Parliamentary questions

National Risk Assessment

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the draft list of strategic risks 2023 in the national risk assessment. [8832/23]

National Risk Assessment

Robert Troy

21. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the draft list of strategic risks 2023 in the national risk assessment. [8881/23]

National Risk Assessment

Cathal Crowe

22. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the draft list of strategic risks 2023 in the national risk assessment. [8882/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [5893/23]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [5896/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [6735/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

4. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [6925/23]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [7240/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

6. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [7266/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8116/23]

Cabinet Committees

Brendan Smith

8. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8502/23]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

9. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8629/23]

Departmental Strategies

Mary Lou McDonald

10. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [5647/23]

Departmental Strategies

Mary Lou McDonald

11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2022 will be published. [6847/23]

Departmental Strategies

Brendan Smith

12. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's strategy statement 2021-2023. [8114/23]

Departmental Strategies

Christopher O'Sullivan

13. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8143/23]

Departmental Strategies

Ivana Bacik

14. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2022 will be published. [8207/23]

Departmental Strategies

Mick Barry

15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department’s strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [8377/23]

Departmental Strategies

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2022 will be published. [8378/23]

Departmental Strategies

Peadar Tóibín

17. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the report on the strategic goals of his Department’s strategy statement 2021-2023 will be published. [8421/23]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department’s strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [8573/23]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2022 will be published. [8574/23]

Departmental Strategies

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department’s strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [8576/23]

Departmental Strategies

Paul Murphy

21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2022 will be published. [8577/23]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

22. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [8630/23]

Departmental Bodies

Mary Lou McDonald

23. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [5648/23]

Departmental Bodies

Christopher O'Sullivan

24. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit in his Department. [8113/23]

Departmental Bodies

Ivana Bacik

25. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8206/23]

Departmental Bodies

Mick Barry

26. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8379/23]

Departmental Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

27. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8420/23]

Departmental Bodies

Brendan Smith

28. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit in his Department. [8504/23]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8575/23]

Departmental Bodies

Paul Murphy

30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8578/23]

Departmental Bodies

Gino Kenny

31. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8579/23]

Departmental Bodies

Bríd Smith

32. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8580/23]

Departmental Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

33. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8631/23]

Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

64. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad chuige nach mbeadh na ceanneagraíochtaí Gaeilge nó Foras na Gaeilge thíos leis ó thaobh maoinithe de má leanann an DUP ar aghaidh ag cur moill ar an bhFeidhmeannas ó Thuaidh a chur ar bun agus, ós rud é go bhfuil moill freisin dá réir ar an gComhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas, arb éard atá inti an chomhairle a dhéanann na cinntí deiridh maidir le buiséid an Fhorais agus na gceanneagraíochtaí Gaeilge, an bhfuil straitéis ann chun teacht timpeall ar an tsáinn sin ar mhaithe le sláinte na gceanneagraíochtaí agus cad iad na pleananna meántéarmacha nó fadtéarmacha. [8403/23]

Tourist Accommodation

Alan Kelly

65. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans she has to develop the tourism product and experience throughout the Lough Derg areas of counties Tipperary, Clare and Galway, particularly given the huge improvement in access to the area that is being provided through the construction of the Shannon Crossing between Ballina and Killaloe. [8627/23]

Film Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

66. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has discussed the suggestion by TG4 for a Gaeltacht uplift for section 481 tax credit for film production with the Minister for Finance; and if her Department has engaged in any analysis of the consequences for the film sector of the phasing out of the regional uplift. [8404/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Imelda Munster

67. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a date for new applications for the sports capital grant 2023; the amount that has been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8567/23]

Tourism Industry

Brendan Griffin

68. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on new national initiatives to support Irish tourism over the coming decade; if she will outline her priorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8621/23]

Gníomhú ar son na hAeráide

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

69. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán conas a thacófar le hathrú aeráide agus le hoiriúnú aeráide sna réigiúin Ghaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8501/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Brian Leddin

71. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way increased participation in women’s sport at local and community level will be advanced in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8594/23]

Sports Facilities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

72. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 17 November 2022, if she will provide a further update on the status of a facility (details supplied); the interaction she has had with an organisation and Cork City FC in this regard; the status of the grant money allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8590/23]

Seirbhísí Oileán

Mairéad Farrell

74. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an mbeidh aon athrú le déanamh ar na cuaillí ag na Pointí Grianghrafadóireachta ar Shlí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin i mbliana; an athrófar an cuaille ‘Inis Mór’ go 'Árainn'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8619/23]

Sports Funding

James O'Connor

75. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps her Department is taking to address the rising energy costs faced by sports clubs across the country. [8572/23]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

78. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán conas atá sé i gceist aici cothromaíocht inscne agus cothromas a chaomhnú ar bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta i bhfianaise na moltaí reachtaíochta nua chun toghcháin don chomhlacht a athbhunú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8500/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Dillon

79. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applications will be open for the sports capital programme 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/23]

