Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Vacant Properties

Neale Richmond

387. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an update will be provided on the work of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to identify vacant houses and other appropriate locations for the housing of Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18257/22]

Special Educational Needs

Neale Richmond

501. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the work she is undertaking to ensure that children with additional needs who attend a school (details supplied) have adequate supports for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18282/22]

Gender Recognition

Neale Richmond

532. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of and position regarding providing the option to include non-binary as a gender option in the Gender Recognition Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18238/22]

Social Welfare Code

Neale Richmond

533. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if the benefit payment for 65-year-olds is means tested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18246/22]

Social Welfare Code

Neale Richmond

534. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if a type of person (details supplied) would qualify for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18247/22]

Social Welfare Code

Neale Richmond

535. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if a type of person (details supplied) would qualify for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18248/22]

Social Welfare Code

Neale Richmond

536. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if a type of person (details supplied) would qualify for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18249/22]

Medicinal Products

Neale Richmond

856. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he has considered restricting the over-the-counter sale of codeine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18195/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Neale Richmond

971. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the funding for the connected hubs programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18097/22]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

972. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to expand the walks scheme including into the Dublin mountains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18098/22]

Property Registration

Neale Richmond

244. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding the Property Registration Authority, PRA, and delays in receiving information; if he has taken steps to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17143/22]

Irish Language

Neale Richmond

270. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no Irish language secondary school available for persons in the Dublin Rathdown area for parents that would like their children to continue their education through Irish; if she will take steps to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17198/22]

Irish Language

Neale Richmond

271. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she plans to open more Irish language secondary schools in the greater Dublin area in order to provide more options for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17199/22]

School Facilities

Neale Richmond

272. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to schools being built, including a school in Cherrywood (details supplied), with gas boilers; if a more environmentally friendly option can be found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17205/22]

Mental Health Services

Neale Richmond

398. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of access to St. John of Gods respite services in Dún Laoghaire due to emergency situations requiring a takeover of the respite services; if he will take steps to ensure that emergencies can be addressed while also allowing for the continuation of the respite services for St. John of Gods service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17223/22]

Driver Licences

Neale Richmond

18. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he will facilitate the early renewal of driver licenses that have been extended due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/22]

International Protection

Neale Richmond

96. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if non-European Union students who had been studying in Ukraine will be facilitated to continue their studies in Ireland; if this service is restricted to refugees with Ukrainian citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16828/22]

EU Meetings

Neale Richmond

17. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [12776/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

33. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversation with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [12777/22]

Northern Ireland

Neale Richmond

40. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Shared Island Dialogue on Sport. [12778/22]

Crime Prevention

Neale Richmond

119. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address assaults on frontline workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16245/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

146. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to ensure that Ukrainian refugees are able to enter Ireland and regularise their position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16246/22]

Cycling Facilities

Neale Richmond

254. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that future cycle lanes are segregated and protected from cars where possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16579/22]

National Lottery

Neale Richmond

281. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when purchasing a ticket for the National Lottery Euromillions online the National Lottery website adds in an additional €1.00 for lotto plus, therefore creating an opt-out system when an opt-in system should be in place; if he will address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/22]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

569. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the status of the community safety and innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11509/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

570. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to ensure that Ukrainian refugees are given equal rights and access to services in Ireland upon their arrival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14470/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

58. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that Ukrainian refugees can avail of childcare in an affordable and timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14469/22]

EU Meetings

Neale Richmond

100. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent meeting with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

127. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the response of his Department to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/22]

North-South Ministerial Council

Neale Richmond

210. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the schedule of upcoming meetings of the North-South Ministerial Council. [6424/22]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

211. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation and impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6479/22]

British-Irish Co-operation

Neale Richmond

212. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the schedule of upcoming meetings of the British-Irish Council. [6423/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Neale Richmond

14. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that are being taken to ensure that Ukrainian refugees can access the supplementary welfare allowance and child benefit quickly upon their arrival in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14468/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

63. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she has taken to ensure that Ukrainian refugees have access to social protection services upon their arrival in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14467/22]

Aviation Industry

Neale Richmond

195. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to so-called ghost flights being flown from Dublin Airport; if he is concerned at the climate impact of these flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14555/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

251. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the average waiting times for the Revenue Commissioners' jobs and pensions phone helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14420/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

252. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the Revenue Commissioners' public offices to reopen following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14421/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

253. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the operating hours of the Revenue Commissioners' jobs and pensions phone helplines beyond the current 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. hours to deal with the high volume of calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14422/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

254. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the total number of queries dealt with by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if these calls are from businesses or individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14423/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

255. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the average response time to queries submitted to the ROS online MyEnquiries service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14424/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

256. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the number of queries submitted to the ROS MyEnquiries service in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14425/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

257. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance when the current virtual video appointment was established by the Revenue Commissioners; the average wait time for a virtual video appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14426/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Neale Richmond

258. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the number of virtual video appointments facilitated by the Revenue Commissioners since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14427/22]

Hospital Staff

Neale Richmond

994. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will address the recruitment of 17 additional neurology nurses for St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14643/22]

Agriculture Industry

Neale Richmond

1144. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if has considered increasing the use of seaweed as fertiliser to tackle the shortage of fertiliser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14588/22]

Agriculture Industry

Neale Richmond

1145. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered reusing food waste as animal feed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14589/22]

School Facilities

Neale Richmond

76. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the work of her Department to ensure that full use is made of educational facilities outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13328/22]

School Facilities

Neale Richmond

86. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if consideration is being given to the use of schools for after-school care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13329/22]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

1. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [11439/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neale Richmond

222. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of Covid-19 anti-viral drugs to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/22]