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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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State Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

137. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the contracts that have been awarded by the SEAI to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form and for each contract to detail the service provided and the total value of the contract. [2226/24]

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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

138. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of 100% community-owned renewable energy projects and number of 51% community-owned renewable energy projects from RESS 1 that have received the enabling grant. [2252/24]

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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Vacant Properties

Eoin Ó Broin

212. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict home refurbishment grants drawn in 2023 and the average value of the grants drawn down. [2227/24]

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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

213. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority mortgages that were drawn down in 2023 and the average value of the mortgages drawn down. [2228/24]

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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

214. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of first home scheme shared equity loans drawn down in 2023 and the average amount of the draw down. [2229/24]

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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

215. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure in 2023 on social and affordable housing funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure. [2230/24]

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Thu, 18 Jan 2024

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Naturalisation Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

239. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice to provide a further timeframe regarding the processing of a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied). [2111/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Environmental Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

8. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach whether the Central Statistics Office will consider ceasing the use of 'world population' as an environmental indicator, as used in its graphic posted to the CSO's social media channels (details supplied) in light of the evidence of very highly unequal resource distribution including from reports by an organisation (details supplied) which show the richest 1% of the world's population has the same emissions as the poorest 50%. [56963/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Driver Licences

Eoin Ó Broin

277. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that drivers who are limited to a three year driving licence due to medical reasons, when renewing their licence pay almost double that of a driver without medical issues in a ten year period where a three year licence is currently €35 and a ten year licence is €55; the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1475/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Tax Reliefs

Eoin Ó Broin

307. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the total expenditure on the help to buy scheme in each year since the scheme was launched, including expenditure to date in 2023; and the budget allocation for the scheme in 2024. [56290/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Tax Yield

Eoin Ó Broin

308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of electricity tax collected from business and non-businesses categories, respectively. [56363/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Tax Code

Eoin Ó Broin

334. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if VAT applies to social and affordable housing funded by his Department and delivered by councils and approved housing bodies; and if, in those cases where VAT does apply, he will outline whether such charges could be waived to allow the delivery of social and affordable homes at lower cost. [57224/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Financial Services

Eoin Ó Broin

355. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for service providers (details supplied) to charge customers a surcharge for making payments by credit or debit card. [1233/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Electric Vehicles

Eoin Ó Broin

364. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of electric vehicles licenced, by county, for 2023, in tabular form. [1613/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Electric Vehicles

Eoin Ó Broin

365. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles licenced, by county for 2023, in tabular form. [1614/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

587. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the provision of the new build school for a school (details supplied). [1014/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

651. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if an exemption will be provided to a person (details supplied) who is unable to secure a special school placement suited to their needs; if correspondence on the person’s behalf will be considered and a comprehensive response provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1508/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

661. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of a project for a school (details supplied); if she can confirm receipt of a second tender report in October 2023; if the report has been reviewed; the timeline for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1592/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

726. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage a list of affordable housing fund approvals by his Department broken down by local authority and detailing the number of units in each scheme, the location of each scheme, the amount of AHF per unit in each scheme and confirmation of those schemes completed where the AHF has been drawn down, in tabular form. [2231/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

727. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications for the social housing tenant-in-situ scheme to date in 2023; the number of applications rejected; the number being processed; the number sale agreed; and the number where sales have concluded, in tabular form. [56291/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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State Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

778. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the details of the Cabinet agreement of 20 December 2023 on the recapitalisation of the Land Development Agency, including the total proposed increase in their capitalisation and a breakdown of the sources of funding for the additional capitalisation agreed, including ISIF, share sales (details supplied), Exchequer funding and private borrowing. [57222/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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National Parks and Wildlife Service

Eoin Ó Broin

812. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what types of evaluations were carried out before authorising the purchase of Dowth Hall. [1312/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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National Parks and Wildlife Service