Sports Funding

Richard Bruton

84. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the new sports capital round has considered a protected pot of money for rapidly growing neighbourhoods, particularly in new areas where there is no strong network of clubs in place; and if the next round will soon be opened. [8394/23]

Sports Funding

Colm Burke

86. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the likely timeline for the next sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8531/23]

Sports Funding

Bernard Durkan

91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which the awarding of further sports grants is anticipated in the coming year; the extent to which those who were beneficiaries in the past three years and found themselves unable to complete the works can be accommodated with a time extension or top-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8522/23]

Sports Funding

Brendan Griffin

94. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the publication date of the review of the most recent round of the sports capital and equipment programme; when the next round of the sports capital and equipment programme will open to new applicants in Kerry and other counties; the budget that will be available for this programme; if she will provide a breakdown per county of allocations in the most recent round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8620/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Christopher O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps her Department is taking to encourage the participation of females in sport. [8432/23]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

129. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8778/23]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the staggering waiting times facing victims of crime and victims of domestic violence in the Courts Service, with some waiting as long as 36 months for a hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/23]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed in a hit-and-run by a driver while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross on 2 August 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8015/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the steps his Department is taking in relation to the current Garda retention crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Peadar Tóibín

4. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the rise in attendance at sexual assault treatment units. [8031/23]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

5. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the courts modernisation programme. [8001/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Colm Burke

7. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the progress to date under the €363 million strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence announced in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/23]

Prison Service

Martin Kenny

9. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to action the recommendations arising from the Irish Prison Service attendance management review published in April 2022; the actions that have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7532/23]

Drug Dealing

Brendan Smith

10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the additional measures that will be implemented at an early date by his Department and agencies under its remit to tackle the scourge of illegal drugs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice when the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, will publish the investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí over two years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7656/23]

An Garda Síochána

Christopher O'Sullivan

12. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Bandon, Bantry and Clonakilty districts. [7512/23]

Public Inquiries

Matt Carthy

14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has concluded his deliberations in relation to the report into the death of a person (details supplied) and if he will publish this report. [6869/23]

Legal Aid

Ruairí Ó Murchú

15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of the legal aid review group; if he will confirm that income limits for those seeking civil legal aid are under review; when he expects the review to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6873/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

83. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place a redress scheme for residents of long-term residential disability services who were wrongfully charged for their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Duncan Smith

84. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of the pandemic recognition payment to front-line workers not directly employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7762/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will publish a multi-annual capacity and wait time reduction plan to tackle overcrowding, cancellations, extreme patient experience times in emergency departments and hospital waiting lists; if he will include measures to expand primary and community care in such a plan to aid admission avoidance and rapid discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7553/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

86. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate number of senior staff who left his Department in 2022; the analysis, if any, of the reasons for these high numbers; if exit interviews were carried out and, if so, the outcome of these; and the steps that will be taken to address this concerning matter. [8013/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

87. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will set out a timeframe for completing a review of all open and lost to follow up cases in child and adolescent mental health services to address matters raised by the interim report of the Mental Health Commission arising from an independent review of such services; if he will publish a multi-annual funding plan for improving child and youth mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7554/23]

Bereavement Counselling

Duncan Smith

88. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of bereavement counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7764/23]

Cancer Services

Pa Daly

89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when oncology services in University Hospital Kerry will have a permanent location. [6697/23]

Home Care Packages

Fergus O'Dowd

90. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; the way he intends to scope and plan for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7520/23]

Medicinal Products

Aindrias Moynihan

91. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting, hyperemesis gravidarum, can obtain the drug Cariban; the reason the drug cannot be prescribed by GPs through the drugs payment scheme; the number of Cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7436/23]

Medicinal Products

Aindrias Moynihan

93. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department are taking to ensure our competitiveness in securing medicines that are currently experiencing supply issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7670/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

94. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish an implementation plan for the disability capacity review; when he intends to transfer functions for specialist disability services to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7557/23]

Dental Services

Alan Dillon

95. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to alleviate the backlog for patients of all ages to access dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7725/23]

Government Communications

Peadar Tóibín

1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of staff that were employed by the public relations unit and press office in his Department as of 20 January 2022 and the number currently so employed. [4437/23]

Government Communications

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service unit of his Department. [6927/23]

Departmental Bodies

Mary Lou McDonald

3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [4088/23]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [5892/23]

Departmental Bodies

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [5895/23]

Departmental Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

6. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [6888/23]

Departmental Bodies

James Lawless

7. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [6890/23]

Departmental Bodies

Michael Moynihan

8. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department [6900/23]

Departmental Bodies

Mick Barry

9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [6920/23]

Departmental Bodies

Ivana Bacik

10. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [6926/23]

Ukraine War

Pa Daly

11. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [5817/23]

Ukraine War

Ivana Bacik

12. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [6924/23]

Ukraine War

John Lahart

13. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [7242/23]

Ukraine War

Mick Barry

14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee that deals with a humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [7265/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [4084/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5719/23]

Cabinet Committees

Seán Haughey

3. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [5758/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

4. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5851/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5891/23]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5894/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

7. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6864/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [6918/23]