345. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the current situation with respect to the proposed extension of a school (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33316/22]
143. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way his Department has engaged with the organisation frontline defenders and the people with whom they support in conflict zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/22]
123. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens who are in effect under house arrest in other jurisdictions in that they are being prevented from leaving such jurisdictions for reasons to include pending court or other legal proceedings being finalised; the way his Department and consular staff are supporting these citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/22]
70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the work currently being undertaken to reform the local authority funding mechanism to ensure that historical differences between counties are addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32888/22]
19. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if community buildings will be included in proposed changes to planning rules to facilitate the easier installation of solar photovoltaic panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32887/22]
149. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that he is taking to ensure that creche and childcare facilities and places for babies and children are available to families in all parts of the country; the research, if any that has been carried out to ascertain such availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33238/22]
135. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the employment placement supports that are available through her Department and associated agencies in order to assist those who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine under the European Union Temporary Protection Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33026/22]
48. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take action to address the rising cost of inflation in respect of persons who plan to use the local authority home loan scheme and have been successful in application for same but who now find that the amounts available and allowed will not meet the increased cost of building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33053/22]
268. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered or if he will consider extending the eligibility for the local authority home loan scheme to support the refurbishment of inherited property in circumstances in which substantial refurbishment is required in order to bring the property into a habitable condition and in cases in which the applicant has met all other eligibility conditions pertaining to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32404/22]
71. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement her Department has had with other Government Departments and agencies to address challenges in the recruitment and retention of staff in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32187/22]
424. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice the number of police certificates issued in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the number of certificates issued in each respective category for 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31429/22]
383. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the actions that she is taking, or intends to take, to ensure that a second level school place will be offered in the east Cork area for the 2022-2023 school year for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31428/22]
382. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the actions that she is taking or intends to take, to ensure that a second-level school place will be offered in the east Cork area for the 2022-2023 school year for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31427/22]
237. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the report entitled Analysis of Social Housing Acquisitions published by his Department; the actions, if any, that he has taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31079/22]
151. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report entitled An Evaluation of the Impacts of Remote Working published by his Department; the actions, if any, he has taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31080/22]
150. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current processing times for appeals of general employment permit and critical skills employment permit applications; the number of appeals received by his Department per month from May 2021 to May 2022, inclusive; the number of successful appeals per month during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31459/22]
80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if he has received reports on the possible introduction of a vacant property tax; the scale and impact of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31076/22]
63. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the possible introduction of a vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31075/22]
24. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the vacant properties currently owned by the Office of Public Works in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31095/22]
1498. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the current situation with respect to children who are awaiting insulin pump upgrades at the paediatric diabetes department of Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29464/22]
1497. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the situation with respect to waiting lists for ophthalmology services at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29463/22]
333. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to date with respect to road upgrade projects (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30455/22]
108. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans, if any, to extend the grace period for car owners who are unable to get appointments in time in order to complete an NCT test on their vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30729/22]
83. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the current progress with respect to a public consultation on a draft policy framework for unmanned aircraft systems; if it is envisaged that this policy will address concerns with respect to invasions of privacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30456/22]
194. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the number of marine recreational very-high frequency radio licences, call signs and maritime mobile service identity numbers that are currently outstanding; when these are expected to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/22]
131. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the nature of any agreement between Ireland and the United Kingdom with respect to the supply of natural gas to Ireland through the Moffat entry point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/22]
127. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 26 April 2022, if the Government Policy Statement on importing fracked gas also precludes LNG imports from non-fracked sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28006/22]
69. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are being made available to youth services for young people and teenagers who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine; the additional funding that is being made available in this regard; the distribution of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28357/22]
37. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has, or plans to introduce, a funding scheme to support youth clubs and organisations with the purchase of minibuses to facilitate youth activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28356/22]
144. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 12 May 2022, if he will outline the cost of the Defence Forces aptitude tests for each year from 2016 to 2021, inclusive; the number of tests that were administered each year; the number of applicants that failed to pass the tests in each of these years respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28507/22]
62. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the situation with respect to electricity costs imposed on small businesses which have reduced their energy consumption from the national grid by installing photo voltaic panels; if it is Government policy that higher charges would pertain in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/22]
61. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government policy in relation to payment for surplus energy which is fed back into the national grid by small commercial businesses using photovoltaic roof panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28231/22]
451. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are available to frontline workers who are unable to work due to long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27359/22]
412. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans with respect to entitlement to school transport for students attending their second-nearest school for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27898/22]
372. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the role that her Department played, if any, in the creation of a new road to service a proposed new school campus in Carrigtwohill, County Cork; the amount, if any, that was made available by her Department by way of funding for the construction of the road; if her Department has any role in requesting that the road be taken in charge by Cork County Council and if so, if this has happened or will happen in the near future so that the road can be opened to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27225/22]
364. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces 1916-2016 centenary medals that were struck; the number that have been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27385/22]
49. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being taken by her Department to encourage the establishment of large-scale remote working hubs in provincial towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25014/22]
16. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a further round of local improvement scheme funding in 2022; if her Department has received an update on whether the Department of Transport will match funding for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27388/22]
203. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 31 March 2022, if he will provide details of the European Union regulation governing the use of CAP funding through TAMS whereby the electricity generated is solely for farm use and not for payment; the plans, if any, to amend this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26635/22]
123. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the measures being taken by his Department to assist farmers in contributing to the national effort to reduce climate-based emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26636/22]
100. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 78 and 156 of 15 February 2022, if his Department has completed the internal review process of the project preliminary business case for an elective hospital for Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26634/22]
19. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the proposed date for the start of construction on the new community hospital in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26633/22]
29. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered increasing the research and development tax credit rate from 25% to 35%, up to a reasonable threshold; the estimated cost of doing same up to a threshold of €500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/22]
86. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has issued a decommissioning notice for the Kinsale gas pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25678/22]
62. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No.112 of 29 March 2022, when the recruitment competition for the Garda Reserve will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26136/22]
21. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the objectives of her Department’s community safety policy; the timeframes for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26137/22]
173. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering measures to improve the career pathways and ensure the continuity of contract for staff working within Local Training Initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25351/22]
158. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 8 March 2022, his Department’s plans for the continuing development of Local Training Initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25350/22]
35. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be a public consultation on the living wage; the approach to be taken for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25013/22]
335. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department received applications from Cork County Council for subsidy to support housing schemes for affordable provision in Clonakilty, Kinsale and Mallow, County Cork; when he expects to be in a position to make decisions with respect to these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24927/22]