What they're asking about 636 questions asked · 21 departments

• Health 120 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of National Rare Disease Steering Group; whether the new national rare disease strategy will be finalised and published by Q4 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if a report into the public consultation on developing a national rare disease strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44425/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to detail the exact provision of funding and resourcing to rare diseases within Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of new medicines funding in Budget 2025; the exact amount allocated to oncology and non-oncology medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44427/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason an early/interim access scheme to provide early access to EMA-approved therapies for rare diseases has not been introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44428/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health when Ireland intends to align with the NICE recommendations on CGM for certain eligible cohorts of insulin-using individuals with type 2 diabetes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45138/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an estimate of the total cost to the exchequer of dealing with alcohol-related issues per annum, including, but not limited to, costs incurred by the health service and costs incurred in the course of handling drink driving incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43219/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of hospital presentations associated with alcohol consumption in 2023 and in 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43217/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an indication of the total cost to the health service of treating alcohol-related issues and illnesses per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43218/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure for reimbursement of continuous glucose monitors on the approved medical device list for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the number of type 1 diabetes patients that were approved to use reimbursed diabetes technology; if he will provide a breakdown on the suppliers; the total costs provided to each supplier for this technology, between the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41426/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if, in the context of Ireland’s target to achieve cervical cancer elimination by the year 2040, he will consider removing the requirement of a GP prescription for the provision of the HPV vaccine in pharmacies by adding it to the Eighth Schedule of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015, as is the case for pneumococcal, shingles, flu, and Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40163/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the logic of allowing a 17-year-old bring tobacco and alcohol into the country through duty free, but banning the purchase of tobacco until the age of 21 in their local shop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39204/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he acknowledges that there are significant loopholes when it comes to the duty-free purchasing of tobacco and alcohol by those under the age of 18, while his Department intends to prohibit the sale of alcohol to 18- to 20-year-olds in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39205/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health that actions that are being immediately taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can have access to their prescribed medication within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39276/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the drafting, publication, and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill. [36873/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if pre-legislative scrutiny is planned in respect of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill. [36874/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to publish the general scheme and regulatory impact assessment of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill. [36875/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the launch of Ireland’s cervical cancer elimination strategy this year; the measures he intends to take to help increase vaccination rates to the required levels for elimination to occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29164/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve the availability and uptake of oncology clinical trials in Ireland; the resources being allocated to achieve this goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29165/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to list the members of the HSE’s national immunisation oversight committee (NIOC) and their respective positions, in tabular form; to explain the role of the NIOC in relation to supporting the work of the national immunisation advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29166/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to his Department’s activities at the EPSCO (Health) Council on 21 June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29167/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to report on Ireland’s contribution on combatting vaccine-preventable cancers at the EPSCO (Health) Council on 21 June; the reason for not contributing verbally on this topic; the planned next steps towards achieving this goal in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29168/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the most recent report of an organisation (details supplied); if an updated report on data since 2021 has been compiled or is in the process of being compiled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29169/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide the most recent data on the national vaccination coverage rate for adults eligible to receive the pneumococcal vaccine through the national immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29170/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the lung cancer early detection pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29173/24]
  • 2024-07-04 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision not to carry out pre-legislative scrutiny on the The Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024 on raising the legal age for tobacco products to 21 years; for an update on plans to publish a regulatory impact assessment with regards to this planned legislation; the timeline for when his Department will publish the responses to the consultation on tobacco in December of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28717/24]
  • 2024-07-04 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the resourcing levels of the enforcement regime that provides for test purchasers to monitor for underage sales of tobacco and nicotine products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28718/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned that the decision not to raise the minimum excise duty on cigarettes in Budget 2024 has rendered this ineffective as a policy tool to support public policy objectives, allowing tobacco manufacturers to absorb the 75c general excise increase, rather than pass it on to consumers as intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28609/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the membership of the multi-stakeholder departmental group on the management of ongoing or anticipated high-impact medicine shortages; the frequency with which it meets; the work that it is currently conducting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28159/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the services that exist for patients with complex immune deficiencies, auto-immune diseases and allergic disorders given that demands for clinical immunology and allergy services are increasing; his plans to develop these services in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24763/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Irish delegate at the World Health Assembly abstained last week on a motion demanding the release of Israeli hostages and condemning the abuse of Gazan civilian facilities by the Hamas terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25378/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the detailed results of the public consultation on Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products, which his Department conducted from 25 November 2023 to 5 December 2024, will be published in full before proposals for new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking are brought to the Government. [22192/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed regulatory impact assessment will be prepared and published at the same time as the general scheme of proposed new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking. [22193/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with retailers on the workability of raising the legal age for smoking, particularly given that differing age limits could apply to the purchase of alcohol and tobacco products; and if this matter will be assessed thoroughly in the regulatory impact assessment on the legislation proposing a change in the age for smoking. [22194/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the current legislative provision for test-purchasing of tobacco by persons under the current age limit would be extended to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to be used for test-purchasing if the legal age for smoking is raised to 21. [22195/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on the civil liberty and equality implications of his proposal to remove the right to smoke, which currently extends to all adults from over 190,000 Irish adults on the basis of age. [22196/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to address alcohol consumption by children, noting that the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 found 31% of children have consumed alcohol, compared with 9% of children who have smoked cigarettes. [22197/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) that was suspended during the Covid lockdown has not recommenced; if there is a timeline for reopening the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19168/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if it is his intention to propose a ban on smoking and vaping in outdoor areas attached to pubs and restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15319/24]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has appointed a rare disease liaison within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52093/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the formulation of an updated national rare disease plan; if the plan will be published within the lifetime of this Government as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52094/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to publish the number of unimplemented actions from the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; to outline each unimplemented action, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health how his Department in reviewing the unimplemented actions of the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; whether he intends to publish this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to support the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021 to provide for a dedicated pathway for the reimbursement of orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on an indicator survey (details supplied) showing Irish patients are waiting an average of 877 days to access EMA-approved orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52098/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the next steps of a working group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52099/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether legislative change is required to improve Ireland's reimbursement system for orphan medicinal products. [52100/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he supports interim access reimbursement models which allow early access to rare and ultra-rare disease medicines, as utilised in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52101/23]
  • …and 70 more questions on Health
• Finance 75 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to amend the regulations that apply to duty free allowances to address the anomaly whereby a 17-year-old would be permitted to bring tobacco and alcohol into the country through duty free, but would be banned from purchasing tobacco until the age of 21 in their local shop under the proposed provision of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45137/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of reports relating to the suspected import or sale of non-duty paid tobacco products which were received by the Revenue Commissioners from An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; and how such referrals are dealt with by the Revenue Commissioners. [45139/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of the reports that social media platforms may be being used to illegally offer the sale of tobacco products; and what measures are being put in place to engage with social media platforms to detect and crack down on such activity. [43380/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of the reports that social media platforms are possibly being used to illegally offer the sale of non-duty-paid tobacco products; and what measures are being put in place to detect and crack-down on such activity. [41429/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the significant increase in excise duty on cigarettes in Budget 2025 given the concerns set out in the Tax Strategy Group paper regarding the scale of illegal trade in tobacco in Ireland and the resultant tax losses to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40406/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if Budget 2025 contained any additional resource aimed at the detection and enforcement of illegal cigarette smuggling, including for enhanced spot-checks to ensure compliance with duty-free travel allowances for cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40407/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if the ongoing development of the framework for allocation of the windfall receipts will consider the potential to invest in acquiring equity to finance the scaling of Irish enterprises in order to enhance the competitiveness of the Irish economy and to expand the corporation tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40415/24]
  • 2024-10-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance whether the amount of VAT raised from sports streaming services in any of the years 2021, 2022 or 2023 has been calculated; the totals calculated in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39580/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance decisions on excise on tobacco in Budget 2025 will address the concerns set out in the Tax Strategy Group papers regarding the scale of illegal cigarette sales, and associated loss in notional tax revenue as a result. [38348/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance to ask the Minister of Finance if decisions on excise on tobacco in Budget 2025 will take account of the impact of excise increases on the overall inflation rate in Q4 of the year. [38349/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the measures he is planning to protect our equity capital market and support the large number of professionals services firms and jobs who are dependent on the presence of a vibrant domestic market. [38350/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the way the Government can ensure that Irish capital markets can prosper and compete with other EU markets in the case that proposals for an EU capital markets union are finalised and implemented. [38351/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the Fiscal Advisory Council (FAC), from 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this cost can be justified in view of the fact that the Government has ignored the FAC’s advice in each year of the current Government’s term. [38390/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the various incomes of taxpayers by income decile; and the estimated breakdown on the number of taxpayers within each decile. [38391/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number staff assigned to each regional Revenue enforcement team for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and up to 30 August 2024; to list the ports and airports which are the responsibility of each regional Revenue enforcement team, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36864/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase the number of personnel on customs checks at Dublin Airport to check for smuggling and breaches of duty-free allowances, similar to the recently announced increase in passport checks to cut down on undocumented arrivals. [36865/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is examining measures to enhance the resilience of Ireland’s corporation tax base by supporting the scaling of growth of indigenous enterprises. [36868/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on his Department’s review of the funds sector in Ireland. [36869/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if, as part of the funds review, his Department will consider the establishment of saving and investment products aimed at encouraging retail funds to invest in Irish capital markets, including supporting the growth of indigenous enterprise. [36870/24]
  • 2024-07-04 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on actions implemented by the Government to deliver on the Programme for Government commitment to “prioritise Green Finance strategic actions that are developed in line with climate justice targets and Sustainable Development Goals"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28994/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that the decision not to raise the minimum excise duty on cigarettes in Budget 2024 has allowed manufacturers to absorb the 75c general excise increase, rather than pass it on to consumers as intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28610/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance to list all Acts and statutory instruments sponsored by his Department that became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19165/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the points-of-entry, that is, ports and airports, at which mobile x-ray scanners and sniffer dogs were deployed to over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18312/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of X-ray scanners used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of X-ray scanners in use at ports and airports. [17172/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of sniffers dogs being used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of sniffers dogs in use at ports and airports. [17173/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff and other resources being deployed and used at ports and airports to detect non-compliance by individuals with duty-free travel allowances; the number of inspections carried out at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the resources in use at ports and airports for this purpose. [17174/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will simplify the VAT code on car sharing, noting the current dual-rate system is unnecessarily complex and discourages car rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15320/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rate of VAT to hire e-bikes to encourage people making the transition to sustainable alternatives, noting the relevant EU Directive permits a reduced rate in the range of 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15321/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to commission an independent assessment of the extent to which tobacco excise increases in recent years are leading to increased illicit market activity, evidenced by the recent detection of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken, and additional resources being provided to the Revenue Commissioners to detect and crack-down on the production and sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, following the recent detection and closure of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11770/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the expected impact on Exchequer revenues of a reduction in VAT on zero alcohol beers from 23% to 13.5%; the expected impact of such a change on consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5631/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in off licences in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2374/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in public houses in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2375/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in licenced restaurants in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2376/24]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware of a recent report (details supplied) on total tax revenue as a proportion of national income in the United Kingdom; if his Department monitors any similar measure of the overall level of taxation in Ireland; and if so, to outline the findings of any such research in recent years. [43720/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 26 September 2023, if he will provide the equivalent figures for 2007 to 2020, inclusive. [43723/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who paid any amount of income tax, PRSI, USC, income levy or health levy in each year from 2007 to date. [41187/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts of each of income tax, PRSI, USC, income levy and health levy in each year from 2007 to date. [41188/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who worked part-time or full-time in 2022 but who did not pay any income tax, USC or PRSI due to their level of income falling below the relevant thresholds or their tax liability being offset by their tax credits. [41190/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce a tax credit for unscripted content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30424/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the changes the OECD pillar 2 will have on Ireland's research and development tax credit; whether certain corporations will end up receiving less of a credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30425/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to increase the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30426/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposed digital euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30427/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons' who paid PAYE income tax and/or the universal social charge in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27295/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons' whose income in 2022 was subject to PAYE income tax and/or universal social charge; the total number of persons' who paid any amount of either tax in that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27296/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer returns for each USC bracket in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the specific means through which his Department intends to achieve its objective of “establishing a deeper and more robust domestic capital markets environment for homebuilding” as per Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 30 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18779/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance what contingency measures are in place to ensure capital is made available for homebuilding in the event that institutional investors continue to leave the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18780/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the availability of public funds to bridge any gap between funds required and funds invested by private investors for home building in the event that institutional investors continue to leave the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the scope to expand the funding capabilities of Home Building Finance Ireland, which has supported the development of over 5,700 homes to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/23]
  • …and 25 more questions on Finance
• Environment 66 questions

