Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 11 Sept

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 23 questions · 12 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Foreign 4 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of members of the current roster of election monitors, which is due to end in December 2023; the number of short-term observers monitoring requests sent by his Department to roster members since this roster came into effect; the number of first-time members of this roster; the number of first-time members of this roster who were accepted to serve as short-term observers on monitoring missions; the number of first-time roster members who have not been invited to serve as short-term observers, or other missions so far during this roster; the number of roster members who have served as short-term observers on two or more missions during this roster; the number of roster members who have quit the roster during its term; if he accepts that the length of this roster should have been extended by at least one year to allow for the impact of Covid-19; and his plans to amend, improve and reform the future operation of the Irish election monitoring panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38752/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of his most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Foreign Secretary concerning legacy issues with particular reference to the totally unacceptable Legacy Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39304/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the next meeting of the British/Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place; the issues to be discussed at that meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39310/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent meetings with the political parties in Northern Ireland concerning the need to have the Assembly and Executive restored without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39311/23]
Education 4 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when the distance requirement will be reduced in respect of eligibility for school transport at primary and second level, taking into account road safety concerns for pupils in view of increased traffic levels on the road network, and also the difficulties for parents working outside the home and having to make arrangements for children to be left at and collected at pick-up points some distance from their homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39299/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when the review of school transport will be finalised and the expected timeline for publication of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39300/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage, in view of the urgent need to provide this much-needed accommodation due to an increased enrolment at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39419/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the proposals, if any, there are to expand the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39424/23]
Social 3 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applications under the exceptional needs scheme are not being processed locally; if she agrees that this scheme has been of critical importance to many families when emergencies arose and the swift response of Department officials at local level has been essential in assisting such families through difficult situations; if she will revert the centralisation of such decision making in the best interests of administering the scheme efficiently and helping people for whom it is intended in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38751/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a hub has been established in Galway to process applications under the exceptional needs scheme for areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; if she will revert the decision making to local level to ensure the scheme is administered efficiently and in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38756/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the status and remit of the hub that has been established in Galway to administer the exceptional needs scheme; if other responsibilities have been centralised to that office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38757/23]
Health 3 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures he will implement to regulate aesthetic medicine and have proper regulatory controls in place, in view of the concerns by healthcare professionals outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38697/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an existing healthcare service is not reduced (details supplied), in view of its importance to a large area and population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39420/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he proposes to introduce additional financial support for private nursing home providers, in view of increased costs over recent years and the financial challenges facing some providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39427/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the reason delays have arisen in the resumption of Garda services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39303/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if additional measures will be introduced to deal with the scourge of drugs throughout the country, impacting on every community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39435/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give urgent consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (details supplied); if he will ensure that extra supports are provided for this sector at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39158/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will amend the conditions applicable to the core funding programme for childcare services to enable service providers obtain the relevant payment in respect of all children where services expand the number of children provided for during the course of the year, rather than payment being capped at the enrolment level at the end of August each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39352/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that additional financial support will be provided to reduce undergraduate student contribution fees for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39412/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if measures are to be introduced to reduce undergraduate student contribution fees this year; if he will ensure that students studying outside of the State will receive such support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39413/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the commitment in the Programme for Government to maintain the existing road network to a high standard and fund safety improvements; if he will ensure that much needed additional funding will be provided, without further delay, for the non-national road network this year taking into account the urgent requirement for additional investment due to the very substantial increase in costs that have arisen over the past two years in road maintenance products and construction work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39298/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance when it is proposed to establish the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; when the criteria for this scheme will be amended in view of the widespread dissatisfaction in relation to the workings of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38167/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will give urgent consideration to the request of a national representative organisation (details supplied) for assistance towards its work; if she will examine the request for assistance, that comes within the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39169/23]

