Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

64. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider calling on the Israeli government to lift its restriction on supplies of insulin, other diabetes supplies and all other medications for long term conditions from entering Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7017/24]

Citizens' Assembly

Ruairí Ó Murchú

8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [2746/24]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

24. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [6307/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

104. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in secondary schools in County Louth for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6339/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

129. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in County Louth for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6338/24]

Construction Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

41. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work being done in his Department to promote the use of modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5719/24]

Flexible Work Practices

Ruairí Ó Murchú

43. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give and update on the work that is being done by his Department, with other Government Departments and State agencies; to find solutions for those who live in the North and work remotely for southern-based companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5718/24]

Pension Provisions

Ruairí Ó Murchú

95. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the agreed cost-of-living increase of 4% for ESB pensioners will be approved and paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5284/24]

Flood Risk Management

Ruairí Ó Murchú

120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progress of flood defences planned for Dundalk Bay, County Louth; to outline if additional funding will be made available for flood defences in north Louth following the damage done in November 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5285/24]

Tourism Promotion

Ruairí Ó Murchú

237. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline Tourism Ireland’s strategy and budget to market Brigid 1500 abroad, to include the locations in Ireland and the number of any press or promotional trips for journalists or influencers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5688/24]

Road Safety

Ruairí Ó Murchú

66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the work plan for 2024 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4580/24]

Road Traffic Accidents

Ruairí Ó Murchú

71. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the mechanisms available to a resident in north Louth (details supplied) whose home has sustained over €50,000 worth of damage following three serious RTAs on the road in the past 12 months, including one fatal RTA, when Louth County Council is not minded to install a crash barrier or other traffic mitigation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4579/24]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

132. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market, particularly in relation to reducing the cost of public liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4576/24]

Fiscal Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

151. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work being done to ensure that cash cannot be refused in retail and other premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4577/24]

Community Development Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

76. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration is being given to providing an enhanced or additional LIS package for areas, particularly in north Louth, that have been badly affected by recent flooding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4007/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding under any scheme under the remit of her Department is being considered for areas, particularly in north Louth, that have been badly affected by recent flooding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4008/24]

School Meals Programme

Ruairí Ó Murchú

381. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the options open to parents of primary school children who are coeliacs to avail of the school meals programme and whose school supplier is not providing gluten-free options; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4114/24]

An Garda Síochána

Ruairí Ó Murchú

415. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the number of gardaí and their rank, in all stations in County Louth as of December 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3970/24]

Medical Cards

Ruairí Ó Murchú

508. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to including the condition CANVAS to the list of conditions recognised for medical card purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3758/24]

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

37. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his Department’s and the Government’s recent international interactions and planned future engagements on the issue of Gaza and the wider Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3289/24]

Northern Ireland

Ruairí Ó Murchú

57. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the recent work done by him and his Department on the re-establishment of the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3290/24]

Energy Conservation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

132. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the next steps following the publication of the SEAI study into Carlinn Hall in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/24]

Recycling Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

135. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any plans to encourage more retailers to sign up to the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3292/24]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

3. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [1841/24]

Departmental Bodies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of his Department's shared island unit. [2745/24]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress being made in the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2739/24]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he can provide an update on the current UNIFIL mission in which Defence Forces’ members are taking part in South Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ruairí Ó Murchú

96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the terms of reference for the inquiry into Covid-19 will be produced. [1840/24]

Dental Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

669. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if it is the policy of the National Oral Health Office that funding provided for orthodontic treatment for under-18s categorised at the highest category 5 level is being used instead to treat in the private sector under-18s who are categorised in the 4 category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3048/24]

Health Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the new protocols for hospital discharges to stepdown facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2017/24]

Departmental Bodies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

52. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of his Department's 'savings and productivity taskforce'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2016/24]

Disability Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

84. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to improve pay and conditions for personal assistants working in further education settings; and to provide an update on the development of the further education disability framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2026/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

85. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for the further expansion of apprenticeship courses in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2027/24]

Rail Network

Ruairí Ó Murchú

204. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 30 November 2023, the reason the NTA is not carrying out a study of the effect on intercity enterprise services before key decisions are made on the DART+ Coastal North Project, given that Irish Rail has already confirmed that DART+ may result in slower enterprise journey times; if he will request the NTA to discharge its statutory duty in transport planning and avoid a negative impact on this transport link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56953/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the capital investment scheme support for renewable energy investments as part of the CAP Strategic Plan; if said support can be expected to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55700/23]

Nitrates Usage

Ruairí Ó Murchú

59. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update regarding the work done by the agriculture water quality working group in relation to the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55699/23]

