Written answers
Thursday, 22 February 2024
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legislative Measures
13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the criminal legal aid Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8379/24]
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the community-based CCTV system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8378/24]
- An Garda Síochána
15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the opening of the new divisional headquarters at Northern Cross will result in the closure of Coolock Garda station; and if...
- Drug Dealing
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown by age of people who have been given a ten-year mandatory sentence for drugs issues over the past decade....
- Domestic Violence
17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the proposal to establish a domestic violence refuge centre in County Monaghan. [7899/24]
- Substance Misuse
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a regional breakdown of where charges for possession of a controlled drug for personal use have been issued...
- Work Permits
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in treatment of doctors who transitioned from stamp 1 permits to stamp 4...
- An Garda Síochána
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position on the most recent Garda recruitment drive; the age and gender demographic breakdown of new applicants;...
- Coroners Service
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in the recent Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024, what is her rationale for proposing a change of employment status for coroners to...
- Departmental Investigations
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish an independent inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) as mandated by resolutions of...
- Legislative Reviews
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 12 December 2023, the status of the independent review of part 4 of the Criminal Law...
- Legal Services Regulation
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how her Department plans to address the growing risk of legal deserts in counties with no or single digit trainee solicitors;...
- An Garda Síochána
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown on the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Meath East Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022...
- State Pardons
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position regarding the possible posthumous pardoning in the historic cases of Poff and Barrett in County Kerry;...
- Legislative Programme
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3499/24]
- Prison Service
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses in the prison system at present; the number of prisoners sleeping more than one...
- An Garda Síochána
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has plans to resource An Garda Síochána to enable adequate recruitment levels; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Policies
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what action her Department is taking to improve access to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, such as mediation and...
- Deportation Orders
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times in this jurisdiction the EU Dublin Regulation has been enforced per annum since September 1997; the number...
- Substance Misuse
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many minors or people aged under 18 years have been charged with possession of a controlled drug for personal use for each...
- Middle East
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people currently in Gaza who have permission to remain in Ireland, or who have a visa to live, study or work in...
- An Garda Síochána
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to indicate the efforts currently in hand to ensure an adequate number of gardaí by way of recruitment to ensure the...
- Substance Misuse
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many people received an adult caution for the possession of cannabis for personal use since cannabis was included in the...
- An Garda Síochána
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current numbers of gardaí for each Cork division in February 2024; to confirm the number of gardaí in February...
- Prison Service
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to reduce overcrowding in the Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7783/24]
- Freedom of Speech
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to tackle the increasing number of SLAPP cases being taken against media outlets in Ireland. [8242/24]
- Prison Service
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide extra capacity at the old Cork Prison site to offset any overcrowding in the new block; and if she will make...
- Antisocial Behaviour
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what measures are being considered under the expert forum on antisocial behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Meetings
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1699/24]
- Organic Farming
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s efforts to increase the number of organic farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8385/24]
- Forestry Sector
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the Government's target for afforestation in 2024. [7872/24]
- Agriculture Schemes
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for continuing delays in advance payments for participation of ACRES in tranche 1 under general ACRES and co-operation...
- Brexit Issues
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the new UK import controls are impacting small Irish agrifood businesses. [8374/24]
- Agriculture Schemes
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on the sheep improvement scheme and whether affected hill flock participants identified in 2023 will have an option...
- Climate Action Plan
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the delayed actions his Department is leading on as part of the climate action plan 2023; the proportion that are complete and...
- Animal Welfare
62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he provided additional funding for the protection of animal welfare during recent cold weather. [8367/24]
- Nitrates Usage
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will comment on agricultural sustainability in the context of the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hare Coursing
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will legislate to ban hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/24]
- Livestock Issues
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can provide grant aid or any other assistance to Mountrath livestock mart to reopen for business. [3927/24]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that productive agricultural land currently contributing to food production in this country...
- Inshore Fisheries
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of work to develop the new inshore fisheries sector strategy, in light of the fact that the previous one expired in 2023;...
- Control of Horses
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to address the issue of unchipped horses wandering in urban settings, considering the Department...
- Departmental Strategies
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the working group on women in agriculture. [8277/24]
- Agriculture Schemes
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in the CP areas of ACRES who carry out approved "non-profit investments" in 2024 will be reimbursed under the scheme; if...
