Questions asked 35 total

• Children 7 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times Tusla used its statutory powers to apply to the courts for barring orders on behalf of women who are victims of domestic violence in each of the years 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [31000/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount paid to each accommodation provider within the IPAS system from January 2021 to end-2023 and to date in 2024, by year, in tabular form; the details of the contract with each provider; how the tendering process is managed; the number of the accommodation providers that use the ‘cuckoo fund’ or ‘vulture fund’ corporate structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31007/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on cuckoo funds and vulture fund corporate entities being paid substantial amounts of public funds from his Department to provide accommodation within the IPAS system; if this use of public funds in housing asylum seekers demands greater oversight and ethical consideration, given that these entities are benefiting from public funds but do not contribute fairly to the tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31008/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has been in consultation with the owners of a site (details supplied) in regard to using this building for IPAS accommodation. [33334/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the grounds and buildings at a site (details supplied) are being considered for IPAS applicants; and if so, the projected date for IPAS applicants to be housed at this location. [33336/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any of the 30 large buildings the Government has identified for accommodation use for asylum seekers are located in County Tipperary; their locations within the State; and the status of their occupation plan. [33461/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on funding available to charities for the construction of purpose-built adult disability day services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33699/24]
• Transport 6 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driving test waiting lists, by test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33688/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if there is any update in relation to the increased recruitment of driving testers to address the driving test backlog. [33689/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to reinstate the Dublin Airport stop on the 245X bus from Cork to Dublin, formally the X8 route, as it was regularly used for the sole purpose of travelling to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase funding for local roads, drainage projects and general maintenance to local authorities to assist with the growing cost of inflation, and to allow them to carry out their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33692/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to fund further rollouts of local link services to introduce the service in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33694/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to provide the evidence used to support the planned reduction in speed limits on local and national roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/24]
• Education 6 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason teachers have to reinterview for their position in a school when they have already been successful in their first interview, and deemed capable and qualified enough to take up the position. [32302/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason some principals do not reappoint teachers after their first year in the school.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32303/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if a teacher is not reappointed to a position, the reason no concrete reasons are given to that person other than that another person performed better in an interview. [32304/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if a new school building will be constructed for a school (details supplied). [33335/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education for an update on the school transport scheme review; when proposed changes will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33690/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to immediately make additional funding available to Bus Éireann under the school transport scheme to ensure every child who seeks a bus ticket to school will be afforded one for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33697/24]
• Environment 5 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a scheme which was initially announced in 2022 where photo voltaic panels would be installed for households that have a high reliance on electricity for medical reasons; when the scheme will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31091/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 12 December 2023, the status of the national cyber security Bill; and its expected progression. [32235/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of electrical energy that will be stored at the energy storage facility which is proposed to be built at Ballynanelagh, Knockraha, County Cork. [33332/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the outcomes the taxpayer can expect to see given the amount the State is projected to spend on achieving net zero. [33333/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide funding to local authorities for the development of civic amenity centres in towns where one currently does not exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/24]
• Housing 5 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the vacant property refurbishment grant and consider introducing a stage drawdown payment for applicants to assist with the viability of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33686/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide funding for Uisce Éireann for the urgent progression and development of wastewater treatment plants identified under the small towns and villages for growth programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33693/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update of the affordable housing projects planned for roll-out by Tipperary County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33695/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of affordable housing stock delivered by each local authority to date since the scheme was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33696/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to engage with Uisce Éireann to address the unnecessary wait for water connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/24]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care autism assessment team in south Tipperary; whether the team is functioning at present; how many staff are on the team; and how many children they are seeing. [32247/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health how many children in south Tipperary are waiting for ophthalmology services; and when children will be called for their appointments. [32248/24]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [30633/24]
• Public Expenditure 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the necessary funding will be released by his Department to rebuild the weir and build the new fish pass on the blackwater river in Fermoy, County Cork. [33330/24]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of burglaries reported in County Tipperary in 2023 and to date in 2024, with a breakdown of geographical area where possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33687/24]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the straw chopping scheme, if he will close the scheme and if he has evaluated the effect a closure of the scheme may have on farmers. [33717/24]