Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Michael McNamara

211. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of applicants for international protection that have made an application for international Protection and have not yet been issued with a decision. [20013/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

212. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of applicants for international protection that have lodged an appeal against their decision from the IPO and have not yet been issued with a decision. [20014/24]

Foreshore Issues

Michael McNamara

493. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application for a foreshore licence (details supplied); if it is lawful to carry out acquaculture activities at the site in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McNamara

120. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended by his Department in 2022 on the accommodation of pets and other animals. [16928/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McNamara

121. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the lawful basis for any expenditure by his Department on the accommodation of animals in 2022. [16929/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McNamara

122. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the sums paid to each provider of accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection in respect of the accommodation of animals in 2022. [16930/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Michael McNamara

647. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the healthcare facilities in which the 20 community healthcare beds, announced on 4 April 2024, to be provided next winter, will be located and the impact the new beds will have on care provided in the said facilities last winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16082/24]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

231. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what sections of the M7 have been shut and for how many days during the month of March to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/24]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

232. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what efforts were made by TII to inform the road-using public that sections of the M7 were closed during March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/24]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

233. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what consideration TII give to the requirements of the road-using public in determining to fully shut a section of the M7 and in their efforts to inform the public of the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael McNamara

745. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14066/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael McNamara

747. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays in the processing times of working family payment applications; what measures are being taken to have these times reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14080/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

911. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice how many persons in respect of whom a "transfer decision" was made by an international protection officer to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, which decision was not subsequently set aside on appeal or deemed to be invalid by the Courts, were not transferred in each calendar year since 2014. [14957/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

912. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice how many "transfer decisions" were made by international protection officers to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 in each calendar year since 2014. [14958/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

913. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice how many "transfer decisions" made by international protection officers to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 were set aside on appeal in each calendar year since 2014. [14959/24]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

914. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice how many "transfer decisions" made by international protection officers to transfer in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 were challenged in Court proceedings in each calendar year since 2014. [14960/24]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

976. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain why the rules differ between two tree plant schemes that his Department is currently administering, the native tree area scheme and ACERS tree belts for ammonia capture from farmyards, where a farmer can plant up to 0.50 hectares for ammonia capture without requiring a registered forester, but choosing to plant the same land under the NTA requires a registered forester's involvement; and additionally, if the designated plot has peaty soil, the farmer is permitted to plant under the ammonia capture for farmyards initiative, but planting under the NTA scheme is not allowed in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/24]

Direct Provision System

Michael McNamara

1139. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of occupants at each direct provision centre in the State on 1 March 2024; the contracted capacity at each direct provision centre in the State on 1 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14716/24]

Legislative Measures

Michael McNamara

336. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in light of recent the Supreme Court jurisprudence, he will bring forward legislation setting out the extent of a positive right to take part in industrial action, the limitations thereto, whether industrial action actionable as a breach of contract, and the legal effect of a no-strike clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12709/24]

School Accommodation

Michael McNamara

348. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite an application for a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11563/24]