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Question· writtenPQ 357asked

357. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 8 May 2025, what constitutes a major emergency or disaster; if there is criteria for such; if any national storm events in the previous five years have been classed as posing significant and imminent threat to human life, property or the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27004/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025

357. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 8 May 2025, what constitutes a major emergency or disaster; if there is criteria for such; if any national storm events in the previous five years have been classed as posing significant and imminent threat to human life, property or the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27004/25]

Question· writtenPQ 28asked

28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to increase participation of members of the Travelling community in third level education, and to foster a more welcoming environment in universities for Travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 2025

28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to increase participation of members of the Travelling community in third level education, and to foster a more welcoming environment in universities for Travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/25]

Question· writtenPQ 665asked

665. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for the local environment, including risk of water contamination as a consequence of reliance on private septic tanks. [23261/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2025

665. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for the local environment, including risk of water contamination as a consequence of reliance on private septic tanks. [23261/25]

Question· writtenPQ 51asked

51. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is a backlog in compliance checks being carried out by the Companies Registration Office; any assessment that the Department has made of the potential reputational risk this poses to Ireland’s standing as a jurisdiction with low corruption, robust corporate oversight, and a secure regulatory environment for doing business internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21293/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2025

51. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is a backlog in compliance checks being carried out by the Companies Registration Office; any assessment that the Department has made of the potential reputational risk this poses to Ireland’s standing as a jurisdiction with low corruption, robust corporate oversight, and a secure regulatory environment for doing business internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21293/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2448asked

2448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding the case of a child; if she will acknowledge that the orthodontist in the North will not deal with the case in the current circumstances and state that this procedure needs to be carried out in a hospital environment; if she will refer this correspondence to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21036/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

2448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding the case of a child; if she will acknowledge that the orthodontist in the North will not deal with the case in the current circumstances and state that this procedure needs to be carried out in a hospital environment; if she will refer this correspondence to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21036/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1340asked

1340. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to report on any instructions given or planned, for the appointment criteria to be considered in the upcoming appointment of new members to the board of the HFA, to ensure that board appointments include candidates that can enable the agency to adapt to the changing global economic environment and its local impacts. [20816/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

1340. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to report on any instructions given or planned, for the appointment criteria to be considered in the upcoming appointment of new members to the board of the HFA, to ensure that board appointments include candidates that can enable the agency to adapt to the changing global economic environment and its local impacts. [20816/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1316asked

1316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered that Dublin Zoo does not provide elephants with the appropriate environment where they could forage foods naturally; the potential this has on their welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20511/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

1316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered that Dublin Zoo does not provide elephants with the appropriate environment where they could forage foods naturally; the potential this has on their welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20511/25]

Question· writtenPQ 788asked

788. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review Circular 80/2024 which prioritises medium to large schools for the opening of new special classes at primary level (details supplied); if small rural schools should be reconsidered as an ideal setting for special classes as they generally have space and provide a suitable environment for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18786/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

788. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review Circular 80/2024 which prioritises medium to large schools for the opening of new special classes at primary level (details supplied); if small rural schools should be reconsidered as an ideal setting for special classes as they generally have space and provide a suitable environment for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18786/25]

Question· writtenPQ 778asked

778. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider introducing measures to monitor school policies that may deter parents of children with special educational needs from enrolling their children; and if she will ensure that all schools foster an inclusive environment that supports diverse educational needs without discrimination. [18737/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

778. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider introducing measures to monitor school policies that may deter parents of children with special educational needs from enrolling their children; and if she will ensure that all schools foster an inclusive environment that supports diverse educational needs without discrimination. [18737/25]

Question· writtenPQ 739asked

739. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline, in light of the changing global economic environment, the criteria he will consider in the upcoming appointment of members to the board of the IDA to ensure that appointees have the necessary skills to enable the agency to adapt to the changing global economic environment. [20851/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

739. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline, in light of the changing global economic environment, the criteria he will consider in the upcoming appointment of members to the board of the IDA to ensure that appointees have the necessary skills to enable the agency to adapt to the changing global economic environment. [20851/25]

Question· writtenPQ 680asked

680. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to report on any instructions given or planned, on the appointment criteria for State boards part of the Public Appointments Service, to ensure that board appointments include candidates that can enable each agency adapt to the changing global economic environment and its local impacts. [20815/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2025

680. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to report on any instructions given or planned, on the appointment criteria for State boards part of the Public Appointments Service, to ensure that board appointments include candidates that can enable each agency adapt to the changing global economic environment and its local impacts. [20815/25]

