Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Legislative Measures

Ruairí Ó Murchú

172. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans to implement the aspects of the EU Digital Services Act not included in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39232/22]

Industrial Development

Ruairí Ó Murchú

188. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the future plans that the IDA has for County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39160/22]

Enterprise Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

189. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement that there has been recently in relation to progressing the M1 Dublin-Belfast corridor as a business and investment location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39161/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

194. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for interim solutions for householders in rural areas waiting on broadband that is some years away under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39243/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to ensure that the State meets climate targets in relation to electricity generation from renewables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39170/22]

Electricity Generation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

213. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of plans to improve microgeneration of electricity in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

214. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria that are used for entities to be established as one stop shops for housing improvement grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39172/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

215. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria that is used by one-stop shops for contractors to be included on their approved lists for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39173/22]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

216. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to accelerate the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the engagement there has been with National Broadband Ireland in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the updated plans at the National Cyber Security Centre to deal with cyber and hybrid attacks in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39175/22]

Telecommunications Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

218. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the interactions with telecoms companies and other related agencies with regard to eliminating spam calls and texts to phone users in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39176/22]

Public Transport

Ruairí Ó Murchú

241. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the mitigations that are being considered to reduce costs in the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39238/22]

Haulage Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

242. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the mitigations that are being considered to reduce costs for the haulage industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39239/22]

Bus Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

243. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the mitigations that are being considered to reduce costs for commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39240/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

254. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to increasing the amount of money returned to commercial bus operators under the youth travel card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39300/22]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

284. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the engagement by his Department and Government agencies with foreign or overseas insurance companies with a view to increasing the number of providers in the public liability insurance market in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39162/22]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

285. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s plans to ensure the right of access to insurance link information following the recent European Commission finding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39163/22]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

286. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the measures that the Government plans to take to ensure that changes in the judicial guidelines on personal injury claims result in reduced premiums for insurance customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39164/22]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

287. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the legislative changes that are planned or are underway to ensure a reduction in insurance premiums for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39165/22]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

288. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work that is being carried out under the action plan for insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39166/22]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/22]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

339. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons who are actively working in the film and television industry at the moment. [39298/22]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

340. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions that are being taken to address the high levels of unemployment, low levels of job security and low levels of pay within the film and television industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39299/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

374. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that HAP recipients are not able to get repayment plans if they are in arrears; the way that tenants in arrears can deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39217/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

375. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenants who had HAP arrears and who lost their tenancies by county since 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39218/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

376. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the guidelines used by HAP and by the local authorities on the way that they deal with vulnerable customers in rent arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39219/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

377. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request HAP to allow tenants in rent arrears to take-up payment plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39220/22]

Departmental Data

Ruairí Ó Murchú

378. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable, affordable mortgage, cost rental and council houses including Approved Housing Bodies, that will be delivered in County Louth in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39221/22]

Departmental Reviews

Ruairí Ó Murchú

379. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement that there has been by his Department with the Attorney General on the planning review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39222/22]

Brexit Issues

Ruairí Ó Murchú

413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the Government’s international engagement on the Irish protocol particularly with the European Union, the United States and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/22]

European Union

Ruairí Ó Murchú

414. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the Government engagement on the issue of accession to the European Union of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldovia and the Western Balkan countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/22]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

415. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made in relation to the processing of Irish passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39180/22]

European Union

Ruairí Ó Murchú

416. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the Government’s engagement with the European Union on the issue of food security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39181/22]

Overseas Development Aid

Ruairí Ó Murchú

417. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the Government’s plans to increase overseas aid to deal with the threat of famine which has been made worse by the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39182/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

459. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s involvement in increasing the State’s cybersecurity infrastructure, including additional financial resources allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39152/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

460. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s interaction with international agencies and other states in relation to improving the State’s cybersecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39153/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

461. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if he will detail if any additional personnel from the Defence Forces of his Department have been tasked with dealing with hybrid and cybersecurity threats to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39154/22]

Departmental Reports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

462. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the plans there are to implement the report of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39155/22]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

463. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if he will detail the interaction and engagement by his Department with Dublin Airport Authority regarding the use of the Defence Forces at Dublin Airport; the details of any deployment of Defence Forces’ personnel at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39156/22]

Schools Building Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

492. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the plans for the delivery of new primary and secondary schools in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39157/22]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

493. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the status of the delivery of the autism unit at a school (details supplied) in County Louth. [39158/22]

School Staff

Ruairí Ó Murchú

494. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the agreement on school secretaries’ pay and conditions; the Departmental resources that are being used to ensure the speedy resolution of the issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39159/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

505. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to awarding the back-to-school allowance to families who foster children with Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39149/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

546. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional needs payment applications that have been received, awarded and refused in each Intreo centre in the State since 1 March 2022; the total Euro amount of payments in each Intreo centre on a monthly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39241/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

547. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare applications that have been received, awarded and refused in each Intreo centre in the State since 1 March 2022, including the total Euro amount of payments in each Intreo centre on a monthly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39242/22]

Children in Care

Ruairí Ó Murchú

602. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to increase the foster care allowance to families who work with Tusla. [39148/22]

Family Support Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

603. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to increase the availability of early intervention for families in distress and for family supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39150/22]

Childcare Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

604. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to bolster the viability of childcare providers, including plans to reduce the cost of childcare to parents, increase wages to workers in the sector and enhance career progression of workers in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39151/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

612. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to an increase in the allowances for apprentices from rural areas particularly early years apprentices who often have to travel long distances for work and training due to the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39245/22]

Institutes of Technology

Ruairí Ó Murchú

623. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of Dundalk Institute of Technology’s progress towards technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39183/22]