29. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his engagement with other Departments regarding the use of renewable energy sources for businesses given the rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45145/22]
353. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) will be given a second-level school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45062/22]
347. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if her Department will sanction additional capacity on a school bus route (details supplied) given the demand for places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45037/22]
149. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the current average wait times for driving tests in counties Cork and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44834/22]
1996. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the current situation with respect to the processing of the pandemic bonus payment for eligible staff of non-HSE and non-section 38 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44007/22]
1039. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 1115 of 26 July 2022, the entitlement to school transport for students attending their second nearest school in the 2022/2023 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44226/22]
290. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the current situation with respect to the removal of a shipwreck (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44005/22]
289. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 17 May 2022, the status of the proposed bypassing of Castlemartyr on the N25 national road in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44004/22]
2167. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role that his Department has in marketing Irish poultry to countries that require halal certification; the way that producers may obtain such certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41748/22]
2118. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 14 July 2022, the twelve anaerobic digesters producing biogas that are approved and under licence from his Department; his Department’s plans to approve and licence further such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41019/22]
2060. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering a subsidy scheme similar to that introduced in France, to support the Irish fishing fleet in compensating for the increased price of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39656/22]
1115. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 31 May, the measures that are in place for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year with respect to the entitlement to school transport for students who attend their second nearest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41018/22]
397. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the current value of cash in circulation in Ireland; the value in circulation in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41181/22]
266. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport when a Ukrainian national (details supplied) will be issued with an Irish driver's licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41020/22]
67. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community solar projects for local power generation currently in operation nationally; the further number of such projects planned to enter operation in the coming years; the supports, if any, in place by his Department to assist such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39845/22]
529. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the automatic entitlement to a back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance payment for a person (details supplied) has ceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38812/22]
161. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the current rate of youth unemployment; the measures that her Department is taking to assist young people to enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34904/22]
121. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the work that is being undertaken by her Department to present employment opportunities for jobseekers to address labour shortages in the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34902/22]
26. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 26 May 2022, the way in which his Department prioritises support for farmers to generate more renewable energy for their own use and potentially for sale to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38541/22]
17. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is supporting farmers in the production of biomethane on farms from animal manure and other agricultural by-products by a process of using anaerobic digestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/22]
455. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health when restrictions on travel from South Africa to Ireland due to Covid-19 were first put in place; when they were lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38449/22]
233. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his Department’s current policy with respect to the tenants of part V local authority housing purchasing the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38229/22]
1150. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list the applications that were made per county under the local improvement scheme in 2021 and 2022, respectively; the applications that were approved by her Department; the amount allocated to each successful application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37215/22]
701. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has given any consideration to relaxing the residency requirements of being in the State, European Union, United Kingdom or Switzerland for three of the past five years for Irish citizens applying for a SUSI grant, given the international travel restrictions caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37251/22]
571. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 31 May 2022, if a decision has been taken which will allow for the provision of school transport for post-primary students who were otherwise eligible for transport but are attending their second nearest school and had applied and paid on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37962/22]
570. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she has considered increasing the special needs school transportation grant given the increased cost of petrol and diesel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37960/22]
420. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has given consideration to granting eligibility under the Fresh Start principle to the local authority home loan scheme to applicants in cases in which a relationship had existed and has ended but who had not been married and in cases on which they no longer retain a beneficial interest in a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37580/22]
412. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount made available by his Department to each local authority respectively to support vacant housing officer posts; the amount drawn down by each of the local authorities; the number of full-time vacant housing officers currently in position in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/22]
267. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the procurement of new rolling stock and battery and electric locomotives with respect to the upgrade of the Cork metropolitan rail network; the role that he or his Department has in approving any such procurement; the possible timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37376/22]
258. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications that were made under the community involvement scheme per county in 2021 and 2022, respectively; the successful applications during this period; the amount allocated to each successful application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37214/22]
214. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department engage with and support the development of blockchain technology; the engagements that he, the Department's junior Ministers or Department officials have had in this regard to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37454/22]
131. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 22 June 2022, the measures being taken by his Department to assist City, County Childcare Committees to provide crèche pre-school services in areas where there is unmet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35385/22]
94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has avenues of support in place to assist owners of crèches and preschools who are facing serious financial challenges in spite of the new core funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35384/22]
63. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 158 and 173 of 19 May 2022, if his Department has reviewed the 2023 funding provision to support Local Training Initiatives; if so, if he will outline the allocation approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36680/22]
12. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will list the uptake of apprenticeships by trade, sector and by county for each of the years from 2020 to 2022, to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36681/22]
881. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the Irish fishing fleet is being supported under the emergency provisions of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund to help with rising fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35262/22]
482. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the requirements to be met by Ukrainian nationals in order to qualify to access third level and-or further education courses in Ireland; if those in such circumstances are eligible to apply for SUSI grant support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35412/22]
438. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider exceptions to age grounds pertaining to the access and inclusion model in pre-schools; if there is any avenue by which a case can be made for such an exception to enable a child who is a few weeks too young under the current criteria to be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35442/22]
327. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 28 June 2022, the number of permanent Defence Forces personnel who left the Defence Forces in 2022 up to 31 May; the reasons for leaving, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/22]
213. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 323 of 1 February and 341 of 8 February 2022, if it is now possible for tenants in unsold affordable properties which have not been added to the local authority housing stock to purchase these properties following the deliberations of the working group which convened in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35419/22]
94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on local community groups working to keep their own areas litter free through the organised collection of litter; the measures being taken by his Department to support such groups; if he further intends to assist and encourage such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/22]
62. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to date on the implementation of the national youth justice strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35953/22]
48. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the status of the prosecutions for coercive control since the commencement of the Domestic Violence Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35952/22]
8. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the current situation with respect to secondary school places in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34891/22]
7. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans to establish a new special school in Midleton, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34894/22]
284. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is processing a foreshore licence to enable dredging works to take place at Ballycotton Harbour, County Cork; if so, when the application was received by his Department; when he expects to be in a position to issue such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34498/22]
249. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the direction and supports that he has given to local authorities to enable them to purchase houses that are being put on the market but are the homes of HAP tenants who have received notices to quit the accommodation and who may face homelessness unless the local authority purchases the property and facilitates the continuation of the tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33617/22]
118. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits who have enlisted in the Reserve Defence Forces in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34044/22]
117. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits who have enlisted in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/22]