Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Energy Infrastructure

Michael Moynihan

257. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is investigating the use of new technology which has been developed for energy storage capacity on farms. [16196/24]

Energy Infrastructure

Michael Moynihan

258. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had discussions with Enterprise Ireland on the development of new technology for energy storage capacity on farms. [16197/24]

Vacant Properties

Michael Moynihan

7. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the initiatives being taken to bring vacant properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15708/24]

Housing Policy

Michael Moynihan

9. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans in relation to the provision of one-off housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15709/24]

Health Services Staff

Michael Moynihan

254. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his views on the recruitment process which has taken place in respect of a person in County Cork (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15898/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

495. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education to clarify if a retiring teacher who previously served as a principal, but was not a principal at the time of retirement, can receive the principal’s allowance on their teacher’s pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/24]

Defence Forces

Michael Moynihan

35. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he plans any initiatives to boost participation in the Defence Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13022/24]

Defence Forces

Michael Moynihan

42. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to increase retention levels in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13021/24]

Electricity Grid

Michael Moynihan

120. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to upgrade the grid in order that the limits for peak export from single-phase connections and three-phase connections can be increased. [12821/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

281. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on plans to draft legislation to restore the supplementary pension to post-2012 gardaí and other uniformed members of the Fast Accrual grades of the Public Service Single Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/24]

Work Permits

Michael Moynihan

344. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the number of work permit applications received by country of origin over the past four years; the number of rejected applications per country; the reason for those rejections; and the number of spouses/dependents of successful applicants per country of origin also granted residence. [13293/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Moynihan

1035. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider a scheme to support more wind powered microgeneration on farms. [12822/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Moynihan

1036. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is investigating the use of new technology which has been developed for energy storage capacity on farms.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12823/24]

Irish Language

Michael Moynihan

1545. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify if all higher education grant appeals, which were submitted prior to the establishment of SUSI, have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11686/24]

Ukraine War

Michael Moynihan

25. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the consequences for all of Europe if Russia is allowed to prevail in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/24]

Ukraine War

Michael Moynihan

47. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how Ireland is working with the EU partners to stop battlefield goods and technology reaching Russia and to combat the circumvention of sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/24]

Energy Policy

Michael Moynihan

127. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is investigating the use of new technology which has been developed for energy storage capacity on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10858/24]

Tax Credits

Michael Moynihan

207. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 on 27 February 2024, and the reply given, if he could provide in tabular form a county breakdown of the 333, 309 taxpayer units that had made rent tax credit claims as of 22 February 2024. [11456/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Moynihan

131. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice when she expects that the provisions of the Garda Síochána Recording Devices Act 2023 will be fully implemented. [10877/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Moynihan

132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice when An Garda Síochána will become responsible for the granting of authorisation to install and operate CCTV. [10878/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

519. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the basic income support for sustainability scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10391/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

520. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

521. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the Eco-scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10393/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

522. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the agri-climate rural environment scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10394/24]

Forestry Sector

Michael Moynihan

523. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out for 2023 under the forestry grants and schemes, by county; the total number of payees in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10395/24]

Hospital Facilities

Michael Moynihan

742. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the new extension will open at St Joseph's Hospital, Millstreet, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/24]

Medical Cards

Michael Moynihan

743. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for medical card holders to access deep brain stimulation treatment from the initial first appointment to the procedure date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10573/24]

Departmental Programmes

Michael Moynihan

817. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county under the 2023 CLÁR programme, including any allocations whose announcement has taken place in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10373/24]

Driver Licences

Michael Moynihan

118. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when a driving licence will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in issuing this licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9067/24]

Tax Data

Michael Moynihan

159. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of home buyers in each county who have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9349/24]

Tax Credits

Michael Moynihan

160. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers currently claiming the rent tax credit, by county, in tabular form. [9350/24]

Departmental Meetings

Michael Moynihan

73. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1698/24]

Departmental Funding

Michael Moynihan

659. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide, on a county-by-county basis, in tabular form, the funding provided for community hubs in 2023. [8037/24]

Housing Schemes

Michael Moynihan

118. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications were received for the vacant property refurbishment grant in Cork in 2023; how many applications were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/24]

Housing Provision

Michael Moynihan

132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking in relation to a lack of services delaying the provision of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/24]

Energy Conservation

Michael Moynihan

69. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what support can be offered to assist homeowners to change their heating systems to biofuel and HVO systems; if he recognises that heat pump systems are not suitable for many older houses or may be unaffordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6743/24]

Cabinet Committees

Michael Moynihan

19. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [3808/24]

Energy Production

Michael Moynihan

164. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will consider plans to allow microgeneration on commercial buildings and farms, given that wind power accounted for 35% of the electricity used in Ireland in 2023, and that most of this wind power was privately produced. [6185/24]

Energy Production

Michael Moynihan

165. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what barriers in the State prevent the further expansion of the microgeneration scheme to encompass more businesses and larger farms. [6186/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Michael Moynihan

12. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of local enterprise office supported jobs in Cork at the end of 2023; how this compares to 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/24]

Business Supports

Michael Moynihan

42. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of County Cork businesses that are likely to qualify for the increased cost of business grant; the discussions his Department has had with Cork County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5555/24]

Public Expenditure Policy

Michael Moynihan

112. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will be conducting a spending review in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5553/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he acknowledges that the changes made to the pension conditions for post-2012 members has caused retention problems; if this matter is being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5502/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Moynihan

323. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the actions that are being taken to improve the retention and recruitment levels in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5502/24]

Tax Code

Michael Moynihan

94. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to review the VAT treatment of farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4278/24]

Fiscal Policy

Michael Moynihan

101. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance what engagement he has had with the Central Bank and key players in the cash system in order to establish what the appropriate levels of access to cash are to ensure that any further evolution of the cash infrastructure will be managed in a fair, orderly, transparent and equitable manner for all stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4279/24]

Departmental Funding

Michael Moynihan

95. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline what calls for funding her Department will launch in 2024. [3994/24]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Moynihan

107. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a new round of Leader funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3993/24]

EU Meetings

Michael Moynihan

46. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on his attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 22 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3004/24]

Ukraine War

Michael Moynihan

69. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any discussion with his South African counterpart on that country’s ongoing close relationship with the Russian Federation that has continued despite Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3003/24]