Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

John Brady

313. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to move to multi-annual funding, to allow medium and longer-term programming with greater confidence, as recommended by the Future of Youth Work report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/24]

Departmental Schemes

John Brady

314. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when will the details of the youth employability scheme be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7190/24]

Passport Services

John Brady

147. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) can be escalated as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6514/24]

Passport Services

John Brady

148. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) can be escalated as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6515/24]

Children in Care

John Brady

170. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if her Department has scoped the resources and supports provided to teachers and schools in supporting children in care; how her Department promotes policy alignment relating to educational needs of children in care such as those outlined in the National Standards for Foster Care (2003) and National Standards for Children’s Residential Centres (2003); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5014/24]

School Transport

John Brady

174. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the status of a school transport route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5046/24]

Child Protection

John Brady

420. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the publication of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection 16th Report; when he expects the report to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/24]

Children in Care

John Brady

421. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of special derogations that have been sought and granted annually from 2018 to 2023, regarding the placement of a child under twelve years of age in a residential care setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5008/24]

Children in Care

John Brady

422. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of children supported by Tusla under section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 annually from 2018 to 2023 broken down by age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5009/24]

Children in Care

John Brady

423. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to children in care and young people in aftercare with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

John Brady

424. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to separated children seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/24]

Children in Care

John Brady

425. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to children in care and young people in aftercare by ethnicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5012/24]

Departmental Strategies

John Brady

426. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the publication of the National Equality Data Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5013/24]

Children in Care

John Brady

579. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has explored the creation of links between higher education institutions' access offices and Tusla aftercare services to ensure that students with care experience are linked in to on-campus supports to promote retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/24]

Passport Services

John Brady

105. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/24]

Passport Services

John Brady

17. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) given the applicants travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56470/23]

Financial Services

John Brady

317. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented to allow homeowners to buy back their mortgage from a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56616/23]

Departmental Funding

John Brady

747. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the funding was spent on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56607/23]

International Protection

John Brady

997. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of the number of persons applying for temporary protection in Ireland, who already applied under the Temporary Protection Directive in another EU member state, by the country where they previously applied, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56364/23]

International Protection

John Brady

1305. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of households occupying international protection applicants in accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56320/23]

Direct Provision System

John Brady

1309. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to use a building (details supplied) as a direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56343/23]

International Protection

John Brady

1330. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the funding was spent on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56606/23]

International Protection

John Brady

1340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all IPAS centres providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection; the breakdown of residents in each centre, by age bracket, relationship status and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56726/23]

International Protection

John Brady

1341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unannounced inspections of emergency and permanent IPAS centres providing accommodation to international protection applicants, either by IPAS officials or an independent inspectorate company carried out in 2022 and to date in 2023; the names of the centres which were subject to these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56727/23]

Community Development Projects

John Brady

71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on what criteria are in place to determine that the Government grant funding to communities to assist with integration is meeting community requirements, and that the funding allocations are being targeted at the areas of greatest need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55623/23]

International Protection

John Brady

111. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on any plans he has to introduce changes to the current situation in respect of the accommodation offered to Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55625/23]

International Protection

John Brady

118. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the steps he is taking to address the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55624/23]

Middle East

John Brady

150. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide details of what efforts Ireland is undertaking to ensure that Palestinians arrested by the Israeli military during the ongoing assault on Gaza are being treated humanely by their captors; if human rights organisations are being allowed access to prisoners to ensure their wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56187/23]

Departmental Funding

John Brady

211. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the funding estimate for the Communities Integration Fund (CIF), the International Protection Integration Fund (IPIF), and the Ireland against Racism Fund (IARF) respectively for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55656/23]

Departmental Schemes

John Brady

253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented in the near future to allow homeowners to buy out their mortgage from a vulture fund; if so, to provide further information on the scheme, timeframe and the measures the Government is taking to assist homeowners whose mortgages have been transferred to a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55195/23]

Social Welfare Rates

John Brady

645. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to increasing the threshold for people who are currently in receipt of mobility allowance based on the slight increases in social welfare payments in recent budgets; to provide an update on the reinstatement of the scheme for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54458/23]

International Protection

John Brady

300. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify whether it is intended that the new International Protection child payment of €140 per month, or €32.11 per week, announced in Budget 2024, will be paid in addition to the existing daily expense allowance for children of €29.80, or will it just replace that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54361/23]

Public Sector Pay

John Brady

64. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if consideration will be given to increasing pay for employees on the Public Appointment Service panel as their pay was cut in 2008 and has not been restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54120/23]

Departmental Funding

John Brady

638. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of the amount of funding available in the Ireland for Ukraine fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53437/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

76. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; and to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities [51833/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

84. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51825/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

108. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51823/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

131. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51820/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

190. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51824/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

211. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51830/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

240. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51831/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

252. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if there are personnel in her Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51821/23]

Departmental Data

John Brady

301. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are personnel in her Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51834/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

310. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51828/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

398. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice if there are personnel in her Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post, the grade level of the post, the core functions of that role and details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51829/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

432. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51818/23]

Departmental Staff

John Brady

469. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51819/23]

Departmental Funding

John Brady

508. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of funding streams (details supplied); when each fund opens annually; the number of applications per individual fund; the value of the grants applied for each fund; the value of the individual grants awarded per fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52304/23]

Departmental Data

John Brady

509. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details in tabular form of Ireland's potential share in total of the asylum, migration and integration fund; how much has been awarded to date under the fund; if matching funding is required by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52305/23]

International Protection

John Brady

510. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details as to whether the asylum, migration and integration fund can be used to fund the return of failed international protection applicants to countries other than those on the safe countries list; if so, whether the list has to be an official EU safe country list; if not, if Ireland can compile its own safe country list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52306/23]