Parliamentary questions

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

49. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person born in the UK with no Irish decent but married to an Irish person and living in Ireland for almost 30 years can apply avail of an Irish passport without applying and paying for naturalisation. [11790/24]

Fire Service

Dara Calleary

666. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if retained firefighters will be included in pension age increase for uniformed workers. [12659/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Dara Calleary

781. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if changes are going to be made to jobseekers allowance and X and O system to allow people working as care assistants/home help assistants to claim assistance (details supplied). [13081/24]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

1485. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12909/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

294. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when TAMS applications will be processed; if he will expedite applications for time-sensitive measures such as replacement of silage slabs (need to be completed by May); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11198/24]

Defective Building Materials

Dara Calleary

72. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reasons he has delayed sanctioning the SEAI to proceed with a bespoke scheme for participants in the defective concrete blocks scheme (details supplied). [8642/24]

Irish Language

Dara Calleary

245. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when she expects to publish the policy on Irish medium education outside the Gaeltacht; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7406/24]

Special Educational Needs

Dara Calleary

270. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that the current assessment of need process sufficiently caters for students with severe visual impairment; what accommodations are to be made for severely visually impaired students when completing the test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7559/24]

Special Educational Needs

Dara Calleary

271. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education how many visiting teachers there currently are nationwide for students with visual impairments; if these visiting teachers are appropriately trained in new digital technologies available to assist students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7560/24]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

624. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if GMS dental patients who cannot access dentists in Ireland can travel to Northern Ireland (details supplied) to have procedures done and if not, can the HSE refund or part refund the costs. [8020/24]

Active Travel

Dara Calleary

178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all projects submitted by Mayo County Council for active travel funding under the announcement of 7 February 2024; how the successful projects within that list were chosen and how the other projects may be funded in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7403/24]

Healthcare Policy

Dara Calleary

300. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend mammograms for under 50 year-olds and over 69 year-olds. [6717/24]

Rural Schemes

Dara Calleary

623. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application from a group (details supplied) via the community centres investment fund; if she recognises the importance of the organisation to Ballina and the strength of their funding application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6088/24]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

169. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he received a request from a company (details supplied) to sanction an increase for members of its pension scheme; if he is conscious that these pensioners are facing income pressures as a consequence of the lack of an increase; if he will give urgent attention to the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4758/24]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

170. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason it is necessary for a company (details supplied) to seek ministerial permission for a pension increase; what investments have been made by the State in the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4759/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Dara Calleary

231. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; what actions have been taken since the submission of the consultant's report to him recently; and to outline a timeline for progressing the scheme to construction. [3913/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Dara Calleary

372. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the current timeframe for social welfare appeals; what resources are in place to address appeals; if she will allocate extra resources to address backlogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3915/24]

Immigration Policy

Dara Calleary

446. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the current status of IIP applications that were submitted in advance of the February 2023 deadline; and the timeline for sports clubs that have submitted valid applications to be informed about the success or otherwise of their applications. [2620/24]

Beef Sector

Dara Calleary

637. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for changes by an organisation (details supplied); if there are avenues for appeals for owners who have had their ratings changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55390/23]

Local Authorities

Dara Calleary

323. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when details of voluntary redundancy schemes will be released to local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53675/23]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

540. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health for a list of dentists participating in the GMS scheme in County Mayo. [53399/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Dara Calleary

590. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding the cost of myopathy lenses to the public scheme (details supplied); if not, if his Department will cover the cost up to costs incurred of ordinary lenses which are covered by the public scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53676/23]

Rural Schemes

Dara Calleary

631. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the successful CLÁR measure 1 applicants will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53181/23]

Defective Building Materials

Dara Calleary

263. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is in receipt of a submission from SEAI in relation to the defective concrete blocks scheme; if he is aware of the delays being caused by SEAI not expanding its schemes as promised; and if he will treat their submission as a urgent priority. [53034/23]

Departmental Programmes

Dara Calleary

443. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the current status of IIP applications that were submitted in advance of the February 2023 deadline; the timeline for sports clubs that have submitted valid applications to be informed about the success or otherwise of their applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53178/23]

Immigration Policy

Dara Calleary

403. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice when strand 4 endowment applications for the Immigrant Investment Programme will be processed; if she will outline the projected timeframes for processing of application under this strand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51903/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Dara Calleary

106. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the options available to a sports club (details supplied) in County Mayo seeking a fibre broadband connection when civil works have been deemed over budget; if he will intervene in this matter and insist on the works being carried out to facilitate this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50671/23]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

132. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 7 November 2023 if, given the time that had elapsed to date and given the duress being suffered by the community of Crossmolina as a result, he will place a deadline for the return of the information referred to from the OPW. [50420/23]

Student Accommodation

Dara Calleary

618. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that student accommodation providers with the backing of the colleges around the Dublin area are proposing to move to 51-week contracts for students from next year; if he will acknowledge that a student who wanted to avail of student accommodation again for next year will have to sign up to a new contract and pay for the summer months when they are not there at all; if he will engage with the colleges, with a view to cancelling this planned change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49823/23]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

344. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the flood relief scheme for Ballina, County Mayo. [47498/23]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

345. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the flood relief scheme for Crossmolina, County Mayo. [47499/23]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

346. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the flood relief scheme for Foxford, County Mayo. [47500/23]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

1219. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national school dentist scheme for 6th class children who have yet to be seen by a school dentist due to Covid (details supplied). [48095/23]

Septic Tanks

Dara Calleary

118. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available for inspected and condemned septic tanks that were not registered with a local authority in 2013 but have been registered in 2023, at a cost of €50. [46994/23]

Further and Higher Education

Dara Calleary

628. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will re-examine the rules pertaining to traineeships at ETB centres, specifically to allow school-levers enrolling on such courses to access the training allowance without being bound by the rule that states they must have been in receipt of a social welfare payment; if he agrees that his rule is very prohibitive and sends out the wrong message about work and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46073/23]

Budget 2024

Dara Calleary

642. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students returning to third level education to complete a degree at the same level as one previously attained, but four years ago, are eligible for the reduction in student contribution as announced in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46336/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

522. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health for details on non-payment of the pandemic payment to a company (details supplied). [44805/23]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

525. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health for an update on the non-EU doctor scheme; how many GPs have been recruited to date; to provide a breakdown, by county, of the number and location of GPs recruited; how many more are planned to be recruited in 2023 and 2024; the criteria for placement of recruited doctors across the country; what the national average of GPs-to-CHO population in the State currently stands at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43746/23]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

614. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding grant funding for a mens' shed in Mayo which was announced in November 2022 (details supplied). [43777/23]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

579. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the reason there are significant delays in COS Scheme - Community Opthalmic Physicians employed by HSE. [42205/23]

Housing Schemes

Dara Calleary

529. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person can apply for the local authority home loan if ground works have already started. [40330/23]

Departmental Policies

Dara Calleary

677. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to continue paying child benefit beyond the age of 18 years when the person is in full-time education. [35713/23]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

1117. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a condition (details supplied) to the long-term illness scheme. [35732/23]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

247. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the introduction of a text messaging reminder service for HSE appointments; if he will agree that the degree of missed appointments is posing a strain to HSE services and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34503/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Dara Calleary

123. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on a foreign birth register application (details supplied). [34339/23]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

810. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that Irish physiotherapists who achieved qualifications in EU countries such as the Netherlands are unable to register with CORU; if he is aware that in order to register with CORU such qualified persons require 210 hours in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy completed in an acute hospital setting in the Republic of Ireland; if he will acknowledge that attaining such placements is increasingly impossible for such persons; if he will outline any changes in policy that his Department is pursuing in an effort to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34106/23]

Pharmacy Services

Dara Calleary

617. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the restoration of pharmacy fees slashed under FEMPI; if he will acknowledge that pharmacies are under threat as a result of the failure to restore fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Dara Calleary

279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the circumstances in which waivers are sanctioned in naturalisation applications; if she will confirm the naturalisation application process; if she will outline the criteria to meet eligibility; if she will outline the current timeframes for processing applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30410/23]

Visa Applications

Dara Calleary

146. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice for an update on atypical visa applications processing times, which is affecting the nursing sector (details supplied). [29883/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Dara Calleary

345. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial assistance available for operating costs for community radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29372/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Dara Calleary

346. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial assistance available for operating costs, and the programme of costs that may be available for community radio stations from her Department. [29402/23]

Insurance Coverage

Dara Calleary

189. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware that insurance companies are using incorrect maps in an area (details supplied); if he is aware that these incorrect maps, indicating a flood plain, are resulting in properties being denied flood cover; if there is a mechanism to ensure that these insurance companies are alerted to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28964/23]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

1378. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update with regard to the technological university development fund, the proposed successor to the technological university transformation (TUT) fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT fund on 31 August 2023; the level of funding that is going to be made available under the new TUT fund; if the TUs who merged more recently be treated equally with the TUs who merged earlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/23]

National Broadband Plan

Dara Calleary

172. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the solutions his Department can offer to businesses (details supplied) facing closure due to the lack of adequate fibre broadband services; if, in light of the serious nature of the situation outlined and the probable loss of 30 jobs in deep rural Ireland, he will expedite the national broadband scheme in the Tubbercurry deployment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Dara Calleary

216. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance when the Medical Board of Appeal for Disabled Drivers will be appointed (details supplied). [23970/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

684. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment for three agency workers (details supplied) in County Mayo. [22941/23]

Healthcare Policy

Dara Calleary

678. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if versatis patches will be reinstated for medical card or long-term Illness patients with multiple sclerosis as it is only available on schemes if the patient had shingles. [14940/23]

Healthcare Policy

Dara Calleary

679. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if efforts have made since 2017 to procure versatis at a better rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14941/23]

Departmental Schemes

Dara Calleary

347. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include ileostomy bags in the long-term illness scheme. [14456/23]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

583. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be added to GMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/23]

