What they're asking about 1,149 questions asked · 24 departments

• Transport 255 questions

  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40732/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry 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, PTT services at transport hubs, considering there was no mention of shared mobility in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40733/24]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport when a primary school (details supplied) selected to participate in the safe route to school scheme three years ago will have the necessary works carried out at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he is prepared to immediately increase services on the S2 bus route in Sligo that services Rosses Point, among other locations in Sligo, which is insufficient at current capacity given the effective doubling of the population on the Rosses Point peninsula due to accommodation of Ukrainian refugees, such that school children and elderly people are unable to secure a seat on the bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10497/23]
  • 2023-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a status update in relation to the proposed greenway Collooney to Bellaghy, given that Transport Infrastructure Ireland has assumed responsibility for the development of all greenways. [2674/23]
  • 2023-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if work by his Department has been lost with the transfer of responsibility to TII or if his Department intends to progress the project using this knowledge gather to advance the project, given that over €350,000 in public money has already been spent on feasibility, preliminary works, public consultation and landowner consultation for the Collooney-Bellaghy Greenway. [2675/23]
  • 2023-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport the timeline TII is working towards for the delivery of the Collooney-Bellaghy Greenway. [2676/23]
  • 2023-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport the methodology being used by TII to prioritise the chronology of the delivery of greenways. [2677/23]
  • 2023-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if there is a ring-fenced multi-annual budget within TII for the development of greenways; and, if so, the amount that it is. [2678/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will include a rural location (details supplied) in County Sligo for the new pilot subsidised hackney service scheme for rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1776/23]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the route of the Rural Link bus managed from the Cavan/Monaghan Rural Link office to accommodate persons from the Carrigallen area in County Leitrim to travel to Cavan town, to include members of the Ukrainian community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46902/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19559/22]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the extension of the validity of NCT certificates in view of the backlog situation that currently exists at NCT centres (details supplied); if in the interim, no driver will get a fine and-or incur penalty points in a case in which the person has confirmation that he or she has booked an NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31092/20]
  • 2020-09-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport the status of the steps taken to legislate for e-scooters in accordance with the Programme for Government; his plans to recognise the role e-scooters play as part of Ireland’s sustainable transport mix year; if a second stakeholder consultation will be brought forward by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24265/20]
  • 2020-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport when the position of the chief executive officer of an organisation (details supplied), which was extended in 2016 for a four-year period and is set to expire on 30 September 2020, will be advertised; if not being publicly advertised, the precise reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23976/20]
  • 2020-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if the terms of the chairman and three board members of an organisation (details supplied), together with the three board vacancies which already exist, are set to expire on 30 September 2020; when these positions will be advertised in the media and on the normal Public Jobs online platform; if not being publicly advertised, the precise reason for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23977/20]
  • 2020-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if there has been an approach by an organisation (details supplied) to seek a further extension to the existing contract of the current CEO; if an extension to the terms of office of the current chairman or board members has been sought; if so, the details of such representations; the person or body that made them; when they were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23978/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will make enquiries into the governance procedures followed or not followed as the case may be with regard to the appointment of the independent chairman of an organisation (details supplied) and other matters within his Department and Sport Ireland; if he will then publish a detailed account of these enquiries and precise answers to queries in view of the provision of State financial resources being provided to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22034/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of section 18(A)(4) of the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 applies to persons who booked a holiday earlier in 2020 to Spain for a family wedding through an online UK based travel company which subsequently had to be cancelled due to the pandemic (details supplied); if not, the options open to them to recoup their money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13930/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no representative from the ground transport and scheduled services sector on the tourism recovery taskforce in view of the centrality of the sector to the tourism sector here. [12715/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending financial support or waiving State fees that are imposed on scheduled coach services or bus tour operators, such as NCT fees, CVRT fees and vehicle licensing. [12716/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered automatically extending vehicle licences for coach and bus tour operators for a period of 12 months in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. [12717/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending grant payments to bus and coach operators in respect of vehicle insurance in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. [12718/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered allowing persons over 70 years of age to renew their driver licence online in view of the ongoing threat of Covid-19. [13008/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the late renewal charge usually levied on those renewing PSV licences will be waived in all circumstances or in limited Covid-19 circumstances, for example, illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending full or partial fee waivers to PSV licence applicants owing to the impacts of Covid-19 on PSV drivers. [13010/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide social distancing guidelines for buses and coaches; and if the use of air conditioning on board buses and coaches will be restricted as part of same. [11755/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has requested that bus and coach operators be included within the restart grant for small businesses; and if he has raised the matter with his Ministerial colleagues. [11757/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering sectoral specific support for the bus and coach industry in view of the long-term impacts of Covid-19 on the sector. [11758/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if financial support will be provided to bus and coach businesses that need to purchase additional cleaning materials and equipment in order to meet public health guidelines. [11759/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an organisation (details supplied) has been excluded from the tourism recovery task force. [11760/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason no extension has been granted to taxi drivers whose taxi licences expired after 13 June 2020, given the considerable waiting times that drivers face for NCT and suitability tests. [11933/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues raised in correspondence by a taxi operator (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11934/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, during the process to select independent directors of an organisation (details supplied) a company provided a short list of ten names; if the name of the person ultimately appointed chairman was not one of the names on the list; the way in which and by whom the chairman was selected for the position; if he played a role in nominating the person for the position; if he vetoed names on the list provided by a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10549/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he insisted on the appointment of six independent directors of an organisation (details supplied) as opposed to three as part of the funding arrangements set out in the memorandum of understanding in view of the fact that this configuration will now give control to the independent directors of the organisation with the casting vote of the chairman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason in the memorandum of understanding with an organisation (details supplied) funding was made conditional on all council members of the organisation with ten or more years’ service retiring at the AGM in 2020 in view of the fact agreement had been reached in 2019 that they should remain for three years up to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10551/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that three members of the visionary group of an organisation (details supplied) now hold the positions of association chairperson, interim CEO and deputy CEO without having had a formal recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the involvement of Sport Ireland in issues raised relating to an organisation (details supplied); if he sought its advice regarding the funding conditions outlined relevant to the memorandum of understanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10553/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sectoral guidelines will be published for hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast accommodation in respect of Covid-19 to facilitate these businesses reopening. [10997/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the obligations hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast accommodation must fulfil in respect of Covid-19 before reopening, such as safety plans and so on. [10998/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if State tourism bodies such as Fáilte Ireland will be working to assist hospitality businesses to reopen in line with best practice Covid-19 guidelines. [10999/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or an agency operating under his aegis has devised a roadmap for the way in which companies providing CPC training to drivers will adapt to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered waiving fees associated with a CPC company transferring its licence to hold a CPC training from one hotel to another in view of the fact that Covid-19 restrictions may prevent certain hotels from reopening. [8342/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if holders of certificates of professional competence which are due to expire in the coming months will still be required to meet their training obligations for the renewal of their CPC cards; and if so, the date by which they will have to meet these obligations. [8343/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be further derogations for the postponement of CPC. [8344/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the impacts which social distancing guidelines will have on the ability of CPC training companies to deliver training safely; and if he is considering financial subvention to the sector in view of the reduced capacity which it will experience as a result of social distancing. [8345/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase enforcement of the CPC requirement and to increase awareness of its existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8346/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to engage representatives of CPC training organisations in future discussions and decisions regarding legislative changes to the professional driving sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8347/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the membership of the tourism recovery task force was decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8428/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is appropriate that the pub industry here is not represented on the tourism recovery task force in view of the links between pubs and the tourism industry. [8429/20]
  • …and 205 more questions on Transport
• Health 232 questions

