Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Policy

Cormac Devlin

314. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that are still outstanding from the August 2005 report on the Present and Future Protection of Thatched Structures in Ireland; the supports that are available to support homeowners maintain thatched roofs; the number of thatched roof dwellings per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49564/22]

Schools Building Projects

Cormac Devlin

380. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of the proposed construction of the SEN classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49567/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Cormac Devlin

488. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49563/22]

Courts Service

Cormac Devlin

586. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the status of the proposed arrangements for special exemption orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49559/22]

An Garda Síochána

Cormac Devlin

610. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the State as of 1 January in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50243/22]

An Garda Síochána

Cormac Devlin

611. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned as juvenile liaison officers. [50244/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Cormac Devlin

615. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and up to 1 October 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50368/22]

Nursing Homes

Cormac Devlin

638. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed changes to the fair deal arrangements regarding the treatment of rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49568/22]

Agriculture Industry

Cormac Devlin

780. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the financial supports that are available to beekeepers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49560/22]

Agriculture Industry

Cormac Devlin

781. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts to prevent the spread of varroa mite among Ireland's native honey bees; if he will consider reintroducing a restriction of the importation of non-native honey bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49561/22]

Human Rights

Cormac Devlin

6. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that is being taken to ensure that the Iranian authorities abide by the principles enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a party, given the recent events in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/22]

Northern Ireland

Cormac Devlin

12. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects a reset on the Northern Ireland Protocol following the change in government in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48897/22]

School Staff

Cormac Devlin

196. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48944/22]

Health Services

Cormac Devlin

340. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48943/22]

An Garda Síochána

Cormac Devlin

381. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrest warrants received by An Garda Síochána from Dublin District Court and the Dublin District Family Court by category and by DMR division in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the number that were executed during the same period and the number outstanding by category on 18 September 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46708/22]

An Garda Síochána

Cormac Devlin

382. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made by An Garda Síochána on foot of a complaint regarding the breach of protection orders and safety orders by DMR division in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46709/22]

Medicinal Products

Cormac Devlin

460. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out under the drug treatment scheme of the new prescription medication, inclisiran, which is used to treat high cholesterol in persons with an adverse reaction to statins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46710/22]

Insurance Industry

Cormac Devlin

104. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work that he has undertaken to bring down the cost of insurance for motorists, homeowners and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46283/22]

Tax Reliefs

Cormac Devlin

114. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of remote working relief to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46282/22]

Departmental Data

Cormac Devlin

7. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the volume, value, and type of grants processed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, by month during the period January 2022 to August 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46148/22]

Disability Services

Cormac Devlin

29. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of plans to establish a dedicated transport service to support persons with a mobility disability, as he has previously mentioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46152/22]

Housing Schemes

Cormac Devlin

54. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and value of grants approved by a county council (details supplied) under the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability by month in 2022; the average processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Cormac Devlin

99. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the roll-out of a scheme in an area (details supplied) to ensure that the programme is adequate for small-scale providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46149/22]

Health Strategies

Cormac Devlin

119. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46151/22]

Rural Schemes

Cormac Devlin

163. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will urgently review the provision of funding to an association (details supplied) to ensure that the services can continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46150/22]

Energy Conservation

Cormac Devlin

84. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the progress of the national retrofitting programme. [45689/22]

Energy Prices

Cormac Devlin

90. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of his plans to deal with the increase in the cost of energy. [45691/22]

Departmental Funding

Cormac Devlin

189. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of moneys returned from the four local authorities in Dublin to his Department, or agencies under his remit by category for each of the years 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/22]

Tax Reliefs

Cormac Devlin

211. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax-free thresholds at which children in Group A and close relatives in Group B can inherit property and assets from their family as part of Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/22]

Local Authorities

Cormac Devlin

265. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of monies returned from the four local authorities in Dublin to his Department by category for each of the years 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45536/22]

Local Authorities

Cormac Devlin

266. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of monies provided to the four local authorities in Dublin by his Department for the provision of retrofitting of council housing stock by category for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45539/22]

Budget 2023

Cormac Devlin

360. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45532/22]

Budget 2023

Cormac Devlin

404. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

498. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the ex-gratia scheme for medical workers who died from Covid-19 during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45535/22]

Disability Services

Cormac Devlin

499. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the financial allocation to respite services from the HSE by agency for persons with a disability in CHO6 for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45538/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Cormac Devlin

14. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on calls for a significant and immediate package of emergency energy supports for businesses to be made available under the new EU state aid framework. [45162/22]

Energy Prices

Cormac Devlin

54. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that he is helping businesses to address the increase in costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45161/22]

Rail Network

Cormac Devlin

291. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on plans to increase capacity and frequency of the Luas service from Cherrywood, Bride’s Glen to Sandyford given the imminent increase in population resulting from the completion of hundreds of new homes this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44052/22]

Tax Reliefs

Cormac Devlin

416. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the bike-to-work scheme as part of the budget 2023 process to allow more cohorts access the scheme, including the self-employed and retired persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44054/22]

Public Sector Pay

Cormac Devlin

472. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of bringing Houses of the Oireachtas staff employed under the scheme for secretarial assistance under the terms of Building for Momentum, including the recent pay deal, by grade, in tabular form; if he will consider offering these staff a similar package while historical negotiations continue given the impact of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44056/22]

Local Authorities

Cormac Devlin

663. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of central funding received by a county council (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44050/22]

Local Authorities

Cormac Devlin

664. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request additional funding or allow local authorities reallocate existing funding to reopen retrofitting schemes, such as for doors, windows and minor improvements, for local authority housing stock ahead of the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44053/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Cormac Devlin

1178. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider creating a new band of the fuel allowance scheme to allow working families and persons on modest incomes to access emergency support this winter as part of Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44055/22]

Tax Reliefs

Cormac Devlin

186. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief for owner-occupiers and social landlords of defective apartments in budget 2023; if he will consider making any recommendations from the working group retrospective to allow property owners who have carried out works in the recent past to access the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38766/22]

Schools Building Projects

Cormac Devlin

324. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38761/22]

Schools Building Projects

Cormac Devlin

325. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38762/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Cormac Devlin

380. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the feasibility of introducing a second band in the fuel allowance payment in Budget 2023 for persons with incomes just above the thresholds for eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38767/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Cormac Devlin

381. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the feasibility of introducing a second band in the carer's allowance in Budget 2023 for persons with incomes just above the thresholds for eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38768/22]

Employment Schemes

Cormac Devlin

382. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the meeting arranged between her Department and the representatives of Tús and rural social scheme supervisors in order to progress their requests for improved terms and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38770/22]

Health Services

Cormac Devlin

563. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on respite services in CHO6; when it is expected that services will resume to previous levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38763/22]