Mon, 16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Charles Ward — 100% RDR
0 votes ·
9 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked9 total
Housing5 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications under the original defective concrete blocks grant scheme that reached the maximum grant payable under that scheme; the number of such cases in each local authority area administering the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether homeowners under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are provided with the engineer’s final report relating to their dwelling before being asked to indicate whether they wish to avail of a technical review following an assessment by the Housing Agency under I.S. 465; whether electing to avail of a technical review delays or prevents the issuance of the Remediation Option Grant approval to the relevant local authority; whether, in practice, homeowners may be required to decide whether to seek a technical review before being entitled with the full technical report on which the remediation decision relating to their dwelling is based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19761/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason correspondence issued by the Housing Agency to homeowners under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, following completion of an assessment under I.S. 465:2018, asks homeowners to indicate whether they wish to avail of a technical review or allow the Remediation Option Grant approval to issue to the relevant local authority but does not reference the statutory right of appeal provided for under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022; whether he considers it consistent with principles of procedural fairness and natural justice that homeowners could be asked to decide whether to challenge a remediation decision affecting their dwelling without first being furnished with the full technical report underpinning that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19762/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency uses a standard template for correspondence under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, specifically the wording asking homeowners to ‘please reply… with your instructions of how you wish to proceed’ after a technical assessment; if a template exists, to provide a copy; if not, the basis on which individual correspondence is drafted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19763/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the ongoing review of I.S. 465, the Irish standard used for the assessment and remediation of dwellings affected by defective concrete; the current status of this review; whether any interim findings or updates will be made publicly available; the estimated timeframe for the completion and publication of the revised standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20099/26]
Health2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of counselling and psychotherapy sessions available through a programme (details supplied) in 2026 for individuals impacted by defective concrete; the number of appointments allocated nationally and per county; the number of individuals who can avail of the service in each participating county; whether the service is available online or via in person consultation; and whether there are plans to establish a permanent in-person clinic in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20513/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether there are any bespoke services available through Children's Health Ireland (CHI) specifically for children suffering from respiratory conditions linked to defective concrete homes, specifically if there are dedicated respiratory clinics, asthma services, or multidisciplinary supports for children living in these defective homes; if she will confirm the absence of such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20515/26]
Enterprise1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether employment permit applicants in the manufacturing sector are covered by a sectoral employment order; whether applicants in the manufacturing sector are subjected to the same rates of pay and obligations as applicants in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18740/26]
Social1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20595/26]
Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
2026-03-18Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport to support the establishment of a position of Road Safety Commissioner to oversee the implementation of the Road Safety Strategy, in particular, the aim of achieving a 50% reduction in road deaths in Ireland by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport the body is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19288/26]
Enterprise1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his response to concerns (details supplied) in relation to short-term lets. [19089/26]
Health1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the number of older people awaiting home support services in the Burtonport, Kincasslagh, Annagry,Gweedore and Finn Valley areas of County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18707/26]
Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
21 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked21 total
Finance10 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the higher 15% corporation tax rate will be applied to all multinationals earning over €750 million in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18547/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reverting carbon tax on home heating oil back to the levels of each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively from the 1 April 2026 on both a first and full year basis and inclusive and exclusive of VAT, in tabular form. [19217/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reverting carbon tax on back to the levels of each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively from the 1 April 2026 on both a first and full year basis and inclusive and exclusive of VAT, in tabular form. [19218/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reverting carbon tax on home heating oil back to the levels each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively from the 1 April to the 30 June 2026 on both a first and full year basis and inclusive and exclusive of VAT, in tabular form. [19219/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reverting carbon tax back to each the levels of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively from the 1 April to the 30 June 2026 on both a first and full year basis and inclusive and exclusive of VAT, in tabular form. [19220/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the motor insurance transparency code is voluntary, despite this not being mentioned in the Action Plan for Insurance Reform 2025–2029; when the decision was made for the code to be voluntary; the rationale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19632/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing excise to the same level on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil to the same level as the reduced rate in 2024, from 1 April 2026, on a first and full year basis; cost of reducing excise to the same level on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil to the same level as the reduced rate in 2023 from 1 of April 2026 on a first and full year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19633/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to specify the interest rate on the €200,000,000 million loan from the EIB to the SBCI; to provide an exhaustive list of all of the lending partners of the SBCI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 4 of March 2026, the interest rate and/or annual return on investment for each commitment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19635/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 4 of March 2026, if each investment allows for forward purchase, or the purchase of new or second hand residential property, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19636/26]
