Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh gach suí
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Máirt, 5 Márta 2024
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Legislative Process
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
54. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023. [10550/24]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2024
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Transport Costs
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
55. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to address the challenges that rural communities are facing in relation to increased costs with transport. [10553/24]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2024
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Library Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
62. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what efforts are underway to increase library membership and participation; and to provide an update on membership numbers at local authority libraries each year over the last five years. [10549/24]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
440. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection what the average wait time for an additional needs payment application is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10206/24]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2024
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Sentencing Policy
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
506. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of correspondence or reports she has received from the Judicial Council regarding its responsibility for sentencing guidelines within the past two years. [10834/24]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
808. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether any consideration has been given to supports to people transitioning from full-time jobs, who may have costs such as mortgages, to allow them to take up apprenticeships, but are concerned they could not meet their financial obligations. [10835/24]
Déar, 29 Feabh 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]
Céad, 28 Feabh 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
85. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the discussions between her Department and the Irish Dental Council in relation to the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9721/24]
Máirt, 27 Feabh 2024
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Health Services Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
599. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health whether the recent decision in the parity claim of medical scientists with biochemists, which has put both categories on the same payscales from January 2024, will also apply to recent retiree medical scientists; and whether their pensions will also be brought to parity, particularly given the attempts to secure parity have been ongoing since 2002. [9212/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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EU Directives
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
50. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify what the beneficiaries of the temporary protection directive will be entitled to upon the elapsing of the directive, and what preparations her Department is undertaking for this date. [8088/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Children in Care
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
52. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the fact that standard disregards for maintenance that apply in the means testing of other payments do not apply in the means testing of the guardians payment, non-contributory. [8089/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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School Meals Programme
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
65. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the roll-out of the hot school meals programme. [7916/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
85. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered whether illness benefit can be extended to self-employed persons. [7913/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Social Welfare Code
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
88. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection whether she has considered the situation of those providing kinship care, and the discrepancy between the financial supports provided to kinship carers by comparison to non-familial foster carers. [7915/24]
Máirt, 20 Feabh 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
97. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the fact that standard disregards for maintenance that apply in the means testing of other payments do not apply in the means testing of the guardians payment non-contributory. [7914/24]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2024
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Bus Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
72. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the 220 and 220X bus service in Ballincollig, Cork is experiencing significant delays, with buses only turning up every 90 minutes regularly on what is supposed to be a 15 minute interval service at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5175/24]
Déar, 1 Feabh 2024
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School Transport
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
175. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport when the application process will open for the Safe Routes to Schools Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Library Projects
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
68. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the need to provide capital funding for new library buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4303/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Offshore Islands
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
70. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to discuss the provision of subsidies for the transportation of freight to the offshore islands, the maximum cost of same and the oversight mechanisms that exist. [4304/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Community Development Projects
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
74. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the community centres investment fund; and if there is any scope to extend the scheme in the future. [4041/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Departmental Policies
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
104. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the Towns First policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4037/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Departmental Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
105. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be another round of the Community Recognition Fund in 2024. [4039/24]
Máirt, 30 Ean 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
114. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how her Department will work with local authorities to encourage them to apply for new funding for the town and village renewal scheme; if there will be a minimum submission requirement for each local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4040/24]
Céad, 24 Ean 2024
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
126. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the average, median, maximum and minimum primary school class sizes for the Cork city and Cork County Council area from 2019 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [3312/24]
Céad, 24 Ean 2024
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Pensions Reform
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
150. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the proposed auto enrolment scheme. [3306/24]
Céad, 24 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
151. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the actual number and the percentage of working family payment claimants, respectively who are also claiming the one parent family payment. [3307/24]
Céad, 24 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
152. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of claimants over each of the past five years of claimants who lose the working family payment due to the claimant moving from the one parent family payment to the jobseeker’s transitional payment when their youngest child reaches seven years of age. [3308/24]
Céad, 24 Ean 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
153. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of the average wait time for a decision on an appeal, for each social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3309/24]
Máirt, 23 Ean 2024
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Rail Network
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
192. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport whether he supports the provision of electric trains to Cork in early 2024 for the purposes of expansion of the Cork area commuter rail; and if he has had discussion with Iarnród Éireann in relation to this. [3018/24]
Céad, 17 Ean 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
998. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide ten additional Garda youth diversion programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56412/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Youth Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
114. 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; and if they are aware of gaps in coverage, or large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects, and how they intend to resolve this. [49716/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
359. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other scheme payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55959/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
360. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of introducing a child benefit double payment. [55960/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
361. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €1. [55961/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
362. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the earnings disregard for the jobseeker’s transitional payment by €1. [55962/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
363. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the exchequer of the JobPath scheme. [55963/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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State Pensions
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
364. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65-year-olds who choose to retire. [55965/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
365. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the Exchequer of the benefit payment for 65-year-olds. [55966/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
366. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under the age of 12 years and €1 for children over the age of 12 years, respectively. [55967/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
367. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €129.70 by €1 per week. [55968/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
368. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of including the working family payment as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. [55970/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
369. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the annual carers support grant by €1. [55971/23]
Déar, 14 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
370. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing child benefit by €1. [55972/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Employment Support Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
90. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the wage subsidy scheme for people with disabilities, in particular the fact that the subsidy an employer is paid has not kept pace with the increases in the minimum wage. [54238/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Community Employment Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
92. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the pay claim submitted by the rural social scheme and Tús supervisors to the Department for pay parity with community employment supervisors. [54239/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
109. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the fact that, standard disregards for maintenance that apply in the means testing of other payments, do not apply in the means testing of the Guardians payment non-contributory. [54244/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
117. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the tender for EmployAbility which was due to be published in April 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54242/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Legislative Measures
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
154. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the proposed legislation on child maintenance system changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54241/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
155. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the Guardians payment, specifically where a relative is approved for child benefit, that this would then lead to the automatic signposting to the Guardians payment for the relative. [54240/23]
Déar, 7 Noll 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
156. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the consultation of the ‘working age payment’ model mentioned in the Green Paper on Disability Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54243/23]