- Animal Welfare
72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage responsible dog ownership. [8245/24]
- Departmental Bodies
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 14 December 2023, for an update on the work of the wool council; if the €30,000 in...
- Live Exports
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the minimum age for the live export of calves to 28 days and the minimum weight to 50 kg; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Programme
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3505/24]
- Exports Growth
79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the resumption of beef exports to China following a recent diplomatic visit by the Chinese Premier in January 2024; and...
- Agriculture Supports
80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Cork North-Central is in receipt of funding for projects supporting agrifood tourism initiatives; and if he will make a statement...
- Fisheries Protection
81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the process and timelines for decision surrounding the consultation on trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone....
- Climate Action Plan
82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current rate of take-up of new farm methods which he regards as key to the Government climate ambitions and the step up needed by...
- Forestry Sector
83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the recent power outages in parts of County Leitrim during storm Isha as a result of poorly maintained forests, where some...
- Common Agricultural Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the distribution of CAP direct payments, whereby the top eight recipients received more than €200,000...
- Land Issues
85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what recent engagement he has had with regard to the residential zoned land tax and the potential impact of same on land actively...
- Agriculture Industry
86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to improve environmental sustainability on Irish farms, in particular in respect of soil health...
- Electricity Generation
87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is encouraging and supporting farmers to put solar panels on their farm buildings to generate electricity; and...
- Horticulture Sector
88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of his Department implementing the working paper to address challenges related to peat supply in the...
- Food Waste
89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s efforts to tackle food waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/24]
- Wildlife Protection
90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what efforts his Department is making to ensure farmers are incentivised to create and maintain habitats on farms under the Common...
- Climate Action Plan
91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered new measures in the likely context that the sectors for which he has responsibility cannot meet the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act to reverse the reduction in the area under tillage in 2022 in light of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in...
- Agriculture Schemes
93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8376/24]
- Legislative Measures
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given there is no EU funding in place to support farmers to implement the nature restoration law, if he still support this...
- Agriculture Schemes
95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with suckler farmers following announced changes to SCEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Animal Welfare
96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the horse project in Cork city. [8366/24]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it will be necessary for Ireland to reduce dairy and beef production to reach our legally binding greenhouse gas emissions...
- Harbours and Piers
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the situation with respect to BALAMI funding for the dredging of Ballycotton Harbour, County Cork; his Department’s role in...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the sectoral emissions reductions targets for agriculture for the first carbon budget period can now be met; and if he will make a...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a passport (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing said...
- Child Abduction
102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a case (details supplied); the assistance provided to that person by the Department; if he continues to...
- Foreign Birth Registration
103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if support will be provided in relation to a matter (details supplied). [8563/24]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Schemes
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) can expect works to be completed under his warmer homes application; and if he will...
- Waste Management
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of units deemed to have availed of a deposit return take back exemption, by county and by category of...
- Department of Defence
- Air Corps
107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether the Air Corps will continue to appear in air or military exhibitions and so on overseas, given local concern notified to his Department...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Sector Pensions
108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport where a former employee of a company (details supplied) can access service records and details of any possible pension entitlement owing...
- Transport Policy
109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the draft revised transport plan for Galway will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8490/24]
- Driver Test
110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reassess the refusal to consider an additional driving test centre in south Dublin, given that the waiting list in Tallaght...
- Active Travel
111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position regarding a request by a local authority for the provision of facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Insurance Industry
112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for motor insurers to be granted access to information on his Department's driver file database on disqualified drivers and...
- Road Projects
113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that adequate funding is allocated to a local authority in 2024 to advance proposed road projects (details supplied);...
- Department of Finance
- Vehicle Registration Tax
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the exact procedure for a person wishing to import a car from Australia; the costs associated with importing a car; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Rebates
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain why the Revenue Commissioners have issued tax rebates directly to taxrebate.ie in the names of individuals who clearly had not asked the...
- Tax Exemptions
117. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 1279 of 17 January 2024, if clarity will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied). [8472/24]
- Pension Levy
119. To ask the Minister for Finance when the pension levy will be abolished for ESB pensions. [8557/24]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Heritage Sites
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position of the Office of Public Works in relation to South Dublin County Council's proposal to redevelop the Rathfarnham Castle...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if psychotherapists accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy are considered under the medical...
- Trade Relations
122. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on revising the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism to ensure that any revenues...
