Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Appeals

Seán Haughey

109. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the backlog of cases at the social welfare appeals office where appellants are being told that this office is currently working through submissions received from mid-February 2024; if she will take appropriate measures including staff changes to alleviate this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23088/24]

Tax Code

Seán Haughey

103. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his plans for a substantial income tax package in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/24]

Departmental Reports

Seán Haughey

113. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the stability programme update 2024 he published in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/24]

International Protection

Seán Haughey

384. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the payments made to an applicant seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22512/24]

Naval Service

Seán Haughey

14. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to enhance the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/24]

Departmental Strategies

Seán Haughey

36. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the Be Summer-Ready 2024 public safety information campaign he recently launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22036/24]

European Council

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council on 17 and 18 April 2024. [21522/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

8. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [17783/24]

Departmental Data

Seán Haughey

429. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice the number of people convicted of sex offences involving minors in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, by county, in tabular form; the number of those convicted who received a fully suspended sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21240/24]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Seán Haughey

60. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings in 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/24]

Northern Ireland

Seán Haughey

63. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the terms of reference for the UK Omagh bombing inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20772/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the former Taoiseach's recent visit to the United States. [14152/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent conference on Ukraine in Paris. [14153/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent discussions with the President of Ukraine. [16771/24]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

217. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport his considered response to the recent High Court judgment in respect of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; if he will take the necessary steps to ensure the benefits for the active members of the 1951 scheme are protected; if he will approve an increase for these pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/24]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

218. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that CIÉ immediately complies with its legal obligations to appoint CIÉ board nominated members to the statutory CIÉ 1951 pension scheme committee pursuant to rule 12 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19407/24]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow householders to withdraw money from their personal pension funds in order to carry out retrofitting and insulation works to their homes without having to incur a tax obligation; if he will consult with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19408/24]

Schools Administration

Seán Haughey

340. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education her Department’s views on whether the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours prohibits the provision of sibling hour and afterschool facilities in a school building, as per the decision of the board of management at the school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/24]

Schools Administration

Seán Haughey

341. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if the governance manual for primary schools 2023-2027 in anyway prohibits the use of primary schools for sibling hour and/or afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19324/24]

School Management

Seán Haughey

342. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the oversight mechanisms that are in place by which parents can hold board of managements to account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19325/24]