Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education for an update on progress and a timeline for the development of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50732/23]

Departmental Policies

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education how individuals can avail of the additional supports announced by her Department on 27 June 2023 for survivors of abuse in industrial schools, reformatories and related institutions, in areas including health, advocacy and education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50737/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Ged Nash

350. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on policy matters raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51109/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Ged Nash

580. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will provide a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51108/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Ged Nash

248. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50449/23]

EU Funding

Ged Nash

131. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to outline how much Ireland received under the SURE EU programme; to confirm how these funds were used; what auditing was required under the EU facility; how the funds were accounted for in the GGB; what the repayment schedule for the loans are; what the interest rate is on the repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49847/23]

National Educational Psychological Service

Ged Nash

196. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when the child of a person in Meath (details supplied) will get an appointment for a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/23]

Disability Services

Ged Nash

415. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when transport will be provided to a person in Drogheda (details supplied) to attend much-needed disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49368/23]

Departmental Funding

Ged Nash

505. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 14 February 2023, if he will confirm when the promised resource for the Drogheda area, by way of provision for a full-time staff post on the drug-related intimidation and violence engagement (DRIVE) programme, as provided for in Budget 2023, will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49456/23]

Departmental Schemes

Ged Nash

28. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in regard to the low emission vehicle toll incentive scheme; if he agrees that apparent uncertainty over the future of the scheme could act as a disincentive to the purchase of EVs; if he will put the scheme on a more permanent footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49000/23]

Weather Events

Ged Nash

287. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if Louth County Council has made a request to his Department to provide the local authority with financial assistance to undertake repairs to roads in the north Louth area as a result of recent serious flooding incidents; if so, what level of financial support his Department will provide to the council in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48767/23]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

319. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the banking review; if has considered the merits of establishing a review group to oversee the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47856/23]

Financial Services

Ged Nash

328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); if his officials briefed him and-or his immediate predecessor on reported claims made by the senior official; when was he briefed by officials on these concerns; what action he took to address these concerns; if he plans to address these issues by means of amending legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48368/23]

Financial Services

Ged Nash

329. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to confirm how many enforcement actions the Central Bank has taken against Russian individuals or entities who are on the EU sanctions list since the current sanctions regime became operational in 2022, and who have a presence in the Irish financial services system vis a vis ‘Section 110’ Special Purpose Vehicles; how many live investigations are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48377/23]

Redundancy Payments

Ged Nash

397. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times his Department, under the Protection of Employment Act 1977 (as amended), has been notified to date in 2023 of a collective redundancy situation; to supply a list of companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47854/23]

Redundancy Payments

Ged Nash

398. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the current round of redundancies undertaken by Google does not fall under a collective redundancy situation; and to outline what steps his Department has made to ascertain the number of redundancies taking place currently in Google; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47855/23]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

424. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider, given the frequency of flooding events, putting a form of the emergency business flooding support scheme and the enhanced scheme on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48769/23]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

658. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48146/23]

Weather Events

Ged Nash

687. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what additional supports his Department is making available to Louth County Council in relation to the clean-up operation after the recent flooding events in north Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48768/23]

Departmental Schemes

Ged Nash

999. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of how many qualifying organisations applied for the recent 'Scheme A: Supporting Community Services for LGBTI+ Persons' funding open call; the names of those qualifying organisations; how many were successful in receiving 100% of funding requested and the names of those organisations; how many were successful in receiving 80% to 90%, 70% to 80%, 60% to 70%, 50% to 60%, and 1% to 50% of funding requested and the names of those organisations; how many were unsuccessful in receiving any amount and the name of those organisations, for this year and the previous three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/23]

Health Service Executive

Ged Nash

1013. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the HSE will provide the assessments and services required to an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47946/23]

Departmental Funding

Ged Nash

1016. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) has not been granted; if this matter can and will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47971/23]

Childcare Services

Ged Nash

1071. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the position as it relates to the accounting and financial reporting requirements placed on private childcare providers accessing support through his Department's core funding scheme as detailed in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48499/23]

Health Service Executive

Ged Nash

1201. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on access to green space (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47950/23]

