Parliamentary questions

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

185. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to areas of expenditure (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2023; if an underspend existed, by year; and the funding allocated for 2024, in tabular form. [5805/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projects under his Department that are being funded as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan that is funded under the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility, by funding and project, in tabular form. [5837/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding provided to businesses for support digitisation over the past five years; and the funding allocated to support firms with digitisation in 2024. [5838/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expenditure base for his Department for the years 2024 to 2027, or as far as is projected, broken down for the expenditure base for the programme expenditure under 'jobs and enterprise development', 'enterprise innovation and commercialisation', 'regulation', listing all subheads within each, in tabular form. [5869/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expenditure base for IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Development, InterTradeIreland, Science and Technology Development Programme, Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund, Workplace Relations Programme, and the Health and Safety Authority for the years 2024 to 2027, or as far as is projected, in tabular form. [5870/24]

Local Authorities

Louise O'Reilly

225. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that local authorities are establishing designated activity companies as special purpose vehicles, thereafter disposing of lands for the purpose of development under a service level agreement; if this is considered good practice; if he has concerns about such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6014/24]

Legislative Measures

Louise O'Reilly

226. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to bring forward the required amendments to the section 25 (2) (b) (II) of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019. [6015/24]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

227. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the rental accommodation scheme will be published. [6018/24]

Legislative Reviews

Louise O'Reilly

264. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the progress of Housing Policy Objective 25 in Housing for All, the review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and when the review will be completed. [6016/24]

Departmental Reviews

Louise O'Reilly

334. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 18 January 2024, if he can provide an update on the publication of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services; if the memo for Government has been completed; when the memo will be brought to Government; the timeline for publication and launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5929/24]

Departmental Reviews

Louise O'Reilly

335. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that failure to publish the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services is negatively impacting cardiac imaging services and registry roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5930/24]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

31. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when ESB pensions can expect him to sign off on their planned pension increase. [5054/24]

Sustainable Development Goals

Louise O'Reilly

134. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on action 39 of the second National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals (details supplied) regarding business engagement with the SDGs and, in particular, which existing business forum the SDGs now exist on as a fixed agenda item, an item which was due for completion in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4970/24]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

136. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any further orders or agreements pertaining to increased rights, pay and conditions, for workers in the security sector that he has to sign off on; and when they can expect these to be signed off. [5056/24]

School Staff

Louise O'Reilly

175. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if the reintroduction of the allowance for teachers in Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools formed part of the public sector pay negotiations and agreement; her views on its reintroduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5052/24]

State Pensions

Louise O'Reilly

298. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection whether contributions made from working in a country (details supplied) can be used to calculate entitlements to a contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5036/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Louise O'Reilly

299. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a way to have contributions for self-employed persons working the requisite number of hours to qualify for carer's benefit where they do not pay contributions in class A, B, C, D, E and H; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5039/24]

Passport Services

Louise O'Reilly

326. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice for details of the documentation that is acceptable to confirm that an applicant has fulfilled the necessary residency requirements to apply for a passport in the name of a child born in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5037/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Louise O'Reilly

419. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that in 2023 children in CHO9 were assessed as part of the assessment of need and or autism diagnostic observation schedule process by a clinician not qualified to conduct such assessment; if he has received a report from the HSE into this matter; if he can provide details of mitigation measures in place to ensure that this cannot be allowed to happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5000/24]

Childcare Services

Louise O'Reilly

431. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that several childcare providers have ceased to provide half day and half week childcare; that this has a significant impact on parents and will cause parents to have to leave the workforce or to be underemployed; that this will particularly affect female employment, entrepreneurship, and cause female underemployment; and if she will ensure that childcare providers provide half day and half week childcare as part of the early childhood care and education scheme. [5053/24]