Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Wind Energy Guidelines

Éamon Ó Cuív

264. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date that the existing planning regulations for wind farms were introduced; when it is intended to publish new wind farm planning regulations on the basis that the height and span of wind turbines have increased dramatically in size since the original regulations were introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/21]

Planning Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

265. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will be made on an IROPI planning application by an organisation (details supplied) that was referred to him for his approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53747/21]

Foreign Conflicts

Éamon Ó Cuív

279. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland has raised the ongoing Tigrayan genocide in Ethiopia in the UN Security Council and in the EU; if the concern that the genocide is being aided by a company (details supplied) which is allowing genocidal posts on its platform from prominent Ethiopians has also been raised; if so, the response received; the further actions being proposed by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53825/21]

Food Poverty

Éamon Ó Cuív

303. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the schemes that are in place to distribute food to persons living in areas of high social deprivation and who are suffering significantly from food poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53826/21]

Forestry Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

386. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist farmers and other small forestry operators to achieve the highest independent certification of the sustainability of their forest product (details supplied) in order to promote the sustainability and the marketability of Irish forest products; if he will consider introducing grant assistance to encourage this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53801/21]

Tax Exemptions

Éamon Ó Cuív

89. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to remove the condition that a person must be a dependent relative of the person making a gift of a house to another person as long as all the other conditions are met for the purposes of the gift being exempt from capital acquisitions tax; the reason the law provides at present that the receiver must be a dependent relative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53442/21]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

111. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when the new scheme for compensation of persons historically abused in primary schools became operational; the details of the scheme; the location in which applications can be lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53450/21]

Public Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

122. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to extend the free travel scheme to cover ferry boats (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53472/21]

Seirbhísí Cúram Leanaí

Éamon Ó Cuív

134. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige an bhfuil i gceist aige scéim cistíochta faoi léith ar chur ar fáil mar thacaíocht d’ionaid cúram leanaí ar na hoileáin, ag cur san áireamh na gcostas breise a bhaineann leis na seirbhísí seo a chur ar fáil ar oileáin agus na n-uimhreacha beaga a bhíonn i gceist i ngach cás; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [53582/21]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

135. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans in consultation with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to carry out an audit to ascertain the likely requirement for graduates with an ability to do their daily work through Irish in the future in order that the State will be able to comply with its legal obligations and in view of the imminent enactment of the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019 and its implication for the demand for well- educated graduates with an ability to do their daily work through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53420/21]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

136. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans carrying out an audit of the present Irish language provision at third-level education, in both output and financial terms in view of the imminent enactment of the Official Language (Amendment) Bill 2019 and the demands this will create for third-level education in Irish and through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53421/21]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide additional ring-fenced funding and a suitable delivery model for the Irish language sector in view of the likely increase in demand for third-level education in Irish and through Irish following the enactment of the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53422/21]

An Garda Síochána

Éamon Ó Cuív

141. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice if she plans setting out as a policy priority, under section 20 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the maintenance of An Garda Síochána as a largely unarmed force, thus strengthening the bond between the people and An Garda Síochána; her views on the increase in recent years of the visibility of armed members of the force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53599/21]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

143. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when amendments to the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 dealing with prisoner transfer to and from the UK will be published; the reason for the delay given that the vast majority of prisoner transfers in the past took place to and from that jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53618/21]

Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

163. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he plans to change the rules regarding blood transfusions from actively gay and bisexual men in this State to be in line with other jurisdictions from which Ireland imports blood, including Northern Ireland; the reason for this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53564/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

174. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the eligibility rules that applied to donkeys under the ANC scheme in 2021; the proposals he has to change the rules for 2022 and subsequent years; the reason the rules are so restrictive compared to other equines such as horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53565/21]

Island Communities

Éamon Ó Cuív

178. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to have a public consultation with islanders in relation to possible improvements to ferry and air services to the islands in view of the increasing mobility of persons and the demand for improved services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53473/21]

Seirbhísí Iompair

Éamon Ó Cuív

179. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an mbeidh meon dearfach aici i leith seirbhís idir Oileáin Árann a chur ar fáil ar bhonn teoranta le haghaidh ocáidí spóirt, imeachtaí pobail móra, sochraidí agus bainiseacha; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [53474/21]

Seirbhísí Iompair

Éamon Ó Cuív

180. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil i gceist aici soláthar a dhéanamh do sheirbhísí breise meánlae do gach Satharn agus Domhnach a dhéanfadh freastal ar na trí cinn d’Oileáin Árann; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [53476/21]

Creimeadh Cósta

Éamon Ó Cuív

181. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil i gceist aici airgead a chur ar fáil le creimeadh cósta a mhaolú ar oileáin (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [53477/21]

Local Authorities

Éamon Ó Cuív

354. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to provide new guidelines to county and city councils allowing them to hold in-person meetings that last longer than two hours each, particularly as some members have to travel for two hours each way to attend such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52309/21]

Local Elections

Éamon Ó Cuív

355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is planned to carry out a boundary review to the local government electoral areas ahead of the next local elections in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52311/21]

Local Authorities

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is planned to appoint a permanent chief executive officer to Galway County Council; the reason the role has not been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52312/21]