Road Projects

Dara Calleary

177. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the amount of moneys awarded to Mayo County Council for regional roads funding in each of the years 2021 and 2022; and the status of each project submitted for funding at the end of each year, in tabular form. [9606/23]

Road Projects

Dara Calleary

178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the full list of projects submitted by Mayo County Council for funding via the regional roads funding to date in 2023. [9607/23]

Greenways Provision

Dara Calleary

187. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline all funding applications received by TII from Mayo County Council in relation to greenway funding for 2023; if he will provide details regarding the decision on each application; if he will outline the rationale for each decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9697/23]

Schools Building Projects

Dara Calleary

402. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if the minor works grant will be reinstated this year to allow schools to apply for much-needed works. [8341/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

539. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic payment of €1,000 for a person (details supplied). [6488/23]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

369. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) can be added to the GMS scheme for medical card users. [5724/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

387. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment offered to frontline workers (details supplied). [5767/23]

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

358. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to the passport application of a child (details supplied). [4240/23]

Teacher Training

Dara Calleary

411. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that professional masters in primary education students with a college (details supplied) are facing €65 increases in Gaeltacht fees, bringing the total fee to €815; if she has plans to assist such students with these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4796/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dara Calleary

284. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason corrective lenses are not permitted for candidates on plumbing apprenticeships when they fail the colour vision test; if his Department will consider allowing corrective lenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2639/23]

Business Supports

Dara Calleary

1921. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to reports that an anomaly in the community and voluntary sector energy support scheme is excluding many community and voluntary organisations from accessing the scheme (details supplied); if she has any plans to rectify the issues outlined in order that such organisations can be deemed eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1892/23]

Architectural Heritage

Dara Calleary

209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding and or grant assistance that may be available for the restoration, renovation and or refurbishments of churches and cathedrals; if he will outline the qualifying criteria and application process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60764/22]

Architectural Heritage

Dara Calleary

245. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if restoration of diocesan cathedral projects is eligible for application to the build heritage scheme and or the heritage investment scheme; if he will outline the application criteria and process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60765/22]

Rural Schemes

Dara Calleary

630. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans in place to increase individual payments to Pobal participants on CSP schemes, particularly given the forthcoming increase in the minimum wage and the announced increases in the CE top-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56167/22]

Rural Schemes

Dara Calleary

631. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an extra payment will be made to CSP sponsors to fund an increase in the amount paid to CSP participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56168/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Dara Calleary

427. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth passport (details supplied). [54168/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Dara Calleary

428. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied). [54169/22]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

996. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a medication (details supplied) to the GMS scheme. [54524/22]

Departmental Policies

Dara Calleary

261. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance when the Disabled Drivers Appeals Board will be re-established (details supplied). [49530/22]

School Meals Programme

Dara Calleary

486. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding that her Department has put in place for the 2023 school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49546/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Dara Calleary

500. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a disablement pension of €190 per month is entitled to the fuel allowance. [49742/22]

Departmental Reviews

Dara Calleary

673. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when the independent radiation therapist review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/22]

Grant Payments

Dara Calleary

779. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to announce the 2022 ex-gratia grants for animal charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49531/22]

Departmental Regulations

Dara Calleary

804. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the exemptions that are available from the requirement for the general dog licence; and if she will confirm that an animal charity that does not have its own centre is exempt from having to purchase such a licence. [49529/22]

Energy Conservation

Dara Calleary

88. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if stone built or stone fronted houses qualify for remediation via the warmer homes scheme; if not, the reason; if he will outline any other kinds of materials that are excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/22]

Defective Building Materials

Dara Calleary

110. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that there is a delay in rolling out the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland home scheme to persons who are availing of the defective concrete blocks scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the delays in SEAI approval delaying progress on the DCB scheme and causing unnecessary stress to homeowners; and if he will act to progress the SEAI element of the DCB scheme immediately. [43624/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Dara Calleary

1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38964/22]

Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

126. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the tender process for all public employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34926/22]

Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

169. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the work that is being carried out by her Department to match jobseekers with employment opportunities in sectors such as hospitality and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34925/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Dara Calleary

179. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Dara Calleary

209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38950/22]

Departmental Staff

Dara Calleary

235. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38961/22]

Departmental Data

Dara Calleary

281. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38951/22]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

320. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38957/22]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

321. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of exemptions from pension abatement applied for and issued across all Departments under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; the number of appeals to decisions made regarding pension abatement per Department and their outcome; and the annual full year revenue collected under the pension abatement arrangements. [38962/22]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

322. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of legal challenges to date per Department to pension abatement under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38963/22]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

324. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the consultation process for the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; the number of submissions received by 30 June 2022; if he will identify the applicants; and if he will outline a timetable for the next steps. [38979/22]

Commemorative Events

Dara Calleary

335. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has plans to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 French landings in Mayo and Wexford; if she agrees that it is important that the occasion would be acknowledged given that it offers an opportunity to commemorate but also to signify the current importance of Franco-Irish relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38855/22]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

336. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff who are abated under her Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38960/22]

Departmental Staff

Dara Calleary

361. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38955/22]