2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 759 of 27 June 2023, for a status update on the Strategic Assessment Report/Preliminary Business Case for the new Emergency Department, Women and Children's Block at University Hospital Galway; the timeline for the completion of the SAR/PBC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36873/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 1 June 2023, for an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; the status of the development of the project brief, procurement strategy and detailed business case; if the HSE is on track to complete these documents by October 2023; if discussions with local planning authorities have commenced to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36874/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.55 of 1 June, 2023, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land transfer process; the expected timeline for the completion of the land transfer and acquisition of the site; the progress to-date on the appointment of a design team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36875/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1570 of 18 April 2023, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway City west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36876/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 26 May 2022, his plans to introduce a vaccine compensation scheme, as recommended in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36877/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36878/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of publicly funded IVF in CH02; the timeline for when publicly funded IVF will be available in CH02; to clarify the eligibility criteria whereby persons can avail of publicly funded IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37046/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out, by CHO area, of the Model of Care for Fertility; the timeline for when the model will be completely rolled-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37047/23]
Foreign4 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a parliamentary delegation to an event (details supplied) was an official delegation with the involvement and support of his Department, a delegation of which he had prior knowledge were attending; by whom the visit was paid; if it was an official trip, under what budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35926/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of occasions on which he contacted the Iranian Ambassador subsequent to the death of a person (details supplied) in relation to expressing his views, and that of the Government, in relation to the subsequent handling of the protest movement; the dates on which the contact was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if two documents presented at an event (details supplied) are official Irish Government documents and-or if they were presented to or voted on by either Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann at any stage before being presented, in light of the fact that both purport to represent the majority views of both Houses, and-or if he has been presented with either by the delegation in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35928/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline, pursuant to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the safeguards and procedures in place to prevent the transfer of cluster munitions through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37171/23]
Children4 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of service providers that have opted into the core funding model since its introduction; the number that did not opt in; the number that have since withdrawn; the details of any engagement between his Department and childcare providers who are withdrawing from year 2 of Core Funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36676/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any analysis carried out or commissioned by his Department into the operation of the core funding scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36677/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the independent financial review of sessional childcare services; the expected timeline for the completion and publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36678/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the number of childcare providers that have engaged with their city or county childcare committee regarding applications for sustainability funding since September 2022; the breakdown, by city or county childcare committee, of the number of childcare providers that have been approved for sustainability funding since September 2022; the number who have been refused sustainability funding since September; the number of providers in respect of whom applications for sustainability funding are currently pending, by city or county childcare committee, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36679/23]
Transport3 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 22 June 2023, for an update on the roll-out of park-and-ride facilities in Galway; for an update on the site location analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36749/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 22 June 2023, the status of the promised feasibility study on light rail in Galway; the expected timeline for the public consultation on the draft Galway metropolitan area transport strategy; the expected timeline for the publication of the completed updated strategy; the value of the contract awarded to a consultancy firm (details supplied) for the management and development of the updated strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36750/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline, pursuant to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the safeguards and procedures in place to prevent the transfer of cluster munitions through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37172/23]
Housing3 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 100 of 21 June and 73 of 6 July 2023, the sanctions in place for a failure to submit a consent application in accordance with the EC (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, in respect of the type of foreshore activity referenced in Marine Notice No. 40 of 2022 and in Marine Notice No. 36 of 2022; if any sanctions were applied in relation to the foreshore activity referenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36291/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 100 of 21 June and 73 of 6 July 2023, the details of any actions that have been taken on foot of the failure by a company (details supplied) to comply with the Ministerial consent obligations in accordance with the EC (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, in respect of the foreshore activity referenced in Marine Notice No. 40 of 2022 and in Marine Notice No. 36 of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36292/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review by his Department of the operation of the caravan loan scheme pilot; the timeline for the publication of the final review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36670/23]
Justice3 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the number of domestic violence refuge spaces in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36680/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice for a status update on the delivery of priority refuge units under the Third National Strategy; the details, by local authority area, of the progress made to date regarding site identification and site ownership for the additional units, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36681/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 5 May 2022, when the review of the immigrant investment programme, delivered to her Department in November 2020, will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36943/23]
Social1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if signing a personal progression plan is a mandatory requirement for all persons engaging with local area employment services; the details of any other documentation a person is required to sign in order to access local area employment services; if there are any penalties for declining to sign a personal progression plan or other documentation when accessing local area employment services; the details of any such penalties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36085/23]
Agriculture1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will come into operation; for a status update on the State Aid approval process with regard to the new programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36007/23]
Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
John Connolly — Fianna Fáil
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0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin
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1 question ·
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Questions asked1 total
Health1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the 19 representative bodies representing community care cancer support services to discuss the ongoing issues they have raised with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35601/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Taoiseach the number of persons released from jail that went on to commit an offence again within three years of their release; the proportion of the number of released prisoners they represented, in each of the past five years, by category of offence, and by period within which the subsequent crime was committed, in tabular form; the way in which the rate of recidivism here compares with other EU countries. [34831/23]
Education1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the total annual non-wage related, that is, not including teachers or SNA salaries, grant funding provided direct to primary schools in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36238/23]
Justice1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the cost of providing free legal aid in criminal cases over each of the past five years, by county; the average cost per alleged offender; the total payment to legal practitioners; the average payment to legal practitioners, over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36941/23]
Seán Kyne — Fine Gael
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1 new lobbying return
New lobbying1 return
Irish Solar Energy AssociationEnergy and Natural Resources
Promotion of solar PV deployment in Republic of Ireland through appropriate Government policy and regulatory/legislative framework