  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the status of the sanction and resources for the appointment of a physiologist to Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the commencement and completion dates for the sanctioned new medical block at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his plans with regard to the appointment of additional advanced nurse practitioners in the area of cardiac care and other disciplines at Sligo University Hospital. [36111/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the way he can reconcile the approval and sanction of the appointment of additional hospital consultants without parallel sanction of additional junior doctors, advance nurse practitioners, nurses and administrative back up; if he will strategically link just sanctions together in the interests of best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36112/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when the pay scale of clinical placement coordinators will be aligned to the clinical nurse manager 2 pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35428/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28090/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will review the waiting times for children with disabilities in the Sligo-Leitrim area who require an MRI with sedation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28256/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when he will sanction funding for an increase in optometrists' fees, which currently do not meet the actual cost of providing a modern eye examination, given that the fees having not increased for over 20 years; and the timescale for the implementation of a national over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with regard to the staffing of the new community hospital in Ballyshannon; if he is aware that the delay in the opening of this state-of-the-art facility is serving to put undue pressure on medical professionals and facilities in other hospitals in the north-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8121/24]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed for treatment received under the treatment abroad scheme - EU Cross Border Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49809/23]
  • 2023-11-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has provided to his Department to date the detailed costings and an implementation plan requested which will inform a decision in relation to the inclusion of the chickenpox vaccine in the primary childhood immunisation programme; when a decision on this is expected to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48926/23]
  • 2023-11-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when a decision is expected to be made by his Department on providing the varicella vaccine to children in Ireland as part of the national immunisation programme, considering the results of the positive HTA outcome in July 2023, the response of the National Immunisation Lead from 8 August 2023 which stated that “it is currently not Department of Health immunisation policy to provide varicella vaccine”, and his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 24 October 2023, which outlined “the Department has asked to HSE to provide detailed costings and an implementation plan which will inform a decision in relation to the inclusion of the chickenpox vaccine in the primary childhood immunisation programme”; where this decision making process is at currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48927/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if CMTX1 can be added to the list of conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that it is similar to muscular dystrophy, which is already on the list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43572/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the legislative measures that are in place to ensure parents of an adult child residing with them with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia or other such mental illness which may have a tendency to violence or violent attacks, or be a danger to their parents in the event of such an attack, are informed of the said danger and diagnosis if their adult child chooses to conceal the said diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27481/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when the 2% pay increase for staff working in the health sector, which was due to come into effect on 1 March 2023, will be paid to staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20687/23]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health given the expiry of the National Cardiovascular Health Strategy; ‘Changing Cardiovascular Health Policy’ four years ago, when is it proposed that the Government will publish a new National Cardiovascular Strategy. [12057/23]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he intends to expand sugar related taxes to include other goods including a wide range of high sugar quantity confectionary sweets, snacks and other consumable products to help tackle the national obesity pandemic. [12060/23]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the current Government position with regard to target timeframe to achieve a tobacco free Ireland. [12062/23]
  • 2022-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 23 specialist nurses in adult neurology services who will be allocated to Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52462/22]
  • 2022-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams in both CHO1 and CHO2; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff in WTE terms approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52461/22]
  • 2022-10-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will allow persons with dependent children who held a medical card prior to qualifying for the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension on the death of a partner or spouse to retain the medical card for three years if they subsequently take up new employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49360/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when the early-intervention youth service for counties Sligo and Leitrim will be finalised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46631/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the many anomalies in the payment of salaries, premiums and overtime in the CHO 1 area in disability services since the adoption of a new system approximately 12 months ago; the number of errors that have been made, in tabular form; the reason these errors occurred; the length of time it took for each underpayment to be rectified; the remedial steps that have been taken to prevent the recurrence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46697/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is taking a full 12 weeks to pay overtime to staff, including nurses; the reason this is the case; if he is prepared to shorten the inordinate time healthcare professionals are expected to wait to receive their overtime payments amidst an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/22]
  • 2022-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason that frontline staff in a healthcare setting (details supplied) who provide a service on behalf of the HSE and come under Section 39, were not included in the list for the €1,000 pandemic special recognition payment; if he will rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/22]
  • 2022-05-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the timeframe as to when all categories of HSE front-line workers including home support workers will receive the €1,000 Covid payment from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22947/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19551/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will publish details of the business case for the redesign of the logo of the CHO1 area of the HSE; the reason this was deemed necessary; the company that was retained to carry out this work; the amount it was paid specifically for this work; his views on whether expenditure on such items can be justified given the immense challenges facing the health service at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18336/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the €1,000 Covid bonus payment to nurses, health and social care workers in the Intellectual Disability Service that worked in the community during the height of Covid and were required to work long shifts and were exposed to the same daily risk as hospital staff, and if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15023/22]
  • 2022-02-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the details of the 92 Covid-19 deaths announced by his Department and National Public Health Emergency Team as having occurred in the week up to 2 February 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6647/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a rapid smell test (details supplied) which detects Covid-19; if his Department has considered using the test for large scale events; if not, if his Departmental officials will engage with the manufacturers in order to assess the efficacy and suitability of the test for use at large scale events in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63629/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of additional ICU beds that have been added to the health system since 1 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57270/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of acute beds that have been added to the health system since 1 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57271/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of additional ICU beds that will be added to the health system between now and 1 September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57272/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of acute beds that will be added to the health system between now and 1 September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57273/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the weekly data collected and reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre on the epidemiology of Covid-19 outbreaks and clusters are accurate; if so, if they are taken into account by the National Public Health Emergency Team and the Government when considering restrictions and measures relevant to the control of the spread of Covid-19; if so, the way he can reconcile the focus on hospitality after midnight (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57274/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the epidemiological data on outbreaks and clusters as collected and published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre are inaccurate and-or are not taken into account and followed by National Public Health Emergency Team and the Government in setting and implementing measures and restrictions to control the spread of Covid-19; and the tangible purpose and justification for the Health Protection Surveillance Centre work in this area. [57275/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when it was decided to administer Covid-19 booster shots given the waning of the antibody within the vaccines administered; to whom it was decided to administer booster shots; the person or body that decided same; the reason it was not decided and commenced to give booster shots earlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57276/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the cohort that has received a Covid-19 vaccination booster to date; the number of persons who have received same to date; the percentage of each of the demographic cohorts; the plans to accelerate the roll-out of booster shots to all persons who received a Covid-19 vaccine after a six-month period has elapsed when it appears that the efficacy wanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57277/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all ICU admissions in relation to Covid-19 from 1 September to 12 November 2021, inclusive; the age profile and the existence of underlying conditions of persons admitted to hospital; the underlying conditions of such persons; if they came from a nursing home, residential or hospital setting in the first instance; the setting in which they originally contracted the Covid-19 virus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57278/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all Covid-19 deaths that occurred between 1 September and 12 November 2021, inclusive; the age profile and the existence or non-existence of an underlying condition of the persons admitted to hospital; the underlying condition; the location in which it is believed the deceased person contracted the virus in the first instance in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57279/21]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if more nurse specialists in neurology will be appointed in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50828/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours being provided in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for homecare in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37733/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the construction of the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37732/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason a facility (details supplied) has not been advised to date when a Covid-19 vaccination will be available to it, has not been advised when the vaccine will be administered to residents and no contact has been made to make preliminary enquiries to secure informed consent; the date for inoculation in the facility; if the residents will be prioritised given that all fall within the most vulnerable category of persons requiring vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4789/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when front-line nursing and care staff working within residential disability services at Cregg House Sligo and Cloonamahon Sligo and community houses linked to both will be offered and receive the Covid vaccination; the date for same; the process of determining the schedule; the reason the National Immunisation Advisory Committee has not been the body determining the priority list of when and who receives vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4808/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if a nurse contracts Covid-19 and consequent associated illness prevents attendance at work, that following a period of 28 days the nurse in question must offset further or continuing absence due to Covid-related illness from sick leave days prescribed in their contract; if a nurse due to non-Covid-related illness which has or may require the use and exhaustion of prescribed sick leave days will not be financially disadvantaged and penalised due to Covid-related illness causing more than the 28 days currently prescribed as the maximum supported period for such absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4809/21]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the way in which he is encouraging the use of biosimilar medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42312/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive treatment for Parkinson’s disease with Duodopa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36282/20]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason access to the compassionate use programme for the new spinal muscular atrophy drug, risdiplam or Evrysdi, is not currently available to adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34663/20]
  • …and 182 more questions on Health
• Finance 123 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will simplify the VAT code on car sharing, abolishing the two-tier system that exists, and allowing all vehicle hires to be charged at the same rate of 13.5%, in keeping with conditions of the specific VAT Directive, that the rate cannot be less than 12%. [41362/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance his views on swapping the word 'consecutive' to 'cumulative' in the Revenue tax manual, that would facilitate a singular VAT charge of 13.5% across all vehicle hires, supporting long-term usage of car sharing and sustainable transport; and if he will engage with Revenue officials on the means to do so. [41363/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is planning to support the continuing growth of capital equity markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38302/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is planning to expand the financing options, such as access to initial public offerings, available to enterprises to help them to scale and grow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if legislation will be introduced to allow consumers the continued option to pay for services in cash (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29101/24]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the amount of revenue generated by the sugar sweetened drinks tax in 2022. [12059/23]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to expand sugar related taxes to include other goods including a wide range of high sugar quantity confectionary sweets, snacks and other consumable products to help tackle the national obesity pandemic. [12061/23]
  • 2022-12-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the current position in respect of Ireland’s tax sovereignty (details supplied) given the changing circumstances; if he will continue to uphold the principle of Irish tax sovereignty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61205/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the regulation whereby items that have their origin in the European Union and are brought to the UK for sale but whose first ownership will be when imported to Ireland, if the purchasers of such items are exempt from custom duties or tariffs when sold in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40528/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19548/22]
  • 2022-03-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the removal of VAT on defibrillators as soon as allowable under EU law to make this life-saving piece of equipment more affordable for local voluntary groups to purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11541/22]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to implement additional measures to counteract cross-Border smuggling and illicit trade in fuel products; the number of enforcement proceedings issued in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the plans in place to inspect loads of fuel crossing the Border; the steps taken to address this breach of law and environmental policy in Ireland; the course of action he and his Departmental officials will take to align with the new solid fuel regulations in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48316/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the way that he plans to increase competition in the insurance sector. [44819/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have registered under the business resumption support scheme. [44820/21]
  • 2021-06-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 8 June 2018, if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman can now consider older cases under the Financial Services and Ombudsman Act 2017 from persons that were of the view that they were mis-sold payment protection insurance in cases in which the conduct being complained of occurred during or after 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34022/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of persons in each county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the schemes in each county over that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31703/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance his views on and response to the recent G7 agreement on corporation tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31704/21]
  • 2021-05-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if restaurant and bar owners providing outdoor dining services will be able to continue to avail of the employment wage subsidy scheme when they are permitted to reopen from 7 June (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the extension of the help-to-buy incentive scheme for first-time buyers to include the purchase of existing dwellings given the shortage of new housing developments and the difficulty in getting planning permission for new builds in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the provisions of the Covid restrictions support scheme as it applies to self-employed travel counsellors who are currently ineligible for the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19022/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the measures that can be taken in order that insurance companies provide rebates and premium reductions to customers in the case of a decline of claims costs related to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17166/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will make contact with the insurance industry to request that annual premium renewals are reduced for sports clubs that are being hit by large premiums. [17165/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the way in which corporation tax receipts held up in 2020. [1863/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the provisions of the help-to-buy incentive scheme beyond 31 December 2021 for first-time buyers especially for those who are self-building and have been unable to progress with their housing projects due to the Covid-19 level 5 restrictions affecting the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15741/21]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the major banks have given notice that negative interest rates charges are to apply to solicitor client accounts used for commercial and conveyancing transactions handled by solicitors, including the buying and selling of houses and land; if he considers this appropriate; and his views on whether this will have a detrimental effect on consumers and create an additional financial burden on borrowers hoping to acquire a home. [9773/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will make contact with the insurance industry to reduce annual premium renewals for sports clubs that are being hit by large premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6330/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will request the insurance sector to reduce insurance premiums for sports clubs in 2021; if the insurance industry will be requested to base premiums on true risks, that is, the reduced risk associated with the drop in usage and footfall due to Covid-19 restrictions; if the insurance sector will be further requested to be lenient in relation to payments for sports clubs, given his request for banks and lending institutions to show forbearance to businesses and clients with loan and mortgage repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6331/21]
  • 2021-01-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if clarity will be provided on the benefit-in-kind treatment for tax purposes for company cars for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2516/21]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the position of eligibility to the new CRSS from sports clubs with a bar registered under the Clubs Act 1904 and so on as it seems the system of the Revenue Commissioners is refusing such applications; the reason this should be as the CRSS was projected as a replacement for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment local authority reopening scheme which did apply to sports clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43055/20]
  • 2020-11-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Sligo and Leitrim that have qualified for support under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39199/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the criteria used to award the SBCI managing director a performance bonus in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31055/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the person who authorised the payment of the performance bonus to the SBCI managing director in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31056/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the person or body appointed to the internal audit function of the SBCI in November 2019; the value and term of their contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31057/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the person in the SBCI who awarded the internal audit function contract in 2019; the selection criteria adopted in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31058/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by the SBCI for external public relations services in 2019; the companies or persons to which this was paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31059/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the annual internal cost of public relations for SBCI in 2019, by staff cost and related office expenses; if a separate figure will be provided on the amount of salary and package paid to the head of public relations and or communications at the NTMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31060/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the measures the board of the SBCI has taken in 2020 to arrest the drop in profits and get the company back to 2017 profit levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31061/20]
  • 2020-10-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance when the decision was taken to suspend processing all primary medical certificate applications by the HSE; if applicants have been informed that the scheme has been suspended; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some areas of the HSE are refusing to issue application forms for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28710/20]
  • 2020-10-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to determine the case of the two children named in the recent judgment of the Supreme Court to quash the decision of the disabled drivers board of appeal not to grant a primary medical certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28707/20]
  • 2020-10-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for primary medical certificates that have been granted and refused since the Supreme Court decision (details supplied); if the scheme has been suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28708/20]
  • 2020-10-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the position on continued processing of applications for a primary medical certificate in view of the Supreme Court decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28709/20]
  • 2020-10-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has suspended processing all applications and appeals of primary medical certificates; the date the scheme was suspended; the reason for same; when the scheme will be resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28711/20]
  • 2020-09-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the measures in place to counteract cross-Border smuggling and illicit trade in products such as tobacco, alcohol and fuel products and to ensure smugglers do not take advantage of the green lane corridors established during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24264/20]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the steps business owners should take whose respective insurance companies will not pay out on claims for business interruption due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18893/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the length of time the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be extended to coach and bus operators in view of the long-term impacts of social distancing on such businesses. [11756/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if the provision of the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be extended to seasonal workers in the tourism sector who were not on the payroll in January and February 2020 due to commence employment in March and April similar to other years; if the level of wage subsidy payable to workers who worked weekends in January and February 2020 in cases in which the business was forced to close due to Covid-19 restrictions (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11918/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the rules governing the temporary wage subsidy scheme as they apply to a company (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11237/20]
  • 2020-05-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the tourism and hospitality sector in view of the long-term impacts of Covid-19 for these businesses. [7612/20]
  • 2019-10-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the proposed new diesel rebate scheme for hauliers will operate, with reference to changes to the price floor, price ceiling and maximum rebate associated with this scheme. [42663/19]
  • 2019-09-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the number of second-hand private vehicles imported here from the United Kingdom in each of the past five years in tabular form. [35420/19]
  • …and 73 more questions on Finance
• Education 94 questions

