Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Arts Centres

David Stanton

18. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department is encouraging and supporting the establishment of arts centres in all parts of the country, to articulate Government policy in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24355/24]

Arts Policy

David Stanton

27. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department is promoting expansion and appreciation of the arts in all parts of the country; her policy in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24354/24]

Vacant Properties

David Stanton

61. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict properties recorded in each local authority area for each respective year from 2019 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24398/24]

Vacant Properties

David Stanton

70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports and incentives he has put in place to encourage vacant properties across the State to be brought back into use; if he is satisfied with the progress being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24386/24]

Social Welfare Payments

David Stanton

218. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount expended to date under her Department’s humanitarian assistance scheme, activated on 19 October 2023 following storm Babet; the number of payments made, to date, to those affected by the resulting flooding in each local authority area; the number of cases, if any, still being processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24557/24]

School Patronage

David Stanton

95. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 21 May 2024, to outline the ownership of the property referred to in her reply as the "former technical school"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24409/24]

School Transport

David Stanton

27. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the current regulations with respect to students availing of school transport to a school which is their second-nearest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23858/24]

Special Educational Needs

David Stanton

69. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if there is a way that people who are not qualified as teachers, but who are highly experienced and qualified in other ways in working with children with exceptional special needs, can work with such students in special schools and in special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23863/24]

Road Safety

David Stanton

132. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has issued any guidelines to local authorities with respect to the dangers posed by dead trees adjacent to public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23714/24]

Medical Records

David Stanton

153. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the length of time D501 medical reports administered by the Road Safety Authority remain valid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23970/24]

Medical Records

David Stanton

154. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if D501 medical reports administered by the Road Safety Authority are recognised by Bus Éireann; if not, the reason why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23971/24]

Driver Test

David Stanton

155. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to facilitating the "walk around test", which is required as part of the process of acquiring a category D driving licence to drive a bus, to be taken immediately after an applicant passes the driving test itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23972/24]

Driver Licences

David Stanton

156. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport to outline the various processes involved in obtaining a category D driving licence to drive a bus in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23973/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

David Stanton

178. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role, if any, his Department plays in the repair and replacement of private housing estate walls and fences damaged by flooding; if he has given consideration to the replacement of private walls and fences in east Cork affected by flood damage in the wake of Storm Babet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23992/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

363. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 7 March 2024, if he will provide the information sought, namely the number of TAMS 2 solar PV installations that were processed by his Department on forms that were not his Department’s official S198 forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/24]

Further and Higher Education

David Stanton

13. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to further expand and develop further education courses for people with disabilities and those seeking to avail of second-chance education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/24]

Dental Services

David Stanton

16. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is proposing the provision of a new University College Cork dental school and hospital facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/24]

Industrial Development

David Stanton

57. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on his Department's Powering Prosperity: Ireland's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, which was published in March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23263/24]

Artificial Intelligence

David Stanton

68. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on Ireland’s national artificial intelligence strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23264/24]

Human Rights

David Stanton

125. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views with regard to the situation of the Baha’is community in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/24]

Inshore Fisheries

David Stanton

243. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is supporting inshore fishermen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23380/24]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

David Stanton

126. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the funding, if any, her Department has provided to Cork County Council to fund community-based CCTV security systems; if so, the amount provided for each respective location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23203/24]

Insurance Industry

David Stanton

94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance to report on any recent interaction by his Department with the insurance industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22729/24]

Departmental Meetings

David Stanton

116. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance to report on the recent visit of the Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, credit unions and insurance to Frankfurt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22726/24]

School Accommodation

David Stanton

330. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education to outline the current situation with respect to providing proper accommodation for the students at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22998/24]

Defence Forces

David Stanton

26. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on recent recruitment for the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21967/24]

Naval Service

David Stanton

33. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on recent recruitment to the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21968/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

58. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport to outline the way in which southern ports will be supported in marshalling parts and assembling turbines for offshore wind power generation in relation to the newly published draft south coast designated maritime area plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21970/24]

Ports Policy

David Stanton

87. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the supports he has made available to date and plans to make available in the future to the Port of Cork company to enable it to expand and develop its facilities in order that it can become a centre for project marshalling and assembly, as outlined in the recently published policy statement Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21969/24]

Schools Building Projects

David Stanton

327. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education to outline the situation with respect to an emergency works scheme application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21649/24]

Climate Change Policy

David Stanton

393. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the projected rise in sea levels and the potential impact on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21426/24]

Climate Change Policy

David Stanton

394. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on how climate change is contributing to the rise in sea levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21427/24]

Immigration Policy

David Stanton

425. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if there is a pathway for people from Ukraine who are currently living and working here under the EU Temporary Protection Directive to avail of a more permanent arrangement granting them a right to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21183/24]

Foreign Conflicts

David Stanton

136. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing conflict in Sudan; the impact of the civilian population and on neighbouring states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21158/24]

Asylum Seekers

David Stanton

137. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the number of men, women and children who have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2023 and to date in 2024 while trying to reach Europe; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21159/24]

Housing Schemes

David Stanton

204. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what grants or supports are available to parents building a new house to accommodate a child with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20992/24]

Voluntary Sector

David Stanton

337. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the actions that have been taken by her department under the National Volunteering Strategy 2021-2025 to increase awareness among individuals, families and groups of how their skills, interests and education can contribute to society; the amount expended to date on this specific commitment under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21157/24]

Legislative Measures

David Stanton

425. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he intends to introduce the Heads of Bill to legislate for working mothers who get cancer in pregnancy, or postpartum, and are subsequently forced to use up their maternity leave while getting treated for and recovering from a cancer diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20191/24]

Cancer Services

David Stanton

9. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if a governance structure exists in the HSE to oversee the provision of care for people genetically predisposed to cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/24]

Cancer Services

David Stanton

64. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding made available to the National Cancer Control Programme for a national strategy to accelerate genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19459/24]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to the visit of the Office of Public Works, OPW, Minister to Pilmore, Youghal and the Womanagh River, Ballymacoda, County Cork in November 2022, the actions taken by his Department since to address issues in both areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all interim flood prevention measures currently being proposed across the east Cork area; the status of the progression and proposed timescales for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19865/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

David Stanton

133. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 23 April 2024, to list the County Cork areas included under tranche 1 of the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (CFRAM); the criteria for inclusion in tranche 1 of the programme when launched in 2018; the reason Mogeely, County Cork was not included in tranche 1 of the CFRAM at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19976/24]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

187. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered classifying Covid-19 as an occupational illness or as an accident at work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19985/24]

Residency Permits

David Stanton

198. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is currently conducting a review of the fee structure of the Irish Residence Permit card; if so, when she expects this review to be completed; if she anticipates any change in the current fee this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20223/24]

Agriculture Schemes

David Stanton

226. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of solar PV installations which were granted aid under TAMS II, which closed to new applications on the 16 December 2022; the number of these which have been installed and have received payment; the number which have yet to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19984/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Stanton

282. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State estimated to be suffering from long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19986/24]

Schools Building Projects

David Stanton

137. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the situation with respect to her decision to sanction an extension to a school (details supplied); the further permissions her Department needs to make to facilitate the construction of the extension; when she expects work to commence on the extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19542/24]

Schools Building Projects

David Stanton

139. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the situation with respect to proposed works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19567/24]

Youth Services

David Stanton

107. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting the work of youth organisations in rural and remote communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19134/24]