Written answers
Thursday, 13 February 2025
- Department of Finance
- Sport and Recreational Development
15. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on proposals as outlined in Budget 2025 and in the Programme for Government to provide for tax relief for gym membership. [4985/25]
- Regulatory Bodies
16. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considers the Central Bank’s mortgage measures are in need of review, particularly the loan-to-value limit deposit requirement given the catch-22...
- Banking Sector
17. To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the future of the State’s remaining stake in Allied Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5151/25]
- Agriculture Supports
18. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he has in place to support farm succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/25]
- Revenue Commissioners
19. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to issue a VAT refund to persons in an area (details supplied) who are forced to purchase bottled water as...
- Tax Code
20. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering new taxation measures to replace possible losses in tax revenue given the policy announcements of the new Trump US administration and...
- Film Industry
22. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is planning further changes to section 481 film credit to vindicate employment rights of film workers and to ensure greater security of employment of...
- Tax Code
23. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to address the inequity between the treatment of ETFs for tax purposes and the taxation of other gains from the disposal of financial instruments;...
- Climate Change Policy
24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on climate financing as part of the planned Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/25]
- Housing Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is planning to close tax incentives benefitting vulture funds, other property-related investment funds and profit driven investors to prevent them buying...
- Rental Sector
26. To ask the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected in the recent year from the taxation of rental income from short-term rentals and how that income has evolved over recent years;...
- Banking Sector
27. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to financial institutions after the...
- Credit Unions
28. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to position credit unions as community-centric financial institutions integral to their local communities, small businesses and farmers; and if he...
- Insurance Industry
29. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on his plans to establish a new action plan for insurance reform. [5009/25]
- Departmental Priorities
30. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to address the rising prevalence of payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/25]
- International Bodies
31. To ask the Minister for Finance for his view on the future of the OECD corporation tax reform process given the ongoing uncertainty in terms of the US government’s position on the...
- Credit Unions
33. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to expand the role of Ireland’s credit union sector in the housing market. [5015/25]
- Tax Code
34. To ask the Minister for Finance if he read the latest wealth report by an organisation (details supplied); and if it will make him re-consider a wealth tax on the assets of multi-millionaires...
- Regulatory Bodies
35. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will act to stop the sale of Israeli bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5165/25]
- Departmental Schemes
36. To ask the Minister for Finance for the up-to-date position on a replacement scheme for the disabled driver's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/25]
- Insurance Industry
37. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on any interaction his Department has had with insurance industry in relation to storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Irish Stock Exchange
38. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional measures he intends to take to support and enhance the Irish stock exchange as a vital source of equity and growth for indigenous businesses;...
- Insurance Industry
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the increasing prevalence of rising motor insurance costs on renewal despite no change in circumstances; and if he will make a statement on...
- Banking Sector
41. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to help borrowers that have had mortgages sold to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5036/25]
- Housing Policy
42. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the role of the housing unit within his Department making specific reference to their role in advising and informing the Minister on all matters...
- Tax Code
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to act on the recommendation of the Welfare and Taxation Commission that a working group should be established to review and propose changes to the...
- Credit Unions
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the operation of legislation that allows for credit unions to hold AGMs remotely; if he is aware that some credit unions now appear to...
- Tax Code
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if any impact study is carried out by his Department ahead of carbon taxes increases to adjudge the financial impact on householders, including those in or at...
- Tax Credits
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in each of counties Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Longford, Meath, Louth and...
- Tax Code
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will fully outline his plans to reduce the VAT rate applicable to food-based hospitality, entertainment and hairdressing; and if he will make a statement...
- Fiscal Policy
50. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current investment Ireland has in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal settlements; and if the Government plans to...
- Tax Yield
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to spreading the monies the Exchequer has currently ringfenced from the betting tax for the greyhound and horse racing...
- Fiscal Policy
53. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review and reform deemed disposal tax for Irish domiciled funds and life products. [5008/25]
- Housing Schemes
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved in County Kildare since 2020; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the plans in place to revise the...
- Banking Sector
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that mortgage prisoners of vulture funds are not hit will excessively high interest rates; if he will outline the plan to...
- Insurance Industry
58. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market, particularly in relation to reducing the cost of...
- Tax Credits
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are yet to make an application for 2024 under the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5069/25]
- Tax Code
60. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for further capital acquisitions tax changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4936/25]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Health Services Staff
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his role and his Department’s role on the issue of pay parity for medical scientists; and if he will make a statement...
- Freedom of Information
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 being conducted by his Department. [4631/25]
- Office of Public Works
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is concerned that outsourcing relationships with particular private contractors are contributing to exorbitant costs for OPW...
