Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 3 de 16
Déar, 12 DFómh 2023
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Road Projects
Ruairí Ó Murchú
80. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 22 June 2023, and in light of the October 2022 TII briefing report on possible fatalities and serious injuries, if he will consider a further allocation of funding this year to progress the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44482/23]
Céad, 11 DFómh 2023
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Legal Aid
Ruairí Ó Murchú
36. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the work that has been carried out by her Department to review and increase payments to solicitors and barristers in the criminal legal aid scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43927/23]
Céad, 11 DFómh 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
99. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the work that is being carried out by her Department in order to support and assist children who are deemed to be exceptional or twice exceptional; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44269/23]
Céad, 11 DFómh 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
100. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education what special education supports are currently available specifically for children who are exceptional or twice exceptional; how these supports can be accessed by schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44270/23]
Céad, 11 DFómh 2023
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Information and Communications Technology
Ruairí Ó Murchú
111. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed update on the grant funding scheme available to primary schools for ICT, including the provision of whiteboards, under the digital strategy for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44414/23]
Déar, 5 DFómh 2023
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Road Traffic Accidents
Ruairí Ó Murchú
23. 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 road traffic accidents on the road in the past six months, including one fatal accident; when Louth County Council will install a crash barrier or other traffic mitigation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/23]
Déar, 5 DFómh 2023
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Traffic Management
Ruairí Ó Murchú
62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are uniform guidelines or matrixes for local authorities on traffic management and calming measures and their implementation in housing estates; if not, if he plans to introduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43041/23]
Déar, 5 DFómh 2023
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Insurance Industry
Ruairí Ó Murchú
120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance what the Government’s priorities are in respect of insurance competition work and reform of the insurance market for the remainder of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42888/23]
Déar, 5 DFómh 2023
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Insurance Industry
Ruairí Ó Murchú
131. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market produces end of year reports on the progress made on its aims, objections and targets, and if not, will the Minister commit to doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42887/23]
Céad, 4 DFómh 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of his Department’s shared island unit. [41329/23]
Céad, 4 DFómh 2023
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Northern Ireland
Ruairí Ó Murchú
14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for a report on his recent discussions with the political parties in the North. [42603/23]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2023
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Defence Forces
Ruairí Ó Murchú
94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on progress being made to recruit more personnel into the Defence Forces, particularly the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42596/23]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2023
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Defence Forces
Ruairí Ó Murchú
110. 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 solider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42595/23]
Déar, 28 MFómh 2023
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Northern Ireland
Ruairí Ó Murchú
16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on the engagements with the British Government and the parties in the North on the resumption of the Executive.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41330/23]
Déar, 28 MFómh 2023
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Middle East
Ruairí Ó Murchú
21. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trips to Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/23]
Déar, 28 MFómh 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
82. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to parliamentary Question No. 146 of 25 July 2023, to provide an update on the progress of the publication of review of the SEAI study into Carlinn Hall, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/23]
Déar, 28 MFómh 2023
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Energy Policy
Ruairí Ó Murchú
114. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the work of the Heat and Built Environment Delivery Taskforce will look at solving issues with existing district and communal heating systems such as Carlinn Hall in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41754/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Control of Dogs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
71. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the work being done by the stakeholders' group on control of dogs issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41341/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Ruairí Ó Murchú
92. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the engagement her Department has had with other Departments, agencies and local authorities in relation to delivering schemes to facilitate capital projects such as sports and community facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41340/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Dental Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
521. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the numbers of dentists around the State still treating medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41030/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Medical Cards
Ruairí Ó Murchú
522. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs, rather than means; whether there are plans to extend the review cycle for medical card holders with a spinal cord injury to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41031/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Ruairí Ó Murchú
606. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the plans he has in improving pay and conditions for personal assistants working in further education settings and to provide an update on the development of the FE disability framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
617. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for the expansion of pre-apprenticeship courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41332/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Ruairí Ó Murchú
618. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the work that his Department is doing with Government and the FHE sector to get more students with socio-economic difficulties into FE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41333/23]
Máirt, 26 MFómh 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Ruairí Ó Murchú
619. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the work that his Department is doing with Government and the FHE sector to get more students with disabilities into FE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41334/23]
Luan, 11 MFómh 2023
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Passport Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a Member of Parliament for Westminster can witness an Irish passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37388/23]
Luan, 11 MFómh 2023
