Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22695/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

6. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [22709/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22817/24]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [23653/24]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

9. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [23895/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [24104/24]

Urban Development

Jim O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach to provide a report on the task force for Dublin city centre that he announced on 9 May 2024. [22005/24]

Urban Development

Paul McAuliffe

12. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach to provide a report on the task force for Dublin city centre that he announced on 9 May 2024. [22006/24]

Urban Development

Mary Lou McDonald

13. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach what level of engagement his Department will have with the Dublin city centre task force. [22484/24]

Urban Development

Alan Farrell

14. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach the level of engagement his Department will have with the Dublin city centre task force [22758/24]

Urban Development

Bríd Smith

15. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach what level of engagement his Department will have with the Dublin city centre task force. [23877/24]

Urban Development

Cian O'Callaghan

16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the level of engagement his Department will have with the Dublin city centre task force. [24003/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bríd Smith

17. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [21748/24]

Cabinet Committees

Brendan Smith

18. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23693/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23880/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23883/24]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

21. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23897/24]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

1. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the appropriate space for students in a school (details supplied) as per her Department's buildings manual. [23803/24]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

2. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the progress being made in the provision of additional accommodation for a school to deal with the additional demand for places in first year next September and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23813/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

3. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children with special educational needs who are currently without a school place. [23804/24]

Teaching Qualifications

Sorca Clarke

4. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an alternative for teachers who completed their teaching qualifications in England to complete their induction period in Ireland, as was done under the Covid-19 amendment regulation. [23805/24]

Schools Building Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

7. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will have a plan for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23898/24]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

8. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she remains confident she and her Department will be in a position to meet the full requirement of school places at primary and second level throughout Kildare North and the rest of the country on time for September 2024 enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23853/24]

School Curriculum

Richard Bruton

9. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has information on the number of post-primary schools which do not deliver the civil, social and political curriculum; if she has assessed whether disadvantaged schools in particular lose out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23891/24]

School Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

12. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if there can be flexibility in the 1 km rule for school transport where a number of children are forced to walk a narrow and dangerous road with no footpath to reach the current collection point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23899/24]

School Transport

Bernard Durkan

16. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she and her Department expect to be in a position to improve school transport serving primary and second level schools throughout north Kildare and countrywide in line with the enrolment requirements and admissions for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23854/24]

School Accommodation

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

22. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the decision by her Department not to include a school (details supplied) in the school capital building programme. [23739/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress being made to open a second autism unit class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23650/24]

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]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

30. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide the temporary accommodation necessary to allow a school (details supplied) to carry out proposed works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23810/24]

School Transport

Seán Canney

32. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct Bus Éireann to ensure school bus services are in place to deal with the demand for the commencement of the school year in August 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23809/24]

Student Accommodation

Mairéad Farrell

1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23472/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Mairéad Farrell

3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to the current challenges in the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23473/24]

Student Visas

Gary Gannon

4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the lack of eligibility to access student grants for persons who hold stamp 4 visas; and, if so, if he and his Department are evaluating expanding the criteria. [23525/24]

Student Accommodation

Mairéad Farrell

5. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has any plans as regards the area of student digs regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23474/24]

Education Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is considering further funding to abolish higher education tuition fees and move to a fully free public education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/24]

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Smith

7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the major capital projects that will be progressed this year in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/24]

Artificial Intelligence

Richard Bruton

8. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has assessed the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the content of the jobs of those currently in the workforce, and the reskilling that may be necessary to ensure the capacity of workers to adapt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/24]

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]

Nursing Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

14. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional places that have been added to nursing and medicine since 2020 for Irish and EU students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/24]

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]

Further and Higher Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on his plans to enhance disability supports for students in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19707/24]

Further and Higher Education

Ruairí Ó Murchú

18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the review of disability supports for students at further and higher education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23180/24]

Third Level Education

Seán Canney

19. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a decision will be made on the selection of the two locations for the new veterinary schools it is proposed to establish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23174/24]

