Parliamentary questions

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the French President since his re-election. [30725/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the President of France since his re-election. [30728/22]

Church-State Relations

Ivana Bacik

19. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [24222/22]

Church-State Relations

Mick Barry

20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [26200/22]

Church-State Relations

Bríd Smith

21. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [27831/22]

Church-State Relations

Mary Lou McDonald

22. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [29328/22]

Church-State Relations

Brendan Smith

23. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [30063/22]

Church-State Relations

Mick Barry

24. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [30713/22]

Church-State Relations

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [30839/22]

Church-State Relations

Paul Murphy

26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [30842/22]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a comprehensive update on the engagement and progress regarding the investigation associated with Women of Honour in the Defence Forces. [34169/22]

Defence Forces

Cathal Berry

69. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the pay improvement measures recommended by the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; the expected timeline for the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33771/22]

EU Directives

John Brady

70. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to date on the full implementation of the EU working time directive as it applies to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34178/22]

Departmental Reports

John Brady

71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the report from the commission on the future of the Defence Forces; when there will be a full Government response on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34179/22]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

72. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the specific recruitment drives that have taken place in respect of school leavers and graduates from third level education; and if there were targeted campaigns in respect of areas of known understaffing in the Defence Forces. [34161/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Connolly

74. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 1 June 2022, if he will report on the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on 15 June 2022; the person who represented Ireland at the meeting; if minutes were taken at the meeting; if so, if they will be published; the reason no official public record was published in respect of the group's meeting of 23 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34097/22]

Naval Service

James O'Connor

75. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Defence the plans that are in place for the future use of the LÉ Eithne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/22]

Defence Forces

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

76. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence the work-life balance measures that are being considered by his Department to make the Defence Forces a more family-friendly environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33633/22]

Defence Forces

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence when it is intended to make decisions on the recent report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33620/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Richard Bruton

78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase cybersecurity defence in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33667/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Barry Cowen

79. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence the way that he proposes to implement the recommendation of the Commission on the Defence Forces for the enhancement of Defence Forces structures across the cyber domain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34205/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

80. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the supports his Department has sent to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/22]

Naval Service

John Brady

81. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the plans that his Department has for the proper disposal of a number of vessels from the Naval Service fleet which have come to the end of their service life and are due to be decommissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34173/22]

Defence Forces

Aindrias Moynihan

85. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe for completion of inter-Government consultations and a draft for an action plan in respect of recommendations of the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34202/22]

Defence Forces

Bernard Durkan

89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the steps that have been taken to address the issues raised in the recent report on the Defence Forces; the extent to which the report is likely to be embraced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34152/22]

Ukraine War

James Lawless

108. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will be authorising any further defence supports for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/22]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional measures he is taking to address the alarming increase in homelessness in recent months. [33472/22]

Planning Issues

Ged Nash

2. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the An Bord Pleanála’s review report published in 2016; his views on each recommendation; the recommendations that have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32980/22]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

3. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing in areas (details supplied). [33473/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the redress available to tenants who make a complaint to the Residential Tenancies Board about breaches of their tenancy rights when they relate to a tenancy with an unregistered landlord or a landlord who fails to provide an address; the action being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33252/22]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

5. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in the sale of affordable housing in Cork city and south County Dublin.
[33474/22]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

6. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of the social housing income thresholds; and if he will indicate whether he intends to raise the thresholds. [33082/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

7. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the targets the vacant homes unit in his Department is working towards to tackle vacancy and dereliction. [32972/22]

Housing Provision

Bríd Smith

9. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to examine the income limits for social housing; if they will be increased and whether those who have been removed from the list over the last period will be reinstated to their position on the lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32965/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

10. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the remediation of dwellings damaged by defective concrete blocks Bill 2022 does not provide for the replacement of the foundations of homes that will have to be demolished, given that he has asked the National Standards Authority of Ireland to examine the need for this to be done in their ongoing review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33087/22]

Housing Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

12. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention been drawn to the lengthy processing times for both social housing applications and housing assistance payment applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33206/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

15. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on affordable housing in Cork city; and if he is satisfied with the progress of the scheme. [32973/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

81. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the remediation of dwellings damaged by defective concrete blocks Bill 2022 will reflect the ongoing review by the National Standards Authority of Ireland of IS 465 regarding testing and diagnosing remedies for the full range of deleterious materials that are affecting homes in the west of Ireland, including pyrrhotite and the need to replace foundations in homes that have to be demolished. [33019/22]

