Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ged Nash — Labour Party
0 votes ·
44 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked44 total
Social23 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all weekly social protection payments by €20 a week from 1 January 2025, or alternatively the cost of increasing payments by 4.25%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32708/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending eligibility for working family payment (WFP) to parents in receipt of jobseeker’s transitional payment (JTP); the policy reasons those in receipt of the one-parent family payment are eligible for WFP but those on JST are not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32709/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the qualified child increase payment in 2025 by €6 for children aged under 12 years, and €15 for those aged 12 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32710/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing child benefit by €10 a month in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32711/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of every €10 increase in the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32712/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of an additional three weeks of paid parent’s leave in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32713/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost increasing the weekly fuel allowance weekly payment by €7 for the 2024-2025 fuel season; the full-year cost in 2025; the cost of an additional four weeks of fuel allowance in 2025; the additional cost of those four weeks with a €7-per-week increase; the number of applicants that would benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32714/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of every €1 increase in the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32715/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of providing pay related maternity benefit on the same terms as the new pay-related jobseeker’s payment, with the maximum rate available for 26 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32716/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of introducing the bereaved partner payments as outlined in the heads of Bill if such reformed widower’s payments were available from January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32717/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) to a level equivalent to 34% of average earnings, or the cost to do so over two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32718/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2025 of increasing the household benefits package by €10 a month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32719/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost a permanent €50 or €100 increase in both rates of the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance; the additional cost if those payment rates were made available to all school going children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32720/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected yield from every 0.1% increase in employer’s PRSI or self-employment PRSI; to provide the individual yield from each class of PRSI, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32721/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2025 of restoring jobseeker’s allowance for under-25s to the standard adult rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32722/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a Christmas bonus social welfare payment on the same basis as in December 2023 this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32723/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2025 to provide a cost-of-disability payment of €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32724/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2025 of increasing the disability allowance income disregard to €205; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32725/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2025 of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,000 or €2,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32726/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2025 of increasing the income disregard for carer’s allowance to €625 (single) and €1,250 (couple); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32727/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected surplus (or deficit) in the social insurance fund for 2024, and each year to 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32728/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of the auto-enrolment pension scheme in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32730/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the cost of repeating in 2024 each one-off cost-of-living grant provided in 2023 and announced in Budget 2024, in tabular form; and to provide, for each payment, the projected number of eligible applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32731/24]
Finance5 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance when, based on current projections and forecasts from his Department and the National Treasury Management Agency, it is forecast that the debt to GNI* ratio will fall below 60%; the projected net debt ratio for 2023; the projected net debt ratio for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32890/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the National Treasury Management Agency’s end-of-year cash balance for 2023; its current cash balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32891/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide the bond redemptions due on Irish national debt for each year from 2024 to 2030; the month when redemptions are due; the interest rate applying to each; the projected interest rate costs on servicing the national debt each year from 2025 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32892/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the position with respect to the charging of VAT on bicycles, e-bikes and cycling safety equipment; the estimated cost to zero-rate VAT on these items; if it is possible to zero-rate those items; if he has sought sanction at a European level to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32893/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected updated general Government balance (GGB) for 2024 and 2025 respectively, after the publication of the summer economic statement and the allocation of €1.5 billion to the health vote; the projected end-of-year surplus or deficit, in light of the most recent Exchequer returns; if he will confirm that his Department does not have prepared updated GGB figures to hand; if not, the reason therefor; if he will furnish those projections for 2025 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32894/24]
Health3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health his views on a policy matter raised by a constituent regarding compensation for clinical nurse specialists (details supplied); his plans to seek the implementation of the relevant recommendation outlined in the report of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31544/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 26 June 2024, the number of people for each CHO area who are currently on panels awaiting appointment as HSE-employed homecare workers, to 1 July 2024; the number of additional HSE-employed homecare workers that will be directly appointed this year across all CHOs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32971/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to extend the homecare support services to weekends; if he will provide a full-year costing for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32972/24]
Transport2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the introduction of a planned town bus service in Newbridge, County Kildare (details supplied); when work on this project commenced; the completed work to date; the proposed timeline for implementation of the town bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on a policy matter raised with the National Transport Authority (NTA) (details supplied) regarding the delayed implementation of the proposed new fare model within the Dublin commuter zone; his plans to meet to with the NTA to discuss an interim solution to ensure the reduction of commuter fares this autumn 2024, as originally scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31612/24]
Public Expenditure2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on an issue raised by the acting chief economist of IFAC (details supplied) regarding the discrepancy between the capital expenditure outlined in the most recently published Stability Programme Update and summer economic statement, respectively; his plans to address the issue as outlined by IFAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31511/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will set out the composition of the €3.7 billion existing services level expenditure by Departments, as set out in the summer economic statement; the percentage increase against the revised estimates allocated to each Department and the one-off measures netted off against the €3.7 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32323/24]
Housing2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will review the level of subsidies paid to rural group water schemes; if he plans to increase the subsidy to take into account increased costs of energy and other factors contributing to the increased running costs of such schemes; if he accepts that restrictions on the development of one-off rural homes as contained in county development plans which reflect national planning policy is impacting on revenue generation for schemes; if any revised subsidy scheme will take account of that reality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32062/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to approve and roll out the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32135/24]
