Parliamentary questions

Foreign Policy

Seán Haughey

15. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the humanitarian and institutional support for Ukraine and Moldova which he announced at the UN General Assembly in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Seán Haughey

73. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there has been an increase in applications to the domestic solar PV programme since the 0% VAT on the supply and installation of solar panels was introduced. [41861/23]

Electricity Grid

Seán Haughey

115. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the Celtic Interconnector; and to state if the project is on track to meet the target of a 2026 completion date. [41860/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

1. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the third EU-CELAC summit in Brussels in July 2023. [36286/23]

School Staff

Seán Haughey

249. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the reason that it is not possible to pay a substitute teacher where a fixed-term or permanent position remains vacant following an advertisement process; the reason that a casual substitute teacher, in particular, cannot be appointed and paid where there is no named person filling the post, even where the school has a substitute teacher available to cover most of the days as it seeks a candidate to fill the position permanently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39522/23]

School Staff

Seán Haughey

267. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to bring about an increase in the number of teachers taking up positions in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39679/23]

School Staff

Seán Haughey

268. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce flexible budget arrangements similar to that which were introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to allow school principals recruit and pay substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39680/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Seán Haughey

269. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will review the qualifications needed to take up primary and post-primary teaching; if she will consider, in particular, the case of students with relevant qualifications in the education system having to undertake a two-year professional masters in education; if this could be reduced to one year instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39681/23]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Haughey

274. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education her plans for a new school building for a school (details suppled); when it is proposed that this building will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39694/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Haughey

389. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will sanction the annual 2% increase for pensioners in the RTÉ superannuation scheme; the role of NewERA in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40183/23]

Childcare Services

Seán Haughey

867. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what grant assistance could be provided by his Department, or by agencies under the remit of his Department, to assist an early education not-for-profit centre (details supplied) providing childcare in a disadvantaged area, to carry out repairs and renovations to their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40559/23]

Employment Rights

Seán Haughey

571. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the provisions allowing for the right to request remote working will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38203/23]

Enterprise Policy

Seán Haughey

573. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the position whereby many employees are obliged to retire from their employment at the age of 65 years even if they wish to continue working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291/23]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Haughey

728. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the current position regarding building works at a school (details supplied); when these works will be complete; when the school will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38838/23]

Census of Population

Seán Haughey

792. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the results of the 1926 census will be published; if she will consider relaxing the 100-year rule in respect of the publication of the census results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37613/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Seán Haughey

981. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the child benefit payment to parents who have 18-year-old children and older and who are in full-time post-primary education; if she can take into consideration the number of students who are now starting school at the age of 5 years and the consequences of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37286/23]

State Pensions

Seán Haughey

1028. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position of employees who are obliged to retire from their employment at the age of 65 years as regards eligibility for a State pension; the benefits available to these ex-workers between the age of 65 and 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38292/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Seán Haughey

1581. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide funding for the provision of the freestyle libre flash glucose monitoring system to people with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37615/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Seán Haughey

1582. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE medicines management programme (MMP) preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes evaluation, to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to people with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37616/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Seán Haughey

1583. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health how many applications for freestyle libre were submitted by individual hospitals for people with diabetes over 21 years of age; how many were approved; how many were refused in each of the years 2017-2021, in tabular form; if there are plans to remove the age restriction on freestyle libre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37617/23]

European Council

Seán Haughey

7. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [33185/23]

Electoral Process

Seán Haughey

344. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce measures to allow Irish citizens who are working overseas in the private sector to vote in national, local and European elections while they are away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33517/23]

Disability Services

Seán Haughey

616. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of inadequate adult day service places available for those who have finished their schooling at a location (details supplied) due to staff shortages, the lack of suitable facilities and a significant existing waiting list for such adult day services; if he is aware that these young adults have been left without alternative services; if he will intervene with the HSE to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33860/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Haughey

82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an overview on his Department’s latest monthly data on the number of commencements notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32914/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Haughey

95. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the financial support to replace lead pipes in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32915/23]

Community Care

Seán Haughey

164. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/23]

Nursing Homes

Seán Haughey

188. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further assistance to the private and voluntary nursing home sector to help these providers deal with the difficulties they are experiencing as regards increased costs and recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32901/23]

Departmental Strategies

Seán Haughey

110. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the Autism Innovation Oversight and Advisory Group; when the next public consultation to finalise the Autism Innovation Strategy will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/23]

Community Care

Seán Haughey

111. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the progress of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy Implementation Framework; an update on the two demonstrator projects within CHO6 and CHO7 to assess the feasibility of the model to inform national roll-out and how these will provide learnings for the expansion of the service across the country; an estimated timeline of when a full national roll-out will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32246/23]

Tax Code

Seán Haughey

240. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing any capital gains tax arising from the sale of a residential property to tenants in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32726/23]

Business Regulation

Seán Haughey

7. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for regulation of technology in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/23]

EU Regulations

Seán Haughey

24. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in relation to harmonised rules for the development, placement on the market, and use of AI systems in the EU. [31433/23]

Banking Sector

Seán Haughey

192. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the sale of mortgages by a bank (details supplied) to a so-called vulture fund; if he can intervene to prevent such sales by credit institutions in Ireland; if he will introduce measures to allow borrowers switch their loans to State-backed initiatives such as a local authority or the rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if he will make it easier for borrowers to switch back to the pillar banks; if he will encourage these pillar banks to buy performing mortgages that have been sold to lenders by vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31825/23]

Building Regulations

Seán Haughey

304. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce regulations to take account of homes which are sold as so-called passive homes; if any new regulations can deal with the requirement for habitable temperatures all-year-round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31826/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Haughey

317. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the class of PRSI paid by pre-1995 civil servants at clerical officer and executive officer level; if she will make appropriate changes to allow these taxpayers claim the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance, and to make them eligible for other schemes which require a qualifying social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31710/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach for a report on his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel. [30082/23]

British-Irish Co-operation

Seán Haughey

15. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council summit in Jersey. [30083/23]

Electric Vehicles

Seán Haughey

181. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport his plans to regulate the use of mechanised scooters; if he will introduce measures to deal with the problem of uninsured mechanised scooter users; if these users can be prevented from using footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31237/23]

Tax Yield

Seán Haughey

109. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/23]

Tax Yield

Seán Haughey

133. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on income tax receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30025/23]

Official Engagements

Seán Haughey

22. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community in Moldova on 1 June 2023. [27438/23]

Civil Marriages

Seán Haughey

141. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to facilitate a registered solemniser for religious ceremonies to also solemnise civil marriages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30123/23]

Cabinet Committees

Seán Haughey

8. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [29759/23]

Military Neutrality

Seán Haughey

97. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28291/23]

Defence Forces

Seán Haughey

109. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/23]

State Examinations

Seán Haughey

298. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of concerns expressed about the challenging nature of Leaving Certificate 2023 maths paper 1; if she will ask the State Examinations Commission to examine these concerns and respond to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29195/23]

State Examinations

Seán Haughey

299. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education her plans for the reform of the Leaving Certificate examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29196/23]

School Funding

Seán Haughey

324. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will restore the ICT grant for schools in respect of the provision of laptops, iPads and interactive whiteboards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29590/23]

Pharmacy Services

Seán Haughey

629. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will restore the pay of community pharmacists by restoring dispensing fees, by granting pay parity with other healthcare workers and by recognising the administrative burdens faced by community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29199/23]

Northern Ireland

Seán Haughey

14. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on efforts to restore the political institutions in Northern Ireland established under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27335/23]