- Flood Risk Management
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when flood defence works will commence for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5067/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Thomastown flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4803/25]
- Flood Risk Management
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on flood-protection measures being taken in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4919/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Graiguenamanagh flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4802/25]
- National Development Plan
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the amount of funding for retrofitting as part of the revised NDP; if this remains unchanged as part of the new...
- Flood Relief Schemes
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Ballinhassig flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5033/25]
- Programme for Government
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department intends to take to expedite delivery of project assessments, appraisals, business cases, and other stages of...
- Office of Public Works
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total budget allocated to the OPW in each of the past ten years. [4630/25]
- National Development Plan
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the National Development Plan review mentioned in the new Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on...
- Office of Public Works
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of vacant properties owned by the OPW; the total number of properties which the OPW currently rents; and if he will make...
- Heritage Sites
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action being taken to address the ongoing issue regarding local access to Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Procurement Contracts
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to review public procurement procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4925/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he intends to take to streamline and simplify the delivery of flood relief initiatives, as set out in the Programme for...
- Flood Risk Management
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received the Castlemaine Harbour pilot study from Kerry County Council; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Pension Provisions
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, especially in the...
- Office of Public Works
96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has made a decision with regard to the proposed installation of CCTV cameras at Clare Abbey, County Clare....
- Freedom of Information
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [5011/25]
- Ethics in Public Office
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the plans to review and strengthen the ethics in public office legislation following the completion of the review of the...
- Flood Risk Management
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Coirib go Cósta project; the timeline for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4900/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on flood relief measures in Castlemartyr, Mogeely and Killeagh, east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Heritage Sites
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the plans for the proposed new visitor centre development at Trim Castle; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Weather Events
103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagements his Department has had with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the potential costs of the humanitarian...
- Office of Public Works
104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with...
- Flood Relief Schemes
105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the flood relief schemes in Cork north central, including the Blackpool flood relief scheme and the Morrison’s...
- Data Centres
106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on the Shared Government Data Centre to date; the amount needed to complete the project; when the project is expected...
- National Development Plan
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposed timeline and scope for the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4773/25]
- Public Sector Staff
109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he is considering to address the issue of staff and skill shortages in the public service. [5010/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes
110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position on advancing a flood defence relief project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Emergency Services
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether there will be a review of the Tetra communications network for emergency services, given the experience of its performance...
- Departmental Funding
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to open applications for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; the application criteria for the disbursement of...
- Departmental Priorities
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the progress of the OGCIO programme to digitalise life events; which life events will be digitalised; which Departments...
- Office of Public Works
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual salaries of the top ten highest paid individuals employed by the OPW. [4628/25]
- National Development Plan
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the review of the National Development Plan will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4921/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for details on planned flood remediation works and arterial drainage works to take place in County Clare in 2025; and if he will make a...
- Ethics in Public Office
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in relation to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995, he plans to make changes to the Members’ register of interests, whereby...
- Industrial Disputes
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has had or if he is planning to have discussions with the Minister for Health regarding the planned industrial action of Section...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East
119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the way the Government is assisting the Gaza paediatric care initiative in carrying out its vital work in providing...
- Passport Services
120. 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 the...
- Middle East
121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is complying with the International Court of Justice’s non-binding opinion on the legal consequences arising...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Nuclear Safety
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his engagements with the British government on its plans to build eight new nuclear power stations in...
- Inland Fisheries
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures the will be taken by the inland fisheries division to meet key commitments in the 2025 Programme for...
- Electricity Grid
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that has been spent on the national electricity grid in each of the past 20 years. [5376/25]
- Broadband Infrastructure
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to review the case of persons (details supplied) requiring broadband connectivity. [5399/25]
- Department of Defence
- Official Engagements
127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether officials from his Department have met with lobbyists from the arms industry in the past 12 months; the dates and attendees of these...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement his Department has had with local councils to provide a mechanism for terraced homes to access a EV charging point; and if...
- Vehicle Registration Tax
129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will assist in clarifying commercial vehicle taxation parameters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update from TII on a project in Tipperary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5228/25]
- Driver Test
131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driving test will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and the reasons for the delay in securing a test. [5231/25]
- Electric Vehicles
132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rules for grants for taxi drivers to replace their vehicles with electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rail Network
133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the delivery of the Dart Plus project for the northern commuter line; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Bus Services
134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the planned work his Department will undertake to expand the local link buses in the Dublin Fingal west constituency; and if he will...
- National Car Test
135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a recent case in which a car that was dangerous and not road worthy passed the NCT (details supplied);...
- Bus Services
136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the problems with the bus route operated by a company (details supplied) whereby busses are either...
- Active Travel
137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown on active travel funding drawn down, broken down by local authority, in each year from 2020 to date in 2025, in...
- Road Safety Authority
140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the RSA has resumed sharing collision data with local councils; if not, the reason for the delay; and to outline an expected timeline...
