728. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice how many joint family visa applications have been finalised in each week to date in 2024 in the Dublin visa office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44330/24]
397. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the policy of her Department regarding the provision of physical education in post-primary schools; her views on the opening up of school buildings after school hours for the provision of sport and fitness sessions, particularly in areas of disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44314/24]
36. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department is taking the lead on the future national Maritime Security Strategy. [42023/24]
117. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that plans for a permanent school building in respect of a school (details supplied) are at the stage ‘architectural planning stage 3 – tender action and award’; if she is aware that the school authorities are of the opinion that this project is actually at stage 2A; if this school building project can proceed without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41689/24]
462. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that have been received for international protection from Palestinians in 2023 and to date in 2024; if their applications will be dealt with quickly and sympathetically given the appalling conditions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41541/24]
147. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce individual savings accounts, similar to those in the United Kingdom, as a new savings vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40760/24]
50. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his engagement with the United Kingdom government in relation to its commitment to repeal and replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40309/24]
16. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his attendance at the British Irish Association Conference in September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40308/24]
210. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will consult with the State Examinations Commission with a view to introducing extra time for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40156/24]
154. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will raise the 20-year-old cap on statutory redundancy payments in order to synchronise them with current wage levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39924/24]
128. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to ending the annual seasonal time change that happens every March and October; the position of the EU in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39463/24]
588. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is aware of reports of an increasing number of XL bully dogs being abandoned across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38022/24]
345. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that information regarding the processing times for decisions in respect of join family visa applications has not been updated in four months on her Department's website page concerning processing times and decisions in the Dublin office; the reason these applications have the slowest turnaround times; if she is aware that these applicants can wait up to 15 months for an initial decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38936/24]
213. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education when a permanent school building will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38957/24]
22. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of reports that Garda recruits were not vetted in time for them to enter Templemore in the most recent intake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38095/24]
16. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has put in place plans to prevent an encampment developing outside Mount Street international protection office in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38094/24]
301. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider reducing the fee of €950 for those who are applying for naturalisation through marriage who have been living in the State for ten years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38002/24]
104. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes prevented from bulk sale in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36893/24]
73. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36892/24]
290. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the role played by her Department and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) with regard to the textbooks used for social, personal and health education at junior cycle; if they approved a book (details supplied) which included a section entitled ‘all different, all equal’ for this year, and its depiction of the traditional Irish family; if a named company had total discretion concerning the content of this book, without reference to her Department and the NCCA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36247/24]
264. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the additional time and resources school managements in post-primary schools must give during the school holidays for the roll-out of free schoolbooks to junior cycle students; if further assistance can be given to these schools for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36017/24]
263. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available to post-primary schools for the purchase of electronic pouch-type systems having regard to the proposed smart phone ban in these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36016/24]
150. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail’s DART+ Coastal North Project will be revised, given that Clongriffin DART station could be utilised instead to provide for additional trains going north, on the grounds that it has three lines of tracks available and is a smaller and more secure station for changeovers than the station at Howth Junction; if research has been carried out in respect of this option; if using a smaller station would reduce costs for this project while allowing for the continuation of a direct service from the city centre to Howth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36534/24]
41. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will liaise with the Minister for Justice to resolve a problem whereby laminated certificates of naturalisation issued by the citizenship division are not acceptable in the Passport Office in connection with passport applications; if he will review an application for a passport (details supplied) in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/24]
1672. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated for delivery of an adult ADHD service in Dublin north city and county; if his attention has been drawn to the fact Community Healthcare Organisation Dublin North City and County mental health services has not received resources for delivery of an adult ADHD service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34219/24]
628. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction a building extension project for the accommodation of ASD classes in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35137/24]
527. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if it is public policy to provide enough non-denominational primary school places in school planning areas; the obligations of schools to enrol these pupils and allow them to opt out of the religious curriculum in circumstances where no other school place is available; the position in this regard for the Drumcondra, Marino, Dublin 1 school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34218/24]
62. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he proposes to take regarding reports that Irish-trained Libyan militia were found at a secret military camp in South Africa; if he is concerned about the human rights situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35473/24]
2072. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the salary scale can be extended by the addition of one further scale point and the award of a long service increment in respect of clinical nurse and midwife specialists, as was recommended by the expert body on nursery and midwifery for clinical nurse managers; if he will engage with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31384/24]
57. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions being taken to strengthen the Irish-owned exporting sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/24]
50. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the national implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. [30032/24]
63. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will permit the fresh start principle to be applied to the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30112/24]
791. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his Department will expand the RSV vaccine roll-out to include all babies aged under six months by September 2024 in line with NIAC recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29876/24]
115. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28425/24]
75. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking that the future evolution of cash infrastructure in the State will be managed in a fair, orderly, transparent, and equitable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/24]
42. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with his UK counterpart regarding the condition of Lough Neagh; if this issue can be raised at the North-South Ministerial Council and the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; if the problem can also be examined in the context of the shared island initiative; if the Government will offer practical assistance to clean up this major natural resource and amenity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28433/24]
1. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the informal meeting of the European Council on 17 June 2024. [26828/24]
119. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will advocate for the inclusion of gender apartheid in the proposed United Nations treaty to codify crimes against humanity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28297/24]
68. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to enable the Defence Forces to retain some of their most highly trained and experienced personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28136/24]
63. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any changes are planned in relation Defence Forces regulations and sanctions applying in the event of a serving member being convicted of a criminal offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28135/24]
31. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how he is promoting North South cooperation and engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27579/24]
28. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the further engagement he has had with the UK government for the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27580/24]
247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to review the local authority constituency boundaries; the factors to be taken into account when considering this issue; when this review might commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27204/24]
150. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of the changes to public service pensions introduced for pre-1995 public servants; the number of public servants affected by these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27124/24]
107. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give details of the recent changes announced regarding the social welfare benefits for Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection; when the change in respect of the €38.50 payment will commence; if claimants living in State-provided hotel accommodation will still have to pay €70 per week per adult for food after their benefits have been reduced; if the €70 payment is reduced or scrapped, if it will also be reduced for those residents who are working or does this only apply to those receiving some form of State aid; how the new benefit scheme will affect single mothers, pensioners and people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26374/24]