Written answers

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Legislative Programme
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3055/24]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Middle East
      5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is aware of the activities of the sole remaining animal shelter in Gaza, Sulala Animal Rescue, and its collaboration with Animals...
    • Passport Services
      6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue for children (details supplied) in County Donegal in time for a travel date of 14 February 2024; and if he will make a...
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin bhfeachtas chun Gaelscoil a bhunú i Melbourne na hAstráile, agus an bhfuil aon obair ar bun ag a...
    • Foreign Birth Registration
      8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he can review an application (details supplied), given the urgent nature of this application, if all documentation required has been...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Recycling Policy
      10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what engagement he has had with local authorities to make the deposit return scheme available in civic amenity sites...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Cork from 1 January 2023 to date; what...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost for a three-bedroom house of installing solar panel with and without Government grants; the average...
    • Climate Action Plan
      13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of local authorities' climate action plans; to outline, in tabular form, each local authority that has...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will expedite a National Broadband Ireland broadband connection to a property (details supplied). [4486/24]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 18 January 2024, to outline whether the two schemes that have received...
  • Department of Defence
    • Naval Service
      16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current status of the stated intention to scrap the LÉ Eithne; if he will review the decision to scrap the vessel and instead put it to...
    • Defence Forces
      17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what steps his Department is taking to increase recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces. [4514/24]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Dublin Airport Authority
      18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the DAA is contemplating spending over €250 million on a tunnel at Dublin Airport for a handful of vehicles per hour; if so, if...
    • Public Transport
      19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to include Monasterevin County Kildare in the reduced public transport fares area; if so, the timeline to implement same; and...
    • Dublin Bus
      20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the NTA to ensure the Dublin Bus route 74 will serve Crumlin village or, in lieu of this, to expedite the proposed 82...
    • Driver Test
      21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in Cork city and county, by test...
    • Public Transport
      23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify whether there are national mandatory accessibility regulations that provide technical guidance which governs public...
    • Active Travel
      24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next applications for active travel projects will be accepted by his Department from local authorities; the breakdown per local...
  • Department of Finance
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief or VAT reduction on assisted technology required by children and adults who have a diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia...
    • Climate Action Plan
      26. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date to consider a number of reforms to the taxation system under relevant tax heads from an environmental perspective as outlined in the...
    • Tax Code
      27. To ask the Minister for Finance for a reduction in VAT to 9% for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4526/24]
    • Motor Fuels
      28. To ask the Minister for Finance for a further extension on the current deadline of 31 March 2024 on the rate reduction to auto diesel, petrol and marked gas oil; and if he will make a...
    • Financial Services
      29. To ask the Minister for Finance what engagement he has had with financial institutions to have machines available in their branches to print off financial statements; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      30. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4652/24]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4454/24]
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average waiting time for a WRC adjudication hearing to be heard from the time the complaint(s) are submitted; whether the...
    • Industrial Development
      33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he is taking to safeguard the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland, and future investment in manufacturing and research and...
    • Business Supports
      34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline details of a scheme for those businesses that have a shortfall of flood cover (details supplied) compared with the...
    • Job Losses
      35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he has taken to safeguard employment at a company in Ballincollig (details supplied) which is an IDA client company and...
    • Departmental Data
      36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated annual cost of establishing an additional public holiday. [4473/24]
    • Business Supports
      37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the increased cost of business scheme, ICOB, announced as part of budget 2024 (details supplied); the current...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Curriculum
      38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the well-being element of the secondary school curriculum, as advocated by Cycle Against Suicide; if she will reshape and...
    • School Accommodation
      39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4340/24]
    • School Staff
      40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reintroduce the allowance for teachers in Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4346/24]
    • State Examinations
      41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the State Examinations Commission will consider reducing the number of sraithpictiúrí on the Irish leaving certificate oral exam...
    • Special Educational Needs
      42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is aware of the lack of learning support resources in classrooms due to the shortage of teachers and, as a result, resource...
    • Schools Building Projects
      43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard to the provision of a new school (details supplied); the progress on the project to date; when work will be...
    • Special Educational Needs
      44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no special needs school place is available for a child (details supplied). [4393/24]
    • Schools Building Projects
      45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to address the need for another secondary school in Newcastle, County Dublin and to examine the population growth in Newcastle...
    • School Accommodation
      46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the expected timeline for an appointment of a project manager on an application for the feasibility study under the additional...
    • Special Educational Needs
      48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the school building programme in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4457/24]
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén costas a bhainfeadh leis an liúntas do mhúinteoirí lánGhaeilge agus Gaeltachta a thabhairt ar ais mar a bhí...
    • Caiteachas Ranna
      53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén costas a bhainfeadh le leabhar Gaeilge ar chostas €10 a mhaoiniú do gach dalta le linn dóibh a bheith i rang a cúig...
    • Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
      54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén costas a bhainfeadh le seachtain bhreise tumoideachais sa Ghaeltacht a mhaoiniú d'ábhair oidí. [4472/24]
    • Schools Building Projects
      55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to build new secondary schools in Newcastle and Rathcoole given the recent population growth; what planning is in place to...
