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Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Direct Provision System
John Brady
460. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of adults and children remaining in direct provision centres, broken down by centre, in County Wicklow, after their leave to remain has been granted, for the most recent date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9292/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
John Brady
334. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the discretionary top-up for HAP payments was used in 2023, and to date in 2024 in County Wicklow broken down by municipal district; the average percentage amount of this top-up per district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7458/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
John Brady
335. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons from each municipal district in County Wicklow that are currently in receipt of a HAP payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Homeless Accommodation
John Brady
336. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 18-24 year-olds that presented as homeless in County Wicklow in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7460/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Homeless Accommodation
John Brady
337. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 18-24 year olds in local authority emergency accommodation in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7461/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Building Energy Rating
John Brady
338. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of council owned housing stock that have been brought to a BER rating level of B2 or above by year, in tabular form for 2022 and 2023. [7462/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Building Energy Rating
John Brady
339. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of council owned housing stock in County Wicklow that currently have a BER rating level below B2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7463/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
280. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice what current plans exist to address complaints about GSOC, in view of the recently passed Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7191/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Capital Expenditure Programme
John Brady
310. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details as to the reason the Government failed to include capital provision in the budget for the youth organisations in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Youth Services
John Brady
311. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the new Action Plan for Youth Services will be costed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7187/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Youth Services
John Brady
312. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to conducting a scoping exercise and workforce development plan for the youth services sector, in line with the recommendation from the Oireachtas Committee report on the Future of Youth Work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7188/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
313. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to move to multi-annual funding, to allow medium and longer-term programming with greater confidence, as recommended by the Future of Youth Work report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Departmental Schemes
John Brady
314. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when will the details of the youth employability scheme be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7190/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Passport Services
John Brady
147. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) can be escalated as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6514/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Passport Services
John Brady
148. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) can be escalated as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6515/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
John Brady
170. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if her Department has scoped the resources and supports provided to teachers and schools in supporting children in care; how her Department promotes policy alignment relating to educational needs of children in care such as those outlined in the National Standards for Foster Care (2003) and National Standards for Children’s Residential Centres (2003); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5014/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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School Transport
John Brady
174. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the status of a school transport route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5046/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Child Protection
John Brady
420. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the publication of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection 16th Report; when he expects the report to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
John Brady
421. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of special derogations that have been sought and granted annually from 2018 to 2023, regarding the placement of a child under twelve years of age in a residential care setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5008/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
John Brady
422. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of children supported by Tusla under section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 annually from 2018 to 2023 broken down by age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5009/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
John Brady
423. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to children in care and young people in aftercare with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
John Brady
424. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to separated children seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
John Brady
425. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to children in care and young people in aftercare by ethnicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5012/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Departmental Strategies
John Brady
426. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the publication of the National Equality Data Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5013/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
John Brady
579. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has explored the creation of links between higher education institutions' access offices and Tusla aftercare services to ensure that students with care experience are linked in to on-campus supports to promote retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Passport Services
John Brady
105. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Passport Services
John Brady
17. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) given the applicants travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56470/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Financial Services
John Brady
317. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented to allow homeowners to buy back their mortgage from a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56616/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
747. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the funding was spent on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56607/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
997. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of the number of persons applying for temporary protection in Ireland, who already applied under the Temporary Protection Directive in another EU member state, by the country where they previously applied, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56364/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1305. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of households occupying international protection applicants in accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56320/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Direct Provision System
John Brady
1309. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to use a building (details supplied) as a direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56343/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1330. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the funding was spent on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56606/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all IPAS centres providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection; the breakdown of residents in each centre, by age bracket, relationship status and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56726/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unannounced inspections of emergency and permanent IPAS centres providing accommodation to international protection applicants, either by IPAS officials or an independent inspectorate company carried out in 2022 and to date in 2023; the names of the centres which were subject to these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56727/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Community Development Projects
John Brady
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on what criteria are in place to determine that the Government grant funding to communities to assist with integration is meeting community requirements, and that the funding allocations are being targeted at the areas of greatest need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55623/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
111. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on any plans he has to introduce changes to the current situation in respect of the accommodation offered to Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55625/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
118. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the steps he is taking to address the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55624/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Middle East
John Brady
150. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide details of what efforts Ireland is undertaking to ensure that Palestinians arrested by the Israeli military during the ongoing assault on Gaza are being treated humanely by their captors; if human rights organisations are being allowed access to prisoners to ensure their wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56187/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
211. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the funding estimate for the Communities Integration Fund (CIF), the International Protection Integration Fund (IPIF), and the Ireland against Racism Fund (IARF) respectively for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55656/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Schemes
John Brady
253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented in the near future to allow homeowners to buy out their mortgage from a vulture fund; if so, to provide further information on the scheme, timeframe and the measures the Government is taking to assist homeowners whose mortgages have been transferred to a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55195/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
645. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to increasing the threshold for people who are currently in receipt of mobility allowance based on the slight increases in social welfare payments in recent budgets; to provide an update on the reinstatement of the scheme for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54458/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
300. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify whether it is intended that the new International Protection child payment of €140 per month, or €32.11 per week, announced in Budget 2024, will be paid in addition to the existing daily expense allowance for children of €29.80, or will it just replace that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54361/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Public Sector Pay
John Brady
64. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if consideration will be given to increasing pay for employees on the Public Appointment Service panel as their pay was cut in 2008 and has not been restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54120/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
638. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of the amount of funding available in the Ireland for Ukraine fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53437/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Staff
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; and to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities [51833/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Staff
John Brady
84. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51825/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Staff
John Brady
108. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51823/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Staff
John Brady
131. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51820/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Staff
John Brady
190. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if there are personnel in his Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51824/23]