Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

798. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many residential properties seized by CAB are still under remit of CAB due to the property being sold by CAB or issued to a local authority by CAB. [35773/23]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

799. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many years a residential property seized by CAB is left vacant; and his views on whether property seized for more than two years should be given to the local authority. [35774/23]

European Council

Gino Kenny

14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [34013/23]

Direct Provision System

Gino Kenny

205. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of persons in direct provision who have leave to remain getting eviction notices when they cannot find a place to live, and persons are being forcibly removed from direct provision centres (details supplied). [34545/23]

Direct Provision System

Gino Kenny

206. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can outline the IPAS policy on forcing persons out of direct provision centres if they cannot find accommodation within HAP limits, especially if this results in them having to leave employment or study if the centre they are told to move to is not in travel distance of employment or college. [34546/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

237. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the average waiting period for any genetic test in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34449/23]

International Protection

Gino Kenny

57. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice what the new processes are that she introduced in 2022 to designate ‘safe countries of origin’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34024/23]

Work Permits

Gino Kenny

65. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will grant general employment permit holders full access to the labour market after two years rather than five years currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34025/23]

Immigration Policy

Gino Kenny

79. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if there are specific work permits, processes or procedures for migrant workers in the circus sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34023/23]

Residency Permits

Gino Kenny

88. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that the Irish residence permit costs €300 every year for most non-EU people over the age of 18, but an organisation (details supplied) estimates that the cost to the State of producing and delivering the permit is just €20.44; if she will reduce the cost of these permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34022/23]

Asylum Seekers

Gino Kenny

514. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if fleeing Russia to avoid military conscription will be grounds for granting asylum in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32473/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on drugs policy will next meet. [32556/23]

Departmental Reports

Gino Kenny

68. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the Government’s own Cost of Disability report indicated that people with disabilities incur between €9,482 and €11,735 a year on expenses related to their disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32470/23]

Equality Issues

Gino Kenny

72. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that Ireland ranks lowest in the EU for both its disability employment rate and disability employment gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32472/23]

Departmental Reports

Gino Kenny

84. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish an action plan and allocate resources to support the findings of the Government’s own Cost of Disability report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32471/23]

Cancer Services

Gino Kenny

560. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he plans to lower the breast cancer screening age below the current level of 50 to 40 or 45 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32049/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

665. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to progress drug availability in Ireland for rare forms of the neurological condition, spinal muscular atrophy, specifically adult types 3 and 4 (details supplied). [32647/23]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

411. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the progress he is making on expanding the national heel-prick test; how many diseases babies born today in Ireland are currently being tested for; when he will decide on including spinal muscular atrophy in newborn screening (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31721/23]

Legislative Measures

Gino Kenny

130. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will make the order or orders required to bring the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31486/23]

Departmental Functions

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the non-statutory public service modernisation, development and reform functions for which his Department is responsible. [30980/23]