New lobbying 12 returns

Licensed Vintners Association Finance
- VAT 9%
Pro Life Campaign Health
- Letters to TDs who voted in favour of the Foetal Pain Relief Bill 2021 on the Three-Year Review
ARI Social Protection
- To ensure Government commits to its promise on the state pension.
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Agriculture
- National Contingency Plan in place to allow for an extension of the period for slurry spreading from October 1, 2023 to October 15, 2023 due to ongoing difficult harvesting conditions.
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 6 returns Agriculture · Development and Zoning · Environment · Finance
- Nitrates Derogation
- Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)
- EUNature Restoration Law
- IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to mitigate increased cost of production and general inflationary pressures
- IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to Support Farmers Through Brexit
- New Forestry Programme - A Lost Opportunity
Illumina Cambridge Ltd Health
- Provide an introduction to Illumina and highlight the need for timely implementation of the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland
Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Budget 2024

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 0 votes · 30 questions · 19 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Defence 10 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the role of the Defence Forces in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force on the Golan Heights; whether the decision to withdraw that force will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37287/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel based at Golan Heights as part of UNDOF for each year 2013 to 2023, inclusive; the numbers currently based at Golan Heights; the proposals to retain a presence in the event of an Irish withdrawal from the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37288/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the review of the conciliation and arbitration scheme for the PDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to veterans' associations in the years 2020 to date; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39280/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to the office of veterans affairs in 2023; the amount expended; the estimated cost of fully staffing and resourcing the office, in line with the Report of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39281/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has commenced the exercise of recording working times within the Defence Forces required in advance of introducing legislation to remove their blanket exclusion from the working time directive; the intended timeframe in which it is expected to complete the exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39282/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates in the first-line reserve; the corresponding numbers in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39283/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the remuneration packages available for members of the first-line reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39284/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the first-line reserve since January 2022, the numbers within that have been enlisted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39285/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his proposals to increase the strength of the first-line reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39286/23]
Transport 6 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ever authorised an aircraft carrying cluster munitions to transit through Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37452/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport whether he plans to allocate additional finance to the N2 Ardee to South of Castleblayney bypass road scheme in 2023 in order to allow the scheme to progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38870/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to date in 2023 in respect of the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38871/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) application in respect of the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38872/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with members of Monaghan County Council in respect of the N2 Clontibret to the Border and the N2 Ardee to South of Castleblayney bypass road schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38873/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that those applying for or renewing their driving licences will be permitted to pay in cash at NDLS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39181/23]
Foreign 4 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his role in authorising the transit of military aircraft through Irish airspace, including the use of airports/fields; the role he has with regard to whether such aircraft may carry munitions; the actions taken to ensure that any stipulations in relation to such transit are complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37451/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he had with his European counterparts regarding the blockade of the Lachin corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will support the request from the Spanish government for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be recognised as official languages of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount allocated to climate finance in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the scientific rationale for the removal of four duck species from the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Orders; the engagement he has had with stakeholders in advance of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38630/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the removal of four duck species from the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Orders required a statutory instrument; the legal mechanism used to remove these species, if not through statutory instrument, if there has been a public consultation mechanism before the orders were amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38631/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a financial support package for households that use a private water source and must use an electric pump to access their water supply, considering the increased energy costs involved in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39287/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the targeted processing time for visas; the average processing time in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of applications; the average processing time for a child, by visa type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37454/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Irish citizenship received by INIS in each month from January 2019 to August 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; the number therein of those applications in each month where acknowledgement letters have been issued to the applicant, the applications have been processed, citizenship has been granted, the application was refused, the application remains undecided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount allocated to climate finance in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39278/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount allocated to climate finance in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39277/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the current status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38761/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to climate finance in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39276/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy and speech and language supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38832/23]