Northern Ireland

John Brady

93. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the Government's response to the decision by the British Government to introduce unilateral legislation that will undermine the Northern Irish protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32921/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Peadar Tóibín

94. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times he has met with the Irish ambassador to Britain since he took office. [33477/22]

Passport Services

John Brady

95. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the efforts that have been made to address the delays in the issuing of passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32922/22]

Passport Services

Seán Canney

96. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, with the surge in the number of applications for passports and the delays in getting those applications processed, he will consider opening a passport office in the west of Ireland to serve the needs of the population there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Michael Collins

97. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if negotiations will begin immediately with the French Government to cease its military exercise in order to protect fishermen, fishing vessels and the environment, given that Irish fishermen have again been warned of risks to their safety considering the nature of these exercises which will take place off the southern coast of Ireland outside of territorial waters but within the Irish exclusive economic zone. [33485/22]

Trade Relations

Richard Bruton

98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the level of economic activity between Ireland and nations in Africa and the work to increase such activity. [33212/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Griffin

99. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a printer for the Cork Passport Office to facilitate in-person one-day rapid renewals there and take pressure and demand off the Mount Street office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33167/22]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

100. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update to the Houses of the Oireachtas on any engagement he has had with the European Union or the Polish Government on the ban on abortion in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33165/22]

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

101. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal to date in 2022, from each county; the number of passports issued; and the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32932/22]

Middle East

John Brady

102. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address the concerns that exist in relation to the recent signing of a trilateral memorandum of understanding relating to the export of natural gas from Israel and Egypt to the European Union given Israel’s repeated breaches of international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/22]

Passport Services

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports currently being processed with application addresses in Cork; and the average time for delivery. [32976/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Griffin

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure each passport application is checked for validity immediately on receipt to allow time for applicants to submit corrected information, if required, as anomalies are too frequently being discovered too late in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33168/22]

Passport Services

Aindrias Moynihan

114. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures being considered to have initial checks on all passport applications on receipt to ensure applicants are notified on any issues regarding their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33204/22]

Foreign Policy

Bríd Smith

142. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Poland's abortion ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33169/22]

Reachtaíocht Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nár cuireadh tús le feidhm Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021 go fóill; cén dáta faoina mbeidh feidhm ag an Acht; cén dáta faoina mbeidh an Coiste Comhairleach bunaithe; agus cén dáta faoina mbeidh na caighdeáin teanga forordaithe de réir an Achta. [32440/22]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Mick Barry

2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the engagement she has had with two organisations (details supplied) following the ending of their partnership last week; the measures she will take to ensure that trans people are respected and their rights are upheld in the media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32759/22]

Tourism Industry

Imelda Munster

3. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the rising cost of tourist accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32833/22]

Tourism Industry

Peter Fitzpatrick

4. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has plans to make any policy changes to assist inward tourism in respect of reported price gouging by various tourism providers for car rental, hotels, car parking, inbound flights and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32760/22]

Limistéir Pleanála Teanga

Catherine Connolly

5. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán stádas an ghasra oibre bunaithe ag a Roinn agus an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta chun beartas maidir le pleanáil sa Ghaeltacht a phlé; soiléiriú a thabhairt ar ról a Roinne sa ghasra; an fhaisnéis is deireanaí a thabhairt ar obair an ghasra go dtí seo; líon na n-uaireanta ar chas an grúpa go dtí seo lena chéile; agus an dtógtar miontuairiscí maidir le cruinnuithe an ghasra [32569/22]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

6. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to support the live performance sector. [32415/22]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

7. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artists, performers and events in Dublin that have benefited from the local live performance programme scheme since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32142/22]

Tourism Funding

Alan Dillon

9. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of projects in County Mayo under Fáilte Ireland’s platforms for growth capital investment programme. [32444/22]

Culture Policy

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

10. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she sees a role with respect to the second report on the well-being framework for a specific dimension within the framework dealing with language and culture, as is the case in the corresponding New Zealand and Welsh well-being frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32205/22]

Tourism Industry

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

11. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans in place to help rebuild and support Ireland’s tourism sector taking into account current difficulties highlighted with the cost of hotels, vehicle rental and pressures on Dublin airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32143/22]

Departmental Funding

Alan Dillon

12. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will be providing small-scale funding for local festivals and summer schools in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32445/22]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Mairéad Farrell

14. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le toghcháin phoiblí do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [32450/22]

Fiscal Policy

Pearse Doherty

1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an emergency budget with further targeted measures to support lower and middle-income families in response to the highest level of inflation recorded in 38 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31502/22]

