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
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Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Enrolments
Jennifer Whitmore
328. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education what plans are in place to ensure that all children in the Greystones area that have yet to receive a secondary school place for September 2024 receive one; when parents will be informed of the allocation of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25337/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
329. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education to provide details of the site proposed for a new school build (details supplied); the number of students that it will accommodate; the process and timeline for the completion of the build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25338/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
330. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education to indicate the level of involvement of the school in the design of a new school build (details supplied); if it will be eligible for the per cent for art scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25339/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Jennifer Whitmore
331. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education to provide details of the interim temporary accommodation being provided for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the delivery of those rooms; if she is aware that some of these rooms will not be wheelchair-accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25340/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
332. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education when construction work will begin on site for the new build of a school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery and completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25341/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Whitmore
333. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans in place for the provision of an extra special needs classroom in the Greystones area; when that room will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25342/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Louise O'Reilly
334. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if, given her Department states that "new schools are established by the Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area", she is aware of the significant demand in the Swords-Malahide area for a Gaelcholáiste secondary school; how Gaelscoil primary schools in the area, parents, and local community can go about progressing this matter with her Department; and if there is no avenue for them to do so, when such a grassroots process will be established for new school applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25345/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Louise O'Reilly
335. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if, given the Programme for Government and the 20-year strategy for the Irish language stated that a significant emphasis would be placed on Irish language education, she will commit to the establishment a Gaelcholáiste secondary school for the Swords-Malahide area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25347/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Patrick Costello
336. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education whether schools (details supplied) have applied to create special education classes or for any other additional special education supports, given the demand within the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25350/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Irish Language
Paul Murphy
337. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the collaborations in place, if any, between third-level institutions and secondary schools to aid the transition of students moving from Irish speaking schools, particularly students from Gaeltacht areas, to third-level studies. [25375/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Curriculum
Sorca Clarke
338. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if Korean is being considered as a Leaving Certificate subject. [25381/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Curriculum
Sorca Clarke
339. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the criteria considered when introducing a foreign language as a Leaving Certificate subject and if there is a threshold in terms of student numbers. [25382/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Catherine Connolly
340. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the lack of secondary school places for children with special needs in Dublin 7, where there are 11 special needs classes but only 5 at secondary level, meaning that some children may face not being able to continue their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25383/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Marc MacSharry
341. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if her Department with meet with representatives from the Board of Management of a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency to progress an application for temporary accommodation which was granted in 2022 and tendered for in March 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25456/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Niamh Smyth
342. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to examine a case (details supplied) and expedite an application with the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25461/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
343. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider making the summer programme compulsory in all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25467/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25471/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Willie O'Dea
345. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education why there has been a delay of over 3 years for the delivery of the approved extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25486/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Marian Harkin
346. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education for a detailed update and timeline for the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25503/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Accommodation
Marc MacSharry
347. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will direct her Department to expedite an application for additional accommodation for a school which is required urgently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25505/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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School Transport
Michael Ring
348. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if school transport to siblings (details supplied) could be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25549/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
Éamon Ó Cuív
349. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais céard é líon na scoileanna atá ag teagasc trí Ghaeilge sa Ghaeltacht; ainm gach scoile acu agus líon na múinteoirí i ngach scoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25582/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
Éamon Ó Cuív
350. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais céard é líon na scoileanna atá ag teagasc trí Ghaeilge taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, ainm gach scoile acu agus líon na múinteoirí i ngach scoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25583/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Éamon Ó Cuív
351. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education her plans, if any, to amend the legislation under which the Teaching Council operates to ensure that they accept and process applications for registration of teachers who were awarded their teaching qualification outside of the state, throughout the year, the reason for the very limited opportunity each year to register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25607/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Boyd Barrett
352. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education what avenues are available for a pupil diagnosed with dyspraxia and dyslexia (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25638/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in her Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24679/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
354. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24710/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Artists' Remuneration
Ivana Bacik
355. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports in place for artists reliant on universal basic income after 2025; her views on initial data gathered by way of the six-monthly surveys; how that data is being deployed by her Department; her views on the extension of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24719/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Funding
Verona Murphy
356. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what grant funding, if any, is available for the purpose of renovating a garage beside a dwelling housing into one for commercial use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24780/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Pleanáil Teanga
Éamon Ó Cuív
357. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén uair a dhéanfar faomhadh ar phlean teanga an Chlocháin, baile seirbhíse Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [24980/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Sports Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
358. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount allocated under the last round of the sports capital grant that has yet to be claimed; the amount that has been drawn down vis-à-vis the amount allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25051/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Sports Funding
Alan Dillon
359. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25198/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Robert Troy
360. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the application for funding of a group under the cultural capital grant scheme (details supplied). [25203/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Tourism Industry
