243. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will be issuing a public tender or inviting tenders for the construction of two-storey modular homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32476/23]
163. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a stream of funding under the Just Transition Fund that a company establishing operations in Littleton, Thurles, County Tipperary, could apply for to renovate a warehouse into a fit-for-purpose workshop in order to create local employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32714/23]
369. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how farming activities on peat compare to planting trees on peat in terms of emitting carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31877/23]
368. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if peat regardless of its depth, which has been drained, reclaimed and farmed for livestock or tillage purposes, either intensively or extensively, can be returned to its undrained, un-reclaimed and undisturbed state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31876/23]
177. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport his Department's plans to extend the age range covered by the young adult leap card scheme; if any review has taken place or is scheduled to take place to review the age range covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31766/23]
72. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he is taking to reduce the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31430/23]
36. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any discussions with SME representatives in relation to regulatory impact assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/23]
95. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to ensure that the new fund being created through the auto-enrolment pensions scheme will not invest in fossil fuel companies; if she intends to enshrine this in law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31392/23]
176. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when road enhancement works will begin on the R498 at Latteragh, Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31232/23]
102. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the case of an individual who has lost two passports in ten years, is there a way to appeal their inclusion on the restricted list of passports where it can be proven that it was a genuine loss of a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31354/23]
130. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s current projection for inflation in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30042/23]
99. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance how he proposes to maintain a secure, sustainable and progressive tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30041/23]
160. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would consider introducing an amnesty for owners of ash dieback plantations in order to let them clear their sites and get the salvage value from the timber, and for safety reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/23]
687. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health how many of the 22 neurologist speciality nurse positions that were announced have been filled to date; if he will list the areas that still have vacancies in these positions after funding being allocated to hire these nurses, by HSE region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/23]
635. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health why Tipperary University Hospital is being grouped with hospitals from Dublin and the South East as part of the realignment process, rather than with hospitals in Cork; if he will examine this matter and give it further consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29219/23]
473. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given there is a strong view among the environmentalist community that different stages of afforestation in a particular area are of benefit to protected species, he, his Department or the Minister with responsibility for this area have any plans to run a pilot programme on such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29172/23]
470. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of meat imported into Ireland to date in 2023, by month and meat product that is, beef, sheep and pig meat, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29099/23]
395. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the waiver for new Irish Water connections for new builds is also being extended to cover the charges for new builds connecting to group water schemes, which are not linked to Irish Water; if he would consider doing so to alleviate the cost of building on those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29741/23]
394. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an apartment owner carries out remediation work on their apartment to correct a building defect, if that hinders them subsequently accessing financial assistance for these works under the upcoming defective builds scheme for apartments, considering they have a builder ready to carry out these works to prevent water getting into the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29740/23]
335. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to how difficult the higher level history Leaving Certificate paper was this year, compared to other years, even with the additional questions included; if the State Examinations Commission will be taking this into account when correcting papers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29734/23]
284. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 13 June 2023, when he anticipates the amendment to the Employment Permits Bill 2022 to allow general employment permit and critical skills employment permit holders to transfer employer within the bounds of the original employment permit, after a shorter period of nine months has passed from the start of their first employment, will be enacted into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/23]
282. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he intends to review the fees that pharmacies receive from the State for all State drug schemes before the end of June 2023; if he will engage with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28977/23]
280. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if an individual with a medical card who had a procedure performed on private healthcare can have a part reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28960/23]
259. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees being housed by the State in Roscrea, Nenagh, Thurles, Borrisokane, Clonmel, Cashel, Tipperary Town, Cahir and Carrick-on-Suir, either under the temporary protection system for Ukrainian refugees or under the international protection system, in tabular form per town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28975/23]
235. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice when a 'spouse of an Irish national' application (details supplied) will be processed, as it has been with her Department for over 12 months and is still in the queue for processing, given that the Department repeatedly states that applications can take approximately 12 months to finalise, and yet this application has not even begun processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28891/23]
205. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education when her Department intends to pay the ICT grant to schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28976/23]
185. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if an individual who paid €750 in private healthcare for a minor medical procedure can claim this payment back against their taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28961/23]
184. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has any plans to install an EV charging point in Templemore, considering the closest charging point for electric vehicles in this town is in Roscrea, almost 20 km away, and these points often have queues for charging vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28974/23]
71. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28140/23]
44. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on efforts to restore the power sharing executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28139/23]
1290. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a pharmacy will be located in the new primary healthcare centre in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if so, if a contract has already been agreed with a provider; if the position has not yet been filled, if the position will be going to tender; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28396/23]
1000. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many of the 22 neurologist speciality nurse positions that were announced have been filled to date; if he will list the areas that still have vacancies in these positions after funding being allocated to hire these nurses, in tabular form, by HSE region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28270/23]
851. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the children’s allowance has not been extended to the parents of 18-year-olds who are still in full-time second level education, given that as a result of Government policy in relation to school-starting age, more and more young people are still in second level education after their 18th birthday than was historically the case; her views on whether these supports should be extended in cases such as this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28600/23]
727. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to acquire Knocklofty House, Clonmel, County Tipperary to prevent it from further deterioration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27832/23]
465. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there have been any changes made to the provision of work permits for non-EU nationals coming to Ireland to take up employment in order that they might be permitted to change their employment after one year of working in Ireland on a two-year work permit; if not, if he has any plans to make such an amendment to the current policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27985/23]
758. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the additional community health services being provided in each county in CHO 5 since 2020, in tabular form. [26171/23]
149. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications why the cost of domestic ESB is now higher than commercial, as this was never the case before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25985/23]
104. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education when her Department is going to make a decision on the application for a temporary classroom structure for a school (details supplied) considering that the school needs to be informed whether it is to purchase or rent the temporary accommodation unit before it can proceed with this project, and if this decision is not made soon, the accommodation will not be in place for the coming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25322/23]
400. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are grants available for private, not-for-profit organisations to install or renovate publicly accessible toilets on their properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24200/23]
177. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are restrictions in place surrounding properties that have invested in solar panels to ensure that neighbouring properties cannot plant trees that would block access to sunlight for the solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/23]
234. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23935/23]
267. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding being allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for the next round of Leader funding; how this compares with the last round of Leader funding allocated to the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23550/23]
75. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education when the ‘Primary Teachers Appointment/Re-appointment Form 23/24’ will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23275/23]
407. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the revised guidelines and application forms for the croí cónaithe scheme will be released following recent announcements to update the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/23]
221. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the most recent €200 cost-of-living payment was not also paid to dependents on other’s social protection payments, when other payments such as this previously had been (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22249/23]
197. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available to refurbish an old shed at the back of a house, not for use for agricultural purposes but for ancillary domestic purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22221/23]
452. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applications that he has exercised absolute discretion and waived the statutory conditions in cases of Irish descent or associations in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21661/23]
451. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if a person living abroad may have grounds to apply for citizenship if they are the great-grandchild of an Irish citizen and have very strong ties to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21656/23]
450. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if a person may be eligible for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21655/23]
449. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice what is involved in the process of applying for citizenship through Irish associations and seeking to avail of his discretion provided under section 16 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; the specific criteria that must be met to receive his discretion on such an application; the processing times for such an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21654/23]