- Haulage Industry
141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans in place to reopen the HGV testing centre in Navan; and if there is a timeline for a reopening. [5294/25]
- Public Transport
142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department has undertaken to develop a universal payment system for Ireland’s public transport system; and if he will...
- Bus Services
143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can engage with the NTA to request a capacity review of the 101-route operated by Bus Éireann due to the issues persons in...
- National Transport Authority
144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the new fares determination recently announced by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5333/25]
- Taxi Regulations
145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the official procedure for retired taxi drivers wishing to sell their taxi plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/25]
- School Transport
146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a matter regarding school bus drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5349/25]
- Bus Services
147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the bus routes that operate in Dublin mid-west; the routes that are operated by Dublin Bus; the routes that are operated by a company...
- Rail Network
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a full update regarding a new access point to Connolly station in the context of the DART+ west project; if it is envisaged that work...
- Road Network
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the crisis situation regarding the condition of County Wexford’s local secondary and tertiary roads network,...
- Public Transport
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when 90-minute fares will be introduced in Cork. [5408/25]
- Bus Services
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the current status of the BusConnects Limerick project, including the specific timelines for its delivery, given that...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
157. To ask the Minister for Finance if the beauty industry will be included in the reduced VAT rate of 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5326/25]
- Housing Schemes
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to include second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5335/25]
- Cycling Policy
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering increasing the tax relief limit for e-bikes under the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5345/25]
- Programme for Government
160. To ask the Minister for Finance to report on carbon tax increases planned as part of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/25]
- Tax Yield
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the €13 billion in back-taxes payable by a corporation (details supplied) the State has received to date; if there is a schedule for...
- Revenue Commissioners
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for Revenue changing the operation and scope of the compliance assurance programme, making specific reference as to why the compliance assurance...
- Tax Code
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Irish real estate investment fund regime to incorporate an entity-level tax to address issues of justice and fairness in how rental...
- Tax Avoidance
164. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times a surcharge has been applied each year since 2016 as an additional penalty in the cases of tax-avoidance transactions; and if he will make...
- Housing Schemes
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be offered to a person (details supplied) to determine eligibility under the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Code
167. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the current tax-free allowances for pensioners; when these were last changed; if there are any plans to adjust them in light of the increase in the...
- Trade Relations
168. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any preparation to deal with a potential fall in corporation tax as a result of the pending tariff war between the US and...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Budget 2026
170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reported plans (details supplied) to not have a cost-of-living package in Budget 2026 will affect existing supports such as the...
- Departmental Priorities
171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he plans to take to improve and modernise systems of administrative accountability at senior levels and political...
- Freedom of Information
172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish the final review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014; when he will publish legislation in this regard; and if he...
- Office of Public Works
173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details on the way he plans to ensure that the OPW and its structures deliver best value for money outcomes on all projects;...
- Departmental Contracts
174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how a person (details supplied) can tender for the purpose of helicopter and air services for the Department; when tenders are opened;...
- Local Authorities
175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request from Dublin City Council a detailed, itemised cost analysis of the sandbags installed in Clontarf as a flood defence...
- Public Expenditure Policy
176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to introduce a system of real-time oversight of public spending, in order that overspends and budgetary issues can be...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to allow planning professionals from outside the EU to work in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5327/25]
- Weather Events
179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any supports will be put in place for businesses affected by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5369/25]
- State Bodies
180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Wexford made in the past 18 months, in tabular form; the results to date of any such visits;...
- Business Supports
181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work his Department is doing to ensure that those businesses which have not availed of the Power Up grant because of...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new build for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in...
- Special Educational Needs
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason post-primary education for deaf and hard of hearing students in Kerry does not exist, when Cork and Limerick have successfully...
- Schools Building Projects
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the confirmed date for delivery and installation of an approved modular building for a school (details supplied) which is...
- Education Policy
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking ensure that children are provided with stability in their education, following the termination of a private contract to...
- Schools Building Projects
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); and the start date for this extension. [5355/25]
- Child Abuse
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the commission into historical sexual abuse in schools will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5380/25]
- Education Policy
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Department’s position regarding children with specific medical needs who may require emergency intervention from school staff while...
- School Admissions
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that adequate school places will be available for the 2025-2026 school year in locations (details supplied); and if she will...
- Special Educational Needs
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5409/25]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more, and their locations, for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024; the measures she is taking to...
- School Admissions
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children with additional needs who are without a school place in 2024/2025; how this compares with each of the past...
- School Enrolments
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment rates for primary schools in Sallynoggin_Killiney_DLR, Ballinteer_Stepaside_DLR, Goatstown_Stillorgan_DLR, and Kilternan school...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Correspondence
198. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Mining Industry
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will supply the complete notification received in respect of the Sperrins gold mine; if he will make a statement on the...
