community retrofits per programme, including a...
    • Departmental Policies
      164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56107/23]
    • Departmental Schemes
      165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of smart heating control grants awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the geographic spread per...
    • Sustainable Energy Communities
      168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he report on the number of sustainable energy communities that were funded in 2020, 2021, 2022 and in 2023, in...
    • Departmental Funding
      169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the funding allocated to renewable energy communities in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and in Budget...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline any engagement he has had with ComReg since 2020 about improving the 4G signal in Mayo; and the progress to...
    • National Broadband Plan
      173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections under the national broadband plan in County Mayo; how that compares with revised targets; the...
    • Electricity Transmission Network
      174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the North Connacht Interconnector. [56149/23]
    • Climate Action Plan
      175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of climate action co-ordinators, community climate officers and climate action officers hired by each local...
    • Departmental Funding
      178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much funding was allocated to the Irish Environmental Network in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and in Budget 2024, in...
    • Telecommunications Services
      179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the widespread concerns in relation to inadequate mobile phone coverage in parts of County Cavan and...
    • Departmental Contracts
      180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the contract extension announced between his Department and a company (details supplied) for the National Postcode...
  • Department of Defence
    • Appointments to State Boards
      181. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he will make a...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      186. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56104/23]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total value of procurement overseen by his Department as a central purchasing body; the percentage of compliant and non-compliant...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Appointments to State Boards
      188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network
      189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total budget allocated for the removal of vegetation on the Western Rail Corridor between Athenry and Claremorris; what is the...
    • Bus Services
      190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 28 November 2023, when funding will be committed for the provision of additional drivers in...
    • National Transport Authority
      191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to follow up with the NTA on correspondence (details supplied) which was sent to the authority over two weeks ago; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Éireann
      192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that have used Bus Éireann route 109X in each direction in 2021 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network
      193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether there are further plans in place to add additional carriages to early morning commuter trains from Sallins in order to address...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider an awareness campaign to address the issue of lane discipline on motorways and dual carriageways,...
    • Road Safety
      195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider an awareness campaign to promote the importance of walking on the right side of the road for pedestrian...
    • Road Projects
      196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether extra funding will be provided to local authorities, where considerable damage was done to road infrastructure, to reinstate...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Local Authorities
      201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give further consideration to the issues raised in a motion passed by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Departmental Policies
      203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56120/23]
    • Road Projects
      204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 9 November 2023, if he will ensure that submissions by local authorities to his Department...
    • Road Safety
      205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if more average speed zones will be rolled out nationwide; the learnings from existing zones; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Bus Services
      206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual budget for LocalLink for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56179/23]
    • Rail Network
      207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding catering on trains from Kerry to Cork/Dublin; what levels of service currently exist; what is envisaged; and if he...
    • Taxi Licences
      208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local area hackney licences issued per county to date in 2023; the total number of live licences per county; the total...
    • Public Transport
      209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned with personal safety issues for public transport users; if he has liaised with An Garda Síochána in this...
    • Driver Test
      210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for a driving test in Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56183/23]
    • Bus Services
      213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new bus shelters provided per county in 2023; how many of these replaced older shelters; how many were completely new; and...
  • Department of Finance
    • Appointments to State Boards
      214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Rebates
      215. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of beneficiaries per county of the bike-to-work scheme in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      216. To ask the Minister for Finance to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55844/23]
    • Banking Sector
      217. To ask the Minister for Finance whether there is any mechanism to prevent a bank from selling a performing loan to a debt collecting agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      218. To ask the Minister for Finance cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar fhógraíocht a...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review recent changes to the flat rate VAT scheme, which allowed unregistered farmers to reclaim VAT on certain expenditure on farm investments, in...
    • Housing Policy
      225. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Residential Property Services has been transferred to the LDA; the number of residential units held by NARPS; the value of these...
    • Departmental Policies
      226. To ask the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56109/23]
    • Rental Sector
      227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the unfair decision to exclude parents of students studying outside this jurisdiction from the rental tax credit, as this and other measures...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • An Garda Síochána
      229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the measures being considered to address the pension concerns of post-1995 Garda members, specifically regarding the...
    • State Bodies
      230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he will make a...
    • Office of the Ombudsman
      231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of people employed in the Office of the Ombudsman and the number of each grade; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Civil Service
      233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what percentage of the civil service office space is in purpose-built office space; the percentage of buildings converted for office...