Cumarsáid Aireachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

459. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha an bhfuil sé i gceist aige cinneadh Iosrael chun sé chinn d’eagraíochtaí Cearta Daonna a ainmniú mar sceimhlitheoirí a cháineadh; an bhfuil sé i gceist aige freisin labhairt le hAmbasadóir Iosrael agus a rá leis go gcreideann sé gur beartas meáite é seo chun an obair mhonatóireachta agus soláthar fianaise atá ar siúl ag na heagraíochtaí seo a stopadh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [53400/21]

School Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

544. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an application for additional accommodation submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52865/21]

Legislative Measures

Éamon Ó Cuív

636. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the protections in place at present to protect the anonymity of mothers who gave children up for adoption in cases in which that is their choice; if there are proposals to change this to give a child an absolute right to find out who their birth mother was; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52314/21]

Medical Research and Training

Éamon Ó Cuív

699. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if in view of the large requirement for doctors in Ireland, he intends including students undertaking the graduate entry medicine programme in the free third-level fees initiative and making them eligible for undergraduate SUSI level grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52937/21]

Citizenship Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

758. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Galway was received by her Department; the reason for the delay in making a decision on this application; when a decision will be made in relation to this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52744/21]

Citizenship Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

760. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when an application for citizenship was received by her Department from a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in making a decision on this application; when a decision will be made in relation to this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52813/21]

Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

885. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of oncological dieticians operating in the Saolta area and their area of operation; if there are plans to appoint more such dieticians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52310/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Éamon Ó Cuív

934. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with an appointment for an assessment with the ASD services in counties Galway and Roscommon; the reason for the delay in issuing this person with an appointment given that they have been on the waiting list for a significant period of time and that they were due to be issued with an appointment earlier in 2021; his plans to reduce the waiting times experienced by children and families waiting for ASD assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52523/21]

Healthcare Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

1074. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the list of persons who can refer persons for an x-ray to include registered physiotherapists and to create the grade of advanced practice physiotherapist; if legislation is in preparation to legislate for such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53153/21]

Common Fisheries Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

1167. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the present 12 mile, 20 kilometre, exclusive coastal zone for fishing is due to come to an end; the plans to replace same when this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52313/21]

Common Fisheries Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

1168. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total mackerel quota allocated to Ireland; if it is planned to increase the amount of mackerel quota available to the inshore fleet which includes the majority of boat owners but only a fraction of the fishing effort for 2022 from the present quota of 400 tonnes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52316/21]

Brexit Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

1169. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that all fishers and all segments of the fleet benefit from the Brexit adjustment reserve fund; the method by which these funds are being disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52317/21]

Common Fisheries Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

1170. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a uniform standard across the EU in respect of export health certificates for shellfish; the body that enforces these standards in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52318/21]

Common Fisheries Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

1171. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a new control plan for weighing fish will be in place; if this will take into account the damage caused to fish by quayside weighing and also the inconvenience of this policy for fishers fishing in small boats and landing at remote piers or on islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52319/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

1224. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated under the ANC scheme in 2021; the rates of payment under the scheme for the different classes of land, that is, island, mountain, severely disadvantaged and less severely disadvantaged; the estimated amount of each type of land eligible for the scheme; the annual amount allocated for the scheme for the years 2023-2027 in the new CAP proposals; the proposed rates of payment under the various categories of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52912/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

1225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules of eligibility pertaining to equines under the present ANC scheme; if it is proposed to change these rules in the forthcoming CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52913/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

1226. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules of eligibility pertaining to donkeys under the present ANC scheme; if it is proposed to change these rules in the forthcoming CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52914/21]

Harbours and Piers

Éamon Ó Cuív

52. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the development of a deep-water pier in Ros a’ Mhíl, Contae na Gaillimhe particularly with the projected rapid growth of the offshore renewable energy industry off the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50867/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

68. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in progressing the CAP programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50868/21]

Prison Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

100. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners that have been granted a third remission on their sentences in the past year; the criteria for deciding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50869/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Éamon Ó Cuív

160. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the discussions he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the need to urgently develop marine facilities at Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine fisheries harbours to support the onshore and offshore energy business; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51963/21]

Public Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

169. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if it is planned to reduce the fares for commuter travel on Intercity trains for distances of less than 100 km from origin; if it is planned to extend the range of the urban fringe rates on these lines and introduce them in cases in which they do not already exist on lines such as the Galway to Athlone line and the Galway to Limerick line; if it is planned to introduce Leap cards for these journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51888/21]

Local Authorities

Éamon Ó Cuív

206. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he intends to take immediately to introduce a redesigned revenue equalisation funding model for local authorities in view of the serious anomalies that have been widely identified in the present system that leaves counties such as Galway significantly underfunded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51971/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

240. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm and fish assist at present by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51885/21]

Departmental Strategies

Éamon Ó Cuív

350. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to provide €45 million extra funding to the HSE for 2022 specifically ringfenced for cancer services to continue to service the National Cancer Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51972/21]

Harbours and Piers

Éamon Ó Cuív

358. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to update the Fishery Harbours Acts to include the development of facilities to support the on-shore and off-shore renewable energy sector as one of the strategic aims when considering investment in these harbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51964/21]

Harbours and Piers

Éamon Ó Cuív

367. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on upgrading the pier at Cleggan, County Galway on foot of the 2006 report prepared on the harbour, which is under the remit of his Department, entitled Feasibility Study at Cleggan, County Galway – report on proposal for development, June 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51892/21]