  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education to outline, given recent reports of historical sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools, what course of action can be taken by victims of sexual abuse at a school (details supplied) in seeking redress; the scheme and or process currently open to them; the way victims should go about applying for inclusion; if, in the event that there is no current redress scheme covering these cases, these victims will be included in the new scheme which she is alleged to be preparing, as mentioned recently in media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37534/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the current position regarding a method of education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36114/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the existence of a number of schools in Ireland, including in Sligo, using a method of education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36115/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if, given the State's commitment to cherish all children equally, the means by which she proposes to fund the teaching and infrastructure, both human and physical, to provide for those families who are availing of a method of education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36116/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education given the State's commitment to cherish all children equally, and the current anomalous situation where no financial support is provided to particular schools (details supplied), the means by which such schools should best engage with the apparatus of the State, including the Department of Education, to secure supports that will place them on an equal footing as those families being educated by through other methodologies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36117/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an extended school transport service (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36246/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made regarding a school transport application for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34841/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an extended school transport service in west County Sligo to facilitate twenty-four children attending their local secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35430/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a child with autism (details supplied) who cannot get a place in any local primary school with an autism unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25158/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if her Department with meet with representatives from the Board of Management of a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency to progress an application for temporary accommodation which was granted in 2022 and tendered for in March 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25456/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will direct her Department to expedite an application for additional accommodation for a school which is required urgently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25505/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 5 December 2023, the updated position with regard to an application for an extension for a primary school which has taken on a new urgency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11537/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review her Department's decision in relation to an application for emergency works by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9988/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on progress with a much needed extension to a school, for which sanction was received in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4950/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on progress on the provision of a much-needed new primary school on a single campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3703/24]
  • 2023-12-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when the board of management of a primary school (details supplied) will have a decision on an application for a much-needed extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53765/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the reason the announced additional two modular buildings of 80 sq. m are not yet in place in a school (details supplied); the reason that in October of this school year, more urgency has not been placed on the installation of these buildings; when these much-needed class rooms will be installed and be fully functional; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education is she will request Bus Éireann to review the change in school transport pick-up arrangements for two children attending their nearest post-primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42827/23]
  • 2023-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of two children who live more than 3.2 km from their local school who have been turned down for school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29080/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when the board of management of a primary school (details supplied) will have a decision on its application for emergency works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27835/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to increasing the funding of €96 per student to schools to cover the cost of schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks, given that the cost is much greater (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20465/23]
  • 2023-04-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 23 March 2023, if her Department’s school transport section will contact the family (details supplied) and provide them with an update on their request; if a permanent arrangement can be put in place with the bus service provider to facilitate the dropping-off of the child concerned to the centre for the ongoing dates as required while the child is attending school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20177/23]
  • 2023-03-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 28 September 2021, and subsequent correspondence received from her Department sanctioning the transportation of a disabled child who is a full-time wheelchair user (details supplied) by the school bus service to a respite centre on the required days; if her Department will contact the school bus service concerned to confirm that the sanction is in place until such time as they are told otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14386/23]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when the board of management of a school (details supplied) that was approved for works under the additional accommodation scheme in February 2021 will have a decision regarding a stage 1/2A submission for works, given the time elapse since approval was first received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9613/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose child had a place confirmed in an autism class for the academic year of 2023-2024 but had the place subsequently revoked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5743/23]
  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) who is attending an autism unit in County Sligo but has yet to receive confirmation of a place on the school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61785/22]
  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of two children (details supplied) with extenuating circumstances who have yet to receive an update with regard to getting school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61833/22]
  • 2022-12-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a primary school pupil (details supplied) who cannot get an educational assessment carried out, given that there is no National Educational Psychological Service psychologist available to the pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61267/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of an education and training board employee (details supplied) who has been advised that they will not receive wages until mid-October 2022 due to an issue with the payroll system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46409/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the refusal of special school transport for a pupil (details supplied) to the ASD unit in a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46428/22]
  • 2022-06-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education , further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 10 May, if consideration will be given to the provision of a non means-tested subsidy for summer camps for children with additional needs and their siblings through the National Council for Special Education; if she will liaise with the Minister responsible for Employment Affairs on relaxing the means-test for the carer's allowance for the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31828/22]
  • 2022-05-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in relation to a proposed minor change to a school bus route to a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Sligo to facilitate additional students who wish to attend the school in question in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24436/22]
  • 2022-05-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the plans for the July provision programme 2022 for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if a pupil attending that school who availed of the programme up until Covid-19 restrictions were implemented will be able to avail of the programme this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23325/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by her Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19545/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in relation to the provision of assisted technology to two siblings (details supplied) who attend a school in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8409/22]
  • 2021-09-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if her Department will sanction the transportation of a disabled child (details supplied) by the school bus service to a respite centre on a Friday evening when the child is due a respite weekend given that the centre is located close to one of the school bus stops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46064/21]
  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the 50% occupancy rule for school transport in rural Ireland to allow children who previuosly had concessionary bus tickets to travel on the school bus in view of the fact that this is causing undue hardship for parents who have had to source alternative means of transport at short notice to get them to school and given the latest information from NPHET that the country is on track for lifting of most restrictions from 22 October 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45790/21]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the plans for the July provision programme 2021; if a commitment will be given that children attending special schools and classes will receive compulsory in-school provision in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25531/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a school (details supplied) that is scheduled to have the teaching staff reduced from four to three based on current retention numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18937/21]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the number of students who registered for the leaving certificate exam in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9837/21]
  • 2021-02-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to improve the work and pay conditions of caretakers working in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7856/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when a school transport summer provisions grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6477/21]
  • 2020-11-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the reason a student (details supplied) is being refused a place in three schools; the assurance she can provide to allay the fears and upset of the student's parents that there will be a place in a local school for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39508/20]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) HEAnet promised upgrade can be brought forward as the current service is very poor and not fit for purpose particularly during Covid-19 restrictions in which students are unable to log on to class from home if self-isolating due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34904/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education when a primary school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive final approval for an extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30937/20]
  • 2020-09-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 14 July 2020 and subsequent correspondence to her Department, when a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive funding for emergency works at the school. [23172/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if school profiling based on the performance of previous years will now not proceed for fear it could discriminate against high performance students from disadvantaged areas; her views on whether a high performance student in a disadvantaged area will naturally be in the upper end of the bell curve of the school in circumstances (details supplied) in the context of forthcoming examination results; the reason for abandoning the initial intention to adopt profiling of schools based on consistent output scoring; the reason for the introduction of a system by which the scoring output of schools will now increase their overall scoring average without reference to previous years and the mean performance of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22428/20]
  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on funding for emergency works at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15968/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering providing financial supports to private transport providers contracted to provide school transport services. [11762/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will issue to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo to proceed with its school building project, in view of the fact that it has completed stages 1 to 3 of the project stages and has submitted all technical reports to his Department with costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/20]
  • …and 44 more questions on Education
• Justice 71 questions