    • Office of Public Works
      234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full list of heritage sites maintained by the OPW that charge for entrance, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • State Bodies
      235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of people currently working in the National Investment Office; the grade of each; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Office of Government Procurement
      236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of people working in the Office of Government Procurement; the grade of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Parks
      237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the monument at An Grianán of Aileach, County Donegal has been closed to visitors for the past three weeks. [55926/23]
    • An Garda Síochána
      238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) regarding the potential discontinuation of the longstanding...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 20 September 2023, whether there has been progress in relation to streamlining the process...
    • Public Sector Pay
      244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding ongoing negotiations related to the retention of the pay/pension parity for retired members of An Garda...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if retired members of An Garda Síochána will continue to receive pension increase on a parity basis; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Properties
      247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how many publicly-owned buildings have car parks with more than 80 spaces. [56087/23]
    • Departmental Policies
      248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56115/23]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [56143/23]
    • Budget 2024
      250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to respond to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council’s Fiscal Assessment Report, published recently; his views on their assessment of...
    • Departmental Contracts
      251. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of procurement overseen by the Office of Government Procurement as a central purchasing body; the percentage of...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [56357/23]
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Schemes
      253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how an SME can apply for the increased cost of business scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55849/23]
    • Constitutional Amendments
      254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on plans to hold a referendum on the Unified Patent Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55887/23]
    • Work Permits
      255. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 19 October 2023, to provide an update in respect of the legal drafting of provisions for...
    • Industrial Development
      257. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in the IDA office based in Dubai and Sydney, as of 6 December 2023; and if he will...
    • Departmental Bodies
      259. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total funding provided to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission each year since 2006; the number of people employed...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      260. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      264. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56106/23]
    • Industrial Development
      265. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the proposed industrial park for Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56203/23]
    • Enterprise Policy
      266. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extra supports provided to local enterprise offices since the current Government was formed in 2020; and if he will make a...
    • Regional Aid
      267. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the implementation of each of the Regional Enterprise Plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56208/23]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Appointments to State Boards
      268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the number of public servants serving on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if she will make a statement...
    • Physical Education
      269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what her plans are to support post-primary schools in delivering the physical education curriculum, in particular those schools which have no...
    • School Enrolments
      271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the shortage of primary and secondary school places in the Fingal area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55883/23]
    • School Transport
      275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the siblings of a child in Donegal (details supplied) can travel on the same bus to the same school; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Citizens' Assembly
      276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the terms of reference for the Citizens’ Assembly on the future of education will be published. [55922/23]
    • School Transport
      278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasoning behind the exclusion of persons over 70 years of age from driving buses under the school transport scheme; the engagement she or...
    • School Accommodation
      280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an ASA application lodged by school (details supplied); if consideration is being given by her Department to the request...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56105/23]
    • School Funding
      286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the scheme to install solar panels for schools; how many applications have been received and processed to date;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of all active new school construction projects and expansion projects in Kildare and Wicklow; the stage each...
    • School Accommodation
      288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary school accommodation requests, that is, new rented space and prefab classrooms, she has received from schools in Wicklow...
    • School Curriculum
      289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the remedy she has for second level schools that can offer only a limited subject choice due to a shortage in the teacher numbers and lack of...
    • School Facilities
      290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills can schools be allowed flexibility with regard to height levels for fences for play areas that are installed, taking into account local...
    • School Transport
      291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for the completion of the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56157/23]
    • Departmental Data
      292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value of procurement overseen by her Department as a central purchasing body; the percentage of compliant and non-compliant...
    • School Admissions
      293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure adequate school places in Prosperous, Naas, Clane, Straffan, Maynooth and Kilcock, County Kildare at both primary...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Appointments to State Boards
      295. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if she will...
    • Television Licence Fee
      296. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the figures for the receipts collected for the licence fee in each of the years 2022 to date in 2023, broken down between licence...
    • Departmental Funding
      298. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm that relevant qualifying media organisations will be in a position to draw down funding from the recently announced...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      304. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56119/23]
    • Social Media
      305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional measures that will be introduced to deal with the spread of misinformation on social media platforms; if she is...
    • Departmental Funding
      306. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will provide additional funding to ensure the IMMA satellite museum initiative in Ballina, County Mayo, goes...
