223. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance how long the Government expects to be in a position to maintain some level of cost-of-living supports; to what level he envisages inflation rates would need to be reduced to before these supports will no longer be necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11666/23]
59. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the plans of his Department with regard to new taxation policies to stem the exodus of private landlords from the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/23]
291. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the Waterford and Southeast Caredoc service (details supplied) in view of communications regarding delayed access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10649/23]
252. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm which portion of the Natural History Museum is closing for renovations; the length of time it will be closed for; if the exhibits will be moved to another building for public viewing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9559/23]
251. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it is true that a complete shutdown is being proposed for the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History in order to carry out building conservation works; if so, if she will detail the timelines involved; the contingencies being made to possibly keep parts of the museum open while works are ongoing; if a plan is being developed for the movement of artifacts to a new temporary location if the closure is to extend into a period of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9537/23]
238. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will confirm which portion of the Natural History Museum is closing for renovations; the length of time it will be closed for; if the exhibits will be moved to another building for public viewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9558/23]
69. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to significantly expand and incentivise the construction of student accommodation in Waterford, given the designation of Waterford as a university city and that no additional student accommodation in Waterford was targeted over the eight years of the national student accommodation strategy 2016-24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60073/22]
353. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the backlog of paper application passports and timelines to resolving the ongoing application delays in processing same. [4794/23]
66. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the ongoing discussions regarding possible changes to the Brexit protocol that can assist the movement of goods between the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. [4793/23]
167. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the status of the capital build programme to deliver a new disability centre in Waterford in conjunction with a charity (details supplied); the timeline for the project; the capital approvals sought and approved to date; the expected timeline to build and deliver the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3457/23]
1904. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will direct her Department to investigate registration issues in respect of a specific dog breeding establishment (details supplied) to ascertain whether unlicensed activity is being undertaken at same; the sanctions and enforcement her Department may be considering in respect of the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63786/22]
1804. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences that have been issued during the term of the Government; the number of afforestation licences currently in the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63822/22]
1289. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in Waterford city and county which have ceased providing medical card services in the past three years; the medical card dental services that are currently available to medical card users; the provision in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63661/22]
1288. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in Waterford city and county which have ceased providing medical card services to persons with disabilities in the past three years; the medical card dental services that are currently available to adult persons with disabilities; the provision in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63660/22]
1287. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the provisions his Department is taking to secure dental services for medical card holders; the services available to patients who cannot find a local dentist to avail of the dental treatment services scheme; when the current DTSS will be replaced with a fit-for-purpose scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63659/22]
1079. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new applications for asylum status from Georgian and Albanian migrants in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63603/22]
1078. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the protocols that apply to Albanian and Georgian citizens who register for refugee protection in Ireland understanding that no conflicts are presently ongoing in those countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63602/22]
1077. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the communication activities and the form in which his Department engaged in 2022 that specifically targeted Albanian and Georgian nationals to draw their attention to the Irish asylum programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63601/22]
571. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed listing from each local authority of the number of site inspections carried out in quarries within each local authority area that are providing aggregate for concrete block production for the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1906/23]
570. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 5 July 2022, if he will provide a dated record from each local authority nationwide of the number of product inspections done of concrete block, to include chemical and composition analysis to identify both the aggregate mix and the concentration of cement concentration in blocks analysed as part of such tests over the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1905/23]
315. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the total number of determinations arrived each year at by the Tax Appeals Commission for the years 2020 to 2022; the detail of the findings arrived at for each case as to whether they found in favour of or against the taxpayer concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63662/22]
16. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if occupiers' liability insurance legislation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas before the end of 2022. [53879/22]
293. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the activity that is being considered by his Department and the local authority to target vacant buildings in terms of providing additional student accommodation places in Waterford city given the student accommodation deficit in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60074/22]
283. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the activities that his Department has engaged in to deliver additional accommodation opportunities for those recently migrating to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60117/22]
236. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status that should apply to a castle structure (details supplied) which forms part of a private landholding; the State funding that is available without requiring private contributions to provide refurbishment works to protect the existing structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60118/22]
235. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to address the significant delay issues in terms of house building companies securing engagement and agreement from Irish Water in domestic water supply and wastewater connection agreements which is delaying approved planning developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60116/22]
234. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the investigations or steps he is taking to consider the pricing differences between the cost of building materials in Europe and in the United Kingdom as opposed to those pertaining in Ireland at present (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60115/22]
758. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date he expects to publish his forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58729/22]
757. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overhead and margin percentage used by the forest service of his Department in the afforestation grant rates for the next forestry programme, as recently published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58728/22]
409. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that persons on disability benefit were excluded from receiving the once-off payment of €500 cost-of-living measure announced in budget 2023; if she will consider including them in this payment; the other benefits that recipients were excluded from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58946/22]
620. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the number of ecologists involved in processing the 11 afforestation licences on week four of October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56599/22]
619. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the actual output versus the phased projected monthly plan for licence and scheme approvals in his Department's plan for October 2022 for Coillte felling, private felling, roads, afforestation, Ash dieback RUS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56598/22]
278. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the range and scope of the proposed review of the salary scales and remuneration on offer to PhDs (details supplied); the proposed timing of when such a review might report; his views on what is adequate remuneration for PhD students and post-doctoral research and working in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55981/22]
277. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the increases in budget 2022 in relation to PhD remuneration will come to pass; when PhDs can expect to see this remuneration increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55980/22]
276. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of remuneration increase proposed to PhDs during this academic year and in the years to follow 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55979/22]
161. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the additional energy rebates or energy tax considerations that the Government is considering to apply to the SME sector in order to retain jobs and businesses over the coming six months given the significant energy cost difficulties facing many SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53736/22]
947. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason that the Government has not called for the extension of Medical Device Directive certificates until the notified body capacity is resolved, to maintain patient access to vital medtech that are already safely in use in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54332/22]
831. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of medical students currently enrolled in the six medical schools in Ireland for the most recent five-year period, segmented to clearly outline the number of Irish students only and to clearly delineate by gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55602/22]
393. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will agree to review the guidelines preventing those tenants living in part V properties from purchasing their homes under the local government tenant purchase schemes; his views on whether tenants who are living in these properties over ten years should be afforded the opportunity to buy their homes regardless of the original specified class of house they reside in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54919/22]
298. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55596/22]
272. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the veracity that exists to anecdotal claims made statements by members of the public that suggest up to 40% of asylum seekers destroy or refuse to hand over their passports to passport control on arrival in Ireland; the exact protocol for qualifying and identifying genuine refugees and asylum seekers on presentation into Ireland; if Ireland is seeing deliberate and intended migration from the UK through Northern Ireland ports of persons travelling who are presenting here for refugee and asylum status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54037/22]
41. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location in which medium-sized SMEs can access additional grants to offset energy bills that far exceed the €10,000 monthly grant. [53881/22]
38. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if assurances will be given that his Departmental officials will engage in the setting up of the southeast economic forum similar to the western development commission. [53880/22]
25. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any plans to consider sector-specific additional support in view of the continuing energy price inflation for the SME sector. [53878/22]
4. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any expanded scope that is being offered to Enterprise Ireland to provide financial support to indigenous industries that are facing energy cost increases that are more than twice the Government's €10,000 per month support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53737/22]