  • 2024-01-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice when decisions will be made in respect of visa applications for nurses who have already obtained work permits to work in the State and are urgently required to fill nursing positions in a nursing home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3287/24]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice if the European Union is centrally co-ordinating destination selection for those seeking safe haven in the context of the effective and efficient accommodation of refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine. [1707/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the methodology that is being used to select the destination, arrange travel and accommodate those seeking safe haven from the war in the Ukraine, assuming there is European Union co-ordination at some level (details supplied). [1708/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the apparent inferior figures among some European Union member states compared with Ireland’s commitments in relation to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1709/23]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the arrangements that have been put in place for persons who want to open a bank account who do not have a passport or driving licence, who before October 2022, were able to get a Garda form ML10 stamped by a member of An Garda Síochána on production of other forms of proof of identity, and it was accepted as proof of identity for financial institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59997/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by her Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19553/22]
  • 2021-11-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the plans to introduce ethical guidelines for judges to address conflicts of interest, such that all parties appearing in a case before judges are advised of any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest; and if she will provide an update on the work of the Judicial Council in this area, having regard to the July 2021 update on the Judicial Council’s website on this matter. [52112/21]
  • 2021-09-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice if she will review the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations with regard to fees for persons seeking a certificate of naturalisation in cases in which the persons concerned can provide evidence that they have been living in Ireland for decades, paid their taxes and contributed to their respective communities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46898/21]
  • 2021-09-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo for a permanent residence card for their daughter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46702/21]
  • 2021-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the engagement her officials have had with the Garda authorities in relation to the proposed new Garda headquarters in Kilmainham; the discussions that were had with the Office of Public Works on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29974/21]
  • 2021-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Sligo-Leitrim division at the end of April 2021; the way this compares to the end of April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29973/21]
  • 2021-03-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice when the next intake of Garda recruits will occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11648/21]
  • 2020-09-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles allocated to the Sligo-Leitrim division in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26698/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending maternity leave and maternity benefit to all those on maternity leave since the outbreak of Covid-19 in view of the restrictions on access to childcare and other services for mothers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8522/20]
  • 2019-12-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána will be seeking to emulate the successful informational campaign that was carried out by police forces in the UK following the introduction of safe passing distance legislation. [51074/19]
  • 2019-12-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or agencies within his remit plan to purchase additional safe passing mats as donated by a company (details supplied) to An Garda Síochána in 2019. [51075/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a single point of contact on migrant smuggling has been appointed as per the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling 2015-2020. [44467/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the preventative measures in place at ports here to detect instances of migrant smuggling; and the planned changes or enhancements in view of the recent tragic death of 39 persons who travelled in a container from Bulgaria to the UK. [44473/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed to provide security checks on ships and lorries entering at each port, in tabular form. [44474/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed to detect possible human smuggling at ports here, in tabular form. [44475/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if staff members at ports and airports here have received training and guidance on the detection of possible migrant smuggling. [44478/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or representatives of his Department have met with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to discuss measures to prevent migrant smuggling. [44479/19]
  • 2019-10-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has engaged with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the considerable loopholes that exist within the penalty point system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40156/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for each fixed-charge motoring offence in the past three years; and the number of licences on which penalty points were recorded in each of the past three years in tabular form. [32720/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34206/19]
  • 2019-07-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of FTE members of the Garda traffic corps or equivalent division in each of the past six years. [31185/19]
  • 2019-07-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent members of the Garda traffic corps or equivalent division in each of the past six years. [31164/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the precise purpose of the governor's discretional account within each prison in the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the source from which the governor's discretional account within each of the prisons in the Irish Prison Service is funded; if there are multiple sources; if so, the sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13006/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the full list of purposes or items from which payments can be made from the governor's discretional account within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if payments made from the governor's discretional account are subject to their absolute discretion; if not, if there is a governance approval structure which requires notification and-or sanction by a higher authority within the Irish Prison Service headquarters in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the administration, governance, funding and oversight or supervision of the governor's discretional account has changed since 2012; if so, the changes made; the reason they were made; when and, if more than one suite of changes were made, the details of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tuck shops in operation across the 12 prisons in the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the turnover, profit and loss of each tuck shop operated across all 12 prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if each tuck shop in the Irish Prison Service is audited with the benefit of stocktaking on an annual basis; if so, the person or body that audits same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the products stocked and sold in the tuck shops in the 12 prisons in the Irish Prison Service are sold at recommended retail prices; if there is subsidisation of the products being sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a fire (details supplied) was due to the failure of the safety system; the number of requests for maintenance lodged by staff over the past three years; the number acted upon; when maintenance was last carried out on the fire safety systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/19]
  • 2019-03-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the qualification criteria for the immigrant investment programme; the turnaround time and number of applications for participation in the programme, which were determined and given approval or refusal within periods (details supplied) in each year since the programme was introduced; the number of staff exclusively dedicated to assessment and decision-making in respect of the applications; the Civil Service grade of such persons; the specialist professional expertise and qualifications they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12247/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to details relating to a complaint made by a member of An Garda Síochána (details supplied) providing evidence of alleged assault, bullying and intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7006/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no action was taken in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason suspensions have not taken place; the attempts that have been made to rehabilitate the career of the person; his plans to compensate the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter relating to a posting on social media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7008/19]
  • 2019-01-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address matters (details supplied) in relation to issues raised at the meeting of the Oireachtas Standing Committee of Public Accounts on 17 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3587/19]
  • 2019-01-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address matters (details supplied) in relation to issues raised at the meeting of the Oireachtas Standing Committee of Public Accounts on 17 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/19]
  • 2019-01-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the planning construction and delivery timeline for the provision of the new Garda station at Caltragh, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2466/19]
  • 2018-10-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42417/18]
  • 2018-05-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the relevant section of legislation which deals with the issue of pub and hotel licences in cases in which if they have not been trading for a period of five years, if the licence expires or if there are procedures in place to revalidate the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23904/18]
  • 2018-04-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18084/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in counties Sligo and Leitrim in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16565/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a passport scheme exits whereby a person making a very substantial investment here by way of an enterprise or community project is granted an Irish passport in return for said investment; if such a scheme exists, the qualification criterion for the scheme; the number which availed of such a scheme; the investment projects which were the subject of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/18]
  • 2018-02-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the 2017 Garda overtime spent on operation Thor for the Sligo Leitrim Garda division compared to other divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9828/18]
  • …and 21 more questions on Justice
• Social 63 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on their application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41460/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when the commencement order to give effect to the introduction of the new pay-related benefit system for those eligible for jobseeker’s benefit who become unemployed, will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of separate applications received for the carer's support grant in 2022 and 2023, by county; the number of applications that were referred for a home visit by a social welfare inspector for both years, by county; the number of applications awarded in both years, by county [34513/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in the interest of fairness and equality, she will review the waiting period for Irish nationals in receipt of a qualifying welfare payment to be eligible for the JobsPlus scheme compared to those who have refugee status also in receipt of a qualifying payment who are not subject to any waiting period which allows employers with an immediate need to recruit such a person from the latter group and draw down the €7,500 grant per employee over two years from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34890/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if, given the unseasonably cold and wet weather throughout April, May and to date in June, and the consequent necessity for heating to be on and open fires to be lit in the period, she will consider the reinstatement of the fuel allowance for eligible people back dating it to the date of the final payment of the fuel allowance in April, up to and including, the week commencing 17 June, in order to assist the less-well-off with the additional costs incurred upon them through necessity caused by the unseasonably low temperatures and inclement weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26796/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to their enquiry regarding the methodology for the calculation of means in the case of their application for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19386/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is proposed to reduce the weekly social support payment for those already here under the temporary protection directive, and currently in receipt of €232 per week, to the same level as all other refugees, that is, €38 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17749/24]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have the carers allowance payment re-instated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52018/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) who was awarded the disability allowance will receive payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52019/23]
  • 2023-11-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (detailed supplied) will receive a decision on a carers support grant application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49177/23]
  • 2023-11-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (detailed supplied) will receive a decision on an application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49178/23]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60142/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the anomaly whereby participants on social schemes who are eligible for the Christmas bonus but happen to be in receipt of illness benefit when the bonus is being paid out do not qualify for the bonus even though they have not ceased participation on the social schemes and, had they not fallen ill, would have received an extra week payment on the social schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59462/22]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on their invalidity pension claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56112/22]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who had their back to education allowance withdrawn and have the payment re-instated having regard to the extenuating circumstances of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56514/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will abolish the means test for persons in receipt of a State pension who have a disability, in view of the unprecedented increase in energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54108/22]
  • 2022-10-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide greater clarity in writing for the reason for refusing an application by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension; if the person’s application was made inside the required one year since becoming continuously incapable of work; if she will provide a list of the qualifying contributions paid by the applicant since 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51489/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the anomaly whereby a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a State pension and who fulfils the means criteria for receipt of the fuel allowance is ineligible for the allowance if they are residing with a pensioner who is not in receipt of a qualifying payment from the Department, but are in receipt of an occupational pension from another Government body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50141/22]
  • 2022-07-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on an application for the carer's benefit for a person (details supplied) given that the carer has serious health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37794/22]
  • 2022-06-14 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their application for the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29524/22]
  • 2022-05-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the free travel scheme to Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) based in rural areas on a temporary basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25854/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by her Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin, will be paid by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19556/22]
  • 2022-01-25 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the legislation governing the invalidity pension means test for claiming an increase for a spouse, civil partner or co-habitant to assess income net of USC, PRSI and PAYE, instead of the gross income of the latter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2920/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1782/22]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Sligo currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number of persons in County Leitrim currently in receipt of the payment; the number in each county who were in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in each county that have received the payment since the introduction of the payment; the total expenditure on such payments in each county over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26281/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the only DEIS band 1 national school (details supplied) in County Clare was not included in the hot school meals programme for 2021-2022; if this decision will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18389/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the process that is followed in her Department following receipt of a report from the occupational health unit of the Civil Service; if there is a policy to disagree with reports that state that there is nothing medically wrong with an employee (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20207/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on their application for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6523/21]
  • 2021-01-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo whose working family payment was not renewed following the annual review even though the person's circumstances have not changed since 2020 will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3031/21]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who had their fuel allowance disallowed on reaching 66 years of age will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43274/20]
  • 2020-11-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the anomaly whereby a person (details supplied) cannot be awarded reckonable credits for the period during which they were in receipt of the one-parent family payment and subsequent welfare payment due to the fact that immediately prior to claiming the payment the person was on a community employment scheme, which is not listed as one the qualifying schemes for awarding credits; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this has a knock-on effect for the person in that they cannot qualify for the widow’s contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35925/20]
  • 2020-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the disability allowance assessment criteria for those living with myalgic encephalomyelitis is not representative of the WHO classified neurological disorder myalgic encephalomyelitis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24081/20]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details suppled) in County Sligo will have their carer's benefit payment reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27089/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27179/17]
  • 2017-05-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22538/17]
  • 2017-05-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in relation to an application for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21913/17]
  • 2017-05-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in relation to an application for carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/17]
  • 2017-05-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to treat the rural social scheme solely as a labour activation mechanism as opposed to its original role when introduced in 2004 as a support for part-time farmers and fishermen (details supplied); his views on whether this will spell the end of social supports for members of the farming and fishing industry who wish to remain in that industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22075/17]
  • 2017-05-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22076/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to sanctioning permanent contracts for clerical officers employed on continuous temporary contracts for over five years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/17]
  • 2017-04-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments made under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme towards funeral expenses in excess of €1,500 per person, by county for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16787/17]
  • 2017-04-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to assistance towards funeral expenses in circumstances (details supplied); if he will consider an exceptional needs payment towards the full funeral expenses in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16788/17]
  • 2017-02-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection when the number of personnel at his Department in Longford will be released in line with their transfer approval for vacancies currently being filled by temporary clerical officers in Carrick-on-Shannon. [7787/17]
  • 2017-02-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the first 25 personnel listed in chronological order approved for transfer from various locations within his Department have been ignored in favour of transferring the person who is listed at No. 26, who was transferred to Carrick-on-Shannon in August 2016. [7788/17]
  • 2017-02-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason, with 20 temporary clerical officers currently filling vacancies in his Department in Carrick-on-Shannon, there are a significant number in the top 25 in order of priority on the approved transfer list who are being ignored with continuing refusal to release these personnel to fill existing vacancies in Carrick-on-Shannon. [7789/17]
  • 2017-02-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the impact the proposed centralisation of most of his Department's information section and the need to reassign those personnel who worked in that section, will have in terms of delay or refusal of transfers of those personnel seeking movement to or within his Department's infrastructure, on Sligo, Letterkenny, Carrick-on-Shannon and Longford. [7790/17]
  • 2017-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the duration of placement of participants on the gateway scheme beyond the current 22 month period should the relevant local authority seek to retain participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2411/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a surcharge on the free travel pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the centralisation of the information section of the Department of Social Protection, the costs associated with such a move in terms of new unit establishment in Dublin, recruitment, training and redeployment. [40169/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's rationale for the centralisation of an entire unit of his Department, the information section; if Cabinet approval was sought and given in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40170/16]
  • …and 13 more questions on Social
• Foreign 35 questions

