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
Leathanach 4 de 60
Céad, 29 Samh 2023
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Offshore Islands
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
165. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the strategic objectives underpinning the provision of subsidies for the transportation of freight to the offshore islands. [52724/23]
Céad, 29 Samh 2023
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Offshore Islands
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
166. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to explain the metric on which the maximum pricing for the transportation of freight to the offshore island set by her Department is based; if the maximum pricing applies to all islands equally regardless of distance from the mainland; and if so, the reason for this. [52725/23]
Céad, 29 Samh 2023
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Offshore Islands
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the ongoing monitoring mechanisms that are in place to oversee that the service provided by subsidised offshore island freight operators is working in the best interests of island residents. [52726/23]
Céad, 29 Samh 2023
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Offshore Islands
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
168. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are minimum equipment requirements specified for subsidised freight operators on the various routes and for the island piers; and to outline how this is monitored. [52727/23]
Céad, 29 Samh 2023
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Offshore Islands
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
169. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is any PSO element in the freight contracts between her Department and the various operators; and if not, the reason for same. [52728/23]
Máirt, 21 Samh 2023
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Housing Policy
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
290. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is a national policy which requires adults moving into a local authority home to have been on the housing list before being accepted on to the rent book. [50637/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Library Projects
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development about the need to provide capital funding for new library buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50005/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Community Development Projects
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
4. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a round of community halls funding; when this will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50006/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Flexible Work Practices
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
9. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise of the recent engagement her Department had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on remote working to support rural workers and communities, in view of the recent passing of legislation that will provide the legal right to request remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49719/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Departmental Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
14. 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. [49717/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Regeneration Projects
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
15. 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. [49715/23]
Máirt, 14 Samh 2023
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Rural Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
32. 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. [49718/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Childcare Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
41. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what action he intends to take to address the severe shortage of childcare places in Cork city. [48399/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Childcare Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
56. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department facilitates childcare providers staying open when there is a change in management. [48400/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Road Projects
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
273. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the L2455 road improvement scheme, Lehenaghmore, Cork; and whether funding remains in place. [48483/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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National Lottery
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
348. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the Independent Review of the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery spending; if he will confirm the timeline for delivery of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47570/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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National Lottery
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
349. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of funding that has been contributed from the national lottery; the breakdown of expenditure over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47571/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
359. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has considered any proposals for flood relief works at Ballinhassig, Cork; and, if not, whether he will now consider same. [47779/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Local Authorities
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
633. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what guidance has been given to local authorities regarding variable rate mortgages provided by the local authorities and whether the Department agrees with local authorities passing on said rate increases to the mortgage holders. [47784/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
634. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the mortgage interest relief scheme proposed by his Government will also include those on local authority mortgages that are affected. [47785/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Local Authorities
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
635. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has considered providing funding to local authorities to absorb the increased cost of mortgage interest applying to mortgage policies they have provided. [47786/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Youth Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
1073. 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 his Department is aware of gaps in coverage or large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects and how the Department will resolve this. [41412/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
1176. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current number of children and adolescents on the waiting-lists of the south Lee primary care services and the north Lee primary care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
1177. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current number of children and adolescents on the waiting-lists of the south Lee primary care services and the north Lee primary care services in excess of one, two, three, four or more years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Departmental Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
1178. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of in-person client sessions offered by each grade of psychologist - assistant psychologists, staff grade psychologists, senior psychologists and principal psychologists in the south Lee child and adolescent primary care services and the north Lee child and adolescent primary care services for each month to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/23]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
1179. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of children removed from the assessment of need waiting list in each of the Cork and Kerry primary care psychology services for each month from 1 October 2022, in tabular form; the length of time the child was waiting for an AON in each case and the process of clinical decision-making involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/23]
Céad, 25 DFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
125. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of her Department’s plans for a permanent so-called voucher scheme for the Deaf community under section 9 of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017, in 2024; and to confirm if funding has been allocated to provide this scheme on a permanent basis from 1 January 2024. [46875/23]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
49. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the next steps in the consultation on the Green Paper on disability allowance. [46769/23]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
51. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the review of means tests for carer's allowance; and whether, in light of increased thresholds in 2024, flexibility can be demonstrated to those being means-tested currently. [46770/23]
Déar, 5 DFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
277. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an applicant to get a decision on a partial capacity benefit application. [43315/23]
Déar, 5 DFómh 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
334. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health how he intends to ensure that people on lower incomes who are not entitled to a medical card are in a position to purchase emergency contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43234/23]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
425. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the average rate of payment towards funeral costs received through the additional needs payment to date in 2023. [42778/23]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2023
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Legislative Measures
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
426. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the Amendment of Section 22 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, specifically in relation to the section dealing with the 'father's name on the birth certificate", as the Act was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas in 2014, however part 2 of the Act: Amendment of section 22 of principal Act, 6. (1), has not commenced. [42779/23]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2023
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Psychological Assessments
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
663. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the registration of psychologists under CORU; and what remedy exists for any persons who have been provided with psychological services, such as educational assessments, by persons unqualified for same. [42657/23]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2023
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Health Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
664. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the registration of psychologists under CORU; and what remedy exists for any persons who have been provided with psychological services, such as educational assessments, by persons unqualified for same. [42657/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Rural Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
46. 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. [41426/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Departmental Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
54. 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. [41410/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Rural Schemes
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
59. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding drawn down from the rural regeneration and development fund in each month since she took office. [41414/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Departmental Policies
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
81. 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. [41411/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Flexible Work Practices
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
85. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise the recent engagement her Department had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on remote working to support rural workers and communities, in view of the recent passing of legislation that will provide the legal right to request remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41413/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
376. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection how much it would cost to increase the rate of jobseeker's benefit by €80 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41376/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
377. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection how much of an extra cost to the Exchequer would have been incurred if each claimant of jobseeker's benefit in 2022 and to date in 2023 received an increase of €80 per week for the duration of their payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41377/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
378. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of recipients of child benefit payments. [41378/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
379. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the current total amount of jobseeker's allowance claimants; how many of those are on the reduced rate of €129.70 on account of being aged 18-24 and not living independently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41379/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
380. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of recipients of fuel allowance payments. [41380/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
381. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of recipients of working family payments. [41381/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
382. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of recipients of carer's allowance and carer's benefit payments. [41382/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
414. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education how many vacancies for SENO posts exist in the Cork area; when they will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35586/23]
Déar, 13 Iúil 2023
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Driver Test
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
225. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [34796/23]
Déar, 13 Iúil 2023
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Driver Test
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
226. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18, 18-24 and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [34797/23]