    • Tourism Industry
      307. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for future development of the Wild Atlantic Way tourism experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to support the application for a swimming pool in Maynooth, County Kildare, to cater for the...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Appointments to State Boards
      313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he...
    • Environmental Policy
      314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which conservation of game and other bird species continue to be protected in order to ensure maximum protection...
    • Invasive Species Policy
      315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action being taken to protect our environment against invasive species such as Japanese knotweed or other similarly...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give clarity to Roscommon County Council on a query which they have whereby an applicant’s application...
    • Housing Policy
      317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has issued a circular detailing the formula to be used for assessing social housing means policy. [55944/23]
    • State Bodies
      318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual cost of operating the Land Development Agency since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Housing Provision
      319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units provided by the Land Development Agency to date, in tabular form, in each local authority area,...
    • Local Authorities
      321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities will be granted extra funding for the cost of clearing and cleaning in public spaces after storms...
    • Departmental Meetings
      322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what discussions his Department has had with disability organisations in relation to agreeing a special specification and...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana...
    • Housing Schemes
      327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful cases completed under the mortgage to rent scheme in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether farmers have been constrained by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in using the Roundstone Bog Commonage; if...
    • Housing Schemes
      329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average HAP payment per recipient funded by the Exchequer; the average cost to the State, per recipient, net of...
    • Housing Policy
      331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his Department's examination of the creation of a system of holding rental deposits as set out...
    • Housing Provision
      332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of homes delivered though the Croí Cónaithe (cities) scheme to date in 2023; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Schemes
      333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applications for the Croí Cónaithe towns grant; the number approved and the number of drawdowns,...
    • State Bodies
      334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of job vacancies that are currently yet to be filled at An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a...
    • Programme for Government
      335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a report on the implementation of the programme for Government commitments in relation to local government; the other...
    • Departmental Policies
      336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56113/23]
    • Housing Provision
      337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown per county of the social housing stock in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Building Energy Rating
      338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the BER rating of social housing stock, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Data
      339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social houses were retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date per county; their post-BER rating, in tabular...
    • Housing Policy
      341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the Fresh Start principle to include divorced applicants seeking to remortgage; and if he will make a...
    • Local Government Reform
      342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 781 of 21 April 2021, the current status of the programme for Government commitment to...
    • Housing Provision
      343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new-build social homes and new-build affordable homes that were delivered in County Mayo in 2023; the targets...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people who presented as homeless to Mayo County Council in 2023 and were either turned away or issued vouchers...
    • Housing Policy
      345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the provisions of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 provide for a clawback charge to be made on...
    • Environmental Policy
      346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans to strengthen the ability of local authorities to tackle the biodiversity crisis; the...
    • Local Authorities
      347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the indicative costs associated with hiring local authority biodiversity officers, in...
    • Water Quality
      349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how local authorities are resourced to supervise the water quality of private water supplies; and if he will make a statement...
    • Water Services
      350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how local authorities are resourced to implement the Water Framework Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Data
      351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total value of procurement overseen by local authorities as a central purchasing body; the percentage of compliant and...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Appointments to State Boards
      352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive child benefit. [55847/23]
    • Pension Provisions
      354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether there has been any communication between her Department and the Department of Public Expenditure, National...
    • State Pensions
      355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a State pension (contributory) on the basis of contributions...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application review (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Data
      357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the situation regarding the allocation of funding for the hot meals programme to a school (details...
    • Departmental Consultations
      358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 7 December 2023, the names of the disability stakeholders and disabled persons...
    • Departmental Data
      359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes,...
    • State Pensions
      364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65-year-olds who choose to retire. [55965/23]
    • Social Welfare Payments
      365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the Exchequer of the benefit payment for 65-year-olds. [55966/23]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the new rules for the granting of paid contributions to long-term carers; whether there is a minimum number of...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana...
    • Departmental Policies
      377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56117/23]
    • Fuel Poverty
      378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been brought to research into energy hardship experienced by cancer patients with life-limiting...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker’s allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Appointments to State Boards
      384. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if she...
    • International Protection
      385. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who are now in the State; the projected number of asylum seekers expected to come to the State...
    • Domestic Violence
      386. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progress made on establishing a refuge for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in Cavan....
