Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Office of Public Works

Chris Andrews

102. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all playgrounds maintained by the Office of Public Works in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13994/23]

Redundancy Payments

Chris Andrews

146. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with a company (details supplied) in relation to its announcement of 240 redundancies in its Irish branch; if he has urged the company to adopt a voluntary redundancy first approach to redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13218/23]

National Asset Management Agency

Chris Andrews

336. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance the interest of NAMA in a site (details supplied); the status of the ownership and the remaining length of tenure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13554/23]

Sports Events

Chris Andrews

379. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the joint Ireland and UK bid to host the UEFA EURO 2028 competition; the level of support the Government has guaranteed if the bid is successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12562/23]

Waterways Ireland

Chris Andrews

485. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of Waterways Ireland's ownership of a site (details supplied); if Waterways Ireland has any intended use for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13555/23]

Schools Building Projects

Chris Andrews

607. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available to allow school building projects, for schools such as a school (details supplied) that use temporary accommodation on their permanent sites, to proceed to allow these schools to move into permanent accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12301/23]

Schools Building Projects

Chris Andrews

631. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available to allow the school building project, for a school (details supplied) to proceed, to allow this school to move into permanent accommodation; when the tender for this building will go out; the timeline for delivery and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12587/23]

Emergency Services

Chris Andrews

1517. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied); and the steps he will take to prevent such a situation occurring again. [13964/23]

Housing Provision

Chris Andrews

109. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to deliver affordable housing units in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11557/23]

Homeless Accommodation

Chris Andrews

136. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to tackle the rising homeless levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11558/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Chris Andrews

164. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people currently in receipt of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11913/23]

Business Supports

Chris Andrews

94. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme is available to (details supplied]; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11105/23]

Departmental Funding

Chris Andrews

253. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the funding an organisation (details supplied) has received from the State directly or via State bodies for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9609/23]

Schools Building Projects

Chris Andrews

360. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if she will address the concerns raised by a school (details supplied) regarding its permanent school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10010/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Chris Andrews

428. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection the social protection supports that are available for a person (details supplied). [10214/23]

Tourism Promotion

Chris Andrews

206. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider a matter in relation to the Saint Patrick's Festival (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9306/23]

Tax Yield

Chris Andrews

237. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts from the 2% betting tax in each of the years 2019 to 2022; if he will provide a breakdown between retail, online and phone betting amounts, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8857/23]

School Accommodation

Chris Andrews

406. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education how a newly built school (details supplied) is already deemed too small before it even opens and cannot absorb students from its community; and if she can confirm, of those students offered places starting in September 2023, the number who are permanent residents within Dublin 6W. [8376/23]

Community Welfare Services

Chris Andrews

459. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if participants on the jobs initiative scheme are included in the 2023 wage increase for community workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8131/23]

Medical Cards

Chris Andrews

679. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a medication can be made available to a person (details supplied) under the medical card. [8760/23]

Transport Policy

Chris Andrews

59. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the introduction of micro-mobility scooters; when legislation will be advanced to allow companies to tender for contracts with local authorities; and when the tendering process will begin. [7489/23]

Departmental Properties

Chris Andrews

68. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered keeping the Aungier Street campus of TU Dublin in public ownership due to the lack of public facilities in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6889/23]

Special Educational Needs

Chris Andrews

176. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and ensure this child is allocated a place in a school with an ASD unit in September 2023. [6330/23]

Primary Care Centres

Chris Andrews

337. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the State services that have been removed from the Irishtown and Ringsend primary care centre over the past 24 months; the location of each of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/23]

Primary Care Centres

Chris Andrews

338. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the services currently available at the Irishtown and Ringsend primary care centre; if any of these services are scheduled to be removed from this primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5557/23]

Middle East

Chris Andrews

68. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the new Israeli Government’s policy of expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, using the means of ethnic cleansing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2133/23]

Sports Organisations

Chris Andrews

304. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4498/23]

Public Sector Staff

Chris Andrews

422. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if steps will be taken to resolve an issue regarding the payment of a salary to a teacher (details supplied). [4189/23]

Emergency Services

Chris Andrews

583. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed the accident and emergency services in Dublin as a result of alcohol and drug misuse in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3928/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Chris Andrews

13. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures that are being put in place to address the expected increase in participation at a grassroots level in women's football ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup in July 2023 in Australia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2737/23]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

73. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address the current status of opening of the next round of the sports capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2738/23]

Urban Development

Chris Andrews

133. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regeneration of St. Andrews flat complex in the south inner city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2153/23]

Urban Development

Chris Andrews

140. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regeneration of Pearse House flat complex in the south inner city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2152/23]

Public Transport

Chris Andrews

183. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints for assault, anti-social behaviour, sexual misconduct and drug use on the Luas from 2018 to 2022; the number of complaints against security staff in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3776/23]

Special Educational Needs

Chris Andrews

246. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) can be given an urgent appointment to undergo an assessment for dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3883/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Chris Andrews

269. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any financial assistance that a child (details supplied) can be given to allow them to avail of a private assessment for dyslexia. [3884/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Chris Andrews

154. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the application by a person (details supplied) for a primary medical certificate; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [3394/23]

Energy Prices

Chris Andrews

197. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm that single-family homes pay residential gas rates and apartments that utilise district heating pay commercial gas rates; and, if this is the case, why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3340/23]

Rail Network

Chris Andrews

211. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he could request an update from Iarnród Éireann on the four DART+ projects (West, South West, Coastal North and Coastal South) along with an update relating to the proposed construction of a new DART station at Woodbrook-Sruthán na Coille. [2962/23]

Rail Network

Chris Andrews

212. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek an update from the relevant authority in relation to the proposed expansion of the Luas green line; if extending the line beyond the currently proposed northern terminus at Charlestown to as far as Dublin Airport has been considered; and if a feasibility study of this has been carried out. [2965/23]

Defective Building Materials

Chris Andrews

327. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who is in the early stages of selling an apartment will be eligible to apply for a rebate under the apartment defect scheme, given they paid a total of €20,000 to repair fire deficiencies in the apartment, if they no longer own the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3364/23]

Defence Forces

Chris Andrews

341. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will address the issue of substandard accommodation in the married quarters section of Cathal Brugha Barracks (details supplied). [3013/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Chris Andrews

399. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare supports available to assist a person (details supplied) whose partner has recently passed away. [3113/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Chris Andrews

403. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if the rules in relation to the invalidity pension will be changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3164/23]

An Garda Síochána

Chris Andrews

462. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if he will support the introduction of a transport police service for national, regional and local bus, tram and rail services. [2963/23]

Trade Agreements

Chris Andrews

13. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department supports current aspects of the EU-Morocco trade agreement as they relate to the natural resources of Western Sahara; and if he will call for the resources of Western Sahara to be excluded from EU-Moroccan deals moving forward. [63227/22]

Work Permits

Chris Andrews

25. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an employment permit application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [63587/22]

Driver Test

Chris Andrews

249. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent date to undergo their driving test given that they require the use of a car for their job as an essential worker. [1482/23]

Tax Credits

Chris Andrews

355. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if he will alter the eligibility criteria for the rent tax credit to allow individuals who rent a property from their parents, such as a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1677/23]

Regeneration Projects

Chris Andrews

534. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the application from Dublin City Council regarding the regeneration of a building (details supplied). [1090/23]