Parliamentary questions

Housing Schemes

Alan Dillon

205. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the application received from Mayo County Council (details supplied); the date the application was received; the number of housing and what they comprised off; the cost associated with the application; the timeline attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2162/24]

Housing Schemes

Alan Dillon

206. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed rationale for approval of Mayo County Council’s affordable housing scheme application and the assessment conducted to demonstrate substantial housing need with affordability constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2163/24]

Disability Services

Alan Dillon

285. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the current delivery of CDNT wrap around school services for a person (details supplied); if additional support will be provided for speech and language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2141/24]

Rural Schemes

Alan Dillon

359. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the RRDF project associated with (see details supplied) its current status, the next project steps and estimated project completion timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2168/24]

Rural Schemes

Alan Dillon

360. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the RRDF project associated with ( details supplied) its current status, the next project steps and estimated project completion timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2169/24]

Driver Licences

Alan Dillon

181. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive their licence exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56501/23]

Maritime Safety

Alan Dillon

186. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide clarification on the current surveying practices for fishing vessels, particularly those that fall just over the 15-meter mark, such as a vessel (details supplied) and consider reviewing these regulations to ensure they are fair and proportionate, and do not unduly push fishermen out of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56693/23]

Customs and Excise

Alan Dillon

310. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the number of officers with assigned powers (details supplied) under section 62 of the Finance Act 1994, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56444/23]

Customs and Excise

Alan Dillon

311. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the number of officers with assigned powers (details supplied) under section 62 of the Finance Act 2001, sections 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140 and 141, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56445/23]

Customs and Excise

Alan Dillon

312. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the number of officers with assigned powers (details supplied) under regulation 7 of the European Communities (Intrastat) Regulations 1993, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56446/23]

School Staff

Alan Dillon

463. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if 70 years-of-age is the compulsory retirement age if a person entered secondary school teaching before 2004; there is no compulsory retirement age, in cases in which a person entered between 2004 and 2013; and if is 70 years-of-age again if a person entered after 2013. [56313/23]

School Staff

Alan Dillon

464. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the reason there is a compulsory retirement age for teachers who entered after 2013 but not for those who entered between 2004 and 2013; and the reason there is a compulsory retirement age even if a teacher is medically fit to teach. [56314/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Alan Dillon

61. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55644/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Alan Dillon

65. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the new TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55643/23]

Childcare Services

Alan Dillon

88. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on Government policy on increasing supply of childcare places and decreasing the cost for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55645/23]

Disability Services

Alan Dillon

122. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the current vacancies in the CDNT in Mayo; to outline the impact this is having on service delivery; to outline how this matter can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55646/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Dillon

46. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice what equipment and technology is being introduced to support members of An Garda Síochána in their roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55136/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Alan Dillon

106. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55188/23]

School Meals Programme

Alan Dillon

510. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was not included in the recent announcement on the Hot School Meals Programme; if an application was submitted by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55397/23]

Medical Cards

Alan Dillon

813. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health how many discretionary medical cards were granted in Mayo in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54963/23]

Water Services

Alan Dillon

48. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the multi-annual rural water programme 2024 – 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54058/23]

Housing Provision

Alan Dillon

67. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to what extent is the use of modern methods of construction used in the provision of housing under the Government’s Housing for All Programme; how many of these have been delivered; what is the future direction of the Department in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54059/23]

State Pensions

Alan Dillon

119. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider opening a scheme in the near future for those who are missing PRSI contributions to receive a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54061/23]

Pension Provisions

Alan Dillon

142. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the progress on the auto-enrolment pensions scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54060/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

162. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54288/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

181. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54290/23]

Commercial Rates

Alan Dillon

217. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the current system for determining business and commercial rates for SMEs that are challenged with rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51527/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

220. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54291/23]

Housing Schemes

Alan Dillon

221. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received, the number of grants approved and the number of grants completed and paid out under the mobility aids grant, housing adaption grant for people with a disability and housing aid for older people grant in Mayo for the years 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54298/23]

Residency Permits

Alan Dillon

240. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will get a decision on an application for habitual residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54277/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

242. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the main policy achievements of her Department in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54293/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

279. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

294. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54287/23]

Direct Provision System

Alan Dillon

295. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 28 November 2023, if he will provide a breakdown of each of the nine locations providing emergency and permanent accommodation in County Mayo; the type of accommodation facilities in the emergency settings; and a breakdown of the number at each location. [54304/23]

Ukraine War

Alan Dillon

296. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on an offer of commercial accommodation for a person (details supplied); when this will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54309/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

337. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54292/23]

Budget 2024

Alan Dillon

338. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason NCEF courses are not included in the Government HEA cost of living package; the reason for their exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54295/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Dillon

343. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main policy achievements of her Department in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54289/23]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Dillon

1. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [52251/23]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Dillon

5. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [53465/23]

Television Licence Fee

Alan Dillon

59. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Government commitment to reform the TV licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53467/23]

Business Supports

Alan Dillon

91. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason restaurants, cafés and gastropubs in areas highly dependent on tourism are not part of the new €10 million support scheme to assist those affected by the use of local hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation to house refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53468/23]

Greenways Provision

Alan Dillon

162. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the construction of the 60 km greenway link from Westport via Castlebar to Ballina; the up-to-date timeline for the completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53208/23]

Job Losses

Alan Dillon

216. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he was informed that a business (details supplied) has withdrawn its services in Galway and Mayo, leaving employees without any statutory redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53299/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Dillon

274. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can confirm receipt of an application for grant-aid under the sports capital programme from a club (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when it is expected funding will be allocated to these applicants. [53274/23]

Sports Events

Alan Dillon

277. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her role in hosting major sporting events such as the European finals; what co-operation is engaged in with other agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53346/23]

Sports Events

Alan Dillon

278. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has provided financial support for the staging of any major sporting events over the past ten years; to list in tabular form, each event, the amount allocated, for what measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53347/23]

Home Help Service

Alan Dillon

523. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify the position surrounding a business (details supplied) as to when they ceased their delivery of services, the number of home help support impacted, the contingency plan put in place and if staff were remunerated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53300/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Dillon

524. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm employees of a company (details supplied) received a Covid recognition grant from the Department of Health for its Mayo and Galway staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53301/23]

Nursing Education

Alan Dillon

612. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the most recent information and a specific timeline for implementation of recommendations contained within the McHugh report in supporting student nurses and midwives; if he can clarify the disbursement of enhanced allowances promised to student nurses and midwives, both for 2023 and for the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53790/23]