Questions asked 35 total

• Justice 9 questions

  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order incidents recorded in each county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62509/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62510/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of newly attested gardaí in each county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62511/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who retired from the force per county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62512/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have been assaulted on duty per county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62513/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have exited the force due to injury per county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62514/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of anti-social behaviour orders, ASBOs, handed down per county and by age group in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62515/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau per county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62516/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice to outline plans to promote high-visibility policing over the Christmas period in Dublin and across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62517/22]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that pregnant women suffering from hyperemesis should have to see a consultant before receiving their reimbursement for Cariban; his views on whether this will introduce an additional barrier to treatment for women in this position and is appropriate given that the HSE recommends Cariban as the first line treatment for hyperemesis, nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; if he will include a prescription from a GP to allow for the reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61639/22]
  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that Ireland is a laggard in the European Union for the numbers of diseases tested in the newborn heel-prick test; the steps that he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61938/22]
  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the current approximate four-year process to have a disease added to the newborn heel-prick test is sustainable; the steps that are being taken to expedite this process with a view of having new diseases such as spinal muscular atrophy added to the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61939/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on access to the drug kaftrio for children with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62551/22]
• Further and Higher Education 4 questions

  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the qualifications of affordable rents that third level institutions must abide by if they are to receive State funding for the building of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62540/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update into the review of PhD stipends; when a report can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62541/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students of graduate entry medicine cannot receive funding from private banks or the SUSI grant; if he is taking steps to find alternative funding streams for these students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62543/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether there is room for progress in the SUSI application process for those students who are estranged from their parents or are from single-parent households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62544/22]
• Finance 3 questions

  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a need for tax bands to be linked to inflation given the current rates of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61765/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether spousal maintenance should be tax deductible as is child maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62577/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether both single parents should be able to avail of the single parent tax credit in a situation in which one parent has primary custody but the other is paying maintenance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62578/22]
• Housing 3 questions

  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reimburse those who have funded essential fire remediation works on their properties that were defective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62143/22]
  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the remediation scheme for those who own defective apartments with fire risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62144/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to ensure that those residing in digs have the same rights as those in traditional tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62539/22]
• Environment 3 questions

  • 2022-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the Celtic Interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62024/22]
  • 2022-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details regarding the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62023/22]
  • 2022-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on Ireland's cybersecurity infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57654/22]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of core funding provided to childcare providers in each county in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62500/22]
  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding provided to childcare providers under the ECCE scheme from 2015-2022 broken down per county; the number of childcare providers that received funding per year per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62501/22]
• Rural 2 questions

  • 2022-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the support that her Department has provided to organisations (details supplied) across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62021/22]
  • 2022-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that she is taking to assist with the rising cost of energy facing many community organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62020/22]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that employees benefit from the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61852/22]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the French President, Emanuel Macron. [60898/22]
• Education 1 question

  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the supports that are available to assist schools with their energy bills this winter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61834/22]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that has been allocated under the night-time economy pilot scheme to date, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62518/22]
• Social 1 question

  • 2022-12-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce supports for single fathers that they can avail of if the other parent is already in receipt of existing parental supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62579/22]