Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 26 Sept

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the growing trend of disposable e-cigarette use among teenagers; the measures that his Department and the HSE will implement to ensure that these products comply with all relevant regulatory requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47136/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of prosecutions and-or fines made against manufacturers or importers of e-cigarette products for breaches of restrictions within SI 271/2016 in the past 12 months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47137/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if measures will be implemented across Departments and statutory agencies in co-operation with counterparts in Northern Ireland to deal with an emerging ecological problem (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47561/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure allocations to local authorities for 2023 under the Local Government Fund will be increased to deal adequately with increasing costs across all services provided by councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47562/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when the State Examinations Commission will issue the 2022 junior certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47813/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure the results of appeals in respect of the leaving certificate examination 2022 will issue without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47834/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland) Taxation
- Campaign for reduction of VAT on newspapers and their digital editions to Zero Per Cent

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Agriculture 7 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2156 of 26 July 2022, the interest rates that are associated with each loan scheme funded by his Department through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46633/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 897 of 5 July 2022, the amount allocated to Horse Racing Ireland from the horse and greyhound racing fund in each of the years 2008 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount of which that was for capital expenditure; the amount of which that was for current expenditure; the maximum allowable amount which may be used to subsidise prize money by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46636/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the existing Government targets with regard to the reduction in use of chemical pesticides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46637/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 6 July 2022, the number of farmers availing of the nitrates derogation; the total number of cattle in the herds of those farmers; the total hectarage on which basic payment was claimed, that is grassland per county in 2020, in tabular form. [46638/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications predating 2021 that remain to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47768/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be mandatory professional forester involvement in the small-scale tree planting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47769/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected allocation under the targeted agriculture modernisation schemes for solar equipment for the period 2023 to 2027, as per his indicative allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47770/22]
Finance 5 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised through the carbon tax on glasshouse growers of food crops using CO2 enrichment in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46634/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised through VAT on non-oral animal medicines and vaccines in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46635/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the status of a review into farm contractors regarding the carbon tax; if he intends to introduce any measures arising from such in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46661/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the remaining increases in carbon tax that will apply to agricultural diesel in 2022 and 2023; if he has considered delaying or rescinding entirely such increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46662/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the VAT rates that apply to solar equipment, including rooftop solar photovoltaic; the amount of revenue raised arising from such in 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the allowable VAT rates under European Union directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47771/22]
Environment 4 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of grid connection for farmers intending to take part in the microgeneration support scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47764/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications targets that apply to the adoption of solar energy; the targets as they relate to farmers and agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47765/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if groups of farmers are prohibited from bidding jointly in the renewable electricity support scheme; if he has considered modifying such parameters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he intends to conduct a review of legislation with regard to direct line energy connections between renewable energy sources such as on-farm solar to meet local demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47767/22]
Transport 3 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest construction start and completion dates for the N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46663/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46664/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend youth fare reductions to 17 to-18-year-olds and ensure that reductions can be availed of by those travelling with commercial operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46665/22]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recent engagements that he has had with his European Union counterparts regarding the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46667/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA supported jobs in County Monaghan in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of new IDA supported jobs created in County Monaghan for each year in the same period; the number of IDA-hosted site visits in County Monaghan in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46668/22]
Public 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer or Office of Government Procurement provide any advice to Government Departments or bodies under their aegis on whether future expenditure on software should include an application programming interface; if any such advice is provided by either office or department to Departments or such bodies with regard to the upgrading of existing systems to implement an application programming interface; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, the Office of the Chief Information Officer or the Office of Government Procurement provide any advice to Departments or bodies under their aegis with regard to acquiring or making use of advanced programming interfaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47772/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of current or previous students at a college (details supplied) who have been awarded a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46647/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that he has taken to ensure that private colleges that are not eligible for SUSI make the public aware of this fact; the steps that he has taken to inform the public that students enrolled in private colleges may not be eligible for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish and act upon the review completed in November 2021 into the current banding model and income limits applicable to local authorities regarding housing supports. [47347/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made in implementing the organisation review of An Bord Pleanála by the independent review group published in February 2016. [47346/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to her announcement that carers will receive entitlements and contributions towards an old age pension, the basis on which contributions will be awarded; the date from which such pensions will apply; if they will be backdated; if the payment rates will be aligned fully with the standard State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47252/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be given access to occupational therapy in County Monaghan as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46681/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects the review into the large-scale sports infrastructure fund to be completed; the timeframe to reopen the fund once it has been received; and the process Monaghan County Council will have to engage in following the review in order to secure funding to provide a public swimming pool in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. [46981/22]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 41 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 41 total

Housing 8 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that no wildlife park ranger has been assigned to County Cavan to date; and the status of same. [47072/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the details of the wildlife park rangers allocated per county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47074/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to review the HAP payment levels given the rental increases nationwide and particularly in Cavan Monaghan. [47256/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Croí Cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45242/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased in counties Cavan and Monaghan, given that the existing limits are unrealistically low at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47234/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the grants available for persons living in thatched cottages for the upkeep of their roof; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47728/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking in relation to the issues owners of thatched cottages are having in obtaining home insurance; if his Department has liaised with the Department of Finance on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47729/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he is reviewing the amount in grants that is available to the owners of thatched cottages (details supplied) to cover roof maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47730/22]
Health 7 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for the pandemic bonus payment for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) cannot obtain a device which is necessary for their health issue; when the device will be made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46955/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47301/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if funding is available for a group to obtain and install a defibrillator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47358/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence from Monaghan County Council regarding general practitioner shortages in south County Monaghan; if he will investigate these concerns with a view to finding a solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47359/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review the latest correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan who cannot get a general practitioner to accept them or their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47362/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/22]
Finance 5 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2023; if he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47302/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2023; if he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47303/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to the removal of VAT on defibrillators being examined; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2023; if he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47348/22]
Social 5 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if matters raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied) will be reviewed; if her Department is considering free travel for persons with an epilepsy diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47305/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46784/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that her Department is taking to assist those with food allergies regarding the cost of their food; if a food allergy assistance payment is being reviewed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46906/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if a supplementary welfare application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47262/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47353/22]
Transport 3 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland is investigating a section of a road in County Cavan which has experienced a large number of accidents in recent months, some of which have been fatal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46792/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if a matter raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied) will be reviewed; the waiting times for NCT per county; the number of persons that are waiting at present; and the length of time that they have been waiting in tabular form. [47254/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons on waiting lists for driving tests in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and nationwide to date; the length of time that they have been waiting; the stage they are at in their application process in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47255/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the reason that Bus Éireann does not provide a direct service for students from Castleblayney or Carrickmacross to Maynooth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47260/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the funding applications that are open to a national school to apply for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46639/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/22]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review applications for work permits (details supplied); if he will examine and expedite same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47427/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a post-mortem was not carried out on birds (details supplied) within the specified timeframe following an incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols that should be followed when an incident arises where multiple swans die on waterways in Ireland; if he will outline this process in detail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47073/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made under the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; the uptake to date by county and sector, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47259/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [47258/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the queries raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47304/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the Cavan/Monaghan Garda division. [46793/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on concerns in relation to human rights in Bahrain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47381/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial support available for students studying abroad in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47620/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland) Taxation
- Campaign for reduction of VAT on newspapers and their digital editions to Zero Per Cent

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