- Industrial Development
123. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for completion and delivery of the planned IDA-backed advance facility in Drogheda, County Louth; the sector or purpose...
- Business Supports
124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the cost of business grant scheme will be open for applications; the length of time the application process is expected to take;...
- Enterprise Support Services
126. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of help and support his Department can offer to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on whether or not the application by a school (details supplied) has been approved, or when it will be approved in terms of...
- Public Sector Pensions
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the pension abatement of a person (details supplied) who worked on occasions for WWETB after his retirement was calculated on a daily...
- Schools Building Projects
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a further update in respect of a large-scale major school project in Naas, County Kildare (details supplied); the budget...
- Special Educational Needs
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be secured for a person (details supplied). [8439/24]
- School Accommodation
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an additional classroom will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8445/24]
- Special Educational Needs
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues open to parents of children with special needs (details supplied) who are without a primary school place for the coming school term;...
- School Accommodation
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to an application for extra accommodation at a school in County Galway (details supplied), given the...
- School Admissions
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what arrangements will be made to ensure a student (details supplied) who returned to live in Ireland last Christmas is offered a place in a...
- School Transport
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if parents of pupils who had no school bus service from October to February (details supplied) will be eligible for the remote area grant for the...
- Schools Building Projects
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a planning application for a school (details supplied) will be submitted; the expected timeframe for the project to reach completion; and if...
- School Enrolments
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of students (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/24]
- School Transport
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken in relation to a child (details supplied) who has been denied a school bus service; and if she will make a statement...
- Schools Building Projects
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on a school extension (details supplied) to the final stages of the tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the euro amounts of net surplus cash derived from school transport by Bus Éireann that the auditors and directors categorised in the...
- Parliamentary Questions
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her officials obtained legal assistance from the Office of the Attorney General regarding complaints about information being withheld in...
- School Enrolments
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in securing primary and second level educational school places in Prosperous, County Kildare, for September 2024; the...
- Schools Building Projects
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which replacement facilities or a new school (details supplied) is progressing; whether the causes of the delay can be ameliorated...
- School Admissions
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made for a second level place for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8589/24]
- Schools Building Projects
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision and work is in hand to replace a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8590/24]
- School Enrolments
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she is satisfied that all primary and second level school places required for September 2024 are available throughout County...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Tourism Policy
155. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding updated regulations that will require owners who rent out their property under short-term holiday lets...
- Television Licence Fee
156. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to comments made by the RTÉ director general (details supplied) at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism,...
- An Clár Caipitil Spóirt
161. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a fhogrófar na deontais faoi na scéimeanna deontais do threallamh spóirt agus do saoráidí...
- Tourism Industry
162. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department and the relevant agencies are aware of the fact that a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda will, from March...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wastewater Treatment
163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will expedite an application (details supplied) for a domestic wastewater treatment grant for a person. [8471/24]
- Electoral Process
165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an accessibility update (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8541/24]
- Wildlife Regulations
166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allow an extension to cut diseased ash trees to 1 March 2024 to ensure all dangerous trees are removed as soon as...
- Building Regulations
167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what legislation is used for rental inspections by contractors of local authorities in terms of criteria of ventilation, etc,...
- Defective Building Materials
169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding fiscal oversight and management of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments...
- Septic Tanks
170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of septic tank inspections carried out in the past three years in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular form; how...
- Housing Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delivery of affordable housing schemes in conjunction with Cavan and Monaghan County Councils; and if he...
- Wastewater Treatment
172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the EU is still taking proceedings against Ireland due to the failure to install the Gweedore sewerage scheme; and if he...
- Defective Building Materials
173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the NSAI has received research results and-or statements from the research partners engaged by the GSI to investigate the...
- Local Authorities
177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there are no supports for local authority members to have an office; and if he will consider bringing in an...
- Defective Building Materials
178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 15 February 2024, the number of houses that will be remediated in 2024; the...
- Housing Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what proposals have been received from a local authority (details supplied) with respect to support from his Department for...
- Vacant Properties
180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the vacant property refurbishment grant, particularly in relation to Cork County Council; the stage of...
- Planning Issues
181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make changes to the guidelines that deny planning permission to applicants in Donegal who would have to access on...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- School Meals Programme
182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection they way in which a company applies to provide school meals under the school meals programme; when applications will open and...