  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timetable for publication and consideration of draft legislation to ban disposable vapes; if primary or secondary legislation is planned; and if it is intended to hold public pre-legislative scrutiny with respect to the draft legislation. [23788/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when Ireland intends to notify the European Commission of draft legislation to ban disposable vapes in accordance with the TRIS Directive; and what form of draft legislation will be notified to the Commission. [23789/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to draft legislation to ban disposable vapes, noting the substantial, cumulative cost impact on industry as a result of the proposed new ban. [23790/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 30 April 2024, to list all Acts sponsored by his Department, or Statutory Instruments signed by Ministers at his Department, from 20 February 2020 to date, and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21296/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19164/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what will happen to funds gathered under the new deposit return scheme that are not reclaimed by the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/24]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when commercial customers generating electricity from solar panels will get paid for their surplus production that is currently been fed in to the grid free of charge, and subsequently being charged out to the same customer at full rate in the following days. [47672/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific conservation limits for the Nore and Suir rivers for 2018-2022, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43806/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of salmon recorded by anglers for the Nore and Suir rivers for 2018-2022, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43807/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the allowances that were given for the dry summers of 2018, 2019 and 2022 for the rivers Nore and Suir, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43808/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the allowances that were given for the Covid years of 2020 and 2021 for the rivers Nore and Suir regarding snap net salmon fishing. [43809/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the exploitation rates were used to determine the total allowable catch for the Nore and Suir rivers for the years 2018-2022, inclusive, regarding snap net salmon fishing. [43810/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on Climate Action Fund contributions in the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive, to break these contributions down by industry and by sector within each industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the proposed EU telecoms tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30433/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will publish Ireland's national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to launch a public consultation on private wires-direct lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30435/23]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline when he intends to publish a national hydrogen strategy for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18411/23]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline when he intends to launch a public consultation into the use of direct lines and private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/23]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his views on the EU Electricity Market Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18413/23]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his intentions to publish a national solar strategy for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18418/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the Government will reduce energy costs for businesses in 2023; how the EU reform of the electricity market will impact these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11903/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the upcoming European Union reform of the electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11899/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how he intends to reduce energy bills for business customers throughout 2023; how the upcoming EU electricity market reform will feed into such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11900/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is liaising with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and IDA Ireland to ensure that business energy costs can be reduced through the EU reform of the electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11901/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his intention to launch a public consultation on direct lines and private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10714/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to publish Ireland's National Hydrogen Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10715/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding streams that are available to developers who wish to construct renewable energy infrastructure in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10716/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of RePowerEU funding availed of by Ireland since its inception in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10717/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to report on the review of Ireland's security of supply of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10718/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his personal views on wave power in Ireland; if a policy around this type of renewable energy exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline Government policy in respect of onshore wind; if an onshore wind strategy exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10720/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to the zoning of land for electrolyser facilities in the context of renewable hydrogen production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10721/23]
  • 2023-01-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he intends to publish a national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4544/23]
  • 2023-01-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to launch a public consultation on the use of private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4545/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the status of the winter 2022 emergency generation; the current expected date for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2832/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the status of the winter 2023 emergency generation; the current expected date for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2833/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, due to expected delays in the delivery of emergency generation, the Government will grant the new capacity to be delivered in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 the same rights and benefits emergency generation has been granted via the EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2834/23]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of Ireland's implementation of the eIDAS regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52272/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will clearly outline the Government's plan to ensure security of supply of energy during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52261/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the latest work of the energy security emergency group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52262/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the implications that the United Kingdom's Office of Gas and Electricity Markets’ warning of a significant supply shortage of natural gas could have on Ireland's gas supplies from the United Kingdom; if current contractual agreements will be affected as a result of a shock in supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52264/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to publish a public consultation into the usage of direct lines and private wires; the reason that this consultation has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52266/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his Department's consultation on producing a national hydrogen strategy for Ireland; when such a strategy will be produced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52269/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of reviewing planning laws pertaining to renewable energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52270/22]
  • 2022-10-12 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the way that salmon catchment numbers were put together for the rivers Suir and Nore in each of the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive; the way that the calculations were adjusted to take account of low water during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50471/22]
  • 2022-10-12 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request the installation of a salmon counter on the River Suir at Carrick On Suir to ensure the accuracy of the number of salmon that go up the River Suir to spawn rather than depending on guesswork; if the number of salmon recorded in future will be based over a full calendar year using a counter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50472/22]
  • 2022-10-12 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request the installation of a salmon counter on the River Nore at Inistiogue to ensure accuracy of the number of salmon that go up the River Nore to spawn rather than depending on guesswork; if the number of salmon that are recorded in future will be based over a full calendar year using a counter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50473/22]
  • 2022-10-12 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that representatives of the ancient and cultural tradition of snap net fishing will be included in the decision-making process in relation to the salmon catch that is allowed on the rivers Suir and Nore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50474/22]
  • 2022-10-12 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the way that the ancient tradition of snap net fishing that has been in place since the time of the Vikings will be protected into the future to ensure that the unique skills are not lost forever; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50475/22]
  • 2022-09-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications his views on the European Commission's proposal to incentivise a reduction in electricity demand across the European Union, particularly in the context of large and extra-large energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47485/22]
  • …and 16 more questions on Environment
• Education 60 questions

