Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Transport

David Stanton

1115. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 31 May, the measures that are in place for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year with respect to the entitlement to school transport for students who attend their second nearest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41018/22]

Fishing Industry

David Stanton

2060. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering a subsidy scheme similar to that introduced in France, to support the Irish fishing fleet in compensating for the increased price of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39656/22]

Agriculture Industry

David Stanton

2118. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 14 July 2022, the twelve anaerobic digesters producing biogas that are approved and under licence from his Department; his Department’s plans to approve and licence further such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41019/22]

Food Labelling

David Stanton

2167. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role that his Department has in marketing Irish poultry to countries that require halal certification; the way that producers may obtain such certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41748/22]

Agriculture Industry

David Stanton

17. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is supporting farmers in the production of biomethane on farms from animal manure and other agricultural by-products by a process of using anaerobic digestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

26. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 26 May 2022, the way in which his Department prioritises support for farmers to generate more renewable energy for their own use and potentially for sale to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38541/22]

Employment Schemes

David Stanton

121. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the work that is being undertaken by her Department to present employment opportunities for jobseekers to address labour shortages in the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34902/22]

Youth Unemployment

David Stanton

161. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the current rate of youth unemployment; the measures that her Department is taking to assist young people to enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34904/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

David Stanton

529. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the automatic entitlement to a back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance payment for a person (details supplied) has ceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38812/22]

Housing Schemes

David Stanton

233. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his Department’s current policy with respect to the tenants of part V local authority housing purchasing the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38229/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Stanton

455. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health when restrictions on travel from South Africa to Ireland due to Covid-19 were first put in place; when they were lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38449/22]

Enterprise Policy

David Stanton

214. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department engage with and support the development of blockchain technology; the engagements that he, the Department's junior Ministers or Department officials have had in this regard to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37454/22]

Road Network

David Stanton

258. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications that were made under the community involvement scheme per county in 2021 and 2022, respectively; the successful applications during this period; the amount allocated to each successful application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37214/22]

Rail Network

David Stanton

267. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the procurement of new rolling stock and battery and electric locomotives with respect to the upgrade of the Cork metropolitan rail network; the role that he or his Department has in approving any such procurement; the possible timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37376/22]

Local Authorities

David Stanton

412. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount made available by his Department to each local authority respectively to support vacant housing officer posts; the amount drawn down by each of the local authorities; the number of full-time vacant housing officers currently in position in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/22]

Housing Schemes

David Stanton

420. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has given consideration to granting eligibility under the Fresh Start principle to the local authority home loan scheme to applicants in cases in which a relationship had existed and has ended but who had not been married and in cases on which they no longer retain a beneficial interest in a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37580/22]

School Transport

David Stanton

570. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she has considered increasing the special needs school transportation grant given the increased cost of petrol and diesel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37960/22]

School Transport

David Stanton

571. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 31 May 2022, if a decision has been taken which will allow for the provision of school transport for post-primary students who were otherwise eligible for transport but are attending their second nearest school and had applied and paid on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37962/22]

Grant Payments

David Stanton

701. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has given any consideration to relaxing the residency requirements of being in the State, European Union, United Kingdom or Switzerland for three of the past five years for Irish citizens applying for a SUSI grant, given the international travel restrictions caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37251/22]

Departmental Schemes

David Stanton

1150. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list the applications that were made per county under the local improvement scheme in 2021 and 2022, respectively; the applications that were approved by her Department; the amount allocated to each successful application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37215/22]