Eoin Ó Broin

813. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what steps are proposed or already being taken to end farming practices and other exploitation at Dowth Hall, in line with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) designation for national parks which obliges NPWS to take steps "to prevent or eliminate as soon as possible exploitation or occupation in the whole area and to enforce effectively the respect of ecological, geomorphological or aesthetic features which have led to its establishment". [1313/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

837. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all affordable housing schemes that have drawn down their affordable housing fund, by the name of the scheme, the local authority responsible for the scheme and the amount of AHF per unit in each scheme, in tabular form. [1781/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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School Meals Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

887. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.148 of 13 December 2023, if there is an appeal process through which a school (details supplied) can seek to be included in the hot school meals programme; and, if so, if the process will be outlined. [56810/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

1016. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for refugee status and international protection refused each year from 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and the number of these refusals overturned on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56584/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Student Visas

Eoin Ó Broin

1034. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current processing times for applications for the extension of student conditions applications. [56836/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

1256. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Teagasc was consulted about operating a research farm at Dowth. [1311/24]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

1324. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 14 November 2023, the number of State owned and operated accommodation facilities; the locations of the accommodation; and the number of applicants in each location. [56520/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

1325. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount of funding provided to the Place Finder Service in IPAS for people with status; who receives the funding; the locations the service operates from; and how many staff were employed in the service in each location in 2021, 2022 and 2023. [56523/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Nursing Homes

Eoin Ó Broin

1457. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the total number of fair deal recipients who have availed of the new scheme allowing them to rent out their home. [56289/23]

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

1865. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether there will be a second round of community recognition funding; if so, when the round will open; and the amount that will be provided. [56328/23]

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Wed, 13 Dec 2023

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Tax Reliefs

Eoin Ó Broin

64. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of electricity for which relief was claimed from the electricity tax for the years 2019-2021 for each of the categories for which relief is available, in tabular form. [55569/23]

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Wed, 13 Dec 2023

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School Meals Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

148. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied) has been refused hot school meals funding, given the school expressed interest previously; if there is a process of appeal available to the school in order to be included; if so, if the process will be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55576/23]

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Wed, 13 Dec 2023

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Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

181. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that recommendation 10(d) in the Report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs that recommends a ban on surgical artificial insemination of canines includes greyhounds. [55535/23]

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Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Tax Collection

Eoin Ó Broin

233. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 5 December 2023, the reason Dublin only has one motor tax office, given the population and size of the county; if consideration will be given to reinstating the motor tax office in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55317/23]

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Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

384. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Tusla/CAS social housing units delivered by AHBs for care leavers and others delivered in each year since Tusla/CAS was created, by local authority area; and the average cost of such units by local authority area and year, in tabular form. [55121/23]

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Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the implications in terms of the calculation of differential rent and social housing income eligibility for a HAP tenant who comes into an inheritance of €20,000, €50,000 and €70,000. [54588/23]

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Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

441. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Tusla/CAS social housing units delivered by AHBs for care leavers are not included in his Departments social housing target and delivery figures. [55120/23]

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Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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State Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

452. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the additional capitalisation for the Land Development Agency, including whether the funding will be provided via ISIF, HFA, Exchequer revenue or a combination of these and other sources; how much additional capitalisation is expected; and when a decision will be made on this matter. [55318/23]

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Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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Visa Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

531. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the processing of an application (details supplied); and the current average processing time for applications of this nature. [54702/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Approved Housing Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the details of the financial support package for a trust (details supplied) agreed at Cabinet last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54356/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

3. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered via the Affordable Housing Fund, the Cost Rental Equity Loan and Project Tosaigh by the end of Q3 of this year; and to estimate the number of homes that will be delivered via these schemes by the end of the year. [54357/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Departmental Expenditure

Eoin Ó Broin

8. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish his Department's AEV and REV for 2023, including all of the individual spending programmes under each subhead, to publish the AEV for 2024 including all of the individual spending programmes under each subhead; and to give a commitment to publish the REV for 2024 when it is complete including all of the individual spending programmes under each subhead. [54147/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

69. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide in tabular form a list of all completed cost-rental housing schemes delivered to date by the Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies including the name of each development; the local authority in which each scheme is located; the number of units in each scheme including a unit bedroom number breakdown; and the monthly rent charged for each unit by size in each scheme. [54151/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

75. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when emergency funding for interim fire safety and other measures for homeowners and OMCs with Celtic tiger era building defects will be made available. [54149/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

84. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to bring forward legislation to give effect to the planning recommendations of the Expert Group on Traveller Accommodation published in 2019 [54148/23]

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Thu, 7 Dec 2023

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

87. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide in tabular form a list of all completed housing schemes funded via the Affordable Housing Fund including the name of each scheme; the local authority area in which the scheme is located; the number of units in each scheme including a unit bedroom number breakdown; the purchase price of each unit by size in each scheme; and the cost of the State's equity share for each unit by size in each scheme. [54150/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Tax Collection

Eoin Ó Broin

161. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the options available for renewal of motor tax to people who do not have access to or who cannot use online services. [53207/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

313. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that applicants to the first defective concrete block remediation scheme on transfer to the revised defective concrete block remediation scheme will be eligible for grant levels based on the most up-to-date SCSI square meter rates. [53449/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Departmental Reports

Eoin Ó Broin

314. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm when he intends to publish a summary commentary on the Mulcahy report into allegations of planning irregularities in County Donegal. [53450/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

315. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if funding for interim fire safety works will be provided to homeowners or OMCs impacted by building defects before 31 January 2023. [53451/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Departmental Correspondence

Eoin Ó Broin

316. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all correspondence, including dates, to and from the franchise section in his Department and the European Commission on Part 4 and Part 5 of the Electoral Reform Act from 2022 to the present; and to make a statement on the contents of this correspondence and to publish this correspondence on the Department’s website. [53452/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

483. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when therapists will be reinstated at a special school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53511/23]

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Tue, 5 Dec 2023

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Hospital Waiting Lists

Eoin Ó Broin

496. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the average wait for a first appointment with the ENT department in Tallaght University Hospital; the number of people waiting for a first appointment, broken down by people waiting over one year, over two years and over three years, in tabular form; and what efforts are being made to reduce waiting times for the service. [53184/23]

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Thu, 30 Nov 2023

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Energy Usage

Eoin Ó Broin

260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much renewable electricity was used here in the years 2019 to 2022 expressed in terra watt hours, in tabular form. [52913/23]

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Thu, 30 Nov 2023

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Tax Reliefs

Eoin Ó Broin

308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance to provide the amount of electricity for which relief is claimed from the electricity tax for 2022 for each of the categories for which relief is available, in tabular form. [52961/23]

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Thu, 30 Nov 2023

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Tax Reliefs

Eoin Ó Broin

309. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance to outline the basis in EU law for offering relief from the electricity tax based on the fuel mix disclosure, as outlined in Section 63(3)(c) of the Finance Act 2008, as amended. [52962/23]

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Thu, 30 Nov 2023

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Tax Reliefs

Eoin Ó Broin

310. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 23 November 2023, of the 15.6 terawatt hours of renewable electricity for which relief was claimed from electricity tax in 2022, the portion claimed with recourse to the fuel mix disclosure; and the portion claimed by other means. [52963/23]

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Thu, 30 Nov 2023

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Tax Reliefs

Eoin Ó Broin

321. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance whether some or all of the electricity tax has been refunded to producers of renewable electricity in line with article 15(2) of the Electricity Tax Directive in any year. [53174/23]

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Wed, 29 Nov 2023

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Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

90. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide, in tabular form, the number of section 179A social housing planning exemptions that have secured stage 1 approval from his Department, broken down by local authority, and including location and number of units in each scheme; and further, to indicate how many of these schemes have commenced construction. [52731/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Tax Code