  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the current status of the proposed merger of two primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26633/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the status of a staffing appeal by a school (details supplied) based on an increase in numbers during the school year which brings the school over the threshold for an extra staff member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26634/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education to outline the current status, reason for delay and the projected timeline for the construction of a school extension at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19162/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the granting of approval for a school (details supplied) to proceed to the tender acceptance stage for an extension project approved by her Department; to outline her Department’s predicted timeframe for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17401/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 23 January 2024, whether she believes it is desirable or appropriate for principals or deputy principals to work from home, given their responsibility for enforcing school policies on a day-to-day basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7431/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if school principals and deputy principals are permitted to work from home; to outline in general terms her Department's policy on this issue including the maximum number of days which can be worked from home; and to outline how she feels that it is possible to carry out the duties of principal or deputy principal from home given the importance of these positions in enforcing school policies on-site on a day-to-day basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2378/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason an education company (details supplied) has not yet received payment from her Department for a summer programme scheme which it supplied in Summer 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/24]
  • 2023-11-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason an approved extension development for a school (details supplied) was withdrawn; the reason no reason for the withdrawal was given to the school; to outline the proposals her Department has for increasing the school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51722/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason no reply was issued to a person (details supplied) regarding a place in a primary school for an autistic child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44870/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education whether her Department has undertaken any analysis of the potential cost to State of prohibiting second-level schools from charging fees, and the likely need to provide additional exchequer funding to those schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41189/23]
  • 2023-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education when an announcement will be made regarding an extension to a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29490/23]
  • 2023-05-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if her Department requires primary schools to have an anti-discrimination policy; if so, the reason a school (details supplied) does not appear to either have such a policy or to implement it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24249/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the status of the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13190/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education when construction will commence at a school (details supplied); how long will it take; if she will provide a list of the facilities classes; the student and staff capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13191/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on any proposed works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13192/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on any proposed works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13193/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on any proposed works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13194/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on any proposed works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13195/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on any proposed works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13196/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to proceed with the construction of the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13197/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new build at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13198/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason the stage 3 planning process for a school (details supplied) has not been completed; the current timeframe for completion of stage 3 planning and the commencement of construction of the new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2978/23]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the future planned ASD unit additions in north County Dublin by school, number of places expected; the year of opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55547/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay by the State Examinations Commission in processing appeals submitted by Leaving Certificate students (details supplied) given that students are dependent upon the outcome of appeals in order to accept college places and the delay in processing appeals has resulted in students losing out on many weeks of college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53456/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the way in which she proposes to use the additional funding for school transport allocated in Budget 2023 to ensure that students who previously would have had access to a discretionary school bus ticket are catered for in the free school transport scheme as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49861/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the measures included in Budget 2023 to increase the financial supports available to all school boards of management to ensure that they can meet the increased costs of heating school premises in the coming winter months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49862/22]
  • 2022-05-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if an application has been received by his Department from a school (details supplied) to get funding in order to upgrade to three phase ESB connection; when a decision can be expected regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25787/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 10 March 2022 and given the incorrect information provided in response, if she will provide an update on the status of the special needs application for increments (details supplied), given that the person was registered with the Teaching Council during previous teaching employment. [18495/22]
  • 2022-03-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will have a response to a query raised with her Department in relation to their entitlement to increments. [13616/22]
  • 2022-02-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will amend the current regulations in which pupils enrolled in and attending primary schools are not counted by the Tusla education support service when doing school returns given that they are under the age of six; if regulations will be changed to cover all pupils once they attend primary school; the number of pupils falling into this particular category in recent returns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6786/22]
  • 2022-01-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if a child who is deemed high-risk of contracting Covid-19 and is being home-schooled will be marked absent from school; if the authorities will be contacted to investigate the reason this is done in cases in which there are too many absences in the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3204/22]
  • 2022-01-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that whilst provision is in place for children who are high-risk to be home-schooled there is no provision for parents who are deemed high-risk and who are in contact with each person their child is being exposed to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3205/22]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she plans to pay the minor works grant to primary schools for the 2021-2022 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50670/21]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the status of a school extension plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50671/21]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) who is now currently employed by her Department as an SNA is only entitled to scale 1 on her Department's pay scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51219/21]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if a leaving certificate 2021 student who has signed up to the online portal to sit the exam but cannot or does not attend on the day will receive the accredited grade for this subject or a no grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26392/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 11 February 2021, if she will provide details of any contact that has taken place in 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19339/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if a child who is deemed to be a high risk of contracting Covid-19 and is being home-schooled will be marked absent from school; if the authorities will be contacted to investigate the reason for absences in cases in which there are too many absences in the school year. [13967/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding protections for parents deemed high risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13968/21]
  • 2021-03-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the definition of the title of a junior national school; the primary schools with such a title currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13752/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if students repeating their leaving certificate in 2021 will be eligible to submit their practical projects for grading in the 2021 exam which were not graded in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12813/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if measures will be taken for the leaving certificate 2021 to accommodate the needs of students repeating the exams from 2020 that take cognisance of the fact that the 2020 and 2021 academic years have been extraordinary in the context of all previous academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12814/21]
  • 2021-03-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if there is a facility available to parents and their school going children to remain learning from home once schools reopen in order to avoid Covid-19 infection, particularly in situations in which children have underlying medical conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11669/21]
  • 2021-03-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if there is scope to advance the schedule of vaccination against Covid-19 for schoolteachers, special needs assistants and all school staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11670/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the work ongoing within her Department to support the amalgamation of two post-primary schools (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of the process; if funding is available for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7580/21]
  • 2020-10-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education when the repeat leaving certificate exams will take place; the contingency plans that will come into force if Covid-19 restrictions come into force which preclude the current intended course of action from taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32191/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if it is the responsibility of her Department or each individual management board to ensure adequate PPE is supplied to teachers, staff and students of each primary and post-primary school in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31111/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the plans that have been put in place by her Department to ensure access to online education for all students if the State returns again to a lockdown situation if Covid-19 infection rates continue to rise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31112/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if there is still a commitment to develop a mechanism to allow certain qualified post-primary teachers to register as mathematics teachers following the completion of a course of studies; when these courses will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31722/20]
  • …and 10 more questions on Education
• Housing 53 questions

