352. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when employees of a section 39 company (details supplied) which tendered for homecare work will receive an increase in their standard hourly rate of payment which also takes into account auto enrolment, increases in sick pay, licencing costs, insurance costs and inflation, having regard to a recent Workplace Relations Commission decision on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26012/24]
210. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the marine protected areas Bill will be published; the reasons for the delay in publishing this promised legislation; the parts of the Bill which are considered problematic from a technical and legal point of view; if these problems are likely to be resolved in the near future; if he would like for the Committee stage of the Bill to be taken before the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26233/24]
139. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she considers it best practice for post-primary schools to provide for feeder primary schools in their admissions policies to ensure that pupils can obtain a secondary school place locally; if her Department has a role to play in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25916/24]
107. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend current legislation as a matter of urgency to ensure that a victim of a serious assault has the right to information about the release date of their convicted attacker in circumstances where the attacker is being detained in the Central Mental Hospital for a different crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25647/24]
631. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs associated with preforming the tasks carried out on behalf of his Department by Better Start and the city/county childcare committees, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24968/24]
630. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the tasks performed by Better Start and the city/county childcare committees on behalf of his Department’s early years division, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24967/24]
629. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the administration cost for the provision of Better Start and the administration cost of city/county childcare committees; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24966/24]
628. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years services who have completed their Better Start QDS, by geographical area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/24]
627. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals into the Better Start Quality Development Service from city/county childcare committees, by CCC area, Tusla and self-referrals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24964/24]
626. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of providing continuous professional development under quality training from Better Start, in particular Hanen, Lámh, SPEL and Aistear and Play, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24963/24]
625. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years educators who have completed continuous professional development under quality training from Better Start, in particular Hanen, Lámh, SPEL and Aistear and Play; the annual cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24962/24]
624. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of providing continuous professional development under quality training from city/county childcare committees; in particular diversity, equality and inclusion training, the Always Children First training and the Introduction to Aistear, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24961/24]
623. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years educators who have completed continuous professional development under quality training from city/county childcare committees; in particular diversity, equality and inclusion training, the Always Children First training and the Introduction to Aistear, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24960/24]
291. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will facilitate employees of education and training boards who may be eligible to claim professional added years, to calculate their retirement pay in advance of actually making a formal application, in order to enable them make an informed decision as to whether or not to actually apply for retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24929/24]
47. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the current diplomatic relationship between Ireland and Western Sahara, and between Ireland and the Polisario Front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24909/24]
165. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if it is her policy to have a choice of primary school places available in each school planning area by providing non-religious and multi-denominational schools, mixed and single-sex schools, and different patronage types; if she will examine a particular school planning area (details supplied) to establish if enough choice is available to parents for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24454/24]
179. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will work for the strongest possible transposition into Irish law of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages, with a view to encouraging and supporting collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23529/24]
120. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the implementation of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform measures within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23061/24]
100. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether mediation can address a broader range of issues than those currently considered in the Injuries Resolution Board’s assessment service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23062/24]
109. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the backlog of cases at the social welfare appeals office where appellants are being told that this office is currently working through submissions received from mid-February 2024; if she will take appropriate measures including staff changes to alleviate this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23088/24]
384. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the payments made to an applicant seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22512/24]
113. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the stability programme update 2024 he published in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/24]
103. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his plans for a substantial income tax package in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/24]
36. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the Be Summer-Ready 2024 public safety information campaign he recently launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22036/24]
14. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to enhance the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/24]
429. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the number of people convicted of sex offences involving minors in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, by county, in tabular form; the number of those convicted who received a fully suspended sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21240/24]
63. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the terms of reference for the UK Omagh bombing inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20772/24]
60. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings in 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/24]
588. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19320/24]
587. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education to ensure that use of publicly funded school buildings is considered and maximised with respect to provision of pre-school, sibling hour and afterschool facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/24]
525. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if effective restrictions can be imposed on those accused or convicted of sex crimes involving children when they are on bail or when they have received a suspended sentence; if she is aware that confining a person to postcode districts means they can still live within ten minuets of their victims; if convicted offenders can be restricted to being within a ten mile radius of their victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19348/24]
524. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce minimum sentencing laws for sex crimes involving children; if she will reform existing legislation in order that a defendant who has not previously been convicted of an offence cannot have this taken into consideration when sentencing for sex crimes involving children and so that a guilty plea not be considered a mitigating factor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19347/24]
343. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education to clarify the obligation of patron bodies of national schools to have in place formal complaints procedures for parents to formally complain about the performance of boards of management acting under their patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19326/24]
342. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the oversight mechanisms that are in place by which parents can hold board of managements to account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19325/24]
341. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if the governance manual for primary schools 2023-2027 in anyway prohibits the use of primary schools for sibling hour and/or afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19324/24]
340. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education her Department’s views on whether the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours prohibits the provision of sibling hour and afterschool facilities in a school building, as per the decision of the board of management at the school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/24]
247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow householders to withdraw money from their personal pension funds in order to carry out retrofitting and insulation works to their homes without having to incur a tax obligation; if he will consult with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19408/24]
218. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that CIÉ immediately complies with its legal obligations to appoint CIÉ board nominated members to the statutory CIÉ 1951 pension scheme committee pursuant to rule 12 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19407/24]
217. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport his considered response to the recent High Court judgment in respect of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; if he will take the necessary steps to ensure the benefits for the active members of the 1951 scheme are protected; if he will approve an increase for these pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/24]
568. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla early learning and care registered services that have selected to engage with each of the quality support agencies as identified in the Core Funding Quality Action Plan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17958/24]
567. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annual cost of providing the Better Start/Pobal quality development service, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17957/24]
566. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individual Tusla registered early learning and care services that have participated with the Better Start/Pobal quality development service more than once, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17956/24]