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Passport Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
17. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the Passport Office process for confirming identification with a witness; if he will provide clarity on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/23]
Luan, 11 MFómh 2023
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Passport Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given to allowing elected public representatives, (details supplied) namely local councillors, in their capacity as witnesses to Irish passport applications to include their official council provided mobile number as a point of contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37390/23]
Luan, 11 MFómh 2023
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Naval Service
Ruairí Ó Murchú
212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, with the addition of the two new inshore vessels recently purchased with the purpose of patrolling the State’s east coast, there are any future plans for the addition of new naval bases along this coast by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37639/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Northern Ireland
Ruairí Ó Murchú
62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the plans he and the Government have in relation to engagement with the British government to re-establish the Stormont Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37128/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Northern Ireland
Ruairí Ó Murchú
63. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the plans he has to respond to the British government’s Legacy Bill, particularly when it is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37129/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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National Broadband Plan
Ruairí Ó Murchú
66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the information being given out to the public about what the alternative technologies are for those who are on the National Broadband Plan scheme but who will wait for a number of years before they are connected; if there has been engagement with ComReg on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37156/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
146. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when, following the report on the feasibility of geothermal as an option for communal heating at places (details supplied), progress will be made on the implementation of the report; if there has been engagement with the SEAI on a possible grant scheme for this and other projects; if the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37131/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the working group on district/communal heating schemes will next meet; when it is expected that it will complete its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37132/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
148. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the current grant schemes available for anaerobic digestion; if enhancements to these grants are being considered; if he will outline the guidelines for those considering AD, including to avoid displacement farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37133/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Recycling Policy
Ruairí Ó Murchú
149. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the number of retailers and producers currently signed up to the deposit return scheme (DRS) and a website (details supplied); if he will outline any challenges faced in the introduction of the scheme; what is being done to overcome them; if he will provide a detailed timeline and targets for the work to be done in 2023 to get the scheme up and running by 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37134/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Cybersecurity Policy
Ruairí Ó Murchú
150. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the efforts to progress plans to deal with the issue of sophisticated spyware (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37135/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Defence Forces
Ruairí Ó Murchú
173. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the interaction the Government has had with Lebanese authorities in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the progress being made in the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37130/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Official Engagements
Ruairí Ó Murchú
340. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the engagements his Department has had with the OECD in relation to cross-Border remote workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37136/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Official Engagements
Ruairí Ó Murchú
341. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the engagement that his Department has had with British government officials in relation to progressing a bilateral agreement to provide for smoother and less complicated working arrangements for cross-Border workers, North and South of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37137/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Ruairí Ó Murchú
362. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the scheme viability review (SVR) for flood relief schemes for Annagassan and Termonfeckin, to include when a decision will be made by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37138/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Pensions Reform
Ruairí Ó Murchú
363. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the interdepartmental working group looking at the procedures for qualifying for the payment of an occupational supplementary pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37139/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Pensions Reform
Ruairí Ó Murchú
364. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is looking at the pension abatement issue; if his Department is considering exceptions for those who are carrying out critical work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37140/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Industrial Development
Ruairí Ó Murchú
409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the engagement the IDA has had with companies and potential FDI investors in County Louth in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37141/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Industrial Development
Ruairí Ó Murchú
410. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work being done by the IDA to address concerns around issues such as AI, social media algorithms, disinformation and cybersecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37142/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Construction Industry
Ruairí Ó Murchú
411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work being done by the interdepartmental group on modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37143/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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School Enrolments
Ruairí Ó Murchú
525. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the work being done on the review or audit of school places need in County Louth, in light of the latest Census figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37144/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
526. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education to outline the plans in place at her Department to deliver a greater number of ASDs in County Louth, particularly to address the issues of creating additional space in a number of schools and other logistical difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37145/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
527. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if consideration would be given to allowing schools to use a two-year admission application process for children with special educational needs, disabilities and autism instead of the current one-year application process so that spaces for these children can be better planned at both primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37146/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
528. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the engagement her Department has had with other Government Departments in relation to the greater level of provision of therapies in schools for those with disabilities and autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37147/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Film Industry
Ruairí Ó Murchú
553. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if and when she intends to convene a stakeholder forum for the Irish film industry as recommended in the recent report on section 481 produced by the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37148/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Sports Funding
Ruairí Ó Murchú
554. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a review of sports capital funding and other sports funding is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37149/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Sports Organisations
Ruairí Ó Murchú
555. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what engagement there has been with the FAI following the publication of its investment vision and strategy report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37150/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Ruairí Ó Murchú
556. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on her interactions, and those of her Department, with the RTÉ board and executive board in relation to the ongoing issues at the broadcaster; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37151/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Housing Schemes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
664. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with disabilities; his engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on the recommendations; when he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37152/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Housing Provision
Ruairí Ó Murchú
665. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what specific plans there are for MMC (modern methods of construction) sites in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37153/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Housing Provision
Ruairí Ó Murchú
666. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of social and affordable houses in Louth, to include the numbers of commencements and completions to 1 July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37154/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Ruairí Ó Murchú
778. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the plans to introduce enhanced jobseeker’s benefit based on previous income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37155/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Passport Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
814. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will confirm that information requested by the Department of Foreign Affairs about a passport application (details supplied) has been received by her Department; if it has been processed and returned to the Department of Foreign Affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35924/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Youth Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
896. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice what plans there are to expand the pilot youth diversion projects where there is engagement with participants at an earlier age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37167/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Legislative Measures
Ruairí Ó Murchú
897. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the sale of alcohol Bill 2022; what engagements her Department has had recently with stakeholders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37169/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Agriculture Industry
Ruairí Ó Murchú
950. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what work is being done to find and promote alternatives to diquat for desiccating potatoes to farmers in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37157/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Equality Issues
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1090. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the progress that has been made on the review of equality legislation; what the timeline for this review is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37158/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Foster Care
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1091. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the engagement there has been with foster carers to deliver on their asks regarding the foster care allowance, pension issues, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37159/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1092. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what engagement there has been between his Department and other Government Departments to deliver timely and suitable assessments and therapies for children with autism in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37160/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Substance Misuse
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1093. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he is considering plans for the sustainable funding of the family addiction support network (FASN); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37165/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Disability Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1094. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to engage with the HSE and other Government Departments to source further funding for the expansion of the Changing Lives initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37168/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1420. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current state of play with the MCAP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37161/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1421. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to respond to the WHO classification of aspartame as a possible cancer cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37162/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Health Promotion
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1422. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the review of the impact of the sugar tax will be conducted and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37163/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1488. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the review of access to further education to those with disabilities; the timeline on this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37164/23]
Máirt, 25 Iúil 2023
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Rural Schemes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
1492. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the options available from her Department and other related agencies to a volunteer-run community centre in County Louth (details supplied) that wishes to explore the installation of roof solar panels and EV charging points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35925/23]
Déar, 13 Iúil 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
35. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the interaction there has been with his Department and other Departments about the schemes currently under way and in the pipeline for renewable electricity production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34672/23]
Déar, 13 Iúil 2023
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Farm Inspections
Ruairí Ó Murchú
50. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering how there can be better interaction and co-operation between officials and agencies of his Department and other State agencies which are involved in inspections on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/23]
Déar, 13 Iúil 2023
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Ruairí Ó Murchú
103. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on her interactions, and those of her Department, with the RTÉ board and executive board in relation to the ongoing issues at the broadcaster; if she will outline the terms of reference for the inquiries into RTÉ that her Department is involved in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34631/23]