- State Bodies
201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the number of appeals submitted to An Board Pleanála via decisions made by Cork City and...
- Local Authorities
202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, given the increase in adaptation grants as announced in Budget 2025, it is a necessity of those who had previously applied...
- Vacant Properties
203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant homes identified by Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/25]
- Rental Sector
205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reopen the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5255/25]
- Vacant Properties
206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on funding for repair of void local authority houses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that the current council housing application does not give an applicant the option to choose domestic violence...
- Defective Building Materials
209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an overview of the legislation he plans to introduce to ensure that those who were already approved for...
- Vacant Properties
213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant homes that were brought back into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5424/25]
- Rental Sector
217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives he will be taking in relation to rent pressure zones; if he is aware of concerns about their possible...
- Housing Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider the introduction of additional supports for middle-income public sector workers, such as teachers and special...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on a carer’s benefit application will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the medical criteria to qualify for being assessed as either moderate, severe and profound under the partial...
- School Meals Programme
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of students in receipt of the school meals scheme in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to date; and if he...
- Social Welfare Benefits
224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to address the means review of carer’s allowance (details supplied) as this family had a full review only a short time...
- Pension Provisions
225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has considered conducting an information campaign targeted at Irish residents who have previously worked in...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if Irish residents in receipt of a British pension are entitled to social welfare supports such as the fuel allowance, living...
- Weather Events
228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the humanitarian assistance scheme, or other financial assistance, is available to those requiring tree removal...
- Social Welfare Appeals
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a...
- School Meals Programme
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the dietary requirements of children with coeliac disease are catered for in all schools, as a part of the school meals...
- Social Welfare Appeals
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application that was recently refused (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will abolish means testing for carer’s allowance, as per the Programme for Government, at the earliest possible...
- Social Welfare Appeals
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) needing disability benefit approval; and if he will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Benefits
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a disability allowance application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- International Protection
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the decisions made by the International Protection Office on international protection applications that were...
- An Garda Síochána
244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current opening hours of Fethard Garda station; and the number of Gardaí attached to the station. [5267/25]
- Family Reunification
245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for the reunification scheme as a critical skills visa holder (not appeals). [5270/25]
- Visa Applications
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review the case of a person (details supplied) with a pending visa renewal. [5275/25]
- An Garda Síochána
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of superintendents in each Garda division in the southern region. [5302/25]
- Deportation Orders
255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce legislation to deport people who commit a criminal offence in Ireland; the present position in relation to...
- Immigration Policy
256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding the application process on the immigration service’s new online...
- Family Reunification
257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the delay in processing of a family spouse unification visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) will be...
- Human Rights
258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the moves by the authorities of Australia and New Zealand to question Israeli citizens seeking to enter those...
- Legislative Measures
260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for Jennie’s Law to be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5374/25]
- An Garda Síochána
261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has considered a recruitment scheme or campaign that would see former Defence Forces personnel join An Garda...
- Visa Applications
262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied), awaiting an A-typical visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Coroners Service
264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of coroner's service funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5398/25]
- Family Reunification
265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applications for family re-unification that were made under section 56 of the International Protection Act...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently address the scoring assessment carried out for Alohart, Beaufort, Killarney, County Kerry; to provide itemised, signed...
- Flood Relief Schemes
267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on flood relief scheme payments for farmers affected by flooding in the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth in November...
- Road Safety
268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the spread of ash dieback disease he has a proposal, or if he plans to bring forward any initiative to ensure the removal...
- Weather Events
269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for farms damaged by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/25]
- Agriculture Schemes
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the extension of deadlines for specific work to be carried out by participants in ACRES in view of...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Planning Issues
271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she or her officials will meet with a delegation from an organisation (details supplied) to discuss a...
- Ukraine War
272. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the accommodation recognition payment for those individuals hosting Ukrainian refugees; and if...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
273. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports her Department can provide to a group (details supplied) in County Galway to establish a new...
- Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige
274. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth míniú a thabhairt ar ráiteas poiblí an Tánaiste ar Shráid Dawson, an 5 Feabhra...
- Disabilities Assessments
275. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been assessed through CDNT in Longford and Westmeath. [5242/25]
- Disability Services
278. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the waiting lists of children awaiting their assessment of needs in CH09, in tabular form;...
- Bereavement Counselling
283. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department is working to ensure that all children bereaved by a parent have access to peer-support...
- Child and Family Agency
284. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times Tusla was contacted in relation to a family (details supplied). [5341/25]
- Care Services
286. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child needing full-time residential care (details supplied);...
- Emergency Accommodation
287. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in accommodation provided by the International Protection and Accommodation Service who...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Flexible Work Practices
325. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons facilitated by council-backed remote working hubs (details supplied) in County Wexford in 2024. [5455/25]
