Parliamentary questions

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

308. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport of a child (details supplied) will issue. [27507/22]

Middle East

Gary Gannon

325. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports on the activities of the Israeli military in the past weeks against the Palestinian people (details supplied); and the additional action that he proposes to take at national and European Union-level to advance a solution and alleviate the suffering of these Palestinian communities. [27634/22]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

388. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a press release from one of the organisations (details supplied) involved in the recently published review of out-of-school education provision, which states that the data it provided in relation to the number of students achieving the Leaving Certificate was misrepresented in page 51 of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27505/22]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

389. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to provide the data provided by each of the organisations involved in the recently published review of out-of-school education provision in relation to the number of students achieving the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27506/22]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

537. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI maintenance grants that were paid to recipients on full-time courses whereby disability allowance was declared by the applicant broken down by post Leaving Certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and to date in 2021/2022, in tabular form. [27504/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Gary Gannon

34. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of women who were affected by the marriage bar before it was abolished in 1973; the number of women who have a reduced or no public service pension due to them having to leave their public-sector employment with the marriage bar; and the estimated cost of providing a public service pension to these women. [26959/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

133. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing core social welfare payments by €15, €20 and €30 per week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26954/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

134. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the working family payment by €20, €30 and €40 per week for all recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26955/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

135. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing core social welfare payments and the working family payment by seven per cent in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26957/22]

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

136. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the current ratio of her Department's employment services case officers to clients; the current proportion of case officer clients who are lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26958/22]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

435. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the latest average class size figure for primary schools in Ireland for 2021 and 2022 academic years (details supplied); if the average class size has reduced from 23.3 as detailed in her Department’s statistical bulletin from December 2021. [26263/22]

School Enrolments

Gary Gannon

436. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of children enrolled in primary schools as of the 30 September 2021; and the number of pupils enrolled in special schools on the same date. [26264/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Gary Gannon

473. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently waiting for an oral hearing for an appeal to the social welfare appeals office broken down by scheme; and the current waiting time. [26265/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Gary Gannon

474. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who had an oral hearing for an appeal to the social welfare appeals office in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the benefits and allowances being appealed; and the number of appeals in which there was a favourable decision for the applicant in each benefit and allowance. [26266/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Gary Gannon

475. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time that an oral hearing appeals to the social welfare appeals office lasts. [26267/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Gary Gannon

476. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who were in receipt of the blind pension and subjected to a review by her Department in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [26268/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

477. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if alternative documentation can be accepted by her Department in cases in which persons who are non-EEA nationals and have an appropriate immigration stamp but are awaiting an Irish Residence Permit card for which there are delays and therefore cannot access much-needed social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26269/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

59. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the Covid-19 TRIPS waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/22]

Third Level Education

Gary Gannon

98. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support graduate entry medicine students following the decision by a bank (details supplied) to discontinue the only specialist loan available to support these students. [25282/22]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the SUSI review. [25283/22]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

125. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the work to increase SUSI eligibility for students that hold stamp 4 visas in view of the debate in Dáil Éireann on 8 March 2022. [25284/22]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

152. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been taken by his Department to support students who are heading one parent families to continue their educational journey in further and higher education. [25286/22]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

168. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that his Department is taking to increase diversity within the medical profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25285/22]

Third Level Admissions

Gary Gannon

163. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of CAO applications in 2019, 2020 and 2021, that contained errors which could have resulted in students not receiving an offer of a college place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Gary Gannon

72. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the issues that are facing disabled artists particularly related to the recently launched basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [24938/22]

Departmental Reports

Gary Gannon

79. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the date she expects to publish the child maintenance review group report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24645/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

90. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which recipients of social welfare protections payments can have their payments suspended without prior notice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24644/22]

State Pensions

Gary Gannon

105. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation the full transition to the total contributions approach as recommended by the commission on pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24646/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

115. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a motion passed by Monaghan County Council (details supplied) in relation to supporting artists with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24647/22]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

479. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if all autistic children are eligible for the July provision summer programme. [24946/22]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

480. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on the omission of relationship and sexual education within her Department’s Strategy 2021-2023, despite the commitment in relation to same in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24947/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Gary Gannon

481. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of disabled artists who fear the loss of social welfare payments and supports if they are successful in accessing the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24939/22]

Child Poverty

Gary Gannon

558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views in relation to the public consultation on the status of Ireland publishing a plan to support the implementation of the European Union child guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/22]

