Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Forestry Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

522. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of species in the forest cover of approximately 11-12%. [22428/23]

Asylum Seekers

Francis Noel Duffy

570. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive regarding the process of providing interim services to IPAS applicants while they await accommodation. [22651/23]

Public Transport

Francis Noel Duffy

199. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to make the Dublin Mountains more accessible through public transport routes such as the plan proposed by the Dublin Commuter Coalition. [21648/23]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

166. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify whether funding for children with additional needs is being considered for a school (details supplied); and if so, when it is expected to receive such funding. [20938/23]

School Staff

Francis Noel Duffy

173. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to tackle the shortage of teachers in primary and post-primary schools; her plans to incentivise the return of teachers from abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20562/23]

Housing Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

227. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Housing Commission is due to report back on the wording of the housing referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20564/23]

Departmental Websites

Francis Noel Duffy

228. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will create a webpage to centralise all information and applications for affordable housing, including cost-rental, considering the different streams of delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/23]

Housing Schemes

Francis Noel Duffy

232. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities were required to submit an acquisition plan to his Department before the lifting of the eviction ban on 1 April 2023; if so, if he has received the acquisition plans from each local authority; and if they will be published. [20651/23]

Education and Training Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

484. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the selection criteria and tendering process for new retrofitting centres; the progress of establishing these new centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20563/23]

Vacant Properties

Francis Noel Duffy

348. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the croí cónaithe refurbishment grant scheme will be extended to include properties for rent; and how landlords can apply for this. [19520/23]

Disability Services

Francis Noel Duffy

349. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to alleviate the high rates of vacancy across children's disability services, which is affecting the role of the children's disability network teams. [18777/23]

Rental Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

816. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a copy of the acquisition plans submitted to his Department by each of the local authorities. [17526/23]

Departmental Strategies

Francis Noel Duffy

817. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 Implementation Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/23]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

429. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will approve the lease agreement between DDLETB and the Church of Ireland to allow the delivery of SEN modular classrooms in a school (details supplied). [15420/23]

School Accommodation

Francis Noel Duffy

430. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will make a decision on the ASA application for a school (details supplied) to allow for the provision of another modular classroom and two SET rooms for September. [15421/23]

Disability Services

Francis Noel Duffy

926. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason children's disability network team 2 Ballyboden is not able to use the local primary care centre in Ballyboden, Dublin to offer its services. [12925/23]

Defective Building Materials

Francis Noel Duffy

162. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the MICA redress scheme to allow for penalty-free downsizing to encourage smaller, energy-efficient homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11737/23]

Rental Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

164. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental units in 2022; and if he will provide a breakdown of units delivered by approved housing bodies, the LDA, and local authorities. [11738/23]

National Car Test

Francis Noel Duffy

73. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered extending the validity of NCT certification to two years instead of one year to relieve the pressures and backlog in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11735/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Francis Noel Duffy

175. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered the vacant former HSE site on a site (details supplied) for the purpose of accommodating IPA applications and or Ukrainian refugees. [11736/23]

Public Services Card

Francis Noel Duffy

397. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that people are struggling to obtain appointments at their local Intreo offices in order to obtain their PSC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9551/23]

Disability Services

Francis Noel Duffy

404. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in Dublin south-west or area CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7978/23]

An Garda Síochána

Francis Noel Duffy

243. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if an assessment will be carried out on the need for a new Garda station in Citywest, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6230/23]

General Practitioner Services

Francis Noel Duffy

695. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of free GP care for six and seven-year-olds. [4347/23]

Rental Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

128. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to review the legislation outlined in Section 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 as regards sale of homes as grounds for termination of tenancies in view of the recent headlines that report over 1,800 renters were at risk of homelessness in the past three months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3226/23]

Departmental Policies

Francis Noel Duffy

170. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the recent legislation in the Netherlands which regulates embodied carbon in the built environment; if he will consider introducing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3227/23]

School Curriculum

Francis Noel Duffy

710. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) hosted a women's safety week to make young women feel more comfortable in the community; and if this is something that she will consider supporting in the future. [63698/22]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

736. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education when the ASD unit will be opened in a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63950/22]

Health Services

Francis Noel Duffy

1311. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the issue surrounding gender-affirming care wait times; and if members of the trans community will be consulted about this issue. [63696/22]

Departmental Data

Francis Noel Duffy

1312. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the figures for recorded community-acquired pressure sores and hospital-acquired pressure sores in Tallaght University Hospital for the years 2015 to 2020. [63697/22]

Defective Building Materials

Francis Noel Duffy

27. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage The measures that are being taken to alleviate the financial pressures faced by homeowners of defective properties. [48274/22]

Building Regulations

Francis Noel Duffy

284. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the Building Regulations part B (Fire Safety) will be released for public consultation. [59415/22]

Legislative Measures

Francis Noel Duffy

285. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the details of part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 whereby social housing tenants can purchase social housing units. [59416/22]

Legislative Measures

Francis Noel Duffy

596. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if the new Bill to tackle hate crime and hate speech includes provisions to protect members of the LGBTQ+ community given the rise in homophobic attacks recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59417/22]

Hospital Services

Francis Noel Duffy

711. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long wait times facing attendees of Tallaght University Hospital's accident and emergency department; and his views on the actions being taken to alleviate this pressure. [59414/22]

School Admissions

Francis Noel Duffy

215. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of students who applied to their local secondary schools (details supplied) did not receive a place for September 2023 and if she could advise these families on what to do next. [58541/22]

Health Promotion

Francis Noel Duffy

303. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied); his views on the request by the organisations to ban all online marketing of junk food and drinks, extend the broadcast watershed for junk food ads to 9pm and to remove junk food advertisements from State-owned transport, buildings and other public infrastructure. [58542/22]

Hospital Services

Francis Noel Duffy

305. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent withdrawal of the primary care paediatric courier services from general practice surgeries (details supplied) to CHI Crumlin via St. James's Hospital for the processing of samples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58551/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Francis Noel Duffy

442. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some children are not able to avail fully of the ECCE scheme due to there being only one date of entry per calendar year. [56631/22]

Defective Building Materials

Francis Noel Duffy

105. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a tax rebate for homeowners impacted by defective properties. [46887/22]

Tax Collection

Francis Noel Duffy

278. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of expenditure from the revenue gained by carbon tax. [53345/22]

Constitutional Amendments

Francis Noel Duffy

318. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered to hold both the referendum on housing and the referendum on public ownership of water together; when it is expected to be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Francis Noel Duffy

206. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the backlog in credit awarded to solar panel holders who contribute electricity to the grid and if he can comment on the issue. [51764/22]

School Textbooks

Francis Noel Duffy

150. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education the parameters that are being considered in the roll-out of the free book scheme at primary level to ensure best learner outcomes while maximising value for money for the taxpayer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49623/22]

School Facilities

Francis Noel Duffy

152. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education the mechanism that will be used to roll out the solar schools initiative; the way that schools will be able to avail of the scheme; the anticipated timeline for the roll-out; if schools will be able to avail of feed-in tariffs to benefit from excess generation, particularly in summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49622/22]

Rental Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

283. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to reports landlords are demanding cash-only payments; and if any actions are in place to monitor and prevent this. [48219/22]

Rental Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

284. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to reports student tenants are not speaking out against mistreatment by landlords due to fear of being reprimanded; and if any measures are being taken to support this vulnerable cohort. [48220/22]

Defective Building Materials

Francis Noel Duffy

75. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he has considered to remedy defective homes and regulate construction companies to ensure defects do not recur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46888/22]

National Car Test

Francis Noel Duffy

203. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the backlog in securing an appointment for the NCT; if any measures are being taken to alleviate the pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46012/22]

Insurance Industry

Francis Noel Duffy

231. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being rejected mortgage protection insurance for past mental health issues by using the three-strike rule, for example if they have attempted to commit suicide three times in the past 10 years; the impact that this has had on those who are fully recovered yet still unable to secure mortgage protection insurance; if he will review this insurance policy with insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/22]