Question· writtenPQ 216asked

216. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the criteria under which students from a school (details supplied), are eligible to apply as Gaeltacht applicants for teaching courses through the CAO; if there is an official policy or circular governing this situation; and if she will address concerns regarding the apparent exclusion of these students from applying as Gaeltacht applicants despite the school’s status as a Gaeltacht school under the Gaeltacht schools recognition scheme; if the potential for recognition of the school students’ residency in the Gaeltacht for the purpose of CAO applications will be examined given its significant contribution to the local Gaeltacht community and year-round immersion in an Irish-speaking environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16375/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2025

216. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the criteria under which students from a school (details supplied), are eligible to apply as Gaeltacht applicants for teaching courses through the CAO; if there is an official policy or circular governing this situation; and if she will address concerns regarding the apparent exclusion of these students from applying as Gaeltacht applicants despite the school’s status as a Gaeltacht school under the Gaeltacht schools recognition scheme; if the potential for recognition of the school students’ residency in the Gaeltacht for the purpose of CAO applications will be examined given its significant contribution to the local Gaeltacht community and year-round immersion in an Irish-speaking environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16375/25]

Question· writtenPQ 197asked

197. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the means by which the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland protect children from gambling exposure in greyhound stadia, under the new Gambling Regulation Act, 2024; if he will amend the act to ban children from that environment as in other betting venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15858/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2025

197. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the means by which the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland protect children from gambling exposure in greyhound stadia, under the new Gambling Regulation Act, 2024; if he will amend the act to ban children from that environment as in other betting venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15858/25]

Question· writtenPQ 280asked

280. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the resources provided within his Department for the summer camps scheme, which provides Irish language enrichment and acquisition opportunities for young people in the out-of-school environment during the summer; and whether an increase could be provided to support organisations which seek to organise such summer camps through the medium of Irish. [14881/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2025

280. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the resources provided within his Department for the summer camps scheme, which provides Irish language enrichment and acquisition opportunities for young people in the out-of-school environment during the summer; and whether an increase could be provided to support organisations which seek to organise such summer camps through the medium of Irish. [14881/25]

Question· writtenPQ 422asked

422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage lenders and the banks have maintained mortgage rates in the face of an interest rate environment where the ECB has cut rates six times in the past nine months; when the banks will cut their rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11990/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 March 2025

422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage lenders and the banks have maintained mortgage rates in the face of an interest rate environment where the ECB has cut rates six times in the past nine months; when the banks will cut their rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11990/25]

Question· writtenPQ 179asked

179. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the review of research and development tax credits; when it will commence; the steps along the review; his views on whether it is a key instrument in Ireland's competitiveness in an challenging global business environment with many competitors to Ireland on incentives including the UAE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7044/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 February 2025

179. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the review of research and development tax credits; when it will commence; the steps along the review; his views on whether it is a key instrument in Ireland's competitiveness in an challenging global business environment with many competitors to Ireland on incentives including the UAE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7044/25]

Question· writtenPQ 85asked

85. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to strengthening the provisions of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 pertaining the right to request remote working, appreciating the increase in the number of companies insisting that employees return to the office environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6583/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2025

85. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to strengthening the provisions of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 pertaining the right to request remote working, appreciating the increase in the number of companies insisting that employees return to the office environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6583/25]

Question· writtenPQ 596asked

596. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, since 1 January 2020, any HR department in any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department has been party to a non-disclosure agreement with any staff member in relation to issues of bullying, harassment, victimisation, confidential disclosures, data protection concerns, damage to the environment, or any matter of potentially criminal behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2025

596. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, since 1 January 2020, any HR department in any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department has been party to a non-disclosure agreement with any staff member in relation to issues of bullying, harassment, victimisation, confidential disclosures, data protection concerns, damage to the environment, or any matter of potentially criminal behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/25]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount Coillte has paid each year since 2020 on external legal fees contesting appeals made to the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information and Information Commissioner in relation to freedom of information and access to information on the environment regulations requests, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3773/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 2025

203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount Coillte has paid each year since 2020 on external legal fees contesting appeals made to the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information and Information Commissioner in relation to freedom of information and access to information on the environment regulations requests, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3773/25]

Question· writtenPQ 587asked

587. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the statutory register for architectural technologists to give them recognition alongside other sector disciplines, architects, engineers and building surveyors in built environment; the timeline for the register to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

587. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the statutory register for architectural technologists to give them recognition alongside other sector disciplines, architects, engineers and building surveyors in built environment; the timeline for the register to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/25]

Question· writtenPQ 561asked

561. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if she will reconsider the configuration of new two special classes and two classrooms at a school (details supplied) as modular buildings, and revert to the original proposals first discussed two years ago, which were endorsed by the school to include permanent accommodation attached to the main building with roof restoration, as there are design faults in the new plan and it contradicts the school ethos of an inclusive environment for all. [46892/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

561. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if she will reconsider the configuration of new two special classes and two classrooms at a school (details supplied) as modular buildings, and revert to the original proposals first discussed two years ago, which were endorsed by the school to include permanent accommodation attached to the main building with roof restoration, as there are design faults in the new plan and it contradicts the school ethos of an inclusive environment for all. [46892/24]

Question· writtenPQ 912asked

912. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will he publish the environment impact assessment statement for the proposed development at Lissywollen, Athlone, County Westmeath. [44368/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024

912. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will he publish the environment impact assessment statement for the proposed development at Lissywollen, Athlone, County Westmeath. [44368/24]

Question· writtenPQ 616asked

616. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the 12-foot medieval longboat discovered on the bed of the River Boyne, Drogheda in July 2007 and taken for preservation and conservation by the Department of the Environment at that time; the present location and state of preservation of the boat; if the condition of the boat is now in a state of preservation suitable for public display in a suitably controlled environment in Drogheda in view of its unique and special national and international significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45233/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024

616. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the 12-foot medieval longboat discovered on the bed of the River Boyne, Drogheda in July 2007 and taken for preservation and conservation by the Department of the Environment at that time; the present location and state of preservation of the boat; if the condition of the boat is now in a state of preservation suitable for public display in a suitably controlled environment in Drogheda in view of its unique and special national and international significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45233/24]

Question· writtenPQ 143asked

143. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason the OPW has not prepared a national strategy for river drainage and maintenance measures to manage flood risk, and allocate sufficient resources to, and begin, its implementation in conjunction with the local authorities, as recommended in the July 2010 report of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government following the severe floods in winter 2009/2010 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024

143. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason the OPW has not prepared a national strategy for river drainage and maintenance measures to manage flood risk, and allocate sufficient resources to, and begin, its implementation in conjunction with the local authorities, as recommended in the July 2010 report of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government following the severe floods in winter 2009/2010 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/24]

Question· writtenPQ 337asked

337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department can hope to replicate a workplace environment in all areas throughout the country subject to availability of modern technology such as broadband; her future plans for development in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40895/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2024

337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department can hope to replicate a workplace environment in all areas throughout the country subject to availability of modern technology such as broadband; her future plans for development in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40895/24]

Question· writtenPQ 445asked

445. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has reviewed the terms of the wage subsidy scheme; and if she has considered extending its terms to those who are self-employed, as many people with a disability have been forced into self-employment by the difficulties often encountered in accessing paid employment which understands the abilities they can deliver in the workplace given the correct environment. [36330/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2024

445. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has reviewed the terms of the wage subsidy scheme; and if she has considered extending its terms to those who are self-employed, as many people with a disability have been forced into self-employment by the difficulties often encountered in accessing paid employment which understands the abilities they can deliver in the workplace given the correct environment. [36330/24]

Question· writtenPQ 765asked

765. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department has taken to address the bloom of bluegreen algae in Lough Neagh as 400km2 of the lake’s catchment area and tributaries are located in the south; the extent to which his department is working with its counterpart in the North, the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs, to address this issue; what scope is there to address this on an all island basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35596/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 September 2024

765. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department has taken to address the bloom of bluegreen algae in Lough Neagh as 400km2 of the lake’s catchment area and tributaries are located in the south; the extent to which his department is working with its counterpart in the North, the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs, to address this issue; what scope is there to address this on an all island basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35596/24]

Question· writtenPQ 347asked

347. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance to consider abolishing the deemed disposal tax on investment funds and ETFs, which requires individuals to pay capital gains tax on unrealised gains after eight years, regardless of whether the assets are sold; if his attention has been drawn to the financial burden this places on young investors who are just beginning to invest and work towards their financial goals; if he will outline any plans to review this policy to promote long-term investment, boost economic growth, and create a more investor-friendly environment; if the Minister will review the attached correspondence from a recent graduate with a degree in economics and finance from UCD (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34837/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 September 2024

347. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance to consider abolishing the deemed disposal tax on investment funds and ETFs, which requires individuals to pay capital gains tax on unrealised gains after eight years, regardless of whether the assets are sold; if his attention has been drawn to the financial burden this places on young investors who are just beginning to invest and work towards their financial goals; if he will outline any plans to review this policy to promote long-term investment, boost economic growth, and create a more investor-friendly environment; if the Minister will review the attached correspondence from a recent graduate with a degree in economics and finance from UCD (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34837/24]