  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage which university has entered into a research agreement with the National Parks and Wildlife Service for studies on bird damage to crops and other topics, as referenced in his response to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 8 October 2024; and to outline the selection process undertaken in choosing this university for the research project. [43375/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures in place to independently assess Ireland's compliance with Article 12 of the EU Birds Directive, including compliance with reporting requirements. [43376/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact a recent newsletter (details supplied) highlighted that the survey had no recent data for a very large number of sites across the country as no counter had been assigned to these sites; if he is satisfied that the level of service currently being provided is in line with the requirements of contracts for which large sums of public funding are being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43377/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the results of recent scientific surveys of teal numbers and trends in Ireland; and if there is currently a species action plan in place for teal. [43378/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the response to Parliamentary Question Nos. 128, 129, 130 and 131 of 2 October 2024, to provide a breakdown of the funding paid to the third parties listed in the response in lieu of each of the individual bird surveys conducted since 2022. . [40413/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funding, governance and accountability provisions in place for the Irish Wetland Bird Survey, including the amounts of money paid to non-State agency partners in the survey in each of the past ten years; the details of how non-State agency partners are selected; and the details of any independent assessments and value-for-money reviews conducted in relation to the funding provided to, and the services provided by, non-State agency partners in the survey. [40414/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of third-party bodies who conduct counts of bird species in Ireland on behalf of his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service; the details of how these bodies are selected; when further selections are planned; and the criteria for selection. [39200/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the National Parks and Wildlife Service conducts counts of bird species in Ireland, including the standards and scientific basis underpinning the count process; and whether counts are subject to independent peer review. [39201/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures put in place to ensure consistency and alignment in the methodologies used for counts of bird species in Ireland with those used in Northern Ireland. [39202/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the methodologies and agencies and external bodies involved in conducting assessments on the status and trends of bird species as required under Article 12 of the Birds Directive. [39203/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the long-proposed updating of the planning guidelines for wind turbine development; if he plans to make the new rules statutory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38400/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to develop a new red grouse species action plan, noting the last plan was developed in 2013 and is now out of date; and to outline the process to be adopted by his Department in consulting on, and developing, new action plans for this or any other bird species. [36863/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for his decision to increase the spending limits for local election candidates; the information he considered before making this decision; the extent of any consultations or research he conducted before reaching his decision; and the total number of candidates who spent in excess of €12,000 at the 2019 local elections. [23793/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19169/24]
  • 2024-03-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether the statutory functions of the Electoral Commission include the power to review the contents of pole posters or statements made by elected representatives and to communicate with the public in relation to their conclusions of any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the proposed stakeholder forum on the sustainable hunting of protected wild birds will include all relevant stakeholders in its membership, including game conservation organisations (details supplied). [5914/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first meeting of the 'Sustainable Hunting of Wild Birds Stakeholder Forum' will take place; the details of the forum membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/24]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether his Department centrally monitors the number of tenants of local authorities or approved housing bodies who are in arrears of rent, and the total amount due in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41184/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state or estimate the number of housing units in the State in each year from 2010 to date. [41185/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 825 and 842 of 18 April 2023, the amount in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to organisations (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022, and the projected funding for 2023. [20315/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17693/23]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the launch of the Fáilte registration scheme for short-term tourist lettings requires the prior publication of planning guidelines issued by the Minister to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15962/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to publish the new planning guidelines for planning authorities concerning short-term lettings in advance of or simultaneously with the consideration of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6009/23]
  • 2022-12-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of housing agencies in Ireland that are authorised to work in conjunction with local authorities to deliver housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61164/22]
  • 2022-12-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of the local authorities that he is incentivising to build modular housing with the €100 million debt write-off offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61165/22]
  • 2022-10-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that local authority county and city development plans are being prepared or amended to take account of the population increases in the 2022 Census of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53782/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he is aware of persons who apply under homeless housing assistance payment, HAP, in the jurisdiction of Fingal County Council being transferred to the housing list of another local authority area Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53455/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to expedite the establishment of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority to ensure that the board is in place before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52263/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of engagement that his Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in the context of reviewing planning laws pertaining to renewable energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52271/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that applied for planning that are being held up by judicial reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18491/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current average length of time from application of a fire certificate to receiving it; the number of housing units that are being delayed due to the delays in providing fire certificate required for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18492/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to review the various section 28 guidelines referenced in recent judgements (details supplied) in particular the sustainable residential development in urban areas 2009, design standards for new apartments 2018 and Urban Development and Building Height Guidelines 2018, to provide greater clarity and to remove ambiguity and discrepancies in respect of recommended densities and the extent to which public transport services serving the sites of a proposed developments must demonstrate existing capacity, frequency and good links to other modes of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18493/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the 40 new recruits approved by him for An Bord Pleanála; when he expects them to be in situ; the expected reduction in planning delays anticipated arising from the recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/22]
  • 2022-01-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the review into rural housing guidelines. [3047/22]
  • 2022-01-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with other stakeholders on ensuring the availability of suitably skilled construction workers to meet Housing for All targets. [3048/22]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated by the State to Irish Water under both capital and current expenditures in each year since its establishment up to and including the budgeted allocation for 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/21]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to reintroduce the grant aid scheme for the provision and maintenance of private water wells for individual houses following on from the decision by the previous Government to remove water charges and thus ensure a levelling of costs for all householders with regard to the provision of potable water to dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51221/21]
  • 2021-10-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the four joint local area plans that were promised for the largest population centres that cross county boundaries (details supplied) have been completed or started; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48794/21]
  • 2021-06-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a national policy to support downsizing domestic residences as family size decreases once children have left the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29197/21]
  • 2021-06-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to devising new guidelines for the construction of structures in the back gardens of residences for the purpose of home offices in view of the changes that have already happened and are likely to occur in the development of home working options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29198/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to be able to introduce the new streamlined local authority funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20317/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial supports he plans to introduce to promote the town centre first policy which aims to see redevelopment and renewal of often vacant or underused town centre buildings for new dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20318/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that can be taken to allow Waterways Ireland to carry out standard maintenance works on canal and river tracks to ensure that public access to these amenities is protected despite recent prohibitions by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7506/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new funding model for local authorities will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7489/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to engage with local authorities throughout the country on introducing new designated biodiversity locations to replace existing paved and asphalted spaces in which such existing spaces are underutilised; if a funding stream will be secured for such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44899/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the decision to use personal public service or PPS numbers in the compilation of the electoral register; when he expects the project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31105/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current progress on the establishment of an electoral commission; when he plans to introduce necessary legislation concerning its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31106/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to release funds to local authorities for the commercial rates waiver scheme that applied up to the end of September 2020; his plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31107/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the Land Development Agency, LDA, and its capacity to accept freedom of information, FOI, requests in view of recent remarks in which it seems the LDA will now be subject to FOI. [31110/20]
  • …and 3 more questions on Housing
• Transport 45 questions