Health3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for an orthopaedic operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason a referral to the NTPF was not sent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18965/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an orthopaedic operation in February 2026 was cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); if a re-scheduled surgery date in March 2026 will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19402/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to prioritise the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) under the current drugs reimbursement process for the treatment for Friedreich's Ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19753/26]
Foreign2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of people that have applied under the working holiday visa scheme from Argentina; the limit on the number of applications in any given year; whether that has been reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19389/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a renewal passport application submitted on 23 February 2026 will be processed on time for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal travelling abroad on the 27 March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20487/26]
Education2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an updated CID Circular is expected to be issued; if it will address issues where teachers provide service for years without access to permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20598/26]
Housing2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 on the 4 of March 2026, if he could provide the value of the sponsorship in cash terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19394/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sponsor of Ireland's participation in Marché International des Professionnels de l'Immobilier (MIPIM) Conference last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19399/26]
Climate1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for maintaining the special local draft net licence fee at €545 for Loughros Mór estuary when an ordinary draft net licence costs €398; the legal or policy basis preventing a reduction of the special local draft net licence fee; if consideration will be given to aligning the special local draft net licence fee with the ordinary draft net licence rate for the 2026 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18933/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average occupancy rate of OPW managed office space both inside and outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18550/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for the significantly lower number of aquaculture licence determinations issued by his Department compared with forestry licence determinations, given that both involve environmental assessments, including appropriate assessment; the steps being taken to address the backlog of aquaculture licence applications awaiting determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff currently assigned to the aquaculture licensing division of his Department; whether additional resources or staffing are planned to address the backlog of aquaculture licence applications awaiting determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to publish the report by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19799/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will campaign for the reform of European beneficial ownership laws to ensure transparency and accountability on the ownership of fishing vessels and the allocation of fishing quota by states across the European Union and in quota transfer deals with third-party countries. [20934/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department will work with this Deputy to examine how the previously indicated legal issues with the Island Fisheries (Heritage Bill) 2017 can be overcome to advance the objectives of the Bill with new legislation, or amendments to existing legislation. [20935/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the Government’s plan to advance the demand from our fishing and seafood industry for fairness from the Common Fisheries Policy, and reform, during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [20936/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a clause-by-clause schedule identifying each provision of the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017 to which the Department objects, specifying in each case whether the objection arises from EU law, domestic sea-fisheries licensing law, constitutional concerns, State-aid rules, or drafting issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21047/26]
Education3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the progression of a sanctioned two classroom SEN extension to facilitate autism classes in a school (details supplied). [20454/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason urgent funding has not been provided from her Department to a school (details supplied) to replace two derelict prefab classrooms, in an already overcrowded school campus. [20455/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will respond to recent correspondence from the principal and chairperson of the board of management of a school (details supplied) inviting her to visit the school, and to see at first hand the urgent need to progress a new school, as her two immediate ministerial predecessors have done. [21198/26]
Transport1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the preparation the Government has regarding the Clean Corporate Vehicles legislation; the supports that will be provided for impacted tourism and transport industry; if any exemptions will be sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19374/26]
Health1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the current status of the assessment, pricing negotiations and potential reimbursement approval for Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) in Ireland; when patients can expect a decision on access to this medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18543/26]
Rural1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when consideration of the review of CLÁR areas nationally, undertaken in 2021 using the 2016 Census of Population data, will be concluded and additional areas added; and if additional areas across County Donegal are being considered. [19400/26]