Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Vacant Properties

Alan Farrell

197. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications that were successful nationwide in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2119/24]

Vacant Properties

Alan Farrell

198. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications made to Fingal County Council that were successful in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/24]

Housing Provision

Alan Farrell

199. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of commencement notices that have been accepted by Fingal County Council in quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2121/24]

Housing Provision

Alan Farrell

200. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on Fingal County Council's social housing list who were housed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2122/24]

Fire Service

Alan Farrell

201. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the outcome of discussions between Meath Fire Service and Dublin Fire Brigade to address how fire cover and the provision of emergency services can be improved for boarder communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2124/24]

Sentencing Policy

Alan Farrell

240. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the status of her Department’s review of enactments providing for the imposition of minimum mandatory sentences, in accordance with section 29 of the Judicial Council Act 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2125/24]

Construction Industry

Alan Farrell

343. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what role his Department can play in easing the labour shortage in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/23]

Defence Forces

Alan Farrell

151. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on his Department’s assessment of the sonar capabilities of the Defence Forces; what plans his Department is considering to improve sonar capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56767/23]

Defence Forces

Alan Farrell

152. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to develop primary radar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56768/23]

Courts Service

Alan Farrell

1029. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on her Department's engagement with An Garda Síochána on the court presenter allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56769/23]

Teagasc Activities

Alan Farrell

8. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of the centre for sustainable animal and grassland research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55511/23]

Food Industry

Alan Farrell

41. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s efforts to improve food production sustainability in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55512/23]

Child Poverty

Alan Farrell

80. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s efforts to tackle child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55513/23]

Departmental Projects

Alan Farrell

101. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s work with regard to the Growing Up in Ireland study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55514/23]

Climate Change Negotiations

Alan Farrell

27. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on his engagements at COP28. [55145/23]

Policing Authority

Alan Farrell

55. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice to outline her engagement with the Policing Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55144/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Farrell

67. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice her views the fast-tracking of Garda attestation in Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55143/23]

Planning Issues

Alan Farrell

11. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the work of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, MARA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54063/23]

State Bodies

Alan Farrell

57. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the work of Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54062/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Alan Farrell

114. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on her Department’s efforts to reform jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54064/23]