  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the significant impact that An Bord Pleanála’s draft decision to limit the number of night-time flights at Dublin Airport's north runway would have on businesses, including an increase in uncertainty, instability, and costs, as well as impacts on the productivity of businesses, results in a knock-on impact on GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43373/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider establishing an alternative fuels stakeholder forum within his Department, whereby industry partners and stakeholders can set out their views on barriers to deployment, as well as discuss any supporting measures to be put in place, to ensure renewable energy targets, such as 80% of electricity generation be supplied by renewables by 2030, be delivered. [43374/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if commercial bus operators will be included in the continued 20% fare reduction in support of their important contribution to the increased use of public transport. [41423/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if Ireland has, or intends to, access funding from the European Investment Bank’s Clean Bus Initiative; and if commercial bus operators in Ireland will be supported to avail of this finance under this initiative. [41424/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the use of tax and subsidy schemes support the uptake of battery electric vehicles in other EU Member States – such as the subsidy scheme for small or compact battery electric vehicles in the Netherlands and tax exemptions that exist in member states like Denmark and Italy; if his Department has developed, or plans to develop, proposals for similar incentive schemes in Ireland to increase the uptake of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41427/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if commercial bus operators will be included in the continuing reduced fare scheme and the extended children's free travel, in order to increase the reach of public transport. [40408/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the cost per kilometre of subvention for commercial bus operators services scheduled by the National Transport Authority, compared to the cost per kilometre of subvention for PSO services [40409/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport to provide further details of his Department’s plans announced in Budget 2025 relating to ‘investing in electric and hybrid-electric busses, and in charging infrastructure at depots’, including the scale of funding to be provided. [40410/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the reason there was no allocated supports for shared mobility providers offered in Budget 2025, considering these operators play a leading role in making transport more sustainable, accessible and affordable. [40416/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on Action 87 of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy, on the development of a strategy for the expansion of car share, bike and PTT services at transport hubs, considering there was no mention of shared mobility in Budget 2025. [40417/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if sufficient clarity exists in legislation in relation to whether motorists or cyclists have priority or right of way at traffic junctions; and to specify what regulations he or his predecessors have put in place in relation to this matter. [38387/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he will prioritise further investment in both depot charging for commercial electric vehicles and an expansion of the EV charging network along the national road network and key regional roads, in order to address the concerns of motorists and businesses regarding gaps in the network which are acting as a disincentive to transitioning to EVs. [36866/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if, in the context of Budget 2025, he will prioritise further investment in Ireland’s EV charging network in order to support the transition to EVs. [36867/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19176/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address delays by ESB Networks in providing grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to deploy the use of battery technology to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure along the comprehensive road network in response to delays in grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15316/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to unblock potential barriers and streamline the process for the private sector companies to access grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15317/24]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the level of engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the rollout of the EV Commercial Fleet Trial; if his Department is promoting this among local and national enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54027/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of electric vehicle charging points that are currently in operation in Ireland; the targets that have been set by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54018/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the public consultation on the EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy; if he still intends on publishing a final strategy before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54020/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the number of trials that have taken place under the Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland EV Commercial Fleet Trial; if his Department is engaging with businesses to promote this trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54022/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport his views that businesses can be a driving force as part of the modal shift towards electric vehicles and the overall electrification of the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54024/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the EV Commercial Fleet Trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54026/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the specific details of the significant programme of change across key areas of the Irish Coast Guard that he announced recently taking into account the issues raised and recommended in the final report on an accident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33960/22]
  • 2022-05-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport when taxi fares will be increased given that in July 2020 taxis were to get a fare increase which was put on hold due to Covid-19. [25024/22]
  • 2022-05-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport his response to the situation in which there are very few new entrants coming into the taxi industry (details supplied); and the steps that are being taken to speed up the issuing of SPSV licences. [25025/22]
  • 2022-04-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the annual amount that the DAA receives in airport passenger charges which are part of all fares in and out of the airport; if detailed information will be provided on the monies received by the DAA across all flights over the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18966/22]
  • 2022-03-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the changes he plans to make to ensure those national route improvements not funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2022 will still be progressed towards construction including the N25 Waterford bypass to New Ross bypass road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12079/22]
  • 2022-03-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the changes he plans to make to ensure those national route improvements not funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2022 will still be progressed towards construction including the N24 Waterford to Cahir road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/22]
  • 2021-11-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if a request has been received from the Decade of Centenaries committee of Carlow County Council to name the new footbridge at Carlow town train station after a person (details supplied) to mark the centenary of their execution; when a decision can be expected on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55291/21]
  • 2021-11-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to include private bus operators in the new young adult travel card scheme that was recently announced as part of Budget 2022; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53520/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to have another round of funding under the active travel grants in 2021; if so, if he will provide the application timings for such a process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeframe for the drafting of the proposed primary and secondary legislation to allow local authorities to regulate e-scooters. [17239/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter regarding the online renewal of driver licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13969/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if the funding provided to local authorities for roads maintenance will be kept at or increased from the 2020 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7492/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the project to construct a northern bridge and road infrastructure in Kilkenny city linking the N77 to the R693, given that this is a long-standing priority for the local authority and TII; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7581/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport the time-frame for the provision of funding and for the commencement of services for the Carlow town bus service project, which now sits at the top of the list of recommended projects for funding by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44858/20]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport if he or his officials have engaged with TII with a view to maximising the potential for native tree planting on existing TII lands adjacent to national road routes in circumstances in which such planting would comply with all relevant road safety demands (details supplied) and provide the State with an additional capacity for increasing biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44898/20]
  • 2016-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position of his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the need to upgrade the Waterford to Limerick N24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17989/16]
  • 2016-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the completion of the Ring Road in Kilkenny City with particular emphasis on the section including a new bridge linking the N77 to the R693; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17990/16]
  • 2016-06-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the continuance of passenger flight operations to and from Waterford Airport following the recent announcement that a company (details supplied) is to cease operating from Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16691/16]
  • 2016-06-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make electric vehicle car usage easier by providing free parking, access to bus lanes, removal of purchase taxes, lower road tax rates or removal of value added tax on leasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16692/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when another round of funding will be announced for locations under the marketing of Ireland's Ancient East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2826/16]
  • 2015-12-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a request from Kilkenny County Council that a derelict boat be removed from Ballinagoth Quay in the Rower in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45550/15]
  • 2015-11-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the report on congestion in the Dublin area which he requested the National Transport Authority to prepare earlier in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41697/15]
• Enterprise 38 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rationale for Ireland’s vote in support of EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports, noting the tariffs may results in increased prices for certain popular and affordable models of EVs as well as the reduction in the number EV lines imported into Ireland from China, with the potential to disincentivise the transition to EVs. [41420/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Budget 2025 included any additional supports for small businesses seeking to develop their digital skills or their use of AI. [40411/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed breakdown of matters discussed during the first three meetings of the technical working group set up to consider Ireland’s action plan on collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals from the European Commission to cut and modulate regulatory data protection intellectual property rights in the European Union as part of the revision to the general pharmaceutical revision; his views, in particular, on the potential impacts of these proposals on investment, innovation and employment in the life sciences sector in Ireland and the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29171/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the decision of Ireland, at the EPSCO Council on 21 June, to indicate support for proposals to cut and modulate regulatory data protection intellectual property rights for pharmaceutical companies; his views, in particular, on the potential impacts of this position on investment, innovation and employment in the life sciences sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29172/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the EU Platform Work Directive will be transposed; whether primary legislation will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26625/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline Ireland's national position in respect of the EU's Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26626/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with industry to ensure that companies who solely rely on sales advisers to attract customers will not be inadvertently brought into the scope of the EU Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26627/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on work underway on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26628/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether collective bargaining systems will be required for all direct engagement employers in Ireland as a result of Section 25 of the Directive which sets out that Member States (with collective bargaining coverage rates below 80%) need to put action plans in place to progressively increase the collective bargaining coverage rate, and what is the timeline considered for implementation of such a plan and systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26629/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the impact of the transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 will have on direct engagement employers in Ireland, and if sufficient time will be given to direct engagement employers to adequately introduce a new system given that the deadline for the transposition of this Directive is 15 November 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26630/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the starting point for the estimated calculation on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26631/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19163/24]
  • 2024-04-17 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government still intends to hold a referendum for Ireland to join the Unified Patent Court on 7 June 2024; whether an alternative date is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/24]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the next steps in developing a National position in respect of the proposed EU Product Liability Directive; if he will report on the public consultation which was carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41228/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to report on his Department's public consultation on the European Union's proposal for a directive on liability for defective products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/23]
  • 2023-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has created a winter plan to assist businesses with high energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31573/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline Ireland's position in respect of the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the Irish Government's main priorities for its upcoming presidency of the D9+ Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30421/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Ireland's place as a leader in Europe's digital policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30422/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the EU Chips Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30423/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is liaising with IDA Ireland and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure that business energy costs can be reduced through the EU reform of the electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11902/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to establish a scheme to assist manufacturers in paying energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11904/23]
  • 2023-02-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff at the National Standards Authority of Ireland with responsibility for approval of medical devices. [5062/23]
  • 2023-02-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average length of time from application submission to final approval of medical devices at the National Standards Authority of Ireland. [5063/23]
  • 2023-02-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to reduce approval times at the National Standards Authority of Ireland for medical devices. [5064/23]
  • 2023-01-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to expand the semiconductor and microelectronics sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4541/23]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his Department's public consultation on collective bargaining; the number of submissions that his Department received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52260/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of engagement that his Department has had on the European Union Chips Act; the impact that it will have on the semiconductor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52268/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clearly outline Ireland's position on the proposal to extend the TRIPS waiver to therapeutics and diagnostics for Covid-19, which is the subject of discussion at the World Trade Organization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50239/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether intellectual property rights should be protected, especially in the development of innovative medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50240/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of engagement that his Department has had with the European Commission in respect of the proposed extension of the TRIPS waiver to therapeutics and diagnostics for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50241/22]
  • 2022-09-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with energy-intensive industries and large multinational corporations regarding the difficulties that they are facing in addressing rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47484/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by the Government to date in 2022 to assist the restaurant sector in dealing with labour shortages and rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46454/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the establishment of the proposed new Expert Group on Global Value Chains and Supply Chains, including details of its membership, remit and processes for engaging with export businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/22]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Government plans to reintroduce the click and collect system of retail currently suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [20319/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the stated policy to introduce a phased reopening of retail as part of the reopening of society generally as temporary pandemic measures are removed from society. [20320/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he plans to take to ensure that the credit guarantee scheme can be amended to examine if there will be significant increases in the current rate of successful applications to ensure that post-Covid viable businesses have sufficient access to funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/21]
• Foreign 31 questions

