1203. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports made to An Garda Síochána in 2024 regarding breaches of protection orders, safety orders, and barring orders (including interim orders); the number of subsequent arrests made following these reports; the number of convictions secured on foot of these reports; and the breakdown of the victim-offender relationship in cases involving reported breaches of such orders, in tabular form.
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1062. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update for a person (details supplied) on their carer’s allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12278/25]
1054. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason some people who were left without power for an extended period due to Storm Éowyn are being refused payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme, HAS, for loss of food in their fridge or freezer in cases where their insurance does not cover this or they are renters; if the eligibility guidelines for this payment have been changed by his Department; his views on this given that others have been paid under the HAS for these expenses; the advice for people in this circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12091/25]
943. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that not all local authority tenants are being income assessed on the same differential rent review (details supplied); the reason Kilkenny County Council does not have a maximum rental cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/25]
825. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing grants available for a person (details supplied) living in a home who’s owner is now deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10773/25]
303. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the cost of leasing five helicopters for the Coast Guard from a company (details supplied) over a ten-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/25]
464. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what plans he has for grants or other financial assistance for students who are studying primary school teaching outside of the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10464/25]
444. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on University Hospital Galway’s waiting list for the pain clinic; the length of time they have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10455/25]
443. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason for the additional financial burden placed on individuals who present at accident-and-emergency departments after a road-traffic accident (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10451/25]
442. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to install a dedicated maternity theatre at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10450/25]
371. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider creating more peer support for children who have lost a parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10454/25]
306. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that his Department received written advice from Inland Fisheries Ireland in September 2010 to list pike (esox lucius) as an invasive freshwater fish species in Ireland when drafting S.I. No. 477/2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10463/25]
243. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated; if he will provide a breakdown for the numbers in each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10456/25]
198. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount of funding/financial aid given by his Department and agencies under his Department’s remit to two organisations (details supplied) since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/25]
197. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that he and the inland fisheries division will take to instigate an independent review of Inland Fisheries Ireland, as highlighted in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/25]
171. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for discretionary medical cards; the reasons a person who has held a medical card for many years might have their discretionary medical card revoked, if their medical circumstance have not changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9899/25]
40. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an dtabharfaidh sé nuashonrú maidir leis an riachtanas sa Státseirbhís go mbeadh Gaeilge ag fiche faoin gcéad d’earcaigh nua faoi dheireadh 2030; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir leis an tábhacht a bhaineann le soláthar seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge i gceantair Ghaeltachta, go háirithe. [10074/25]
21. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad é a thuairim maidir leis an stailc a sheol grúpaí Gaeilge ar an 26 Feabhra 2025, agus oifigigh pleanála teanga ina measc, agus cad atá á dhéanamh faoin éileamh atá acu; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [10073/25]
625. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline available funding streams from her Department to support recreational activities and social spaces for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9649/25]
462. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of HAS1 and HAS2 applications received in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; the number of each that have been processed to date; the average length of time it is taking to process HAS1 applications, in tabular form, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9063/25]
439. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends on expanding eligibility to current septic tank grant schemes, or to design a new grant scheme, to support homeowners with the cost of updating their septic tank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9225/25]
220. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date the principal officer with responsibility for the inland fisheries division/unit of his Department was appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/25]
208. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 18 February 2025, if he will comment on the particular wind turbine affected in this case (details supplied). [9197/25]
167. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if coaches fitted with toilets will be considered for longer rural bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/25]
99. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the BusConnects Galway bus network redesign; and the timeline for the implementation of the project. [9474/25]
372. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she plans to implement a regulatory framework that limits the acquisition and administration of dermal fillers to qualified doctors and dentists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8682/25]
955. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a circular has issued from her Department or from the HSE in the past 12 months regarding discretionary medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8025/25]
903. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to examine the case affecting dental care for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7618/25]
902. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant shortage of GPs in rural Kilkenny; the options available to a person (details supplied) who is unable to find a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7617/25]
536. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to people with a disability who receive the HAP service, the rationale for setting the allowance at 20% below the poverty rate, with a further deduction taken as a fair pay your way contribution to the housing system; and whether the Minister has any plans to change the 20% rate."
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514. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes in Galway city and county that had chimneys removed by the council during the course of renovations and retrofits in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/25]
307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was raised from the 9% rate of VAT on newspapers in 2022, before this was reduced to 0% in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7446/25]
230. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of funding his Department, and bodies under the aegis of his Department, provided to an institution (details supplied) in the each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7447/25]
166. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on her plans for section 39 workers; if she will commit to the WRC ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5063/25]
116. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on her plans to address the proposed strike action of section 39 workers, employed by bodies under the aegis of her Department. [7539/25]
271. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time that accommodation in a hotel or bed and breakfast will be covered under the humanitarian assistance scheme for people whose homes were destroyed by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/25]
235. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the lack of funding in Galway City Council for extensions on council properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/25]
144. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the wage subsidy scheme is restricted to employees that have been employed for less than 12 months; the supports available for longer-term workers who have recently become disabled in such a way that their productivity may be reduced, but wish to remain in their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6739/25]
107. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil teoireann ann ar an méid gur féidir le duine tuilleadh faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [6457/25]
873. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a contractor has been appointed for the building of Inis Oírr pier; the current timeline for its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/25]
836. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received each year since 2020; the number of medical cards total issued each year since 2020; the number of discretionary medical cards issued in each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6388/25]
688. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health what supports are available for those in need of home kidney dialysis wishing to purchase a generator, and who are in receipt of a disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5486/25]
636. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the Government’s specific plan going forward regarding justice for mother and baby home survivors; if there will be any change to the redress scheme; if there will be any action taken to hold individuals and institutions responsible for past abuse; and the steps that will be taken to properly investigate the more than 1,000 children missing from Sean Ross Abbey and other institutions. [5618/25]
635. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to the Programme for Government commitment on page 65, “Recognizing and Learning from Our Past”, where the Government commits to continuing to deliver the action plan for mother and baby home survivors and building the National Centre for Research and Remembrance, if he will clarify what, if anything, is new in these commitments, given that these initiatives were already announced in November 2021; and if these are just a continuation of previous policies, or if there are concrete new actions being introduced. [5617/25]
634. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures the Government proposes to take to address all the children who were boarded out and are also excluded from the redress scheme; the steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Catholic Church is held financially and morally accountable for the suffering caused in these institutions; and if the Government will force the Catholic Church to contribute financially to any reparations rather than leaving the burden solely on the taxpayer. [5616/25]
633. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason certain children are excluded from the scheme (details supplied); who made the decision that a child who was in an institution before its classification changed would no longer qualify for redress; the justification the Government has for excluding children who suffered in these homes simply because of a technical reclassification; and if the Government will review this exclusion and provide redress for the survivors. [5615/25]
632. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a copy of the survey report which found anomalies in the grounds at Sean Ross Abbey; who decided that these findings were not enough to warrant an excavation; the basis for that decision; the alternative action, if any, being taken to account for the over 1,000 missing children from Sean Ross Abbey; if the Government will commit to a full excavation to determine what happened to these children and provide closure to their families; and if the Government refuses to excavate, to outline the alternative justice measures it proposes. [5614/25]