217. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the maximum amount of water, without increasing the risk of flooding, has been released through Ardnacrusha and Parteen weirs to date in 2022. [56743/22]
216. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020. [56742/22]
678. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if any staff have been re-assigned to deal with the backlog in applications for the exceptional needs’ payment. [55013/22]
677. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected waiting time for an appointment with the Money Advice and Budgeting Service per centre in tabular form. [55012/22]
676. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection when the review of child maintenance arrangements will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55004/22]
675. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the consultation process under the review of child maintenance arrangements launched by her Department on 11 February 2021. [55003/22]
640. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing school meals to every primary school by county in tabular form. [54349/22]
586. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary school children per county who are still awaiting a place on the school transport scheme in tabular form. [55006/22]
585. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children per county who are still awaiting a place on the school transport scheme in tabular form. [55005/22]
488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with PDFORRA and RACO regarding their efforts to seek clarification on the mandatory retirement age in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/22]
487. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with Department officials and Defence Force personnel regarding the 325 personnel who purchased their discharge from the defence forces to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54720/22]
486. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the situation in the Defence Forces where at the rank of sergeant, there are over 400 vacancies from an establishment of 1,330; the steps that he is taking to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54719/22]
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the mandatory retirement age of 55 years for senior non-commissioned officers across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54718/22]
484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the mandatory retirement age of 50 years for those at the rank of sergeant across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54717/22]
474. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if any study has been conducted or report prepared as to the suitability of Connolly Barracks, Longford, as a location for the provision of temporary accommodation to those fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54351/22]
473. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if any study has been conducted or report prepared as to the suitability of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, as a location for the erection of portacabins to provide accommodation to those fleeing the war in Ukraine, given that many of the community groups operating from Columb Barracks have no access to water or sewage services. [54350/22]
332. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any consideration will be given to removing the broadcasting levy paid by independent radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54348/22]
311. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide an expected date for publication of measures agreed regarding the requests from Department of Defence for extensions on the mandatory retirement age at current pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/22]
136. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which the electricity credit, as part of the Government’s cost-of-living measures, can be applied for tenants who purchase their prepaid meter top-up cards directly from their landlord. [55362/22]
71. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of successful applicants to the Climate Action Fund in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47028/22]
66. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a comprehensive update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan. [47027/22]
307. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will make a commitment that the pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will be paid to all those entitled to receive it by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54080/22]
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which indicates a 7% increase in 2021 on the numbers contacting centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54078/22]
193. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that his Department is making to restore the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54077/22]
171. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to reduce the waiting times at NCT test centres throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54079/22]
111. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement that she has had with Department of Transport on the lack of rural transport as a consequence of private bus operators curtailing their services. [53873/22]
50. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department engage with local authorities regarding the development of digital hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/22]
9. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with local enterprise offices on their funding allocation in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53876/22]
748. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement that he and his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding winter finishing and the impact that the rise in feeding costs will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52928/22]
657. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the services and or supports that are available to women in hospital following a miscarriage, in relation to pregnancy loss and stillbirth per CHO area; and the referral pathways upon discharge in tabular form. [53249/22]
469. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the application for an exceptional needs payment by a person (details supplied) who is appealing the decision to refuse their application for assistance to cover the fuel costs they are incurring travelling to Beaumont and St. Luke’s Hospitals for treatment. [53251/22]
468. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the qualifying criteria for the fuel allowance in cases in which a person who is in receipt of a qualifying payment will not get fuel allowance if their spouse or partner is in receipt of a social welfare payment that is not one of the qualifying payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53250/22]
342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ethiopia since the Prime Minister’s national security adviser (details supplied) described the relationship between the two countries as at its nadir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52927/22]
341. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the Fuzhou overseas police service station which has opened on Capel Street Dublin, as part of the overseas 110 initiative by the Chinese government to open virtual police outposts around the world; if this virtual police station was registered with the Irish authorities; if any Chinese national living in Ireland has been persuaded through this office to return to China to face criminal charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52926/22]
136. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals for the sanction of those found in breach of unfair trading practices. [53202/22]
127. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount made available to pay school secretaries in respect of the capitation grant scheme from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [52457/22]
126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount made available to pay school caretakers in respect of the capitation grant scheme from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [52456/22]
125. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools and private schools which receive assistance in the form of the capitation grant to provide for secretarial caretaking services from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form; the system used to decide the allocation to each school to allow them to meet the particular needs of their school; the supervision utilised to ensure that persons employed in these roles are appropriately renumerated and have the relevant employment conditions applied in each situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52455/22]
124. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools identified as non-compliant with the provisions of the 2015 Arbitration Agreement in relation to school secretaries and caretakers employed by the schools through the capitation grant scheme from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52454/22]
890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of members of the National Library Service in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [51347/22]
476. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if it is the intention of her Department to fund the position of behavioural analyst for a school (details supplied) after June 2023 when the current contract is due to expire; and the amendments or considerations that have been given to ensure that the notification date of rolling contracts forward is made to the school at an earlier point in the year to allow for planning by the school. [51959/22]
475. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if it is the intention to increase the grant payment for behavioural support to a school (details supplied) given that this post is not considered a public service post and has not increased in 17 years while school employees such as SNAs and teaching staff are due to receive a 6-7% pay increase in the coming 12 months. [51958/22]
462. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the engagement that she has had with Bus Éireann, private bus operators and school boards of management in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51730/22]
427. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the consideration being given to the residents of counties Longford and Westmeath who await places on school transport, given the additional funding available to the school transport scheme to provide temporary additional capacity. [51346/22]
377. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consular assistance is being provided to Irish citizens in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine; if any Irish citizens in Russia have sought advice from his Department or embassies; and if there are plans to issue advice regarding travel to Russia. [51731/22]
190. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a grant will be provided for the installation of wood pellet stoves in residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51345/22]