41. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking in relation to Ireland’s contribution to the implementation of the New European Bauhaus initiative to connect the European Green Deal with our living spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33195/22]
33. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce regulations to promote renovation over demolition and reconstruction of buildings to ensure that embodied carbon emissions are reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33194/22]
723. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health the number of Ukranian dentists in Ireland who have applied for or inquired about registration with the Dental Council; the number who have registered to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31850/22]
722. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have applied and have been registered, respectively, with the Dental Council from 2021 to date in 2022; the average amount of time that it takes to be registered in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31849/22]
721. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in registering dentists from Ukraine; if he will ensure that sufficient resources are put in place to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31848/22]
720. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in registering dentists from other EU member states, from Britain and others who have trained in Ireland and are now seeking to relocate back to Ireland; if he will ensure that sufficient resources are put in place to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31847/22]
61. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she will take to ensure Fáilte Ireland and tourism projects which seek State funding are prioritising reduction in their own carbon emissions including across transport, food miles and energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32189/22]
51. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to support small and medium tourism business in the tourism sector to decarbonise, with clear targets and deliverables; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32188/22]
112. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for Sarsfield House in Limerick city given its embodied carbon and potential for repurposing and retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31327/22]
72. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing motor tax and vehicle registration tax to discourage the uptake of larger, heavier and inefficient vehicles on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31333/22]
35. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing the capital acquisition tax rules to support farmers who wish to utilise more than 50% of their land to develop solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/22]
129. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce a car kilometre reduction target for all car kilometres, both for internal combustion engine and electric vehicles in order for the transport system to be decarbonised at a pace that meets the statutory emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30698/22]
91. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to address the uptake and sales of larger, heavier, energy inefficient vehicles on roads, their impact on road safety and health outcomes of road traffic collisions and the liveability of town and city centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30699/22]
119. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the scope of local authority climate action plans; the extent to which local authorities will be responsible for reducing emissions in their respective geographical areas separate to reducing emissions in the operations of their organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/22]
116. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his overall ambition for community energy here; the steps that he will take to ensure that barriers to progress in the delivery and implementation of community-led renewable energy projects are identified, evaluated and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/22]
135. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase compliance and enforcement of the Nitrates Directive; if increased inspections by his Department under the Nitrates Action Programme 2022-2025 will be targeted at those catchments with the highest levels of nitrate pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26829/22]
132. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will quantify the expected greenhouse gas reduction in the dairy sector by 2030; if all of this reduction will be accounted for by solutions identified by the Food Vision Dairy Group or by alternative means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26830/22]
56. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the extremely high numbers of persons leaving University Hospital Limerick emergency department without being discharged or finishing treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26894/22]
179. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to expand research grants or to develop new strategies and plans in relation to the energy generation in Ireland in line with his recent announcement of research partnerships to decarbonise the energy sector in particular, if his Department has plans to fund research partnerships on green hydrogen and other energy storage technologies to assist the development of offshore wind energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/22]
49. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of existing strategies and plans in his Department or connected state and semi-state agencies to attract investment into Ireland for renewable projects, particularly offshore wind; if his Department or agencies propose to develop new strategies to this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25358/22]
9. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to decarbonise the freight sector as part of the Strategic Objective 2 of the recently published Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan to decarbonise industry in the mid-west by developing the Shannon Estuary as a renewable energy hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25359/22]
170. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop trade links with other relevant countries in the offshore wind sector with a view to Ireland becoming a major clean energy exporter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22996/22]
137. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to ensure that flexible and adequate school transport provision for the increased number of children travelling to schools given the increase in the number of children attending who are fleeing Ukraine from the Russian invasion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23830/22]
135. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education her views on the data collection by schools on preferred travel modes in collaboration with other stakeholders such as local authorities in order that modal shift towards active travel and school transport can be monitored and tracked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23831/22]
43. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Defence the steps that he will take to improve the recruitment and retention of personnel in the Defence Forces; the position regarding the implementation of recommendations of the Public Service Pay Commission 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/22]
849. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 and during the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; the breakdown of racing and coursing pups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22746/22]
149. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on substantial reform of the United Nations Security Council and Ireland's position on the reform process beyond the procedural reforms regarding the veto which took place in April 2022; if Ireland is part of United Nations Assembly and other calls for United Nations Security Council reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22998/22]
1919. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure stocking densities are being adhered to on pig and poultry farms; the efforts he has made in respect of reducing the overcrowding that leads to poor hygiene and increases the need for antibiotics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20704/22]
1918. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the pig and poultry sectors in particular with regard to piglets that are at high risk due to premature weaning leading to substantial use of antimicrobials to treat post-weaning diarrhoea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/22]
1917. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to produce a report on the profitability or commercial viability of all greyhound tracks in Ireland; the research and analysis on which it will be based; if it will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/22]
158. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the SEAI grants scheme for electric vehicles to smaller and lighter electric vehicles, including e-bikes and e-cargo bikes as an energy saving initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21085/22]
133. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the safeguards that are in place to ensure that all new investment into active travel is used on active travel projects that are built to up-to-date design standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21086/22]
221. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the status of National Cycling Policy Framework 2009-2020; if the Ministerial directive declaring it national policy has been revoked; if it will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/22]
188. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to support research into development of a green hydrogen economy and other energy storage technologies, which will support the Government ambition in and the acceleration of offshore wind energy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/22]
64. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the pay scales available for recruitment of IDA regional directors are sufficient to attract interest in the position from appropriate talent given the importance of the development of business in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18810/22]
47. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is engagement and training with the local enterprise offices on the issue of decarbonisation plans in the small to medium business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18798/22]
119. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the best way that her Department can support Ukrainian refugees, particularly in relation to access to local services and mobility; the measures that have already been taken by her Department in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17958/22]
111. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken to help support the integration of Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17957/22]
36. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health his position in relation to locating the new elective hospital at the site of St. John’s Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16876/22]
703. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes in domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/22]
702. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if reports in the media (details supplied) of crack cocaine being freely available in a Limerick housing estate will influence his recommendations on the scope for the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/22]
43. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to follow the model utilised in New Zealand to outlaw conversion therapy; when he expects to be in a position to legislate in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15358/22]
20. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects to fully transpose the Work Life Balance Directive EU 2019/1158; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15359/22]
743. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public funding received by a club (details supplied) either directly or indirectly through public funding given to Rásaíocht Con Éireann in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/22]
742. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January to 30 June 2021 and during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2021 with a breakdown of racing and coursing pups; the number of litters born in those periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12445/22]
741. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured and killed at Irish greyhound tracks from 1 January to 31 December 2021; if he will include all deaths and injuries during racing, sales trials, official trials and unofficial trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12444/22]
243. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new cases of RHDv2 in rabbits and hares notified to the National Parks and Wildlife Service since cases were first detected in 2019; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12449/22]
242. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the findings of the investigation by the National Parks and Wildlife Service into the Loughrea coursing meeting held in October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12448/22]
69. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support third-level institutions to develop courses to support the quickly growing offshore wind sector and to support the development of a green hydrogen economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12863/22]
166. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that city and county development plans meet the obligations of local authorities under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12117/22]