Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Rates

Ruairí Ó Murchú

126. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has plans to address the concerns regarding the effectiveness of the social welfare supports that are available to families and households in response to a survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24654/22]

Family Support Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

143. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to establishing a child maintenance service which supports lone parents and their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24655/22]

State Pensions

Ruairí Ó Murchú

508. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to delivering a pension at 65 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18811/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to a targeted support package for school bus operators during this challenging time with soaring fuel prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19653/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Ruairí Ó Murchú

23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [22989/22]

Ukraine War

Ruairí Ó Murchú

91. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government response to the Moldovan humanitarian appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22983/22]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

104. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration will be given to opening an Irish passport office in Northern Ireland given the demands on the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22984/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [20081/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest shared island dialogue initiatives. [18040/22]

Haulage Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

93. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the status of his engagements with truckers in relation to the rising cost of fuel which is pushing businesses to the brink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/22]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

243. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the acceleration of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in 2022 to catch-up with the recently missed revised target of 60,000 homes by the end of January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19440/22]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

244. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been passed to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/22]

Driver Licences

Ruairí Ó Murchú

416. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 29 March 2022, if he will provide an update on engagements regarding the Temporary Protection Directive in relation to driving licence requirements for displaced people entering the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/22]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

828. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the supports that are available to parents who are unable to secure the July provision summer programme and are experiencing difficulties in sourcing a tutor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19442/22]

Immigration Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1247. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) can avail of all-island travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19443/22]

Departmental Strategies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1404. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the establishment of strategic implementation groups regarding the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19444/22]

Health Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1760. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on (details supplied); the current waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/22]

Employment Rights

Ruairí Ó Murchú

90. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that his Department is taking to abolish mandatory retirement ages and stop older workers being forced out of their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18812/22]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

99. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18856/22]

Energy Prices

Ruairí Ó Murchú

125. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the further steps that are being considered to mitigate energy price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18857/22]

Taoiseach's Communications

Ruairí Ó Murchú

29. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversation with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [18039/22]

Digital Hubs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18041/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

105. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her Department’s engagements regarding the report by the European Parliament in relation to regional connectivity and smart villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18042/22]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

213. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the status of the A5 road transport corridor upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

284. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the considerations that will be given in terms of support for those rejected from Strand II of the live performance support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17698/22]

Departmental Meetings

Ruairí Ó Murchú

421. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any engagement regrading a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Ruairí Ó Murchú

422. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of full, part-time and casual staff processing applications for the foreign births register monthly from January 2020 to date in tabular form. [18271/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Ruairí Ó Murchú

423. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the scaling-up operations in regard to applications to the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18272/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Ruairí Ó Murchú

424. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the month in which the foreign birth register applications currently being worked on were received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18273/22]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the expected timeframe for the implementation of the new front-loaded special needs assistant, SNA, model detailing the delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17868/22]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

478. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the status of the roll-out of the front-loaded allocation model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17869/22]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

479. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure the equal distribution of special needs assistants across the school system, including new and developing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17870/22]

State Examinations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

499. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the leaving certificate orals and music practical exams will permanently take place in the first week of the Easter holidays. [18269/22]

Education and Training Provision

Ruairí Ó Murchú

581. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); if he has considered actions to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17699/22]

Hospice Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

717. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the €3 million of funding for the development of hospices in Drogheda, County Cavan and the midlands for palliative and end of life care will be allocated. [17696/22]

Health Services Staff

Ruairí Ó Murchú

718. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if there has been additional funding provided for the appointment of an additional two epilepsy nurse specialists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17697/22]

Health Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

719. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he has had correspondence with an organisation (details supplied) on its proposal for the increase of physiotherapy services; if he plans to act on the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17700/22]

Home Care Packages

Ruairí Ó Murchú

39. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the home care pilot project in CHO 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16684/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Ruairí Ó Murchú

77. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when he expects the citizens'’ assembly on drugs to convene. [16683/22]

Fishing Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

134. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for the Irish fishing fleet given the rising cost of fuel pressures on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16685/22]

EU Funding

Ruairí Ó Murchú

189. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeframe in which the €500 million European Crisis Reserve Fund will be made available to support farming families across the pig, beef, seed potato and horticultural sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16686/22]

Departmental Policies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the status and engagements of the Drogheda Implementation Board; the recommendations contained in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16231/22]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the impact of the omicron variant of Covid-19 in relation to the delivery of the National Broadband Plan, specifically, the impact in quarter 1 of 2022 outturns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16163/22]

EU Directives

Ruairí Ó Murchú

217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive 2014/61/EU specifically in regard to article 8 and new buildings being broadband ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16482/22]

EU Directives

Ruairí Ó Murchú

218. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or his officials have had further engagements with the European Commission regarding the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive 2014/61/EU specifically in regard to article 8 and new buildings being broadband ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16483/22]

EU Directives

Ruairí Ó Murchú

219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or his officials have had further engagements with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive 2014/61/EU specifically in regard article 8 and new buildings being broadband ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16484/22]

Ukraine War

Ruairí Ó Murchú

249. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider waiving certain driving requirements such as vehicle registration tax, insurance and Irish driver license and so on for those Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland by car. [16454/22]

Traveller Accommodation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

340. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps taken and progress made since July 2019 following the report of the Expert Group on Traveller Accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16455/22]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

373. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the processing times for applications for passports; the current number of applications that await processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16167/22]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

374. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a matter in relation to the phone lines relating to the Oireachtas urgent query service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16168/22]