478. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members who have been required to sign non-disclosure agreements as a result of a legal settlement in respect of actions for sexual harassment, discrimination or bullying in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54519/22]
477. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of reviews of training procedures and gender discrimination in the Defence Forces that have been undertaken; the number ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54518/22]
476. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures or internal complaints made by members of the Defence Forces in which his Department found against the complainant and which were subsequently upheld in the WRC, by year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54517/22]
475. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures and internal complaints made by members of the Defence Forces in the past ten years; the number that remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54516/22]
458. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports that the United Nations Commission of Inquiry into rights' abuses by Israel and the Palestinians has now decided that it will investigate apartheid charges against Israel which was described as a manifestation of the occupation; if he condemns the fact that Israel has refused to cooperate with the Commission and has not granted it entry into Israel or access to Palestinian-controlled areas in the West Bank and Gaza; his views on the fact that the UN Human Rights Council and other reputable organisations (details supplied) have issued detailed reports in the past two years which describe a regime of apartheid established by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55118/22]
328. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 20 October 2022, the reasons for the delay in ensuring that all online streaming services provided by Irish broadcasters are accessible to those with sight and hearing difficulties, in light of the fact that EU law has made it clear that they should be; the reason that these accessibility measures will only come into force following the constitution of the Coimisiún na Meán, rather than being implemented via the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54105/22]
128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the new action plan on energy poverty; the timeline for the publication of the action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54983/22]
127. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 27 September 2022 and a Government press release (details supplied), the status of the cross-departmental national retrofit steering group; the membership of the steering group; the terms of reference of the group; the number of meetings held to date by the group; if minutes are taken in respect of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54982/22]
126. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 27 September 2022, the status of the heat and built environment delivery taskforce; if the taskforce has met to date; his plans to publish the minutes of meetings of the taskforce; the membership of the taskforce; the terms of reference of the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54981/22]
72. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 20 September 2022, the status of the preparation of the finalised terms of reference for the offshore renewable energy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55007/22]
49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement his Department has had with the national local authority climate action steering group in 2022; the number of meetings, and dates of same, attended by his Departmental officials in 2022; if minutes are taken and published in respect of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55011/22]
46. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 20 September 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of local authority decarbonising zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55009/22]
44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 April 2022, the details of the RESS 1 community projects which have reached commercial operation to date; the estimated timeline for each of these community projects to be commercially operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55008/22]
19. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 20 September 2022, the details of any engagement he has had since September 2022 with Galway City Council and Galway County Council with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action; the details of any engagement he has had in 2022 with the Atlantic Seaboard North CARO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55010/22]
244. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the national childcare scheme subsidy is paid based on hours attended rather than hours paid for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53900/22]
128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 15 September 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. [53793/22]
108. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 14 September 2022, if she will provide an update on the development of Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the status of the development of the model simulation of the harbour by the National Maritime College of Ireland; if the data has been compiled to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53794/22]
103. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the purposes of the LEADER programme; her plans for the islands around the coast to be recognised as one region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53795/22]
102. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 15 September 2022, the status of the new policy for the islands; if she will provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental committee for the islands; the date of the last meeting of the committee; if she will provide a timeline for the completion of the new policy and action plan for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53792/22]
91. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the enhanced Community Centres Investment Fund for the delivery of new build community centres, promised under Budget 2023, will be open for applications; the amount of funding that will be allocated for the building of new community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53791/22]
62. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 14 September 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53790/22]
60. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the publication of the review of the atypical scheme for non-EEA crew in the Irish fishing fleet, the status of the establishment of the promised cross-departmental group to oversee implementation of the transition from the current scheme to the employment permits scheme, which his Department is to co-chair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53789/22]
20. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the development of the White Paper on enterprise; his plans to prioritise sustainable indigenous industry in the forthcoming White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53787/22]
13. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 12 October 2022, the status of his engagement at WTO and EU 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 with no further conditions to the text; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53788/22]
51. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 15 September 2022, if he will provide details of any engagement that he has had at European Union-level with regard to the forthcoming corporate sustainability reporting Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53811/22]
50. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 14 September 2022, the status of the report by the Low Pay Commission on universal basic income; the timeline for the publication of this report and the accompanying research report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53810/22]
568. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the staff census and workforce review of community disability network teams 2022, due to have been undertaken on 12 October 2022; the current vacancy rate by discipline and CHO area in tabular form; the CHO2 vacancy rate by region and discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53308/22]
470. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 13 October 2022, 50745/22, if the review of the school meals programme includes an evaluation of the rates of payment, particularly in view of rising energy and food costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53267/22]
422. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of the workforce plan for educational psychologists; when she expects the workforce planning group to submit its final report; if the workforce planning group is examining the provision of financial support to all second and third-year doctoral students of educational psychology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53526/22]
421. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to extend the recently announced funding for a cohort of third-year doctoral students of educational psychology beyond the current academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53525/22]
420. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to extend the recently announced funding for a cohort of third-year doctoral students of educational psychology to all second and third-year doctoral students of educational psychology; the estimated annual cost of extending the payment to all second and third-year doctoral students of educational psychology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53524/22]
350. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement that he has had with his Algerian, European and UN counterparts in relation to the kidnapping on 6 January 2009 in Algiers of the sibling of an Irish citizen (details supplied) for which the UNHCR established Algeria's responsibility; the circumstances of their abduction; the reason for their detention without trial; the steps that he has taken to secure their safe return; the engagement that he has had with their family in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53366/22]
349. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the engagement that he has had at UN Security Council-level with regard to the ongoing crackdown on peaceful protest in Iran; his plans to raise this matter at the next meeting of the Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53359/22]
227. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the consideration that is being given to bringing forward a standalone feasibility study into light rail, including very light rail in Galway, as opposed to the matter being considered as part of the upcoming review of the Galway Transport Strategy in view of a recent decision (details supplied) by An Bord Pleanála and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53194/22]
208. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if an aircraft (details supplied) that arrived at Shannon Airport on 13 October 2022 and left on 14 October 2022, was approved to transport weapons or munitions through Shannon Airport; the details of any checks, inspections or inquiries carried out in this regard in respect of the aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52706/22]
113. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 28 September 2022, the details of any analysis carried out by his Department regarding the amount of sprat caught within the six nautical-mile limit since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53218/22]
70. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 17 July 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. [53219/22]
327. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 12 October 2022, that recipients of the supplementary blind welfare allowance will receive a cost-of-living double payment in October 2022 and a Christmas bonus double payment in respect of their supplementary blind welfare allowance payment; the reason information on these double payments is not available on the HSE website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52499/22]
291. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the income limits for the income assessed strand of the National Childcare Subsidy; the details of any analysis carried out by his Department in this regard; if he will clarify what, if any, mitigating circumstances are taken into account when assessing a subsidy application in respect of parents earning marginally over the income limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52498/22]
215. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the audio-visual media services directive will be fully transposed into Irish law; the details of the deadlines that will be applied to the requirement for audio-visual services to be made accessible to people with a visual or hearing disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52641/22]
132. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 12 July 2022, if the examination by his Department of the HSE’s strategic assessment report regarding the new emergency department in University Hospital Galway has been completed to date; the status of the updated preliminary business case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52191/22]
98. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the plans for a new elective hospital in Merlin Park, Galway; the timeline for the completion of the project; if this is phase one of the new elective and acute hospital proposed for the MPUH site, as set out as the preferred option in the Saolta University Health Care Group’s “Options Appraisal for Saolta Model 4 Hospital Services in Galway” 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52192/22]
40. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the independent review of part IV of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52190/22]
26. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 11 October 2022, the reason for the delay in approving applications under the Afghan admissions programme, which was announced in September 2021, but under which no applications have been approved to date; the analysis that her Department has carried out into the eligibility criteria for the programme; if they are operating as intended; the timeline for when decisions on applications will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52189/22]
255. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the engagement that he has had with the HSE with regard to the relocation in September 2022 of day care services from St Brendan’s CNU Loughrea to a hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52328/22]
254. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds currently operational in Galway city and county; the locations of same; when he expects respite provision to be restored to pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52327/22]