Eoin Ó Broin

75. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach whether the Central Statistics Office considers tax incentives for vehicles that are directly operated by fossil fuels under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland-administered triple E programme to be a fossil fuel subsidy. [51661/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Tax Code

Eoin Ó Broin

207. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance to outline what legislative basis the Revenue Commissioner has for using the fuel mix disclosure, as published by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, when making a determination on the percentage of electricity that is from renewable sources and therefore eligible for relief from the electricity tax. [52480/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Homeless Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

317. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of meetings between his officials led by organisations (details supplied) in 2022 and 2023 on the issue of the financial sustainability of homeless services and the review of funding arrangements in the homeless sector; the dates on which those meetings occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52058/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Homeless Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

318. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the proposed review of section 10 funding for homeless services that was agreed in 2021 did not proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52059/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Homeless Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

319. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the detail of the review of homeless services recently initiated in the wake of the revelations regarding funding issues at an organisation (details supplied); who is conducting the review; the terms of reference of the review; the timeline for the review; and if he will consider the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage playing a role in public consideration of the outcome of this review. [52063/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

387. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the total annual expenditure on the daily expenses allowance paid to international protection applicants each year since 2020; the expenditure for 2023 to date; the estimated expenditure by year end 2023 and for 2024; and to identify the relevant programme sub-head in the Revised Estimates. [52373/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

498. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 464, 465, 467, 468 and 469 of 14 November 2023, the expected total maximum occupancy of the 37 properties referenced once they are fully operational; and by what date they are expected to become operational. [52060/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

499. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 464, 465, 467, 468 and 469 of 14 November 2023, what proportion of children in the international protection system will be entitled to the new payment provided for by Budget 2024; and the eligibility criteria for same. [52061/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

500. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 464, 465, 467, 468 and 469 of 14 November 2023, if all of the programme output targets provided in the table were met; if not, by how much they were missed; in the case of 2023, if they are on course to be met; and if not, by how much they are off target. [52062/23]

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

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International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

516. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 14 November 2023, the equivalent average cost per night in privately owned accommodation. [52372/23]

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Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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Electric Vehicles

Eoin Ó Broin

157. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the models of electric vehicles with a full price of more than €60,000 that are on the SEAI's registers to qualify for support through tax incentive schemes; and for each model, to provide the full price of the vehicle, in tabular form. [51594/23]

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Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

158. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the final electricity demand from business, domestic sectors from 2019 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [51626/23]

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Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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Pension Provisions

Eoin Ó Broin

172. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update in relation to changes to the pension scheme for CIÉ pensioners; and the timeline for when an increase in the pension will be sanctioned. [51733/23]

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Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

178. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the total number of units of renewable electricity that are determined by reference to data on the fuel mix in respect of the suppliers concerned, as published by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, for which relief is claimed from the electricity tax for 2022, in tabular form. [51628/23]

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Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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Local Authorities

Eoin Ó Broin

234. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the number of Section 179A social housing planning applications that are currently under way; and to provide a table, by local authority, listing the individual planning proposals and number of social homes involved and where decisions have been made or are pending. [51787/23]

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Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Eoin Ó Broin

269. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received correspondence from a charity (details supplied) regarding a funding deficit; and what action his Department will take to ensure the service can continue. [51604/23]

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Wed, 22 Nov 2023

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Data Centres

Eoin Ó Broin

31. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of islanded data centres that are already connected to the gas grid, those that contracted to connect, and those that are seeking contract to connect; and for each category to outline the amount of capacity involved, in tabular form. [51239/23]

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Wed, 22 Nov 2023

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Climate Change Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

32. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to the recommendation of the Climate Change Advisory Council that the Government should take immediate action to amend the Gas Act 1976 as amended (details supplied). [51240/23]

