Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

83. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61853/22]

Official Travel

Neale Richmond

128. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his appearance at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana. [62026/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Neale Richmond

40. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs over the past five years, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1692/23]

Energy Prices

Neale Richmond

96. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether churches should be able to avail of relief for their electricity bills given the current energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1229/23]

Electric Vehicles

Neale Richmond

174. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that taxi drivers transferring from older taxis to newer electric vehicle taxis are facing unnecessary delays in making appointments for the suitability test; if he will take steps to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63628/22]

Business Supports

Neale Richmond

305. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been made to the trade and business energy support scheme, TBESS, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63204/22]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Neale Richmond

314. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if performing mortgages sold by a bank (details supplied) after the economic crash should retain their original terms and conditions, including interest rates, and be afforded the same protections afforded to mortgage customers from traditional banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63627/22]

Tax Credits

Neale Richmond

351. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether an individual renting a property from their parent should be able to receive the renter tax credit if they pay market rent rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1592/23]

Tax Reliefs

Neale Richmond

379. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the budget 2023 decision regarding benefit-in-kind for company cars should be addressed for staff for whom the company car is a necessary part of the job and not a perk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/23]

Sports Facilities

Neale Richmond

444. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the efforts that are being made to increase the number of playing pitches available in each local authority nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1139/23]

Sports Facilities

Neale Richmond

445. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artificial playing pitches supported by sports capital funding that have been built across the State in each of the past ten years; their location by local authority; if they are designated for use by specific sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1142/23]

Seaweed Harvesting

Neale Richmond

492. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on kelp harvesting in Bantry Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63629/22]

Local Government Reform

Neale Richmond

531. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the local government education and mentoring programme currently under way in Fingal County Council will be taken up by all local authorities; if so, if he will provide a timeline of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1034/23]

Property Registration

Neale Richmond

532. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to severe customer service delays in the Property Registration Authority; his views on whether the current customer service delays in relation to contacting the PRA are acceptable; if he has discussed these with the PRA; the steps that are being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1029/23]

Local Authorities

Neale Richmond

536. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the playing pitches available to book through the local authority for use by the public by local authority in each of the years 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1141/23]

Housing Provision

Neale Richmond

585. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a full list of lands in the ownership of each local authority that are zoned for housing. [2258/23]

Housing Provision

Neale Richmond

586. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a full list of Part 8 planning permissions that have been granted for houses in each local authority in the past 15 years; the number of housing developments that have been built as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2259/23]

Local Authorities

Neale Richmond

587. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes officers who are employed by local authorities nationally; if those employed as vacant homes officers also carry out duties outside of this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2260/23]

Economic Sanctions

Neale Richmond

608. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that have been taken by his Department to enforce European Union sanctions against Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1045/23]

Economic Sanctions

Neale Richmond

609. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that have been taken by his Department to enforce European Union sanctions against Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1059/23]

School Staff

Neale Richmond

679. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she has considered introducing a national voluntary redeployment panel for secondary teachers who wish to relocate and keep their permanent and contract of indefinite duration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63395/22]

Teacher Training

Neale Richmond

680. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the removal of route 4 to primary teaching will further exacerbate the supply crisis in teaching; her further views on whether the current recognition pathway and the route through a college (details supplied) should be prolonged to keep more supply in the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63396/22]

Teacher Training

Neale Richmond

681. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education her views on whether route 4 recognition, whereby graduates of a school (details supplied) can register with the Teaching Council, should be extended to ensure that there are sufficient primary school teachers available to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63397/22]

Education Policy

Neale Richmond

742. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the research that has been carried out by her Department into the benefits of ending the provision of homework for primary school pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1028/23]

Special Educational Needs

Neale Richmond

771. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that provided July provision in the past five years, by county; the number of schools that propose to facilitate July provision in 2023, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1594/23]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Neale Richmond

774. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the average class size in primary and secondary schools, per county, in each of the past five academic years, including 2022-2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1623/23]

School Accommodation

Neale Richmond

777. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans for additional secondary schools in the Sandyford-Stepaside-Dublin 18 area, given the rising population and the lack of schools in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1681/23]

Energy Prices

Neale Richmond

887. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether churches should be able to avail of relief for their electricity bills given the current energy crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1230/23]

Third Level Costs

Neale Richmond

1049. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applications that were made for the SUSI grant in the past four academic years, per county, in tabular form; the number of those applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1593/23]

Citizenship Applications

Neale Richmond

1085. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if a Filipino citizen who is married to an Irish citizen but is residing in the Philippines can apply for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63705/22]

Health Promotion

Neale Richmond

1321. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there should be an awareness campaign to deter vaping in public spaces, such as in bars and nightclubs; the steps that he is taking to deter persons from doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63790/22]

Health Services

Neale Richmond

1335. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the way that those who qualify for free nappies for their children can access the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63860/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Neale Richmond

1388. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he has considered implementing mandatory Covid-19 tests for inward visitors from China to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1076/23]

Medical Cards

Neale Richmond

1540. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that the increase in the pension in budget 2023 is pushing some pensioners slightly over the threshold for a medical card, thereby leaving them worse off; if he will increase the threshold for medical cards proportionally with the increase in his Department’s budget to ensure that this does not happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1683/23]

Medical Cards

Neale Richmond

1541. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that the increase in the pension in budget 2023 is pushing some pensioners over the threshold for a medical card; if he will take steps to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1684/23]

Primary Care Centres

Neale Richmond

1542. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of each operational primary care centre per county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1685/23]

Medicinal Products

Neale Richmond

1663. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he plans to expand access to paxlovid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2052/23]

Departmental Funding

Neale Richmond

12. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the support that her Department has provided to organisations (details supplied) across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62021/22]

Energy Prices

Neale Richmond

46. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that she is taking to assist with the rising cost of energy facing many community organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62020/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Neale Richmond

84. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the Celtic Interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62024/22]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

120. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details regarding the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62023/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Neale Richmond

149. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on Ireland's cybersecurity infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57654/22]

Tax Code

Neale Richmond

55. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether spousal maintenance should be tax deductible as is child maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62577/22]

Tax Credits

Neale Richmond

56. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether both single parents should be able to avail of the single parent tax credit in a situation in which one parent has primary custody but the other is paying maintenance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62578/22]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

65. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that has been allocated under the night-time economy pilot scheme to date, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62518/22]

Rental Sector

Neale Richmond

82. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to ensure that those residing in digs have the same rights as those in traditional tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62539/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Neale Richmond

171. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce supports for single fathers that they can avail of if the other parent is already in receipt of existing parental supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62579/22]

Childcare Services

Neale Richmond

189. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of core funding provided to childcare providers in each county in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62500/22]

Childcare Services

Neale Richmond

190. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding provided to childcare providers under the ECCE scheme from 2015-2022 broken down per county; the number of childcare providers that received funding per year per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62501/22]

Student Accommodation

Neale Richmond

200. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the qualifications of affordable rents that third level institutions must abide by if they are to receive State funding for the building of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62540/22]