Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rental Sector

Ruairí Ó Murchú

157. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term let properties operating in rent pressure zones without the appropriate permissions identified by the local authorities and brought back to the long-term rental market since the relevant amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) in 2019, by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28948/21]

Rental Sector

Ruairí Ó Murchú

158. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement local authorities with rent pressure zones have had with his Department in relation to short-term letting regulations detailing any concerns raised including within the Covid-19 pandemic context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28949/21]

Local Authorities

Ruairí Ó Murchú

159. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 20 May 2021, when he expects to receive the remaining returns from local authorities impacted by the short-term letting regulation. [28950/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

21. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the progress of broadband connection points; the typical time from installation to connection; the delays in the progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27948/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

22. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27949/21]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

61. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects future details in relation to the extended eligibility of the small business assistance scheme for Covid to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/21]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the micro-enterprise assistance scheme to be relaunched through the local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28231/21]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises that will have broadband installed under the National Broadband Plan by county; the percentage of these homes that have been surveyed to date; the percentage of these homes in which broadband has been installed under the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/21]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

82. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has had engagements with satellite companies on broadband connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28228/21]

Pension Provisions

Ruairí Ó Murchú

98. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek assurances from the CIÉ group that it will not engage in discussions or make any changes to the pension 1951 scheme until the outcome of the High Court application made by the trustees of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27579/21]

Local Authorities

Ruairí Ó Murchú

251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the resources available to local authorities to enforce short-term letting regulations; his plans to provide additional assistance in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27580/21]

Electoral Process

Ruairí Ó Murchú

252. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the examinations he has undertaken in relation to extending the right to vote to Irish citizens abroad in Presidential elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/21]

Third Level Education

Ruairí Ó Murchú

458. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied); his views on whether it is fair that SUSI recipients availing of experience within their placement schools would have their special rate grant removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

583. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 2097 of 24 March 2021, if her Department has made recent introductions between local authority broadband officers and satellite companies in relation to broadband connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28229/21]

Agriculture Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

17. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will undertake a comprehensive analysis of feedlot figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/21]

Fishing Communities

Ruairí Ó Murchú

27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the coastal townhall meetings; the status of the feedback received to date; the actions he plans to take to support coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

111. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he plans to take to tackle the backlog of apprentices on waiting lists to access the State provided training they need to advance in their apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/21]

Technological Universities

Ruairí Ó Murchú

123. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of his engagements with Dundalk Institute of Technology regarding technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27002/21]

Housing Issues

Ruairí Ó Murchú

243. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 12 May 2021, the number of properties to date in rent pressure zones by local authority in respect of quarter 1 2021 data that have been identified as potentially in breach of short-term lettings regulations; the number of site inspections that have taken place; the number of change of use planning applications received; the number of warning letters issued (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/21]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence when the commission on the future of the Defence Forces report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25079/21]

Schools Building Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

99. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the projected plans for secondary school provision throughout County Louth including provision within the Irish language education sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25082/21]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

148. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the details of the plans in relation to the guidance for the 2021 summer provision programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25083/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

43. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Covid-19 business supports that are available for event caterers excluded from current Covid-19 supports due to the rateable and fixed premises criteria; the supports being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24944/21]

Housing Issues

Ruairí Ó Murchú

121. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties to date in rent pressure zones per local authority in respect of quarter 1 2021 data that have been identified as potentially in breach of short-term lettings regulations; the number of site inspections that have taken place; the number of change of use planning applications received; the number of warning letters issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24942/21]

Departmental Data

Ruairí Ó Murchú

204. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the number of community policing gardaí by rank attached to each station in County Louth in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24945/21]

Departmental Data

Ruairí Ó Murchú

205. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Louth divisional drugs unit in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24946/21]

Northern Ireland

Ruairí Ó Murchú

2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his latest communications with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland [24263/21]

Ministerial Communications

Ruairí Ó Murchú

86. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his engagements with the British Government regarding the protection of the Good Friday Agreement and recent comments in relation to the Irish Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24261/21]

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his engagements with the Israeli authorities regarding the commitment to recognise the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/21]

Brexit Issues

Ruairí Ó Murchú

389. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the UK Government and European Commission regarding recent developments with the Ireland protocol. [13248/21]

National Postcode System

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to changing the way in which Eircodes are allocated to new builds; if consideration has been given to working alongside utility service companies to identify properties in need of an Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/21]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Ruairí Ó Murchú

32. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) operated the temporary wage subsidy scheme correctly; if the national employer unit at the Revenue Commissioners has been contacted by employees of the company regarding its operation of the scheme; if so, the number of occasions; the investigations that have been carried out on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22460/21]

Education Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

65. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the details of the current engagements with stakeholders regarding the new draft specifications for Irish at leaving certificate level published by an organisation (details supplied) given the issues that have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22456/21]

Education Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education her plans to commence the process of creating a comprehensive policy for Irish in the education system in line with the aim to have 20% of civil service recruits proficient in Irish by 2030 as is outlined in the Official Languages Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22457/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to introducing a voucher scheme to stimulate tourism and hospitality as Covid-19 restrictions are eased. [21962/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

104. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide further details in relation to the grant scheme for outdoor and indoor dining; the engagements she has had and planned engagements with local authorities in relation to planning permissions and licensing laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21961/21]

Schools Building Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

87. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the progress of the Design and Build Schools 2020-2021 programme; and when projects currently delayed due to Covid-19 are expected to recommence towards construction. [20971/21]

Shared Island Unit

Ruairí Ó Murchú

8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when he expects the shared island unit will meet with those involved in the Dublin-Belfast economic corridor report; and the details of the North-South initiatives being considered. [17205/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Ruairí Ó Murchú

20. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline and order of citizens' assemblies committed to in the Programme for Government. [15657/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent dialogues with the Government and President of the United States of America. [15656/21]

National Development Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

57. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date by which he plans to publish the results of the review to renew the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [20539/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Ruairí Ó Murchú

94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the perceived regulatory weaknesses in Ireland’s public procurement regime which have been brought to the fore during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20540/21]

Shared Island Unit

Ruairí Ó Murchú

135. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the details of the work of the shared island unit with the Economic Social Research Institute; if the shared island unit has commissioned research to be undertaken by the ESRI; and if he will provide a copy of the terms of reference of this research and for the publication schedule of same. [18803/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

160. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available and the supports he is considering for businesses that are ineligible to apply for existing Government schemes due to operating from a building that is not a fixed physical structure on which business rates are payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18510/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

202. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for a company (details supplied) with mobile premises, premises which are not permanently fixed in place and premises on which no commercial rates are payable which are ineligible for the current Covid-19 business support schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20229/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

247. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects the capacity review of the National Cyber Security Centre to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19181/21]

Energy Regulation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

248. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected timeframe for the announcement of findings from the consultation on the development of new solid fuel regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/21]

Energy Regulation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

249. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the survey regarding public engagement in relation to the consultation on the development of new solid fuel regulations will be activated. [19228/21]

Energy Regulation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

250. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he envisages changes following the consultation on the development of new solid fuel regulations for persons who collect, dry and use waste wood to heat their homes using wood burning stoves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19229/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ruairí Ó Murchú

251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of telecommunication service providers that provided access to zero rate educational websites during the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will provide details of the companies and services provided; if the services are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19277/21]