714. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 14 December 2022, her plans to meet with a group (details supplied) in early 2023; the details of her engagement to date with this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63708/22]
713. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 14 December 2022, the details of any engagement she or her Department have had with a union (details supplied) with regard to its proposal to establish a new system of redeployment for teachers, whereby teachers wishing to relocate could retain their permanent and contract of indefinite duration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63707/22]
624. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he intends to take at European Union and United Nations level in response to the stated intention of the new Israeli Government to expand a regime of Jewish control over all of Palestine including those lands which are supposed to constitute a future Palestinian state, given the views that were recently expressed by the new Israeli prime minister (details supplied); if he agrees that such intensification of Israel’s colonisation of Palestinian land and its dominant-settler mindset means that new political initiatives are urgently required in pursuit of a peaceful settlement; if he agrees with the concerns expressed that ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population and the expansion of a regime that suppresses non-Jews will now most likely be promoted through further state terrorism and state-sponsored violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2022/23]
619. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement that he has had with his counterparts in Israel with regard to the imminent expulsion and forced transfer of over 1,000 Palestinian residents of the Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank, in view of the announcement on 2 January 2023 by the Israeli Government that the transfers would commence immediately; the details of any engagement between his Departmental officials on the ground in Israel and Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta since the beginning of January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/23]
333. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to retain the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond February 2023; the analysis that his Department has carried out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1221/23]
303. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the processes and mechanisms used by Ireland’s customs and excise authorities to identify goods from illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, and in particular to distinguish between such goods and services and those from Israel. [2025/23]
244. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the issue of cyclists and persons on e-scooters using their bikes or e-scooters on the footpath in view of the risks to pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1438/23]
243. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the fixed-payment notice for taxi drivers who refuse to carry guide dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1435/23]
232. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the details of measures being taken to address delays in the processing of foreign driving licence exchanges; the current average waiting times for the exchange of foreign licences for Irish licences; his plans to allow for the provision of an interim document which would allow an applicant to drive while the exchange of their foreign licence for an Irish licence is processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1245/23]
92. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any engagement that he has had with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in relation to setting an upper limit on energy standing charges; if he will provide details of his engagement with the Commission with regard to carrying out a review of standing charges, particularly in view of recent price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/23]
52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of imports of all goods and services to Ireland from Israel in the past year; the value of all goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory included in the above figure; the value of goods and services exported from Ireland to Israel in the same year; if the IDA employs, or has under contract, an agent in Israel to increase investment in Ireland by Israeli enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2025/23]
303. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the pandemic recognition payment to eligible Section 38 employees who have not yet received the payment; the steps they must take in order to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62854/22]
223. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 2021 review of the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is publicly available; if not, his plans to publish the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62896/22]
222. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to update the application form for the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme, in light of recent changes made to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62895/22]
221. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has issued revised guidelines to local authorities in respect of the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme, to take into account the changes to the scheme that came into effect in 2022; if these guidelines are publicly available; if not, his plans for their publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62894/22]
220. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of all changes to the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme that have come into effect since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62893/22]
119. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 8 November 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for the implementation of local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of the local authority decarbonisation zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62564/22]
91. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the analysis that his Department has carried out into the operation of the community category in RESS 1 and RESS 2; the reason that the discontinuation of the community category is being considered for RESS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62565/22]
15. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27 October 2022, the engagement that she or her Department has had with representatives of island communities in relation to the creation of an island-specific regional grouping for the purposes of the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62558/22]
4. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 27 October 2022, the status of the new policy for the islands; if the policy and action plan are on track to be finalised by the end of 2022; the timeline for the publication of the new policy and action plan; the date of the last meeting of the interdepartmental committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62557/22]
321. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 27 October 2022, the status of the development of the promised enhanced Community Centres Investment Fund which will be targeted specifically at new build community centres; the details of the funding that will be allocated to new build community centres under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62568/22]
320. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 27 October 2022, if she will provide an update on the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin; if her Department has received the draft business case to-date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62567/22]
319. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 27 October 2022, if she will provide an update on the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the expected timeline for the updating of the environmental reports to the standard required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62566/22]
311. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the offshore islands have been included as a distinct entity in the new EMFAF operational programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62573/22]
273. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposal to establish an ambulance base at a location (details supplied); if a planning permission application has been made to date; the details of the engagement between HSE capital and estates and Galway County Council with regard to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62556/22]
271. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to persons diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; to outline the pathways whereby persons can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; the details of the engagement between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services for persons with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62531/22]
191. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants currently accommodated in Citywest convention centre; of this number, the number of children under the age of eighteen years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62527/22]
153. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to put in place a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers with permanent or contract of indefinite duration status, whereby teachers who wish to relocate would keep their permanent and CID status; if she will provide details of any engagement that her Department has had in 2022 with teacher representative bodies in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62626/22]
126. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his Department’s response in relation to the ongoing detention and deprivation of adequate medical treatment of a person (details supplied) in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62524/22]
125. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the treatment of political prisoners in Bahrain at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62523/22]
34. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 8 November 2022, the details of the community project which was successful under RESS 1 but which has not remained in RESS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62576/22]
338. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the position of the person who makes determinations in respect of internal complaints submitted by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62290/22]
337. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62289/22]
336. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62288/22]
335. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62287/22]
334. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62286/22]
333. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62285/22]
332. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied at the way in which the protected disclosure section of the Department operates; if he is satisfied with the way in which protected disclosures are dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62284/22]
148. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 26 October 2022, the status of the report by the Low Pay Commission on universal basic income; the timeline for the publication of the report and its accompanying research report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61995/22]
123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 27 October 2022, the status of his Department’s engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs regarding the development of a second national action plan on business and human rights; the status of his Department’s work on the development of policy on business and human rights, as per recommendation 10 of the 2021 Review of implementation of National Plan on Business and Human Rights 2017 – 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62037/22]
112. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 27 October 2022, the status of his engagement at WTO and European Union level with regard to the proposal to extend the 17 June 2022 decision of the WTO on the TRIPS agreement to cover Covid-19 therapeutics and diagnostic tests; if his attention has been drawn to an analysis (details supplied) outlining the inequality of access to Covid-19 medicines between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62035/22]
107. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 27 October 2022, the status of the development of the White Paper on enterprise; the timeline for the publication of the new White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62034/22]
83. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 27 October 2022, if he will provide a status update on the work of the cross-departmental group to oversee the implementation of the transition from the atypical scheme for non-EEA crew in the Irish fishing fleet to the employment permits scheme; the number of meetings that the group has held to date; the dates of same; the terms of reference of the group; the membership of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62036/22]
69. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 26 October 2022, the status of his Department’s work regarding the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; when the stakeholder forum is scheduled to take place; when the public consultation will open for submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62038/22]
181. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 25 October 2022, the status of the programme for Government commitment to ensure inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and that pair trawling will be prohibited within the six nautical mile limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61360/22]
163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 25 October 2022, the status of the establishment of the wool council; if the promised €30,000 for initial set-up costs has been drawn down to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61361/22]
100. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the preferred option in the 2019 options appraisal for model hospital services; the status of the 2019 options appraisal as regards providing a framework for the future development and upgrading of Galway hospital facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61356/22]