296. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on an offer of commercial accommodation for a person (details supplied); when this will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54309/23]
295. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 28 November 2023, if he will provide a breakdown of each of the nine locations providing emergency and permanent accommodation in County Mayo; the type of accommodation facilities in the emergency settings; and a breakdown of the number at each location. [54304/23]
294. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54287/23]
279. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/23]
242. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the main policy achievements of her Department in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54293/23]
240. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will get a decision on an application for habitual residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54277/23]
221. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received, the number of grants approved and the number of grants completed and paid out under the mobility aids grant, housing adaption grant for people with a disability and housing aid for older people grant in Mayo for the years 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54298/23]
220. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54291/23]
217. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the current system for determining business and commercial rates for SMEs that are challenged with rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51527/23]
181. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54290/23]
162. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54288/23]
142. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the progress on the auto-enrolment pensions scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54060/23]
119. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider opening a scheme in the near future for those who are missing PRSI contributions to receive a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54061/23]
67. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to what extent is the use of modern methods of construction used in the provision of housing under the Government’s Housing for All Programme; how many of these have been delivered; what is the future direction of the Department in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54059/23]
48. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the multi-annual rural water programme 2024 – 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54058/23]
612. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the most recent information and a specific timeline for implementation of recommendations contained within the McHugh report in supporting student nurses and midwives; if he can clarify the disbursement of enhanced allowances promised to student nurses and midwives, both for 2023 and for the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53790/23]
524. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm employees of a company (details supplied) received a Covid recognition grant from the Department of Health for its Mayo and Galway staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53301/23]
523. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify the position surrounding a business (details supplied) as to when they ceased their delivery of services, the number of home help support impacted, the contingency plan put in place and if staff were remunerated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53300/23]
278. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has provided financial support for the staging of any major sporting events over the past ten years; to list in tabular form, each event, the amount allocated, for what measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53347/23]
277. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her role in hosting major sporting events such as the European finals; what co-operation is engaged in with other agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53346/23]
274. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can confirm receipt of an application for grant-aid under the sports capital programme from a club (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when it is expected funding will be allocated to these applicants. [53274/23]
216. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he was informed that a business (details supplied) has withdrawn its services in Galway and Mayo, leaving employees without any statutory redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53299/23]
162. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the construction of the 60 km greenway link from Westport via Castlebar to Ballina; the up-to-date timeline for the completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53208/23]
91. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason restaurants, cafés and gastropubs in areas highly dependent on tourism are not part of the new €10 million support scheme to assist those affected by the use of local hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation to house refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53468/23]
59. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Government commitment to reform the TV licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53467/23]
453. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the granting of an extension for a childcare service (details supplied) under the building blocks improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52932/23]
408. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on discussions with RSS and TUS supervisors in relation to pay claims; when this issue will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52928/23]
259. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide assurance that more than 7,000 An Post pensioners will start receiving the backdated cost-of-living increases at the end of November, as mentioned; the measures that have been put in place to ensure the timely disbursement of these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53119/23]
258. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the financial implications for either the Exchequer or An Post for the granting of consent for the payment of a 2% increase to An Post pensioners with effect from 1 January 2023, as well as the separate increases of 5% from 1 January 2022, and 1% from 1 July 2023, in accordance with the Labour Court recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53118/23]
257. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the eleven-month delay in granting final approval to pension increases for An Post pensioners; the estimated additional cost to the Exchequer or to An Post, given the average pension at An Post is €320 a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53105/23]
256. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a detailed update on the status of the long-delayed pension increases for An Post pensioners, which were approved by the Labour Court in January 2023 and signed off by both the An Post Pension Board of Trustees and the Board of Management of An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53104/23]
241. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what the Irish position is in relation to the conflict between Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50918/23]
225. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the ongoing efforts to support Irish citizens who are currently undocumented in the United States; if discussions have been held with the Biden administration regarding measures to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50221/23]
215. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he could provide an update on the current situation in Gaza; and the actions the Irish Government is taking at both EU and UN levels to contribute to a resolution of the ongoing issues in the region. [50222/23]
101. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the level of digital support offered to special education classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52775/23]
84. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education for an update on delays in capital building projects within her Department impacting County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52776/23]
51. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the all-island strategic rail review and the impact of the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52774/23]
15. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he is confident that his Department will use all of the allocated funding for capital projects this year; if he is concerned over the underspend of €200m in the first half of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52773/23]
544. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who are being provided with accommodation by the State per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52503/23]
543. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons from Ukraine who are being provided with accommodation by the State per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52502/23]
542. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and location of each accommodation property for international protection applicants in County Mayo; the occupancy and contracted capacity of each centre and location in each of the approved accommodation categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52501/23]
541. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and location of each accommodation property for beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in County Mayo; the occupancy and contracted capacity of each centre and location in each of the approved accommodation categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52500/23]
540. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people in County Mayo currently in the direct provision system; to list the type of accommodation international protection applicants are being housed in; the length of time spent by international protection applicants in these accommodation types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52499/23]
451. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applicants (details supplied) will know if they are successful in their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52242/23]
66. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will consider reforming his Department’s function in granting consent to major flood relief schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52253/23]
52. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he will publish the next revision of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52254/23]
10. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [50920/23]