Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Data

Ruairí Ó Murchú

122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide information from Revenue as to the numbers of employees with southern addresses and who are working in northern-based companies; the numbers of employees who work in southern companies and who have northern addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [29523/23]

Official Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community on 1 June 2023. [29524/23]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress there has been in plans for the protection of critical State infrastructure in the coming months and years including against cyber and hybrid attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/23]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

116. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the progress being made in the investigation into the death in Lebanon of UNIFIL soldier Private Seán Rooney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29526/23]

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

51. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what engagement he and his Department have had at EU Council level and with Cabinet colleagues in relation to human rights abuses of Palestinians annexed by the present Israeli regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28753/23]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what engagement he and his Department have had with their EU counterparts and Cabinet colleagues in the past 12 months in relation to the issue of cross-Border remote workers, with particular emphasis on the issues emerging whereby some of these workers are unable to avail of bank card facilities in the opposite jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28752/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

78. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to offshore wind, when the individual parts of the planning-led system, including designated maritime area plans, DMAPs, will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28755/23]

Energy Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the results of the geothermal study conducted at Carlinn Hall have been received; when he plans to make them available; the next steps in finalising a lasting solution for the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health is next due to meet. [28290/23]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

24. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [28289/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will give an update on the work of the Broadband Mobile Phone Task Force, particularly the work being done in providing alternatives for people who are waiting for broadband connection for up to five years under the NBP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28287/23]

Control of Dogs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the current and recent engagement held with stakeholders by the working group of the cross-government review of legislation regarding dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28288/23]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

151. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an EONI electoral identity card can be accepted as a form of photo identification through the passport application process; if this message is clearly communicated to Northern citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/23]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

152. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there has been any consideration given to increasing the number of queries Deputies can make weekly using the Oireachtas urgent query line given their proximity to the Border (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27975/23]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

153. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are any plans to establish a designated helpline for Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament to query passport applications on behalf of Irish citizens in the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/23]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

154. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if any briefings with Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of Parliament and their staff will be provided ahead of the summer months to assist constituency offices in the North to provide up-to-date information on the passport process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27977/23]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

155. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications queried through the Members of the Legislative Assembly Passport Portal; the current waiting time for a query response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27978/23]

Family Support Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the options, if any, for multi-annual core funding for a network (details supplied) based in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/23]

Health Promotion

Ruairí Ó Murchú

58. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the review of the impact of the sugar tax will be conducted and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25897/23]

Departmental Offices

Ruairí Ó Murchú

6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [25900/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

71. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the efforts being made by his Department to tackle the huge waiting lists for needs assessments, speech and language therapy services and related services for children in County Louth, CHO 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25899/23]

Disability Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

90. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the efforts being made by his Department to ensure improvements to assessments and access to services for people with disabilities to ensure there is no wrong door when accessing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25898/23]

Crime Prevention

Ruairí Ó Murchú

46. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice when the interim report on the operation of the pilot community safety partnerships will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/23]

Food Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a new report (details supplied); if so, the measures, if any, in the report under consideration by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25208/23]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the reconstitution and underplanting scheme related to ash dieback in 2022; the number of applications received to date in 2023; the number approved in each of these categories; the amount paid out under the RUS in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25209/23]

Departmental Strategies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach his intention to establish additional units or divisions in his Department to those outlined in the programme for Government. [24618/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

10. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22856/23]

Economic Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22857/23]

Employment Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

118. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money paid through her Department in 2022 to employers that take on workers under the Jobs Plus scheme; the number of employers who availed of the scheme; the number of employees who benefitted from the scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24624/23]

Departmental Policies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

121. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature and extent of the engagement that her Department has had with other Government agencies and Departments in relation to the problems faced by workers who live in the North and who work for Southern-based companies, who wish to work from home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24625/23]

Culture Ireland

Ruairí Ó Murchú

36. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the difficulties experienced by Irish-based applicants to the diaphonique contemporary music fund, part-funded by Culture Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23462/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Ruairí Ó Murchú

52. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline her Department's plans to ensure that as many GAA games as possible are free to air; if she will outline her Department's engagement with the GAA and RTÉ in relation to GAAGO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23463/23]

Housing Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

140. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider conducting a review into the administration and provision of adaptation grants for older people and those with a disability, currently under the remit of local authorities, due to the many issues being experienced with the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22890/23]

Domestic Violence

Ruairí Ó Murchú

403. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the total number of protection and safety orders secured in courts in the Republic of Ireland where the respondent was living outside the jurisdiction for the past available 12-month period; the number of these that were successfully served on the respondent; the means by which they were served. [23888/23]

Further and Higher Education

Ruairí Ó Murchú

472. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of a pathway for a student (details supplied) who has completed a University of Ulster Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling and who has been accepted onto the fourth year in IICP College Tallaght (1 year study, part-time) to complete an honours degree in counselling and psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23889/23]

School Accommodation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

61. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the plans to provide additional accommodation and space for a school (details supplied) in Dundalk which is a secondary school and also a further education centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22884/23]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

105. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress being made to open additional units for children for September 2023 with autism at primary and second level schools in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22883/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ruairí Ó Murchú

19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress being made in relation to flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21491/23]

Climate Change Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

24. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the targets for 2023 for the climate division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21492/23]

Foreign Direct Investment

Ruairí Ó Murchú

87. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work being carried out in his Department to promote the Border counties North and South as a destination for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Ruairí Ó Murchú

89. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with other Departments in relation to the tax implications for workers who live in the North and wish to work remotely for Southern-based companies and the tax implications for the firms who wish to recruit them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21791/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the circular economy will next meet. [21452/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

7. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will meet next. [21453/23]

Departmental Policies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

4. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [20529/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [20528/23]

Tax Code

Ruairí Ó Murchú

79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work being carried out in his Department to fix the anomaly whereby many workers who live in the North and who work in the South are precluded from working from home due to the significant Revenue implications for their employers; if he will detail any contacts his Department has had on the matter with the equivalent British department in the last six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21476/23]

Insurance Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

108. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he can outline the short- to medium-term plans by the Government to ensure reductions in premiums for customers for insurance products, particularly public liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21475/23]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport how it is proposed that the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road scheme will be progressed this year, as due to changes in Government policy and design standards, additional design works are needed, and the project team has indicated that more funding will be required to close out and complete the current Phase 3 design process but TII has not indicated that more funding will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20753/23]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

50. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the current situation with the upgrading of the N53, particularly in relation to CPOs, decisions on which are awaited from An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20754/23]