  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the Republic of Iran has stepped up the number of executions of those convicted of offences arising from protests against its regime; and to outline what communications the Government has had with the Iranian government in relation to this practice. [38384/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason he made no public statement in relation to Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel, which have been ongoing since October 2023, but commented immediately on the apparent Israeli retaliation against those attacks on 18 September last. [38385/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 14 May 2024, to list previous occasions where the State has recognised a new state in circumstances where the recognised governing body of that state does not have de facto governing authority over its entire territory. [23792/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list all previous instances where the State has recognised a new state in circumstances where that state had not first been recognised by, and admitted to membership of, the United Nations. [23791/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to his recent discussions with the prime minister of Spain, to outline the territorial borders of any Palestinian state which the Government would be willing to recognise, and who the Government would recognise as the legitimate government and diplomatic representatives of any such state. [21297/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19166/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reasons the Government is willing to recognise the independence of Palestine but not the independence of Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17199/24]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to increase the capacity of the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10722/23]
  • 2023-01-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 594 and 595 of 18 January 2023, if he views the staff complement of the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dublin, which with 28 staff, has the joint second-highest complement of staff of any embassy in Dublin and has as many staff as the embassy of the United Kingdom, as "reasonable and normal", pursuant to Article 11 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3431/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the number of consular staff employed at foreign embassies in Dublin and notified to his Department under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 is a matter for each individual embassy; if the numbers can be capped or limited by the Government; and if he will outline the considerations which apply when making a decision to cap or limit those numbers. [63255/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 24 November 2022, if he will express a view on the reason for the disproportionately high number of staff employed at the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dublin, which with 28 staff has jointly the second largest complement of any embassy in Dublin, with the same number as the embassy of the United Kingdom. [63256/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated initial cost and ongoing annual costs of his proposal to reopen an Irish embassy in Iran. [63257/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of his contacts to date with representatives of the dictatorship in Iran in relation to his proposal to reopen an Irish embassy in Iran; and if this proposal was discussed at either of the Minister's meetings with the Iranian foreign minister during 2021. [63258/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of all meetings held with all ministers or other representatives of the dictatorship in Iran from 14 June 2017 to date, together with the venues of those meetings. [63259/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list all lobby groups, representative bodies, trade organisations, voluntary groups or private companies which have contacted him to seek the reopening of an Irish embassy in Iran from 14 June 2017 to date. [63260/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the assessment that his Department has made of reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran is carrying out executions against anti-government protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63511/22]
  • 2021-04-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when it is planned to reopen the passport office to deal with ongoing cases and the large volume of backlog cases that have built up while it has been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20998/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the online passport application and renewal process to be back up and running (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12808/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the recent execution of a journalist (details supplied) and other recent civil rights abuses by the Islamic Republic of Iran; the actions his Department and the EU has taken or will take in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/20]
  • 2017-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a recent incident at Trinity College Dublin wherein an ambassador was denied a speaking opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/17]
  • 2016-06-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take to highlight the situation of the Rohingya people, displaced from their homeland in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16693/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names and annual salaries of each of the special advisers to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department during the periods January 2000 to September 2004, September 2004 to May 2008 and May 2008 to January 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3240/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department earning over €100,000 per year, by grade, in each of the years 2007 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the photography costs for his Department, inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked in each of the years 2000 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3242/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department for each of the years 2000 to 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3243/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of air fares for each Minister in his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3244/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times an official Government jet or aircraft was used by each Minister and Minister of State of his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2010, including the destination, and the purpose of the travel in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rent allowances available to public servants and his departmental officials who are posted overseas, by country, for each of the years 2005 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of statutory and non-statutory public advertising that his Department funded for each of the years 2002 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3248/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of each Irish embassy overseas in each of the years 2002 to 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenses incurred by each Minister of his Department for each of the years 2002 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3250/16]
• Justice 30 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports relating to the suspected import or sale of non-duty paid tobacco products that were referred by An Garda Síochána to the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past five years; and if Gardaí are kept appraised of progress. [45140/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the measures being taken by An Garda Síochána to tackle the importation and sale of illegal tobacco products by organised crime groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45141/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a consultation by An Garda Síochána in relation to planned changes to operational guidelines on firearm licensing; if she will ensure that a full public consultation will be facilitated to allow all relevant stakeholders and interested parties to engage; and when the next meeting of the Firearms Consultative Panel will be held, noting that An Garda Síochána has stated that it plans to consult with the panel regarding the planned changes to guidelines. [43379/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the recent developments arising from the establishment, a number of years ago, of an office on Capel Street in Dublin which was staffed by police officers of the People's Republic of China with the apparent aim of monitoring Chinese citizens in Ireland; and if the Government is monitoring any attempts to establish other such offices in the State. [38661/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the legal status of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Ireland and Europe; and whether she is considering proscribing that organisation. [38380/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the legal status of female genital mutilation in Irish law; and whether it is permissible for minors to be brought out of the State for such practices. [38381/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice to list all countries which are currently designated as safe countries for the purposes of Irish asylum applications; to list all other countries which are currently under consideration for such a designation at present, in tabular form;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29362/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the reason Brazil, which has been considered a stable liberal democracy for decades, was not deemed to be a safe country for the purposes of the Irish asylum process until recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29363/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the details of the number of fines issued by the courts for offences relating to the sale of illicit tobacco and tobacco smuggling in 2022 and 2023 that have been paid; and the number that remain unpaid. [23787/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to increase the legal age for gambling to 21 years in line with proposals to increase the legal age for smoking. [22198/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of proceedings lodged at the High Court in 2023 and to date in 2024; the estimated total number of these which relate to immigration matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21295/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19170/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Firearms Consultative Panel, which had been established by her predecessor in 2015, has been discontinued; and if she will re-establish the panel to provide a much-needed, inclusive forum for consultation and engagement with key stakeholders. [17171/24]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice his Department's views on the current level of involvement, if any, of current or former members of Sinn Féin or the Provisional IRA in organised crime on the island of Ireland; how such activity is being monitored by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20314/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17696/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if the recruitment campaign for the additional data protection commissioner posts will be advertised outside of the State or just within the State; when it is intended to be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8280/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if the recruitment campaign for the additional Data Protection Commissioner posts will be advertised abroad; if not, if they will be advertised just within the State; when the posts will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2340/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if the recruitment campaign for the additional Data Protection Commissioner posts will be advertised outside of the State or just within the State; when it is intended to be advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59357/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Courts Service or any other public body produce annually a categorisation of the amount of different types of criminal prosecutions taken under different headings and a breakdown of the number of convictions achieved and the range of sentences handed down upon conviction under these categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4728/22]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice her views on the introduction of new criminal legislation to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. [57821/21]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the status of her plans to introduce an offence of non-fatal strangulation. [57820/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the number of fines that have been issued for non-essential travel by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47790/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if an appeals process exists for fines issued for non-essential travel during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47791/21]
  • 2021-09-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide this Deputy with a list (details supplied). [42155/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the fees imposed on personal applicants in respect of probate applications is far greater than the amount which solicitors are charged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30677/21]
  • 2021-05-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay in the processing of applications submitted by either a solicitor or a private individual for grants of probate and administration particularly in the Probate Office in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24432/21]
  • 2020-10-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the current process by which court proceedings can take place in a manner that is open to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic; when restrictions on the movements of the public are curtailed or prohibited as a matter of public health policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32188/20]
  • 2016-07-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23199/16]
  • 2016-01-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Carlow and Kilkenny division on 1 January in each of the years 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2603/16]
  • 2015-11-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position and activities of the judicial council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37599/15]
• Social 29 questions

