Parliamentary questions

Business Supports

Cathal Crowe

5. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many businesses in Clare are likely to qualify for the increased cost of business grant; what discussions his Department has had with Clare County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5563/24]

Industrial Development

Cathal Crowe

46. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA supported jobs in Clare at the end of 2023; how this compares to 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5562/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Cathal Crowe

97. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide details of flood relief and river drainage works that the OPW will undertake in County Clare this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5721/24]

Coastal Protection

Cathal Crowe

111. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an overview of works planned to alleviate coastal erosion in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5720/24]

School Staff

Cathal Crowe

204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear the outcome of their application to have their salary increments reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5839/24]

Departmental Staff

Cathal Crowe

232. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a cohort of workers funded by her Department (details supplied) have not received a pay increase in 15 years; if any pay increases are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5813/24]

Tax Code

Cathal Crowe

102. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sectors back down to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/24]

State Properties

Cathal Crowe

120. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an overview of the works, including costs incurred, undertaken at the Sate-owned Shannon 153 building in Shannon, County Clare as plans were being developed to transform it into an accommodation centre for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cathal Crowe

252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether a successfully awarded defective concrete block grant for a home is available to an individual who inherits the affected home or if they need to reapply as a fresh applicant (details supplied). [5069/24]

Local Authorities

Cathal Crowe

263. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has made any funding allocations to Clare County Council in order that a Section 180 application (Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended) made by the residents of an area (details supplied) to have their housing estate taken into public charge by the local authority, can be advanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5233/24]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

433. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering any properties in Shannon or Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare for IPAS accommodation. [5075/24]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

434. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the current contract his Department has, in respect of an international protection applicant accommodation centre at a location (details supplied) expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5109/24]

Road Projects

Cathal Crowe

18. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progression of phase 1 of the Limerick northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/24]

Regional Airports

Cathal Crowe

59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to complete his Departmental review of the Regional Airports Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4245/24]

Tax Reliefs

Cathal Crowe

83. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying a 0% VAT rate to all gluten-free food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/24]

Tax Code

Cathal Crowe

122. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will urgently consider making a revision to the flat rate of VAT, applicable to farmers, so that rebates can be provided on certain farm infrastructural investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/24]

Housing Schemes

Cathal Crowe

224. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance how many homebuyers in each county have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/24]

Tax Credits

Cathal Crowe

225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers are currently claiming the rent tax credit, by county, in tabular form. [4851/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Cathal Crowe

270. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the level of Údarás na Gaeltachta supported jobs, by county at the end of 2019 and at the end of 2023, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4836/24]

Water Services

Cathal Crowe

285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of funding provided to each local authority for capital investment in water services infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to 2023; the allocation for 2024 for each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4843/24]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

322. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the Garda fleet in each Garda station (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4905/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

334. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers paid under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme per county; the total amount of payments in Euro paid out under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme since the formation of this Government, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4825/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

335. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers paid to date under the agri-climate rural environment scheme per county; the total amount of payments in Euro paid out under the agri-climate rural environment scheme in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4826/24]

Fishing Industry

Cathal Crowe

336. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding allocated under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme, by county, in tabular form since the formation of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4827/24]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Cathal Crowe

337. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list each fishery harbour centre that was allocated capital funding since the formation of the current Government, by county, in tabular form; the total amount allocated to each fishery harbour centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4828/24]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

338. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funds allocated to each local authority under the local authority marine infrastructure scheme 2022-2023, since the formation of this Government, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4829/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cathal Crowe

390. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the latest breakdown, by county of apprenticeship registration levels and total apprenticeship population levels by trade, sector for each of the years from 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [4847/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Cathal Crowe

397. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of hubs onboarded in each county since the National Hub Network (connectedhubs.ie) was launched; and the total amount of funding in each county towards this, in tabular form. [4833/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Cathal Crowe

398. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of broadband connection points installed in each county; and the total number have been installed in schools by NBI in each county, in tabular form. [4834/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

25. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief or VAT reduction on assisted technology required by children and adults who have a diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/24]

Local Authorities

Cathal Crowe

77. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider the way in which his Department is leading the "Your Council" campaign so that advertising is also undertaken in local newspapers and on local radio stations (details supplied). [4317/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

178. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a cohort of health workers (details supplied) were excluded from the pandemic special recognition payment when non-frontline staff were included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4555/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cathal Crowe

270. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3875/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cathal Crowe

291. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the progression of a new school build (details supplied); if the said build can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4238/24]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

477. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration can be given to having a broad ‘personalised budget’ scheme for individuals with disability, on the basis that many service providers are over-stretched and cannot give many individuals with disabilities the type of support in the community that they so badly need and want; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3918/24]

Air Safety

Cathal Crowe

191. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Aviation Authority and Airnav Ireland have any concerns in relation to large scale wind turbines, such as the potential they have to affect flight paths and the safety of aircraft in relation to terrain clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3489/24]

Defence Forces

Cathal Crowe

56. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress he expects in 2024 towards realising level of ambition 2 for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2698/24]

Defence Forces

Cathal Crowe

80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to protect the use of the term “Óglaigh na hÉireann”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2697/24]

Office of Public Works

Cathal Crowe

226. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW would consider selling the former Garda station in Broadford, County Clare, to the Broadford Parish Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2547/24]

Waterways Ireland

Cathal Crowe

333. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Waterways Ireland does not supply electricity to boats moored in Lough Derg over the winter months; if there are plans to change this protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2348/24]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

523. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on plans relating to a building (details supplied) earmarked for accommodation for international protection applicants. [2688/24]

Health Strategies

Cathal Crowe

590. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if an implementation budget has been earmarked for the recommendations that will come from the Rare Disease Strategy Steering Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2490/24]

Healthcare Policy

Cathal Crowe

591. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an updated on the implementation of Electronic Health Records in Ireland; and if he will clarify why Ireland is so far behind its European counterparts in this regard. [2491/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

592. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there will be a rare disease clinic at the new National Children’s Hospital. [2492/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

593. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify why the Midwest is the only CHO without a Model 3 hospital. [2493/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

594. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the locations of the centres of excellence identified in the 2016 Rare Disease Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2494/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

595. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the timeline for the implementation of the European Reference Networks standards for ensuring data from all health settings is captured with regard to rare disease, i.e., community healthcare up to hospital settings. [2495/24]

Hospital Services

Cathal Crowe

14. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts his Department and the Health Service Executive are undertaking to improve University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1990/24]

Health Service Executive

Cathal Crowe

73. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if sepsis protocols in public hospitals will be updated in order that every patient, at the time of triaging or admission, is asked if they have ever had sepsis before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1989/24]

Technological Universities

Cathal Crowe

88. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the development of new campus facilities for the Technological University of the Shannon at Coonagh, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1992/24]

Student Accommodation

Cathal Crowe

126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on progress that is being made at Limerick’s third level campuses to provide additional student accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1991/24]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Cathal Crowe

207. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has undertaken any studies on the grouse habitat at Gortacullin Bog in County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2165/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cathal Crowe

208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if applicants to the defective concrete block grant scheme with profound health issues can be assisted to cover remedial costs while awaiting the scheme funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cathal Crowe

209. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the defective concrete block grant scheme payments will be managed and issued, that is, if they will be staged payments. [2188/24]

Marine Protected Areas

Cathal Crowe

217. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update, including approximate timelines for the progression of legislative phases in both the Dáil and Seanad, on the Marine Protected Areas Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2243/24]

Departmental Priorities

Cathal Crowe

218. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to acquire a property in County Clare (details supplied). [2260/24]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

294. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has any plans to acquire a property in County Clare (details supplied) for use as accommodation for international protection applicants. [2261/24]

Further and Higher Education

Cathal Crowe

347. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual budget for Solas. [2237/24]

Passport Services

Cathal Crowe

18. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the ID number on a traditional Irish passport and a passport card differ when they are connected documents (details supplied); and if this will be addressed in order that both can be accepted by EU countries as valid ID for travel. [56473/23]

Recycling Policy

Cathal Crowe

144. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the deposit return scheme, due to come into effect from 1 February, will pertain to vintners and pubs; and if he will ensure that guidance is issued to operators of the same in advance of the scheme roll out. [1930/24]

Bus Services

Cathal Crowe

245. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on funding allocated to progress a dedicated town bus service for Ennis. [1241/24]

Driver Licences

Cathal Crowe

298. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he, in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority will reconsider the decision to only accept electronic payments for drivers licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1806/24]

Heritage Sites

Cathal Crowe

394. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will source and release a survey (details supplied) for use on a project. [57399/23]

Industrial Development

Cathal Crowe

420. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the most recent annual data (including 2023) on the level of IDA supported jobs, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56969/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Cathal Crowe

421. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the most recent annual data (including 2023) on the level of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56970/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Cathal Crowe

422. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the most recent annual data (including 2023) on the level of Local Enterprise Office client jobs, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56971/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Cathal Crowe

507. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider adding some additional terms and conditions to the supplementary panel for primary school teachers in order that fully qualified teachers, who have garnered teaching experience overseas, can also be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56738/23]

School Funding

Cathal Crowe

586. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will increase funding for STEM grants for schools, given the number of schools (details supplied) that applied versus those that were successful in receiving grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57400/23]

Departmental Reports

Cathal Crowe

739. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56497/23]

Departmental Policies

Cathal Crowe

740. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review a policy (details supplied) which is seen as a barrier to housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56498/23]

Planning Issues

Cathal Crowe

802. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether further submissions can be made regarding residential zoned land tax once the new draft map is released in February (details supplied); and if local elected representatives will be involved in the zoning of land. [1125/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Cathal Crowe

954. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection when a proposed change to a social welfare payment (details supplied) is expected to take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1370/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

957. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the terms for a welfare scheme (details supplied) will be expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1378/24]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1009. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she, in conjunction with the Garda Commissioner, will revisit the current policing model (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56499/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1023. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the details of Garda personnel, by rank, in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56740/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1024. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division who are suspended currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56741/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1025. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division who are currently on restricted duties, that is station work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56742/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1026. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division who are in specialised units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56743/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1027. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of attested gardaí who work in office-based roles within the Clare-Tipperary Garda division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56744/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

1028. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of the 56 gardaí attached to Shannon Garda station who are attached to the immigration unit at Shannon Airport. [56745/23]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

1054. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite an application for international protection (details supplied). [57102/23]

Immigration Status

Cathal Crowe

1086. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made with the appeal of stamp 4 visas being cancelled on two applicants who moved to Ireland from Brazil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1236/24]

Animal Welfare

Cathal Crowe

1167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently move to appoint an authorised officer for animal welfare in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56394/23]

Invasive Species Policy

Cathal Crowe

1239. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on measures to address issues with an invasive species (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1017/24]

Live Exports

Cathal Crowe

1240. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation (details supplied) into the transport of live animals from Ireland to Israel has been completed; and if, as a result of this, any actions will be taken to stop future shipments. [1023/24]

Departmental Policies

Cathal Crowe

1304. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the reconfiguration of an industrial unit (details supplied) earmarked for refugee accommodation. [56301/23]

Departmental Reports

Cathal Crowe

1316. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the results of the financial report survey carried out by his Department in pre-schools will be published; and the reason for the delay in publishing same. [56409/23]

Departmental Funding

Cathal Crowe

1317. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will fund mandatory training for the pre-school sector, such as FAR or training for the new financial reporting; and if so, if this training will be allowed to be completed during working hours, in line with schools (details supplied) [56410/23]

Departmental Funding

Cathal Crowe

1318. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will issue funding to early years services to cover accountancy fees for the new financial reporting requirement; and if time will be permitted to allow businesses to amend their financial year where needed (details supplied). [56411/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Cathal Crowe

1441. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will revise the terms of the mother and baby homes redress scheme for adoptees to include those who were legally adopted before the age of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1931/24]

Health Services Staff

Cathal Crowe

1498. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a proposal for a vote of no confidence in the CHI executive (details supplied); if he still has confidence in the executive as a result of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56522/23]

Home Help Service

Cathal Crowe

1553. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a home help application will be prioritised for a person (details supplied) in order that they can be discharged home from a residential care facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56811/23]

Hospital Deaths

Cathal Crowe

1572. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the outcome to an inquiry into a death (details supplied); if he will reveal who the commissioner into this inquiry is; what actions were taken arising from the inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57005/23]

Hospital Deaths

Cathal Crowe

1573. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if procedures are in place that are to be followed in cases of sepsis, including regular check-ups, in light of a report into a death (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57006/23]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

1876. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount of funding allocated to respective local authorities in 2023 for all rural schemes provided by her Department, including the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, LEADER, LIS, outdoor recreation and rural regeneration, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1946/24]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

1877. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the towns in each county that have been allocated funding; the project title of each since the formation of this Government by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1947/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

20. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on when farmers who are participating in the ACRES co-operative scheme can expect to receive their payments. [55634/23]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

85. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the number of centres in County Clare to date that are providing protection to Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants; and the number of persons residing in these centres. [55636/23]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Cathal Crowe

438. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what options are available to farmers whose animals have died and who are unable to correctly dispose of the carcasses due to strike action in knackeries. [56070/23]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

498. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there will be an extension of existing arrangements to keep a health service operational (details supplied) until their new premises is ready. [55942/23]