Children2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a policy matter raised by a person (details supplied) to extend the allowable time for parental leave in all circumstances from 12 to 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30877/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 11 June 2024, when the outcome of the internal review will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31294/24]
Enterprise1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he commissioned the ESRI research on the impact of statutory sick leave; the scope of this research; the methodology; the timeline for completion; and any other information on the research he will review before deciding on any further increases in statutory sick days. [30879/24]
Education1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if the capital funds are available to her Department or the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) to undertake the work to develop the new LMETB Head Office in Drogheda, as per the Government decision of 2013; the stage this process is at; when the building work will commence on the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31297/24]
Tourism1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the State will consider purchasing a guitar and any other important items associated with an iconic blues and rock musician (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/24]
Justice1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider a further extension for the Drogheda implementation board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32941/24]
Agriculture1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the investigations his Department is conducting regarding recent revelations covered in an RTÉ programme (details supplied) regarding the operation of a company in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31943/24]
Joanna Byrne — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Paula Butterly — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
80 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked80 total
Housing9 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the recommendations from the review into the adaptation grants scheme will be actioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33181/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people waiting for all types of housing adaptation grants in County Louth, to include the length of time they have been waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33182/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has reviewed why the Cois Farraige affordable housing scheme offered by Louth County Council was not successful; if any aspect of the scheme will be changed following review; if any further affordable housing is due to come on stream in Louth in the next 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an assessment has been or is being carried out on the modern methods of construction used at a housing project at Grange Drive, Dundalk, County Louth; if there are plans for further use of this technology in similar schemes in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33184/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent in each local authority area on the housing assistance payment (HAP) from January 2024 to June 2024, by county; the number of tenancies in each local authority area that these HAP figures are sustaining, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that new three-bed houses in Dundalk, currently as of 18 July 2024 available for sale, are all over the €375,000 first home scheme limit for Louth; if there are plans to move Louth into a higher property price ceiling in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33187/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to conduct a local authorities-based review of estate management issues and solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33188/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason retrofitting targets in Louth local authority are lower this year than last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33189/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of properties purchased through Louth County Council under the tenant-in-situ purchase scheme; the total amount spent on this scheme in Louth to date; if additional targets will be set for this local authority under this scheme until the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33190/24]
Education7 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education to outline the plans for the expansion of the school inclusion model and educational therapy support services in order that every school has these services; if assistive technology is being considered as part of this expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32369/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the recently introduced Education (Amendment) Bill 2024; the measures being considered by her Department to ensure that parents of children with special educational needs are facilitated in getting school places, at primary and secondary level, for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32370/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the progress being made in the school building programme planned for a school in County Louth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32371/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to streamline the school building programme application model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32372/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to extend the building at a secondary school in County Louth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32373/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the progress being made to provide additional autism units at primary and secondary schools in County Louth for the September 2024 intake of students; if she will outline plans for additional autism units to come on stream for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32374/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if her Department intends to develop a strategic plan for the provision of SEN at primary schools over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32375/24]
Health7 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the reduction in funding for patients getting cross-Border cataract surgery which has been halved from €1,928 to €863 from 1 July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of recent overcrowding at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; the reasons for this overcrowding; the steps being taken to alleviate it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33089/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he aware there is no podiatrist working in the public health realm in the Louth area; his plans to recruit the required number; what patients are being advised to do in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33090/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 23 January 2024, the progress of the tender by the National Oral Health Office for orthodontists to provide care to Grade 5 dental patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will consider additional funding for addiction services provided through the North Eastern Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people who availed of the Northern Planned Healthcare Scheme from June 2023 to June 2024; the types of treatment received, by county; the total amount paid to the Planned Healthcare Scheme during this period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33093/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth-based adults and children at hospitals; if there are plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33094/24]
Finance6 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the recently published ESRI survey report into issues facing cross-border workers; how he intends progressing the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32381/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the State’s ability at attracting more companies offering public liability insurance into the market to ensure savings for policy holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32382/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the impact of the duty of care and Personal Injuries Assessment Board legislation on insurance premiums for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32383/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the rent tax credit in this tax year, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32384/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s plans to engage with Northern and British authorities on the issues facing cross-border workers and cross-border remote workers, as outlined in the recent ESRI survey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32385/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the lending limits for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32386/24]
