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Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
82. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide further details on the €18 million capital funding announced recently with the precondition that providers agree to a predefined fee cap; what supports will be available for services to encourage them to apply, given the high number of services that applied and were not successful in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9497/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
83. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the capital plan for the respite centre in Cavan, which will cater for children, has been launched; the timeframe for the delivery of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9734/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
John McGuinness
84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO5 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO5 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO5 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO5 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9525/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Niamh Smyth
85. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of an increase in providers leaving the core funding model; the steps his Department is taking on this issue; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this move equates to higher chargers for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Youth Work Supports
Francis Noel Duffy
86. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new youth employability funding scheme will be announced; how much has been set aside; the application criteria; when he expects to announce recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9194/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Alan Dillon
87. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the delivery of the children's disability network team in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
John Lahart
88. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO6 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO6 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO6 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO6 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9526/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Rights of the Child
Bernard Durkan
89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he remains satisfied that the rights of the child are fully recognised in accordance with the people's decision in a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9588/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Asylum Seekers
Gino Kenny
90. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seekers that have not been provided with accommodation by his Department; when he expects that accommodation will be provided for all asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9512/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Barry Cowen
91. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO8 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO8 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO8 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO8 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9528/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Catherine Connolly
92. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 23 January 2024, when the mother and baby institutions redress scheme will be open for applications; the timeline for when payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9501/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Departmental Strategies
Alan Farrell
93. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the autism innovation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8383/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Family Resource Centres
Robert Troy
94. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the need to review the funding streams for family resource centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9663/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Alan Farrell
95. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s priorities for 2024 with regard to the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024–2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8384/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Direct Provision System
John Brady
96. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects to publish the revised White Paper on ending direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9686/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
97. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with anecdotal evidence of a 60% vacancy rate in Cavan children's disability network team, CDNT, if he will give a update on the vacancy rate within both Cavan and Monaghan CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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International Protection
Patricia Ryan
98. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for his failure to respond to multiple emails from this Deputy requesting details on all sites to accommodate people seeking temporary international protection in south Kildare, to include those currently in process, or being considered for such sites, and the number planned to be accommodated at same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9739/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Paul Murphy
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Optional Protocol for the UN Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities will be ratified within the term of this Government; if so, when it will be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9518/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Richard Bruton
100. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he report on the remit and progress of the new Childcare Development Agency; how it will integrate the work of county childcare committees; and the new planned capital budgets for Childcare Development. [9732/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Youth Services
Brendan Smith
101. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial allocation in 2024 for youth services; if this funding will enable the roll out of additional services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9727/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Darren O'Rourke
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on respite for children and adults with disabilities in County Meath; if he will provide an update on plans to increase respite for children and adults with disabilities in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9569/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Child and Family Agency
Bernard Durkan
103. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he is satisfied that adequate protection is available to children, nationals and non-nationals; if Tusla has adequate powers to fulfil its role in all such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9587/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Seán Haughey
104. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO9 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO9 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO9 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO9 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9529/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Health Strategies
David Stanton
105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has had any engagement with Icelandic planet youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9572/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Alan Dillon
106. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the building blocks improvement grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9027/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Robert Troy
107. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the process and considerations his Department give when an offer of accommodation for asylum seekers is made to his Department prior to a decision to progress such offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9709/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Thomas Gould
108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the impact of the recruitment embargo on children's disability services in Cork. [9638/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Aindrias Moynihan
109. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current capacity of respite care in County Cork for children with disabilities; the current shortfall on providing the respite service for children with disabilities for County Cork; what measures are being taken to increase the current capacity to meet the demands identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9697/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Kathleen Funchion
110. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the exact date of the opening of the mother and baby institutions payment ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Health Strategies
David Stanton
111. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is aware of the Icelandic planet youth model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9571/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Flexible Work Practices
Steven Matthews
112. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a plan to expand entitlements to flexible working and remote working contained in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 to all employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9175/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Brian Leddin
113. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount by which investment in early years has increased year-on-year in percentage terms in the past eight years; if he will indicate the domestic and/or international indicators which demonstrate this improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Darren O'Rourke
114. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on childcare services in County Meath; the number of childcare places available in the county; the length of the average waiting list; to report on any planned measures to increase these places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9570/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Youth Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
115. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his Department have mapped the existence of youth-focused community projects and staff across the state; if he is aware of gaps in coverage or large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects and how do they intend to resolve this. [4038/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Pearse Doherty
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is concerned that the extension of payments under the accommodation recognition grant for a further year without changes risks interference with the private rental market, with negative consequences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9725/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Youth Services
James O'Connor
117. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered having a full-time youth worker in Youghal, County Cork, considering the number of IPAS refugees in the area, following a meeting with local community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9660/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Niamh Smyth
118. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new appointments that have been made to the children's disability network teams (details supplied) services in counties Cavan and Monaghan since January 2022, given the very high vacancy rate within the service. [1940/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
119. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will intervene to encourage parties involved in ELC and SAC pay talks back to the table with a view to ensuring staff can be paid the next pay increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9500/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Gould
120. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role his Department has taken in supporting young people who have been impacted by the consequences of Covid-19 lockdowns. [9639/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Direct Provision System
Catherine Connolly
121. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1070 of 7 November 2023, the status of the review of the project timelines for the implementation of the White Paper to end direct provision and establish a new international protection support service; if the review has been completed to-date; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9502/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
122. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what discussions he has had with the Department of Finance regarding how changes to taxation could reduce the cost of childcare for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9729/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Patricia Ryan
123. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for his failure to respond properly and fully to multiple emails and phone calls regarding the installation of facilities to house people seeking temporary international protection at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9738/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Youth Services
Brendan Smith
124. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total financial allocation from his Department in 2023 for youth services; if any new services were established during the course of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9726/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Steven Matthews
125. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the details of the Equal Participation Model for Early Years which was announced to be funded as part of Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9176/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Childcare Services
Paul Murphy
126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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National Cultural Institutions
Patrick Costello
127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the proposed national centre for research and remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9191/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Patrick Costello
128. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that older applicants for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme are prioritised when the scheme opens as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9190/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Health Service Executive
Violet-Anne Wynne
129. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will discuss the issues faced by service users with respect to agencies who contracted to deliver their PA hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9593/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Health Service Executive
Marian Harkin
130. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what therapy and intervention supports are available to children who are unable to access these supports through the public disability network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9583/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Aindrias Moynihan
131. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO4 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO4 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO4 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO4 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9524/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Violet-Anne Wynne
132. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide on update on Ireland's progress in ratifying the Optional Protocol of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Childcare Services
Brendan Griffin
133. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on what further assistance the State can give to families towards the cost of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9728/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Francis Noel Duffy
134. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to include additional institutions in the schedule of the Birth Information and Tracing Act, 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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International Protection
Mick Barry
135. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on his Department's dealings with residents in an IPAS centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9664/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Fergus O'Dowd
136. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current discussions within his Department in respect of the dual use proposal for accommodation services within a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda considering it is the only remaining hotel of scale in the town of Drogheda, the largest town in the country. [9523/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Cathal Crowe
137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO3 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO3 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO3 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO3 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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International Protection
Pádraig O'Sullivan
138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to reduce the weekly payment to existing beneficiaries of temporary protection at any point in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9712/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Childcare Services
Gino Kenny
139. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a publicly owned childcare service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9514/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
140. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the recently released data on vacancy rates and waiting lists for early learning and childcare and school aged services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9499/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Direct Provision System
Fergus O'Dowd
141. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current discussions within his Department with regard to the long-term plans to deal for dealing with those arriving in the country seeking protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
Peadar Tóibín
142. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in State care in special emergency accommodation; the number of whom are unaccompanied minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Asylum Seekers
Gino Kenny
143. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that asylum seekers who have not been provided with accommodation are protected from attack by far right and racist people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9510/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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International Protection
Richard Bruton
144. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the methods in place for ensuring that new international protection centres are supported with necessary services and activities so that integration into the community is facilitated. [9733/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Community Welfare Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the ongoing situation with an organisation (details supplied) that has stated that it will transfer care services to the HSE by August 2024; the interactions that have happened between his Department and other Government Departments about the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9352/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Child and Family Agency