Disability Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline any recent engagements his Department has had with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding workforce planning in the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55702/23]

Legislative Reviews

Ruairí Ó Murchú

138. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update regarding the legislative proposals arising from the review of the Equality Acts (Equal Status Acts 2000 and Employment Equality Acts 1998); when it can be expected that these proposals will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55701/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

4. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will meet next. [55079/23]

Climate Change Negotiations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

24. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at COP28. [55080/23]

An Garda Síochána

Ruairí Ó Murchú

58. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the Garda operational model for County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55083/23]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

224. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the request from Louth County Council to TII to approve a motion to treat the N53 works in County Louth; when the work on the N53 will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55169/23]

Beef Sector

Ruairí Ó Murchú

629. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer (details supplied) who is appealing a decision not to award him a payment under the national beef welfare scheme, and who is awaiting a decision on this appeal, can sell calves, as is normal this type of year, before a decision is made on the appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55142/23]

Dental Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

761. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the funding made available in 2021, 2022 and 2023 to the HSE orthodontic treatment waiting list initiative through the National Oral Health Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54551/23]

Dental Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

762. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the total funding being made available in 2024 for the HSE orthodontic treatment waiting list initiative through the National Oral Health Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54552/23]

Dental Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

763. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health how many 5a waiting list patients were seen in the CHO8 area under the HSE orthodontic treatment waiting list initiative in 2021, 2022 and 2023; how much was spent on this category for the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54553/23]

Dental Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

764. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health how many grade 4 waiting list patients were seen in the CHO8 area under the HSE orthodontic treatment waiting list initiative in 2021, 2022 and 2023; how much was spent on this category for the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54554/23]

Grant Payments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

38. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the report reviewing housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability; to provide a date by which we can expect said report to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54103/23]

Grant Payments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

82. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline what recent engagements his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform regarding income thresholds and grant limits for housing adaptations for older people and people with a disability. [54104/23]

State Pensions

Ruairí Ó Murchú

98. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection to report on the progress made regarding benchmarking the State pension at 34% above average earnings, considering the budget 2024 increase in State pensions has not matched the spending power of State pensions from 2020. [54102/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Ruairí Ó Murchú

132. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection what work is being done to reduce the processing time for disability allowance applications which have increased by two weeks since December 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54101/23]

Social Insurance

Ruairí Ó Murchú

239. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the timeline for the proposed future changes to the level of PRSI stamp that pensioners who are still in paid employment will have to pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51423/23]

National Economic and Social Council

Ruairí Ó Murchú

18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [53489/23]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

95. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on what recent engagements her Department has had with the Department of Finance and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the implementation of section 481 film tax relief recommendations, as outlined by the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. [53475/23]

Arts Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what plans, if any are being established to mandate local councils to invest in the arts, considering they are primary stakeholders in local arts centres, yet are not explicitly required to allocate funding to the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53476/23]

Civil Service

Ruairí Ó Murchú

209. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if previous experience in the North’s civil service is taken as relevant experience by the State’s civil service when it comes to deciding where to place a new hire from the North’s civil service on the pay scale here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53892/23]

Rail Network

Ruairí Ó Murchú

30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if timetable estimates have been carried out by Irish Rail or the National Transport Authority in relation to the possible impact on enterprise train services between Belfast and Dublin of the DART+ Coastal North plans; if not, to outline the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52751/23]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

32. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering making further funding available in 2024 to progress the N2 Ardee to Carrickmacross route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52752/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Ruairí Ó Murchú

157. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent engagements he has had with US government representatives regarding the Israeli bombardment of Gaza; to what extent these discussions were about a roadmap to ceasefire in which US support would be crucial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49936/23]

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

179. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what sanctions he is willing to impose on Israel in order to increase international political pressure on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49935/23]

Residency Permits

Ruairí Ó Murchú

101. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the recent postings on the irishimmigration.ie website (details supplied); if this will increase waiting times for applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52590/23]

Child Poverty

Ruairí Ó Murchú

6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview on the report published by his Department on 14 November 2023 on how budget 2024 dealt with child poverty and child well-being. [52322/23]

An Garda Síochána

Ruairí Ó Murchú

16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [52321/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ruairí Ó Murchú

53. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on progress being made on flood defences in County Louth, taking into account the recent flood and near flooding in Dundalk and north Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52339/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ruairí Ó Murchú

62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans for looking at mitigations and protections required following north Louth flooding and near flooding recently; what engagement there has been through the OPW and his Department with Louth County Council and other agencies following the flooding in north Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52340/23]

