130. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a work visa appeal (details supplied) will be examined. [45842/22]
527. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide assistance in a case in which student nurses have been refused the pandemic bonus payment by the hospital in which they completed their placement (details supplied). [44531/22]
950. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the assistance that her Department can provide in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) whereby colleges in Scotland and England will not honour offers of placement in first year of the 2022/2023 academic year due to the delayed Leaving Certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43627/22]
649. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent of the investigations into irregularities at An Bord Pleanála; the areas that the investigations will cover; if all planning decisions in which persons found to have been in breach of planning legislation will be covered by this investigation as a matter of urgency and due diligence; his views on whether the validity of these planning decisions has been brought into question; and his further views on whether public confidence in An Bord Pleanála can be restored. [43834/22]
205. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported incidents of drug use on Dublin Bus services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/22]
204. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour on Dublin Bus services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42693/22]
203. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported assaults on Dublin Bus services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/22]
1847. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if senior citizens from the North of Ireland who hold Irish passports can avail of healthcare treatment while travelling in the European Union under the European health insurance card; and if so, the procedures or processes that they must complete beforehand. [40711/22]
1546. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will assist in the delays with visa processing at the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, in particular with the case of a person (details supplied). [40159/22]
1185. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if the period in which rent supplement payments can be backdated will be increased from the current limit of six months. [39650/22]
988. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department can provide urgent assistance to an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is currently being detained in Bulgaria. [41317/22]
605. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated, and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41764/22]
604. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated, and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41763/22]
603. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41762/22]
602. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41761/22]
520. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount expended under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund to date; the amount made available and spent under each respective project; her plans for the future of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39797/22]
235. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify if cash payments can and should be accepted for driver licence renewals with the National Driver Licence Service (details supplied) [40407/22]
240. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will support the expansion of the Luas Green Line from Bride’s Glen to Bray and of the Luas Red Line from the Point to Ringsend and Poolbeg. [39122/22]
239. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the supports that his Department will give to a possible expansion of the Dublin Bikes bike-sharing scheme. [39121/22]
927. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date for a medical operation at Beaumont Hospital given that the person was informed that his or her local hospital, St. James’s Hospital, cannot cover trapped nerves. [37552/22]
757. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to reduce the processing time for an Irish citizenship application from the current 23-month timeframe to the 6 to 9 months which his Department previously stated was its objective. [38054/22]
467. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the recent violence in Melilla, the European Union’s land border with Morocco which resulted in dozens of deaths. [37031/22]
89. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a critical skills employment applicant (details supplied) will be provided with a reference letter to assist their Irish residence permit application. [35532/22]
9. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if her Department issues guidelines with regard to the teaching of history to ensure it is presented in an impartial way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25840/22]
601. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of enrolled children in primary level education across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33844/22]
600. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of enrolled children in secondary level education across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33843/22]
269. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has discontinued printing voter registration forms for local authorities; and if this will be resumed in the near future. [34225/22]
35. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the regeneration of social housing and flat complexes in inner city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32979/22]
32. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on affordable and social housing across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32978/22]
890. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if there is any progress on the repurposing of Baggot Street Hospital to accommodate Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32648/22]
154. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will request an explanation from a company (details supplied) as to the reason three scheduled departures of the 18 bus route failed to arrive at the stop of a person on 15 June 2022. [32783/22]
469. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Department of Justice in order to address the shortage of carers who are available for elderly people in the State by allowing non-European Union workers who are employed by private care companies to work for 40-hours per week (details supplied). [31464/22]
464. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date to have an operation in Tallaght Hospital. [31450/22]
426. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if she will help in addressing the shortage of carers for elderly persons available in the State by allowing non-European Union workers of private care companies to work for 40-hours per week similar to non-European Union workers who work directly for the HSE and nursing homes rather than the current 20-hours per week permitted under their student work visas (details supplied). [31463/22]
269. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland’s position on the situation in western Sahara particularly with regard to a breach of a sentence in article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention by Morocco (details supplied); the response of Ireland and the European Union to decisions made by the United States of America in 2019 and by Spain in 2022 to recognise de-facto the Moroccan annexation of western Sahara as legitimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31467/22]
1334. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the current student visa processing times at the Embassy of Ireland in Ankara, Turkey; and the reason that some students have been waiting up to six months for an application to be processed. [30148/22]
1128. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the disability allowance in the context of the higher cost of living to allow its recipients to continue to be able to cover the main financial necessities. [30015/22]
1061. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education if a primary school (details supplied) will receive funding for an additional teacher given that it has the number of students to allow for one, but will be forced to turn the students away if this is not approved. [30853/22]
935. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in primary level education in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28889/22]
934. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in primary level education in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 and Dublin 6W in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28888/22]
933. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in secondary level education in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 and Dublin 6W in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28887/22]
932. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in secondary level education in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28886/22]
410. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that was raised through the betting tax levy in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30580/22]
215. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if television service providers are permitted to insist that customers must purchase a subscription to broadband in addition to their television service. [29416/22]
234. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that have been made to improve the Oireachtas Passport Helpline; the position of his Department on the opening of a dedicated Passport Office either in Belfast or Dundalk. [28558/22]
396. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Chris Andrews den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sí ar an eolas go bhfuil 128 ndalta idir scoileanna (sonraí tughtha) ag fágáil rang a 6 gach bliain agus go bhfuil an figiúr sin le fás go 197; an gceapann an tAire go bhfuil sé sásúil nach bhfuil aon Ghaelcholáiste ar fáil do na daltaí sin ar fad ina scoilcheantar féin faoi láthair chun leanúint leis an nGaeloideachas; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [27633/22]
212. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the grants that were issued to a college (details supplied) over the past five year from the Department; the terms and conditions in the granting of capital grants for sports facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27981/22]