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Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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State Pensions
Michael Healy-Rae
74. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined and a resolution found for the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16776/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Widow's Pension
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
75. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the terms of the widows' or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or co-habiting couples and the judgment of the Supreme Court on 22 January 2024; the expected timeline in terms of the legislative changes that are required in respect of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16782/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
76. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a carer's application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16787/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Code
James Lawless
77. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16792/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
78. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16841/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Duncan Smith
79. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity allowance by a person (details supplied) will be determined by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16862/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
80. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16869/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Willie O'Dea
81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied) will be put into payment after being allowed on appeal in December 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16876/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Community Welfare Services
Joe Flaherty
82. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the return of community welfare offices to principal secondary towns in provincial Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16893/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Fergus O'Dowd
83. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will seek a review of a domiciliary care allowance case (details supplied) where the child is profoundly deaf but this is not seen as meeting the required criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16900/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Legislative Measures
Fergus O'Dowd
84. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection to respond to concerns raised in respect of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16982/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Brendan Griffin
85. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal (details supplied) in respect of a person in County Kerry. [17050/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Legislative Measures
Duncan Smith
86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the concern of organisations in the charity sector that run raffles as a funding mechanism regarding the impact of the Gambling Regulation Bill; if exemptions will be put in place to ensure charities are not restricted in running and advertising such raffles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16891/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Immigration Policy
Carol Nolan
87. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she is now in a position to supply the information sought in a previous question (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16773/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
88. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she is in a position to supply the information sought in a previous question (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16775/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Family Reunification
Brendan Griffin
89. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision has been made on a join family visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16777/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Family Reunification
Bernard Durkan
90. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to date in the determination of an appeal for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16813/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the current position of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16823/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Visa Applications
Bernard Durkan
92. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); if a decision is due to issue, given they are due to travel shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16824/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
93. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of gardaí in the roads policing unit for each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, to include a breakdown by rank and division for each of those years, in tabular form. [16830/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Work Permits
Peadar Tóibín
94. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite an application for the atypical work scheme, given the time constraints outlined in correspondence from the applicant with her Department (details supplied). [16866/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Immigration Policy
Mattie McGrath
95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if a referendum will be required before the State can formally opt in to the regulations that comprise the EU Migration and Asylum Pact (the Pact) which was approved by the European Parliament on 10 March 2024, given the potential significant financial burden or charge on funds on the State arising from any such formal opt-in to the regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16868/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who have applied for permission to her to leave Ireland from 2019 to date in 2024; the application criteria her Department applies in such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16872/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
97. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who have applied for permission to leave Ireland from 2019 to date in 2024; if her Department notifies the Department of Social Protection when permission is granted; the number of such notifications provided to that Department from 2019 to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16873/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Denise Mitchell
98. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposed new Garda station at Northern Cross, Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Naturalisation Applications
Catherine Connolly
99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a naturalisation certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); if the certificate has issued to date; if not, the expected timeline for it to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16922/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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State Pardons
Brendan Griffin
100. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position regarding the possible posthumous pardoning in the historic cases of Poff and Barrett in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17039/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Peadar Tóibín
101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 922 and 923 of 20 March 2024, if she will address further matters (details supplied). [17063/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Tillage Sector
Claire Kerrane
102. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of tillage land in the State, in hectares; the number of tillage farms; and the average farm size, in hectares. [16912/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
103. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants under the tillage capital investment scheme; the total area of land; and the average farm size of those partaking. [16913/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
104. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants under the tillage incentive scheme; the total area of land; and the average farm size of those partaking. [16914/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
105. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of extending the tillage capital investment scheme to farmers with less than 15 ha of owned, leased or rented lands. [16915/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
106. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the total number of applications for the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback; the number of approvals to date; and the total area and the average size of plantations affected by ash dieback that have applied for the reconstitution scheme, in tabular form. [16916/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
107. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the capital and current funding allocated to the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback in 2023 and 2024, respectively, in tabular form. [16917/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of increasing the site clearance grant rates and replanting grant rates under the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback by 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively. [16918/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
109. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual cost of a 10%, 20% and 30% increase in the area of plantations approved for aid under the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback, in tabular form, for each of the years 2025 to 2029. [16919/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Claire Kerrane
110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing funding for the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback by 1%, 2% and 10%, respectively. [16920/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Animal Diseases
Peadar Tóibín
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many herds in Ireland have been struck with Johne's disease; if he is aware of any supports for farmers facing this issue; and if he plans to introduce a scheme to help farms keep afloat during this devastating health issue time period. [17036/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Aquaculture Industry
Brendan Griffin
112. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decisions will issue on the renewal of aquaculture licences at a location in County Kerry (details supplied); if licences will be further extended pending decisions on these renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17038/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Kathleen Funchion
113. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [16898/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Reports
Pauline Tully
114. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for the publication of the report on the Demonstration Project on Personalised Budgets; if the accompanying evaluation process will be completed in quarter 2, 2024, as reported in July 2022; the numbers currently involved in the project; and if he will give an update on the brokerage models frameworks proposed. [16779/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Jennifer Whitmore
115. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether those with a disability from birth have the same qualifying criteria for access to speech and language therapies as those with an acquired disability; if not, if he will outline the different criteria for such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16793/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Jennifer Whitmore
116. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the Mother and Baby Home Commission of Inquiry has called on the Government to grant redress to residents (details supplied); if these calls are to be addressed by his Department, either through the current redress schemes or by another means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16799/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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After-School Support Services
Niamh Smyth
117. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review a case (details supplied); if a similar funding application can be made in Cavan by the child development team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16812/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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International Protection
Mattie McGrath
118. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide all communication with regard to an offer of accommodation for international protection applicants in a property in Clonmel, County Tipperary (details supplied); if this property has been rejected; the current status of this offer; the dates this property was inspected by Department officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Niamh Smyth
119. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed and a follow-up with the HSE arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16927/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael McNamara
120. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended by his Department in 2022 on the accommodation of pets and other animals. [16928/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael McNamara
121. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the lawful basis for any expenditure by his Department on the accommodation of animals in 2022. [16929/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael McNamara
122. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the sums paid to each provider of accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection in respect of the accommodation of animals in 2022. [16930/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
123. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of residential disability respite centres in use by December 2018, December 2019, December 2020, December 2021, December 2022 and December 2023; the total number of overnight residential respite places available at each of these dates; and the total number of day-only residential respite places available at each of these dates, in tabular form. [16947/24]