Parliamentary questions

Transport Policy

David Stanton

160. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the role his Department plays in the provision of transport for young adults with intellectual disabilities to attend further education, employment or training facilities; when he expects the final report of the Transport Working Group for the enhancement of transport and mobility supports to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10621/23]

Teacher Training

David Stanton

233. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending eligibility for Gaeltacht placement grants to students from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10634/23]

Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the ways his Department is supporting the development of fixed-bottom offshore wind infrastructure for power generation; his further ambitions and development timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/23]

Wind Energy Generation

David Stanton

94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the way his Department is supporting the development of offshore floating wind power generation; his ambitions for same, including timescales for the stages of development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9926/23]

Public Sector Pensions

David Stanton

249. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has ensured, or will ensure, that a person (details supplied) will receive appropriate pension payment increase entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10160/23]

Community Development Projects

David Stanton

6. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department is supporting men’s sheds and sister sheds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/23]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

21. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department encourages and supports the development of community representative organisations, especially in areas where none currently exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9019/23]

Industrial Development

David Stanton

76. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inquiries made in respect of the IDA Ireland site in Ballyadam, Carrigtwohill, County Cork, in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the reason the site is not being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/23]

Flexible Work Practices

David Stanton

105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department and the relevant State agencies under the remit of his Department, have taken or plan to take to facilitate remote working in all its forms; his views on the extent of remote working at present and on likely trends; his views on the impact that working remotely will have on future development of enterprise and on foreign direct investment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/23]

Tax Code

David Stanton

196. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the impact of the Professional Services Withholding Tax (PSWT) on the cash flow of eligible businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9318/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

276. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that required supports and services are made available as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/23]

Flexible Work Practices

David Stanton

277. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the policy, if any, with regard to officials in his Department and staff in agencies under the aegis of his Department, working remotely or in a hybrid manner, where possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9418/23]

Regeneration Projects

David Stanton

309. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding was made available for a project (details supplied) under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the amount made available at the time; the amount drawn down to date; the current status of the project; the estimated time for completion of the project; the final drawdown of the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

David Stanton

92. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the work of the National Swimming Strategy Working Group; the number of times that the group has met since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8582/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

David Stanton

105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects analysis of the public consultation responses to the National Swimming Strategy to be concluded and the Strategy finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8581/23]

Teacher Training

David Stanton

401. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 9 February 2023, if her Department has considered fully funding post-primary teachers to participate in upskilling programmes for the teaching of home economics, similar to the funding provided for upskilling programmes in mathematics, physics and Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8339/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

501. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 9 February 2023, the transport supports that are in place to enable young adults with intellectual disabilities to attend further education, employment or training facilities which are located at a distance from their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/23]

An Garda Síochána

David Stanton

32. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the current strength of the Garda Reserve; the number of male and female members; the Government policy with respect to recruitment to the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7679/23]

Crime Prevention

David Stanton

70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the way that the proposed community safety partnerships will operate; when he expects these partnerships will be established nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7680/23]

General Practitioner Services

David Stanton

115. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health when he expects free GP health care to be extended to those aged six and seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/23]

Cross-Border Co-operation

David Stanton

158. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made under the Cross Border Directive in 2021 and in 2022 respectively; the number of these applications that were successful and the number that were not granted; to provide a breakdown, in tabular form of the procedures involved and countries involved in each year; the overall cost to the State in each of the two years; the number of successful patients awaiting payment at present; the waiting times involved for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7683/23]

Post Office Network

David Stanton

48. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the current situation with respect to the €30 million funding package announced in June 2022 to support the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7592/23]

Water Quality

David Stanton

90. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 18 January 2023, if he will consider making extra funding available to compensate those affected by the ongoing boil water notice on the Whitegate Public Water Supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7579/23]

Third Level Costs

David Stanton

62. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans, if any, to make changes to the SUSI grant eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6899/23]

Third Level Costs

David Stanton

78. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the action taken by his Department to address shortfalls in residency requirements for SUSI applications for applicants whose residency in the State may have been impacted by Covid-19 travel restrictions in place at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/23]

Rental Sector

David Stanton

229. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the current planning requirements with respect to providing short-term self-catering letting accommodation in areas designated as rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/23]

Birth Certificates

David Stanton

411. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason former surnames are requested to be included on birth certificates in respect of birth certificates issued pursuant to the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7083/23]

Medicinal Products

David Stanton

565. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will allow GPs to prescribe cariban to patients under the community drugs scheme, the general medical services scheme and the drug payment scheme without it being consultant initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6537/23]

Medicinal Products

David Stanton

566. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions for cariban that have been processed through the drug payment scheme in 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6538/23]

School Meals Programme

David Stanton

37. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to further expand the school meals programme; the number of applications for inclusion in the scheme that were received for the 2022-23 school year; the number of these applications that were successful and the number that were unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6169/23]

School Meals Programme

David Stanton

47. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 26 October 2022, if she has received the final report on the school meals programme; if so, the actions, if any, she plans to take as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6170/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

84. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting young adults with disabilities to access training and employment post-second level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6172/23]