Departmental Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

49. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what his Department intends to do to increase the number of Irish businesses using big data, the cloud, and AI. [23124/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Matt Shanahan

50. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main supports to the SME sector his Department is proposing, including additions to the increased cost of business scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/24]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

51. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will have conducted his review of the ESRI research on the impact of statutory sick leave; the reasons he has taken this approach; and the reason he is deviating from the Government's initial timeline. [23125/24]

Work Permits

Verona Murphy

52. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment work permits that have been applied for to date in 2024; the number of permits that have been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23462/24]

Business Supports

Mattie McGrath

53. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will reconsider the qualifying criteria of the ICOB grant to allow tenants qualify as it is tenants who are struggling with the increased cost of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23168/24]

Business Supports

Brendan Smith

54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each of Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Galway and Mayo that registered for the increased cost of business grant before 1 May 2024; how many more in each county have registered since the application process reopened last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/24]

Industrial Development

Bernard Durkan

55. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department continues to ensure the competitiveness of this country’s trade and industry sectors in an increasingly competitive world market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23229/24]

Export Controls

Matt Carthy

56. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his efforts to ensure that dual-use items exported to Israel are not used in military applications. [23276/24]

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]

Business Supports

Jackie Cahill

58. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, respectively, that registered for the increased cost of business grant before 1 May 2024; how many more in each county have registered since the application process reopened recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23064/24]

Business Supports

James O'Connor

59. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the payments for the increased cost of business grants will be paid to businesses in Cork; the number of businesses that have and have not applied for the grant; how many of those businesses are in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23311/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

60. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the measures his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23297/24]

Business Supports

Joe Flaherty

63. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly registered for the increased cost of business grant before 1 May 2024; how many more in each county have registered since the application process reopened recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23101/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [21362/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [21751/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [21754/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [21763/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [22345/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul McAuliffe

6. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [22350/24]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

7. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [22677/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [22816/24]

Climate Change Policy

Mary Lou McDonald

9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the final Climate Action Plan 2023 progress report, published by his Department in March 2024. [21666/24]

Climate Change Policy

Mick Barry

10. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the final Climate Action Plan 2023 progress report, published by his Department in March 2024. [22346/24]

Climate Change Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the final Climate Action Plan 2023 progress report, published by his Department in March 2024. [22691/24]

Climate Change Policy

Paul Murphy

12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the final Climate Action Plan 2023 progress report, published by his Department in March 2024. [22693/24]

Foreign Conflicts

Mick Barry

14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the conflict in the Middle East. [22347/24]

Foreign Conflicts

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [22692/24]

Foreign Conflicts

Paul Murphy

16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [22694/24]

Foreign Conflicts

Bríd Smith

17. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [22697/24]

Cabinet Committees

Robert Troy

1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [18285/24]

Cabinet Committees

John Lahart

2. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [18286/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21326/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21329/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21360/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jim O'Callaghan

6. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21561/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bríd Smith

7. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21747/24]

Departmental Policies

Aindrias Moynihan

8. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [18288/24]

Departmental Policies

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

9. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [20534/24]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [20566/24]

Departmental Policies

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21361/24]

Departmental Policies

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21749/24]

Departmental Policies

Paul Murphy

13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21752/24]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

14. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21761/24]

Cabinet Committees

Niamh Smyth

15. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [19970/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21665/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21750/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21753/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

19. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21762/24]

Cabinet Committees

James O'Connor

20. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21829/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cathal Crowe

21. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21830/24]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

22. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22676/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

23. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22815/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22999/24]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the success of the mortgage interest tax credit; and if he will consider amending its design to ensure that all mortgage holders who have seen a significant increase in the mortgage costs they are facing will receive adequate support. [23004/24]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

62. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering further taxation measures to address the issues of long-term vacancy, dereliction, land hoarding and property speculation in light of the severe housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23005/24]

Customs and Excise

Pearse Doherty

63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will cancel the increases in excise duty on petrol and diesel scheduled for August and October of this year, given the cost-of-living pressures facing households and their impact on trade for businesses in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22786/24]