  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will review his Department’s operational practice of pushing the target issue date out for a passport submitted online by two weeks, where a new photo is requested by the checker near the end of the checking process; taking on board the fact that the initial passport photo was accepted by the Department’s IT system and the fact that this practice is causing undue hardship for applicants who have a holiday booked and in some cases cannot get monies refunded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21191/24]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport for a person (details supplied) given the circumstances of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/23]
  • 2022-07-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite passport applications for a family (details supplied) given that the target issue date has been exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38152/22]
  • 2022-07-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that the target issue date has been exceeded and the travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38183/22]
  • 2022-07-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passports of children (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36586/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that the additional requested information has been provided and the travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36091/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) given that the target issue date has been exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36121/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport renewal application for a child (details supplied) given that the target issue date is the day before the travel date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35164/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35165/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport renewal application by a person (details supplied) given that the application has exceeded the target date and the travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34380/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that the additional requested information has been provided and the travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/22]
  • 2022-06-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made in relation to a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/22]
  • 2022-06-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their child’s passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31928/22]
  • 2022-06-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made in relation to a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32805/22]
  • 2022-06-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31040/22]
  • 2022-05-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign births registration application made by a person (details supplied) in October 2020; if this application can be linked to a subsequent application made for a sibling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21677/22]
  • 2022-05-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 26 April 2022, if will outline in detail the nature of the reciprocal agreement referred to; if his Department is providing a paid one year secondment of a first secretary to a company (details supplied); the cost of this secondment; the existing precedent for a paid secondment by a senior Departmental official to a commercial enterprise; the previous examples of secondments to the private sector paid for in the public sector from his Department; the genesis of this secondment; if the secondment arose as a result of an approach by the company to his Department, the Minister of the day or as a result of an approach by his Department or the Minister of the day to the company; if a business case for this secondment was approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; if he will publish the business case for such a paid secondment to a private sector company; the rationale for doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21976/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will liaise with the Minister for Social Protection with regard to putting legislative provisions in place specifically to grant authority to Passport Office office staff involved in the processing of passport applications, access to the General Registration Office data on births, deaths and marriages to verify information on applications and eliminate the need for applicants to send in original copies of various certificates and thus improve turnaround times in application processing and eliminate the need for certificates to be posted back to applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19348/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19549/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign births registration application made in October 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/22]
  • 2021-09-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46344/21]
  • 2021-09-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46647/21]
  • 2021-05-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for clearing the backlog of passports applications from applicants in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. [23927/21]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if further Brexit legislation is likely to be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18500/20]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34203/19]
  • 2019-06-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the case of an adopted child (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed. [24937/19]
  • 2019-04-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a third passport processing facility is to be opened in Dublin at Tallaght and-or a second passport processing facility in Cork to add to existing facilities at Mount Street, Dublin 2, Balbriggan, County Dublin, and South Mall in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/19]
  • 2019-04-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter in regard to a new passport processing facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15138/19]
  • 2017-12-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at Faro Airport in Portugal Irish tourists are required to go through separate passport control from those of other EU countries; the reason for same; if his attention was not drawn to the fact, if inquiries will be made with the Portuguese authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider establishing a third national passport office based in the north west region at the former Government offices of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs at Tubbercurry, County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20099/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he inadvertently or intentionally misled Dáil Éireann regarding the existence of an agreement with the Royal Air Force, RAF, and other British authorities which in certain circumstances would permit RAF operations in Irish airspace in responding to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 12 April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20139/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his interpretation of SI Number 74 of 1952, Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, section 5 (details supplied) extends to operations of military aircraft within Irish airspace in the event of a terrorist attack; if so, the way he reconciles this with Article 15.6 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20140/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is proposed to bring the details of an agreement made on behalf of Ireland by civil servants from the Department of Defence, his Department and the Irish Aviation Authority with the Royal Air Force to permit military operations in Irish Airspace in certain circumstances to the attention of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20141/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to maintain the secrecy of the existence and detail of an agreement which exists between Ireland and the Royal Air Force, RAF, which would permit the RAF to carry out military operations in Irish air space in certain circumstances which was concluded without the express knowledge and approval of the director of military aviation, general officer commanding the Air Corps or the gardaí from the Houses of the Oireachtas; if so, the article in Bunreacht na hÉireann which permits the secrecy of such an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20142/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40478/16]
• Public 35 questions

  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19554/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the special leave with pay arrangements are to cease in June 2022 for nurses who contracted Covid-19 in the course of their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20161/22]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the statements by Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach on 2 June 2021 that there is no head of the civil service; if there is a person in charge of the civil service; if so, the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30940/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all relevant Departments have developed action plans as part of the reform agenda as in the Building Momentum Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20387/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an update from the Department of Health in relation to the costs associated with the building of the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20388/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason an increased salary of some €292,000 has been allocated to the position of Secretary General for the Department of Health. [4153/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has provided direct approval and sanctioning of a salary increase for the new position of Secretary General of the Department of Health; the details of the business case for such an increase in remuneration; if the account as reported in a national print media article dated 18 January 2020 quoting a person (details supplied) is correct; the reason a full memo was not brought to Cabinet; and the reason a message was not brought by him to Dáil Éireann. [4154/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public statement advising the absence of a memo to Cabinet for formal approval of the proposed increase of the rate of pay for the position of Secretary General of the Department of Health to €292,000 is in line with Articles 11 and 17 of the Constitution and the views of the Minister for Health (details supplied) that such an increase would not be included in advised voted expenditure; and his plans to bring a message to Dáil Éireann for approval of such an increase in the rate of remuneration applicable to the position, which is far outside increases prescribed in the public service pay agreements. [4155/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in the interests of the taxpayer, TLAC will immediately suspend the formal recruitment of a new Secretary General of the Department of Health, pending the full consideration of the matter by the Committee of Public Accounts and Dáil Éireann to ensure the optimum public scrutiny and approval of public expenditure and the proposed increase in the salary to avoid the setting of further poor precedent by proceeding without such scrutiny and examination. [4156/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide additional extensions or to carry out a competitive recruitment process for the replacement on retirement of three Secretaries General (details supplied) in view of the expiry of the seven-year rule in 2018. [4157/21]
  • 2020-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether, for optimum corporate governance, all organisations and agencies under the competent authority of the State should adhere to the practice of term limits for key personnel including the positions of CEO, chairperson and board members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23979/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the introduction of measures to incentivise working from home in view of the ongoing capacity constraints across public transport and so on. [13017/20]
  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 1 October 2019, when a determination will be made on the appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48654/19]
  • 2019-10-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will issue a notice of determination to an appeal of determinations issued by trustees of schemes (details supplied) on foot of a complaint submitted to the defined benefit schemes administrator pursuant to the schemes internal dispute resolution procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39334/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34207/19]
  • 2019-07-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide his Department’s most recent version of the capital projects tracker (details supplied). [30716/19]
  • 2019-01-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position with regard to the established need of An Garda Síochána for additional space at Tubbercurry Garda station, County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2467/19]
  • 2018-03-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on his discussions with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the implementation of Labour Court recommendation LRC 19293, concerning the rights of community employment scheme supervisors in view of commitments made by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13999/18]
  • 2018-02-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition of the site for the new Sligo Garda station; the timeframe for tendering for the construction of the new station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9827/18]
  • 2018-01-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a person (details supplied) will be notified of a hearing date in relation to their application for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2858/18]
  • 2017-10-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a submission made by a person (details supplied) seeking consideration by the OPW of a specific site the person wished to offer for the new regional Garda headquarters in Sligo; the reason the person in question has had no reply; if a specific site is the subject of ongoing procurement processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45055/17]
  • 2017-10-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the purpose and origin of the State property miscellaneous deposits account; the balance in the account; the areas from which the deposits are derived; the reason it is not reflected through the general government fund and not brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/17]
  • 2017-10-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason there is no register in place to record each property accrual to the State in circumstances (details supplied); the reason there is no process within Government Departments to record assets accruing in this manner; the nature, number, value and location of such assets which have accrued to the State in this manner, in tabular form; if not, the process being established to rectify this anomaly; the Department which has responsibility for same; the timeframe envisaged for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/17]
  • 2017-10-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the accounts not presented to Dáil Éireann or reflected in the general Government fund in view of the existence of the State property miscellaneous deposit account; the balance of each account; the person or body that manages these accounts; the areas from which moneys within these accounts are derived; the purposes the funds are used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/17]
  • 2017-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of the site for the new Garda headquarters (details supplied) in County Sligo; if it has been procured; the status of the project; the timeframe for planning, construction and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he can reconcile the prohibitive turnover criteria and other discriminatory exclusionist criteria for contractors to qualify to tender for State contract works; his plans to rectify this discriminatory practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27536/17]
  • 2017-04-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is mandatory to hold Irish citizenship in order to apply and be interviewed for a permanent executive officer or administrative officer position in the public service in situations in which a person has applied for Irish citizenship and is currently working under a stamp 4 visa on a temporary contract in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17037/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department’s rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40170/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that no site as yet been acquired or even selected for a new Garda station for Sligo town. [40184/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for a new Garda station for Sligo town. [40185/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an independent engineer's report has condemned the existing Garda station in Sligo town. [40186/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that on arrest, prisoners in County Sligo must be taken to the south County Sligo Garda station of Ballymote as the prisoner facilities in Sligo town have been condemned. [40187/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe targets his Department is working to secure a site, design, planning, building and operation for the provision of a new Garda station for Sligo town; and if he will provide a date-by-date breakdown of deadlines that his Department has adopted in this regard. [40188/16]
  • 2016-05-31 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the phased repeal of the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13063/16]
  • 2016-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to allocate funding for the upgrading of Lennox Bridge and Four Masters Bridge, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8507/16]
• Employment 35 questions

