Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

House Prices

Willie O'Dea

79. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23068/23]

Housing Provision

Willie O'Dea

128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the new home completions figures for Q1 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23067/23]

An Garda Síochána

Willie O'Dea

171. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that were received for the Garda recruitment campaign 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Willie O'Dea

445. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to increase the levels of disability payments and allowances to reflect the very different costs of disability by severity and type of disability as outlined in 'The Cost of Disability in Ireland' report which was published by her Department last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22455/23]

Health Services

Willie O'Dea

656. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE in the midwest will provide physiotherapy for children diagnosed with primary lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/23]

Revenue Commissioners

Willie O'Dea

53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number and location of Revenue Commissioners offices with over-the-counter services open; how this number compares with the number of over-the-counter services available before 2020; the number of offices that provide telephone services; the opening hours of each; if there are plans to increase the hours of operation of the Revenue telephone services across the country to deal with the large volume of phone calls that they are experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21874/23]

Hospital Staff

Willie O'Dea

170. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a full-time paediatric neurologist will be appointed at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/23]

Health Services

Willie O'Dea

175. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to increase the illnesses covered on the long-term illness schemes in view of the fact that many illnesses requiring expensive medication are not covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21936/23]

Departmental Schemes

Willie O'Dea

58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the details of the second three-month assessment of the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/23]

Tax Yield

Willie O'Dea

97. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his estimate for corporation tax receipts in 2023; the proportion of tax revenues that corporation tax receipts will comprise in 2023; the proportion of corporation tax receipts he estimates as windfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/23]

Sporting Rights

Willie O'Dea

315. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on whether it is appropriate for an organisation (details supplied) to have many high-profile games exclusively available on a paid for subscription service; her further views on whether as a non-professional sporting organisation in receipt of significant Government funding, the organisation should provide all its matches on free-to-air television; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21581/23]

State Pensions

Willie O'Dea

413. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is still the Government's intention that the State pension will be equal to 34% of gross average industrial earnings; if he is aware that the present rate of the State pension falls considerably short of that commitment; when this objective will be attained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21638/23]

Fuel Prices

Willie O'Dea

76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the compensation he will provide to owners of vehicles incompatible with the newly mandated €10 petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20258/23]

Official Engagements

Willie O'Dea

38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent engagement with EU Commission Vice President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/23]

International Relations

Willie O'Dea

54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19691/23]

Emergency Planning

Willie O'Dea

87. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the progress of the public warning system. [19900/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Willie O'Dea

73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all public service pensioners have had their pensions restored under the provisions of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017, which provides for the full unwinding of the public service pension reduction; if not, the number of pensioners that remain affected; the reason for this; and when these pensioners can expect to see their pension fully restored. [19671/23]

Housing Policy

Willie O'Dea

344. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to use legislation to protect tenants of purpose-built retirement villages to ensure they cannot be evicted, unless a tenant breaches the tenancy agreement; if he will ensure that purpose-built retirement villages remain retirement villages under planning law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19511/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason invalidity pension reviews are taking so long to process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19058/23]

Departmental Data

Willie O'Dea

426. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when he or the Firearms Expert Committee intend to consult with the firearm user groups or representative organisations of the almost quarter-of-a-million licensed firearms holders in Ireland, in relation to the comprehensive review of firearms licensing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/23]