Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ivana Bacik — Labour Party
0 votes ·
17 questions ·
3 new lobbying returns
Questions asked17 total
Environment3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he proposes to expand retrofitting grants and subsidies to support the upgrading of older developments. [42984/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected spend by the SEAI in 2022 on the solar electricity grant; the amount that was budgeted for this scheme in 2022; the amount that is available in 2023; the projected number of installations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that the solar electricity grant is capped at a maximum of €2,400; the reason for capping the grant; the estimated projected cost in 2023 of doubling the cap to either €4,800, €5,000 or €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44261/22]
Transport3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his Department intends to commission a feasibility study regarding a Metro South West line via Rathfarnham to Tallaght following the Metro to Knocklyon feasibility study of 2021. [42986/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Road Safety Authority has not published any data on road traffic collisions since 2016; if his Department has a role in requesting that such information is published; and, if so, when up-to-date data will be made available. [42987/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of capping public transport fares at either €9 a month or €10 a month for the remainder of 2022 from October to December; the estimated full-year cost of each in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/22]
Children3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that children born after 31 December 2022 do not qualify for the first year of the early childhood care and education scheme; and his plans to amend the scheme to address this anomaly. [43565/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 13 July 2022, if the projected funding includes children on the ECCE programme; if not, the projected additional costs for the cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated additional costs for increasing ECCE hours from three to six; the estimated cost for every additional ECCE week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44228/22]
Justice2 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the process that is in place for the selection of candidates for nomination to the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; if the process complies with rules requiring the procedure to be in accordance with published national guidelines or otherwise transparent and designed to lead to the nomination of the most-qualified candidates; and if it is intended to develop further processes for the selection of candidates in the future. [43212/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made following the roll-out of Operation Citizen; and if the Garda Commissioner has indicated if a scaling up of the project is expected [43556/22]
Enterprise1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the effect of antisocial behaviour on central Dublin businesses; and if he has corresponded with the Minister for Justice on the matter. [43559/22]
Finance1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for imposing a rate of 23% VAT on dog and other domestic pet grooming services given that other veterinary services are taxed at different rates; and if it is intended to harmonise rates for the sector. [42550/22]
Tourism1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the effect of antisocial behaviour on tourism in central Dublin; and if she has corresponded with the Minister for Justice on the matter. [43558/22]
Housing1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an exemption to planning permission requirements for the fitting of rooftop solar panels will be implemented. [42551/22]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the number of Irish university places for pharmacy, including new pathways for experienced pharmacy technicians to qualify by way of a part-time qualification course in view of the shortage of retail pharmacists in Ireland. [42560/22]
Health1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on the shortage of retail pharmacists in Ireland; and if he has made representations to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Innovation, Research and Science with a view to developing a strategy to increase the number of persons qualifying as retail pharmacists. [42561/22]
New lobbying3 returns
Disability Federation of IrelandBudgetary matters
ODG Budget lobbying day in the Oireachtas
Multiple Sclerosis IrelandHealth
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland invited a number of Oireachtas members to visit our National MS Care Centre and to request their support for the ask for additional funding in Budget 2023
Save Roscam PeninsulaDevelopment and Zoning
The Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029
James Geoghegan — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
2 new lobbying returns
New lobbying2 returns
Licensed Vintners AssociationLocal Government
Rezoning Application for lands at Anglesea House
Anglesea Road, Ailesbury Drive and Ailsebury Grove Residents AssociationDevelopment and Zoning
Proposed re-zoning of the grounds of the Licensed Vintners Association at rear of Anglesea Road as per the Dublin Draft Development Plan 2022-28
Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
28 questions ·
2 new lobbying returns
Questions asked28 total
Justice13 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the Criminal Assets Bureau can have cryptocurrencies seized as proceeds of crime; and if not, if she proposes to introduce legislation permitting such seizure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42083/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of licences for club registrations that were issued per county in each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43399/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the position of Peace Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43400/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the next recruitment campaign for the Garda band will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43570/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked and marked Garda cars added to the fleet to date in 2022; the number of vehicles withdrawn from the fleet to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43571/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the age and percentage of the Garda fleet within the Wexford division that are aged less than one year old, between one and three years old, between four and six years old, between seven and ten years old and over ten years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43572/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as of 31 December 2020 and 24 August 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43573/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons successfully prosecuted for conspiracy to commit burglary within the Louth Garda division in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [43574/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of unfilled posts in the Dublin north division including rank, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43575/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 682 of 21 June 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43576/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of additional gardaí hired since the formation of the Government on a county-by-county basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44088/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of all new Garda stations built or existing stations refurbished since the formation of the Government in each Garda division in tabular form. [44089/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of investment in courthouses since the formation of the Government on a county-by-county basis in tabular form. [44090/22]
Finance4 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if dog grooming can qualify for the reduced VAT rate permitted under Annexe III of the VAT directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43346/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to providing refundable tax credits to owner-occupiers whose buildings have been affected by defective workmanship, in response to the report on defective homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43387/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief for those who have full-time jobs but who also wish to work part-time in hospitality in order to alleviate the problem in attracting staff into the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43579/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if tax credits will be introduced for persons who are required to spend money remediating defects in apartments constructed prior to 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43970/22]
Environment3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Commission for Communications Regulation plan to, or is taking steps to, ensure elderly and vulnerable persons who are not users of modern technology are not penalised for still requiring paper bills from telecommunications providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43345/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are being taken to ensure that persons who use refrigerated medication will have their medicines protected from any power outages during the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43972/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has raised the issue of the justification that exists for energy companies to increase their standing charges with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44008/22]
Health3 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to declaring a retail pharmacist as a critical skills shortage in order to expedite the process of registering European Union and non-European Union pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43348/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the shortfall in the availability of the monkeypox vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps that he proposes to take to provide reassurance to the public in relation to the shortage of the monkeypox vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43446/22]
Social2 questions
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a modification will be made to the taxation system in order that if in one year fewer than 52 class A PRSI credits are accrued and a significant amount of PRSI is paid by the taxpayer on unearned income that sufficient class S credits would be awarded to bring the total number of credits to 52 and class K should only be used when there are already 52 class A credits. [42813/22]
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if those availing of the widow’s pension can also receive illness benefit and-or the back-to-school allowance in circumstances where they do not have the financial support of another parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43386/22]
Transport1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason that there remains an inordinate delay for drivers seeking to book a national car test; the steps that he will take to reduce these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43691/22]
Public1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the necessary funding will be secured to provide wheelchair accessibility for members of the public entering the public office to Mountjoy Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43578/22]
Education1 question
2022-09-08Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the Government continues to provide support for sustainable funding for books in schools and the maintenance of the €20 million school library book grant in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44010/22]
New lobbying2 returns
The Forestry CompanyAgriculture
Forestry Programme 2023-2027
Multiple Sclerosis IrelandHealth
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland invited a number of Oireachtas members to visit our National MS Care Centre and to request their support for the ask for additional funding in Budget 2023