Parliamentary questions

Departmental Reports

Seán Haughey

56. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy will examine the future of the triple lock procedure; if it will also examine the need for unanimity in relation to decisions on Common Foreign and Security Policy issues in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27336/23]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

165. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will sanction the payment of increases due to An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28938/23]

Council of Europe

Seán Haughey

1. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavík, Iceland. [24330/23]

Human Rights

Seán Haughey

136. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland regarding the ongoing execution of political prisoners in Iran; if he will endeavour to have international entities dispatch an investigative delegation to visit Iranian prisons and meet with political prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27576/23]

Bus Services

Seán Haughey

271. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport the reason the TFI real time app does not provide details for some Dublin Bus services such as the 33x, which were available under the Dublin Bus app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27221/23]

Medical Cards

Seán Haughey

337. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the income eligibility guidelines to qualify for the medical card can be revised annually to take into account any social welfare increases announced in the annual Budget in order to ensure that people who already have a medical card and who have an income made up of a social welfare payment and an occupational pension do not lose this benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26834/23]

Medical Cards

Seán Haughey

172. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the role his Department plays in determining the income guidelines for eligibility for a medical card; the reason that the value of financial assets, including investment type and details of financial institutions, must be provided by applicants when applying for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26489/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Seán Haughey

189. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his plans to make a product (details supplied) available under the long-term illness scheme to treat type 1 diabetes and administer insulin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26570/23]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Seán Haughey

479. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if the application process for jobseeker's benefit for educators and education support staff at all levels, who are making a claim in respect of a holiday period, can be streamlined and speeded up; if she is aware that some applicants have received their initial payment in mid-August, or when they have returned to work after the holiday period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26251/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Seán Haughey

621. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if early years educators in the public system can be paid throughout the school holidays in order that they do not have to apply for jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26248/23]

Legislative Measures

Seán Haughey

774. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will include athletic therapy in the CORU regulation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26252/23]

School Transport

Seán Haughey

113. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of delays in the roll-out of the school mobility programme in the administrative area of Dublin City Council due to staff shortages; if he will sanction the recruitment of two walking and cycling officers to join the school mobility team of this council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25338/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Haughey

117. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding for housing adaptation grants for older and disabled people for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23064/23]

Departmental Reports

Seán Haughey

124. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the Residential Construction Cost Study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23063/23]

Invasive Species Policy

Seán Haughey

316. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to tackle invasive species and the biodiversity threat they pose. [18557/23]

Maritime Safety

Seán Haughey

317. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Ireland is on track to meet the target of 10% marine protected areas by the mid-2030s. [18558/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Haughey

321. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce new measures to help older house owners who wish to downsize and purchase smaller apartment accommodation given the difficulties many of them are facing due to institutional investors outbidding them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/23]

Defence Forces

Seán Haughey

16. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a report on the implementation of the working time directive recommended in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22683/23]

Defence Forces

Seán Haughey

27. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent of recruitment planned for the Defence Forces in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22684/23]

Gaeltacht Policy

Seán Haughey

336. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education her views on the shortage of physics teachers in Gaeltacht schools; the measures being implemented to overcome this shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22834/23]

Irish Language

Seán Haughey

337. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the strategy for teaching Irish in schools outside of Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22835/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Haughey

552. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what additional capacity is being made available to the HSE to undertake assessments of needs in Dublin south, Kildare and west Wicklow following a High Court ruling (details supplied); if he is aware that the ruling has resulted in the requirement for a reassessment for a significant number of assessment of needs cases dating back to January 2020 as well as a requirement to provide fully comprehensive clinical assessments and referral for assessments of educational need by the NCSE; if no such additional capacity has been made available, when service users can expect an increase in capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23151/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Haughey

85. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what part his Department is playing in providing a modern, cohesive and well-resourced regulatory framework for digital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22085/23]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Seán Haughey

103. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets that are in place for SMEs to achieve basic digital intensity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22086/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

21. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the North Sea Summit. [21501/23]

School Patronage

Seán Haughey

82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the proposal to reconfigure three primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21930/23]

Cabinet Committees

Seán Haughey

15. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [19385/23]

Inflation Rate

Seán Haughey

78. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his Department's forecast for headline inflation in 2023 and for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21478/23]

Fiscal Policy

Seán Haughey

82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the risks around windfall corporate taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21477/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Seán Haughey

414. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's allowance by a claimant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21666/23]

Electric Vehicles

Seán Haughey

74. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce measures to facilitate residents of terraced houses with no driveways to charge their electric vehicles at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20632/23]

Water Safety

Seán Haughey

231. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine and extend the designated bathing water season, taking into account the growth in popularity of bathing and the fact it is now a year-round activity; if he will mandate Uisce Éireann to provide UV treatment all throughout the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20629/23]

Brexit Issues

Seán Haughey

22. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Windsor Framework agreed between the European Union and the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/23]

International Relations

Seán Haughey

28. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his plans for a consultative forum on international security policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19493/23]

Job Losses

Seán Haughey

235. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene with the management of a company (details supplied) to ensure that the employees scheduled to be laid off are treated appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20072/23]

Coroners Service

Seán Haughey

313. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice if he will take appropriate measures to deal with delays in the Dublin coroner’s office in undertaking post-mortems which can cause unnecessary distress for bereaved families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20000/23]

European Council

Seán Haughey

28. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the European Council which he attended. [19220/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Haughey

327. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will open up applications for the local authority home loan to those who wish to 'buy out' an ex-partner/husband/wife from a property so that they can remain in the family home with their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19274/23]

International Protection

Seán Haughey

488. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS is providing accommodation for Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection or international protection applicants at a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19510/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

5. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the United States. [15167/23]

Data Protection

Seán Haughey

82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice to outline the next steps for the appointment of additional data commissioners; and to state what their principal focus will be. [18075/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Haughey

96. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the number of cybercrimes recorded in Ireland in 2022; and a breakdown of the type of cybercrimes recorded. [18076/23]

Foreign Policy

Seán Haughey

110. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is developing proposals on international security following the Russian invasion of Ukraine; his plans for a consultative forum to address Ireland’s broader foreign policy, including our traditional policy of military neutrality; if Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas will have a role in respect of this proposed forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16078/23]

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]