Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Postal Services

David Stanton

45. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on his plans for the further development of postal policy in the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

90. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the way that the various State agencies under the aegis of his Department are facilitating the rollout of generation of renewal energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50372/23]

School Enrolments

David Stanton

143. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Topical Issue Debate No. 2 of 5 July 2023, and with reference to her Department’s projected growth in enrolments in the east Cork area in the short to medium term, if she will outline the projected demand figures for second level school places in the Midleton and Carrigtwohill school planning area for each respective year for the next five years, beginning September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50328/23]

Regional Development

David Stanton

64. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans, if any, his Department has to implement the recommendations from the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce Report pertaining to his Department's policy responsibilities; if similar recommendations are being considered for Cork and Bantry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50223/23]

Community Development Projects

David Stanton

31. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development with reference to the 2023 Community Centres Investment Fund-New Builds Measure, if lead parties could have included primary or second level schools working in partnership with local community organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49470/23]

Patent Applications

David Stanton

163. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his plans, if any, for the establishment of an oversight committee to support the work of a referendum on the Unified Patent Court; the membership of this committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49445/23]

Patent Applications

David Stanton

164. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the establishment of an Irish local division of the Unified Patent Court; the work carried out to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49449/23]

Patent Applications

David Stanton

165. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to allow Irish judges to participate in the Unified Patent Court on a part-time basis; if so, what changes to legislation of the constitution would be required to enable this to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49451/23]

Wastewater Treatment

David Stanton

243. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 24 May 2023, to list the number of funding applications submitted in 2022 and in 2023 respectively by each local authority under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2022-2025 Measure A8 - Waste Water Collection and Treatment needs for Villages and Settlements without access to Public Waste Water Services; the number of applications approved under the measure in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49479/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

391. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s Minimum Specifications for the Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Systems S.198 and in particular with reference to the Declaration of Works Documentation pertaining to solar PV installations, to outline the number of registered companies currently on his Department’s Solar Photovoltaic Company Register; the number of individual installers on his Department’s Solar Photovoltaic Installer Register; if both registers are publicly accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49798/23]

Youth Services

David Stanton

614. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current number of Youthreach centres; the number of students attending Youthreach centres, by county; if his Department has carried out any studies to ascertain areas in the country not served by Youthreach; if so, to provide details of same; his plans, if any, to open further Youthreach centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49460/23]

Mental Health Services

David Stanton

73. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, for the further development and expansion of South Lee Mental Health Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/23]

Primary Care Centres

David Stanton

81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to develop a primary care centre and day care centre in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/23]

Housing Policy

David Stanton

145. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the policy with respect to the establishment of housing developments with self-contained apartments for older people, similar to a development (details supplied); the supports put in place by his department to encourage such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49074/23]

Building Regulations

David Stanton

158. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether there is a need for an increase in the number of changing places and toilets for people with severe disabilities; if his Department has considered the establishment of a fund to enable these facilities to be installed in public and private buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47471/23]

Social Welfare Code

David Stanton

75. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered increasing the current limit of €5,000 of unearned income over which a person is deemed to be a "chargeable person" and is liable to pay the PRSI charge at 4% on all their unearned income; the date when the current limit was set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48909/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

45. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which a young college graduate with very severe physical disabilities can secure adequate and appropriate personal assistant support to enable them to become gainfully employed, pay taxes and participate as a fully functioning member of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting people with disabilities, especially wheelchair users, to attend medical and other appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

David Stanton

141. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 20 June 2023, when a premises (details supplied) can expect to be connected to the NBI network now that it has been reclassified for inclusion in the NBP intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47349/23]

Vehicle Testing

David Stanton

269. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has been notified of vehicle recalls involving category M1 vehicles that occurred to date in 2023; if so, to provide, in tabular form, the number of recalls, the manufacturer in each case and the reason for the recall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48425/23]

Departmental Bodies

David Stanton

270. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport to outline the relationship he has with the Automotive Market Surveillance Authority; the number and grade of staff working in the authority; the funding, if any, he has provided to the authority in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48426/23]

Artificial Intelligence

David Stanton

385. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on Ireland's response, if any, to the EU Council Spanish Presidency’s call for feedback on the Artificial Intelligence Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/23]

Water Supply

David Stanton

630. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 18 January 2023, and given the reissuing of the boil water notice for the Whitegate public water supply on 18 October 2023, if he would consider compensation for the costs associated with the purchasing and boiling of water by affected households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47692/23]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

1068. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has contacted a person (details supplied) regarding an issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48424/23]

Third Level Education

David Stanton

1384. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is supporting students with severe disabilities to access and attend third level education and further education colleges; the specific funding that he has provided to support students in this regard; if this includes the provision of an appropriate personal assistant service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47472/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

10. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to report on the progress made to date with respect to the implementation of the Midleton flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46920/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

34. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the supports being provided by his Department to assist those affected by the recent flooding in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46921/23]

Solar Energy Guidelines

David Stanton

64. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s PV installers registration form, to list the mandatory training courses in solar photovoltaic panel installation that are acceptable to his Department; the institutions that provide such courses; the bodies that certify these courses and the level of certification required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47015/23]

Agriculture Schemes

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s July 2023 solar PV registered installer list, the number of PV installer registration forms received and accepted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47016/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

150. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made by the OPW in safeguarding roads and property adjacent to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43834/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

151. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made by the OPW in strengthening the bank of a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43841/23]

Employment Support Services

David Stanton

92. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department supports the National Employability Service; the outcomes of any such supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46453/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

David Stanton

110. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out, or intends to carry out, any evaluation of the wage subsidy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46449/23]

Departmental Funding

David Stanton

27. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the way she is supporting community radio stations across the country; the community radio stations that she has supported in the past; the amount of support each has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45047/23]

Arts Policy

David Stanton

35. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way she is supporting traditional Irish music across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45031/23]

Further and Higher Education

David Stanton

113. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions being taken by his Department or by any agency under the aegis of his Department to better understand the trends and to consider the causes and effects of grade inflation on further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45029/23]

Budget 2024

David Stanton

146. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the way PhD students are to receive extra support following Budget 2024; if he anticipates an increase in the number of PHD students as a result; his targets, if any, with respect to the number of PhD students in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45030/23]

School Facilities

David Stanton

14. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 4 May 2023; to provide an update on his Department’s review of the guidelines of the use of school buildings outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44927/23]

Teacher Training

David Stanton

30. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the way her Department is supporting the creation of teaching qualifications for teachers of special education; her further plans, if any, in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40385/23]

Tax Credits

David Stanton

204. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with reference to the Committee on Budgetary Oversight’s May 2023 Report on Section 481 – Films Tax Credit, the action he intends to take with respect to the Committee recommendation (details supplied). [45142/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

165. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 23 February 2023, the action taken in the interim to ensure that appropriate supports and services are made available to a person (details supplied); the supports and services that have been made available as a result of his intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44506/23]

Bus Services

David Stanton

80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the public bus service capacity, particularly at peak times, in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/23]

Bus Services

David Stanton

81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the public bus service capacity, particularly at peak times, in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44127/23]

Tax Reliefs

David Stanton

139. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the terms of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/23]

Insurance Industry

David Stanton

140. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market in engaging with current insurance market operators and attracting new entrants into the sector; his further plans for the work of this office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44129/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

49. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow the Mallow bypass to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43057/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

68. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the progress, if any, to upgrade the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

173. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 30 May 2023, when he expects the review of the strategic assessment report for a project (details supplied) to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41160/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

174. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on progress in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41168/23]

School Admissions

David Stanton

238. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will take action to ensure that a child (details supplied) will acquire a school place as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43251/23]