Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]