258. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the names of any advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; the annual salary they are being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4123/23]
203. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the names of any advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; the annual salary they are being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4134/23]
178. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the names of any advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; the annual salary they are being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4122/23]
146. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names of any advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; the annual salary they are being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4121/23]
143. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the names of any advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; and the annual salary they are being paid. [4132/23]
431. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider expanding sponsor referrals to the national childcare scheme to include all children with developmental needs, even if they had been enrolled in a childcare programme previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2845/23]
390. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending the cost-of-living €500 lump sum payment included in budget 2023 to those on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2831/23]
333. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise the fact Israeli forces killed more Palestinians in the West Bank in 2022 than in any other year since 2005 at the EU or UN level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/23]
332. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the newly elected Israeli Government and some of the inflammatory language it has used with regard to women, members of the LGBTQ community, as well as other marginalised groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3041/23]
300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if prospective applicants for Croí Cónaithe funding can seek additional advice about their specific circumstance and application prior to submitting the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2946/23]
299. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful and total applications for the vacant property refurbishment grant through the Croí Cónaithe fund, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2945/23]
294. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the number of applications for social housing support, such that local authorities are not able to access all applications within the 12-week deadline; if there are any other options for those applicants who may be in vulnerable and precarious housing situations to get support while they wait for their application to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/23]
286. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on DEIS Gaeltacht scholarships for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3338/23]
156. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the review of section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2822/23]
133. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible to set credit allocation quotas for Irish banks (with a majority State ownership) requiring a certain percentage of their lending to go to green investment activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3136/23]
160. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report of the Review of Ireland’s Statutory Framework for Standards in Public Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2277/23]
153. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail his plans to reform ethics legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2278/23]
139. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the powers granted to the Standards in Public Office Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2279/23]
112. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will take to ensure fewer cost overruns in major public works contracts going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/23]
108. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase construction sector capacity in order to better deliver on the targets of the national development plan. [63832/22]
106. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for reforming public procurement legislation to allow the procurement system to be used in a more strategic way. [63831/22]
28. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the schemes available for rural roads that flood regularly and become impassable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2353/23]
1360. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63929/22]
1359. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry for the drug sodium valproate; when he intends it to be established; the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63928/22]
1226. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the method used to decide the discretionary medical card applications that are assessed before others; if applications for patients with conditions that require intensive and immediate treatment, such as cancer, are being prioritised by the primary care reimbursement service; and, if not, if they could be in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63481/22]
1223. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the avenues that are available to qualified non-EEA citizens to apply for roles in the HSE in order to apply for a critical skills work permit; if non-EEA applicants can contact the HSE for extra support and advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63473/22]
1173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the date by which workers employed by organisations (details supplied) will be paid the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63219/22]
860. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the flexibility for casual work which is available to jobseekers applying for jobseeker’s benefit is not also made available to jobseekers who are applying for jobseeker's benefit self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63630/22]
753. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the percentage of parents who must seek a change in patronage of a school in order for it to be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1310/23]
465. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Inland Fisheries Ireland statutory body has a legal exemption or derogation from ARC 02 when stocking Atlantic salmon smolts in Lough Corrib SAC from 2010 to date given that no ministerial consents under ARC 02 (Activities Requiring Consent - stocking or re-stocking with fish) were issued by his Department from 2010 to date for the stocking of salmon parr, salmon smolts and brown trout fry in Lough Corrib SAC, the Maumturk Mountains SAC and the Connemara Bog Complex SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63264/22]
441. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an féidir léi an sceideal a luaigh sí sa fhreagra do Cheist Pharlaiminteach Uimh. 17 an 17 Samhain 2022 a fhoilsiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [63974/22]
418. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person (details supplied) has received the correct restorations to their public sector pension since their commencement of the pension in October 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1739/23]
400. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that SDG budgeting has been incorporated into Ireland’s performance budgeting framework; the way that he intends to build on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63953/22]
308. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 8 September 2022, if he will provide an update on in-person Revenue Commissioners services in Limerick, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63294/22]
203. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) can reschedule their driving test, given they missed their test date through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63975/22]
155. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if the publication of the all-island rail review is delayed indefinitely until an executive is formed in Northern Ireland; if he will reconsider his position that the results of the rail review should inform Ireland's TEN-T network given the delay in the publication of the review; if there will be sufficient time to request that the European Union restores the Western Rail Corridor to the final TEN-T network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63293/22]
414. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that is available for community groups for electric buses for rural communities. [62838/22]
323. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has given consideration to re-establishing an offshore island specific local action group for the LEADER programme in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62622/22]
690. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland that have been taken since the publication of the review; the number of measures that relate to restricted breeds; if this includes the control of presa canario dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61788/22]
679. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify if EU financial subsidies for Irish fishermen are aligned to the periods that fish are spawning each year in waters around our coast as well as for periods of bad weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62148/22]
205. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he is concerned at the increase in charges by private bus operators (details supplied) which commuters rely on in the west of Ireland as they are unable to pay for rental accommodation in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61714/22]
243. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of ministerial consents that have been issued by his Department under ARC 02, activities requiring consent – stocking or re-stocking with fish, for the stocking of salmon parr, salmon smolts and brown trout fry in the Lough Corrib special area of conservation, SAC, the Maumturk mountains SAC and the Connemara bog complex SAC since 2010. [61557/22]
736. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers and civil servants under her Department whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60773/22]
724. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers and civil servants under his Department whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60774/22]
650. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers and civil servants under his Department whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60733/22]
482. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers and civil servants under her Department whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60772/22]
476. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of paper and digital visa applications of each type that have been received to date in 2022, by month in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60706/22]