86. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the progress made by the steering group to advance the flood mitigation works at Ballycar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55751/22]
10. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to develop the port infrastructure here to enable the deployment of offshore wind farms, particularly on the west coast, in view of a report finding that Belfast Harbour is the only port capable of supporting large fixed and floating wind projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55750/22]
1225. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health his views on restoring home birth services in the mid-west region, following the suspension of such services by the UL Hospitals Group earlier in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55497/22]
142. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to identify the research needs of the emerging hydrogen economy, particularly in the area of economic research; if he will support the development of the hydrogen economy in Ireland and in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/22]
55. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the progress of the local authorities’ climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55420/22]
31. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop strategies to develop grid infrastructure to advance and accelerate the deployment of offshore wind technology off Ireland’s west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55421/22]
123. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the progress of the pilot Bike and E-Bike Upcycling Initiative; if she is considering extending the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53856/22]
92. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the progress of establishing town teams under the Town Centres First Initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53868/22]
36. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that his Department is taking to complement the local government provision of local infrastructure and connectivity enabling sustainable travel, such as public transport, cycling and walking with sustainable travel infrastructure on IDA land banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53875/22]
200. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that cattle are not subjected to temperatures and humidity levels that cause severe heat stress to the animals for a large part of the journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53784/22]
199. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will adopt recommendations by the veterinary official who accompanied a livestock shipment and the recommendations highlighted in the recently published scientific opinion of the European Food Safety Authority and will not authorise future shipments of livestock when sea temperatures of 25 degrees or above are predicted in view of the extremely high temperatures and humidity during recent shipments to Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53783/22]
82. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a livestock vessel (details supplied) did not dock at Alexandria port on 13 October 2022 as was authorised by him, but instead docked the following day at Damietta port; if he was advised of this change in destination during the journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53244/22]
74. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the current environmental impact assessment, EIA, regulations are fit for purpose as a deterrent against the removal of hedgerows and other on-farm vegetation; if he will revise the regulations to provide for greater environmental protections for rural landholdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53243/22]
169. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop new healthcare infrastructure in the mid-west to match the demographic targets set out in Ireland 2040, the national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52449/22]
37. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Justice her plans to bring forward legislation to enable the use of automatic number plate recognition systems to assist gardaí in their law enforcement duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52445/22]
234. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of all the proposed active transport projects that applied for funding in 2021 but were incomplete by the end of Q4 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51374/22]
233. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the funds allocated to each local authority in 2021; the amount of funds unspent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51373/22]
232. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of active transport infrastructure completed in 2021 including location of delivery, length of active transport route at each location, cost of project and nature of work completed in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51372/22]
231. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the number of upgraded active transport infrastructure projects completed in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51370/22]
230. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the number of new active transport infrastructure projects completed in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51369/22]
139. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the way core funding has operated since coming into operation; the number of childcare services that have signed a core funding contract; his plans with regard to expanding the scheme in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50607/22]
103. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the various types of family and caring leave that have expanded in Ireland over the past ten years; if his attention has been drawn to any data measuring how beneficial this has been to families in this time; the plans under consideration for the future provision of leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50606/22]
111. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the number of education professionals who engaged with summer provision in 2022; if that matched the demand for places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50030/22]
78. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being undertaken now to plan for summer provision in summer 2023; if the programme still appropriately serves the children for whom it was initially designed to help; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50029/22]
122. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the progress of the plan of the Office of Public Works to move Revenue Commissioners staff from Sarsfield House to the planned opera development in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48342/22]
95. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of solutions identified to decrease the impact of seasonal flooding at Ballycar Lough (details supplied) on local land and strategic infrastructure; the details of such plans to implement the solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48341/22]
47. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she will take to promote and activate climate action in the wider sports sector, national governing bodies and Sport Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47522/22]
14. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way the sports action plan is delivering on greater participation for disadvantaged communities and women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47523/22]
73. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to initiate the review of the national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47324/22]
15. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and delivery timelines of cost-rental equity loan-funded cost-rental homes that will be made available for tenants in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/22]
136. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the bike-to-work scheme to include more persons (details supplied); his plans to raise the limits of the scheme to enable the purchase of cargo bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46328/22]
122. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance his views on reforming motor vehicle taxation to improve energy efficiency of the car fleet in Ireland and uphold the tax revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46327/22]
80. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the steps that his Department is taking to ensure that Ireland harnesses the potential of the Connecting Europe Facility fund which will make €5.12 billion available for projects to help increase the sustainability of the transport network, including rail infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46323/22]
58. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if the action within the new Road Safety Strategy to explore the potential of an online portal for road users to upload footage of road traffic offences which could assist in prosecution, is on schedule for completion in Quarter 4 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46322/22]
119. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop green hydrogen storage facilities and infrastructure to support the green hydrogen economy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45765/22]
111. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the outcomes of the recent North Seas Energy Cooperation meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45766/22]
43. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount by which the area of agricultural land under organic production has increased since the Government took office; and when next the organic farming scheme will reopen for new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38246/22]
33. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deliver on the Programme for Government commitment to pursue value enhancing market avenues as an alternative to live animal exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/22]
150. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of any proposed integration funding which may be made available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36743/22]
84. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on take-up of the transition payment for early years providers; how effective has the payment been in ensuring financial stability; if he expects similar take-up of core funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36742/22]
133. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the provision and roll-out of e-bikes as part of the shared bike schemes in Limerick, Cork, Galway and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35578/22]
228. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that Ireland has given to the OIE World Organisation for Animal Health in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the programmes, if any, that are related to improving global standards of slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34825/22]
227. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and frequency of live sheep exports from Ireland in 2019, 2020, and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34824/22]
226. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals that have been exported live from Ireland in 2020, 2021 and 2022, broken down by species (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34823/22]
500. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the publication of a new national action plan on business and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34321/22]
255. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made on the development of live streaming guidelines for official meetings as referenced in his Department’s action plan to deliver non-pay recommendations set out in the Moorhead Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33800/22]
139. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding departmental engagements at European Union working party level on the European Union corporate sustainability due diligence directive; the timeline for the launch of a public consultation on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34320/22]
138. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the drafting of the co-operative societies Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34319/22]