Parliamentary questions

Renewable Energy Generation

Violet-Anne Wynne

43. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered if greater investment in renewables should be made a Government priority to offset the consequent short-term impact on greenhouse gases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46731/22]

Offshore Exploration

Violet-Anne Wynne

44. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that his Department is taking to develop offshore energy exploration off the west coast of Ireland given that priority appears to be given to the east coast at present despite the vast potential of the western seaboard with its higher proportion and scale of wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46733/22]

Energy Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

45. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the national policy and regulations on offshore energy creation and the need for it to be fast-tracked and clearly enunciated by Government and Government agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46735/22]

Energy Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

46. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the opportunity for Ireland to become an international leader on offshore energy creation providing a comprehensive and clear cut regime is quickly put in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46737/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Violet-Anne Wynne

47. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that the Government is taking to seriously consider and explore alternative options for energy storage and provision in Ireland especially for those in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46739/22]

National Broadband Plan

Violet-Anne Wynne

48. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the National Broadband roll-out and the fact that some residences (details supplied) in County Clare have been left without a broadband service. [46741/22]

Public Service Obligation

Violet-Anne Wynne

49. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to remove the PSO levy in order to assist businesses that are struggling with increasing energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46743/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

120. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if a special wage support and other emergency subsidies will be targeted to help SMEs and entrepreneurs similar to the effective emergency measures supports during Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46744/22]

Energy Conservation

Violet-Anne Wynne

121. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if a special grant or tax measure will be considered for businesses to acquire more energy efficient equipment as a special short-term measure during the current energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46745/22]

Wind Energy Generation

Violet-Anne Wynne

168. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will accelerate the process of granting a foreshore licence to the ESB for the development of the Moneypoint offshore wind farm off the Clare and Kerry coastline; if he will set out a definite plan for the future role and potential of the Moneypoint generating station, which is due for closure as a coal generating station in 2025, in the context of the development of offshore energy resources; the specific timeline and objectives of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46749/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

169. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the resources and funding that have been allocated to Clare County Council for the provision of emergency accommodation; if additional funding will be administered by his Department given the emergency accommodation is at full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46750/22]

Homeless Accommodation

Violet-Anne Wynne

170. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's winter plan in relation to funding and resources allocated by the Department to county councils to deal with growing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46866/22]

School Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

213. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if she plans to reinstate the 1,800 assistant principal positions at primary and special school levels that remain outstanding since the end of the 2009 moratorium on promotion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47318/22]

Capitation Grants

Violet-Anne Wynne

214. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the reason for the discrepancy of 72 cent per pupil per day in the capitation grant rate for primary school students at a mainstream rate of €183 per year and voluntary secondary school students at a rate of €316 per year; if she intends to remedy this discrepancy in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47319/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

215. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if provision will be made in budget 2023 to expand the operational budget of the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47320/22]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Violet-Anne Wynne

277. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if there will be any provision in budget 2023 to allow class sizes to be reduced by two points in order to be brought to the European average as a matter of best practice (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47315/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

278. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if the Government will accept calls by an organisation (details supplied) for a wider availability of age-appropriate supports through the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47316/22]

School Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

279. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of assistant principal posts at primary school level created in the past 24 months, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47317/22]

Special Educational Needs

Violet-Anne Wynne

280. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans to reinstate and expand the in-school and early years therapy support demonstration project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47323/22]

Legislative Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

384. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the status of the publication of the Family Courts Bill 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46752/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

463. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the pandemic recovery payment due to 30 workers (details supplied) in private nursing homes in County Clare. [46753/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

27. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland plans to open an office in Perth, Australia. [43409/22]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

395. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the VAT rate reduction for the tourism and hospitality sectors until 31 August 2023. [43406/22]

Passport Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

758. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to increase the hours that the webchat service is available on the Passport Office website. [43393/22]

Schools Building Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

926. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the amount that her Department has spent to date on the major refurbishment works being carried out at a school (details supplied); and when these works will be completed. [43403/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

927. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of WTE educational psychologists within the National Educational Psychological Service to 250. [43404/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Violet-Anne Wynne

1142. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the carer's support grant increased to €2,100. [43405/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

1428. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost of recruiting two additional full-time civilian groom staff for the Garda mounted unit. [43390/22]

Prison Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

1429. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the number of woman incarcerated in the State, by prison, in each year since 2018 to date in 2022; and the number serving sentences of ten or more years. [43391/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

1430. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 544 of 5 July 2022, if the necessary information has been supplied to her from the Garda authorities. [43392/22]

Mental Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1871. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the services available for children who have ASD and who also have mental health difficulties. [43401/22]

Home Help Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

1872. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost if 500,000 extra dementia home support hours were provided in 2023. [43402/22]

Departmental Meetings

Violet-Anne Wynne

317. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken formally with the Australian Foreign Minister in the past three months. [36159/22]

State Visits

Violet-Anne Wynne

332. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Defence if he plans to invite his German counterpart to Ireland later in 2022. [36158/22]

Citizens Information Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

425. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost if the budget for the Citizens Information Board increased by 5% in 2023. [36157/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

544. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with burglary within Clare Garda division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [36164/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

545. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Clare Garda divisional drugs unit as of 31 December 2020 and 29 June 2022, in tabular form. [36165/22]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

845. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time tissue viability nurses in each CHO as of 31 December 2020 and 29 June 2022, in tabular form. [36160/22]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

846. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if there is a dedicated addiction service for persons aged under 18 in County Clare; if so, the location from which it operates; and if not, his plans to address same. [36161/22]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

847. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost for three additional ambulatory gynaecology clinics to include out-of-hours care. [36162/22]

Electric Vehicles

Violet-Anne Wynne

137. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide e-charge points in villages and towns across County Clare. [27870/22]

Illicit Trade

Violet-Anne Wynne

178. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and cigarette smuggling offences in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and his plans to increase the penalties for these offences. [27866/22]

Schools Building Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

411. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the e-tendering process for quantity surveyors with regards to school construction projects; the quantity surveyors that were successful in the tendering process; the school projects for which their tenders were accepted in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [27867/22]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

475. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Services for persons with disabilities; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 8, 15 and 40 staff respectively, in tabular form [27869/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

595. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost of recruiting three additional full-time accountants for the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau. [27872/22]

Agriculture Industry

Violet-Anne Wynne

831. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the frost reconstitution applications that have been received to date that his Department expect to approve in June and by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27856/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

832. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated timeframe for the completion of Project Woodland and the implementation of the Mackinnon Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27857/22]

Public Transport

Violet-Anne Wynne

148. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the public transport spend per capita per county for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26217/22]

Public Transport

Violet-Anne Wynne

149. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the public transport spend per capita for each of the electoral divisions in County Clare for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/22]

Departmental Surveys

Violet-Anne Wynne

159. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the estimated cost of producing a labour force survey in County Clare; the estimated household sample size required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23946/22]