Departmental Strategies

David Stanton

105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021; his Department’s plans for another such strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6171/23]

Teacher Training

David Stanton

156. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the current situation with regard to the availability of suitably trained persons to teach home economics in second level schools; if her attention has been drawn to research or surveys by teacher unions or the Teaching Council on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6203/23]

Assisted Decision-Making

David Stanton

205. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the Decision Support Service (DSS) to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6208/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

498. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 24 January 2023, the way in which a farmer can avail of an onsite farmyard inspection by his Department’s staff to ensure that a solar PV installation meets the minimum requirements of his Department’s technical and safety specifications, not least specification S198 -minimum specification for the installation of solar pv panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/23]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

511. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which other State or local authority funds can be used in conjunction with community centres investment fund-funding to carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6180/23]

Naval Service

David Stanton

32. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of enlisted members, by rank, who left the Naval Service in 2021 and 2022, respectively, in tabular form; the reasons for leaving; the policies in place to encourage the retention of personnel in the Naval Service; the effectiveness of these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4780/23]

Naval Service

David Stanton

53. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of enlisted members, by rank, who left the Air Corps in 2021 and 2022, respectively, in tabular form; the reasons for leaving; the policies in place to encourage the retention of personnel in the Air Corps; the effectiveness of these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4781/23]

Education Policy

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 947 of 26 April 2022, if her Department has completed the proposed review of the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours; if new guidelines have or will be issued to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5035/23]

Educational Disadvantage

David Stanton

133. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the impact of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools' programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5036/23]

International Relations

David Stanton

89. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on Irish-Canadian relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4411/23]

Foreign Policy

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing situation in Haiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4412/23]

Control of Dogs

David Stanton

550. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the role that An Garda Síochána has in the enforcement of legislation controlling dangerous dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4000/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

775. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 24 January 2023, the exact number of solar PV system installations in receipt of a TAMS grant which have, to date, been inspected by staff from his Department to ensure that the work carried out has met the minimum requirements of his Department’s specifications; the number of such Departmental staff who are qualified to ensure that the facilities are installed correctly and safely and that they are fit for purpose for use by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/23]

Tourist Accommodation

David Stanton

28. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the incentives, if any, in place to encourage the provision of tourist accommodation in areas where a lack of such accommodation is evident; if she will carry out an audit of such accommodation needs nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2852/23]

Tourist Accommodation

David Stanton

63. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has carried out, or would consider carrying out, a review of hotel and other tourist accommodation provision and availability across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2851/23]

Vacant Properties

David Stanton

96. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall amount available in 2022 and 2023 for the vacant properties refurbishment grant as part of the Croí Cónaithe towns fund; the amount made available for each local authority; the amount drawn down to date by each local authority; the number of applications per local authority completed; the further number being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/23]

Urban Development

David Stanton

100. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next call for applications under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will be made given the need for public realm infrastructure improvements in east Cork as a result of rising population levels in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2525/23]

Economic Policy

David Stanton

86. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the European Financial Forum 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2871/23]

Departmental Strategies

David Stanton

99. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the fintech steering group established in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2872/23]

Departmental Data

David Stanton

165. Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach the percentage of persons in the State who are 65 years of age or over. [3204/23]

Vacant Properties

David Stanton

297. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time vacant home officers currently in place in each respective local authority and who work exclusively on vacant home-related issues, per capita, for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2869/23]

Passport Services

David Stanton

337. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if DNA evidence to prove parentage will be accepted in support of an application for the purposes of issuing an Irish passport to a minor in circumstances where the Irish parent is not named on the child’s foreign birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

David Stanton

506. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health when staff in a centre (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2785/23]

Hospital Staff

David Stanton

605. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to outline plans to appoint consultant paediatric rheumatologists to Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3201/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

662. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s photovoltaic panel installers registration form, the number of installations which have been inspected for quality control by his Department; the expertise that exists within his Department to carry out such inspections, particularly from a safety and technical perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3166/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

663. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAMS-supported photovoltaic installations finalised to date; the further number of such applications currently being processed by his Department; the overall value of both of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3168/23]

Agriculture Schemes

David Stanton

664. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has estimated the number of applications that will be made for grant support under TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3169/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Stanton

671. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason that voluntary organisations and community groups are only eligible for funding under category 1 of the Community Centres Investment Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2753/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

55. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the strategic assessment report from Cork County Council on the proposed upgrade options for the R624 access road to Cobh as part of the great island connectivity scheme; when he will in a position to make a decision on that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1222/23]

National Development Plan

David Stanton

148. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to improve the delivery of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/23]

Heritage Projects

David Stanton

161. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 28 April 2022, the progress that has been made to date with respect of works to repair a property (details supplied); the works that remain uncompleted; the timetable for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2227/23]

Tax Reliefs

David Stanton

203. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the impact of the change in the benefit-in-kind regime for company cars from 1 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2486/23]

International Bodies

David Stanton

33. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans, if any, for Ireland to become more involved in the Digital Nations international forum of leading digital governments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1226/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

95. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the situation with respect to the clean export guarantee tariff for the commercial sector; if and when such businesses that export solar generated power to the grid will be paid for same; the situation with respect to phase three smart meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1227/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

230. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the strategic assessment report on the need to put in place a relief road bypass around Castlemartyr and or Killeagh and to further upgrade the N25 between Midleton and Youghal, County Cork; when he will he be in a position to make any decision on this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1223/23]

Regeneration Projects

David Stanton

538. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a request from Cork County Council for funding support to enable the upgrade of the public realm and, in particular, the completion of the upgrade of footpaths on the Main Street of Midleton, County Cork; if so, the amount requested; if he will be in a position to accede to this request in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1224/23]

Wastewater Treatment

David Stanton

539. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on wastewater treatment plants servicing private housing estates on a temporary basis; the number of such wastewater treatment plants in operation in County Cork; his plans, if any, to connect such estates to the Irish Water wastewater treatment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1225/23]

Water Supply

David Stanton

564. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Topical Issue debate of 15 December 2022, the actions, if any, that he has taken on the proposals made by this Deputy during the debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1759/23]

Educational Disadvantage

David Stanton

792. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans, if any, to extend DEIS status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1977/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

David Stanton

916. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s plans, if any, to extend the living alone allowance to those under the age of 66 years who are in receipt of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner’s pension and are living alone; the estimated cost of extending the allowance to those in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1911/23]

Departmental Schemes

David Stanton

19. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 1150 of 12 July 2022, the number of applications that have been received and approved in County Cork under the local improvement scheme to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62792/22]

Departmental Schemes

David Stanton

32. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department is working to establish and support community groups, especially in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62788/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

136. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that his Department plans to support the development of electricity generation by floating offshore wind turbines; the measures that he is putting in place to facilitate this; the associated indicative timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62791/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

139. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that he is supporting the production of renewable fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62790/22]

School Transport

David Stanton

159. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) who is attending second-level will be allocated a seat on a school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62745/22]

Enterprise Support Services

David Stanton

92. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the impact of the student enterprise programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62051/22]

Small and Medium Enterprises

David Stanton

100. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the ways in which his Department is supporting small and medium sized enterprises and indigenous businesses to grow and expand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62049/22]

Trade Relations

David Stanton

152. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Ireland’s economic activity with Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57628/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

197. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if provision has been made or will be made for credible floating offshore wind projects to be expedited on a par with traditional fixed bottom technology in phase 2 projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62320/22]

Teaching Qualifications

David Stanton

355. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the requirements that are necessary to allow those with teaching qualifications from Ukraine to teach at Irish primary and secondary level schools; if there are other roles that those with such qualifications could play in Irish schools given the number of children from Ukraine currently enrolled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61818/22]

School Staff

David Stanton

359. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the requirements necessary to allow the appointment of a home-school community liaison to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61907/22]

Family Resource Centres

David Stanton

441. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role of the family resource centre national forum; the membership of same; the number of times that the forum has convened to date in 2022; the decisions and or actions taken by the forum in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61819/22]

Pension Provisions

David Stanton

524. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice when an increase in pension payments will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62328/22]

Hospital Procedures

David Stanton

46. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures performed under the treatment abroad scheme in 2021 and to date in 2022; the breakdown of the types of procedures performed and their respective costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61225/22]

Health Services

David Stanton

98. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the operation of the treatment abroad scheme; his plans to improve and streamline the operation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61224/22]

Food Prices

David Stanton

129. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the potential impact of below-cost selling of agricultural products in various multiples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61220/22]

Farm Safety

David Stanton

142. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department ensures that such works with respect to the installation of PV solar panels funded by Department payments are carried out in a safe manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61221/22]

Private Security Authority

David Stanton

43. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the main benchmarks achieved by the Private Security Authority in 2021; her future plans, if any, for the authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60515/22]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

55. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the outcomes of her Department’s Resource Efficiency Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60516/22]

Energy Policy

David Stanton

118. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered supports to encourage the switching from oil to gas for heating purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60363/22]

School Accommodation

David Stanton

329. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the Department’s plans to accommodate increased student numbers in the event that a new school build (details supplied) will not be completed by September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60928/22]

Citizens Information Services

David Stanton

347. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that citizens information outreach programmes have ceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60321/22]

Language Schools

David Stanton

425. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to regulate English language schools and the employment of staff in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60784/22]

Electoral Process

David Stanton

58. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is planned to adjust the local authority boundaries on foot of the recent Census results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59830/22]

International Agreements

David Stanton

79. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 10 May 2022, if he has concluded consultations with other Departments on Ireland's possible accession to the Antarctic Treaty system; if he has formulated a recommendation for consideration by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48911/22]

Further and Higher Education

David Stanton

119. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 18 October 2022, if the operational guidelines working group has presented its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59831/22]

Further and Higher Education

David Stanton

131. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has examined the role that the National Maritime College of Ireland can play training students and upskilling staff to service the emerging offshore wind industry in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59832/22]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

73. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that her Department has an alert notice on its website highlighting the danger of scam phone calls and scam text messages; the extent and impact of such calls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59210/22]