Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Community Development Projects

Paul Donnelly

1. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to report on the community centres investment fund; who has received funding; what stage each project is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20937/24]

Tidy Towns

Seán Sherlock

2. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will request that the national judging of the Tidy Towns competition take place after the local elections in order to allow for any posters erected for the elections to be taken down in a timely manner. [20953/24]

Community Development Projects

Thomas Gould

3. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will provide assistance to develop a community centre in Fair Hill, Cork city. [20940/24]

Island Communities

Catherine Connolly

4. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the implementation to date of the policy for the islands; if she has received any reports or updates to date from the monitoring committee for the implementation of the policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20765/24]

Rural Schemes

Robert Troy

5. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is taking any action regarding obstacles that can arise in carrying out projects under the local improvements scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20905/24]

Control of Dogs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

6. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what efforts are being made by her Department to ensure that local authorities are enforcing the legislation in relation to collecting fines under dog control regulations. [20942/24]

Rural Schemes

Cathal Crowe

7. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will significantly increase the allocation from her Department to the local improvement scheme. [20838/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration would be given for larger local authorities such as Cork County Council to make additional submissions to the town and village renewal scheme to account for the larger population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20404/24]

Rural Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

9. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received any request for drawdown of funds in respect of local improvement scheme works not completed in 2023 from any local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20731/24]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

10. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the assessment of applications under the community services programme, administered by Pobal, to include the numbers of applications received, the numbers that were successful and whether there will be additional funding provided this year, given the volume of applications received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20864/24]

Library Services

Alan Farrell

11. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department's support for community libraries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20570/24]

Departmental Schemes

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

18. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department’s plans to address dereliction and vacancy in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20943/24]

Rural Schemes

Brendan Griffin

28. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is concerned with the broad variance of outcomes in terms of numbers of roads completed per funding per local authority under the local improvement scheme; if she will consider measures to examine whether local authorities are achieving value for money with the funding provided by her Department; if she will specifically examine how Mayo County Council can have completed 549 road improvements since 2017 with just marginally more funding than Kerry County Council, where just 196 roads were completed in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20867/24]

Rural Schemes

Michael Ring

41. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount of funding made available for the LIS since her Department was established in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20892/24]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Farrell

43. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department's efforts to bring more vacant buildings into use in towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20571/24]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how Carlow is benefiting from the 2023 town and village renewal scheme. [20607/24]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

49. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe in which he intends to submit a declaration to intervene in the case of South Africa v. Israel taken under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice, ICJ. [21105/24]

Passport Services

Matt Carthy

50. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposals to ensure the Passport Office operates efficiently throughout the busy summer period; if he will ensure that applicants can avail of urgent passport renewal or first-time in-person application and collection services when required; and if he will outline the number of additional staff who will be appointed to the Passport Office in the coming weeks. [21106/24]

EU Agreements

Marian Harkin

51. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken to persuade the European Commission to suspend the EU-Israel association agreement. [20548/24]

Ukraine War

Brendan Griffin

52. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the outlook for the remainder of 2024 in terms of the conflict in Ukraine; how this will impact Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20890/24]

Middle East

Réada Cronin

53. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the latest worrying statements by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Israel Defense Forces, IDF, action in Rafah will speed up Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20882/24]

European Union

Matt Carthy

54. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government intends to support the reappointment of European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, for a second term. [20781/24]

Middle East

Richard Boyd Barrett

55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his most recent communications with his European counterparts in relation to imposing sanctions on Israel in light of the International Court of Justice’s recent ruling that there is a plausible case that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20911/24]

British-Irish Co-operation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

57. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his Department's interaction with the British Government on the 30 April implementation of new Brexit-related customs checks on EU goods using Britain as a land bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/24]

Middle East

Joe Flaherty

58. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on his recent visit to Jordan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/24]

European Union

Darren O'Rourke

119. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the proposed reappointment of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission, considering her interventions in respect of Israel's aggression against the people of Palestine. [20813/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17375/24]

Cabinet Committees

Holly Cairns

2. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [17528/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

3. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17612/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

4. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will next meet. [17657/24]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

5. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17780/24]

Cabinet Committees

Michael Moynihan

6. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17782/24]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Farrell

7. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach to report on when the new Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [17840/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17379/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the new committee in his Department to deal with special education. [17962/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the new committee in his Department to deal with special education. [17965/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul McAuliffe

11. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17996/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

12. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17999/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18013/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

14. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18273/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

15. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [19205/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

16. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [19530/24]

Departmental Programmes

Mary Lou McDonald

17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [17376/24]

