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Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mick Barry
19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [60884/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with church leaders. [61329/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Paul Murphy
21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with church leaders. [61332/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Ivana Bacik
22. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [58891/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
23. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [59156/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Cormac Devlin
24. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [60897/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Cian O'Callaghan
25. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [60902/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners. [61330/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Paul Murphy
27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners. [61333/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Low Pay
Louise O'Reilly
56. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the research report entitled, Low Paid Older Workers in Ireland: A Quantitative and Qualitative profile of Low Pay Among Workers Aged Over 50. (details supplied). [62094/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Job Creation
Denis Naughten
57. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work that his Department is undertaking to fully utilise broadband connectivity in increasing sustainable employment given that Ireland is set to become one of the most connected countries in Europe for fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58143/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Louise O'Reilly
58. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to research from an organisation (details supplied) that found that 70% of small and medium enterprises in Ireland fear that they may have to close in 2023 due to rising costs. [62095/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Enterprise Policy
Maurice Quinlivan
59. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is considering the establishment of an Irish enterprise agency which would incorporate the individual local enterprise offices into one centrally-led national jobs agency to support and sustain small and medium-sized enterprises. [62096/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Visa Applications
Colm Burke
60. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to merging the employment permit and visa application processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62109/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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International Agreements
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
61. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made to date with the ratification of International Labour Organization Convention on Violence and Harassment, 2019 (No. 190); the next steps envisaged in advance of ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57496/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Pensions Reform
Paul Murphy
63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to support measures to grant greater rights of representation for retired workers groups and specifically proposed measures to give them access to the Workplace Relations Commission and rights to consultation prior to any changes to their pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62118/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Job Creation
Denis Naughten
64. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking to support job creation in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58142/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Industrial Development
Joe Flaherty
65. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new IDA Ireland- and Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in Longford to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62102/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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National Minimum Wage
Alan Farrell
66. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the forthcoming increase to the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62068/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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EU Directives
Paul Murphy
68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government will seek to exclude banks and investment funds from the scope of the corporate sustainability due diligence directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62115/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Energy Prices
Alan Farrell
71. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the efforts to assist businesses with the rising energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62069/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Public Transport
Brian Leddin
72. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated, or plans to facilitate, to encourage the engagement of IDA Ireland with Irish Rail and the National Transport Agency to provide public transport services to IDA Ireland parks, such as Raheen industrial estate, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62128/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Health Services Waiting Lists
David Cullinane
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish a multi-annual capacity plan and waiting list strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61487/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Citizens' Assembly
Duncan Smith
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for a citizens' assembly on drugs policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61090/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in implementing agreed pay rises for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61488/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Emergency Departments
Cian O'Callaghan
4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the new and expanded emergency department at Beaumont Hospital is expected to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61446/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference and timeframe for the Mental Health Commission review into child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; if he will outline the concerns raised by the Mental Health Commission with the HSE and the nature of those concerns; if he will outline the HSE's response to those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61489/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Home Care Packages
Emer Higgins
6. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to address the long wait times for home care packages in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61343/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Richard Bruton
7. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate the new capacity planned for 2023 in clearing waiting lists within the public system and through the NTPF; the estimated number of additional outpatient first-time consultations and the number of additional procedures which will be facilitated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60854/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Colm Burke
8. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place a new mechanism to fast-track the process for the design application for planning permission for the building of the new elective hospital for Cork, in view of the fact that over 12 months have already passed from the time the HSE made its submission to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61133/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Catherine Connolly
10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Question No. 314 of 24 November 2022 and the national development plan commitment to deliver a cancer care centre, with appropriate infrastructure, at University Hospital Galway, if the HSE's national capital and property steering committee has commenced its review of the project; the expected timeline for the steering committee to make its decision on the proposed cancer care centre; the details of any planned interim cancer care infrastructural improvements for the hospital, particularly in view of the fact that the 2019 options appraisal for model 4 hospital services identified the existing facilities as "in urgent need of replacement"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61359/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Disability Services
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
11. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to address the barriers to the recruitment of occupational therapists into the HSE, particularly to address the delays in the provision of handwriting assessments for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61337/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Health Strategies
Steven Matthews
13. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a review of the community ophthalmic services medical treatment scheme; if he will request this process to be expedited in view of ongoing concerns related to reimbursement from medical professionals in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60831/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Nursing Homes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
14. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the measures that he is taking to address the current challenges in the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61025/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Aindrias Moynihan
16. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays for persons accessing and securing appointments in high street opticians for routine eye tests and eye care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61365/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Protected Disclosures
Rose Conway-Walsh
28. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the protected disclosures made to the HSE regarding individualised services provided by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61350/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures under budget 2023 that will redress the injustice borne by the group of famers known as the so-called forgotten farmers. [61287/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Seán Canney
119. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will open applications for the ACRES in early 2023 to allow farmers who could not meet the 2022 application deadline to qualify for a payment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61447/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Matt Carthy
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce measures that will result in the destocking of suckler cows, as recommended by the food vision beef and sheep group, considering the significant economic impact that this would have and recognising that suckler beef production has a lower emission profile than other sectors for which similar proposals have not been made. [61288/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to reopen the fodder scheme to new applicants. [61130/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Kathleen Funchion
123. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to a public inquiry involving all relevant stake holders regarding the issue on the farm of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61216/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Farm Safety
Brendan Griffin
125. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that farm safety efforts have fared to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61309/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Matt Carthy
132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to act on the recommendation of the wool feasibility study to establish an all-island wool council. [61128/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Forestry Sector
Pearse Doherty
133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the ongoing failure of his Department to meet forestry licence issuance and afforestation targets consistently. [61322/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Supports
Bernard Durkan
135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the cost of farm inputs, including fuel and fertilisers, with a view to identifying how best to meet the challenges of issues arising from the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61278/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Renewable Energy Generation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
146. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to increase the adoption of rooftop solar energy generation on farms. [61185/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Forestry Sector
Bernard Durkan
149. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to mitigate carbon reduction requirements by way of enhanced sequestration, thereby ensuring the viability of the agrifood sector while at the same time meeting carbon-reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61277/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael McNamara
159. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of the discrimination between the funding available to male and female applicants aged 41-55 years under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS; the steps he will take to enable all applicants to access the higher level of funding regardless of their gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61352/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Martin Kenny
1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will support an alteration to the policy in relation to the arming of gardaí; if she will support more gardaí being armed with firearms or tasers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60564/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Parole Boards
Martin Kenny
3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the establishment of the independent parole board. [60925/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Peter Fitzpatrick
4. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the reason that only 92 new members started in Templemore this week; if issues relating to pay, conditions, pension, paperwork, rosters and antisocial working hours are impacting the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60622/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Asylum Applications
Catherine Connolly
5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have arrived in Ireland to date under the Afghan admissions programme; her plans to ensure that all 500 places will be filled on the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60481/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when GSOC will publish its investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60573/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Alan Farrell
8. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice her views on the increased supports for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60237/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Violet-Anne Wynne
10. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the Government’s strategy on step-down accommodation in cases in which a person leaves a domestic violence refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56990/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Court Accommodation
Michael Moynihan
11. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department owns the courthouse on Church Street, Kanturk, which has stood unused for many years; and the plans for the building, given that both the courthouse and the attached bridewell, which bears writing and graffiti from the War of Independence and the Civil War, are monuments of historical significance. [60593/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Court Procedures
Bernard Durkan
12. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which current reforms of the family law courts might entail protection for mothers in respect of section 47 reports-parental alienation issues; if it is expected to ensure that ample opportunity is given to ensure the protection of children in such circumstances and prevention of any action which might result in psychological harm and ongoing trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60531/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Peter Fitzpatrick
14. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these bodycams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Crime Prevention
Richard Bruton
17. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the impact to date of new approaches to crime in areas of high incidence of crime and high risk of young people being recruited into a life of crime, and if there are lessons for the future. [60453/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Eoin Ó Broin
1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the establishment of a redress scheme for homeowners and tenants living in buildings with fire safety and other building defects. [60043/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
2. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the emergency measures he is introducing during the winter ban on evictions to avoid a significant increase in homelessness when the ban ends on 1 April 2023. [60044/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Policy
Michael Collins
3. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for social housing on west Cork islands, such as Bere Island, Dursey Island, Sherkin Island, Whiddy Island, Cape Clear Island and Long Island, over the past number of years and in the years ahead. [60144/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Regulatory Bodies
Cian O'Callaghan
4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the redress available to tenants who make a complaint to the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, regarding breaches of their tenancy rights when a breach relates to a tenancy with a landlord who fails to engage with the adjudication process; the action that is being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59970/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Connolly
5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the development of the register of relevant lands; if the Land Development Agency, LDA, is on track to complete the register and make it available online by the end of quarter 4 2022, as per the target date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59701/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Schemes
