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Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Safety
John Brady
39. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if staff employed by private bodies contracted by the State to provide accommodation to the international protection accommodation services, IPAS, and beneficiaries of temporary protection, BOTPs, have received child safety training or been vetted by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48546/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
55. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify if there are plans to ensure that safety inspections are undertaken and oversight maintained in private and commercial accommodation for children and youths in IPAS and BOTP accommodation, by Tusla and HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48545/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Youth Services
John Brady
57. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can clarify when a full breakdown of funding for youth work services for 2024 will be made available, by scheme; what capital funding will be available for the sector in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48547/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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International Protection
John Brady
77. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of any proposals that he is planning to make in relation to accommodation for BOTPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48548/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
107. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant’s travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47765/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
442. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the status of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); to provide a detailed update on the proposed site acquisition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47396/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
443. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the status of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); to provide a detailed update on the proposed site acquisition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47397/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
444. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); when construction will commence; to provide a detailed schedule of works including the estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47398/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
445. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education when additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) which was approved in May 2022 will be progressed and delivered as the school is experiencing severe overcrowding issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47399/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
446. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); when construction will commence; to provide a detailed schedule of works including the estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47400/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
115. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested additional supporting documentation has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47064/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
67. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45382/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
96. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45157/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
45. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) given the application has passed the target issue date and the applicants travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44306/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Rail Network
John Brady
82. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans for the electrification of the rail service to Wicklow town; to outline plans for the development of battery charging facilities for the trains in Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44130/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Rail Network
John Brady
83. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the public consultation process for the DART+ Coastal South project; if he will provide a timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44131/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Coastal Erosion
John Brady
84. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on the implementation of the recommendations from the east coast erosion study; if he will provide a timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
John Brady
85. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a copy of the document compiled by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, titled ‘Briefing Note to the Department of Transport on the Consequences of the Funding Scenarios for 2023’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44142/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
John Brady
86. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a comprehensive response on the document compiled by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, titled ‘Briefing Note to the Department of Transport on the Consequences of the Funding Scenarios for 2023’, detailing the actions he intends to take to prevent the anticipated loss of life, if investment in road projects do not take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44143/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
John Brady
284. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on the recommendations of the research commissioned by Government entitled Preventing Homelessness among Care Leavers: Review of the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for Care Leavers; if he plans to implement the recommendations of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43821/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Children in Care
John Brady
440. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied and separated children that have been taken into care of the Child and Family Agency annually since 2020, up to and including 2023; the number of children within this cohort that are from Ukraine; a breakdown of how many children are accommodated in the care system under a Care Order or section 4, Child Care Act, 1991 compared to how many are accommodated under section 5, Child Care Act, 1991 by age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Children in Care
John Brady
441. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied and separated children that have been accommodated in special emergency arrangements over the past twelve months; the duration they have spent in these placements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Children in Care
John Brady
442. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on recent media coverage of both a lack of special care beds and a step-down facilities for children in care with complex needs; if he plans to provide further funding in future to allow for more publicly provided special care units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43820/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
139. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) can be expedited as the applicant’s travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been provided to the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42213/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Bus Services
John Brady
221. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed new bus route L14 in Bray, County Wicklow, will start operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42675/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
John Brady
372. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details, including costs, of efforts to reduce and eliminate rhododendron ponticum from the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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School Transport
John Brady
338. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education when an update will be issued to a school to ensure that a pupil (details supplied) will have an escort as part of their already-approved school transport application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40201/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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School Transport
John Brady
339. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on an application for transportation to and from an adult day service for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40202/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Planning Issues
John Brady
401. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details, in tabular form, of the number of An Bord Pleanála planning appeals have been waiting more than a year, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39512/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Planning Issues
John Brady
402. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details, in tabular form, of the number of planning appeals submitted to An Bord Pleanála in the past five years, and their current status, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39513/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Peace Commissioners
John Brady
699. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the status of an application for a Peace Commissioner by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40212/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
640. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update and timeline for a school building project (details supplied); to confirm what stage the project is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38106/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Accommodation
John Brady
641. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education when additional temporary accommodation will be implemented for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38107/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Local Authorities
John Brady
884. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding that was sought and awarded to Wicklow County Council for retrofitting works for local authority homes for the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37824/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Housing Schemes
John Brady
885. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Homebond or a similar cover will be in place for purchasers of new affordable housing schemes through the local authority to cover any potential latent structural defects; if so, to provide details of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37825/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Housing Schemes
John Brady
886. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority property has to be built before a certain date/year in order for an applicant to be eligible for the incremental tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37826/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
1076. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in County Wicklow; the stations in which they have been located in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37315/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
1077. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda patrol vehicles in County Wicklow; the stations in which they have been located in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37316/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Brady
1078. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in County Wicklow; the stations in which they have been located in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37317/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Disability Services
John Brady
1442. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech and language therapists that are currently in place in CHO6, Wicklow under the Children's Disability Network Team; the average wait time for SLT services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38604/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
John Brady
2088. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown in tabular form of the distribution of funds under the town and village renewal scheme for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38073/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
44. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) will be expedited as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been provided to the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36138/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Passport Services
John Brady
45. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) will be expedited as the applicant's travel date is imminent and the application has passed the target issue date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36274/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Wind Energy Generation
John Brady
95. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the scheduling timeframe for the development of windfarms off the east coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36649/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
John Brady
96. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details of the number of applications received for insultation and energy grants for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36652/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
John Brady
97. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details of the number of successful applications received for insultation and energy grants for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36653/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electric Vehicles
John Brady
174. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of plans for the roll-out of electric vehicles charging points across County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36650/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electric Vehicles
John Brady
175. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to detail the number of new electric vehicles registered in the State by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36651/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Public Transport
John Brady
217. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the estimated amount it would cost to extend the young adult travel card to 24-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36194/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Road Projects
John Brady
243. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he intends on progressing the N81 Tallaght to Hollywood crossroad improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36654/23]