Departmental Programmes

Holly Cairns

18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being unit. [17527/24]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [17708/24]

Departmental Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [17781/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul McAuliffe

21. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [17997/24]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

22. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [18000/24]

Departmental Programmes

Violet-Anne Wynne

23. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [18272/24]

Departmental Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20457/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul Murphy

25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20460/24]

Departmental Programmes

Bríd Smith

26. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20463/24]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [20535/24]

Departmental Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

28. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [20567/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

29. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone discussion with Prime Minister Sunak. [16769/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

30. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [16770/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

31. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. [18292/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

32. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [16765/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

33. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. [20334/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20458/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20461/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bríd Smith

36. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20464/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

37. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. [20536/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

38. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20539/24]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will end the health service recruitment embargo; when the HSE will publish its pay and numbers strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the report conducted by the Health Research Board that informed his Department of the current status of the medical cannabis access programme, MCAP; when his Department will consider the findings and make a clinical decision on whether to expand the criteria of the MCAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19872/24]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will commit funding to 288 additional acute inpatient beds at University Hospital Limerick, UHL; the timeline for the full implementation of the coroner's recommendations following an inquest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19773/24]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to achieve a maximum of four months waiting time for paediatric spinal surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/24]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a severe shortage of public health nurses in Dublin Mid-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19873/24]

Nursing Homes

Cathal Crowe

6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a new capital funding stream to support the voluntary nursing home sector in meeting HIQA requirements and upgrading facilities can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19781/24]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Joan Collins

7. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason youth service workers employed through the City of Dublin ETB channel of funding in the drugs and alcohol task forces have not received the October 2023 WRC 8% pay rise or had their wages restored to pre-2009 cuts levels; and what detailed measures the Government is putting in place that pay rises are specifically accounted for in channels of funding. [19270/24]

Dental Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

8. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no orthodontic treatment in Carlow; when he expects it to be provided; and when it will be implemented. [19782/24]

Cancer Services

David Stanton

9. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if a governance structure exists in the HSE to oversee the provision of care for people genetically predisposed to cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/24]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

10. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand public dentistry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19778/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review under way into the funding and provision of post-mastectomy products; when the review will be completed; if stakeholders, including cancer survivors and post-mastectomy product fitters, will be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19294/24]

Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

12. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns regarding broken promises to improve diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/24]

Health Services Staff

Joan Collins

22. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the emergency measures the Government will put in place to ensure developmental checks resume in Dublin 8, 10 and 12, given the severe lack of child developmental checks in the area. [19450/24]

Budget Process

Ged Nash

72. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to set out how he plans to limit the deployment of so-called "non-core" expenditure as he develops plans for budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/24]

Legislative Measures

Róisín Shortall

73. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in December 2022; the reason for the delay in publishing the heads of Bill; if he expects this Bill to be introduced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Marian Harkin

75. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to explain the different pension arrangements that are in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre-and post-1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/24]

Ethics in Public Office

Rose Conway-Walsh

76. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on planned reforms to strengthen standards in public office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19844/24]

Budget Process

Peadar Tóibín

77. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will list the occasions over the past 18 months on which Government Departments have requested additional funds from his Department; the purposes of these requests; which requests were granted; and which were refused. [18661/24]

Budget Targets

Bernard Durkan

80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the extent to which expenditure trends are overstepping their targets; whether particular areas have come to notice in this regard; if inflation or other issues are contributory factors; if he plans specific measures to ensure that budget remains in target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/24]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to the visit of the Office of Public Works, OPW, Minister to Pilmore, Youghal and the Womanagh River, Ballymacoda, County Cork in November 2022, the actions taken by his Department since to address issues in both areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/24]

National Development Plan

Michael Moynihan

82. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/24]

National Development Plan

Bernard Durkan

85. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the extent to which progress on the national development plan remains within expectations; whether any measures are needed to ensure the meeting of targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19768/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

89. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide detail on the non-core spending allocation of approximately €4.5 billion for each year from 2025 to 2027 outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all interim flood prevention measures currently being proposed across the east Cork area; the status of the progression and proposed timescales for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19865/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

James O'Connor

100. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding would be made available for interim flood relief works in Midleton, including the development of an early warning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

1. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's recent visit to Boston. [12985/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the former Taoiseach's recent visit to the United States. [14152/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's visit to Washington on St. Patrick’s Day. [17961/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's visit to Washington on St. Patrick’s Day. [17964/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [10626/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [10629/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

7. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [15074/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [16710/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17374/24]

Cabinet Committees

Holly Cairns

10. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17526/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

11. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17611/24]