Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

12. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the impact of Brexit on the Irish agri-foods industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

96. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that her Department is providing for Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34517/22]

State Pensions

Neale Richmond

106. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the consideration that has been given to the rate of payment for the old age pension ahead of Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34516/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

1. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the American congressional delegation. [27627/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister. [27626/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

34. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit and address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. [32441/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

36. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Labour Party leader. [32443/22]

Taoiseach's Communications

Neale Richmond

41. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent phone conversation with the President of the European Union Council. [33645/22]

Taoiseach's Communications

Neale Richmond

42. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent phone conversation with the President of the European Union Commission. [33646/22]

Northern Ireland

Neale Richmond

45. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest dialogue of the Shared Island unit. [35732/22]

Cabinet Committees

Neale Richmond

57. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on Brexit will meet next. [35733/22]

Cabinet Committees

Neale Richmond

58. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [35734/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

19. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his trip to the World Economic Forum. [27628/22]

Disability Services

Neale Richmond

114. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient beds and residential accommodation available for persons with disabilities that want to live outside of the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/22]

Health Services

Neale Richmond

166. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of public health nurse services in Dublin 18; the steps that he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/22]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Neale Richmond

368. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues regarding former RTÉ staff and access to pensions; if she has met the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38019/22]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Neale Richmond

369. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update into the ongoing issues with RTÉ pensions and the lack of increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38020/22]

School Transport

Neale Richmond

562. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education her plans to alleviate the cost of private school bus fees in view of her Department’s recent announcement that school bus fees will be waived for the academic year 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37776/22]

School Transport

Neale Richmond

563. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her Department is putting in place a reimbursement process for parents who have already paid their children’s school bus fee for the academic year 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37783/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Neale Richmond

626. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the eligibility for the back-to-school allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37696/22]

Further and Higher Education

Neale Richmond

705. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the higher education institutions on PHD stipends and the potential for an increase in such given the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37728/22]

Medicinal Products

Neale Richmond

933. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will make a decision on expanding access to kaftrio for children aged 6 to 11 years with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37611/22]

Energy Policy

Neale Richmond

7. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are being taken to reduce reliance on Russian energy on a European level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36354/22]

Energy Policy

Neale Richmond

8. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to promote the installation of non-fossil fuel heating sources in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36355/22]

Wind Energy Generation

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are being taken to promote the use of wind energy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36356/22]

Energy Prices

Neale Richmond

15. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider decoupling Ireland’s electricity pricing from wholesale gas and price it based on the proportion of the sources of energy generation as was done by Spain and Portugal following European Union approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36377/22]

Taxi Licences

Neale Richmond

21. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he will take to urgently increase the number of active taxi driver licences in Dublin given that drivers entitled to drive in Dublin have decreased by 5.5% since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36333/22]

Rail Network

Neale Richmond

22. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently consider extending the running times of the Luas to ensure that those in the city late into the night can avail of public transport given the lack of taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36334/22]

Rail Network

Neale Richmond

23. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently consider extending the running times of all Dublin Bus routes to ensure that those in the city late into the night can avail of public transport given the lack of taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36335/22]

Rail Network

Neale Richmond

24. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently consider extending the running times of the DART to ensure that those in the city late into the night can avail of public transport given the lack of taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36336/22]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

7. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in Ireland broken down per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35719/22]

Departmental Funding

Neale Richmond

44. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications to the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35718/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Neale Richmond

516. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the current number of citizenship applications being processed for minors broken down by the length of processing time for the following bands, those aged up to one year, between one and two years, between two and three years and those aged three years or more in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35699/22]

Departmental Funding

Neale Richmond

518. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the status of the funding of the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31018/22]

Healthcare Policy

Neale Richmond

565. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if the European health insurance card is still available to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland post-Brexit; if so, the way that a person can apply for a card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35634/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neale Richmond

695. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35563/22]

Site Acquisitions

Neale Richmond

63. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33650/22]

Special Educational Needs

Neale Richmond

68. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of SNA supports for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33651/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

16. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [30514/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

80. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the supports his Department has sent to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/22]

European Union

Neale Richmond

96. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland’s role in the European Union Strategic Compass Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33649/22]

Electricity Generation

Neale Richmond

155. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with energy suppliers regarding the ability of those with solar panels to sell excess electricity back to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34131/22]

Electricity Generation

Neale Richmond

156. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications if he has engaged with energy suppliers regarding a price for excess electricity generated by solar panels that is sold back to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34132/22]

Electricity Generation

Neale Richmond

157. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has a strategy for the way that those with solar panels who want to resell excess electricity back to the grid can do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34133/22]

Taxi Licences

Neale Richmond

174. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with companies (details supplied) to discuss the taxi shortages in Dublin; if not, if he will seek such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/22]

Taxi Licences

Neale Richmond

180. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether increased transferability of taxi licences is needed to address the current taxi shortage; if he has considered this as a solution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33891/22]

Tax Credits

Neale Richmond

224. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount it would cost to increase the tax band of the incapacitated tax credit by €200; the full-year cost of the current tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34139/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

342. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Irish Embassy in Kyiv will reopen; when Irish diplomats will return to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33643/22]

Child Protection

Neale Richmond

664. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to an initiative (details supplied) which aims to reduce the levels of child abuse by 70% by 2030 in the UK; his views on whether a similar goal could be established in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34077/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

74. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with his colleagues in Government regarding housing Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32825/22]