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Thu, 9 May 2024
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Community Development Projects
Mark Ward
155. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he can clarify if, in a situation where a local authority has awarded a grant to a community centre for works to be carried out, both the local authority and community centre have to pay the relevant contracts tax for the same work project; if not, who is responsible for paying the relevant contracts tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20993/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Tax Code
Paul Kehoe
156. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance whether he is giving any consideration to reducing the tax payable on maintenance payments received by divorced partners who have no additional income but are precluded from applying for State benefits due to their gross income from their maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21031/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Fiscal Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
157. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the HFA lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; what amount is accounted for in each year from 2024 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Fiscal Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if Housing Finance Agency lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; the amount that is accounted for in each year from 2024 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail on all investments by the ISIF in public social or affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
160. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21172/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Exchequer Deficit
Pearse Doherty
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the source of Exchequer funding that would be required in the years 2026 and 2027 under the SPU, given the projected Exchequer deficits of €1.9 billion and €1.3 billion respectively; for example, whether the Exchequer account would be supported through borrowing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21174/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Neasa Hourigan
162. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and rollout of the financial management shared services system for the public sector, in tabular form, and classed by company; the timeline or timeframe; and the purpose and desired or completed output. [21160/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Flood Risk Management
Ged Nash
163. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will request the OPW to investigate the provision of flood defences for residents at Marsh Road, Bellurgan, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21013/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
164. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21166/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Business Supports
Robert Troy
165. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications received for the cost of business support grant on a county-by-county basis and the corresponding amount of grant awarded. [21101/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Transport
Robert Troy
166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if he will review the upper age limit of 70 years for persons driving a school bus, with a view to extending the age limit pending a clear annual medical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21117/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Sorca Clarke
167. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of people excluded from the Caranua scheme; the number of people covered by this scheme, multiplied by the contribution pension. [20949/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Teaching Council of Ireland
James Lawless
168. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to examine an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20950/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Funding
Michael Creed
169. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if funding has been approved under the emergency works scheme for a school in County Cork (details supplied); if these funds can be used for a purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20952/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Funding
Patricia Ryan
170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 24 April 2024, when exactly the monies under the ICT grant will be paid to schools that are now short on funds due to expenditure on ICT and special needs equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Patricia Ryan
171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education to address the urgent case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20996/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Transport
Seán Sherlock
172. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to have regard to an issue (details supplied). [21008/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
173. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 25 April 2024, to clarify the number of classrooms in the new building project; if the original application by her Department included a total of 20 classrooms; if this has changed; if so, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21011/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
174. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to provide a progress report on the extension to a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for the project. [21017/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
175. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to provide a progress report on the new secondary school in Cherrywood, to include a timeframe. [21018/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
176. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the works taking place to ensure there will be sufficient secondary school places for the growing population of north Bray, Cherrywood and Shankill. [21019/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Residential Institutions
Catherine Connolly
177. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the reason all survivors of industrial and reformatory schools and certain residential institutions will not be eligible for supports under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21038/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Residential Institutions
Catherine Connolly
178. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the reason persons to whom the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 applies and persons who received a payment under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme are to be excluded from the Supports of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21039/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Josepha Madigan
179. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to backdate pay increases for Section 39 workers funded outside the HSE, particularly those under her Department; to provide clarification on the reason some section 39 workers have only received a partial funding for backpay related to 2023 and none for 2024, while remaining on the pre-WRC agreement pay scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21081/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Joe Flaherty
180. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the reason a child (details supplied) was unsuccessful with their application for assistive learning technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21091/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Bernard Durkan
181. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when the tender for the permanent building will be approved and published in the case of a school (details supplied) given the urgent need for its construction and the serious capacity issue to accommodate additional classes after September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21098/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Catherine Murphy
182. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the extent to which July provision will be available (details supplied); if she will ensure that persons that require it will have access to it. [21112/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
183. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will review SNA hours for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21119/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Shanahan
184. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total printing expenditure per annum over the past five years of all Government-sponsored reviews and reports, broken down by Department and year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Arts Policy
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
185. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the current provision of artist studios and workplaces across the State; if her Department keeps record of the number being operated by State bodies, local authorities and private operators; and if so, the current number. [21006/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
186. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of individuals working as artists across the State; and if she cannot provide a figure, whether will she liaise with the Central Statistics Office or the Revenue Commission to obtain same. [21007/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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International Protection
Alan Kelly
187. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 2 May 2024, if she will outline the progress that has been made by Fáilte Ireland under the just transition fund to purchase and run a hotel (details supplied); and if an application has been made by Failte Ireland to the fund. [21142/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Strategies
Patrick Costello
188. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of the national coastal change management strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21114/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
189. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism and procedure for increasing the Housing Finance Agency’s ability to lend beyond the amount outlined in the ‘Housing for All’ plan detailing any associated Exchequer costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Land Development Agency
Rose Conway-Walsh
190. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that expenditure for the land development agency is outside of the general Government balance; if he will provide detail on any projected expenditure of the Land Development Agency that has an Exchequer cost or any impact on the general Government balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide detail on all non-Exchequer expenditure related to social and affordable housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit of accommodation for each of the social housing funding schemes to the Exchequer in 2023, in tabular form. [20976/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
193. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for unsuccessful/incomplete repair and lease applications since the beginning of the scheme, by year, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20977/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
194. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any analysis into the reasons for unsuccessful repair and lease applications has been commissioned/undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20978/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ scheme purchases that have been completed; the number that are in progress; and the number of failed purchases in 2023, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20979/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for unsuccessful/incomplete tenant-in-situ purchases. [20980/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Compulsory Purchase Orders
Eoin Ó Broin
197. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties purchased by local authorities under the compulsory purchase order activation programme; and how many of these properties have been allocated to households on the social housing waiting list. [20981/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Compulsory Purchase Orders
Eoin Ó Broin
198. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of properties compulsorily purchased by local authorities, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20982/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of HAP properties in 2023, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20983/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Eoin Ó Broin
200. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of spending on homelessness by his Department in 2023, in tabular form; and the amount spent on prevention. [20984/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
201. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units provided to date under the Supported Housing for Youth pilot programme; and the spend on the programme by his Department to date. [20985/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
202. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently on the social housing transfer list, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
203. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the HAP Shared Services Centre on the number of households paying top-up payments to their landlord; and the average of cost of these top-up payments. [20987/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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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]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Planning Issues
Patricia Ryan
205. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the position around any special conditions and planning requirements for log cabins in County Kildare. [20997/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
206. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the draft regulations pertaining to the defective concrete block scheme for social housing remediation works will be adopted and published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21022/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Réada Cronin
207. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes will be operational, given the scheme was announced in 2023 to be implemented by the Housing Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21032/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Licences
Cathal Crowe
208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify when a licence (details supplied) will transfer over to a fully online application process; and if he will address GDPR concerns surrounding the photograph associated with the same licence. [21040/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Paul Murphy
209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to conduct the review of the defective concrete block scheme. [21041/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Paul Murphy
210. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he intends to increase the overall grant scheme cap under the defective concrete block scheme by 10%, as is permitted by Section 11 of the relevant Act. [21042/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Wind Energy Generation
John McGuinness
211. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the indicative timeframe for receipt of the Attorney General’s response to the landmark High Court ruling on noise from wind turbines; if he has considered the wind energy policy outlined in the Kilkenny county development plan which was submitted to his Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications for consideration by both Ministers; if he has carried out any analysis on the regulations required relative to the Kilkenny plan; if he is aware of the different legal opinions obtained by Kilkenny County Council and Government Departments which are at odds relative to the interpretation of the planning laws and regulations that should be applied during the current impasse; if he will accept it is bad practice in terms of good governance to allow this unsatisfactory situation to continue as it is causing serious concerns for local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21103/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
212. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total leading each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available; the total leading to local authorities and approved housing bodies each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a complete breakdown of Housing Finance Agency lending in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
214. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected lending from the Housing Finance Agency from 2024 to 2027; the projected lending specifically to local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Land Development Agency
Rose Conway-Walsh
215. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected number of units that will be delivered by the Land Development Agency in each year from 2024 to 2027; the type of housing units that will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
216. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21164/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Colm Burke
217. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a living alone increase payment for a widower (details supplied) will be backdated to the date of death of their spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20947/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Patricia Ryan
218. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection to investigate the reason a person (details supplied) has had their carer’s allowance cut. [21000/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Robert Troy
219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the reason a couple, who are separated but forced to live together due to financial constraints, must be assessed jointly for a working family payment application. [21009/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Brendan Griffin
220. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a working family payment application by person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21051/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Brendan Griffin
221. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a one-parent family payment rate appeal by person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21052/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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State Pensions
