68. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the number of appointed full-time vacancy officers and town regeneration officers across local authorities; and the extent to which these roles will play in supporting the housing supply throughout the country. [22199/22]
54. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which County Mayo was assessed to determine the level of demand for an affordable housing scheme; and the reason Mayo County Council was not included by his Department when finalising the affordable housing targets for 18 local authorities level for the period 2022-2026. [22198/22]
20. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention was brought to a sporting bodies (details supplied) ongoing situation regarding its 17 executives and committee members to allow Russia to enter a bid for a competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22201/22]
19. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will detail the uptake in County Mayo of the tourism business continuity scheme since its introduction.
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373. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice when approval will issue for a short-term visa application by a person (details supplied). [21825/22]
270. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if her Department will conduct a review of the job description associated with principal teachers which has not been updated since 1973 (details supplied). [21873/22]
128. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which his Department will review current procedures to implement an exchange system (details supplied) for Irish persons returning home from designated countries to avail of Irish driving licences under a similar policy to make it easier to move around and access work, school or other vital public services when home.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21996/22]
127. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will review a driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21995/22]
125. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department is undertaking to deal with construction inflation and the impact that this is having on State projects within the national development plan. [21461/22]
116. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options that are available to Government to address public sector pay claims triggered by a review clause in the current public sector pay agreement, Building Momentum, due to rising inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21462/22]
47. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance his views on the high residential vacancy rates in parts of Ireland; and if he is considering a new vacant property tax to help tackle the issue of long-standing residential vacancy and dereliction to increase housing supply in towns and cities. [21458/22]
1379. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee-approved consultant posts across each speciality at Mayo University Hospital; the basis on which they are filled as per the Doctors Integrated Management E-system by discipline and tenure; the number on post-2012 pay rates; the number of each type of contract, that is, A, B and C across specialties filled and or allocated for all posts; the number of posts budgeted for which have yet to be CAAC approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19383/22]
952. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education is she will provide an update on a redeployment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21145/22]
822. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19288/22]
723. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration is being given to reducing the two-year waiting time on compassionate grounds for a person (details supplied) to change their name on their passport after having their name changed by deed poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19683/22]
621. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if exemptions will be provided to persons to access a local authority loan scheme who have changed their marriage status and have undergone a legal marriage separation and have a maintenance commitment for their ex-spouse and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19523/22]
580. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Future of Media Commission; when the findings of the Commission will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19386/22]
222. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the status of efforts to increase the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points in cases in which off-street parking is not possible including apartments; the steps that are being taken to increase uptake of the electric vehicle public charge point grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18823/22]
112. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the micro-generation support scheme; the progress that has been made on the roll-out of the scheme; the associated timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18822/22]
40. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA's planned advance building solution in Castlebar; the stage site identification options are at; if the IDA has engaged with the new Chief Executive of Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18745/22]
25. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the receivership process with a company (details supplied); the efforts that have been undertaken to protect payments owed to employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18746/22]
266. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on a funding allocation (details supplied); if the project has commenced and the associated timeline on works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18643/22]
99. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if he will provide an update regarding the provision of a general-purpose room at a school (details supplied); the capital applications that have been applied for or approved at the school in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/22]
80. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on a funding allocation (details supplied); if the project has commenced and the associated timeline on works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/22]
978. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if more details on the empowering communities fund will be provided; the areas that are likely to be eligible for funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18236/22]
977. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Community Centres Investment Fund will be launched; the type of projects that will be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18235/22]
632. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of funding awarded to local authorities, communities and groups under the CCTV community grant scheme; the amount awarded to each successful applicant in each year since 2020; if a review on the eligibility criteria of this scheme was carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18371/22]
500. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the status of a school extension and funding approval for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18276/22]
392. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which group water schemes in receipt of public funds should be required to become companies limited by guarantee in circumstances in which they come under the remit of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and in circumstances in which directors are answerable for their actions, therefore considerably strengthening governance practices of existing water scheme co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18277/22]
226. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources that will be provided to approved driving instructors to respond to the influx of Ukrainians applying for essential driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18369/22]
225. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the technical matters that are being discussed to reach agreement on compatibility between the Irish and Ukrainian driving licensing regimes; if the Road Safety Authority benchmarked other European Union member counterparts on their recognition process; and if he will provide a timeline for the Authority and the Ukrainian authorities to establish an exchange agreement on driving licences. [18368/22]
400. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when day care services for the elderly will resume at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar; and the interim measures that are being considered by the HSE to provide off-site services for many users who desperately need this service. [17230/22]
151. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that are under way to source alternative agriculture produce such as grain as a result of the war in Ukraine; if his Department is engaging with Irish food producers on identifying supply chain issues relating to raw materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/22]
143. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an update will be provided on the research funding announced by his Department in December 2021 for research into peat alternatives; if consideration is being given to harvesting peat domestically for horticultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17032/22]
92. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the level of bed capacity for CAMHS in County Mayo; if there are plans to expand the service and increase the number of beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17057/22]
52. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on capital funding projects for Mayo University Hospital; the efforts that are being made to accelerate the delivery of works to the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17056/22]
886. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the rising costs of raw materials such as wheat for the bakery sector on top of already rising energy and fuel costs; if his Department has engaged with this sector to ensure their businesses are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16346/22]
867. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a full and comprehensive review of the current allocation methodology for the Irish hook and line mackerel fishers that dates back to the finish of drift net fishing for salmon in 2006, given that he is empowered to so do under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, to address as a matter of urgency the clear, continuing and unjustifiable inequity which is at the core of the present Irish mackerel quota allocation arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/22]
701. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that are available for children and adults across County Mayo for respite services; the location of each respite unit that is available for children and adult disability users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16182/22]
700. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the length of time that children and adults are currently waiting for respite services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16181/22]
699. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults currently waiting for respite services in County Mayo that include planned respite, overnight respite at home, regular part-time care at weekends, regular part-time care on alternate weekends and occasional respite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16180/22]
698. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to provide equivalent pay conditions for staff providing equivalent care in the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16179/22]
697. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the way he plans to address the funding discrimination being applied in the resourcing of nursing home residential care under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/22]
685. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE has completed the process of assessing children registered with Western Care who have been transferred over to the direction and management of the children’s network managers in County Mayo; the outcomes that have been identified as part of this assessment; the service requirements that have been identified for the three children’s disability network teams in County Mayo; the additional resources that are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/22]
682. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the public waiting list in County Mayo for ophthalmology, cataracts, knee and hip replacements/orthopaedics and urology, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16106/22]
655. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the precise work done to date by the HSE and his Department to comply with the rules governing public spending on State capital projects in respect of the expansion of the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15979/22]