Céad, 12 Iúil 2023
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European Council
Ruairí Ó Murchú
11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the recent European Council meeting. [33968/23]
Máirt, 11 Iúil 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Ruairí Ó Murchú
2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [32454/23]
Máirt, 11 Iúil 2023
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Legislative Measures
Ruairí Ó Murchú
66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any progress made on advancing duty-of-care legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33960/23]
Máirt, 11 Iúil 2023
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Courts Service
Ruairí Ó Murchú
69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice when it is expected that the new county registrar for County Louth, based in Dundalk Courthouse, will commence in the position, which has been vacant for 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33959/23]
Déar, 6 Iúil 2023
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Housing Provision
Ruairí Ó Murchú
42. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has given consideration to the use of 3D printing technology and its possible benefits to the current problems with housing construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33036/23]
Déar, 6 Iúil 2023
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Housing Policy
Ruairí Ó Murchú
83. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline what alternatives are open to people in County Louth who need a housing adaptation grant but who cannot apply to Louth County Council because the applications process is closed until January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33037/23]
Déar, 6 Iúil 2023
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State Pensions
Ruairí Ó Murchú
110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the number of home-caring periods a foster carer can accrue throughout the years they foster in order for them to be able to claim a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33074/23]
Déar, 6 Iúil 2023
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Northern Ireland
Ruairí Ó Murchú
114. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline an engagement her Department has had with other Government agencies and Departments in relation to the problems faced by workers who live in the North, work for southern-based companies and wish to work from home, and if the issue will be included in the considerations for budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33075/23]
Déar, 6 Iúil 2023
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Fire Service
Ruairí Ó Murchú
239. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the nature and extent of his Department's interaction with other departments in relation to improved pay for retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/23]
Céad, 5 Iúil 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Ruairí Ó Murchú
5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [32455/23]
Máirt, 4 Iúil 2023
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Children in Care
Ruairí Ó Murchú
64. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration is being given during the process ahead of budget 2024 to increase the rate of the foster carers’ allowance, which has not increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32456/23]
Máirt, 4 Iúil 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Ruairí Ó Murchú
105. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration is being given during the process ahead of Budget 24 to the issues of wages and job progression in the childcare sector; if consideration is being given as to how costs can be reduced for parents in the same context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32457/23]
Déar, 29 Meith 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Ruairí Ó Murchú
41. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work being carried out by his Department and related agencies to support SMEs in the Border region wishing to export; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31586/23]
Déar, 29 Meith 2023
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Food Prices
Ruairí Ó Murchú
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to meet food production companies in the near future to discuss the high cost of retailed/end product food items in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31587/23]
Déar, 29 Meith 2023
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State Examinations
Ruairí Ó Murchú
101. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered the impact on Border third-level institutions of a later-than-usual Leaving Certificate results day, as Border third-level institutions need to attract Northern-based students who will receive UCAS offers based on their A Level results on August 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31590/23]
Déar, 29 Meith 2023
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School Transport
Ruairí Ó Murchú
123. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to ensure the maximum number of second-level students who apply for places under the school transport scheme for the 2023-2024 academic year will get them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31591/23]
Máirt, 27 Meith 2023
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Programme for Government
Ruairí Ó Murchú
9. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach his intention to establish additional units or divisions in his Department to those outlined in the programme for Government. [30973/23]
Máirt, 27 Meith 2023
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British-Irish Co-operation
Ruairí Ó Murchú
18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister, directly or at European level. [30972/23]
Máirt, 27 Meith 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Ruairí Ó Murchú
66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the catchment and flood risk management plan under CFRAM for County Louth; the progress on the implementation of same that has been made to date; the funding that has been allocated to the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30970/23]
Déar, 22 Meith 2023
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Road Projects
Ruairí Ó Murchú
30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport how it is proposed that the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road scheme will be progressed this year, as due to changes in Government policy and design standards, additional design works are needed and the project team has indicated more funding will be required to close out and complete the current phase 3 design process, but TII has not indicated that more funding will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30208/23]
Déar, 22 Meith 2023
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Insurance Industry
Ruairí Ó Murchú
90. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he can detail the work being done with local authorities in regard to extending insurance for local community events and festivals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30110/23]
Déar, 22 Meith 2023
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Tax Data
Ruairí Ó Murchú
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide information from Revenue as to the numbers of employees with southern addresses and who are working in northern-based companies; the numbers of employees who work in southern companies and who have northern addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/23]
Céad, 21 Meith 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Ruairí Ó Murchú
12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [29523/23]
Céad, 21 Meith 2023
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Official Engagements
Ruairí Ó Murchú
25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community on 1 June 2023. [29524/23]
Máirt, 20 Meith 2023
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Cybersecurity Policy
Ruairí Ó Murchú
115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress there has been in plans for the protection of critical State infrastructure in the coming months and years including against cyber and hybrid attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/23]