Social6 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the work being done to resolve the problem of bogus self-employment in the building sector; if she will provide an assessment of how the building sector is being impacted; how it is intended to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32377/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the process by which her Department contacts the British work and pensions department seeking contribution information about persons who have made social protection applications based on their British contributions; the current average waiting times for this information to be received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33324/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature and extent of engagement her Department has had with other Government agencies and departments in relation to the problems faced by workers, who live in the North and who work for Southern-based companies, who wish to work from home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33325/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the work to operationalise the recommendations in the review of the reasonable accommodation fund and the disability awareness support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33326/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the current stage of legislation that will allow for the enactment of the recent Supreme Court decision to allow a cohabitant to claim a widow's pension in certain circumstances; when she expects it to be in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times at the Appeals Office; if additional resources will be allocated to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/24]
Agriculture6 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32105/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 13 June 2024, if he will provide an update on the engagements his Department has had with farmers affected by flooding in Cooley in November 2023; when he expects payments to be made under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32106/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to resource the Agricultural Appeals Review Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32107/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any plans there are to streamline ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32108/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made to find suitable replacements for potato desiccants such as diquat; the results to date as to their effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32109/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made to provide a ready-made scheme for farmers affected by, and whose farms and land are affected by, flooding events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32110/24]
Children6 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in his Department, including Budget 2025 plans, for an assessment of the funding of youthwork services in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32356/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ongoing research and planning being carried out under the recently signed World Health Organisation agreement on the development of assistive technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32357/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32358/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made to move away from privately-owned accommodation provision for international protection applicants to State-run reception centres; if he will detail specific timelines for any planned projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32359/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for assessing the best means of carrying out assessments of needs and therapies provision for those with autism; the interim services that will be made available while this assessment is being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32360/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress being made in workforce planning for staffing disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32361/24]
Further and Higher Education6 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the terms of reference for a review of personal assistance services funded from the fund for students with disabilities across tertiary education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32759/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Louth in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32760/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made in Colleges of the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32761/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with education and training boards and the further and higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32762/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for capital investment this year in a further education college in Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32763/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to replicate a centre in Dundalk (details supplied) in County Louth, around the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32765/24]
Foreign5 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there has been a response from the EU following the Irish request for the EU-Israeli trade agreement to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32750/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on any recent engagement there has been between his Department and the Palestinian Authority on Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the current number of passport applications in processing; the number of passports issued to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on any recent engagement his Department has had with the EU regarding Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32753/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is aware of any plans by the EU to reduce the overseas aid budget; if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with the EU on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32755/24]
Defence4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the investigations into the death of a soldier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32362/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the engagement his Department has had with the UN authorities in relation to the death of a soldier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32364/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the plans for the improvement of the pay and conditions in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32365/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, regarding Level of Ambition (LOA), he will provide an update on the resourcing and recruitment needed to achieve LOA2; if he will provide a timeline for this in the form of year-on-year targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/24]
Enterprise4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work of the IDA in County Louth in the past 12 months, including the work done to try to prevent job losses at IDA companies in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an assessment of his Department’s views on the state of the pharma, technology and med-tech sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32378/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his Department’s engagement with the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken by his Department, in conjunction with other Departments, on the development of an all-Ireland enterprise hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/24]
Justice4 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the recent engagement her Department has had with the EU regarding migration in Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32754/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the plans to cut the current citizenship application processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33224/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the lengthy processing times for grants of probate at probate offices around the State; the plans to speed up the processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33225/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the progress of establishing community policing partnerships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33229/24]
Transport3 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress made on the work plan for 2024 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work being done to recruit more bus drivers and mechanics to Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the preparation of tender documents for the N53 project in County Louth; when he expects it to progress to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33449/24]
Public Expenditure2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail all the OPW-owned sites in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33257/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail each allocation made to Louth County Council under the OPW’s minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme for the years 2013 to 2023; what each of these allocations were for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33258/24]
Tourism2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the work her Department has done to increase cross-Border tourism in 2023; if there is any work underway to market the Newry, Mourne, Gullion, Cooley and Dundalk areas as a tourism destination within Ireland’s ancient east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33368/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the work of the stakeholders’ forum, one of the recommendations of the recent report on section 481 produced by the Oireachtas Budget Scrutiny Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33369/24]
Rural2 questions
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work being carried out by the stakeholders’ group on control of dogs issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33299/24]
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 9 May 2024, if she will detail any application made by Louth County Council for remedial works on previously repaired local improvement scheme roads, damaged by flooding, under the new flexibility introduced to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33300/24]
Environment1 question
2024-07-23Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a current assessment on the dangers faced by the State from hybrid and cyber-attacks on communications infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/24]