295. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will authorise a review of current procedures for Irish citizens holding full driving licences issued in the United States and parts of Canada whose driving licences at present are non-exchangeable for Irish licences; and if a similar exchange system for Ukrainian driving licences for Irish driving licences by the National Driver Licence Service will be put in place to accept applications for licence exchange to make it easier for Irish residents to return to Irish roads. [37895/22]
291. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the number of complaints issued to the Road Safety Authority about the approach taken by the National Driver Licence Service on the request that payment must be in a form other than cash for driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37842/22]
282. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will facilitate the extension of age limits for licence holders due to the lack of supply in suitable electric, hybrid and second-hand cars that are required to invest large amounts of money to sustain their business and public transport service levels. [37633/22]
245. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide further details on the efforts to accelerate the roll-out of the national broadband plan; the steps that are being taken to address and recalibrate the targets for 2022 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37881/22]
212. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trading online voucher scheme applications approved from 2020 to 2022 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37041/22]
211. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the IDA and Mayo County Council to conclude the site selection process in Castlebar for the development of an IDA advanced building solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37040/22]
184. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will address the significant challenges in the delivery of home care service in County Mayo; and the measures that he is taking to resolve the recruitment backlog. [37655/22]
175. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress in relation to the Disability Capacity Review to 2032; and the way that he intends to remediate the significant levels of unmet need for those with intellectual disabilities and their families that receive support from an organisation (details supplied) in Mayo. [37654/22]
49. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of progress made by Solas in reviewing an application of an organisation (details supplied) for capital funding in order to deliver on its commitment to invest in new capital projects to develop new further and education training centres of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36310/22]
43. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans that he and his Department have to facilitate apprenticeship programmes at the Atlantic Technological University Mayo campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36311/22]
531. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the rural safety forum and the commitment to develop a rural safety plan, including an update on CCTV schemes in towns. [35947/22]
530. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications to the new community safety innovation fund; when it is anticipated that allocations from the fund will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35946/22]
363. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the status of the capital delivery of a building extension at a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the current stages completed and outstanding within the project lifecycle for delivery of this permanent building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36039/22]
71. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of active Garda stations within the Mayo Garda division, including opening and closing hours for each station. [35922/22]
52. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the new divisional policing model currently been piloted within the Mayo Garda division; and if she will provide a breakdown of the allocation of 338 Garda members and civilian staff within functional areas, including community engagement, crime, performance assurance and business services. [35921/22]
36. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if the DEIS programme will be expanded to schools currently outside the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34859/22]
30. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the number of special needs teachers and assistants who are supporting pupils in primary, secondary and special schools in the current academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34860/22]
229. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Government has plans to reduce the burden on rural households. [34594/22]
225. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the re-approval of glyphosate in the European Union to support the control and spread of invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34777/22]
10. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to an SEAI single-use grant application (details supplied); if there are plans to change these rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34794/22]
3. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that are in place to help with energy costs. [34594/22]
807. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if funding or grant assistance is available for a person seeking admission into a private addiction treatment facility (details supplied) and who is not in a position to afford such treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33940/22]
221. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the options that are available for those who have a long-term yet non-life-threatening illness (details supplied) who are unable to secure health insurance due to that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33941/22]
121. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Defence the number foreign military exercises that have been held off the Irish Coast by country since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34217/22]
228. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to increase funding for housing adaptation grants for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33484/22]
60. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a progress update on the delivery of an affordable housing scheme in County Mayo. [33089/22]
241. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to stop Russian imports to Ireland given that Russian associated ships and cargo carrying products made in Russia including agri-food products such as animal feed are still landing on Irish shores; the length of time that it will take to change sourcing of products to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33244/22]
121. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Citizens Assembly will examine the topic of neutrality and NATO membership; if so, the timeframe in which this will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33245/22]
943. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed budget for the social inclusion community activation programme in 2022 for County Mayo; the current number of participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32757/22]
909. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds and locations provided by Community Healthcare West across County Mayo; the way that the HSE manages this service through referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/22]
908. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the details of the respite service for the elderly at Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar; the number of beds and average wait times for planned respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/22]
907. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed timeline for the resumption of day care services for the elderly at Sacred Heart Hospital Castlebar; the reason for the delay; the reason that the HSE has not published plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32750/22]
898. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the reason surgery has been cancelled four times for a person (details supplied); when this surgery will take place; the reason behind the cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32664/22]
583. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will address the concerns that teachers and students have in relation to the many changes to the Junior Certificate Irish syllabus which is impacting the teaching and learning experience in Irish classrooms causing enormous stress and anxiety to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/22]
527. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/22]
438. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a renewal passport application will issue on time to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can fulfil their travel plan. [32335/22]
437. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a renewal passport application will issue on time to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can fulfil their travel plan. [32334/22]
436. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a renewal passport application will issue on time to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can fulfil their travel plan. [32333/22]
191. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the progress on blended working arrangements across the Civil Service to support Government policy to move to 20% remote home working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32353/22]
172. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the work undertaken within his Department to drive insurance premiums down to affordable levels; and when promised legislation reforms will be enacted to support these measures. [32374/22]
12. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will be providing small-scale funding for local festivals and summer schools in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32445/22]
9. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of projects in County Mayo under Fáilte Ireland’s platforms for growth capital investment programme. [32444/22]
289. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a renewal passport application will issue on time to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can fulfil their travel plan. [31530/22]
288. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a renewal passport application will issue on time to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can fulfil their travel plan. [31529/22]
213. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the extent that Ireland’s efforts to host and take care of Ukrainian refugees will be supported by the EU Commission through CARE and REACT-EU; the level of funding that has been requested by Government; and the way that Ireland will utilise access to these EU funds to spend across infrastructure, housing, equipment and services in employment, education, social inclusion, healthcare and childcare. [24510/22]
127. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department’s plans to deal with rising inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31310/22]
125. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of involvement that his Department has had in dealing with the Ukrainian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31311/22]
77. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if an additional VAT derogation will be applied to petrol and fuel to support workers and businesses during the current cost-of-living and inflationary crisis given the latest figures which indicate that the Exchequer collected a new high of over €300 million in taxes on petrol and diesel in April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31360/22]