  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit continuously since December 2019; the ages and geographical locations of these recipients; the number of these recipients currently receiving reduced rates of payments; and the number who previously had their payments reduced but have since been fully restored. [38392/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection to state the total number of people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; to state the ages and geographical locations of these recipients; and to state how many of these recipients, if any, have been deemed unfit to work due to medical or other reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25135/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19173/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional revenue which will be generated in 2024 from the increases to PRSI announced as part of the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated revenue which will be generated in 2024 and 2025 by the increases in PRSI which were announced as part of Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2377/24]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection to state for each category of welfare payment administered by her Department in 2022, the total amount paid in cash; the total amounts paid directly to a bank account; the amounts lodged directly to an account at a post office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49382/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of single people with no dependents who received more than €24,000 in social welfare payments administered by her Department during 2022; to provide a breakdown of those recipients by the total amount received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49383/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; and to state the ages and geographical locations of these recipients. [41186/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has proposals to aid community employment schemes in filling their quota of participants (details supplied). [20553/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given by her Department to the rationalisation of the various employment activation schemes currently in operation as unemployment has fallen so substantially and community employment schemes are having grave difficulty filling places due to the range of other activation measures extant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20554/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by her Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17695/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place to financially assist promptly through social welfare or other means those suffering from long-Covid who cannot work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3028/23]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount that has been allocated for the working family payment scheme that supports parents at work in 2022; the additional allocated funding as part of cost-of-living measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14663/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the qualification mechanism for the living alone allowance; her proposals to allow single persons to claim this allowance or part thereof such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7715/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to enhance supports for family carers from her Department in view of the extraordinary contribution carers make; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5084/22]
  • 2022-02-03 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the new arrangements for community employment schemes such as those operated in counties Kilkenny and Carlow which she confirmed in late 2021 will be implemented. [5085/22]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on changes to the carer’s allowance announced in budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57544/21]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57543/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of artists that have qualified to date for State supports under the various Covid-19 pandemic support schemes; the full breakdown of those qualifying by heading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31602/21]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation to change the age eligibility criteria for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31723/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering proposals to reintroduce the transition payment for those eligible for the State pension from the period they turn 65 years of age until they start to draw down the State pension, rather than the current position in which such persons must go on jobseeker’s allowance for the transition period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31724/20]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the uptake of paternity leave since the date of commencement for fathers to avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36063/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the fit for work programme referenced in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36064/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he intends to allocate increased funds for school meals to schools following the recent increase in allocation in the budget. [36186/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the expansion of the rural social scheme following budget 2017; the way in which the extra places will be spread throughout the country; when this will take place; the funding that is being put forward for the scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36187/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to identify welfare fraud; and his plans to tackle same. [36188/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of discussions taking place on a framework for closed certification and diagnosis coding on certificates and electronic transmission of certificates. [36189/16]
  • 2015-12-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has appealed a refusal of an application for a disability allowance and who has been waiting several months for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42670/15]
  • 2015-11-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be made. [42091/15]
• Agriculture 23 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in developing the climate resilient reforestation pilot scheme, any analysis was undertaken on the potential impact of the scheme on the future volume of timber available in Ireland; if he will immediately publish the findings of any analysis undertaken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if proposals to ban remotely controlled electronic shock collars on dogs will be referred to the high-level stakeholder group on dog control for consideration as part of a coherent policy response from Government on the matter of dog control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29582/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if proposals to ban remotely controlled electronic shock collars on dogs will be subject to public consultation, or be referred to the relevant Oireachtas committee, in order to ensure full and inclusive engagement with relevant stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all Acts and statutory instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19159/24]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his views on how hydrogen can be used in the agricultural and farming sectors; if his Department has discussed the roll-out of hydrogen in these sectors with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18416/23]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the supports which are currently offered to farmers and agricultural workers who wish to make a transition to renewable sources of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18417/23]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the 18 month delay in his Department approving the commencing construction of a project (details supplied); if he will give a commitment that the project will proceed; the proposed timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50183/22]
  • 2021-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the Food Vision 2030 target to increase tillage production will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51626/21]
  • 2021-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Programme for Government commitment to review the role, structures, and strategic focus of State agencies in the food sector and to ensure that their programme of work is fully aligned with future Government and emerging EU policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51627/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of timber imported to Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17054/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an analysis on the additional timber imported to Ireland as a result of the ongoing forestry licensing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/21]
  • 2021-03-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the forestry licensing backlog will be cleared with reference to a specific date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16131/21]
  • 2021-03-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of days on which divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the forestry appeals committee are sitting weekly in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16132/21]
  • 2021-03-25 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to increase the issuing of private licences for afforestation, felling and forest roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16133/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the total number of licences, including felling, afforestation and roads which are required by the forestry and timber industry here on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6767/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific number of licences including felling, afforestation and roads which his Department plans to issue in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6768/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has given or will give consideration to the issue of wholescale regulatory reform in view of the current crisis facing the forest and timber industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6769/21]
  • 2020-12-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he and his Department officials became aware that 4,600 forestry licence applications are backlogged in the Forestry Service; the specific dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40675/20]
  • 2020-12-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department concluded that there were circa 2,000 forestry licence applications backlogged in the Forestry Service; the developments that led to the determination that the correct number of backlogged licence applications is 4,600; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40676/20]
  • 2020-12-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is appropriate that An Taisce is appealing applications for forestry licences in view of the ongoing crisis in the forestry and timber sector rather than consulting directly with his Department and in view of the fact that An Taisce receives significant public funding. [40679/20]
  • 2020-12-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of days each of the four divisions of the Forestry Appeals Committee is sitting; the number of hearings each division has heard since it has operated in four divisions since 9 November 2020; the number of hearings each division will hold between now and the end of 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40674/20]
  • 2017-05-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase food exports to Israel; if he is providing support and information to businesses seeking to gain kosher certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/17]
  • 2016-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) has not yet issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/16]
• Further and Higher Education 13 questions