Pearse Doherty
146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to his debate in Dáil Éireann with this Deputy, if he has considered making an apology on behalf of the State to a person (details supplied) after they received an apology from Tusla regarding how they and their family were treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
John Lahart
147. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO7 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO7 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO7 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO7 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9527/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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International Protection
Mick Barry
148. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on measures his Department will take to improve access to public transport for the residents at an IPAS centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Niamh Smyth
149. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the investment and enhancement in respite services for people with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9517/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Civil Registration Service
Denise Mitchell
150. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the application for a certificate of freedom to marry for a person (details supplied). [9758/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Passport Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what avenues are open to a person (details supplied) who has to apply for a passport if the copies of their birth certificate, name change and gender recognition certificate are notarised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9767/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9806/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
153. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9804/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Post Office Network
Mary Lou McDonald
154. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the proposed conversion of Phibsborough Post Office was discussed at the meeting with Minister of State at the Department of Transport and at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and An Post on 14 February 2024; if this post office is included in An Post's undertaking to review its decision to the proposed conversion; and if An Post has provided any update to him on this review. [9834/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Local Authorities
Claire Kerrane
155. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if funding can be provided to a local authority (details supplied) in order to upgrade litter bins and provide additional litter bins in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9835/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Broadband Infrastructure
Peter Burke
156. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the provision of broadband to a location (details supplied). [9870/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Defence Forces
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
157. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence why the archive of the official Defence Forces magazine, An Cosantóir, first published in 1940, is no longer online; who took the decision to have it removed; if there are plans to make a full back catalogue, and not just the current edition, available online in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9746/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9801/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
159. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to advance proposals to amend age limits for those wishing to join the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9832/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his proposals to better facilitate re-enlistment in the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9833/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Road Traffic Offences
Catherine Murphy
161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to legislate to make it an offence to drive while disqualified, either as a qualified driver or a learner driver. [9846/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Tax Collection
John Brady
162. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the reason motorists are being charged a premium for paying their motor tax in quarterly or half-yearly instalments; if this is a matter his Department could review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9768/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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State Properties
Seán Sherlock
163. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 23 January 2024, if he can comment on the particulars of the event requested (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9787/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9816/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Customs and Excise
Violet-Anne Wynne
165. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9884/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Tax Code
Mairéad Farrell
166. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the total cost of the seafarers' allowance in the years 2021 and 2022; the total number of recipients per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9759/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Planning Issues
Willie O'Dea
167. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that when the residential zoned land tax comes into force in January 2025, it will have profound implications for many farmers and small landowners who are not developers, but have owned their land for generations; if the Government will provide exemptions from the residential zoned land tax for individuals who are not developers, as the vast majority of requests by landowners for a rezoning of their land have been refused by the local authority and by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9797/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
168. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9805/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Revenue Commissioners
Catherine Murphy
169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of controlled drug operations carried out by the Revenue Commissioners at Weston Airport in 2004; the names of the operations; and the start and end date of each operation, in tabular form. [9853/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Office of Public Works
Patrick Costello
170. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the work being carried out by the OPW in relation to research of burials in Kilmainham Gaol with a view to enabling the future exhumation of these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9811/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Flood Risk Management
Brendan Griffin
172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the remaining works on an embankment in County Kerry (details supplied) will be completed, to prevent flooding of homes and in advance of scheduled road repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9849/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Flood Risk Management
Brendan Griffin
173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on a river flooding risk (details supplied); what solutions the local authority has proposed; if his Department will provide funding for the solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9852/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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EU Funding
Holly Cairns
174. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9803/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Work Permits
Bernard Durkan
175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedure to be followed to obtain a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9897/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Peter Burke
176. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if a query from persons (details supplied) in relation to a childcare provider will be examined; and her plans to assist these children. [9776/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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School Admissions
Neasa Hourigan
177. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if an analysis has been conducted on the demand for primary school places in the Drumcondra, Marino, and Dublin 1 school planning area; her plans to ensure a sufficient number of primary school places in the same area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9756/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
James Lawless
178. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline on when a new autism classroom planned for a school (details supplied) will be opened; whether it is on course to open in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9761/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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School Transport
Imelda Munster
179. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education if she will make provision for additional school bus places to cater for all secondary school children travelling from Collon to Ardee, County Louth for the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9763/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Ring
180. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the update position with an extension for a school in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9772/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Ring
181. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when a final decision will be made on an extension for a school in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9774/24]