New lobbying 19 returns

ARI Social Protection
- To ensure Government commits to its promise on the state pension.
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Agriculture
- request an extension of the period for shallow cultivation or sowing a crop after combine harvesting due to poor harvesting conditions.
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 15 returns Agriculture · Development and Zoning · Environment · Finance
- Straw Incorporation Measure Scheme
- Work permits for Horticultural Sector
- Nitrates Derogation
- Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)
- EUNature Restoration Law
- Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)
- Farm Safety Week
- Agricultural Food Supply Chain Bill 2022
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
- IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to mitigate increased cost of production and general inflationary pressures
- Beef Suckler Sector
- Agriculture Water Quality Working Group
- Beef Markets
- IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to Support Farmers Through Brexit
- New Forestry Programme - A Lost Opportunity
ActionAid Ireland · 2 returns Foreign Affairs
- Invitation to meet with Wangari Kinoti, ActionAid's Global Feminist Lead who was visiting Ireland from Kenya.
- Meeting with Sorca Clark, Matt Carthy and Reada Cronin

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 37 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 37 total

Health 22 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait 12 months for an appointment in Monaghan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on an appointment in the Rotunda Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37449/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a hospital appointment in the Mater hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37693/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a cataract operation in the Mater hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37696/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on their operation in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37806/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appointment in the Mater hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37858/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long to get their hip replacement in Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38822/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an out-of-hours CAMHS service for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [38843/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances to the MIU on Mondays, in tabular form, from January 2019 to date per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38845/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an issue outlined in (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38877/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of pregnant mothers who have used a scan in Cavan General Hospital, per month, since its introduction to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38926/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is waiting on an appointment in CHI at Temple Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39075/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a procedure at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39203/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an MRI scan in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39370/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a CT scan in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39371/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a bone scan in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39372/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an angiogram in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39373/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electroencephalogram in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39374/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39375/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an ultrasound scan in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39376/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the RCSI Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three to six months; six to nine months; nine to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [39377/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the menopause outreach clinic in Cavan General Hospital; when he expects this clinic to open; the reasons for the delays in the service becoming operational; the funding that has been set aside for this service in Cavan; how many women are expected to be treated on the service becoming operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/23]
Transport 4 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/23]
- 2023-09-11 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 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. [38702/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport what his Department is doing to ease the driving test waiting times in Cavan and Monaghan presently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38703/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to review an article regarding a new bus route (details supplied); if he will establish when official bus stops and timetables will be in place in Bailieborough and surrounding areas for this bus route [38861/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to alter/amend the rule for those who have gone through insolvency to be able to access the Rebuilding Ireland home-loan scheme sooner than what is currently stipulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any figures in relation to the number of croí cónaithe applications made to the various local authorities since the scheme's inception, in particular Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38892/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the current septic tank inspection regime; and if there are any plans to open the grant up to more people or review this regime at all. [38893/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a school place to start school this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38637/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a student (details supplied) will be reviewed by Bus Éireann with a view to the issuing of bus tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38769/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application with INIS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38766/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that have resigned from the Force in the past five years; if she can outline what divisions they left; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38863/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to look favourably on a foreign birth registry application in order that a person (details supplied) can fly home to Ireland with their baby; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37999/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on a SEAI application (details supplied); and if he will provide the details of same. [38499/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the action being taken by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to support new businesses and jobs to the Border counties Cavan and Monaghan and the greater Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38831/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the concerns of a parent (details supplied) will be communicated to the HSE and ensure that assistance is provided to their child when travelling to and from a centre. [38473/23]

New lobbying 8 returns

Pro Life Campaign Health
- Letters to TDs who voted in favour of the Foetal Pain Relief Bill 2021 on the Three-Year Review
Oxfam Ireland Justice and Equality
- Letter to all members of Oireachtas committee to ask ask that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice review Ireland’s position and actions regarding rule of law violations at EU borders by EU member states.
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 6 returns Agriculture · Development and Zoning · Environment · Finance
- Nitrates Derogation
- Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)
- EUNature Restoration Law
- IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to mitigate increased cost of production and general inflationary pressures
- IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to Support Farmers Through Brexit
- New Forestry Programme - A Lost Opportunity