- Departmental Correspondence
183. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a prepaid return envelope can be included when requests are issued from the child benefit section asking parents to...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
184. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of the review of the disability allowance means review for a person (details supplied), and when she could...
- Social Welfare Payments
185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection following the welcome news that full-time second level students over 18 years of age will be re-eligible for child benefit...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
186. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a one-parent family payment will continue to be paid to a person (details supplied). [8428/24]
- Social Welfare Payments
187. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, pending the submission of additional information requested for a disability allowance for a person (details supplied),...
- Parental Leave
188. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8442/24]
- Social Welfare Appeals
189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Benefits
190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Eligibility
192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Code
194. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the maximum hours or income a person (details supplied) can work or receive to retain the one-parent family payment; and if...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Citizenship Ceremonies
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many citizenship ceremonies are planned for 2024; the expected months for citizenship ceremonies in 2024; and if she will...
- Naturalisation Applications
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what level of proficiency in English and-or Irish is expected of an applicant for naturalisation before their application will...
- An Garda Síochána
200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 30 May 2023, when a response will issue from the Garda to this Deputy. [8484/24]
- Asylum Seekers
201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the asylum process for each of the past five years. [8512/24]
- Deportation Orders
202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people issued with deportation orders in the past five years; the number of deportation orders enforced for each...
- Departmental Data
203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated number of people residing in Ireland illegally. [8514/24]
- Deportation Orders
204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average, total and highest cost of deportation for each of the past five years. [8515/24]
- Travel Documents
205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people arriving in Ireland without travel documents, with false travel documents or with damaged travel documents...
- An Garda Síochána
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, by county, currently waiting for their Garda vetting application to be processed. [8572/24]
- Immigration Status
208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8575/24]
- Gangland Crime
212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she and her Department are successfully combatting organised crime; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Prison Service
213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which educational or rehabilitative provision continues to be made for first-time offenders while in prison, with...
- Gangland Crime
214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which membership of criminal gangs or those associated with drug crimes has decreased or increased in each of the...
- Departmental Data
215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accused persons currently on bail throughout the country; the extent to which the number has fluctuated in each...
- Judicial Appointments
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of positions to be filled on the benches of the District, Circuit and High courts; and if she will make a statement...
- An Garda Síochána
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which funding for state-of-the-art technology is currently available or being made available to An Garda...
- Crime Prevention
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which hate speech, hate crime and racism continue to be addressed in all areas throughout the country; and if she...
- Citizenship Applications
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts in hand to process applications for citizenship and naturalisation in an organised and timely manner; and if she...
- Child Abuse
221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she proposes to strengthen the law in regard to child sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the...
- An Garda Síochána
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which members of An Garda Síochána injured or traumatised in the course of their duty have access to...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the provision of ACRES payments; and the number of eligible farmers who have not yet received payment from...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he continues to ensure the meeting of emission targets while protecting the agrifood industry, given the...
- Forestry Sector
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures will be taken to deal with circumstances where forestry planting has occurred close to power lines, resulting in power...
- North-South Ministerial Council
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the issues he proposes to progress at a sectoral level through the work of the North-South Ministerial Council; if meetings will be...
- Agriculture Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for a milk tank under TAMS 2, which was submitted in 2022, will be paid in full, including VAT, to a person...
- Veterinary Services
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the financial supports to veterinary practitioners outlined in his Department's notice to private veterinary practitioners...
- Brexit Supports
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding that will be spent in 2024 out of the Brexit compensation fund for the fishing industry; when details of the...
- Agriculture Schemes
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has considered the possible tax implications for some farmers of receiving a double ACRES payment in 2024; the level of...
- Agriculture Industry
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the future of Irish agriculture following the ending of the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Beef Sector
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number in the beef herd at present; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated in the past four years; and if he will make...
- Dairy Sector
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current strength of the dairy herd; the degree to which it has fluctuated or is likely to so do in the future, with particular...
- Forestry Sector
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the ongoing forestry development programme continues with due regard for the necessity to use marginal lands as...
- Agriculture Supports
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which farm supports contain new money or a replacement for previous schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fishing Industry
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to encourage the fishing industry, with particular reference to ensuring the...
- Brexit Issues
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the effects of Brexit on Ireland's agrifood sector; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Supports
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts ongoing by his Department to address issues relating to farmer mental health and well-being; and if he will make a...
