Parliamentary questions

Election Monitoring Missions

Bernard Durkan

269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the competition for the new roster for election monitoring will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60996/22]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

290. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when a local school place will be facilitated in the case of a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60442/22]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

294. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if a school place can be facilitated for a pupil (details supplied) whose family now face the prospect of having three children in three different schools, if her case can be reviewed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60461/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance application was refused in the case of a person (details supplied), if the decision can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60195/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

355. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a recent application for disability allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60451/22]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Bernard Durkan

385. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61017/22]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

454. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60196/22]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

456. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60274/22]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

480. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the procedure to be followed to update stamp 3 to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60751/22]

Drug Dealing

Bernard Durkan

486. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which she together with the international community continue to converge on the illegal drug barons with a view to limiting their influence on people of all ages with particular reference to young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60962/22]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

487. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which plans are in hand to increase recruitment to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60963/22]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

488. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current strength of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60964/22]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

489. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current strength of An Garda Síochána by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60965/22]

Drug Dealing

Bernard Durkan

490. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which adequate resources continue to be made available to An Garda Síochána to sustain the battle against drug barons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60966/22]

Crime Prevention

Bernard Durkan

491. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which the revised bail laws are successfully preventing crimes while the accused is on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60968/22]

Crime Prevention

Bernard Durkan

492. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes if any committed by accused persons while on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60969/22]

Crime Prevention

Bernard Durkan

493. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes committed by those while on bail over the past years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60970/22]

Departmental Data

Bernard Durkan

494. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently on educational or rehabilitative courses while in prison; the extent to which the numbers have remained consistent over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60971/22]

Departmental Data

Bernard Durkan

495. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners on remand currently; the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60972/22]

Departmental Data

Bernard Durkan

496. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of persons currently in prison for serious crimes, less serious crimes or what are deemed to be minor offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60974/22]

Departmental Data

Bernard Durkan

497. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of mothers who have been detained in a prison cell while the determination of their family law cases is being pursued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60975/22]

Departmental Data

Bernard Durkan

498. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which rehabilitation and education continues to be offered to first-time offenders in prison; the number of such persons currently accessing such courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60977/22]

Home Care Packages

Bernard Durkan

543. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if homecare support can be provided in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60279/22]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

607. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy sessions will be provided in the name of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60507/22]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

733. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason (details supplied) do not appear to qualify for support pursuant to the CVESS scheme; if their application can be reviewed with a view to providing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60291/22]

Housing Policy

Bernard Durkan

77. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he is in a position to augment and accelerate the housing for all programme with a view to making serious impact on the number of families seeking to avail of local authority or affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59779/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

83. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the new initiatives that he can take to assist those seeking to acquire a home; if modular or other system-built housing can be considered, with a view to making a further and serious contribution to the provision of attainable housing in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59780/22]

Further and Higher Education

Bernard Durkan

105. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he continues to identify and meet the demand in the higher education sector, with particular reference to identification of the areas now most urgently requiring employees; if he is satisfied that a sufficient supply of appropriately qualified graduates continues to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59782/22]

Further and Higher Education

Bernard Durkan

146. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science The extent to which he continues to identify and cater for the demand in terms of graduates in the academic or technical areas, with a view to ensuring the availability of sufficient qualified persons to meet the needs of the marketplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59781/22]

Tax Collection

Bernard Durkan

189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the way that a person (details supplied) can deal with a letter received from the Revenue Commissioners in respect of property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60143/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he expects to improve opportunities for qualification for home loans for those currently on local authority housing waiting lists but who cannot qualify due to the low-income threshold which prevents them from being housed by the local authorities but does not allow them buy on the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60055/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

217. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he expects to meet future housing demand at all levels notwithstanding the existence of many challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60056/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

218. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider waiving the deposit for home loan applicants who have been meeting and paying rental payments for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60057/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he might provide serviced sites to local authorities at a reasonable cost in an effort to meet the ongoing housing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60058/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

220. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which the various housing schemes put forward by his Department in the Housing For All package can be improved to meet the increasing challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60059/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he expects to be in a position to improve or augment the various schemes encompassing the Housing For All programme with a view to identifying the best way that these might be improved to meet the challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60060/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that the various housing bodies including approved housing bodies and local authorities can improve to focus specifically on various target groups who are currently not able to access the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60061/22]

Homeless Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

223. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to address the issue of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60062/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which the various categories of housing applicant continue to be met or are likely to be met throughout the Housing For All programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60064/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

225. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which the various categories of housing applicant including those hoping to house themselves continue to be met or are likely to be met throughout the Housing For All programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60065/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

226. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that can be taken by the local authorities to facilitate the granting of planning permission for rural applicants who have a need of rehousing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60066/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the degree to which he expects to be in a position to meet rural housing requirements in all counties where there is an obvious need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60067/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if each local authority might be required to provide a specified number of local authority houses on publicly owned lands in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60068/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority houses built on contract in each local authority area for rent or sale purposes to qualified applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60069/22]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of exclusively publicly owned sites in the various local authority areas throughout the country in which houses are being built or will be built in the near future for persons seeking local authority housing, affordable housing or serviced sites; the extent to which these might make positive impact on the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60070/22]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage The measures that he will take to address the most serious housing shortages within the shortest possible period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60071/22]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position in regard to the proposal to alleviate traffic congestion in Naas, County Kildare by way of inner or outer relief roads (details supplied); if the funding involved continues to be made available in line with the request of the majority of local authority representatives; the stage the plans are at in relation to the urgently required provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60125/22]

Passport Services

Bernard Durkan

243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation required has been supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60127/22]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if a school place can be facilitated in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59938/22]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when access to an autism class in mainstream education can be made available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60123/22]