Hospital Facilities

Ged Nash

1367. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health for an update on the additional units being built at St. Mary's hospital, Drogheda; when the units will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48807/23]

Estimates Publication

Ged Nash

2. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he will publish the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47188/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Ged Nash

140. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the medical criteria for the provision of a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47080/23]

Public Sector Pay

Ged Nash

158. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the proposed funding allocation for potential pay increases across the public service in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47199/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ged Nash

159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the flood relief work planned by the OPW in the Bettystown and Mornington areas of County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47200/23]

Defective Building Materials

Ged Nash

202. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter (details supplied); if he will advise on access to financial support to the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47171/23]

Departmental Bodies

Ged Nash

99. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 19 October 2023, if she will supply the complete terms of reference provided to the working group in question, as requested; the dates of all meetings of the group, whether virtual or in-person, since the group was established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46985/23]

Mining Industry

Ged Nash

134. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will agree to the temporary warehousing of royalties from 2022 on the activities of a company (details supplied) in an effort to assist the company and the return of workers to the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46407/23]

Exploration Industry

Ged Nash

135. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in the renewal of the drilling licence for an area of the operation of a company (details supplied); when a decision will be made on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46408/23]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

190. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who may have either underpayments or overpayments for the 2021 and 2022 tax years, respectively, and who have not yet submitted a tax return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46222/23]

Housing Policy

Ged Nash

206. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a policy change to Government’s various assistance schemes for first-time buyers based on a policy matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46682/23]

Disadvantaged Status

Ged Nash

245. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has not been designated as a DEIS school; if her Department will designate additional schools in the DEIS category this year based on most recent census data; when the next review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46069/23]

State Examinations

Ged Nash

301. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason candidates who sat the L2LP Junior Cert Programme will receive their certificates later than those who sat the Junior Certificate; when candidates and/or parents and guardians were informed that this would be the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46640/23]

Housing Policy

Ged Nash

346. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a policy change to Government’s various assistance schemes for first-time buyers based on a policy matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46681/23]

School Accommodation

Ged Nash

194. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive an update and approval to proceed to the next stage on a matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45925/23]

Departmental Bodies

Ged Nash

203. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the terms of reference for the working group charged with developing policy on students who are exceptionally able or gifted; the membership of the working group; if she agrees that parents or guardians of students who are exceptionally able or gifted ought to be represented on the group; when the group will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46034/23]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

225. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received by his Department to date for the vacant property refurbishment grant; the number of applications awarded to date broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45937/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason recipients of the partial capacity benefit will not receive a once-off lump sum payment; if she will review this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45971/23]

School Transport

Ged Nash

145. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when an application for a change in the nature of the school transport provision will be made for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45448/23]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

168. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if tracker and variable rate mortgage holders who benefit from the rent-a-room scheme in respect of their principal private residence will be able to access the proposed new mortgage interest relief scheme announced in Budget 2024, provided they meet the criteria as outlined by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45257/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Ged Nash

188. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Code of Practice on the right to request remote work will be in place; if it will be in place before the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44635/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Ged Nash

206. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek and provide an update from the WRC as to the expected timeline on production of a code of practice on the “Right to Request Remote Working”, for which public consultation closed in early June 2023; when legislation will be progressed following the production of the code of practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45226/23]

Labour Market

Ged Nash

4. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to expand the critical skills occupations list to address skills and labour shortages in the construction industry, especially in view of demand in the area of residential construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44370/23]

Corporate Governance

Ged Nash

56. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, as reported in May 2023 (details supplied), he plans to further examine if new reporting mechanisms are required for companies such as supermarket chains that would oblige them to provide details on their margins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44372/23]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the full transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages; if he will provide an update on the work of his Department in developing, with the relevant LEEF sub-committee, the Action Plan to be presented to the European Commission no later than November 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44371/23]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

96. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in view of the Low Pay Commission's recommendation that the hourly rate of the national minimum wage should rise to €12.70 in 2024, the estimated full-year cost of adjusting USC rates to avoid a cliff edge for full-time workers on the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43507/23]