Written answers
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Flexible Work Practices
39. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working target of 20%; when this...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will...
- EU Meetings
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his...
- Flexible Work Practices
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote...
- Middle East
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any plans to provide extra supports to students from Gaza, in light of the awful situation they and their families have endured and...
- Foreign Birth Registration
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a foreign birth register application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25766/24]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- EU Meetings
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under...
- Flexible Work Practices
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public...
- Department of Defence
- EU Meetings
50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his...
- Flexible Work Practices
51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work to repair a bridge in County Kerry (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25624/24]
- Rail Network
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25733/24]
- Public Transport
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25618/24]
- Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport an bhfuil sé ar an eolas nach bhfuil seirbhís trí Ghaeilge nó suíomh idirlíon trí Ghaeilge fiú ag...
- Road Projects
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total allocation from central Government/Departments and TII for roads in County Offaly for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 in tabular...
- EU Meetings
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his...
- Flexible Work Practices
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote...
- Department of Finance
- EU Meetings
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department; and the...
- Flexible Work Practices
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working target of 20%;...
- Tax Reliefs
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the effective erosion of the tax reliefs available under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme where a...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- EU Meetings
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his...
- Flexible Work Practices
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Employment Rights
66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wage Directive and Article 4 on collective bargaining; and if he...
- EU Meetings
68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his...
- Flexible Work Practices
69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 249 and 258 of 23 January 2024, the current percentage of Irish SMEs that export services; if...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Enrolments
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that school places will be provided to children (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision not to provide an additional ASD class at a school (details supplied), despite the school having been contacted by...
- Schools Building Projects
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Project Boyne school building initiative; how this bundle is being progressed; if it is to be split, how that will...
- Special Educational Needs
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools who agreed to open special classes in modular units for the school year starting September 2024; the number of these...
- Schools Building Projects
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up to date position with applications for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25658/24]
- Special Educational Needs
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a dedicated SNA can be assigned to the child of a person (details supplied), given the combination of her autism diagnosis with her...
- EU Meetings
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department;...
- Flexible Work Practices
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working...
- Special Educational Needs
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to withdraw five hours of special education teaching from a school (details supplied); the basis for this...
- Grant Payments
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25708/24]
- School Transport
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all is in order with the school transport application of the children of a person (details supplied); when confirmation of a bus ticket will be...
- Special Educational Needs
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the circular on the allocation of special needs assistants for the coming school year will be published in order that each school will know...
- School Accommodation
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding two external works scheme applications for a school (details supplied); if every effort can be made to ensure that...
- Special Educational Needs
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown, in relation to the summer programme, of the number of children in each of the primary inclusion scheme,...
- School Accommodation
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been made by a school (details supplied) for redevelopment of its school hall; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Teaching Qualifications
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will look at a case (details supplied) whereby a teacher cannot register for route 1 primary teaching due to a delay in receiving their...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a future Teaching Council CAR system; if the scheme will be re-opened to allow teachers to complete their...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- EU Meetings
95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of...
- Flexible Work Practices
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Water Services
97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government where an end-of-terrace property is derelict but the water mains pipework on the derelict site is damaged and affecting the...
- EU Meetings
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit...
- Flexible Work Practices
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cross-border or shared island initiatives currently being progressed by his Department; and if he will make a...
- Tourism Industry
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if traditional bed and breakfasts (details supplied) will be impacted by the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill;...
- Housing Policy
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the national rightsizing policy; when his Department plans to have that published; and if he will make a...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of the carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue from the...
- EU Meetings
105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the...
- Flexible Work Practices
106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Victim Support Services
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend current legislation as a matter of urgency to ensure that a victim of a serious assault has the right to...
- EU Meetings
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit...
- Flexible Work Practices
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector...
- Work Permits
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for EUTR1 application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- An Garda Síochána
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of elder abuse; if there are data collated by an Garda Síochána in respect of incidents reported of...
- Domestic Violence
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 522 of 16 April 2024, when a response will issue to an organisation (details supplied);...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Industry
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a licence required from his Department for the selling of vermicast (the processing of organic wastes through earthworms)...
- EU Meetings
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of...
- Flexible Work Practices
116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector...
- Agriculture Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the low-emissions slurry spreading scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) given that their payment claim...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Health Services
118. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options available to the family of a person (details supplied) who requires urgent access to a dietician...
- EU Meetings
119. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020...
- Flexible Work Practices
120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the...
- Direct Provision System
121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many letters have been issued to date to people with status/leave to remain in direct provision centres...
- Emergency Accommodation
122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any further plans to audit emergency accommodation beds to identify vacancy after the audit carried...
- International Protection
123. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the spread of the 13,000 bed capacity among Reception and Integration Centres and...
- Home Help Service
124. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1168 of 9 April 2024, the reason only two additional hours were granted...
- Disabilities Assessments
125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the delay for a person (details supplied) in accessing an assessment of needs and how this is...
- Disability Services
126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of security and safety technology that can be provided to age-friendly persons; if there is a...
- Hospital Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job vacancies in Kerry University Hospital as a result of the HSE recruitment freeze (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Help Service
129. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a home help application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25629/24]
- Disease Management
130. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to those with type 2 diabetes under the long-term illness scheme,...
- Health Service Executive
131. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with a group (details supplied) regarding the use of a building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25639/24]
- Dental Services
132. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration been given to alternative pathways to registration for non-EAA dentists on Stamp 4 permits (details supplied); the consideration been given...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
133. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the recommended equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25643/24]
- Health Services Staff
134. To ask the Minister for Health if they are aware of the lack of dietitians in the CHO7 area; if they will make allowances under the ongoing recruitment embargo to fill specialist posts such...
- EU Meetings
135. To ask the Minister for Health the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department; and the...
- Flexible Work Practices
136. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working target of 20%;...
- Hospital Appointments Status
137. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25704/24]
- Medicinal Products
141. To ask the Minister for Health when the 1,500 people living with lupus in Ireland can expect to be given access to belimumab and anifrolumab for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus...
- Hospital Appointments Status
142. To ask the Minister for Health to address the delay in issuing an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25755/24]
- Health Service Executive
143. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will recognise plantar fasciitis as an occupational injury (details supplied). [25756/24]
- Health Services Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if the recruitment process for the MW dual diagnosis team has been completed; if all refurbishments have been finalised; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- EU Meetings
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his...
- Flexible Work Practices
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- EU Meetings
147. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of her...
- Flexible Work Practices
148. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote...
- Control of Dogs
149. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is any progress update from the high-level stakeholder group on dog control given the recent increase in dog attacks; if this...
