Parliamentary questions

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ivana Bacik

1409. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make a statement on the efficacy of the core funding agreement in relation to the freezing of fees for parents; if there has been a reduction in the number of early years providers which are signing up to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on affordability of childcare for parents. [1111/24]

Nursing Homes

Ivana Bacik

1655. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be published. [1174/24]

Bus Services

Ivana Bacik

190. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 28 November 2023, when funding will be committed for the provision of additional drivers in 2024 (details supplied). [55848/23]

Housing Schemes

Ivana Bacik

123. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the issues in a case (details supplied). [55598/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

84. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; and where no plans are in place, the reasons why. [55054/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55046/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

168. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55044/23]

Departmental Data

Ivana Bacik

179. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for the national home energy upgrade scheme in each month since February 2022; the number of drawdowns for the scheme in the same period; and the average grant levels claimed overall. [55321/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ivana Bacik

180. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department collects data on public sector organisations’ emissions, and funding of offset initiatives, in relation to Circular (01/2020) on Procedures for Offsetting the Emissions Associated with Official Air Travel; and, if so, if he will publish such information for each body, in tabular form. [55323/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

192. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55041/23]

Ports Policy

Ivana Bacik

197. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he has examined the prospect of instructing the Dublin Port Company to not submit a planning application for the proposed €450 million expansion of its operations on the Poolbeg Peninsula until the current review of the Government's national ports policy is complete; his views on the adequacy of the site adjacent to the site for proposed development at Poolbeg West for such containers; his views on the potential impact upon Sandymount Beach and the Irish Nature Reserve; his views on the National Ports Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54587/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

220. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55056/23]

Public Transport

Ivana Bacik

234. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Minister for Justice in respect of safety for night-time commuters and transport workers during the Christmas period. [55324/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

252. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55045/23]

Tax Credits

Ivana Bacik

260. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the number of renters who have claimed the renter's credit to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55325/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

278. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55051/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

294. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55043/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

323. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by her Department; her plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55042/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

372. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by her Department; her plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55055/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Ivana Bacik

391. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 7 November 2023 and No. 97 of 22 November 2023, if he will supply the guidance which has been circulated to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54609/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

437. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55049/23]

State Bodies

Ivana Bacik

451. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how, and to what extent, the Land Development Agency will be funded in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55315/23]

Grant Payments

Ivana Bacik

453. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications made for the vacant property refurbishment grants in each county in each month since July 2022; the number of drawdowns for the same grant in each county in the same period; and the average value claimed overall in each county. [55322/23]

Housing Schemes

Ivana Bacik

454. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a standalone scheme for persons living in a home built prior to 1991 which has construction defects; and the existing reliefs for such persons. [55326/23]

Housing Schemes

Ivana Bacik

455. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Housing First tenancies that have materialised as targeted under 3.4 of Housing For All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55327/23]

Housing Schemes

Ivana Bacik

456. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the expansion of data-sharing arrangements between the Residential Tenancies Board and the Revenue Commissioners under target 2.6 of Housing For All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55328/23]

Planning Issues

Ivana Bacik

457. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the practice of developers not commencing construction after they have received planning permission; and his plans to ensure that approved planning permissions result in the timely construction of homes. [55329/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

492. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by her Department; her plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55053/23]

Legislative Measures

Ivana Bacik

528. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to ‘Daisy’s Law’; and her plans to legislate to provide for children born as a consequence of rape to be recognised as a victim of crime for the purposes of gaining legal standing. [54679/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

563. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by her Department; her plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55050/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

624. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55039/23]

Departmental Policies

Ivana Bacik

673. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 22 November 2023, if his Department has in place a conflict of interest policy for organisations funded or part funded by his Department; and, if not, if he intends to introduce such a policy. [54680/23]

Equality Issues

Ivana Bacik

674. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the inclusion of a grounds of discrimination based on socioeconomic status being added to the Equality Acts; the timeline for the introduction of such a ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54683/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

700. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55040/23]

Maternity Leave

Ivana Bacik

714. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is intended to introduce legislation to ensure that pregnant women with cancer are not required to use their maternity leave entitlement to cover periods during which they are in treatment. [55314/23]

Health Service Executive

Ivana Bacik

766. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if the HSE owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are not in use, in tabular form. [54558/23]

Healthcare Policy

Ivana Bacik

780. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if there is a conflict of interest policy for organisations funded or part-funded by his Department in respect of gambling, similar to the HSE's alcohol partnership policy; and, if not, if he will introduce such a policy. [54681/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ivana Bacik

808. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for an inquiry into the national Covid response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54935/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

814. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55048/23]

Third Level Education

Ivana Bacik

864. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 22 November 2023, his views on a matter (details supplied). [54682/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

875. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55047/23]

Departmental Properties

Ivana Bacik

887. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by her Department; her plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55052/23]

Departmental Strategies

Ivana Bacik

339. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new International Education Strategy for Ireland is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the need to have an International Education Strategy in place. [54351/23]

Planning Issues

Ivana Bacik

102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to legislate to end the practice of developers securing planning permission for housing leaving sites undeveloped for prolonged periods. [54122/23]

Derelict Sites

Ivana Bacik

103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the revenue raised in 2022 by derelict sites levy payments for publicly owned land. [54123/23]

Housing Provision

Ivana Bacik

104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on progress to deliver affordable homes in Poolbeg west SDZ; and if he will report on his engagement with the developer and Dublin City Council in respect of same. [54124/23]

Departmental Data

Ivana Bacik

105. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan application, approvals and drawdowns in each year from 2019 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54126/23]

Housing Provision

Ivana Bacik

106. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on his engagement with the Departments of Further and Higher Education, Innovation, Research and Science and Enterprise, Trade and Employment in respect of workforce planning in the construction industry to ensure the delivery of housing and other critical infrastructure. [54127/23]

International Protection

Ivana Bacik

153. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on progress to secure large sites for the housing of refugees, as was issued in respect of pledges of accommodation in individual residential homes; and if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of same. [54125/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

233. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if her Department has communicated directly with schools in relation to newly announced plans on solar panels, of 23 November 2023; and if not, if such communications, with information about the plans, are planned. [53297/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Ivana Bacik

361. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that recipients of the disablement pension and unemployability supplement do not receive the cost of living bonus or fuel allowance; her views on the need to provide additional supports to such persons in view of the cost of living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53581/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Ivana Bacik

100. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to provide aid to support Belarusians in exile. [52236/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Ivana Bacik

101. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his representations to the European Union in respect of the need to assist Belarusians in exile whose passports have expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52237/23]

Coastal Protection

Ivana Bacik

121. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his representations to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Councils in respect of the €2.97 million committed by his Department for the CARO in respect of coastal and marine sustainability and environmental health concerns pertaining to activity in Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52234/23]

Bus Services

Ivana Bacik

175. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the delivery date for the proposed BusConnects ‘O’ orbital routes serving the South Circular Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52389/23]

Derelict Sites

Ivana Bacik

338. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Government-owned properties, which would be considered derelict under the conditions of the Derelict Sites Act 1990, are subject to the derelict sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52464/23]

Vacant Properties

Ivana Bacik

342. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what statutory powers vacant homes officers in local authorities have; to provide a list of local authorities with vacant homes officers in place; if each of those is a full-time dedicated vacant homes officer; if not, if they have other duties; if there are any local authorities without such roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52516/23]

Vacant Properties

Ivana Bacik

343. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what guidance has been provided to local authorities for the role of a vacant homes officer; if he will provide a copy of any memos, circulars or guidance provided since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52517/23]

Vacant Properties

Ivana Bacik

344. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what powers local authorities have to ensure that units in apartments controlled or owned by investment funds are not kept deliberately vacant; if vacant homes officers are allowed to investigate the level of vacancy in apartment complexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52518/23]

Veterinary Services

Ivana Bacik

449. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make a statement on the need for increased veterinary supports in rural areas. [52235/23]

Legislative Measures

Ivana Bacik

515. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 21 November 2023, if he has made representations to his counterparts in Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of ensuring that legislation to prohibit the practice of conversion therapy is sufficient to prevent persons from being sent to Northern Ireland to access such prohibited therapies. [52351/23]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

567. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of IVF-related patients accessing care in a HSE-associated healthcare setting in each of the years 2018 to 2023. [51892/23]

Healthcare Policy

Ivana Bacik

584. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a GP-led model of care for transgender people, based on informed consent; his views on the current practice by the National Gender Service which advises GPs not to administer blood tests to transgender patients who are self-medicating; his plans to reduce the waiting list for assessment at the National Gender Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52010/23]

Health Services Staff

Ivana Bacik

656. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on a job evaluation for support workers in Section 38 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52532/23]

Transport Policy

Ivana Bacik

46. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his views on the environmental impact of planned increases in container storage in the Poolbeg peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51200/23]

Flood Risk Management

Ivana Bacik

69. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on delays in the construction of flood defences along Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51199/23]

Education Policy

Ivana Bacik

82. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education her plans to restrict gambling industry-funded talks and programmes in schools. [51194/23]

Housing Policy

Ivana Bacik

97. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance which has been provided to local authorities in request of acquisition cost guidelines in the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51382/23]

Departmental Policies

Ivana Bacik

141. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need to divest programmes under the auspices of his Department from organisations which are funded by the gambling industry. [51195/23]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

153. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for promotion among healthcare staff of impartial information on the health effects of gambling, separate to that provided by organisations which receive funding from the gambling sector. [51193/23]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

154. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding streams to addiction services to remove the need for organisations in the sector to accept funding from the gambling industry. [51196/23]

Gambling Sector

Ivana Bacik

248. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to promote divestment in the gambling industry by third-level institutions; and, in particular, his views on the practice of organisations in the sector sponsoring academic programmes and sports events. [51192/23]

Environmental Policy

Ivana Bacik

104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to improve repair and recycle services, respectively, in local authorities. [50776/23]

Environmental Policy

Ivana Bacik

109. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the right to repair measures set out in the European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan; if his Department will implement any of the proposals contained therein, regardless of the passage of European Union legislation on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50778/23]

Environmental Policy

Ivana Bacik

115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to introduce a deposit return schemes for coffee cups and other beverage containers; and his plans to ban single-use coffee cups. [50957/23]

Official Engagements

Ivana Bacik

207. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has met with so-called fast fashion retailers in operation in Ireland; and, if so, if he will detail his representations in respect of the environmental and workers' rights practices of same. [50777/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Ivana Bacik

279. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on her recent representations to management of RTÉ in relation to the ending of all bogus self-employment contracts at the broadcaster. [50959/23]

Housing Policy

Ivana Bacik

296. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the framework of Housing for All in respect of outstanding actions in the Joint Policy Statement on his Department and the Department of Health on Housing Options for our Ageing Population. [50773/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Ivana Bacik

311. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for a constitutional amendment on the right to housing. [50960/23]

Departmental Meetings

Ivana Bacik

317. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he and his Department were represented at each meeting of the senior officials group in respect of the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine; if not, the number of meetings at which his Departmental officials were absent; and the reason for their absence. [51083/23]

Housing Schemes

Ivana Bacik

318. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and the number of approvals for same. [51084/23]

Student Accommodation

Ivana Bacik

319. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the Land Development Agency’s mandate in respect of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51085/23]

Housing Policy

Ivana Bacik

320. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in completing Action No. 2.1 of Housing for All. [51086/23]

Legislative Measures

Ivana Bacik

321. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is on schedule to introduce the Planning and Development Bill 2023. [51087/23]

Housing Provision

Ivana Bacik

322. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on progress to transition homes acquired in 2023 to the standard cost-rental framework and long-term ownership in the cost-rental sector; the contingencies in place for the expiration of the current funding sanction for the cost rental tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51088/23]

Legislative Measures

Ivana Bacik

367. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022; when she expects to publish the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50724/23]

Legal Aid

Ivana Bacik

381. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice her plans to expand eligibility criteria for legal aid. [50961/23]

Legislative Measures

Ivana Bacik

439. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of legislation to prohibit the practice of conversion therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50962/23]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

536. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the process to consider implementation of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery, specifically in relation to the recommendations which pertain to pay. [50774/23]

Waste Management

Ivana Bacik

594. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for coffee cups and other beverage containers in further and higher education institution campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50958/23]

Men's Sheds

Ivana Bacik

605. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital funding that is available to men's sheds for repair and recycle activities; and her plans to invest in capacity building and advertising of such services. [50775/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many households have availed of the microgeneration support scheme to date, broken down by year; how many are feeding electricity into the grid; how many are projected for installation in 2023; how many have availed of the maximum grant; if he has increased the budget for the scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50385/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

91. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of electricity generated from solar power in 2022; the projected amount to be generated in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50380/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

92. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many megawatts of solar power were installed in 2022; what the target is for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50381/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

93. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any analysis has been carried out on how much solar generated electricity may go to waste in Ireland on an annual basis due to a failure to make it available to the national grid; how much solar generated electricity was fed into the grid in 2022 and 2023 respectively without payment to the producer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50382/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

94. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much additional solar electricity generation he expects to be added in 2024; to confirm what the target is to have installed and generated by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50383/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

95. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much solar electricity generation comes from solar panels on public buildings; if he has targets for increasing this; if so, what those targets are; what actions he is taking to increase it; how much generating capacity he expects to be installed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50384/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

96. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he intends to introduce a grant for home battery storage systems linked to the installation of solar panels; if he has asked the SEAI to carry out a further assessment of advances in the technology; if he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50386/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

97. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much has been paid out under the Clean Export Guarantee in 2022 and to date in 2023; how many microgenerators are benefiting from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/23]

Energy Conservation

Ivana Bacik

98. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the low-cost retrofit loan scheme will be available to the public; the reason for the delay beyond the 2023 quarter three target; what the interest rate on the loan is going to be; what the minimum and maximum loan amounts available will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/23]