Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2025
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2025
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
1029. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider establishing an office of national student ombudsman to deal with complaints about and investigations into student safety at universities, including gender-based violence, and procedures to address misconduct and academic staffing levels, similar to that which exists in Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39337/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
730. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the total combined overtime monies paid to Gardaí, broken down by county, and by rank, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39339/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
729. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of female Gardaí currently in the force, broken down by county, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39338/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
341. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance to outline the plans he has to offer tax incentives for developers to build affordable rentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
308. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to introduce AI-powered cameras, designed to catch drivers speeding or committing other offenses, like they have in the UK and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
151. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is looking into mechanisms, including tax relief, to further incentivise the purchase and renovation of vacant homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39054/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
149. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if any measures are being taken to unlock the significant amount of capital held on deposit accounts in Ireland to support housing and critical infrastructure delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39055/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
129. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the 2025 town and village renewal scheme; the number of applications received; and when recipients of the grants will be announced. [38065/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
88. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme; the cumulative funding provided under the scheme since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38066/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
48. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his discussions with his EU counterparts on the EU-Israel association agreement. [38053/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
26. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next EU Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
44. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider a pilot programme to fund the development and operation of State run one-stop-shop youth spaces in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Protection, with a focus on wrap-around supports for young people, such as mental and sexual health, employment, training, and so on. [38001/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
917. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on progress in relation to the Kilkenny College of Further Education and Training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37280/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
862. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she has raised, or will raise urgently, the issue of mandatory folic acid fortification of UK flour with the European Commission or relevant EU working groups, with a view to coordinated guidance or flexibilities for member states reliant on UK flour imports. [37724/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
861. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently engage with food manufacturers, bakeries, and retailers to assess the impact of folic acid-fortified UK flour entering the Irish market from October 2025; and whether she will consider emergency support measures, given the extremely limited time now available for labelling compliance and packaging changes under EU Regulation 1169/2011 given that food manufacturers, bakeries, and retailers in Northern Ireland have some provisions from the competent authority for food labelling in Northern Ireland ? [37723/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
860. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned by the absence of public guidance from the FSAI regarding the impact of UK folic acid flour fortification from October 2025, despite this change being just three months away; and whether she will instruct the authority to immediately engage with industry to mitigate packaging and labelling compliance risks considering Northern Irish food producers have such mitigation measures provided for identical packaging and labelling regulation? [37722/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
784. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, per county, of number of GPs (or WTE) there are for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37282/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
783. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date progress report on the new primary care centre in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37269/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
630. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to encourage greater female participation in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37277/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
629. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous Parliamentary Questions, to provide an update into the introduction of a national Garda vetting card to streamline the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37276/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
628. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí eligible to retire in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37275/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
627. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Gardaí added to the force in County Kilkenny in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Gardaí that have left the force in each of the specified years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37274/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
626. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Gardaí added to the force in County Carlow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Gardaí who have left the force in each of the years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
563. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families in Kilkenny and Carlow currently availing of the free school meals scheme; the annual cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37279/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
515. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time to get a decision from An Bord Pleanála in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the single longest time an application had to wait for approval in each of the years; his views on whether these delays are acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
514. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when new rural planning guidelines will be published for Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37271/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
513. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he plans to take in relation to the transfer of lands from commercial State bodies to expedite the development of suitable sites in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37270/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
471. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding that was allocated to the Camogie Association, LGFA and the GAA in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of players currently registered in all codes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37281/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
400. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of families in Kilkenny and Carlow that currently avail of the free schoolbooks scheme; the annual cost of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37278/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
341. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on HSE panel for recruitment for home care support in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36876/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
340. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on HSE panel for recruitment for home care support in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36875/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
339. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and recruitment agency by the HSE for the provision of home care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36874/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
153. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection if the back-to-school allowance will be payable to every child in care without being means tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36547/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
126. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the major international sports events policy and strategy framework; the major sporting events being targeted for Ireland over the coming five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36315/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
125. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out across County Carlow; the number of houses that have benefitted from the installation of fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36314/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
124. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out across County Kilkenny; the number of houses that have benefitted from the installation of fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36313/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
123. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he is taking to support the development of arts and cultural facilities in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36305/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
122. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he is taking to support the development of arts and cultural facilities in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36304/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
121. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider making an application for a future stage of the Tour de France to be held in Ireland, potentially in 2028 to mark the 30th anniversary of its only ever time to be held in this country; if he will prioritise the south east, in particular Carlow and Kilkenny, as part of the route selection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36303/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
120. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the details of the next round of the sports capital grant fund will be announced; the amount of funding expected to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36302/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
811. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans in place to extend-replace the temporary special scheme for HSE staff unfit for work due to long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35937/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
793. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the redress for families in circumstances in which parents of children have been informed by CHI that their child or children have been operated on unnecessarily; the next steps in the review of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35748/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
461. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the cases of persons (details supplied) regarding their application for housing aid for older people grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35496/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
313. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline protections in place for consumers regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35528/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
95. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the availability of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35848/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
71. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the operation of the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2025
186. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the Programme for Government commitment to work with all sporting organisations to promote a ‘one club’ ethos, encompassing male and female participants and promoting equality of access to sporting facilities. [34820/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2025
166. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department is taking to increase female participation in sport at grassroots level. [34819/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2025
102. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed upgrade to the health centre in Freshford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34437/25]