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Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Passport Services
John Brady
105. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Passport Services
John Brady
17. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) given the applicants travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56470/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Financial Services
John Brady
317. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented to allow homeowners to buy back their mortgage from a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56616/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
747. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the funding was spent on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56607/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
997. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of the number of persons applying for temporary protection in Ireland, who already applied under the Temporary Protection Directive in another EU member state, by the country where they previously applied, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56364/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1305. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of households occupying international protection applicants in accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56320/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Direct Provision System
John Brady
1309. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to use a building (details supplied) as a direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56343/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1330. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the funding was spent on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56606/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all IPAS centres providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection; the breakdown of residents in each centre, by age bracket, relationship status and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56726/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
John Brady
1341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unannounced inspections of emergency and permanent IPAS centres providing accommodation to international protection applicants, either by IPAS officials or an independent inspectorate company carried out in 2022 and to date in 2023; the names of the centres which were subject to these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56727/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Community Development Projects
John Brady
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on what criteria are in place to determine that the Government grant funding to communities to assist with integration is meeting community requirements, and that the funding allocations are being targeted at the areas of greatest need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55623/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
111. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on any plans he has to introduce changes to the current situation in respect of the accommodation offered to Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55625/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
118. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the steps he is taking to address the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55624/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Middle East
John Brady
150. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide details of what efforts Ireland is undertaking to ensure that Palestinians arrested by the Israeli military during the ongoing assault on Gaza are being treated humanely by their captors; if human rights organisations are being allowed access to prisoners to ensure their wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56187/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
211. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the funding estimate for the Communities Integration Fund (CIF), the International Protection Integration Fund (IPIF), and the Ireland against Racism Fund (IARF) respectively for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55656/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Schemes
John Brady
253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented in the near future to allow homeowners to buy out their mortgage from a vulture fund; if so, to provide further information on the scheme, timeframe and the measures the Government is taking to assist homeowners whose mortgages have been transferred to a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55195/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
John Brady
645. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to increasing the threshold for people who are currently in receipt of mobility allowance based on the slight increases in social welfare payments in recent budgets; to provide an update on the reinstatement of the scheme for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54458/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
300. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify whether it is intended that the new International Protection child payment of €140 per month, or €32.11 per week, announced in Budget 2024, will be paid in addition to the existing daily expense allowance for children of €29.80, or will it just replace that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54361/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Public Sector Pay
John Brady
64. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if consideration will be given to increasing pay for employees on the Public Appointment Service panel as their pay was cut in 2008 and has not been restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54120/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
638. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of the amount of funding available in the Ireland for Ukraine fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53437/23]