Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Joe McHugh

158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if there is an interdepartmental working group in place to facilitate the accommodation, education, health, social and community care and supports needed to facilitate the integration of Ukrainian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49824/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

309. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the financial obstacles for persons affected by mica at different stages of the remediation process; if he will he consider introducing a mechanism to bring forward the accommodation and storage cost element of the approved legislation in order to alleviate the financial hardship that many families are enduring this winter; when the new scheme will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

327. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role that his Department has in the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the guidelines his Department is operating in terms of the standards of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50020/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

339. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a plan to roll out modular buildings to cater for the demand for housing in County Donegal as a result of Mica-related re-housing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50188/22]

School Accommodation

Joe McHugh

395. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the steps that a school (details supplied) needs to take to deal with additional accommodation needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49732/22]

School Accommodation

Joe McHugh

410. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed breakdown of moneys spent on new ASD classes as part of an extension works on to existing schools for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the funding allocated for similar works in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49822/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

544. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role that his Department has in the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the guidelines his Department is operating from in terms of the standards of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50021/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe McHugh

565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the financial projections of the national training fund up to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49816/22]

Health Services Staff

Joe McHugh

558. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the appointment of a chief pharmaceutical officer; and if he will expedite the recognition of non-European Union pharmacy qualifications, such as those from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. [47208/22]

Departmental Programmes

Joe McHugh

337. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans for a capital investment programme for non-SME fish processors similar to the scheme that he implemented for beef and dairy processing sectors in 2021 (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that considerable employment potential exists in this sector if Government supports are provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/22]

Fishing Industry

Joe McHugh

338. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has plans to support the fish processing, fish exporters and fish retail sectors in this energy crises; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the nature of these businesses they are high energy users (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46502/22]

Road Projects

Joe McHugh

126. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the current status and next sequence of the three large scale projects that were secured in the 2040 Capital Plan in 2017, namely, the Twin Towns Bypass, the Lifford to Letterkenny and the Bonagee Bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/22]

Coast Guard Service

Joe McHugh

127. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the time constraints and potential vehicular blockages faced by the Coast Guard when launching its emergency boats at Rosapenna, Downings, County Donegal; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that during a recent launch, time was lost following a call-out on Mulroy Bay which could have had devastating consequences for the water users in difficulty (details supplied) and lastly; if his attention has been further drawn to the local Coast Guard’s need for a slipway which will alleviate these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44413/22]

Cycling Facilities

Joe McHugh

194. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are plans in conjunction with Fáilte Éireann to develop an off-road cycle project in County Donegal in view of a recent scoping study at Ards Forest Park; if she will consider designating County Donegal as a priority for a project of this kind (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44412/22]

Housing Provision

Joe McHugh

216. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a €3 million housing allocation for the construction of a 32-build housing scheme in Carraig Airt, County Donegal, over four years ago; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that archaeological assessments have been completed along with statutory requirements to comply with Gaeltacht language statutory requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44537/22]

State Examinations

Joe McHugh

258. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the percentage allocation for continuous assessment for each Leaving Certificate subject in 2019; and the percentage allocation for each subject post 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44374/22]

Schools Building Projects

Joe McHugh

264. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the school projects, including large scale new schools, large scale extensions, ADAPT schools and small-scale extensions that have been completed in the past three years; the schools that are under construction; the schools that were secured in the Capital Plan for new build and large-scale extensions and small extensions in County Donegal in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44387/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

646. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 26 July 2022, if he will elaborate on the specifics of the ongoing engagement with the Banking and Payments Federation relating to issues raised by the Defective Concrete Blocks homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/22]

School Transport

Joe McHugh

929. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the contingency plans that she has in place to deal with the extra demand for school bus tickets and for the many parents who are being notified that there is no space on a bus for their child even though an older sibling has been offered a ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43465/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

1017. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if she will increase the number of hours per week for English classes for Ukrainian citizens (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43979/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

1354. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Ukrainian nurses, doctors, teachers, dentists, consultants, orthodontists, psychologists, physiotherapists, professors and pharmacists that have had their qualifications recognised in order to fully participate in employment positions in County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43963/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

1987. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the level of service provision that is in place for psychological intervention dealing with trauma for Ukrainian citizens living in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43964/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

627. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline and document evidence of engagement with the banks in an effort to facilitate persons who are not in a position to come up with the initial funds for second stage engineering fees and demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39793/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

628. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on quality control checks and measures at quarries that produce 4-inch, 6-inch and 12-inch concrete blocks and reinforced lintels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39795/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

629. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will bring a memo to Cabinet to deal with the issue of down-sizing as part of the defective concrete block remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39798/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

638. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when apartments will be included in the Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39941/22]

Food Labelling

Joe McHugh

2067. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food category that snails come under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39937/22]

Legislative Process

Joe McHugh

251. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legislative sequencing through both Houses of the Oireachtas for the defective blocks scheme; when the President will sign off on the scheme; when the scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36268/22]

Bus Éireann

Joe McHugh

171. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bus Éireann buses that left from Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month of June to date in 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33642/22]

School Facilities

Joe McHugh

559. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if ownership will be established of a recently closed school (details supplied) given that an interested voluntary group is willing to lease the building for community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32104/22]

Passport Services

Joe McHugh

128. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will prioritise current passport applicants who are currently in the system due to the inability of a Passport Office official to make contact with a member of An Garda Síochána notwithstanding the new measures which were put in place recently to deal with more effective means of communication between the two said State bodies given the stress that this delay is putting parents and guardians under as they try to navigate their way through preparations for travel for their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31344/22]

Road Network

Joe McHugh

285. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will give clarification on the reason there has been a delay in compensation discussions which were due to take place in September 2021 between Donegal County Council, TII and homeowners on the planned TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project (details supplied) where homeowners had been previously informed they would have invitations sent to them in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/22]

School Curriculum

Joe McHugh

964. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to mainstream and or implement the content language integrated learning pilot on a national basis and, in particular, for secondary schools that are already providing Irish medium education outside Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29353/22]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Joe McHugh

966. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made to address the issue of teacher supply for Irish-medium secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29355/22]

Departmental Schemes

Joe McHugh

68. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the provisions that are in place to deal with the lack of auditors in County Donegal; the reason that companies that have been selected for the business email compromise schemes are now being de-selected (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

110. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s strategy in helping Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24329/22]

Passport Services

Joe McHugh

232. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will initiate discussions with the aim of establishing a passport office in the north-west in view of the previous Governments designation of Letterkenny, Derry and Strabane as a city region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21918/22]

Hospital Services

Joe McHugh

491. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the cardiology business plan which has been submitted by Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal in view of the cessation of mobile angiogram services at the hospital; if the €750,000 raised by a group (details supplied) towards a state of the art interventional suite which has yet to be commissioned will be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21993/22]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Joe McHugh

851. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the communication that has taken place between her Departmental officials and the Teaching Council in order to recognise Ukrainian primary and secondary school teachers on a temporary basis who are willing to assist and teach Ukrainian children with limited English; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19721/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

1176. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that information on the different vocations of Ukrainian citizens arriving in Ireland will be collated and made available to various sectors that wish to help in fast-tracking mutual qualification recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/22]

Rural Schemes

Joe McHugh

1944. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the CLÁR Programme in County Donegal in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19675/22]

Rural Schemes

Joe McHugh

1945. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in County Donegal in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19676/22]

Rural Schemes

Joe McHugh

1946. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Donegal in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 including; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19677/22]

Regeneration Projects

Joe McHugh

1948. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in County Donegal in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 including; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19680/22]

Environmental Schemes

Joe McHugh

11. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the timeline for the introduction and implementation of the retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

487. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the way she intends to fast-track the recognition of Ukrainian teacher qualifications in an efficient and speedy manner; if she has identified institutions that have already initiated this process with the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18057/22]

International Protection

Joe McHugh

614. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice the way that information on the different vocations of Ukrainian citizens arriving in Ireland will be collated and made available to various sectors that wish to help in fast-tracking mutual qualification recognition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18074/22]

Health Services Staff

Joe McHugh

811. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider additional remuneration packages for consultants in order to entice them to move to more peripheral regions in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18058/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Joe McHugh

812. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the capital investment proposals at Letterkenny University Hospital in order to enlarge the footprint to support new and increased services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18059/22]

Departmental Schemes

Joe McHugh

318. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if clarity will be given to homeowners under the current MICA scheme with respect to continuing with the process; the way that homeowners will merge into the new scheme during transition; if the applicants will be eligible to apply under the current scheme prior to the enactment of the new legislation; the timeframe for publishing, enactment and implementation of the new MICA scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/22]