- Sheepmeat Sector
244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Irish lamb continues to be a major competitor on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Agriculture Industry
245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which employment continues in the agrifood and fishing sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8614/24]
- Farm Safety
246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which farm safety continues to be a major issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8615/24]
- Farm Costs
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the cost of farm inputs, including fuel and fertilisers, with a view to...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Disability Services
248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide any information on funding that may be available for providers of early intervention services;...
- Parental Leave
249. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Asylum Seekers
250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seekers currently being accommodated at a location (details supplied); the number at this...
- Disability Services
251. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 15 June 2023, if a business case proposal has been submitted to the...
- International Protection
252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotel beds, by county, currently provided to beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine...
- Disability Services
255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when supports will be put in place for a child (details supplied). [8485/24]
- Family Resource Centres
256. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals to provide a new service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8491/24]
- Early Childhood Care and Education
257. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can help a community project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8500/24]
- Disability Services
258. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether it is intended to provide extra funding to the HSE in Galway city and county to provide for extra...
- Passport Services
259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of workers who have been moved from the location of work from the Tallaght passport office to...
- Asylum Seekers
260. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision in Ireland in terms...
- Disability Services
263. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on disability services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Direct Provision System
264. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department started to write to people with status or leave to remain in direct provision centres giving...
- Department of Health
- Public Sector Pensions
265. To ask the Minister for Health if a retirement lump sum and pension entitlement has issued to a person (details supplied). [8429/24]
- Personal Injury Claims
266. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of defending medical negligence litigation against the HSE and Department of Health in each year from 2010 to date, including awards made in the...
- Healthcare Policy
267. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work and current status of the Public Health Alcohol Research Group; and if he intends to publish the report of the group. [8414/24]
- Nursing Homes
269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the national treatment purchase fund calculation mechanism for funding fair deal stays in not-for-profit charitable nursing homes, such as...
- Substance Misuse
270. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on legislation pertaining to the use and supply of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, which has psychoactive effects upon consumption by...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
271. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available for those who need to rent or buy medical equipment such as scalp cooling or cold cap machines; and if he will make a...
- Health Service Executive
272. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has introduced a central processing system for the payment of invoices from suppliers; if so, when this system was introduced; the cost of same; and...
- Mental Health Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for CAMHS for the month of January, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8444/24]
- General Practitioner Services
275. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that it is now virtually impossible for any new patient in Wexford town to be accepted by any of the existing GP practices, which are at...
- Care Services
276. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that can be given to a person (details supplied); and if night-time care will be allocated to them, given the circumstances. [8451/24]
- Mental Health Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health if the 8,000 people who depend on services (details supplied) will continue to have access to them under the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Nursing Homes
280. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed nursing home in a facility (details supplied) will be open. [8455/24]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Health whether retention planning permission was received for a facility (details supplied); and, if so, when this was received. [8456/24]
- Hospital Facilities
284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric bays in emergency departments in Mercy University Hospital and CUH in January 2023; and the current number. [8461/24]
- Ambulance Service
285. To ask the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time, by hospital in Cork and Tipperary in 2023. [8467/24]
- Hospital Facilities
286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public or voluntary hospital as of 16 February 2024, or the latest date available, in tabular form; and...
- Hospital Services
287. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the cancellation of non-elective surgeries in UHK to date; when such surgeries will recommence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
288. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [8518/24]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
289. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received approval for a new prosthesis; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service
290. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the spend on ambulance services across CHO 5 between 2017 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Emergency Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health if all paramedic staff in Kerry are being used to their fullest based on rostering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8535/24]
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing patients with a ministerial licence to access the products that are approved under the medicinal cannabis access programme; and if...
- Hospital Staff
293. To ask the Minister for Health the annual salary of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8543/24]
- Care Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans for the care of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8571/24]
- Hospital Appointments Status
295. To ask the Minister for Health when provision can be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8574/24]
- Medical Cards
296. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be extended for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8576/24]
- Mental Health Services
297. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE can support and fund mental health service carers in the future, with particular reference to services provided by a person...
- Medical Cards
298. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8582/24]
- General Practitioner Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a health service will be restored to its former level (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8617/24]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Grant Payments
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8420/24]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has plans to introduce an apprenticeship for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8459/24]
- Student Accommodation
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the availability of student accommodation in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8546/24]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Development Projects
303. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can help a community project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8501/24]
- Rural Schemes
304. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding for the local improvement scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8537/24]