  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how the Budget 2025 announcement regarding ‘€20 million for a skills package in employment-focused skills and training’ is to be deployed; and if the funding will include supports for small businesses seeking to develop their digital skills or their use of AI. [40412/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the studies or reports he consulted in advance of his recent statement criticising single-sex education; and in particular to outline what informed his suggestion that single-sex learning environments contribute to aggression by young men towards women and girls. [38378/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the practice in some third level institutions whereby students are automatically signed up as members of the students' union upon enrolment at the institution; his views on whether this arrangement is in accordance with the freedom of association guaranteed in the Constitution; whether current legislation provides adequate protections for students in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21298/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19167/24]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline a timeframe for the publication of the OECD Review of Ireland's skill strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10724/23]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will establish a working group in advance of the publication of the newly proposed Research Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54014/22]
  • 2022-10-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will set out a timeline to publish a general scheme of a new research Bill in the context of the Impact 2030 strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52265/22]
  • 2022-10-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the future farming apprenticeships which he plans to announce in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51225/22]
  • 2022-02-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional support is being provided for the establishment of technological universities and the transition that institutes of technology undergo to form the new technological university. [6090/22]
  • 2022-02-08 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that he plans to tackle educational disadvantage in terms of accessing further and higher education institutions in 2022. [6091/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the public bodies in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that will be included in his new proposals to develop public bodies apprenticeship schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1761/22]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who have availed of SUSI grants in 2020; the percentage this is in relation to the student population at large; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38130/20]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to reform the SUSI support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38131/20]
• Tourism 9 questions

  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Irish film channel, which was intended to be established by the Broadcasting Act 2009; and the steps taken since the passage of that Act to bring this channel into being. [38388/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the role that her Department has in nominating members to the board of the Irish National Opera. [38389/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19175/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline all of the funding streams that are available to any sports club wishing to embark on a development project that is in excess of €500,000 excluding land purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7434/24]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what the legislative timeline is for the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022 to be introduced and passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas; the timeline for it to enter into force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15960/23]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the Fáilte registration scheme for short-term tourist lettings will be launched; when the six-month clarification period following the launch of the Fáilte Ireland registration scheme will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15961/23]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the launch of the Fáilte registration scheme for short-term tourist lettings requires the prior enactment of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15962/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of sports capital grants will be announced; when the deadline for receipt of applications will arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8469/23]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she intends to develop a new food and drinks tourism strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45530/22]
• Arts 9 questions

  • 2017-01-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which the action plan for rural development will help elderly persons in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4127/17]
  • 2017-01-31 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps which will be taken to increase tourism potential in rural areas as part of the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4136/17]
  • 2016-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the town and village renewal scheme; when she expects to announce successful applicants; her plans for the scheme in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31161/16]
  • 2016-10-20 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the REDZ scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31162/16]
  • 2016-07-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the report of the Post Office network business development group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19991/16]
  • 2016-07-06 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she envisages for local authorities in the roll out of rural broadband; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19992/16]
  • 2016-06-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the recent success of a number of Irish films internationally, her plans to improve supports for the audiovisual sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13265/16]
  • 2016-06-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to provide much needed support for regional arts centres; her further plans to address a pressing need for capital injection in these buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13264/16]
  • 2015-09-23 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the reported destruction of a Bronze Age bog road at Mayne Bog, County Westmeath; the action that has been taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/15]
• Rural 7 questions

  • 2024-10-09 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position Ireland is taking in relation to the European Commission proposals for a regulation on dog welfare; and if Ireland will seek amendments to the currently proposed threshold for definition of a breeding establishment which may inadvertently draw Irish farmers and persons involved in hunting, who own multiple dogs, into a regime aimed at regulating puppy farms. [40405/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19172/24]
  • 2023-04-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the potential for the Atlantic Corridor to become a hub for renewable energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18414/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by her Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17694/23]
  • 2021-12-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of support provided to hubs, such as those that are part of the Connected Hubs initiative since the start of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60008/21]
  • 2021-12-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to community and voluntary organisations by her Department to assist with the impact of Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic. [60009/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current progress and eventual timeline for the provision of grant support for a library (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20322/21]
• Children 7 questions

  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19160/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that are being taken to reduce the CDNT waiting list of the CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5632/24]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the source of, and the reasons for, the State funding paid to an organisation (details supplied) in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37230/23]
  • 2023-06-01 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the HSE has not yet approved funding for a person (details supplied); when it is expected to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17697/23]
  • 2022-07-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way his Department is supporting the European Year of Youth initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/22]
  • 2022-07-07 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of take-up for the Transition Fund for Early Years providers; the estimates of the way this payment is supporting providers with their sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35387/22]
• Defence 6 questions

  • 2024-09-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of applications for tenders for military contracts received in each year from 2010 to date; and the number of such applications which were received from companies or individuals in Israel, per year, in tabular form. [38386/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19161/24]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Defence the measures that his Department has taken to improve its resilience in terms of cyber-attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33757/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Defence the measures that his Department is taking to actively address staffing issues within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33758/22]
  • 2017-05-17 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to deploy the Naval Service on a humanitarian mission in the Mediterranean; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23092/17]
  • 2017-05-17 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has given consideration to Defence Forces participation in EU efforts to counteract illegal person trafficking and to disrupt the business model of criminal elements involved in such activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23093/17]
• Public 6 questions

  • 2022-09-22 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value in euros of total additional spending commitments at each Budget for each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46451/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department still plans for public sector workers to receive a 1% increase in October 2022 under the Building Momentum pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31082/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's strategy towards tackling the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31081/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he proposes to introduce the necessary legislation to support the Government’s policy concerning the allocation of the revenue collected from the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19689/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current number of persons employed in the public service; the current number of persons employed in the civil service; the number employed at each civil service grade level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/22]
  • 2016-06-28 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the development of the flood relief measures at Thomastown, Graiguenamanagh and Inistioge in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17986/16]
• Taoiseach 4 questions

  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19174/24]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach the number of people who are being paid at the current minimum wage of €11.30 per hour. [49384/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to an organisation (details supplied) in each year from 2010 to 2022; and the projected funding for 2023. [17698/23]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated number of full-time job vacancies in the State at present, by sector. [46455/22]
• Jobs 4 questions

  • 2016-10-18 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of companies that have re-registered with the Companies Registration Office as a designated activity company to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30427/16]
  • 2016-07-12 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to a person (details supplied) who has received an assessment through the personal injuries assessment board. [20693/16]
  • 2016-01-26 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the new markets opened up to Irish exports and the nature of these exports, such as beef, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/16]
  • 2015-11-10 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made on his proposal to establish a medical injuries assessment board, along the same method as the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/15]
• Public Expenditure 1 question

  • 2024-04-30 Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19171/24]