Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces

Michael Moynihan

35. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he plans any initiatives to boost participation in the Defence Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13022/24]

Defence Forces

Michael Moynihan

42. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to increase retention levels in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13021/24]

Electricity Grid

Michael Moynihan

120. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to upgrade the grid in order that the limits for peak export from single-phase connections and three-phase connections can be increased. [12821/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

281. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on plans to draft legislation to restore the supplementary pension to post-2012 gardaí and other uniformed members of the Fast Accrual grades of the Public Service Single Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/24]

Work Permits

Michael Moynihan

344. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the number of work permit applications received by country of origin over the past four years; the number of rejected applications per country; the reason for those rejections; and the number of spouses/dependents of successful applicants per country of origin also granted residence. [13293/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Moynihan

1035. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider a scheme to support more wind powered microgeneration on farms. [12822/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Moynihan

1036. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is investigating the use of new technology which has been developed for energy storage capacity on farms.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12823/24]

Irish Language

Michael Moynihan

1545. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify if all higher education grant appeals, which were submitted prior to the establishment of SUSI, have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11686/24]

Ukraine War

Michael Moynihan

25. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the consequences for all of Europe if Russia is allowed to prevail in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/24]

Ukraine War

Michael Moynihan

47. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how Ireland is working with the EU partners to stop battlefield goods and technology reaching Russia and to combat the circumvention of sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/24]

Energy Policy

Michael Moynihan

127. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is investigating the use of new technology which has been developed for energy storage capacity on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10858/24]

Tax Credits

Michael Moynihan

207. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 on 27 February 2024, and the reply given, if he could provide in tabular form a county breakdown of the 333, 309 taxpayer units that had made rent tax credit claims as of 22 February 2024. [11456/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Moynihan

131. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice when she expects that the provisions of the Garda Síochána Recording Devices Act 2023 will be fully implemented. [10877/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Moynihan

132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice when An Garda Síochána will become responsible for the granting of authorisation to install and operate CCTV. [10878/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

519. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the basic income support for sustainability scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10391/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

520. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

521. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the Eco-scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10393/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

522. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the agri-climate rural environment scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10394/24]

Forestry Sector

Michael Moynihan

523. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the forestry grants and schemes, by county; the total number of payees in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10395/24]

Hospital Facilities

Michael Moynihan

742. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the new extension will open at St Joseph's Hospital, Millstreet, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/24]