Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Middle East

John Brady

1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the speech by the Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49444/22]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to the Israeli ambassador to Ireland on the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49391/22]

Brexit Issues

John Brady

3. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the latest development in relation to talks between the European Union and the British Government in respect of the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49445/22]

Brexit Issues

Michael Lowry

4. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the Government’s recent engagement with the United Kingdom Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the Northern Ireland protocol; the other engagement that has taken place with other European Union member states, EU institutions and globally in support of Ireland’s Brexit priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49453/22]

Ukraine War

John Brady

5. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the Government’s response to the Russian annexation of areas of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49446/22]

Human Rights

Cormac Devlin

6. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that is being taken to ensure that the Iranian authorities abide by the principles enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a party, given the recent events in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/22]

Irish Communities Abroad

James Lawless

7. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will be advising any Irish citizens currently in Russia to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48983/22]

Foreign Policy

David Stanton

8. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the current situation in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/22]

Ukraine War

Brendan Griffin

9. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the up-to-date position in relation to the provision of military aid to Ukraine to assist its efforts in defeating the illegal Russian invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48901/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

10. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact that his Department has had with the Russian Embassy in Dublin since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/22]

Human Rights

Gary Gannon

11. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact that he has made with the Embassy of Iran to condemn the Iranian state's violent suppression and murder of protestors recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/22]

Human Rights

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the human rights issues that were discussed with the Iranian Government on his visit to Iran earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48962/22]

Human Rights

John Brady

20. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's response to the recent outbreak of protests in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49016/22]

Human Rights

Seán Haughey

23. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will highlight human rights abuses in Iran; if he will raise concerns in relation to the recent death of an Iranian woman (details supplied) while in detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48658/22]

Foreign Policy

Richard Bruton

25. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the humanitarian situation in Myanmar; and the initiatives that have been taken by the international community to address the situation. [48926/22]

Ukraine War

Gary Gannon

30. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at a recent European Union summit on military support for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49072/22]

Naval Service

Sorca Clarke

68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that he has had with military management and his Department regarding a report that five apprentice electrical artificers who upon completion of their block placement were offered permanent employment and their defence contracts were bought out by the company with whom they were on placement. [49359/22]

Defence Forces

Brendan Howlin

69. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if the capital provision in budget 2023 is sufficient to meet the needs of the Defence Forces in 2023; if he will outline the way in which the funds will be provided in 2024 for accommodation improvements in barracks, new ships and aircraft and other needed equipment; if there is current funding provision for pay improvements for personnel beyond the terms of the new public service pay agreement to improve retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49363/22]

Defence Forces

John Brady

70. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will initiate the recording of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49411/22]

Naval Service

Gary Gannon

71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the plans that are in place to increase retention of Naval Service recruits, following the departure of five electrical artificers to the private sector. [49400/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

John Brady

72. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the concerns he has, if any, in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49412/22]

Departmental Budgets

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

73. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the extra €67 million budget allocation will be spent in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48988/22]

Departmental Funding

Jim O'Callaghan

74. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the projects to be financed by the increased defence capital allocation announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48994/22]

Defence Forces

Bernard Durkan

75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the anticipated future role of the Defence Forces, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in future national and-or European defence measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48882/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Brendan Griffin

76. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence if he is confident that Ireland's submarine cables are safe and protected in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48903/22]

Departmental Budgets

Neale Richmond

88. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence the funding provided for the Defence Forces in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48885/22]

Departmental Funding

Sorca Clarke

90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence in view of the increase in capital funding of €35 million in budget 2023, his plans for national security investment under his remit. [49010/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Aindrias Moynihan

105. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the measures that are being taken to ensure increased patrols and monitoring off the south coast of Ireland to safeguard the communications cabling in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Cathal Crowe

110. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if a security analysis has been undertaken by the Naval Service in respect of strategic undersea pipelines and cables serving Ireland with fuels and communication lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/22]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44624/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44844/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [45435/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

4. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [45730/22]

Cabinet Committees

Aindrias Moynihan

5. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48121/22]

Cabinet Committees

John Lahart

6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48122/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48748/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48749/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Bernard Durkan

9. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach if he plans to advance the shared island initiative in discussion with the newly elected British Prime Minister. [44711/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Brendan Smith

10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the status of developments under the shared island initiative. [44814/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Bernard Durkan

11. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach his proposals to advance the shared island initiative with particular emphasis on the need to ensure ongoing dialogue at all levels to move all parties in the direction of peaceful equilibrium. [45711/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of his Department's shared island unit. [48259/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Neale Richmond

13. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the funding that has been allocated to the shared island unit of his Department in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48332/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48333/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Paul Murphy

15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48336/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Ivana Bacik

16. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48471/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of his Department's shared island unit. [48635/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on progress on Housing for All, which is led by his Department. [44837/22]

Housing Policy

Bernard Durkan

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach if he is satisfied that sufficient progress is being made under the Housing for All plan to meet current and future demands. [45712/22]

Housing Policy

Mick Barry

20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress on Housing for All, which is led by his Department. [48636/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [43923/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [45727/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46016/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46019/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46036/22]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

6. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [46786/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cathal Crowe

7. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will meet next. [46788/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [43924/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [44835/22]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will meet next. [44918/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

11. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [45728/22]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

12. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [46787/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cathal Crowe

13. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will meet next. [46789/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [48634/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Farrell

15. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his engagements with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on the issue of Brexit and Northern Ireland. [44478/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

16. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the extent to which he has had conversations with the newly elected British Prime Minister. [44710/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

17. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the new British Prime Minister. [44783/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

18. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the British Irish Association Conference. [44812/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

19. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the new British Prime Minister. [44813/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

20. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. [44815/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. [44842/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

22. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest communications with British Prime Minister. [44933/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

23. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the European Union Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Mr. Maroš Šefčovič. [44784/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ivana Bacik

24. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with the new British Prime Minister. [45729/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

25. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach if the Northern Ireland Protocol was discussed during his recent conversations with the British Prime Minister. [46034/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

26. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister. [48036/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

27. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the European Commission Vice President, Mr. Maroš Šefčovič. [48123/22]

National Development Plan

Mairéad Farrell

78. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the national development plan; the impact of cost inflation; if he will provide a list of any projects which may now need to go back out for tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48646/22]

Budget 2023

Ged Nash

79. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has examined or requested a SWITCH analysis of the budget 2023 measures, excluding the 2022 temporary cost-of-living measures to be carried out; if he will provide a copy of any such analysis reviewed by his Department, for the distributional impact of the permanent expenditure and taxation changes from budget 2023 only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48282/22]

Public Sector Pay

Mairéad Farrell

80. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views relating to public pay. [48647/22]

Regional Development

Catherine Connolly

81. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of Ireland's partnership agreement for cohesion funding for the period 2021 to 2027; when he expects to bring the agreement to the Government; when he expects to publish the agreement; the details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the European Commission on the recently reported downgrading of the northern and western region of Ireland to a lagging region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48382/22]

National Children's Hospital

Carol Nolan

82. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the engagements his Department has had with the Department of Health and other Departments regarding the way the increased costs of the national children's hospital project will be managed within the overall agreed national development plan capital allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48255/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Connolly

83. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions that have been taken or that are planned following the analysis and conclusions of the spending review 2022 report entitled An Assessment of the Balance of Current and Capital Expenditure - OPW Estate Management Portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48285/22]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

84. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform remains a fundamental feature in terms of public expenditure and budgetary management throughout all Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48272/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

85. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that he intends to solve the recruitment crisis across the public sector in Dublin given the lack of availability of affordable rents and the high cost of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48394/22]

Living Wage

Ged Nash

86. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to ensure that all contractors that are awarded State public procurement contracts pay all staff a living wage given the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48279/22]

Flood Risk Management

Alan Dillon

88. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline progress on the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48343/22]

Budget 2023

Neale Richmond

91. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the cost-of-living supports announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/22]

Island Communities

Brendan Griffin

93. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position on the provision of a safer landing facility at An Blascaod Mór; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48253/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

100. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that he intends to solve the recruitment crisis across the public sector, particularly in the major urban centres given the lack of availability of affordable rents or house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48310/22]

Island Communities

Brendan Griffin

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position on the preparation of a conservation plan for An Blascaod Mór and the provision of public conveniences at the same location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48254/22]

Coláistí Samhraidh

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an léir di na fadhbanna bunúsacha, atá soiléir ón Taighde ar Dhúshláin na gColáistí i gCorca Duibhne a rinneadh le déanaí, atá ag Coláistí Samhradh maidir le lóistín a sholáthar amach anseo do na mic léinn a fhreastalaíonn orthu agus cé na céimeanna atá á nglacadh aici chun feabhas a chur ar an scéal sula ndúnfar coláiste nó coláistí samhraidh. [47273/22]

Sport and Recreational Development

Imelda Munster

2. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has considered the introduction of a leisure card for children and young people that would allow for State funding to be given directly to families for the purposes of paying for sport and or cultural activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47809/22]

Departmental Funding

Marian Harkin

3. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the assistance that is available to community festivals and shows to help with their running costs, including insurance. [47526/22]

Tourism Industry

Richard O'Donoghue

4. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she will take to protect the tourism industry, which employs 10% of all employees in the country (details supplied) and if there are plans to protect this industry against energy price rises. [47830/22]

Irish Language

Pádraig O'Sullivan

6. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her strategy to support and encourage greater use of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47368/22]

Irish Language

Pádraig O'Sullivan

7. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding, if any, that is available to voluntary groups to partake in Irish-language activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47369/22]

Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

8. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nár tógadh maoiniú do Chlár na Leabhar Gaeilge ar ais chuig na leibhéil a bhí ann roimh 2010; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [47289/22]

Sport and Recreational Development

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to promote female involvement in sports from a young age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47505/22]

Tourism Industry

Holly Cairns

10. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to address rising costs of operation for the hospitality sector, specifically with regard to their impact on tourism. [47326/22]

Tourism Industry

Holly Cairns

11. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline her engagements with representatives of the hospitality sector, with specific regard to tourism, since 1 January 2022. [47327/22]