Parliamentary questions

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge

Gary Gannon

586. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gary Gannon den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán maidir leis an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, cathain a dhéanfar Plean Teanga do Chomhairlí Cathrach agus Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath, atá mar chuid den Straitéis, a dhréachtú; an ndéanfar comhairliúchán poiblí ar an dréachtphlean seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [41373/21]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

587. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the pilot project of basic income for artists; if a timeline has been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41391/21]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

588. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if comedians will be eligible for inclusion in the pilot project of basic income for artists. [41392/21]

Departmental Policies

Gary Gannon

798. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support the establishment of a statutory Galway Bay taskforce that can co-ordinate policies across local authorities, Departments and agencies to protect and preserve the ecology, coastline, and water quality of Galway Bay. [41374/21]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

878. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied). [41393/21]

Overseas Development Aid

Gary Gannon

879. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual budget, contribution and breakdown of the State’s international aid since 2000 as a percentage of GDP and in monetary value. [41399/21]

Irish Aid

Gary Gannon

880. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual budget of Irish Aid since its inception. [41400/21]

Irish Aid

Gary Gannon

881. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual budget of the Irish Aid training centre. [41401/21]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

1086. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene to ensure that a school (details supplied) does not lose a primary teacher in the next academic year due to being five pupils short of the retention figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41382/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

1087. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the degree of provisions made to small rural schools to ensure they continue to be able to operate and serve their communities particularly during and throughout the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41383/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Gary Gannon

1185. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons under the age of 25 years living in homeless accommodation will be awarded the full independent jobseeker’s allowance rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41395/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Gary Gannon

1186. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to persons under the age of 25 years in homeless accommodation (details supplied) not being awarded the full independent jobseeker’s allowance despite paying their own service charges, meals, shopping, laundry and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41396/21]

Departmental Strategies

Gary Gannon

1312. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has put in place any measures relating to the promotion of the use of public-public partnership agreements in the Irish research sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41381/21]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

1313. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the SUSI review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41384/21]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

1314. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the SUSI review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41385/21]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

1315. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI applications waiting for review for the 2020-2021 academic year which have not yet received a decision by SUSI; the deadline communication of these decisions; if there has been a significant delay in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41386/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Gary Gannon

1416. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay in the naturalisation process for a person (details supplied); and when the person will receive the outcome of the citizenship application. [41387/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Gary Gannon

1417. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay in the naturalisation process for a person (details supplied); and when the person will receive the outcome of the citizenship application. [41388/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Gary Gannon

1418. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the average timeline for applications to Irish citizenship through naturalisation receiving an outcome of granted or denied; and if she will provide the current number of applications waiting in the system for over two and half years or 30 months and over five years. [41389/21]

Civil Registration Service

Gary Gannon

1527. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the reason the phone lines for civil registration offices in Dublin continue to remain down when all other civil registration offices are contactable by their phone lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33962/21]