    • School Curriculum
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline when the transition year curriculum was last amended; if she will carry out a review of the possible benefit of adding dance and...
    • Home Schooling
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish-born child of a resident Irish citizen,...
    • Departmental Schemes
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the STEM awards; if there is an appeal process; if she is aware that schools maintain that the capitation grant does not allow...
    • Departmental Meetings
      59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of requests for a meeting made to her Department by an organisation (details supplied), by year, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in...
    • Education Policy
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what representative groups were engaged with in the production of the new guidelines on restraint and seclusion. [4585/24]
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Culture Policy
      61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown in tabular form of the projects relating to arts and culture that have been supported by the Shared Island...
    • Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
      62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sí briseadh síos i bhfoirm tábla de na tograí a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge a fuair...
    • Sports Funding
      63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position on a sports capital grant application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Broadcasting Sector
      65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated revenue that would be generated by introducing a levy of 3% on audiovisual media service providers as provided for...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide, in tabular form, a list of every State board or council over which she has responsibility for appointments, and...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a progress update on the plans to redevelop the Abbey Theatre, Ireland's national theatre. [4496/24]
    • Museum Projects
      68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a progress update on the work of the expert committee examining the establishment of a national women's museum, and a...
    • Culture Policy
      69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a progress update on the work of the advisory committee on the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage, and a...
    • Straitéisí Ranna
      70. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dáta faoina mbeidh an straitéis do na healaíona teangabhunaithe Gaeilge foilsithe. [4499/24]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Policy
      71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has received and examined the report 'Respiratory Health in Oliver Bond House', launched last week; its...
    • Local Authorities
      77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reconsider the way in which his Department is leading the "Your Council" campaign so that advertising is also...
    • Building Regulations
      78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to his response during Leaders' Questions on 18 January 2024 (details supplied), if he will provide details of the...
    • Local Authorities
      79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities or county councils that completed an up-to-date housing needs demands assessment for older...
    • Departmental Schemes
      80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the serious delays in the processing and approval of housing adaptation grants; and the details of what...
    • Departmental Reports
      81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the right to housing report will be published; and the timeline in place for the Government to act on the recommendations...
    • Rental Sector
      82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many HAP inspections for the purpose of establishing suitability of accommodation or living conditions were carried out in...
    • Planning Issues
      83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will urgently update the rural planning guidelines to loosen the restrictions on modular or log cabin type accommodation;...
    • Local Authorities
      84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of hiring a qualified archaeologist for every local authority. [4474/24]
    • Vacant Properties
      85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list, in tabular form, the number of Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant applications and derelict...
    • Local Authorities
      86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government regarding the guidelines being formulated for the live streaming of council meetings, what, if any, progress has been made on...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Tax Rebates
      91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection with regard to the dental and optical tax rebate, if consideration has been given to reviewing the procedures covered by same...
    • Widow's Pension
      92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms of the widows' or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or co-habiting couples; and if she will...
    • School Meals Programme
      93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the needs of coeliac diagnosed children with regard to the ever-growing and welcome roll-out of the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what options are open to a person who was previously in full-time employment and is now in full-time education in regard to...
    • State Pensions
      95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for an increase in the rate for a qualified adult in respect of a...
    • Social Welfare Code
      96. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding Catherine’s Law to exempt the receipt of scholarships or grants from An Chomhairle...
    • School Meals Programme
      98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a programme could be extended to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4489/24]
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that Irish citizens can only receive child benefit if the child is resident within the State; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an overclaim for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4587/24]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Naturalisation Applications
      103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average turnaround for a naturalisation application currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4339/24]
    • Family Reunification
      104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a join spouse visa will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many applications for Garda vetting are received per local authority; the average time it took to process an application in...
    • Asylum Applications
      106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify the steps for applying for asylum in Ireland, specifically, where applicants stay for the initial five days if they...
    • Asylum Seekers
      108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason asylum seekers cannot begin work immediately on the granting of asylum seeker status; and if she will make a...
    • An Garda Síochána
      109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of designated community gardaí in the Cork City Division for the years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019;...
    • Crime Prevention
      110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an overview of how her Department incorporates culture and arts into rehabilitation and prevention for crime. [4504/24]
    • Departmental Schemes
      111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a specific review of the oversight of the Immigrant Investor Programme in respect of premises (details...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Animal Diseases
      112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on efforts to address the issue of TB eradication with regard to deer management (details supplied); and...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1155 of 17 January 2024, if he will advise on fencing with regard to traditionally unfenced...
    • Control of Dogs
      114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he intends to publicise the departmental public consultation on electric shock collars; what steps he intends to take following...
    • Forestry Sector
      115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the progress made in afforestation efforts, particularly in relation to the...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will have the IT system in place to pay those persons who are part of a partnership arrangement (details...
    • Control of Dogs
      118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will create a centralised database for dog microchips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4588/24]
    • Invasive Species Policy
      119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department has had with Scottish authorities on matters of biosecurity with specific reference to the bark...
    • Tree Remediation
      120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the issue of ash dieback in respect of roadside recovery and felling, who is responsible for clearing ash dieback effects from...
