Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces

Seán Haughey

227. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it is proposed to follow up on any of the recommendations outlined in the final report of the independent review group of the Defence Forces specifically relating to terms of reference number 13, which refers to issues of an historical nature, and that do not relate to the treatment of women in the Defence Forces; if mechanisms will be put in place to facilitate restorative justice in respect of these other historical cases considered by the review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/23]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Seán Haughey

282. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the concerns of the owners of older and classic vehicles regarding proposals to remove E5 petrol; if he will address these concerns when drafting new regulations under Part 5A of the National Oil Reserves Agency Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17040/23]

Interest Rates

Seán Haughey

424. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views on the rise in interest rates in recent months; if he is aware of the concerns of savers who are disappointed that the interest rate given on deposit accounts is not increasing in line with interest rates rises on mortgage accounts; if he will raise this issue with the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18199/23]

State Examinations

Seán Haughey

607. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if special arrangements will be made for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2023 and 2024 given the difficulties they faced in respect of their post-primary education in general due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18189/23]

Rental Sector

Seán Haughey

767. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce new planning legislation in relation to short-term lettings; his views on the current position in respect of planning for this type of rental property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/23]

Local Authorities

Seán Haughey

858. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the preparations to date by local authorities to implement the residential zoned land tax in 2024; if his Department is being briefed on applications to date for exemptions; if he will continue to monitor the implementation of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18221/23]

International Protection

Seán Haughey

252. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of accommodation locations being provided for IPAS in Dublin 1, 3, 7 and 9. [16006/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

25. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. [15159/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Haughey

119. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 753 of 21 March 2023, if there is an official pupil-teacher ratio in place for reader classes for children with dyslexia; if individual schools have flexibility in respect of this pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15606/23]

Departmental Offices

Seán Haughey

19. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international division of his Department. [12707/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Haughey

91. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount her Department spent on the farm assist payment in 2022; the total number of recipients for the same year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14927/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Haughey

133. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of organisations that have received the disability awareness support scheme to date in 2023; how this number compares with the same time in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14928/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Haughey

476. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if a claimant (details supplied) can have their disability benefit restored given that their partner has returned to work and is no longer receiving their own disability benefit payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15334/23]

Departmental Meetings

Seán Haughey

591. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if the firearms expert committee will consult with the firearms users representative group in respect of the review of firearms licensing in Ireland; if firearm stakeholders can be represented on the firearms expert committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15355/23]

Ukraine War

Seán Haughey

16. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role Defence Forces' personnel will play in the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine. [14168/23]

Defence Forces

Seán Haughey

28. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason for the withdrawal of the Defence Forces from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). [14170/23]

Northern Ireland

Seán Haughey

5. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [11297/23]

Good Friday Agreement

Seán Haughey

101. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on efforts to restore the Northern Ireland Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12537/23]

Ukraine War

Seán Haughey

119. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance given to date by Ireland to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility and the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12536/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Haughey

609. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if section 67 of Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 has been commenced; if this will allow the National Council for Special Education to designate a suitable school placement for a young person with additional educational needs where local attempts to resolve matters have not been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12330/23]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Haughey

753. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the pupil-to-teacher ratio for reader units in primary schools; how this ratio is determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13549/23]

Vacant Properties

Seán Haughey

121. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the Vacant Homes Action Plan 2023-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11591/23]

Vacant Properties

Seán Haughey

144. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social homes returned to active use in 2022 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/23]

Electoral Process

Seán Haughey

285. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if arrangements can be put in place to allow Irish students living abroad as part of their course of study in an Irish university, including students on Erasmus programmes, to vote in Irish elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10824/23]

Foreign Policy

Seán Haughey

221. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the aims and objectives of the German Government-backed Munich Security Conference; if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of this conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10628/23]

Education Welfare Service

Seán Haughey

227. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will consider taking the necessary steps to allow the education welfare service attached to Tusla to find school placements for children under six years of age, given that many parents in certain areas are having great difficulty finding school places for their children; the role of education welfare officers in sourcing school places for children generally, including children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10626/23]

School Enrolments

Seán Haughey

232. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if the catchment areas of schools coincide with her Department’s school planning areas; the role of feeder primary schools in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10629/23]

School Enrolments

Seán Haughey

102. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the school planning area in which a household is located (details supplied); if there are enough primary school places available in this school planning area for those children whose parents wish for them to commence a mixed-sex education beginning in the academic year 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10394/23]