Trade Relations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

13. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether an IDA Ireland business development consultant (details supplied) has been recruited; if the Government is rethinking the role in view of the ongoing breaches of international humanitarian law and ongoing war crimes committed by Israel. [51480/23]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance what progress has been made regarding public liability insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51422/23]

Business Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the increased cost of business grant; at what point the details of this scheme will be finalised; the process by which eligible SMEs will apply to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51251/23]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

196. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline what flood relief schemes are available to businesses that are not eligible for the emergency flood relief scheme as they have over 20 employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51252/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for constitutional amendments. [50721/23]

Social Dialogue

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [50720/23]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

42. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the alleged release on bail of one of the men accused of the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50907/23]

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

53. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the concerns raised by the head of the UNIFIL mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro about the security situation in South Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50908/23]

Energy Conservation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline what grant schemes to support the replacement of the communal heating systems running on fossil fuels with the new systems which use renewable energy sources will be available to landlords, residents and stakeholders in order for the programme to be sustainable and cost effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49961/23]

Energy Conservation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

44. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update regarding the Carlinn Hall Dundalk SEAI report that was set to be published in early October; when the recommendations outlined in the report will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49960/23]

Weather Events

Ruairí Ó Murchú

385. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, following the recent flooding in north Louth, he will outline the compensation and funding schemes available to farmers for loss of dry stock, damage to machinery and sheds, etc.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49631/23]

Weather Events

Ruairí Ó Murchú

386. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what work will be carried out by his Department to assess the damage done to farm land as a result of recent flooding in north Louth; if the Department will be working with Louth County Council or other agencies and departments on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49632/23]

Hospital Facilities

Ruairí Ó Murchú

14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the RCSI Hospital Group for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48974/23]

Eating Disorders

Ruairí Ó Murchú

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to eating disorder residential and community support services in the State for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48975/23]

Nursing Homes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1263. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will outline under what circumstances the HSE ordered the gathering of information in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) in Dundalk, County Louth in May 2020 during the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic; who ordered that this material was gathered and centralised in the HSE; what was the purpose of this information being gathered; if he is aware of other similar information gathering exercises carried out by the HSE in relation to private nursing homes at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48247/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ruairí Ó Murchú

18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress to date in 2023 on to the delivery of the CFRAM scheme for County Louth; the current timelines for the delivery of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47004/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ruairí Ó Murchú

39. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what engagement there has been between his Department and other Departments this year in relation to the delivery of necessary flood protection schemes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47005/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the supports and grants available to farmers who wish to provide renewable energy and electricity generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46995/23]

Nitrates Usage

Ruairí Ó Murchú

103. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the contacts his Department has had with the EU, other Departments and other State agencies recently in relation to the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46996/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

7. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [46320/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [46321/23]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Ruairí Ó Murchú

89. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if personal assistants, who work with those with disabilities at third-level institutes and who have to sign on for jobseeker’s allowance during term breaks, including the summer, can have a streamlined application process due to the nature of their work contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46188/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Ruairí Ó Murchú

105. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the current processing times for disability allowance, carers allowance and social welfare appeals; if she will compare these waiting times to this time last year; her views on the increase in processing times for these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46189/23]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline the progress being made on the implementation of the recommendations of the report on section 481 Film Tax Credit, produced by the Oireachtas Budget Scrutiny Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45369/23]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Finance and other Government Departments to progress the establishment of the stakeholders’ forum, one of the recommendations of the recent report on section 481 Film Tax Credit produced by the Oireachtas Budget Scrutiny Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45368/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

88. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration can be given to allowing an apprentice butcher who lives in the South and who has been offered an apprenticeship place at a suitable facility in the North (details supplied) to be accepted onto the SOLAS apprenticeship course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45367/23]

Education and Training Boards

Ruairí Ó Murchú

138. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will give an update on any progress made to resolve the terms and conditions of employment of personal assistants who work in some Education and Training Boards; if he will provide a timeline for when the issue is expected to be resolved; if he will outline the engagement he and his Department has had with others in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45366/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [42604/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

13. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [45032/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

21. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [43574/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

29. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the UN General Assembly. [43575/23]

School Equipment

Ruairí Ó Murchú

37. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the funding schemes that are available to secondary schools this academic year to help them with the purchase of musical equipment for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45011/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Ruairí Ó Murchú

75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) in County Louth was refused DEIS status when the secondary school in the same town was given DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45010/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Ruairí Ó Murchú

15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give an update on the work that is being carried out by his Department, with other Government Departments and State agencies, to find solutions for those who live in the North of Ireland and work remotely for southern-based companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44395/23]

Industrial Development

Ruairí Ó Murchú

19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the engagement he, along with his Department and the IDA, have had with the State's tech sector in the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/23]