Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Schemes

Paul Kehoe

99. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to compensate drift and draft net fishers affected by the ban on commercial salmon fishing; his views on whether the hardship scheme introduced following the ban should be reopened to relevant fishers who did not avail of it at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22181/24]

Sports Funding

Paul Kehoe

49. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the progress of an application for funding under the sports capital scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22093/24]

Educational Disadvantage

Paul Kehoe

146. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any efforts are being made to accelerate the approval process for Reach funding to enable applicants to plan community education programmes in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22030/24]

Transport Policy

Paul Kehoe

176. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport what assistance is available to industry workers (details supplied) to be able to test closer to place of work and not miss more off-road time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/24]

Electric Vehicles

Paul Kehoe

225. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of fast EV chargers currently available in County Wexford; what efforts are in place to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21817/24]

Business Supports

Paul Kehoe

258. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration can be given to allow late applications for the increased cost of business grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21181/24]

School Textbooks

Paul Kehoe

314. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether the free schoolbooks scheme for junior cycle students will cover the cost of purchase of individual iPads/tablets and e-books in schools that utilise that technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21514/24]

Farm Costs

Paul Kehoe

486. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial assistance or lending assistance available to a landowner/farmer for a stocking loan, who has been refused financial lending from high-street banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21669/24]

Childcare Services

Paul Kehoe

506. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a response will issue in relation to an inquiry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/24]

Childcare Services

Paul Kehoe

523. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is any avenue for a person to access a crèche place for their children when all local crèches are at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21615/24]

Tax Code

Paul Kehoe

156. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance whether he is giving any consideration to reducing the tax payable on maintenance payments received by divorced partners who have no additional income but are precluded from applying for State benefits due to their gross income from their maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21031/24]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

258. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a building (details supplied) is being considered for use as refugee accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21034/24]

General Practitioner Services

Paul Kehoe

306. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase the numbers of GP practices and practitioners throughout the country to alleviate the current difficulties in registering with a GP as a private patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21080/24]

EU Directives

Paul Kehoe

95. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the projected fines to be imposed on Ireland by the European Commission between 2024 and 2030 for non-compliance with various directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20842/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Paul Kehoe

96. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is considering a financial/subsidy response to allow the production of cost-competitive hydrogen through renewable energy, in view of recent announcements to do so by the UK and some of our European neighbouring countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20851/24]

Departmental Strategies

Paul Kehoe

97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has a strategy to attract large-scale investments into the production of hydrogen in Ireland; how this industry can be competitive as well as to meet our legal and EU obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20852/24]

Aviation Industry

Paul Kehoe

105. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if his policy allows for the production of sustainable aviation fuels and e-fuels in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/24]

Environmental Policy

Paul Kehoe

106. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport how Ireland will tackle the existing barriers to entry to meet its EU RED 3 environmental obligations for aviation and shipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20850/24]

Aviation Industry

Paul Kehoe

107. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport when the task force on sustainable fuel aviation will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20853/24]

Departmental Policies

Paul Kehoe

108. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he is looking at mechanisms that will grant incentives to target the production of e-fuels in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20860/24]