Parliamentary questions

Departmental Policies

Ged Nash

381. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice to provide a copy of the written agreement with the UK in November 2020 that seeks to protect the integrity of the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, and which, it is reported, provides for reciprocal returns of asylum seekers who are deemed inadmissible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20522/24]

Budget Process

Ged Nash

72. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to set out how he plans to limit the deployment of so-called "non-core" expenditure as he develops plans for budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/24]

Passport Services

Ged Nash

146. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to clarify a policy matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/24]

Ports Policy

Ged Nash

171. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with the leadership of the Drogheda Port Company (details supplied) further to correspondence he received on 12 April 2024; his position on the points raised in that correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19255/24]

Pension Provisions

Ged Nash

209. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on the High Court judgment issued on 19 April in a case (details supplied); if he will now make the necessary arrangements to approve an increase in the pension payments to CIÉ pensioners who are members of the ‘1951 scheme’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/24]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

249. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the background to and current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 24 April 2024 that it was sending Ireland a letter of formal notice (INFR(2024)2037) for the incorrect transposition of Directive (EU) 2018/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (the 5th anti-money laundering directive); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/24]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

278. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of and the current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 20 September 2022 that it was sending Ireland a formal notice (INFR(2022)0369) in respect of Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19498/24]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

279. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of and current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 26 January 2023 that it was sending Ireland a reasoned opinion (INFR(2018)2235) for the non-conformity of Irish legislation with Directive 2014/67/EU on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19499/24]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Ged Nash

384. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to update and modernise wind turbine setback guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19295/24]

Care of the Elderly

Ged Nash

654. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the membership of the reference group of stakeholders that will help inform the work of the Commission on Care for Older People; how persons and interested service providers and representative bodies will feed into the work of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18895/24]

Health Service Executive

Ged Nash

666. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE's CHO8 intends to provide any financial support to an organisation (details supplied) to deliver important supports in the community in the administrative area for those who have experienced heart events or stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ged Nash

174. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will address a serious issue at a school in Omeath, County Louth (details supplied) that has seen its allocation of special education teaching hours cut for the second year running, putting enormous strain on the school’s staff and putting the provision of the SET teaching support needed at the school, greatly at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18461/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

7. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; and if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising. [18400/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

11. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

14. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

18. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18387/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

29. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18402/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

39. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

43. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18397/24]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

45. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to support the current scope of application of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which would exclude the vast majority of Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18146/24]