  • 2020-07-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their possible entitlement to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16494/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the entitlement to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment to persons who have an established historical work pattern of annual substitute teaching, exam aide, invigilator or exam superintendent and are currently precluded from receiving the payment in view of the fact they were not in employment before 13 March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6224/20]
  • 2019-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on their application for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52590/19]
  • 2019-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision on an application for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53042/19]
  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on an invalidity pension application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49083/19]
  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on an invalidity pension application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49090/19]
  • 2019-11-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the provisions for the self-employed to have access to jobseeker's benefit will be enacted in view of the Social Welfare Act 2019 being signed on 24 October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46013/19]
  • 2019-10-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who was refused the third level back to education allowance in 2017 will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40237/19]
  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants on the back to education allowance scheme on third level courses of education in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the percentage of those participants who did not complete the course in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39199/19]
  • 2019-09-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of applicants who receive the full rate of old age contributory pension in tabular form; the number qualified for the maximum payable rate of contributory pension in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to 30 June 2019; if they were male or female; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34780/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of capital projects within the remit of her Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34201/19]
  • 2019-07-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on their application for an extension to carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29878/19]
  • 2019-05-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21027/19]
  • 2019-03-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12302/19]
  • 2019-03-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision in relation to an application for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10220/19]
  • 2019-03-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reviewed; if this condition can be waived in the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10413/19]
  • 2019-02-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on an application for a family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7290/19]
  • 2019-02-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrangements will be put in place to allow persons over 65 years of age who are claiming jobseeker's benefit who wish to go on holiday abroad for more than two weeks to claim the payment for the full period they are abroad when they return in view of the fact that this cohort are no longer required to engage with the compulsory activation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6136/19]
  • 2019-01-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3822/19]
  • 2019-01-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 19 December 2018, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that talks for the agreement of a new contract have broken down and as such a company (details supplied) will not be the sponsor organisation in 2019; if her attention has been further drawn to an application from another potential sponsor organisation to secure a contract for the provision of job club services in County Sligo to her Department; if other applicant sponsor organisations will be considered to ensure the provision of continued job club services in County Sligo in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1263/19]
  • 2018-12-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that from 31 December 2018 there will no longer be a jobs club in County Sligo; the reason the decision has been taken; if the decision will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53542/18]
  • 2018-11-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision on their invalidity pension application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49123/18]
  • 2018-11-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the changes being applied to a practice (details supplied); her plans to make changes to this practice in the forthcoming social welfare Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46571/18]
  • 2018-11-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46220/18]
  • 2018-10-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was refused the fuel allowance even though their combined income from their State pension (contributory) and disablement benefit is under the weekly income limit of €343.30 in order to qualify for the free fuel allowance; her plans to amend the operational guidelines for the free fuel allowance scheme to make disablement benefit a qualifying payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42809/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person who received illness benefit payments as a result of a personal injury is still liable for tax on the said payments received in circumstances in which compensation was subsequently awarded and the compensator has paid an amount equal to the illness benefit payments made to the person concerned directly to them, which is taken off the compensation award; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41772/18]
  • 2018-05-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to update the legislation governing the domiciliary care allowance scheme to allow for individual half rate payments to be made in respect of a child who satisfies the medical criteria for the scheme to both parents in separation cases in which there are equal joint custody arrangements in place and in view of the increasing number of court orders for 50-50 child custody arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22314/18]
  • 2018-03-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of qualified child increases by scheme type for those aged 18 to 22 years in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12572/18]
  • 2018-03-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of one-parent family payment and the related number of children who are also in receipt of family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12573/18]
  • 2018-02-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who were receiving a prescribed relative allowance, PRA, for providing full-time care to a relative, which was subsequently replaced by a carer's allowance, will be awarded home caring credits for the period that they were receiving the PRA under the new total contributions approach for calculating pensions in recognition of their caring role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5342/18]
  • 2018-02-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the anomaly whereby farmers on reaching pension age do not receive the benefit of the earnings disregard of €200 in the means test for the State non-contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5412/18]
  • 2018-01-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of welfare payments by scheme type; the number of related qualified child increases by scheme type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3036/18]
  • 2017-09-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision on a carer's allowance application in view of the fact that the person concerned is due to travel abroad shortly with their child for treatment which cannot be provided here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41047/17]
  • 2017-09-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have their carer's benefit payment reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41154/17]
  • 2017-09-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 15 November 2016, the timeframe for proposals to be made available; if entitlement to a mixed insurance pro rata pension will still be an option for persons that have employment both in the public and private sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39532/17]
• Defence 31 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how he can reconcile the involvement of the Department of Defence and his office in drawing up draft terms of reference for a statutory inquiry into what, if the review had included his Department, may well show findings of sharp, mal or poor practice within his Department and, his actions and/or the actions of the Minister of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21858/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he and the Government will be prepared to have an independent authority such as the appropriate joint Oireachtas committee, Standards in Public Office Commission or other such independent entity commence the process afresh, to engage in a complete fashion with all stakeholders in drawing up appropriate terms of reference for a statutory inquiry which are above reproach and enjoy the confidence of all stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21862/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed estimated timeline of reforms under LOA 2 of the Defence Forces Commission. [19817/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces has established a group to study the lessons of the Ukraine war and how it will impact Ireland's capabilities and force structure. [19818/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the expected timeline for a replacement of the Air Corps Pilatus PC-9M aircraft; and if consideration is being given to more capable jet aircraft for air policing missions. [19819/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the expected timeline for the implementation of the Commission on the Defence Forces recommendation to acquire transport aircraft for the Air Corps. [19820/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he expects the Commission on the Defence Forces recommendation to acquire two additional medium-lift rotary wing aircraft will be completed. [19821/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on when he anticipates hisDepartment to tender for a primary radar system. [19822/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the purchase of two inshore patrol vessels from New Zealand are replacing his Department's plans to acquire vessels with countermine and counter-IED capabilities. [19823/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated timeline for delivery of a new multi-role vessel. [19824/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the multi-beam sonar echo sounder installed on the P60 patrol vessels is sufficient to monitor submarines operating near underwater cables in the Atlantic. [19825/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a joint military intelligence service has been established in line with the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [19826/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated timeline to replace the existing ground-based air defence radar. [19827/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace the existing RBS-70 anti-air defence system with a more capable system. [19828/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the planned replacement of the 84mm anti-tank support weapon. [19829/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to replace the Army's existing DPM uniform. [19830/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans to increase the number of light tactical armoured vehicles in service, known as the RG32m. [19831/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to replace the L118 and L119 light guns with a more capable artillery system. [19832/23]
  • 2023-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the breakdown of civil servants, by grade, in his Department. [19833/23]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the time that has elapsed since receipt of the independent review group report into the Defence Forces, when it will be published; if the Government has considered the report; if there is a delay in publication due to advice received from the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15832/23]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence with regard to the work of the independent review group, what is to happen to the transcripts of submission made to the independent review group report on the Defence Forces by the victims and survivors of abuse, bullying and wrongdoing; if he will ensure these transcripts are carefully maintained and not destroyed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15833/23]
  • 2023-03-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will confirm or deny that among the recommendations of the independent review group report on the Defence Forces is the establishment of a tribunal of inquiry to expose and address any cultural issues within the Defence Forces with regard to abuse, bullying, sexual harassment and other wrongdoing. [15834/23]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19544/22]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will supply historic details of the social insurance record of a person (details supplied) that requires this information in order for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to carry out a review of the rate of payment of widower’s contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14160/20]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of capital projects in excess of €2 million within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34199/19]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will have a decision on their application for a disability pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27440/17]
  • 2017-02-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to proceed to force the retirement of all privates and corporals serving in the Defence Forces who joined post-1994, once they reach 21 years service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10448/17]
  • 2017-02-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the potential forced retirement of relatively young post-1994 recruited privates and corporals who have served 21 years, while sergeants and senior officers are permitted to continue, is discrimination; if a cost-benefit assessment has been done on the loss of expertise from those members who may be potentially forced to retire; if he will engage in meaningful negotiations with PDFORRA with a view to abandoning the planned discriminatory practice of forced retirements of young persons with young families to support, following just 21 years of service to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10449/17]
  • 2017-01-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason members of the Civil Defence did not receive the 1916 Commemoration medal; if he will reconsider and present these medals to them in view of the invaluable service that they carry out on a voluntary basis for the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2629/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the outcome of the review of upper service limits applying to Army personnel who enlisted after 1994; the criteria for continuance in service from 21 years onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1582/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been centralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40475/16]
• Housing 29 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps she is taking to assist landlords whose tenants are subletting without their permission; her views on the escalating crisis of unscrupulous illegal landlords from a damage, insurance and antisocial behaviour point of view; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans reform of RPZs on foot of the recommendations contained in the report of the Housing Commission; his views on the private residential sector as a critical component in achieving Ireland's housing for all goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40734/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the impact of rent controls or policies similar to RPZs on housing markets in other jurisdictions when developing policy; his views on the current RPZ system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40735/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the concerns of middle earners and families in the north west region, that the ceiling price for the first home scheme (FHS) is insufficient and that there are no new homes currently in Sligo town eligible for this scheme; if the ceiling price will be reviewed at the next scheduled review of the FHS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12880/24]
  • 2023-03-28 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the maximum grant of €5,000 for households that are not connected to public sewer systems, towards the substantial costs involved for the upgrade or replacement of domestic waste-water treatment systems (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14903/23]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the vacant property refurbishment grant can be considered where the applicant fulfils the conditions of the scheme and has an independent engineer's report confirming that the vacant property concerned is unsuitable for habitation and structurally unsafe and should be demolished to be replaced with a new dwelling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12097/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will permit local authorities to use their discretion when deciding on applications for the vacant property refurbishment grant where the applicants meet all of the conditions of the scheme bar the requirement that the property be built before 1993 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1710/23]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19552/22]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps taken regarding a complaint made to his Department by way of a protected disclosure over three years ago and reported recently in the media relating to a dog pound (details supplied); if his Department contacted the four Dublin local authorities that use the pound regarding this matter; if so, the actions that were taken at the time by the local authorities on the subject matter of the protected disclosure; the actions he plans to take on the continued use of the pound by the four Dublin local authorities following the protected disclosure given the ongoing public concern regarding animal welfare issues there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9956/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the total number of employees in the Property Registration Authority is in the region of 550 employees; the precise number employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38734/20]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if approximately 230 employees are currently remote working enabled and who are therefore working from home; the precise number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38735/20]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the remainder of staff at the Property Registration Authority numbering approximately 320 employees are split into two teams, namely team A and team B; if these teams work part-time across the six locations operated by the PRA, with team A and B working a two-day week and three-day week alternating from team to team and week to week; if the employees while working a short week continue to be paid their full salaries based on a full working week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38736/20]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the attention of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has been drawn to and has approved a situation in which employees are working a two to three-day week in certain instances but yet being remunerated for a full working week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38737/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if houses in County Sligo will be included for compensation regarding pyrite defects in their construction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8542/20]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of full-time equivalent cycling officers employed by each local authority; and the seniority level of each officer in tabular form. [44597/19]
  • 2019-03-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the use of electric vehicles has given rise to reassessment of health and safety in design, construction and operation of underground, multistorey or enclosed car parks and parking areas generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12090/19]
  • 2019-03-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the changes that have been made to planning and building regulations with respect to enclosed, multistorey or underground car parks in terms of fire prevention in which electric cars are to be parked; the position in relation to the parking and storage of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12128/19]
  • 2018-02-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if persons with visual impairments will be facilitated to vote independently by secret ballot in the upcoming referendum; if ballot paper templates for persons with visual impairments will be available in each polling station; if persons will have an opportunity to test them in advance for access purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5534/18]
  • 2017-12-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an assistant secretary in his Department gave a commitment later in the first quarter of 2015 when he or she met with the chief executive and management team of the council that he or she would find a way of getting the allocation back to Sligo once the financial plan for the council had been approved (details supplied). [53391/17]
  • 2017-12-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a meeting with the chief executive of the council on 7 September 2016 when the issue of repayment was again raised, an assistant secretary of his Department referred to his or her recollection of the matter being that on approval of the financial plan and adherence by the council to the terms of the plan over a two-year or three-year period, the money would be refunded. [53392/17]
  • 2017-12-12 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the change to the criteria was never communicated to Sligo County Council in view of the fact it is now two years since the signing of the plan and the agreed adjusted targets have been achieved; and if the €750,000 will be remitted to Sligo County Council immediately. [53393/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the process available to fire fighter representative organisations that wish to have the mandatory retirement age of 58 years lengthened to 60 years on a discretionary basis subject to health and fitness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19817/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the process of finalising a sublease for Sligo County Council for a local company (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20714/17]
  • 2017-03-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the necessary capital funding will be made available for the building of the approved two new stations in line with Department approval in 2009 for the provision of a new fire station at both Ballyshannon and Bundoran in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10729/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40550/16]
  • 2016-12-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason some local authorities still have health and safety officers on the old clerical pay grades, in particular, Dublin City Council which has nine health and safety officers on the old grades; when these health and safety officers will be moved to the grade commensurate with their title of health and safety officer in line with the provisions of his Department’s circular which states that new entrants should be on the appropriate pay scale of a senior executive officer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38418/16]
  • 2016-11-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of health and safety officers in local authorities who are still on the old clerical grading (details supplied); the reason these health and safety officers have not been put on the appropriate grading commensurate with their title of health and safety officer; the timeframe for these officers to be put on the appropriate grading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32754/16]
  • 2016-09-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of existing debts of all local authorities here showing total loans and total annual servicing costs and loans as a percentage of total annual revenue on a local authority basis, in tabular form. [26633/16]
  • 2016-09-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the average billed cost per unit anticipated for a two, three and four-bedroom local authority house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26634/16]
• Agriculture 26 questions

