Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disaster Response

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

94. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the current situation in the Horn of Africa; Ireland's presence and engagement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57651/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

157. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total operational budget committed by the Government to grow remote social enterprise in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57968/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

186. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the delivery of ORESS 1; the steps that are being taken to ensure that this timeline is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57768/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

528. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57339/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

529. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57340/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

530. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57341/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

531. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57342/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

532. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57343/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

533. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57345/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

534. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57346/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

535. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57347/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

536. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57348/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

537. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57349/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

538. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57350/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

539. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57351/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

540. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57352/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

541. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57353/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

542. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57354/22]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

7. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the basic income for the arts scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56905/22]

Equality Issues

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

11. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the provisions that are in place to ensure that artists who are members of the Travelling community are properly represented and supported within the arts sector in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56904/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

264. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the current wait time for a decision on a citizenship application from when a person first applies to the issuing of the final decision; the number of applications currently in the system; the current wait time for applications made prior to 2022; the current wait time for applications made in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57171/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

265. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are due to receive Irish citizenship at ceremonies before the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57172/22]

Asylum Seekers

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

266. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the average number of decisions on applications for asylum that are made each month; the number of applications for asylum that have been granted to date in 2022 compared to 2019 to 2021 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57173/22]

Fiscal Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

113. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures it is expected will be funded by the contingency reserve fund in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55591/22]

Tidy Towns

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

635. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total operational budget for the national TidyTowns awards in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56386/22]

Social Enterprise Sector

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

636. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total operational budget committed to the grow remote social enterprise in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56387/22]

Rural Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

637. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56388/22]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

638. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56389/22]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

639. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the town and village renewal scheme connected hubs call from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56390/22]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

640. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the town and village renewal scheme - streetscapes from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56391/22]

Transport Costs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

18. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport when it is expected that the young adult leap card will be extended to 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds in third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55589/22]

Departmental Funding

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

44. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding given to local councils for cycling and active travel routes in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55184/22]

Tax Yield

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

108. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail where tax revenues stood by the end of October 2022 or the most recent available month in 2022; the way in which it differs from 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55590/22]

National Broadband Plan

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

56. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts that are being made to improve broadband in areas in which it is particularly bad, such as an area (details supplied) and areas that have not been included in any improvement works to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55185/22]

Dublin Bus

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

184. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the projected date of operation for route 22 under the redesigned Dublin Network BusConnects plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54390/22]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

530. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of fee-paying primary schools in Ireland by county; the number of children in fee-paying primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54384/22]

Education Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

531. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the anticipated cost per child of the proposed extension of the free book scheme as in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54385/22]

Education Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

532. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will set out the additional cost that would be incurred by including children who attend fee-paying primary schools in the proposed extension of the free book scheme as in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54386/22]

School Costs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

562. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the information or circulars that have been provided to schools in relation to voluntary contributions, and the advice that the schools should not request voluntary contributions this year given the cost-of-living difficulties; the additional supports that will be available on request from schools which will not request the voluntary contribution this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54610/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

17. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total budget allocated in 2021 to the funding of staff roles at the 31 local enterprise offices that are operated in a partnership between Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53604/22]

Energy Prices

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

63. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that is taking place in his Department to encourage and support small and medium businesses to remain open, given the current difficulties with the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53108/22]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

95. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will detail some of the successes of the social inclusion and community activation programme since its creation; the impact that the funding increase to €46 million in Budget 2023 will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53102/22]

Community Development Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

101. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work that her Department has undertaken to ensure greater connectivity between rural and urban communities in terms of local community groups and connected hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53101/22]

Marine Environment

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

140. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the biodiversity impact on marine life of failing to change to renewable energy sources over carbon-based energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53112/22]

Food Security

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

145. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any plans currently in place to ensure food security in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53113/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

167. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total training budget allocated in 2021 to the 31 local enterprise offices for their local training initiatives for businesses, including training such as digital marketing, lean, mentoring and starting one’s own business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53554/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

168. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of staff roles, including part payments for incubation centre managers, programme managers and programme administrators, to manage and deliver Enterprise Ireland’s national entrepreneur development programme, New Frontiers at the 16 campus incubation centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53555/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

169. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of participant training programmes, excluding the stipend paid to New Frontiers participants, on the Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers delivered by the 16 campus incubation centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53556/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

170. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of staff roles, including part payments for centre managers, programme managers and programme administrators, to manage and deliver the NDRC national startup accelerator contract at the four NDRC consortium partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53557/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

171. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of participant training programmes and relevant activities by the NDRC national start-up accelerator contract at the four NDRC consortium partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53558/22]