131. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what analysis he and his Department are undertaking or commissioning in relation to alternative means to improving energy security other than a floating regasification and storage unit in the context of Ireland's decarbonisation obligations and plans, and whether the analysis will be subject to public consultation given the importance of public participation in environmental decision-making to which we have committed in the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/24]
130. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the Government's policy in relation to the development of infrastructure for the commercial import of LNG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44643/24]
15. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the national childcare scheme has grown in recent years; when he expects parents using registered childminders to be able to avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/24]
13. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the My Little Library book programme for young children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43359/24]
391. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education if she will adjust the ancillary grant at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43196/24]
118. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to change the way waste is collected in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40995/24]
176. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to reducing the number of sraith pictiúr required for the Leaving Certificate higher level Irish examination from 20 to 10; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40828/24]
37. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a plan to expand entitlements to flexible working and remote working contained in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 to all employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38750/24]
20. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the most recent data on childcare closures and new openings; if he has data on expansions and on the number of new childcare spaces that have been created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38749/24]
73. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the annual spend in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by An Garda Síochána on the rental and leasing of vehicles; the absolute number of rented and leased vehicles in the Garda fleet in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those that were BEVs and PHEVs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38043/24]
189. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education when modular classrooms will be installed at a school (details supplied) in Limerick city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37649/24]
40. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports that will be provided for Irish participation at the Olympic and Paralympic games in Los Angeles 2028, following the success of Ireland’s athletes at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36876/24]
17. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the National Swimming Strategy 2024-2027; the supports that will be provided under this strategy to increase access and participation across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36877/24]
610. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education when the Schools Photovoltaic Programme will be opened to schools which were not eligible to apply in the first phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34872/24]
214. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools nominated for rounds one and two of the safe routes to school programme funded by his Department where works have been completed as of June 2024; the number of schools in those rounds where works have not been completed; when the remaining works will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31965/24]
36. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on female representation on the boards of funded national governing bodies of sport, local sports partnerships, and other sporting funded bodies. [24010/24]
259. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit renewal applications received in each of the past six months; the number of renewal applications completed; the number of renewal applications awaiting processing; the number of renewal applications in the processing stage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22547/24]
82. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the operation of the new electric bus fleet in Limerick city, including information on passenger numbers, reliability of service and if any impacts are expected on air quality in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22115/24]
78. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the implementation of the all-island strategic rail review, including timelines and next steps, with specific reference to the development of the new passenger service on the Limerick-Foynes rail line, the spur to Shannon Airport and the upgrade of the Limerick Junction-Limerick-Waterford line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22114/24]
Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the protection of hedgerows, to confer power on the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make regulations for the protection of significant hedgerows and for the establishment of a register of significant hedgerows, to prohibit the removal of significant hedgerows except in specified circumstances, to make provision for an appeals procedure and for offences for infringement of this Act and regulations made thereunder; to amend the Roads Act 1993; to amend the Forestry Act 2014; to amend the Communications Regulation Act 2002; to amend the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927; to amend the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001; to amend the Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Act 1996 and to make provision for a notification mechanism to local authorities regarding potential or actual infringements of this Act and regulations made thereunder; and to provide for related matters.
365. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the status of a project (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; the reason for delay; the expected timeframe for the next stages of the capital project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19464/24]
114. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a plan to expand to all employees the entitlements to flexible working and remote working contained in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/24]
85. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams available under his Department to assist with migrant integration; how much has been allocated under these funding streams this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/24]
705. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the members of the Steering Group, Implementation Forum and Advisory Forum of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy; and whether minutes of the meeting of each body are published online. [17636/24]
48. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what supports have been made available in relation to Irish participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16692/24]
43. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the latest round of the sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16693/24]
93. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the progress on the solar for schools' scheme; the take-up nationally and particularly in Limerick; the common challenges or obstacles for schools that have been identified through the application process; how these are being addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16463/24]
73. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the status of offers of secondary school places in Limerick; the steps that have been taken since 2023 to ensure every student receives a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16464/24]
591. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; whether he is considering extending it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/24]
263. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the Moyross train station as the pathfinder project for Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15325/24]
209. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the steps he and Irish Rail are taking to improve onboard WiFi and mobile phone connectivity on its intercity lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/24]
99. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport given record passenger numbers on public transport, the progress that is being made on improving public transport uptake and reliability, nationally and particularly in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/24]
94. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport what plans there are to support port improvement works to facilitate offshore renewables, nationally and in particular in Shannon Foynes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13224/24]
946. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the transfer and the scope of immigration operations that will transfer from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to her Department; when she expects the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA nationals residing outside of the Dublin area to migrate to an online registration system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12771/24]
299. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW chair will reconvene the meetings of the steering group on the flood mitigation at Ballycar; if the group will report to the relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12761/24]
113. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the progress on the establishment of a centre of excellence for district heating as recommended in the district heating steering group's report of 2023; if any pilot district heating developments have been identified outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/24]
95. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects the final ORE Future Framework Policy Statement to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10953/24]
157. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of 30 km/h zones in housing estates and urban centres in all local authority areas; to quantify in numerical terms the approximate percentage or proportion of housing estates and urban centres nationwide with a 30 km/h limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/24]
60. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on developing town teams in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10455/24]
47. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the analysis her Department is conducting on investments made under the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10456/24]
113. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount by which investment in early years has increased year-on-year in percentage terms in the past eight years; if he will indicate the domestic and/or international indicators which demonstrate this improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/24]
100. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 14 February 2024, if he intends to reconvene the meetings of the steering group on the flood mitigation at Ballycar; if the group will report to the relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8748/24]
271. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available for those who need to rent or buy medical equipment such as scalp cooling or cold cap machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8433/24]
75. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the minimum age for the live export of calves to 28 days and the minimum weight to 50 kg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8321/24]
96. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Social Protection in light of her announcement that the free travel scheme is to be extended this July to people who have never been able to drive due to a disability, her views on the idea to expand the free travel scheme to the shared bike and e-bike schemes in towns and cities across the country to the same cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7861/24]
63. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Social Protection when primary schools not included in the April 2024 hot meals scheme expansion will have an opportunity to formally express their interest in availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7862/24]
141. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the assessment of the transit-oriented development in Limerick, Galway, Cork and Waterford; whether the timeline is on schedule for Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6984/24]
72. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the concern raised in the recent ESRI report ‘the National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity’ that the eastern and midland region is experiencing a share of population growth beyond that envisaged in the National Planning Framework 2040 target, the need for rebalanced regional development; the steps his Department will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6985/24]