Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pharmacy Services

Ged Nash

815. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason he has not accepted the recommendation made by an organisation (details supplied) on rules to regulate the operation of pharmacies in respect of the temporary absence of pharmacists and as this relates to the functions and role of pharmaceutical assistants; the next steps he plans to take to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16584/22]

Departmental Staff

Ged Nash

92. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach if the next Secretary General of his Department will be appointed through open public competition and under the Top-Level Appointments Committee process; and, if not, the reasons for the departure from that process. [14801/22]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if any virtual asset service provider has been successfully registered with the Central Bank to date; if the Central Bank has published guidelines on the assessment timelines for completed applications and the average length of the processing time to date of each pending registration; if his attention has been drawn to the delay by Ireland in implementing the procedures to process these registrations; if this is hindering Ireland's objectives under the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14083/22]

Ukraine War

Ged Nash

243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review section 110 provisions given that Russian companies outside of the banking sector accounted for over 60% of the €35.5 billion in assets held in Irish special purpose vehicles used for funding purposes at the end of 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14309/22]

Ukraine War

Ged Nash

390. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will confirm, given the temporary closure of the Embassy of Ireland to Ukraine, that all locally employed staff and contractors, and the relevant members of their families, were offered passage to Ireland and international protection here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Ged Nash

519. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the objective evidential basis for the reason that certain schools (details supplied) were not elevated to DEIS band 1 status from DEIS band 2 in the context of the recent decisions she has made in this policy area; if she will provide all of the objective criteria including information on the metrics, precise data sets and scoring matrix her officials used to determine a school’s qualification for DEIS band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14585/22]

Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

520. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the progress in the development of a school (details supplied); when she expects that the new building will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14586/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Ged Nash

521. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the objective evidential basis for the reason that certain schools (details supplied) were not elevated to DEIS band 1 status from DEIS band 2 in the context of the recent decisions she has made in this policy area; if she will provide all of the objective criteria including information on the metrics, precise data sets and scoring matrix her officials used to determine a school’s qualification for DEIS band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14590/22]

Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

522. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the progress in the development of the new primary school (details supplied); when she expects the new building to be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14591/22]

Energy Policy

Gerald Nash

168. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to ongoing problems with the communal heating scheme at a location (details supplied); his views on the energy provider’s decision to charge commercial, not residential gas rates which has contributed to rapidly rising energy costs for residents; if he plans to raise this with the energy provider and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13661/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ged Nash

437. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made to the immigrant investor programme by Russian citizens in each of the years from 2019 to 2022; the number of Russian citizens who had their application successfully approved under the programme in the same period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12381/22]

Land Issues

Ged Nash

110. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the implementation of the land value sharing measures; when the measures will be implemented; if he will be introducing a temporary windfall tax in the interim for land that has been rezoned pending the delayed implementation of the land value sharing measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/22]

Defective Building Materials

Ged Nash

122. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the emergency repair grant allocated to MICA homeowners; if that grant is controlled by his Department or by the local authority; the way the emergency repair grant can be accessed by homeowners who need the grant urgently particularly in view of recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12044/22]

Building Regulations

Ged Nash

128. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to issue revised ministerial guidelines to harmonise apartment standards in respect of build-to-sell and build-to-rent apartments in order to incentivise the development of build-to-sell homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12042/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

131. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown per local authority area of the affordable housing that is planned to be delivered in 2022; the details of each affordable housing scheme planned to be delivered in each local authority area in 2022; the details relating to the number of homes per scheme and the nature of the tenure in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12043/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

150. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of housing needs demand assessment in respect of cost rental accommodation per local authority area over the next five years in tabular form; the breakdown of the projected demand for cost rental accommodation over the next five years per local authority area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12041/22]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will publish updated guidance to facilitate a transition period for the changes to the tenant purchase scheme pursuant to SI. No.776 of 2021 Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2021; if his Department will facilitate flexibility in respect of tenants who had commenced the application process to purchase their homes prior to 1 February 2022 but who have not been in receipt of housing support for the new period of ten years and are now no longer eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12040/22]

Childcare Services

Ged Nash

310. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) relating to the unavailability of childcare in County Louth; his plans to ensure that sufficient childcare capacity is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ged Nash

352. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the pilot scheme to turn rural pubs into remote working hubs; the funding provided to the scheme to date; the number of rural pubs converted into remote working hubs to date under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12175/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Ged Nash

72. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to revise upward the Programme for Government commitment to move to 20% remote and or home working in light of the high demand to continue with a remote and hybrid model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11277/22]