Fergus O'Dowd
6. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant; if the current grant amounts will be reviewed to entice more persons into the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59669/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Policy
Peadar Tóibín
8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage rate at which new housing starts are reducing; the steps his Department is taking to tackle the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58972/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Local Authorities
Paul McAuliffe
10. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the baseline of self-funding property tax for local authorities like Dublin City and Fingal, in order that they can hold onto 100% of local property tax collected without losing other funds of streaming. [59834/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Departmental Policies
Michael Fitzmaurice
11. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has made any decision on modular homes for the homeless or social housing other than for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59852/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Policy
Colm Burke
12. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the new rural housing guidelines; when it is expected that these guidelines will be put out to public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59858/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Planning Issues
Catherine Connolly
14. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 27 September 2022, the status of the development of the promised section 28 guidelines for planning in Gaeltacht areas; the timeline for the public consultation; the timeline for the publication of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59700/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Departmental Policies
Peadar Tóibín
19. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will elaborate on his interpretation of rapid build technology being used to tackle Ireland's housing shortage. [57518/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Policy
Richard Bruton
44. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that have been taken to counteract the decline in housing commencements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58931/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Policy
Charles Flanagan
75. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new rural housing guidelines will protect the right of those living in remote areas to build a home near their families and workplaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59144/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Student Accommodation
Rose Conway-Walsh
88. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the capital funding to unlock student accommodation projects and deliver approximately 3,000 student beds, currently at advanced stages of planning but unable to progress; if he will ensure that this accommodation is affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59803/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Third Level Education
Richard Boyd Barrett
89. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with the PhD researcher unions (details supplied) to ensure that all PhD research students receive a living wage income or above via their stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60122/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
90. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that such little progress has been made in clearing the backlog of apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training in further education colleges and technological universities, given that 4,937 apprentices have currently been waiting over six months to be given a date to begin off-the-job training; the steps that he is taking to facilitate apprentices accessing training close to home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59804/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Technological Universities
Seán Canney
91. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that is being made on the delivery of the new STEM building for the Galway Campus of the Atlantic Technology University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60119/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Third Level Reform
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
93. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding an announcement of the funding allocations being made available under PATH 4, phase 1; the institutions that have applied for this funding; if the quantum of funding will be sufficient to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59617/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Research Funding
Paul Murphy
94. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with PhD researcher unions (details supplied) to ensure that all PhD research students receive a living wage income or above via their stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59820/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Disability Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
95. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the work that is currently being undertaken by his Department in respect of workforce planning and the future training of students in the area of disability services, particularly occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and child psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59172/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Student Accommodation
Richard Boyd Barrett
96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure students have access to affordable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59753/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Education and Training Boards
Fergus O'Dowd
100. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views with respect to the campaign for better working conditions and pay led by personal assistants working in institutes for further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59672/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Alan Dillon
104. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update surrounding recent announcements on the new further education and training, FET, colleges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59840/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Bernard Durkan
105. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he continues to identify and meet the demand in the higher education sector, with particular reference to identification of the areas now most urgently requiring employees; if he is satisfied that a sufficient supply of appropriately qualified graduates continues to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59782/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Third Level Education
Colm Burke
110. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the National Access Plan 2022-2028; the progress that has been made to date since the plan was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59856/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment 2021-2022. [57547/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Ivana Bacik
11. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment 2021-2022. [58886/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Brendan Smith
12. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment 2021-2022. [58894/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Cian O'Callaghan
13. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment 2021-2022. [59007/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Ruairí Ó Murchú
14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment. [59148/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Mick Barry
15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment 2021-2022. [59220/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Richard Boyd Barrett
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment. [59243/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Paul Murphy
17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment. [59246/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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National Risk Assessment
Bríd Smith
18. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the status of the national risk assessment. [59250/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
19. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department's Covid-19 and health unit. [57548/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
oral
Cabinet Committees
Ivana Bacik
20. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [58884/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
oral
Cabinet Committees
Aindrias Moynihan
21. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met. [58896/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
oral
Cabinet Committees
Pádraig O'Sullivan
22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [58902/22]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
oral
Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [58941/22]