Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects

James Lawless

1050. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the reasons for the delay and the timescales going forward for the commencement of the building of an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30686/22]

Parental Leave

James Lawless

1166. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date that the parental leave period will increase by two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29025/22]

Education Schemes

James Lawless

1266. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine a query relating to a springboard course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30405/22]

Departmental Strategies

James Lawless

28. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when work on the successor to Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28473/22]

Ukraine War

James Lawless

72. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are in place for Tusla to help with the arrival of unaccompanied minor refugees from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28474/22]

Climate Change Policy

James Lawless

109. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that his Department is supporting green and sustainability initiatives in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20331/22]

Public Transport

James Lawless

205. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the attention of his Department has been drawn to reliability issues with the escalators connecting the entrance to Connolly station with the Connolly Luas stop; if the National Transport Authority has reported to his Department the amount of time that the escalators have been out of service; if his Department has plans to provide capital funding to improve the reliability of the escalators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28700/22]

Airport Security

James Lawless

206. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the plans that are in place to deal with chronic queues and delays at Dublin Airport; the Dublin Airport Authority will be liable for any missed flights in these circumstances; if a root cause of the delays has been identified; if the staffing levels are considered adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28701/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

239. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/22]

Disability Services

James Lawless

367. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter regarding the lack of personal assistance hours for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28564/22]

Vacant Properties

James Lawless

80. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report detailing the number of vacant residential units that were returned to active residential use in each local authority after availing of funding from the living city initiative scheme for each year from 2014 to date, in tabular form. [28274/22]

Planning Issues

James Lawless

92. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the steps necessary to update the planning regulations for solar panels are due; the date the process of updating the planning regulations to facilitate the installation of solar panels will be finished with updated regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28207/22]

Vacant Properties

James Lawless

94. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report detailing the number of vacant residential units that were returned to active residential use in each local authority after availing of funding from the repair and lease and buy and renew schemes for each year from 2014 to date, in tabular form. [28274/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

101. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28301/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

102. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/22]

Social Welfare Code

James Lawless

158. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28299/22]

Disability Services

James Lawless

229. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current number of respite centres for adults with special needs in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28424/22]

Dublin Bus

James Lawless

118. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to current reliability issues with the real-time passenger information system for buses in Dublin, particularly with buses operated by Bus Átha Cliath; if his Department has had contact with the National Transport Authority and-or Bus Átha Cliath in relation to such reliability issues; the steps that are being taken to ensure that the issues are resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27360/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

273. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27219/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

285. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite the passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27264/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

338. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the steps that a person (details supplied) can take in view that they cannot locate their passport application number and therefore are not able to check the status of the passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/22]

Schools Building Projects

James Lawless

380. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status of a new building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27370/22]

Schools Building Projects

James Lawless

381. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the estimated completion date for a new building project of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27371/22]

Medical Qualifications

James Lawless

713. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to implement a way of recognising Ukrainian medical qualifications in Ireland so that Ukrainians can work in the medical field (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27642/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

James Lawless

756. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the procedures and next steps for the winding-down of the Punchestown Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction testing centre, including details of the re-allocation of all the existing staff of the testing centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

James Lawless

46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of and if he will report on progress in relation to the lake view psychiatric ward in Naas Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26554/22]

General Practitioner Services

James Lawless

58. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of rural general practitioners in County Kildare; the way that this compares per head of population to other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26555/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

244. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/22]

Fuel Poverty

James Lawless

275. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will consider the criteria for the fuel allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27042/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

53. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26621/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

59. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application for a passport for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26729/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

60. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26744/22]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

212. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and address the lack of general practitioners in Kilcock and Maynooth, County Kildare; if there are plans in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26710/22]

Health Services

James Lawless

222. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if respite will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26746/22]

Judicial Appointments

James Lawless

9. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to increase the number of judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26123/22]

Gambling Sector

James Lawless

52. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the status of the introduction of changes to gambling laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26121/22]

EU Funding

James Lawless

113. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the European Union loans and grants that are available to companies (details supplied); if he will support, encourage and assist such rehabilitation, recultivation, regreening proposals and support any European Union grant and funding application relating to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

272. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25810/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

287. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25886/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

James Lawless

523. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an issue regarding apprenticeships (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/22]