    • An Garda Síochána
      390. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of garda stations in Mayo; the total number of gardaí since 2006, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to positively support an application (details supplied) to the DSGBV funding call under four applications: and when a decision...
    • International Protection
      392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the data her Department holds with respect to the number of persons who have applied for international protection in...
    • Female Genital Mutilation
      394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for asylum that have included grounds relating to female genital mutilation that have been made from...
    • Prison Service
      395. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made with the review of remission entitlements for prisoners; the timeline for the completion and publication of...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      396. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56114/23]
    • Visa Applications
      401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on a visa application submitted by a person (details supplied) on 5 July 2023; and if she will make a...
    • Prison Service
      402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost of keeping a prisoner in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56190/23]
    • An Garda Síochána
      407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Garda vehicles for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56195/23]
    • Public Transport
      409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported assaults on public transport vehicles and in public transport properties in 2019, 2022 and 2023; and if...
    • An Garda Síochána
      410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who retired in 2023 and the average age of retirement; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Visa Applications
      412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current/expected residency status for Stamp 4 renewal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Immigration Status
      413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current/expected position in regard to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Appointments to State Boards
      414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of public servants servicing on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if he will make...
    • Fisheries Protection
      415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's efforts to ban inshore trawling within the six-mile limit. [56101/23]
    • Agriculture Supports
      416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers dealing with the ash die back will be given a resolution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there are different criteria for eligibility of horses and donkeys for the purpose of establishing stocking density under...
    • Forestry Sector
      419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 20 September 2023, if he will now provide the details requested; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will be paid their TAMS grants. [55907/23]
    • Turf Cutting
      422. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the widespread dissatisfaction amongst farmers regarding the issue of VAT refunds in respect of certain items of...
    • Departmental Schemes
      424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take emergency measures to ensure full delivery of the ACRES payment pre-Christmas 2023; the reason approximately 27,800...
    • Departmental Data
      425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of TB reactors in each of the past ten years in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55948/23]
    • Animal Diseases
      431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the badger vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55954/23]
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Schemes
      436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the rebate on VAT that was available to farmers buying milk tanks is being withdrawn (details supplied); if this will...
    • Turf Cutting
      437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address concerns (details supplied) relating to the enforcement of prohibition orders served by his Department relating to a...
    • Animal Carcase Disposal
      438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what options are available to farmers whose animals have died and who are unable to correctly dispose of the carcasses due to strike...
    • Grant Payments
      439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that an ACRES payment is issued to all applicants prior to Christmas, in light of the increasing financial pressure...
    • Animal Carcase Disposal
      440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the engagement to date with the knackery sector to cease the non-collection of dead animals; the steps he is...
    • Weather Events
      443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is looking into actions to mitigate the damage caused by adverse weather events (hail) in Wexford in June 2023; and...
    • Grant Payments
      444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the widespread concerns of farmers regarding delays in the issue of some ACRES payments; if a partial payment can...
    • Departmental Policies
      445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56102/23]
    • Grant Payments
      448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of payments in Mayo that will be affected by the delayed ACRES payments. [56150/23]
    • Food Safety
      449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which traceability, husbandry, management and hygiene tests continue to be strictly applied throughout the food sector,...
    • Poultry Sector
      450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the poultry sector, with particular reference to any threats to the...
    • Grant Payments
      451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects all agricultural support payments to be made on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Fishing Industry
      452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the growth and development of the fish processing sector, including landings in this jurisdiction over the past ten years;...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has had discussions with the farming sector, with a view to identifying issues that have caused concern in the...
    • Food Industry
      454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the targets set in Foodwise 2025 continue to be met; the areas, if any, which have raised concern and any...
    • Agriculture Industry
      455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that adequate soil management continues to take place, given the need to ensure that adequate drainage, soil...
    • Food Industry
      457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which beef, lamb, sheep, poultry, pig meat or meat products are imported into this country and deemed to originate in...
    • Fishing Industry
      458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the fishing industry is likely to expand in the future in terms of production, jobs and exports; and if he will...
    • Food Industry
      459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the extent, if any, to which the market for venison can be enhanced, with particular reference to exports; and if...
    • Fishing Industry
      460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the fishing industry continues to progress, with particular reference to new markets abroad while maintaining...
    • Agriculture Industry
      461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that agricultural production volumes here will not be impaired in the course of climate...