Question· writtenPQ 2129asked

2129. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the facilities that are available in the University of Limerick for both patients and staff to breastfeed; if there are facilities on site to allow for patients who happen to be breastfeeding a child at home to feed that child in the hospital environment and or express milk in a private setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31701/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2024

2129. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the facilities that are available in the University of Limerick for both patients and staff to breastfeed; if there are facilities on site to allow for patients who happen to be breastfeeding a child at home to feed that child in the hospital environment and or express milk in a private setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31701/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1685asked

1685. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the pigmeat sector is adequately supported in a highly competitive environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32652/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2024

1685. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the pigmeat sector is adequately supported in a highly competitive environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32652/24]

Question· writtenPQ 582asked

582. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 23 May 2024, if the decarbonisation roadmaps for Ireland's manufacturing industry and for Ireland's commercial build environment have now been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33108/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2024

582. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 23 May 2024, if the decarbonisation roadmaps for Ireland's manufacturing industry and for Ireland's commercial build environment have now been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33108/24]

Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is adjusting the strategy to increase Ireland’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment in a quickly changing geopolitical environment, which increasingly sees Ireland in competition with larger EU member states better equipped to provide large financial incentives to new investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28636/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2024

175. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is adjusting the strategy to increase Ireland’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment in a quickly changing geopolitical environment, which increasingly sees Ireland in competition with larger EU member states better equipped to provide large financial incentives to new investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28636/24]

Question· writtenPQ 32asked

32. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has evaluated the environment for entrepreneurship and the rate of start-up activity, particularly in the areas of opportunity created by the green and the digital transformation which are altering the business models of every sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2024

32. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has evaluated the environment for entrepreneurship and the rate of start-up activity, particularly in the areas of opportunity created by the green and the digital transformation which are altering the business models of every sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/24]

Question· oralPQ 3asked

3. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures and initiatives his Department intends to implement to support and enhance the business environment in Dublin city centre, including addressing challenges such as high commercial rents, fostering innovation, improving infrastructure, ensuring a regulatory framework that promotes business growth and attracts investment, and tackling issues related to crime that may impact business operations and consumer confidence. [30519/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2024

3. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures and initiatives his Department intends to implement to support and enhance the business environment in Dublin city centre, including addressing challenges such as high commercial rents, fostering innovation, improving infrastructure, ensuring a regulatory framework that promotes business growth and attracts investment, and tackling issues related to crime that may impact business operations and consumer confidence. [30519/24]

Question· writtenPQ 61asked

61. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any disability-proofing took place in regard to the Planning and Development Bill 2023, as required under article 4 (3) of the UNCRPD, to ensure that the built environment is fit for all residents for the foreseeable future. [26368/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2024

61. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any disability-proofing took place in regard to the Planning and Development Bill 2023, as required under article 4 (3) of the UNCRPD, to ensure that the built environment is fit for all residents for the foreseeable future. [26368/24]

Question· writtenPQ 583asked

583. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans, if any, to consult with the forestry sector on felling licence conditions and percentage lands allocated to setbacks to ensure that the right levels are in place, to ensure the highest percentage of forest cover is sustained given the need to protect our forest cover, the industry, the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25491/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2024

583. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans, if any, to consult with the forestry sector on felling licence conditions and percentage lands allocated to setbacks to ensure that the right levels are in place, to ensure the highest percentage of forest cover is sustained given the need to protect our forest cover, the industry, the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25491/24]

Question· writtenPQ 281asked

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide immediate funding and investment for a school (details supplied) to ensure it can deliver the best possible learning environment for all students including the opening of new special classes, as has been requested by her Department;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24832/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2024

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide immediate funding and investment for a school (details supplied) to ensure it can deliver the best possible learning environment for all students including the opening of new special classes, as has been requested by her Department;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24832/24]

Question· writtenPQ 195asked

195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the drafting of new guidelines for renewable energy projects includes the requirement that an SEA be carried out in advance to address environmental and health issues; if in this regard he will outline any practical basis for setting a target of producing 80% of Ireland's energy from renewable sources; if measures to protect the rural environment, landscape and the health of rural dwellers will be part of the consideration in this process; the forward planning measures that are in place or that will be put in place to deal with the Issue of turbine carcasses and other materials that cannot be recycled when they become obsolete; if he will consider putting the guidelines before Dáil Éireann for debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24516/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024