Willie O'Dea
222. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if an individual (details supplied) has an entitlement to apply for the State pension (contributory), in view of the fact that they have 244 reckonable contributions paid since 2014 and they also have mixed contributions for a number of other years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21057/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Meals Programme
Cathal Crowe
223. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if a school (details supplied) can reassess how funding allocated by her Department through the hot school meals programme can be spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21064/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Widow's Pension
Mark Ward
224. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in the circumstance where someone is in receipt of the widow's pension, works part-time but their job closes during the summer months, there is any additional payment to their widow's pension that they are entitled to during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21071/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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School Meals Programme
Michael Healy-Rae
225. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will comment on a matter with regard to the school meals programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21090/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Bernard Durkan
226. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection to indicate when a PPS number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21094/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Creed
227. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied). [21118/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Creed
228. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the current situation regarding a claim for carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason this application was refused in light of the compelling medical evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21141/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
229. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21170/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Ukraine War
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
230. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if she and her Department will engage with the UK authorities to examine if an exemption could be allowed for Ukrainian refugee children based in Donegal and other Border counties to travel across the Border into Northern Ireland to avail of amenities such as swimming, cinemas and school tours. [21070/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Work Permits
Brendan Griffin
231. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21072/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Work Permits
Brendan Griffin
232. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21073/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Immigration Policy
Bernard Durkan
233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which she is satisfied that the most recent European proposals in respect of immigration are sufficiently grounded to ensure universal acceptance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21126/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Immigration Policy
Bernard Durkan
234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the steps, if any, available to the European Union to ensure the availability and acceptance of universal immigration policy throughout Europe to which all EU countries can contribute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21128/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Road Traffic Offences
Paul Donnelly
235. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs that were paid within the first 28 days of penalty notices being issued in 2023; the percentage that were paid within the subsequent 28-56 days of the penalty notices being issued in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs issued in 2023 for parking on a footpath that have yet to be paid, in tabular form; if An Garda Síochána intends to issue FPNs to persons via registered post; and if not, why not. [20975/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Jim O'Callaghan
236. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each Garda division, in tabular form. [21005/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
237. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to list, in tabular form, all of the progression units in the Irish prison system; and the number of prisoners in each as a percentage of the overall population of each institution. [21035/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Passport Services
Duncan Smith
238. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of an issue whereby documentation is being returned to passport offices despite not being correctly completed by gardaí, thereby delaying passport applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21069/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
239. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with her colleague the Minister for Foreign Affairs on what can be done to assist medical professionals working in our health service who have family back home in Sudan, by way of humanitarian assistance; and if she has received requests for humanitarian visas for family members of these medical professionals. [21076/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Sentencing Policy
Cian O'Callaghan
240. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 30 April 2024, if she will review the legislation for sexual offences against children where a perpetrator lives very close to the child in question, regardless of whether the crime was a first offence, and where the child is likely to see the perpetrator; if she will work to increase the protections for children in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21082/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Michael Healy-Rae
241. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if she would consider reducing the amount of time required for legal separation, which currently stands at one year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21092/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Citizenship Ceremonies
Bernard Durkan
242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) whose application was granted in December 2023 will be invited to a citizenship ceremony; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21093/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a final decision in respect of an application for citizenship will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21097/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Visa Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
244. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visa application for an individual (details supplied); the processing times for applications of this nature; and a timeframe for decision. [21102/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in view of the Government’s recent endorsement of the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware, if she will now clarify whether An Garda Síochána makes use of commercial spyware and, if so, what oversight, transparency and redress processes are in place. [21109/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
246. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21171/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Paul Murphy
247. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money farming organisations receive in core funding from his Department; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21023/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Paul Murphy
248. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money generated from the EIF levy; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21024/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Fishing Industry
Johnny Mythen
249. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a fuel subsidy for the fishing industry, as is the case in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21028/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Agriculture Supports
Claire Kerrane
250. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration can be given to providing farmers under financial pressure advance payments of direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Priorities
Claire Kerrane
251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the announced action plan on ash dieback; when such detail will be published on each of the measures included in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Priorities
Claire Kerrane
252. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the climate action performance payment measure, including required actions, eligibility criteria, payment terms and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Priorities
Claire Kerrane
253. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the recommendations made in the independent review of the Government's response to addressing ash dieback that have been specifically addressed in the announced action plan on ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
254. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21167/24]