Enterprise Support Services

James Lawless

11. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies in each of counties Kildare, Wicklow and Meath that have applied for funding under the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme in tabular form; the number that have been successful in each county; and the total funding awarded in each county to date. [24986/22]

Industrial Development

James Lawless

43. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the progress made to date in the implementation in the mid-east region of the IDA Strategy - Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021 – 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

250. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25447/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

255. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite the passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25511/22]

Special Educational Needs

James Lawless

277. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if the issue of a student (details supplied) who is being refused a reader for their junior certificate exams will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25494/22]

Housing Schemes

James Lawless

78. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will be increasing funding to local authorities for housing grants and schemes (details supplied) as a result of higher building costs incurred in completing these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

92. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite the passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25005/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

93. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25008/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

104. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details enclosed) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25259/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

105. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/22]

Schools Building Projects

James Lawless

114. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the expected timelines for both the commencement and duration of construction on the building of a school (details supplied); the alternative accommodation plans that are being put in place while this construction begins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24990/22]

Schools Building Projects

James Lawless

116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if a series of matters in relation to the construction of a school (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24992/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

363. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24433/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

364. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24435/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

403. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24758/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

404. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24766/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

420. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24886/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

421. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24909/22]

Defence Forces

James Lawless

5. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will reinstate the instructors allowance for officers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23499/22]

Defence Forces

James Lawless

49. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of annual leave days that were lost by officers; the number of annual leave days that were lost by enlisted personnel in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23500/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

202. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport applications by persons (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23993/22]

Special Educational Needs

James Lawless

241. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education his plans to make the July Provision compulsory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23941/22]

Schools Building Projects

James Lawless

247. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24033/22]

Health Services

James Lawless

315. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to address the backlog in the registry office, Naas which is causing delays in receiving birth and death certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/22]

Official Travel

James Lawless

136. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Bucha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22663/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

147. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications from counties Kildare and Wicklow, respectively that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22662/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

390. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an emergency passport application will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22555/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

391. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

423. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on passport applications by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23178/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

424. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23180/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

438. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23409/22]

Childcare Services

James Lawless

573. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22758/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

James Lawless

592. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the issue in relation to Solas apprenticeships (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22757/22]

Third Level Admissions

James Lawless

607. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way Irish students who were studying in the Ukraine can continue their studies in Ireland (details supplied); and the way in which they can apply to do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23096/22]

Courts Service

James Lawless

622. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting times for the granting of probate in the Probate Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22747/22]

Sustainable Development Goals

James Lawless

73. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that he can support businesses in Ireland to contribute to the delivery of the goals and targets in the United Nations sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21972/22]

State Pensions

James Lawless

153. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine a series of issues in relation to the post-1995 State pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21805/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

231. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21810/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

234. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21942/22]

Tax Data

James Lawless

54. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the total revenues raised by excise duties to date in 2022; the comparison with the same period in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20529/22]

Credit Unions

James Lawless

75. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance when the review of the credit union policy framework will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20528/22]

Public Services Provision

James Lawless

100. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department is improving citizen support innovation in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

209. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

217. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on passport applications by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21659/22]

Environmental Schemes

James Lawless

254. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine a matter regarding PV panels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19640/22]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

James Lawless

262. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has given consideration to implementing a programme similar to the Shared Rural Network as was recently rolled out in the United Kingdom to provide essential mobile coverage to those areas in rural Ireland which currently experience little to no coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19807/22]

Bus Services

James Lawless

355. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status of the provision of an adequate bus stop pole which has been greatly delayed at Fernslough, Killickaweeny, Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19621/22]

Penalty Points System

James Lawless

366. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will identify the offences in which penalty points were issued for the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19911/22]

Public Transport

James Lawless

379. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the frequency of transport services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20133/22]

Driver Licences

James Lawless

382. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the current position and application procedures for Ukrainian refugees to obtain an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20180/22]

Córas Iompair Éireann

James Lawless

383. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status of the CIÉ pension freeze; if plans are in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20183/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

704. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19246/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

709. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19336/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

729. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19805/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

738. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied) [19980/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

745. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

746. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

754. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an urgent passport application by a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20179/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

760. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20406/22]

Passport Services

James Lawless

780. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20871/22]