Mon, 1 May – 7 May 2023 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 31 questions · 3 new lobbying filings
Emer Higgins — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
3 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked3 total
Education2 questions
2023-05-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the action her Department is taking to increase teacher and SNA uptake of the Summer Education Programme for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20388/23]
2023-05-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if her Department will review the alternative education pathways and settings available for under-16s in the Clondalkin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20569/23]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2023-05-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered the deterring impact of the matriculation requirement of leaving certificate Irish, or in some cases, higher level leaving certificate Irish in order to enter certain level 8 CAO degree courses; if he has considered advocating for the abolition of this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20387/23]
Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
14 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked14 total
Housing5 questions
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation to Croí Cónaithe towns refurbishment grant scheme for 2023; and the target for delivery under this scheme in 2023. [20490/23]
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the arrangements in place to ensure cross-local authority tenant-in-situ purchases proceed; and if a circular or guidance note has been issued to local authorities on this issue. [20491/23]
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to bring forward a Supplementary Estimate for 2023 to fund the cost rental subsidy scheme and development levies waiver; and, if so, how much the Estimate will request. [20524/23]
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of tenant-in-situ purchases by local authorities since the scheme reopened in 2022, with a breakdown by local authority, in tabular form. [20713/23]
2023-05-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the analysis into the availability of land for the delivery of social and affordable homes through to 2030 will be published; what is the additional land need in hectares broken down by local authority to deliver 24,000 social homes between now and 2030; to state how much is in the current land acquisition fund; the applications that have been made to this fund; and if the fund will be increased if demand exceeds the initial allocation. [20920/23]
Transport4 questions
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that waiting times for driving tests in Dublin currently range from approximately four to eight months; what action is being taken by his Department to ensure waiting times are reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/23]
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered opening further driving test centres to address the demand and delays currently experienced; if an additional testing centre for the Dublin area has been considered; if so, the outcome of the consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20376/23]
2023-05-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the implementation to BusConnects in the Rathcoole and Newcastle, County Dublin. [20742/23]
2023-05-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the electrification of the train line to Hazelhatch via Clondalkin, Lucan, and Adamstown. [20743/23]
Justice2 questions
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if the proposed legislation for the regulation of the gambling industry contains provision for holding companies to account in the event that they make unsolicited contact with previous patrons who experienced problem gambling; if so, what that provision is; and, if not, if a route for resolution for these occurrences will be considered in light of the traumatic impact they have on individuals. [20216/23]
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice when the regulations on service charges and sinking funds under sections 18.17 and 19.9 of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011, which, according to Housing for All, were supposed to be introduced by quarter 4 of 2022, will finally be introduced. [20637/23]
Finance1 question
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if the 70% loan to value ratio required to avail of the help-to-buy scheme applies to the market value or discounted price of the property for a purchase of a local authority affordable home under the affordable housing fund; and, if the former, to explain the reason. [20712/23]
Children1 question
2023-05-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on IPAS plans to use a location (details supplied) in Dublin 22 for the provision of temporary accommodation for people seeking international protection in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/23]
Education1 question
2023-05-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made by her Department and the NCSE to provide an appropriate school place that will meet the needs of a person (details supplied) as per their obtained assessment report. [21025/23]
Mark Ward — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
5 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked5 total
Transport2 questions
2023-05-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the fines for service failures over the past two years for Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead; and the reasons and rationale for deciding these fines. [20734/23]
2023-05-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the next phase of BusConnects in Dublin mid west; the improvements that are planned; and when they will be implemented. [20735/23]
Children1 question
2023-05-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a definite timeframe for when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established in HSE area CHO 7; when recruitment will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20269/23]
Health1 question
2023-05-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding and supports available to the charity organisation (details supplied) to fund salaries; the application process for these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20598/23]
Foreign1 question
2023-05-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if people on a cultural exchange from Palestine to Ireland will need additional documentation when travelling from Dublin to Belfast; to outline the additional documentation that will be needed including costs that may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/23]
New lobbying1 return
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenHealth
Engagement with listed DPOs at an event on mental health. Shared ISPCC services and policy objectives for children and young people's mental health in particular the initiation of the Youth Mental Health Pathfinder Project.