195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the drafting of new guidelines for renewable energy projects includes the requirement that an SEA be carried out in advance to address environmental and health issues; if in this regard he will outline any practical basis for setting a target of producing 80% of Ireland's energy from renewable sources; if measures to protect the rural environment, landscape and the health of rural dwellers will be part of the consideration in this process; the forward planning measures that are in place or that will be put in place to deal with the Issue of turbine carcasses and other materials that cannot be recycled when they become obsolete; if he will consider putting the guidelines before Dáil Éireann for debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24516/24]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to outline the rationale for housing the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the basement of a shared building which is wholly inadequate for the school's size and needs and provides no space for growth or development of this school service into the future; if this meets the standards for a positive school environment; and if there are plans to address concerns that the location is detrimental to the educational success of the school. [23933/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2024

235. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to outline the rationale for housing the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the basement of a shared building which is wholly inadequate for the school's size and needs and provides no space for growth or development of this school service into the future; if this meets the standards for a positive school environment; and if there are plans to address concerns that the location is detrimental to the educational success of the school. [23933/24]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her long-term plans for the development of national schools in the Fermoy and east Cork area generally to avoid overcrowding and promote the best learning environment for students now and into the future. [23930/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2024

232. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her long-term plans for the development of national schools in the Fermoy and east Cork area generally to avoid overcrowding and promote the best learning environment for students now and into the future. [23930/24]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her plans to address overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the short term to improve the learning environment for students while plans for a more adequately sized facility are developed. [23929/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2024

231. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her plans to address overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the short term to improve the learning environment for students while plans for a more adequately sized facility are developed. [23929/24]

Question· writtenPQ 99asked

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 18 April 2024, the status of his Department’s decarbonisation Roadmaps for Ireland’s manufacturing industry and for Ireland’s commercial built environment; the timeline for publication of the two roadmaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2024

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 18 April 2024, the status of his Department’s decarbonisation Roadmaps for Ireland’s manufacturing industry and for Ireland’s commercial built environment; the timeline for publication of the two roadmaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/24]

Question· writtenPQ 542asked

542. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports he can provide to service providers (details supplied) in order to assist them with capacity and service provision in the after-school care environment; and how parents who have provided all details to the NCS of their child, and a place is secured, but subsequently withdrawn, can be facilitated. [21904/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2024

542. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports he can provide to service providers (details supplied) in order to assist them with capacity and service provision in the after-school care environment; and how parents who have provided all details to the NCS of their child, and a place is secured, but subsequently withdrawn, can be facilitated. [21904/24]

Question· writtenPQ 532asked

532. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any international protection applicants have been referred to the National Infectious Disease Isolation Facility in Portrane for treatment of scabies who are unable to isolate in their own environment to contain spread to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2024

532. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any international protection applicants have been referred to the National Infectious Disease Isolation Facility in Portrane for treatment of scabies who are unable to isolate in their own environment to contain spread to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/24]

Question· writtenPQ 600asked

600. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if efforts continue to be made to improve patient safety and best practice to ensure an improved working environment at University Hospital Limerick and to avert the repeat of recent incidents there, with particular reference to addressing the most important and fundamental issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2024

600. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if efforts continue to be made to improve patient safety and best practice to ensure an improved working environment at University Hospital Limerick and to avert the repeat of recent incidents there, with particular reference to addressing the most important and fundamental issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/24]

Question· writtenPQ 48asked

48. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the financial sector in Ireland is held to account for its impact on human rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18149/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2024

48. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the financial sector in Ireland is held to account for its impact on human rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18149/24]

Question· writtenPQ 73asked

73. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to issue an ocean environment policy statement; if so, what this statement will incorporate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024

73. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to issue an ocean environment policy statement; if so, what this statement will incorporate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/24]

Question· writtenPQ 151asked

151. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the directives which are in place requiring local authorities to make adequate provision for a positive environment to support a ageing population in their area; and whether any audit of the adequacy of planning policy to meet this challenge has been undertaken. [15931/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024

151. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the directives which are in place requiring local authorities to make adequate provision for a positive environment to support a ageing population in their area; and whether any audit of the adequacy of planning policy to meet this challenge has been undertaken. [15931/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1508asked

1508. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set aside funding to reintroduce a foundation training scheme to facilitate new dental graduates to gain experience in a mentored environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14873/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2024

1508. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set aside funding to reintroduce a foundation training scheme to facilitate new dental graduates to gain experience in a mentored environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14873/24]

Question· writtenPQ 717asked

717. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Planning and Development Act 2000 incorporates the principles of Universal Design; and if the Planning and Development Act 2000 places an obligation on local authorities to incorporate the principles of Universal Design in the delivery of public infrastructure and the built environment. [15442/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2024

717. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Planning and Development Act 2000 incorporates the principles of Universal Design; and if the Planning and Development Act 2000 places an obligation on local authorities to incorporate the principles of Universal Design in the delivery of public infrastructure and the built environment. [15442/24]

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