  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers, including those in special areas of conservation or cooperation project zones under ACRES, will receive payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28066/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the provision of meal vouchers in light of the impact of the inordinate weather on the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17750/24]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the plans to introduce mandatory six months testing for TB on bovine herds given that it will place an unnecessary burden and cost on farmers. [43501/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19542/22]
  • 2022-01-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a company (details supplied) will be notified of the outcome of an appeal relating to an afforestation licence which was withdrawn pending the outcome of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/22]
  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their application for a tree felling licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45612/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/21]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision with regard to a tree felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9428/21]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all seizures of horses made under SI 62 of 2016, the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and the Control of Horses Act 1996 are included in the national horse seizure statistics figure; if not, his plans to ensure that all horse seizures are included in the national figure in view of the fact that, without the inclusion of same, the national horse figure provided is erroneous; if he will ensure that all of the legislation will be enforced in order to reduce and eliminate continuing and blatant disregard for the law on animal welfare in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44441/20]
  • 2020-05-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim who was refused the hardship grant even though their herd is restricted will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have their appeal heard against the refusal of an afforestation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6421/20]
  • 2019-10-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the expenditure relating to a promotional trip by Bord Bia to China in May 2019; the name of private sector companies included on the trip; the number of persons who travelled from each company; if the companies contributed to the cost of the trip; if so, the details of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34194/19]
  • 2018-10-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a moratorium on forestry development in County Leitrim and a rebalancing of the focus on forestry throughout other counties to include regulations that will require full planning permission for the planting of forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40797/18]
  • 2018-02-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department's decision to reduce 2017 basic payment scheme payments due to a fire in 2017 to landowners who have a share in the commonage at a location (details supplied) will be reviewed; if his Department sought or received a report as to the cause of the fire; the reason the landowners affected were not notified of the reduction in their payments until December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/18]
  • 2018-01-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a transfer of entitlements application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised in order that the person can receive Basic Payment Scheme, BPS, payments for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1934/18]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters with regard to the low-cost loans facilitated through €150 million in EU finance under the auspices of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and being underwritten and administered by a bank (details supplied). [11349/17]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the €150 million in EU funds being made available as low-cost finance to farmers through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; the application process and criteria; the number of applications that have been received to date and the value; the number of applicants that have been approved and the value; the number of applications that have been declined and the value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11545/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the process of the review of areas of natural constraint being undertaken by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1003/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the review being undertaken by the EU of areas of natural constraint, he plans to put out a call for public submissions on the matter; when this will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1004/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of input national governments have into the review of areas of natural constraint being undertaken by the EU; the level of discretion the Government will have; if such discretion will involve national government input into the exclusion or inclusion of eligible land; if such discretion will involve the level of payments which apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is intended to restore the level of ANC payments to the 2008 level they were when reduced due to the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1006/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been recentralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40472/16]
  • 2016-10-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when tier three of GLAS will be open for applications; if there are to be any changes to the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/16]
  • 2016-10-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when tier 3 of the GLAS scheme will be open for applications; if there are to be any changes to the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30353/16]
  • 2016-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason some farmers are suffering extreme delays in receiving their basic payment scheme and green low-carbon agri-environment payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8506/16]
• Children 24 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set out precisely the number of international protection applicants and the number of people fleeing war-torn Ukraine that are being accommodated in County Sligo, County Leitrim and County Donegal, identifying the properties at which they are being accommodated, in tabular form. [43275/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding his recent statement confirming that 415 international protection applicants are to be accommodated at Benbulben Court, Sligo, where he says there are 524 bed spaces, if he will confirm that the State is paying the property owners for 524 beds and choosing to use just 415, which seems to be the implication of the brief he circulated. [43276/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current situation of the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882); the nature of the work across Government to ensure effective implementation of this directive; the guidance that is being issued by his Department to organisations and businesses in advance of the enactment of the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41364/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the EU Commission has finished its assessment of Statutory Instrument No. 636/2023 - European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023 to transpose the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) for accuracy and completeness; the timeline for the outcome of that assessment; if the June 2025 deadline for companies to be compliant with this regulation will be extended in light of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41365/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the deficiency in essential hydro-therapy infrastructure in the north-west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a physiotherapist vacancy for children with mild to severe disabilities in County Leitrim will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will explain the basis for the 180 days' residency requirement in a scheduled institution as a child in order to be eligible for benefits under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme (details supplied); if, in the interest of fairness, he will review this requirement with a view to removing same, given that all former residents went through the same suffering regardless of the number of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25356/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the level of support for people with muscular dystrophy in Ireland in relation to universal design within higher education institutions; if the Department has any up-to-date data or figures on the number of people in Ireland living with muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Government’s redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes is expected to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8676/24]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 20 April 2023, when an accommodation provider for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30505/23]
  • 2023-04-25 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19007/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider (details supplied) for Ukrainian refugees who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18822/23]
  • 2023-03-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12013/23]
  • 2023-03-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10779/23]
  • 2023-02-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9298/23]
  • 2023-02-14 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) who is experiencing financial difficulties will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6595/23]
  • 2023-01-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when accommodation providers for Ukrainian refugees across the country, who are experiencing delays with receiving payment will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3825/23]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19543/22]
  • 2021-04-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider including financial supports for essential upgrade and expansion of childcare facilities in the Early Learning Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme for 2022 to cater for the ever-changing needs of children, families and service providers and to comply with Tusla requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22498/21]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if crèches can reopen their afterschool facilities; the guidance issued to them on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is considering measures to increase the availability of childcare for school aged children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/20]
  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider the concerns raised by a healthcare worker that cannot access childcare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/20]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of capital projects within the remit of her Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34196/19]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide all examples of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin from within her Department; her Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40473/16]
• Environment 22 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason there is such a long delay in revoking Bye-Law No. C.S.336, 2024, that closed the Ballisodare, County Sligo catchment including all lakes for angling (details supplied); if he will immediately expedite this issue and allow anglers access to this fantastic resource; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34832/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine the case of a business in the hospitality sector (details supplied) which has had its deposit return back exemption revoked recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26850/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he and his Department have taken in the past 12 months to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17506/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what steps ESB, SEAI, EirGrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities have taken in the past 12 months to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17507/24]
  • 2022-10-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 8 September 2022, if he will clarify the reason An Post does not propose to comply with Paragraph 8 of DPER Circular 16/2021 in relation to the submission of its request for Ministerial approval of the 2% increase due to its pensioners from 1 January 2023 (details supplied); if he will ask An Post to undertake the necessary processing well in advance of the payment due date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51501/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay since January 2022 in paying the 2% increase to An Post pensioners, which is causing financial hardship; when his Department plans to seek the approval of same from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43512/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19547/22]
  • 2021-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out a full analysis of the trade-off between the carbon intensity of imported fuels versus that of domestic production within a robust regulatory framework; the overall impact of each on the carbon footprint of Ireland’s energy needs; if the analysis will be provided to the Houses of the Oireachtas and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30308/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an interdepartmental group has been established within his Department to examine energy security issues in Ireland; if so, the membership, terms of reference and reporting timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15492/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his strategy for the sustainability and expansion of the compost industry in Ireland; his plans to expand the brown bin service to all households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expenditure on national public awareness campaigns for waste services (details supplied) over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3671/21]
  • 2020-11-25 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 26 and 27 of 4 November 2020, the financial implications or fines arising from the failure of Ireland to meet Regulation (EU) No. 994/2010 from 1 January 2021 on the security of gas supply, which requires member states to comply with the N-1 formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/20]
  • 2020-11-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if there has been an evaluation of the potential carbon emissions savings resulting from the commitment in the programme for Government which commits to an allocation of 10% of the total transport capital budget for cycling projects and an allocation of 10% of the total capital budget for pedestrian infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34039/20]
  • 2020-11-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if Ireland is compliant for 2020 and 2021 with the Regulation (EU) No. 994/2010 on security of gas supply which requires member states to comply with the N-1 formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34040/20]
  • 2020-11-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the implications of Brexit for Ireland's energy supply; if the UK will continue to be subject to the EU law obligations to provide solidarity as required by Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 regarding measures to safeguard the security of supply to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34041/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if it is feasible to remove Ireland’s dependency on gas by 2030; his plans to import gas rather than use Irish gas discoveries; if he considers this an ethical and economic thing to do in view that it will come from other countries; if he has considered this within WHO and other organisations’ codes regarding exploitation of other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32957/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a recent media article (details supplied) which indicated the UK Government was placing restrictions on energy transfers to Ireland; if this is consistent with an interview he gave to the same newspaper on 12 October 2020 in which he said the UK would not do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32958/20]
  • 2020-10-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the energy activities he envisages will be included in the new definition of emissions in the proposed climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/20]
  • 2020-10-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the differences proposed for agriculture over other sectors in his categorisation of its special role in the new climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31968/20]
  • 2020-10-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if individual farmers can apply to the Climate Action Fund under changes proposed in the climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31969/20]
  • 2016-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government her plans to provide social housing in the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8504/16]
  • 2016-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider revising the electoral boundaries and take steps to reunite south Donegal with Donegal and west Cavan with Cavan-Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/16]
• Tourism 17 questions