Paul Murphy
361. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will act in relation to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the mistreatment of staff and racism in the tourism industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25268/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Sport and Recreational Development
Paul Murphy
362. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Minister will outline her Department's plans to improve funding to grassroots football; if she is aware of the lack of funding for this and that there is on average between 0 and 1 full time coaches per club; if she agrees that there is a need to invest in better facilities, provide more funding for coaches, offer more grants to local teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25377/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
363. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25484/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Tourist Accommodation
Fergus O'Dowd
364. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what direct financial supports, if any, are available to encourage people to invest in hostel-type accommodation in vacant units in areas with bed shortages in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25517/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Swimming Pools
Bernard Durkan
365. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which Kildare County Council has continued to promote the case for a swimming pool in Maynooth, County Kildare, as previously indicated; the extent to which any changes have taken place in this regard without adequate consultation with the local support group; to outline the degree to which proposals have been made and by whom to alter the priorities; to now indicate that the local authority, her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are at one in regard to the provision this important facility in a university town with a student population of almost 20,000 and a local population of more than double that; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25602/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Environmental Policy
Claire Kerrane
366. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with a group (details supplied), as promised in Dáil Éireann recently; and if so, when he will meet the group. [24520/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Animal Welfare
Rose Conway-Walsh
367. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide each local authority that has an animal welfare officer in place; the date from which there has been no welfare officer since 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25442/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Steven Matthews
368. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the recommendation by the Housing Commission to make rental data and cost publicly available; if this is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Schemes
Alan Kelly
369. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants available for the upkeep and maintenance of thatched cottages owned by private individuals. [24606/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in his Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24673/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Local Government Reform
Mattie McGrath
371. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the duties listed as part of the general service supervisors agreement under the Better Local Government Agreement of 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
372. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason equity share monetary values in affordable housing have been limited based on density. [24691/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
373. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24705/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
374. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently renting a house or flat from a local authority. [24724/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
375. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes that have been sold to tenants in the past ten, twenty and thirty years. [24725/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of those currently renting a house or apartment from the local authority, the number that have Irish citizenship. [24726/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
377. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of those renting a house or apartment from local authority, the number that have non-EU citizenship; and of these, the number that have British citizenship. [24727/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Local Authorities
Niamh Smyth
378. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review correspondence from Monaghan County Council (details supplied); and if he will address the issues highlighted and respond to same. [24729/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Joe McHugh
379. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a more flexible approach to the rebuild location under the defective blocks scheme, particularly in relation to families with acute health conditions that wish to stay in their homes during construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24746/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Parking Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
380. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24755/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
John Brady
381. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to three previous Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), the status of the investigation into alleged planning irregularities with Wicklow County Council; if an investigation has now taken place; if so, the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24760/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Legislative Measures
Niall Collins
382. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide legislation to regulate light pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24767/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Provision
Pat Buckley
383. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide, in tabular form, a detailed update on the completion of social and affordable housing units in the east Cork area, including unit size, cost, rent levels if not on set council rates, or unit-cost for the purchaser in the case of to-buy schemes for the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [24785/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Provision
Pat Buckley
384. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on planned new social and affordable housing units for east Cork over the next five years, including expected unit size, cost, completion deadline and any additional details. [24786/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Ivana Bacik
385. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the powers of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in respect of investigating failures by Uisce Éireann to provide an adequate service. [24791/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Ivana Bacik
386. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of powers of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in respect of service provision by Uisce Éireann, particularly in respect of the prohibition on investigation until such a time as Uisce Éireann has completed the complaint process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24792/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Ivana Bacik
387. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the need for a compensation scheme for businesses forced to close on a continued basis due to water outages. [24795/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Schemes
Verona Murphy
388. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what financial assistance, if any, is available to assist with the cost of works on a house due to rising damp in the home of an individual who is registered blind, living alone, in full-time employment and owns their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24797/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Schemes
Robert Troy
389. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities are now seeking P21s for pensioners in relation to housing adaption and housing aid grants (details supplied); and his views on whether this is waste of resources across various Departments and that local authorities need to be instructed to cease seeking this information. [24801/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Holly Cairns
390. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider extending the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board to cover all tenants under the rent-a-room scheme; to detail any work undertaken by his Department on this issue to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24810/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
391. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a development (details supplied) will be given to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Alan Kelly
392. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residences that the NPWS currently owns; and the number of those residences that are currently occupied, unoccupied and uninhabitable, in tabular form. [24890/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Duncan Smith
393. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is an official pause on the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme; if such a pause exists, how long it is intended to last for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24924/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Provision
Marian Harkin
394. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason some local authorities clarify what position applicants for social housing are on the housing list; the reason some do not provide that information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24932/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Thomas Pringle
395. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to make rental date public as recommended by the Housing Commission Report including the cost of rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24955/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Thomas Pringle
396. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will resource the Private Residential Tenancies Board to take a proactive role in investigating improper conducts by landlords, rather than placing the onus on tenants to highlight this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24956/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
Seán Canney
397. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the waiver scheme for developments where the planning is for retention and completion and where utility connection charges apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24983/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Waterways Issues
Chris Andrews
398. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the hoarding around the canal will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25001/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
399. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Uisce Éireann’s delivery programme has been truncated because of inflation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25010/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
400. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is going to increase Uisce Éireann’s budget to account for inflation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
401. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of water quality reports and need for sewage treatment plants upgrade and new builds due to extra housing, he will increase the budget that is required for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25014/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Water Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
402. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if future infrastructural projects that are required to accommodate the housing that is required are properly funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25015/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
Seán Sherlock
403. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider waiving development fees for large extensions on homes similar to the waiving of fees for new builds, where it can be demonstrated that the extension allows the family remain in their existing home and not warrant a new or larger home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25077/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy
404. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE quantity surveyors grade 1 employed by his Department in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25104/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Paul Kehoe
405. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the income threshold for HAP or introducing additional supports for people who are struggling to pay rent but whose income is above the threshold for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25126/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Rental Sector
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
406. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can clarify if or when a rent pressure zone will be introduced in County Donegal to reflect the huge increases in rent over recent years. [25219/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
Catherine Connolly
407. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of section 179A planning exemptions that have received stage 1 approval from his Department, broken down by local authority, including the location and number of units in each scheme, in tabular form; the number of such schemes which have commenced construction to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
Catherine Connolly
408. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of section 179A social housing planning exemptions that have received stage 1 approval from his Department, broken down by local authority, including the location and number of units in each scheme, in tabular form; the number of such schemes which have commenced construction to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25230/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Energy Conservation
Darren O'Rourke
409. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 14 May 2024, the target for heat pumps in new builds to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Rose Conway-Walsh
410. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if people who are eligible for the defective concrete block scheme can simultaneously avail of the housing adaption grants for older and disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25238/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Wastewater Treatment
Cathal Crowe
411. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify when work on the new sewage scheme for Broadford will commence; and if the scheme will be extended as far as a specific home (details supplied). [25271/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Reports
Catherine Murphy
412. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expedite the publication of the Mulcahy Report, in view of the fact that to not do so gives rise to a perception that the integrity of the planning process is compromised further; if he has received any external advice on the contents of the report; and the number of requests that his Department has received to date to publish the report. [25317/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Michael Ring
413. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to a previous Parliamentary Question (details supplied), if he will confirm when payment will issue to a person in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25328/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Denis Naughten
414. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the revised wind energy guidelines signed off by his predecessor in 2017 will become operational; the reason for the inordinate delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Niamh Smyth
415. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will outline the issue relating to interest rates as addressed in relation to the local authority loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25366/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
Jennifer Whitmore
416. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if access to pre-planning meetings with local government is provided as standard; if not, which local authorities provide it as part of their planning process; if he will ensure that all residents will have equal access to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25399/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Energy Conservation
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
417. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when air to water home heating/hot water systems will be installed in (details supplied) under his Department’s Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25421/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Planning Issues
Cathal Crowe
418. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if planning guidance relating to short-term rentals will be published and circulated in advance of the enactment of the planned legislation to crack down on short-term rentals. [25441/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
419. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25478/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Land Issues
Pearse Doherty
420. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on and those of his Department to claims made (details supplied) that credit servicers are falsely registering as owners of properties through the Land Registry, given they are not the loan originators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25488/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Building Regulations
Denis Naughten
421. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to amend building regulations to incentivise the construction of modular homes; the enhanced use of wood in construction including glulam and cross-laminated timber in medium to high-rise apartments and offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25499/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Schemes
Denis Naughten
422. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to enhance the rate of grant available for housing aid for older people and people with a disability; when these grant rates were last enhanced; when the terms of the scheme were last expanded and under what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25501/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Housing Provision
Denis Naughten
423. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the publication of the report by Government on "Housing Options for our Ageing Population", if he will outline the steps taken to date to address the issue; the measures being taken to provide clustered bungalow housing for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25502/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Tax Code
Denis Naughten
424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the residential zone tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25507/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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International Protection
Patricia Ryan
515. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide clarity regarding the placement of people seeking temporary international protection at Bert House, Athy, as the residents have still not received work permits despite being told were told it would take three months to issue them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25323/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Victim Support Services
Paul Murphy
516. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the need for urgent legislation in relation to a victims right to be informed about the release of their attacker (details supplied); if she agrees that it is an issue that the privacy of the attacker is given more weight than the rights of the victim; if she will ensure that this loophole is addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24588/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Domestic Violence
Catherine Murphy
517. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing the additional 140 domestic abuse refuge spaces to double the number of refuge spaces in Ireland, as committed to by end-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24625/24]