Questions asked 28 total

• Housing 6 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he received correspondences from a group (details supplied); and when the group can expect a substantive response to the issues raised with his office. [14394/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding was allocated by his Department in 2023 and 2024 to the communal facilities in housing projects; and how much funding was allocated to the same scheme by the National Lottery in 2023 and 2024.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14641/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list, in tabular form, the community and communal facilities funding options available for new mixed tenure housing developments. [14642/24]
  • 2024-04-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time from initial inquiry regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme to completed purchase under the tenant-in-situ scheme in the Fingal County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15029/24]
  • 2024-04-11 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses purchased by Fingal County Council under the tenant-in-situ-scheme since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15028/24]
• Enterprise 5 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on forecasted data taken from the Central Statistics Office earnings, hours and employment costs survey and using 2024 forecasts of wage growth of 5% as projected by the Central Bank and inflation of 2.9% as projected by the ESRI, all of which indicate two consecutive years of real wage decline, 2023 and 2024, projecting that workers will be worse off by the end of 2024 than they were in 2020. [14403/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what supports are available where an entrepreneur is seeking to set up a groundworks and civil engineer company in Ireland and Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022; when drafting is expected to be completed; and if there is a timeline for the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14936/24]
  • 2024-04-10 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a second pay increase will be commenced under the Employment Regulation Order for workers in the security sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15666/24]
  • 2024-04-10 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of health and safety issues in the fishing sector (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that the health and safety of fishers is prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15687/24]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if additional supports and funding will be provided for treatment centres and specialist community services to support those with eating disorders across community healthcare organisations. [13996/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to provide more specialised facilities for eating disorder sufferers; what steps are being taken to provide more outpatient facilities; and what steps are being taken to provide eating disorder specialists in all public hospitals. [13997/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide more in-patient facilities for eating disorder sufferers or to facilitate a reduction of catchment restrictions. [13998/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for adults seeking ADHD mental health supports in north County Dublin/CHO9; if there are plans to develop a dedicated pathway for adult ADHD assessment services in north County Dublin/CHO 9; if there are initiatives to increase resources for adult mental health assessments in north County Dublin/CHO 9, including a focus on ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14840/24]
• Justice 3 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13958/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice when the decision to raise the retirement age for staff in the prison service will be implemented; if she is aware that many staff in the service are keen to work to the new increased age but cannot do so until the decision is implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14248/24]
• Environment 2 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be provided with high-speed broadband. [13975/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a housing estate (details supplied) will be provided with high-speed broadband. [13976/24]
• Finance 2 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his views on forecasted data taken from the Central Statistics Office earnings, hours and employment costs survey and using 2024 forecasts of wage growth of 5% as projected by the Central Bank and inflation of 2.9% as projected by the ESRI, all of which indicate two consecutive years of real wage decline, 2023 and 2024, projecting that workers will be worse off by the end of 2024 than they were in 2020. [14404/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance what the rules governing the salary multiples for mortgages were in 2007; if he can provide details of the rules in place at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14721/24]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when person (details supplied) will be issued with their passport document. [14917/24]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]
• Education 1 question

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the current staffing crisis facing a school (details supplied); if there is any scope for the school to increase their staffing complement to alleviate pressure on class sizes at infant level and meet their needs due to exceptional accommodation difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14249/24]
• Social 1 question

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection what options are available to a worker in a caring situation (details supplied). [14252/24]
• Children 1 question

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13957/24]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the financial threshold for the access to Access to Apprenticeship Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14040/24]