Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work to operationalise the recommendations in the review of the reasonable accommodation fund and the disability awareness support scheme, and the plans to launch a reformed scheme this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7230/24]

Tourism Promotion

Ruairí Ó Murchú

16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline the marketing strategy employed by Tourism Ireland to promote Brigid 1500 abroad; whether it was deemed to be successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6366/24]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

46. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update following the recent holding of Stakeholders Forum for Section 481; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6365/24]

Housing Provision

Ruairí Ó Murchú

114. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many affordable houses will be made available in 2024 in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/24]

Departmental Reviews

Ruairí Ó Murchú

116. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review completed by his Department on local authority adaptation grants; how long it is expected to be under consideration by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; when he expects it to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. [3957/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his visit to the western Balkans. [3958/24]

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]