Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional rental payments are being made by Ukrainians to top up their ARP; if this is permitted in law; if Ukrainians benefitting from the ARP are given a distinct advantage over ordinary citizens seeking rental properties where the ARP is a tax-free payment for landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation recognition payments being provided in 2023 and to date in 2024; the type of accommodation provided that is single room in a house/ full house and so on; the amount of rental properties being provided to Ukrainians under this scheme; and the amount of Ukrainians who have transferred from State provided accommodation to the ARP payment to date in 2024. [18361/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if the Government intends to hold a referendum on whether the people agree to opt in or opt out of the EU pact on migration and asylum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17720/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

12. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the latest departmental activities in the management of international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17721/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

235. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the full cost of development of modular homes for Ukrainians since 2022 to date; the cost per development and the cost per home; the number of homes built under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/24]

Departmental Regulations

Mattie McGrath

382. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the European Union (Planning and Development) (Displaced Persons from Ukraine Temporary Protection) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 306 of 2022) will be disbanded; the reason they remain in place if the levels of Ukrainian persons requiring State accommodation is falling (as per the Taoiseach's comments in Dáil Éireann on 17 April during Questions on Promised Legislation); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18021/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

383. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to develop modular homes for the homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18026/24]

Statutory Instruments

Mattie McGrath

384. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to introduce a statutory instrument to exempt developments of rapid-build modular homes for Irish citizens to alleviate the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/24]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

453. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice how many prosecutions have been initiated in respect of alleged offenses under section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004; the outcome of any such prosecutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17722/24]

Deportation Orders

Mattie McGrath

454. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons in respect of whom a deportation order has been made that are currently in the State insofar as her Department is aware; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

533. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full cost of providing modular homes for Ukrainians to date; the proposed commencement date for the development of 82 modular homes for Ukrainians on HSE-owned lands at a location (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the proposed cost of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17521/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

571. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the plans for use of modular homes built for Ukrainians should there no longer be a requirement for such homes by Ukrainians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18024/24]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

5. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media about the progress of sports capital grant applications; the total value of the fund estimated for this year’s round of applications; and when she intends to make an announcement on same. [17257/24]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

182. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application for additional accommodation for an ASD class (details supplied) in south Tipperary; the reason for the delays in progressing this project, which has been ongoing since 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17114/24]

Children in Care

Mattie McGrath

278. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the system Tusla has in place for children in State care to make a complaint; the number of complaints Tusla has received from children themselves in State care from 2015 to 2024; the number of those complaints that are about their foster placement; the number of complaints that are about their residential placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17113/24]

Foreign Birth Registration

Mattie McGrath

5. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for a foreign birth registration (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16970/24]

Immigration Policy

Mattie McGrath

95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if a referendum will be required before the State can formally opt in to the regulations that comprise the EU Migration and Asylum Pact (the Pact) which was approved by the European Parliament on 10 March 2024, given the potential significant financial burden or charge on funds on the State arising from any such formal opt-in to the regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16868/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

118. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide all communication with regard to an offer of accommodation for international protection applicants in a property in Clonmel, County Tipperary (details supplied); if this property has been rejected; the current status of this offer; the dates this property was inspected by Department officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/24]

Insurance Coverage

Mattie McGrath

194. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reasons some local authorities are insisting on public liability cover for motorcycle sport of €13 million while other councils only require €6.5 million public liability cover (details supplied); the Government position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/24]

Insurance Coverage

Mattie McGrath

201. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the position in relation to insurance for motorsport activities indemnifying the relevant local authority; the amount of public liability cover required which satisfies the requirements of the Motor Insurance Directive, (EU) 2021/2118; the Governments position on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16147/24]