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Wed, 22 Nov 2023

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Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which homeowners with building defects can apply for emergency funding for interim fire safety and other structural defects remedial work in advance of the introduction of the full defective building redress scheme; and when the emergency funding will be paid. [51227/23]

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Wed, 22 Nov 2023

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Visa Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

127. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the visa extension application of a person (details supplied); and if she will indicate a timeframe for a decision. [51540/23]

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Tue, 21 Nov 2023

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Tax Credits

Eoin Ó Broin

170. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of renters availing of the renters' tax credit in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total cost of the tax credit in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the breakdown, by county, of the number of renters claiming the tax credit and an average credit paid in each county. [50787/23]

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Tue, 21 Nov 2023

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan applications, approvals and drawdowns in each year from 2019 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [50652/23]

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Tue, 21 Nov 2023

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Departmental Advertising

Eoin Ó Broin

300. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to his Department for the production of the video screened at the start of the press conference launching the Housing for All Q3 Progress Report held on 14 November 2023; the company that provides the video; and if other details will be provided of a contractual or service level agreement with this company currently in place with his Department. [50788/23]

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Tue, 21 Nov 2023

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Health Strategies

Eoin Ó Broin

541. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if funding allocated for the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 in Budget 2024 is for the continuation of current services only; if further progression of the strategy is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50863/23]

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Thu, 16 Nov 2023

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Electric Vehicles

Eoin Ó Broin

101. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of electric vehicles that received support though the SEAI accelerated capital allowance. [50397/23]

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Thu, 16 Nov 2023

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Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

127. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of cars for which capital allowances were claimed under the 2008 emissions-based scheme for each of the VRT categories for the year 2022, in tabular form. [50398/23]

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Thu, 16 Nov 2023

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Tax Code

Eoin Ó Broin

128. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance whether there are limits on the price of cars for which tax allowances are available. [50399/23]

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Thu, 16 Nov 2023

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Homeless Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

165. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of exits from homelessness accommodation funded by his Department in each quarter from 2019 to Q3 2023 including a breakdown by local authority area and by single persons and families with children, in tabular form. [50423/23]

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Wed, 15 Nov 2023

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Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

31. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the need for the Government to carry out an assessment of the existing barriers and potential of development of renewable energy communities under Article 22(3) of the Renewable Energy Directive II. [50144/23]

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Wed, 15 Nov 2023

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Rights of the Child

Eoin Ó Broin

122. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a commitment that the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will be ratified following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Bill) 2023. [50032/23]

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Wed, 15 Nov 2023

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Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

157. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what appointment procedure she is using for the new stakeholder group on dog ownership in Ireland; and the measures she is putting in place to ensure that members of the group will include expertise in canine behaviour. [50064/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of an SEN class at a school (details supplied); when works will commence; and if an indication of a completion date for works is available. [49265/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

239. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the public funding will be released in order that the Donegal defective block (Mica) pilot schemes (local authority and AHB) can commence. [49367/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Marine Protected Areas

Eoin Ó Broin

252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the process of developing and agreeing Designated Marine Area Plans, including the breakdown of areas to be mapped, timeline for publication of draft maps, process for agreeing maps and details of the extent of public consultation in this process. [49539/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Marine Protected Areas

Eoin Ó Broin

253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the publication of the General scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill. [49540/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Budget 2024

Eoin Ó Broin

463. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the allocations to the various Programme E sub-headings contained in the Budget-day estimates and subsequent REVs for each of the past seven years and for 2024; and if possible, a breakdown of the respective associated output targets. [49883/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

464. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost, broken into current and capital, of ending direct provision. [49884/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

465. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the updated estimated cost, broken into current and capital, of ending direct provision, as per Chapter 10 of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service. [49885/23]

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Tue, 14 Nov 2023

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International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

466. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the updated estimated cost, broken into current and capital, of providing State-owned and operated accommodation per 100 international protection applicants/asylum seekers. [49886/23]

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