School Enrolments

Seán Haughey

103. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the school planning area in which a household is located (details supplied); if there are enough primary school places available in this school planning area for those children whose parents wish for them to commence a primary school education beginning in the academic year 2023-2024; if her attention has been drawn to reports that there are already waiting lists for the primary schools in this school planning area and adjacent school planning areas; if she will take on board the concerns of parents who cannot find school placements for their children in this locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10395/23]

European Council

Seán Haughey

1. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council on 9 and 10 February 2023. [7241/23]

Departmental Bodies

Seán Haughey

145. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for the expansion of district heating in Ireland, including the establishment of a steering group to oversee the roll-out of district heating and ensure that a robust governance framework is put in place; if these actions will give consumer protection particularly for residents of apartments who are reliant on this form of heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9849/23]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

190. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport the matters which have been brought to his attention by CIÉ management for consideration regarding the future of the 1951 CIÉ pension scheme; if he is aware that there is evidence to confirm that this scheme now meets the minimum funding standard provisions of the Pensions Act 1990 and is therefore solvent; if he will consider the concerns of the employees of CIÉ in relation to the future of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9725/23]

EU Meetings

Seán Haughey

121. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on his attendance at the informal EU Competitiveness Council in Stockholm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8940/23]

Legislative Measures

Seán Haughey

145. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen co-operatives in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8941/23]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Seán Haughey

146. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will continue to raise the case of an imprisoned Irish citizen (details supplied) with the Iranian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8998/23]

School Enrolments

Seán Haughey

167. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if there are enough primary school places available in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area for those children whose parents wish for them to commence a multi-denominational education beginning in the academic year 2023-24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9088/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Haughey

48. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if the Government is on course to meet its recruitment target of 1,000 gardaí in 2023. [7515/23]

Health Service Executive

Seán Haughey

143. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when the HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/23]

Hospital Staff

Seán Haughey

170. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant post vacancies in public hospitals across the country; the number of consultants that are currently being trained to fill this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Haughey

225. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce measures in order that local authority tenants and tenants of approved housing bodies can have their properties inspected by city and county council environmental health officers; if there are other mechanisms in place for these tenants to raise complaints concerning the condition of their properties if they feel that appropriate action has not been taken to rectify maintenance complaints; if the allocation of capital funding to approved housing bodies can be made conditional on them dealing effectively with maintenance complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7793/23]

Education Policy

Seán Haughey

268. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will give an update on a proposal to reconfigure three primary schools (details supplied); if she will put a mechanism in place to allow local Deputies for the constituency to obtain timely responses to their queries about the proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7838/23]

International Protection

Seán Haughey

336. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm the basis of Ireland’s legal responsibility to provide shelter to those who come to our country fleeing war and persecution; the role of the EU and the UN in respect of these obligations; if he has any plans to review these legal responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7837/23]

Trade Relations

Seán Haughey

36. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the implications for Ireland and the EU regarding the US Inflation Reduction Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7543/23]

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]

School Staff

Seán Haughey

334. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if a primary school (details supplied) can appoint a 15th class teacher given that it had the required number of pupils on 30 January 2023; if she is aware that this school intends to open an autism unit in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6709/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Haughey

365. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if appropriate education will be provided for children with severe dyslexia; if more reading schools and classes will be established for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7288/23]

Medicinal Products

Seán Haughey

606. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum can obtain the drug cariban; the reason this drug is not prescribed initially by a GP as part of the drugs payment scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the majority of women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks of pregnancy; the measures that can be taken regarding this in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy or until an appointment can be made with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6632/23]

Medicinal Products

Seán Haughey

607. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drug payment scheme to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6633/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Seán Haughey

136. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that an exempted development regulation for the change of use of a wide repository of buildings was signed into law on 29 November 2022; if local authorities, including Dublin City Council, are obliged to put new planning and fire safety procedures in place in respect of buildings to be used for the purpose of accommodating Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection; the person or body that his Department deals with in Dublin City Council in relation to such matters; if a building (details supplied) is being considered for accommodating Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection; if the provisions of the exempted development regulation are being considered in respect of the use of this building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6283/23]

International Protection

Seán Haughey

214. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a building (details supplied) is being considered for accommodation for Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection or international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6286/23]