Visa Applications

Gary Gannon

593. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 5 May 2022, if an updated residence permit and conditionality letter will be sent to the person (details supplied) given that they have not received any communication directly from INIS to confirm that their stamp changed and they require same for their social protection payment application to proceed. [24365/22]

Medicinal Products

Gary Gannon

681. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will increase affordability and access to Cariban by considering it for reimbursement as an exempt medicinal product under the medical card while the report from the HSE Medicines Management Programme on the drug is being considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/22]

Hospital Admissions

Gary Gannon

682. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of women and pregnant persons who required hospital care as a result of untreated hyperemesis or dehydration or other effects of hyperemesis to date in 2022. [24367/22]

Medicinal Products

Gary Gannon

683. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation of 35 children with cystic fibrosis (details supplied) who are being denied access to the life-changing drug kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/22]

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

8. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to ensure the retention of personnel in relation to the announcement that the Defence Forces will increase by 3,000 staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/22]

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

20. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to increase recruitment in the Defence Forces; the details of the steps he will take in relation to pay conditions and to improve morale in the Defence Forces given the announcement of an increase of 3,000 in Defence Forces staff. [23487/22]

Legislative Programme

Gary Gannon

62. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021 is on track to be read a second time within the nine-month timeframe set by her in the amendment that was passed in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24027/22]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

64. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason pupils with English as an additional language were dropped from the eligibility list for the primary inclusion programme for 2022. [23482/22]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Gary Gannon

69. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her plans to protect LGBTQI+ students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23483/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Gary Gannon

141. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of accreditation for the National Training Programme for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23484/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

144. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if epilepsy will be included under the list of qualifying conditions for the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate in 2022. [23548/22]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

157. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention been drawn to a new report (details supplied) which details the experiences of non-religious teachers in schools with a religious ethos in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; her views on the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23481/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

188. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the meeting between her Department and a representative from an organisation (details supplied) on 3 May 2022; the learnings that were derived from this meeting; the actions that will follow from the meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24020/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

208. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the policy of his Department in relation to Garda stations that are not contactable by phone in relation to witness signatures for passports; if his attention has been drawn to this issue; his views on whether training is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24022/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

209. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of first-time passport applications currently being processed. [24023/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

210. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of first-time passport applications that are incomplete, requiring further action from the applicant. [24024/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

211. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of incomplete passport applications that require further action from the applicant that are as a result of witnesses being uncontactable. [24025/22]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

232. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the work by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to redevelop and update the social personal and health education curriculum for primary, junior cycle and senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24028/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

245. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of applicants from the post-primary schools in the fee-charging sector that applied for the post-primary schools Covid-19 minor works grant; the number that were successful in securing funding; the amount of funding that was provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24015/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

246. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of HEPA filters purchased or rented by primary, special education, and post-primary schools since the announcement in December 2021 of funding available for HEPA filters in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24026/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

277. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if the awards and funding from the Arts Council and other artistic bursaries, awards and grants will be excluded from the means test for the blind pension for artists with disabilities akin to the action taken to ensure that PhD students with disabilities retain their social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24016/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

278. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if the awards and funding from the Arts Council and other artistic bursaries, awards and grants will be excluded from the means test for the disability allowance for artists with disabilities akin to the action taken to ensure that PhD students with disabilities retain their social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24017/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

279. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the vast difference of the savings and investments disregard between the blind pension, in which the first €20,000 is not included in the means test and the disability allowance, in which the first €50,000 is not included in the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24018/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

280. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will harmonise the saving and investment disregard for the blind pension to that of the disability allowance; if she will detail the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24019/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

281. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will harmonise the treatment of people with disabilities who secure artistic funding, bursaries or grants to make it the same as for people with disabilities who secure PhD funding that is, Catherine’s law; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24021/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gary Gannon

7. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [22979/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gary Gannon

13. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22980/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gary Gannon

18. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [22981/22]

Official Engagements

Gary Gannon

96. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he or his Department have engaged with representatives of the Colombian government with regard to the purchasing of coal or fossil fuels of any kind from Colombia. [22975/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

98. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current timeline for first-time passport applicants. [22976/22]

Electricity Supply Board

Gary Gannon

101. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he had further communications with the ESB following correspondence to the company in September 2019 requesting further information regarding the outsourcing of coal from the Cerrejón mine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

118. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider removing the fees for passport applications that are not completed until after the estimated delivery date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22978/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

395. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of first-time passport applications that have been escalated in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [22734/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

396. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of first-time passport applications that have been escalated more than once in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [22735/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

397. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average length of time between a first-time passport application being escalated and the passport being issued. [22736/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

398. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total number of first-time passport applications made to his Department in 2022; and the number of applications that went over 30 working days. [22737/22]

Departmental Policies

Gary Gannon

721. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease, IBS, and colitis will be included on the list of medical illnesses that are eligible for the free parking scheme. [22738/22]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the dearth of artistic spaces and venues in the city of Dublin; and her plans on same. [22186/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

17. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department intends to ensure that those additional social welfare payments such as one-parent families or disability entitlements would not lose those payments should they be accepted on to UBI scheme for artists. [22182/22]

Sports Facilities

Gary Gannon

28. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on the proposed redevelopment of Dalymount Park.
[22183/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

43. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artists from the most recent data available that have applied for the artists basic income scheme and the number of those artists that are in receipt of a means-tested payment from the Department of Social Protection. [22185/22]

Energy Policy

Gary Gannon

124. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if landlords with multiple tenants in the same building, all who have different energy meters, are to split the €200 energy allowance amongst the tenants or if every tenant should receive €200 each. [22545/22]

Visa Applications

Gary Gannon

199. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if the visa change to a stamp 4 will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [22542/22]

Visa Applications

Gary Gannon

200. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the average amount of wait time for a person changing from stamp 2 to stamp 4. [22543/22]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Gary Gannon

282. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been brought to emails sent from the Teaching Council on 27 April, 2022; if its mailing list was accessed or hacked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22187/22]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

283. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention been brought to an RSE programme in a school (details supplied) that excluded LGBTQI+ relationships and contraception from its curriculum; her views on whether this is adequate RSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22188/22]

Energy Policy

Gary Gannon

334. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State has started to repurchase coal from the Cerrejón mine in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21289/22]

Mayoral Election

Gary Gannon

635. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a commitment will be given to ensure that a vote on a directly elected mayor in Galway takes place in 2024 at the same time as the next local elections as supported by Programme for Government given that Galway City Council unanimously passed a motion calling for a plebiscite vote on a directly elected mayor in Galway; and the preparations for same. [19837/22]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Gary Gannon

821. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gary Gannon den Aire Oideachais cé na pleananna atá aici Gaelcholáiste dara leibhéal a sholáthar i gceantar (sonraí tugtha) i gContae Bhaile Átha Cliath; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19280/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

863. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the list of serious medical conditions for eligibility for the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate examinations in 2022 has been finalised; when this will be communicated to students sitting their examinations in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19838/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

864. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of applicants with epilepsy that applied to the State Examinations Commission for reasonable accommodations for the junior certificate examinations in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021; the number granted reasonable accommodation; the number who appealed the decision; and the number successful in their appeal in tabular form. [19840/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

865. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of applicants with epilepsy that applied to the State Examinations Commission for reasonable accommodations for the leaving certificate examinations in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021; the number granted reasonable accommodation; the number who appealed the decision; and the number successful in their appeal in tabular form. [19841/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

866. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the total number of applicants who applied to the State Examinations Commission for reasonable accommodations in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 broken down by the leaving and junior certificate examinations; the number granted reasonable accommodation; the number who appealed the decision; and the number successful in their appeal in tabular form. [19842/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

1011. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance payment to recipients of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19832/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

1012. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the payable period for the fuel allowance payment to 32 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Gary Gannon

1013. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parents in receipt of parent's benefit in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

1014. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing parent's benefit by one week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19835/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Gary Gannon

1015. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the full cost of the parent's benefit scheme in 2021; and the estimated cost in 2022. [19836/22]

Ukraine War

Gary Gannon

1016. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of PPS numbers that have been allocated to persons who have arrived in Ireland due to the war in Ukraine by Russia. [19843/22]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Gary Gannon

1317. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice when in-person citizenship ceremonies will recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21288/22]

Energy Prices

Gary Gannon

1967. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports which are available to charities to assist with rapidly rising energy and other costs in their premises; if she will commit to making available enhanced supports to charities to offset and absorb these costs in the context of any forthcoming Government package of supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21287/22]

Departmental Programmes

Gary Gannon

311. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the School Completion Programme transfer to the Department; when the transfer will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19146/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gary Gannon

20. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [17677/22]

Taoiseach's Communications

Gary Gannon

26. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversation with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [17678/22]

Departmental Funding

Gary Gannon

127. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the north-east inner city initiative. [9691/22]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

464. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the alternative set of leaving certificate examinations planned for 2022 will result in a delay of results for students who wish to take up a place for further study in the academic year 2022-23; if she has engaged with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17679/22]

School Enrolments

Gary Gannon

465. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of capacity within schools around the country by county. [17681/22]