    • Food Industry
      462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which turkey production here continues to meet the needs of home and export markets; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Animal Diseases
      463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which all causes for the spread of bovine TB continue to be examined, with a view to maximising health and safety...
    • Forestry Sector
      465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action taken to protect ash forests against dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56244/23]
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Human Trafficking
      466. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to ensure the child trafficking is not occurring where refugee families and...
    • International Protection
      467. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the premises in County Monaghan that currently house international protection applicants; the number of men,...
    • Disability Services
      468. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new appointments that have been made to the children's disability network teams (details supplied)...
    • International Protection
      469. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 5 December 2023, if his Department seeks any record of individual...
    • Childcare Services
      471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review the current process which is applied in determining the core funding for afterschool services, in view...
    • International Protection
      474. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a centre (details supplied) housing Ukrainian refugees has so many vacancies since last August,...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      476. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí...
    • Departmental Policies
      480. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Childcare Services
      481. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth given that many private early childcare providers are going out of business due to lack of funding, if he will...
    • Youth Services
      482. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of adequate resources to meet the growing...
    • Children in Care
      483. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which she continues to improve the services available for the protection of children in the home,...
    • Child Protection
      484. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the investigative structures within his Department are deemed adequate to meet current and...
    • Children in Care
      488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children currently in fosterage; the number in protective residential care; the extent of...
    • Youth Services
      489. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his department can provide for adequate funding for youth services and youth development...
    • Disability Services
      490. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent the efforts in hand to urgently address the delay in accessing vital services for children with...
    • Youth Services
      491. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent, if any, to which the provision of appropriate services for children continues to be a major...
    • Childcare Services
      492. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which, in conjunction with the Minister for Education, efforts are in hand to provide an...
    • Disability Services
      493. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected that all waiting lists for children with special needs/disabilities are likely to be...
  • Department of Health
    • Hospital Services
      494. To ask the Minister for Health for a progress update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to support genetic services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital. [55903/23]
    • Care Services
      496. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in respect of an application (details supplied); when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55936/23]
    • Health Services
      497. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to difficulties in seeking publicly-funded IVF. [55940/23]
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      500. To ask the Minister for Health cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar fhógraíocht a...
    • Departmental Policies
      504. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56112/23]
    • Hospital Transfers
      505. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital; and if he...
    • Healthcare Policy
      506. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to research into energy hardship experienced by cancer patients with life-limiting diagnoses (details supplied); the steps he...
    • Departmental Budgets
      507. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform regarding the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council’s Fiscal Assessment...
    • Departmental Contracts
      508. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of procurement overseen by his Department and HSE as a central purchasing body; the percentage of compliant and non-compliant procurement; and...
    • General Practitioner Services
      509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding the talks between his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to rectify the problematic issues caused by proposed...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      510. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect to receive an appointment from Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Staff
      511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of vacancies of medical professionals in Mayo University Hospital; the length of time each position has been vacant, in tabular form;...
    • Emergency Departments
      512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the emergency department development in Mayo University Hospital. [56214/23]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      514. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on lists as both inpatients and outpatients for Mayo University Hospital; the average wait time; the number waiting more than...
    • Hospital Facilities
      516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided in Mayo in the past two years. [56219/23]
    • Emergency Departments
      517. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the average emergency department waiting times in Mayo University Hospital. [56220/23]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract surgery, by county; the average wait time; the number waiting over one, two, three and four years, respectively, by...
    • Hospital Facilities
      519. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the extension to previously promised facilities at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been advised to seek possible treatment for his condition abroad given that he has lived in this country and has...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56111/23]
    • Third Level Education
      526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will introduce to improve cross-Border mobility for students in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Third Level Fees
      527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the unfair decision to exclude students studying outside this State from the €1,000 reduction in student contribution...
    • Third Level Education
      528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the need to promote more cross-Border mobility for further and higher education students, he will ensure that students studying...
    • Grant Payments
      529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the refusal of a higher education grant by SUSI in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Appointments to State Boards
      530. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the number of public servants serving on State boards since 2006 in an independent capacity; and if she will make...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      531. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén céatadán de bhuiséad fógraíochta a Roinne do 2023 atá caite go dtí seo i mbliana ar...
    • Departmental Policies
      535. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56116/23]

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