  • 2023-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 13 June 2023, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund which were unsuccessful, in tabular form; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29812/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants, and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund, in tabular form; the number of successful applications; which clubs received funding; the number of unsuccessful applicants; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27515/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the budget that has been specifically ring fenced for the implementation of the recommendations set out in the Sustainable Enterprise - Creative Economy Report in March 2022, by the Western Development Commission, given the identification of her Department as the primary entity responsible for driving creative enterprise in the west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17871/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of tourist beds available in Ireland across the full offering (details supplied), in tabular form; the availability under each category in each region or county as of 1 January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1696/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has researched and quantified the projected loss in tourism revenue in 2023 as a direct reduction in the tourist-bed capacity resulting from the reliance on tourism accommodation for refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1697/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the contingency planning that her Department has undertaken to assist the tourism economies of small coastal towns and villages such as Bundoran, Lahinch, Strandhill, Rosses Point, among many others by the absence in tourism revenue and seasonal employment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1698/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if compensation schemes are being worked out to support tourism auxiliary businesses and leisure activity and amenity providers in tourist areas who will likely lose out due to the absence of tourism sufficient accommodation when compared to previous years. [1699/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an analysis has been carried out regionally to identify the regions, towns and villages that are set to be worst affected due to the absence of sufficient tourist accommodation; if so, if she will publish such analysis; if not, if she will undertake to carry out such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1700/23]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by her Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19558/22]
  • 2021-11-02 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 13 July 2021, if Sport Ireland has commenced the recruitment process for its new CEO (details supplied); if not, the reason; when it will commence; if the Public Appointments Service will have a role in the recruitment of the new CEO; if the position of the incumbent CEO will be extended for a further period as has become the practice using Covid-19 and other reasons as cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52304/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 10 March 2021, if Sport Ireland has commenced the recruitment process for its new CEO; if not, the reason; when it will commence; if the Public Appointments Service will have a role in the recruitment of the new CEO; if the position of the incumbent CEO will be once again extended for a further period as has become the practice using Covid-19 and other reasons as cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37286/21]
  • 2021-07-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider introducing a second live performance support scheme in 2021 given that some businesses were not aware that they were eligible to apply for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35454/21]
  • 2021-05-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider including sports clubs for eligibility to the new scheme for outdoor seating and accessories for tourism and hospitality businesses given the fact that they cater for much the same sector as private businesses involved in dining and pubs and they also pay commercial rates to local authorities; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it will discriminate against the sports sector in relation to private business if it is not included in the scheme given that it will not be able to compete fairly in the 2021 outdoor dining campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a detailed list will be provided of the allocations made by national governing bodies of sport in receipt of funding in excess of €100,000 from the Covid resilience fund to units within their respective organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12498/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Sport Ireland has commenced the recruitment process for its new chief executive; if not, when it will commence; when she will approve this process before commencement; if the Public Appointments Service will have a role in the recruitment of the new chief executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12499/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department or an agency under her remit has considered action to assist individual clubs with their costs; if she will ensure that sports clubs’ large direct payments, for example, insurance premiums, will be eligible for assistance in future Covid-19 funding; if she will examine the issue of sports clubs that were assisted in 2020 but are now ruled out as not eligible in the new Covid restrictions support scheme given that they will be in difficulty in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6330/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the situation regarding sports clubs that received funding (details supplied) in 2020 but that are now ruled out as ineligible under the Covid restrictions support scheme will be reviewed; if the difficulties of sports clubs will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/21]
• Enterprise 13 questions

  • 2024-05-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any legislative measures in existence or planned to provide for employment rights for contract workers within the film industry where substantial tax incentives are provided to boost profitability, yet many workers and service providers are only being provided with temporary and/or rolling contracts with no employment rights or benefits as would normally accrue such as social insurance, pension, sick leave, holiday pay and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is proposed to transpose the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive into Irish law; when he proposes to publish the required relevant action plan for the promotion of collective bargaining; when legislation is likely to be before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17449/24]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19546/22]
  • 2022-03-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when employment permits will issue to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16037/22]
  • 2022-02-10 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the North-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6809/22]
  • 2021-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of same that have received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/21]
  • 2021-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the North-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [43805/21]
  • 2021-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30055/21]
  • 2021-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal enterprises that that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/21]
  • 2021-03-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the €160 million boost to firms under the Covid-19 fund as announced on 9 February 2021 extends to sports clubs; if not, the reason sports clubs that pay local authority commercial rates and that were covered by his Department's business scheme up to November 2020 when the Covid restrictions support scheme was created now find themselves without support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11198/21]
  • 2021-01-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the legislation with regard to employers who had to cease trading and let their staff go due to Covid-19, repaying statutory redundancy payments paid to their former employees, given that these employers have already paid their portion of the employee social insurance contribution over the years and the fact that the closure of their respective businesses was due to the pandemic and they are not in a financial position to make these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2792/21]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo and Leitrim that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo and Leitrim that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43803/20]
• Further and Higher Education 12 questions

  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the effectiveness of Section 25 of the Disability Act as it applies to wheelchair users, including electric and power wheelchair users, accessing Higher Education Institution facilities; if there are plans to improve access to higher education institution facilities for wheelchair users, including electric and power wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reasoning behind public bodies being exempt from Section 25 of the Disability Act; the process for which a higher education institution as a public body can apply for an exemption; the designated person(s) responsible for applying for the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/24]
  • 2023-11-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 of 24 January 2023, what stage the review of the current requirement that applicants for plumbing and electrician apprenticeships must pass the colour vision test without the use of corrective lenses is at; when he expects the review to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50525/23]
  • 2023-06-20 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update with regard to the Technological University Development Fund, the proposed successor to the Technological University Transformation (TUT) Fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT Fund on 31 August 2023, specifically in relation to the position of IR facilitators, who are employed on a seconded basis under this fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29089/23]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19550/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation at the University of Limerick in which an unknown number of staff have been overpaid; the number of staff who are affected; the total amount to be repaid; the individual maximum repayment being sought; when these overpayments commenced; if the university made requests for repayment in the week before Christmas 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63628/21]
  • 2021-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process that will be undertaken by his Department for the procurement of antigen tests for third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32242/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if in order to make apprenticeships more attractive to industry and prospective apprentices themselves, he will consider amending the operation of apprenticeships to ensure that the relevant State agency that administer these apprenticeships secure all placements for interested parties with companies; if the State will bear all costs associated with the apprenticeships in order to make it more attractive to industry to participate and that all interested in apprenticeships need only apply to the State agency involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16871/21]
  • 2021-03-04 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the fee arrangements that will be in place for Irish students attending Scottish universities in autumn 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12299/21]
  • 2021-03-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student (details supplied) who sat the leaving certificate exams in November and December 2020 and gained an additional 70 points as a result, will be offered a higher preference course on their CAO application 2020 despite accepting the offer of a lower preference course in the absence of the additional 70 points they now have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/21]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of CAO applications submitted in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to assist the large number of third-level students who paid for student accommodation and were subsequently directed to stay at home under Government guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/21]
• Taoiseach 9 questions

  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity in tabular form following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health. [19557/22]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34209/19]
  • 2018-04-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 101, 104, 107, 108 and 117 of 17 April 2018, if the details which relate to the €756,119 total amount indicated will be provided by item, including payment beneficiary in tabular form. [17877/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach the amount of the €5 million budgeted for the Strategic Communications Unit in Budget 2018 which will remain; the areas in which these remaining funds will be used; and the purpose to which the funding will be used [15239/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach if there will be consequent redundancies arising from the discontinuance of the Strategic Communications Unit; if so, the number, position and grades of each; the redundancy payments that will arise; if no staff are exiting, the locations to which they will be redeployed; and the role or purpose of each; the number of positions and grades. [15240/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach the number, positions and grade of each position created for the purposes of establishing the Strategic Communications Unit. [15241/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach the costs and expenditure from the €5 million provided in Budget 2018 for the Strategic Communications Unit that have been expended up to and including 27 March 2018; the estimated further expenditure of the €5 million in the period between 27 March 2018 and the winding down of the unit in July 2018; and the amounts and purpose for which the moneys are expected to be used in tabular form. [15242/18]
  • 2018-02-27 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach the cost of and expenditure on hosting the launch of the national planning framework and national development plan in County Sligo on 16 February 2018 by heading, in tabular form. [9055/18]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40481/16]
• Communications 8 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; if a contract has been signed; the timeline for connection for specific areas in counties Sligo and Leitrim (details supplied) in which there is currently poor coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11283/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the decision to exclude accommodation and food service providers from availing of the trading online voucher scheme administered by local enterprise offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8887/20]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34197/19]
  • 2018-05-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 1 May 2018, if eel fishery owners that rented or leased their eel fishery or that were unable to fish for eel due to illness or old age are to be excluded in the proposed support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/18]
  • 2018-05-22 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 499 and 504 of 6 February 2018, the progress made on the introduction of the new household waste collection charging arrangements; the way in which the annual support of €75 for persons with lifelong and long-term medical incontinence to assist with the cost of disposal of incontinence products will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22019/18]
  • 2018-05-01 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, in addition to seeking funding from the Exchequer for financial supports for former eel fishermen who have been affected by the ban on eel fishing, he will also seek Exchequer funding for eel fishery owners who continue to pay annual rates even though eel fishing has been banned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18972/18]
  • 2018-02-06 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the new household waste collection charging arrangements will be in place; the way in which the annual support of €75 for persons with lifelong or longterm medical incontinence to assist with the cost of disposal of incontinence products will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5303/18]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been centralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40474/16]
• Rural 6 questions

  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review the eligibility criteria for the community and voluntary sector energy support scheme to include organisations that are receiving minimum part-funding from the HSE and are struggling financially to maintain vital services to older and vulnerable persons in rural areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59312/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by her Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19555/22]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the establishment of a network of broadband connection points in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43606/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that will be provided in counties Sligo and Leitrim under the local improvement scheme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43607/20]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34208/19]
  • 2017-11-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is will request Pobal to run at least one of the upcoming information events regarding the operation of the new seniors alerts scheme for community groups in counties Sligo and Mayo outside of normal working hours in order to facilitate persons who run this scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48816/17]
• Business 3 questions

  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consideration his Department is giving to additional measures that may be needed to support the hospitality, retail, entertainment, arts and leisure sectors. [15801/20]
  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which ice cream trucks fall under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9820/20]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of capital projects within the remit of her Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34195/19]
• Jobs 3 questions

  • 2017-03-21 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied) whose services are required urgently by a medical facility in the north west region; if this application will be processed in view of the fact that the person cannot apply for a work visa until the work permit has been granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13194/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide details of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin in her Department; her Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40479/16]
  • 2016-04-26 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will request assurances from Intel that there will be no significant job losses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8508/16]
• Culture 2 questions

  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of capital projects within the remit of her Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34198/19]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, certificates issued by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in each of the years 2013 to 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32428/18]
• Media 1 question

  • 2020-09-15 Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her views on whether recruitment for all organisations and agencies under the competent authority of the State should carry out all recruitment in an open, transparent and public manner in line with the principles of corporate governance and established protocols which govern public procurement and the recruitment of personnel for positions within public services and State agencies here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23981/20]