610. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any clause on private health insurance policies that restrict cover for people who have donated an organ outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16306/24]
395. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on working with religious institutes to identify any houses in their portfolio that are not currently occupied to be offered to local councils or housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16304/24]
80. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if approval will be given to a pay increase for school transport bus escorts (details supplied) as they have not received any pay increase since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16316/24]
680. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that are being taken to address the issue of rhododendron infestation in Killarney National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14935/24]
679. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a proper science-based and holistic ecological restoration programme, based on IUCN guidelines, would be implemented in the park by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14915/24]
678. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the highly effective rhododendron removal campaign run by an organisation (details supplied) for over three decades in Killarney National Park was ended by National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14910/24]
677. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a park management plan has not been produced for Killarney National Park since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14897/24]
675. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what steps are being taken to control the sika deer population in Killarney National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14886/24]
674. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware that overgrazing by two non-native invasive species, primarily sika deer and feral goats, is contributing to habitat loss as well as the spread of rhododendrum ponticum in Killarney National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14885/24]
673. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what steps are being taken by the NPWS to prevent severe overgrazing in Killarney National Park by non-native invasive species such as sika deer and feral goats (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14883/24]
104. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding provided to each local authority under the Community Climate Action Programme; the projects within each local authority that have been funded under the Programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14448/24]
446. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected time scale for employees to receive information on their redundancy entitlements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10324/24]
242. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any regulations surrounding fire retardancy on furniture goods sold in Ireland and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7483/24]
92. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who claimed jobseeker's benefit for self-employed and exhausted that benefit, is treated differently from a person who claimed jobseeker's benefit and exhausted that benefit when applying for the benefit for 65 year-olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7803/24]
74. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider increasing the weekly earnings disregard for disability allowance recipients as when using the benefit of work estimator (details supplied) recipients seem to have less take home now post budget than before; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7804/24]
190. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the review that was set up in response to the Irish regulations surrounding fire retardancy on furniture goods sold in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7217/24]
152. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an overview of the new National Biodiversity Action Plan. [6905/24]
90. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding he has approved for Uisce Éireann in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/24]
49. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department's plans to support businesses in the hospitality sector that are dependent on tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6955/24]
185. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she can advise what process was used to allocate STEM grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5142/24]
329. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any vacancies on the board of the Marine Institute Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4754/24]
328. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any representatives from the fishing sector on the board of the Marine Institute Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4753/24]
266. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to undertake an economic viability study for tourism-dependent hospitality businesses in light of the proposed extra costs announced in budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4761/24]
217. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible to publish a full calculation and breakdown of the proposed revenue generated from increasing hospitality VAT from 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4757/24]
86. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the CLÁR scheme will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4011/24]
40. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on his discussions with the German Foreign Minister in relation to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3216/24]
20. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on his visit to Berlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3215/24]
365. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies he is putting in place to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment; whether he supports the objectives of the Building a Zero Carbon Ireland roadmap (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2985/24]
124. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is evidence that several fishery rights were granted to Inshore Fisheries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2562/24]
123. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can advise as to the exact date that several fishery rights was granted to the Inland Fisheries on a specified section of the River Ilen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2555/24]
107. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken to address the consequences of individuals whose communications were lost in the Johannesburg consulate in 1986 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2566/24]
60. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the licence issued to the Bere Island Projects Group for access to the Lonehort Battery on Bere Island (details supplied) can be renewed immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2764/24]
90. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to increase supports for and to prevent the closure of small to medium sized early years settings in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55648/23]
54. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the introduction of an emergency fund for the brown crab and shrimp sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55809/23]
10. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider a ban on fishing for sprat, which is not intended for human consumption, in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55810/23]
188. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures taken since 27 June 2020 to help and support farmers and the agriculture sector in meeting the challenge of climate change. [55620/23]
31. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government’s response to the annual recommendations of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council, which was published by his Department on 29 November 2023. [54690/23]
50. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Ireland’s new National Biodiversity Action Plan will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54213/23]
76. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to consider a capital fund for the arts sector, similar to that available to sporting organisations in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53613/23]
61. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline her plans to address the challenges facing the tourism sector and hospitality businesses dependent on tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53612/23]
267. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of an action (details supplied) under the 2023 Climate Action Plan; and the timeline for implementation. [53170/23]
206. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he believes that the change of government in Slovakia could undermine European Union cohesion in relation to the war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50117/23]
45. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for a progress update on the proposed extension of the southern relief road in Bandon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52609/23]
40. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the realignment works proposed for the New Mills section of the N71 near Owenahincha Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52608/23]