    • Invasive Species Policy
      122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he will ensure biosecurity measures at Irish points of entry are increased as a preventative step; and if he will make a...
    • Forestry Sector
      124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the significant lack of confidence from farmers in respect of the delays with the forestry programme and the need for the...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Housing Provision
      125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of modular homes that have been built for Ukrainian accommodation; the provider of such homes; the...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment of need can be urgently facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Child Protection
      127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is happy with the current standard of childcare in Ireland; if he believes we are doing enough to ensure...
    • International Protection
      128. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if in relation to the provision of accommodation for those seeking international protection, he will take steps...
    • Education Welfare Service
      131. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of education welfare officers across the State, broken down by local area office, for 2022 and 2023....
    • Departmental Strategies
      135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a progress update on actions 4 and 5 relating to Culture and Identity of the National Traveller and...
    • International Protection
      136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify if the premises formerly known as The Limit Bar in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, is being considered...
  • Department of Health
    • Food Safety
      138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the process of food recalls by the FSAI in situations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4427/24]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      139. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are in place to assist and make progress on the current infrastructural delays being experienced at Naas General Hospital (details supplied); and...
    • Hospital Services
      140. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the capacity deficits at Naas General Hospital (details supplied) and what immediate plans are in place to meet the significant increases in demand...
    • General Practitioner Services
      141. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to replace GP services in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15 since a company (details supplied) closed due to difficulties recruiting a...
    • Medical Cards
      143. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a discretionary medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a...
    • Health Promotion
      144. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered technology to create incidental activity which leads to better health outcomes without people realising it at the time (details supplied);...
    • Health Services
      145. To ask the Minister for Health the ten highest risks on the risk register maintained, by each of the hospital groups in respect of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Dental Services
      146. To ask the Minister for Health the details of his engagement with an organisation (details supplied) with regard to issues around the availability of dental services for persons with...
    • Hospital Staff
      151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members required to sufficiently staff a neurology department within a model 4 Irish hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Equipment
      153. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an electroencephalographic machine in University Hospital Waterford. [4375/24]
    • Irish Blood Transfusion Service
      154. To ask the Minister for Health if, due to the shortage of blood stocks in Irish hospitals, there are any plans within his Department to have full-time blood donation clinics in Ireland; if...
    • Dental Services
      156. To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will commence for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/24]
    • Further and Higher Education
      157. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to put in place core funding for the provision of Level 6 (QQI) courses for healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the most recent update on the timeline for commencement of the new build at St. Vincent's Hospital Athy; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Parking Provision
      159. To ask the Minister for Health the annual revenue generated by public car parking at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/24]
    • Medicinal Products
      161. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of Ireland's national position on the revision of the EU general pharmaceuticals legislation as proposed by the European...
    • Health Services Staff
      162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists catering to the needs of public patients; whether waiting lists are maintained to measure the extent to which demand is being...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      164. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure to remove cataracts (bilateral), as their sight is impaired and...
    • Health Services
      165. To ask the Minister for Health how long someone referred to the National Gender Service today would be expected to wait for their first assessment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      170. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE website no longer has a facility for the public to record Covid-19 infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4435/24]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      171. To ask the Minister for Health when the Westfield Integrated Care Centre in Ballincollig County Cork will be operational. [4461/24]
    • Health Services
      172. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 24 January 2024, the steps he will take to ensure that the review of Community Ophthalmic Services Medical...
    • General Practitioner Services
      174. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of GPs reimbursed (PCRS) for the years 2019 to date for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy;...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      175. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1116 of 25 July 2023, to provide an update on the progress being made with regard to a health centre in Wicklow (details...
    • Citizens' Assembly
      176. To ask the Minister for Health if the Citizens' Assembly's final report on older people was ever referred back to the Houses of the Oireachtas for consideration; if not, the reason; and if...
    • Vaccination Programme
      177. To ask the Minister for Health if free flu vaccines for children will be available this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4523/24]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      178. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a cohort of health workers (details supplied) were excluded from the pandemic special recognition payment when non-frontline staff were included;...
    • General Practitioner Services
      189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will comment on a service level agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4644/24]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Technological Universities
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail a timeline and schedule of pre-procurement and procurement activities, including any costs defrayed in respect of the three PPP...
    • Further and Higher Education
      198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional college places, by higher level institution, provided in each of the areas in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and...
    • Technological Universities
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a statement on the general decline in student numbers across the technological university sector since the sector was established....
    • Institutes of Technology
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the annual payments in respect of the loans provided to IT Tralee and Waterford IT since the loan was provided; and if he will make a...
    • Student Accommodation
      203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his forthcoming new Student Accommodation Strategy, if is he proposing the use of public private partnerships for the delivery of...
    • Technological Universities
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the progress of new lecturing and research contracts for faculty working in the technological university sector in light of the OECD...
    • Further and Higher Education
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided with a travel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4559/24]
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Legislative Reviews
      206. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Government is carrying out a full review of the Dog Breeding Act 2010, as promised under the programme for Government; the...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      207. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline her response to the report on the progress on the sustainable Development Goals 2023, produced by the Oireachtas Committee...