Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Schemes

Seán Canney

179. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding available to the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; when the next call for funding will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20055/24]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

190. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a copy of the rules, regulations and procedures in place to guide the fitting, replacement and ownership of hand controls being fitted to car for people with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20074/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Seán Canney

218. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a matter (details supplied). [20094/24]

International Protection

Seán Canney

248. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being put in place to remove the large encampment from the Mount Street area of Dublin; what supports does she intend to offer residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20070/24]

Tax Rebates

Seán Canney

229. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a VAT refund scheme for first time buyers of homes to help deal with the increased cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18891/24]

Turf Cutting

Seán Canney

417. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a bog owner with two plots on a designated bog can designate a second household that used the second bog plot to receive compensation as they have lost the right to cut turf on the bog but have not received any compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19327/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Seán Canney

442. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if people receiving a disability payment and who transfer to the State pension will still be eligible for any additional one-off cost-of-living payments which are made to a person with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18890/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Seán Canney

445. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the anomaly whereby people who are wheelchair users and who are receiving a civil service pension and who are not in receipt of a disability allowance cannot access free travel while under 66 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18965/24]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Canney

480. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of Garda graduates assigned to positions outside of Dublin city over the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18791/24]

Tax Exemptions

Seán Canney

200. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide for a pre-registration VAT exemption status for qualified and accredited members of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17543/24]

Primary Care Services

Seán Canney

636. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the audiology clinic in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17758/24]

Turf Cutting

Seán Canney

153. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who owned two bogs on a designated bog (details supplied) can access the turf cutting and compensation scheme in relation to both bogs, as opposed to one only, as the compensation of €1,500 does not cover the household fuel outlay and does not reflect the fact that this household was forced to cease cutting on two bog plots as opposed to one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15937/24]

Energy Usage

Seán Canney

61. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that persons are being forced by the ESB to have a smart meter, even if they do not want one, and that if the notification is not received, the ESB will fit the meter despite the objection of the householder; if he will intercede on behalf of householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13648/24]

Insurance Industry

Seán Canney

274. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the system by which genuine claims for compensation for damage to vehicles due to pot holes on our public roads are being declined by a company (details supplied) without any recourse to appeal by the vehicle owner and the dismissive attitude of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13651/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Seán Canney

365. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total cost of holding the two referenda on 8 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15044/24]

School Transport

Seán Canney

406. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 22 February 2024, if she will provide the amounts of net surplus cash derived from school transport by Bus Éireann that the auditors and directors categorised in the accounts as profit, in tabular form, for each year from 2005 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13714/24]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

535. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a secondary school (details supplied) planned for Oranmore, County Galway, has received a determination of the application for confirmation of the CPO for the project; if so, if a design team has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Seán Canney

735. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that her Department is asking people who received an award under the Caranua Scheme to supply a letter from Caranua confirming the date and amount of the award, despite the fact that they signed a non-disclosure clause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13849/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Canney

766. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the moving-in grant to €6,000 for new-build accommodation to reflect the reality of providing flooring, kitchen appliances, and bedroom and living room furniture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14395/24]

Care Services

Seán Canney

1070. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide appropriate respite services in a suitable location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13760/24]