Parliamentary questions

Television Licence Fee

Paul McAuliffe

215. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of households who paid for a TV licence in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7228/24]

Television Licence Fee

Paul McAuliffe

216. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of prosecutions for not having a TV licence in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7229/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul McAuliffe

5. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being unit of his Department. [5223/24]

Citizens' Assembly

Paul McAuliffe

13. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5224/24]

Schools Building Projects

Paul McAuliffe

72. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the repair of the roof and rain shelters at a school (details supplied), which was most recently at pre-tender report stage. [6304/24]

School Accommodation

Paul McAuliffe

110. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education for a review of the decision not to provide funding for play equipment and a canopy which had previously been approved at a school (details supplied). [6305/24]

Public Sector Pay

Paul McAuliffe

104. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way continued reform of public services is reflected in the new public sector pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5663/24]

Public Expenditure Policy

Paul McAuliffe

121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how public expenditure in Ireland on social protection, on health and on education compares to other EU countries with similar demographic characteristics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5664/24]

State Pensions

Paul McAuliffe

314. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many adults over the age of 66 years are in receipt of the increase for qualified adult under the State pension (contributory). [5568/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Paul McAuliffe

315. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown in tabular form of the amount of carer’s allowance applications that were appealed; and how many appeals were successful in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5569/24]

Bus Services

Paul McAuliffe

52. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if a review will be carried out of the BusConnects plans for the new No. 19 route which will result in an hourly service for the Wadelai estate area of Dublin 11 rather than the current 20-minute frequency relied on by residents. [4627/24]

Energy Policy

Paul McAuliffe

95. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to amend the electricity cost emergency benefit scheme III for houses that were vacant or had low usage from the period June 2022 to July 2023 and subsequently do not qualify for the energy credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3122/24]

Energy Policy

Paul McAuliffe

129. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of people who received the electricity cost emergency benefit scheme in Winter 2022/2023; and the number of people who availed of the first credit for this winter period 2023/2024. [3339/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul McAuliffe

275. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection what social protection entitlement a person (details supplied) is entitled to while an appeal of their disability allowance is ongoing. [3445/24]

Energy Prices

Paul McAuliffe

65. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [3155/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul McAuliffe

154. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the qualified adult case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3321/24]

Electricity Grid

Paul McAuliffe

149. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [3096/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

443. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in Finglas for past five years broken down per unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2608/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

444. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in Ballymun for past five years broken down per unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

445. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in Santry for past five years broken down per unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2610/24]