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Tue, 14 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Cormac Devlin
404. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21358/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Health Service Executive
Cormac Devlin
513. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21388/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Cormac Devlin
514. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21390/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Cormac Devlin
673. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is he is aware of a situation (details supplied). [21389/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Ukraine War
Cormac Devlin
71. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to Russia's continued air and missile attacks against Ukraine's civilians and civilian and critical infrastructure, including the recent intensified targeting of the energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20574/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Ukraine War
Cormac Devlin
92. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on what can be done to intensify the provision of humanitarian and civil protection assistance to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20575/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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National Development Plan
Cormac Devlin
84. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19817/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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National Development Plan
Cormac Devlin
98. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19816/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
124. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to confirm, in tabular form, the number of staff or contractors and their grades in his Department assigned to the active travel and sustainable mobility section of the transport investment and public transport policy division on1 January 2023, 1 January 2024 and 1 April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20000/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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EU Directives
Cormac Devlin
151. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19994/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Cormac Devlin
163. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19996/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice to confirm, in tabular form, the number of staff or contractors and their grades in her Department assigned to International Protection Office, and the immigration service delivery divisions on 1 January 2023, 1 January 2024 and 1 April 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19999/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
233. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of staff or contractors in his Department assigned to the community engagement unit and their grades on 1 April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19997/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
234. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm, in tabular form, the number of staff or contractors and their grades in his Department assigned to the international protection and integration division on 1 January 2023, 1 January 2024 and 1 April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19998/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
91. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19573/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
124. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department, and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19574/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
132. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department, and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19572/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
161. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19576/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Cormac Devlin
170. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the locations of the 30 sites identified in Housing for All for accelerated builds; if he will outline the plans for the provision of modular homes in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area; the sites under consideration there for the provision of modular homes; the status of such considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19569/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
180. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19571/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
191. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department, and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19570/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Cormac Devlin
220. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the locations of the 30 sites identified for accelerated builds for refugees and other social housing purposes; if he will outline the plans for the provision of modular homes in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area; the sites under consideration there for the provision of modular homes; the status of such considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19568/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
221. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department, and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19575/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Cormac Devlin
22. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the 60th annual Munich Security Conference. [8364/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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National Risk Assessment
Cormac Devlin
190. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the key elements of the National Risk Assessment for Ireland 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16477/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Road Projects
Cormac Devlin
209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on the recent upgrade of the road surface along the Stillorgan road and N11. [16483/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Rail Network
Cormac Devlin
210. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport what publicity there has been around the temporary closure of the DART line; and what advance plans are already known for future works over the next 12 months, two years and five years. [16484/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Education and Training Provision
Cormac Devlin
328. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the reason the rates have changed for the summer provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16473/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Cormac Devlin
329. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes that have been built in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown since 2019, primary and post primary, detailing the capacity of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16474/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Cormac Devlin
330. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16475/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Commemorative Events
Cormac Devlin
378. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans that exist to celebrate and commemorate the Irish born, internationally recognised and celebrated arctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton's 150th anniversary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16496/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Cormac Devlin
473. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection what exceptions exist for people who have not paid their full stamps in order to qualify for a payment due to health problems over the years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16487/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Public Services Card
Cormac Devlin
474. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the application for a public services card by a person (details supplied) back in 2019 but has not had any response to the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16488/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Cormac Devlin
523. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of organisations, by name and year, which have applied for the community CCTV scheme since its inception; how many of those have drawn the funding down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16476/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Cormac Devlin
597. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of disability personalised budgets that have been applied for and approved since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Cormac Devlin
598. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the personalised demonstration budget submitted in the name of a person (details supplied) but who has had no confirmation or contact in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16479/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Cormac Devlin
599. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding opportunities that exist in 2024 for the community childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16480/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Cormac Devlin
600. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the contact details for the disability manager in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16481/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Cormac Devlin
724. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of general and paediatric nurses for 2024; if he is aware of any recruitment embargo by the HSE at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16482/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Control of Dogs
Cormac Devlin
773. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental working group on the review of existing dog control legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16486/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Departmental Funding
Cormac Devlin
774. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding, if any, that has been applied for to mark and celebrate Ernest Shackleton's 150th anniversary around Ireland; if not applied for, what funding might exist through her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16489/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Cormac Devlin
58. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the 2023 Summary of Social Housing Assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15663/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Vacant Properties
Cormac Devlin
64. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on how the vacant property refurbishment grant is addressing vacancy and making the bringing of existing properties back into use more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15662/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Banking Sector
Cormac Devlin
22. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of the National Payments Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14271/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Tax Yield
Cormac Devlin
37. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance for an overview of tax receipts to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14270/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Defence Forces
Cormac Devlin
30. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to protect the use of the term "Óglaigh na hÉireann"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13027/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Defence Forces
Cormac Devlin
39. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress being made in 2024 towards realising the Level of Ambition 2 ambition for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13028/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Ukraine War
Cormac Devlin
36. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what action he is taking alongside EU partners in relation to third-country actors who materially support Russia’s war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10853/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Ukraine War
Cormac Devlin
61. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is supportive of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s peace formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10852/24]
Wed, 6 Mar 2024
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Work Permits
Cormac Devlin
73. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the updated regulations for work permits facilitate a category for an employee engaged in the preparation or manufacture of tofu, and if so what general category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10836/24]