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Wed, 22 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
89. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the reason an application for assistive technology was refused for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23216/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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School Transport
Holly Cairns
90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 5 March 2024, to provide an update and expected timeline for the review into the school transport scheme, particularly as it relates to school bus escorts. [23285/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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State Bodies
Darren O'Rourke
91. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the breakdown of financial sponsorship provided by Fáilte Ireland to events and conferences in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23107/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
92. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any other funding streams are open to a sports club (details supplied) considering the sports capital grants are now closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23123/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Robert Troy
93. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will approve an application for sports capital funding (details supplied). [23144/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Thomas Gould
94. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a funding stream is available to support GAA coaching in schools for children with additional needs. [23266/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Traveller Community
Thomas Gould
95. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a funding stream is available to assist in engaging children from the Travelling community in GAA. [23267/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Local Authorities
Brendan Griffin
96. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount contributed to the local government fund, per local authority area, in 2023; the amount received, per local authority area, from the local government fund in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Building Energy Rating
Darren O'Rourke
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the retrofitting of social housing, the number of heat pumps installed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these installations in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER assessments following heat pump installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23011/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Building Energy Rating
Darren O'Rourke
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the retrofitting of social housing; the number of local authority homes retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments of these retrofits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23012/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Building Energy Rating
Darren O'Rourke
99. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of social authority homes that have been retrofitted with solar PV panels in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23013/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Departmental Budgets
Cian O'Callaghan
100. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the recommendation made in the Parliamentary Budget Office’s Publication 24 of 2024 are included in future revised estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23085/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Planning Issues
Niall Collins
101. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23100/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Approved Housing Bodies
Eoin Ó Broin
102. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the revised guidance note on approved housing body submissions for the revised cost rental equity loan, currently being drafted by the Housing Agency, will be published. [23109/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Departmental Reports
Eoin Ó Broin
103. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Commission Report will be published before the Dáil summer recess in July. [23110/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Housing Policy
Duncan Smith
104. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that persons such as pensioners who are eligible to purchase their dwellings under the tenant purchase scheme, are allowed to avail of SDA-type loans, especially where they have additional fixed income along with their pensions, which augments their repayment capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23119/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Building Regulations
Richard Bruton
105. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any regulations which require that a multi-unit residential building should have adaptations made to make access more convenient for a resident with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23240/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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National Parks
Brendan Griffin
106. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the roadside fence at the new Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí in Inch (details supplied) will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23288/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Public Services Card
Duncan Smith
107. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any restrictions on a service (details supplied) that would result in public service card users only being allowed to book seats in a limited manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23128/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
108. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection who will be responsible for the review into payments for migrants both from Ukraine and elsewhere; the Departments or State bodies that will be represented at the meetings; the format it will take; the number of meetings that will be held; if the conclusions will be published; if it will consider international comparators as well as adequacy of payments; and if it will engage with any external bodies. [23035/24]