Banking Sector

Matt Shanahan

2. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the steps that he and his Department are taking to provide further consumer choice to the Irish retail banking sector particularly with the exit of two banks (details supplied) from the domestic market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31004/22]

Fuel Prices

Pearse Doherty

3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the rates of excise duty applied to petrol and diesel to the lowest rates permissible under the Energy Tax Directive in response to the rising cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31503/22]

Fuel Prices

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

5. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rate of excise duty applicable to petrol and diesel to ensure that, as the price of fuel increases, Government income does not also increase at a cost to households, businesses, taxi drivers and hauliers in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31304/22]

Tax Collection

Bríd Smith

6. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he has studied a recent paper on wealth taxes and the problems with previous attempts by European Union states to introduce wealth taxes (details supplied); the plans he has in this regard for the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31246/22]

Insurance Industry

Dara Calleary

7. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the measures that he is taking to increase competition in the Irish insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30073/22]

Departmental Reviews

Catherine Connolly

8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 28 April 2022, the status of the review of the help-to-buy scheme; the person or body carrying out the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30711/22]

Credit Unions

Seán Haughey

9. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with credit unions and representative bodies to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29754/22]

Departmental Policies

Fergus O'Dowd

10. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if further measures are being considered to help with the cost of living given the decrease in consumer spending in the first quarter of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31335/22]

Derelict Sites

Steven Matthews

11. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a derelict property tax; if he will replace the derelict site levy that would be implemented by the Revenue Commissioners; if any research has been carried out by his Department into this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31302/22]

Insurance Coverage

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the status of his plans to address the rising cost of and limited access to public liability insurance; the detail of his recent engagements with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/22]

Fuel Prices

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

21. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing excise duty on petrol and diesel to date in 2022 that was originally introduced to help with the cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31017/22]

Fuel Prices

Brendan Griffin

23. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will further review taxes on transportation fuel given the further price increases; the estimated income that has been raised from transport fuel taxes and excise to date in 2022; the way this compares with the same period in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and with the projected figures by his Department at budget time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31298/22]

Departmental Policies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an emergency budget and targeted measures to support struggling households following a research paper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30059/22]

Fuel Prices

Matt Carthy

44. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the additional measures he intends to introduce to support workers who are impacted by soaring motor fuel costs. [31308/22]

Fuel Prices

Cormac Devlin

65. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans for a further extension of the timeline for the reduction in excise duties on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30070/22]

Public Sector Pay

Mairéad Farrell

86. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his negotiations for a new public service stability agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31505/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

87. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his Department’s guidance for public service employers during Covid-19 in relation to special leave with pay for Covid-19; if there are further plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31504/22]

Construction Industry

Seán Canney

88. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to introduce a new public works contract for the construction industry to ensure the risk in these contracts is shared in an equitable way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/22]

Public Expenditure Policy

Richard Bruton

90. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has considered the need to front-load public investments in areas including health, education and transport if compact development is to be a success. [31241/22]

Public Sector Pay

Seán Canney

91. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his intentions in relation to adjusting public sector pay in view if the exceptional increases in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the current public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/22]

Public Sector Pay

Seán Haughey

94. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the exploratory discussions on public service pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29645/22]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Willie O'Dea

96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if capital expenditure to date in 2022 is within profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30528/22]

Public Sector Pay

Alan Farrell

97. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on his Department’s engagement with the representatives of an organisation (details supplied) regarding public sector pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30552/22]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the selection of a contractor for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; the length of time that he envisages this process will take; if he will give assurances that selection will be completed as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31073/22]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Catherine Connolly

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of all projects costing more than €100 million approved under the public spending code in Galway in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30717/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Canney

102. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to increase existing public sector pensions to take account of the exceptional increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29036/22]

Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

103. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe cén céimeanna atá glactha aige agus cén achmhainn bhreise atá curtha i leathaobh aige ó achtaíodh Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla chun na forálacha maidir le Gaeilgeoirí a earcú do 20% ar a laghad de na folúntais a chomhlíonadh roimh 2030; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31336/22]

Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí

Catherine Connolly

123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of his Department’s work to date on the implementation of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021; if a representative of his Department has been appointed to the Irish languages services advisory committee to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30771/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ivana Bacik

1. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [24218/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [26029/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

3. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine. [30513/22]

Departmental Offices

Mary Lou McDonald

4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [24325/22]

Departmental Offices

Ivana Bacik

5. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [25826/22]

Departmental Offices

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [26001/22]