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Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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Social Isolation

Christopher O'Sullivan

9. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that her Department is taking to address poverty and social exclusion across Ireland. [62730/22]

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Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

11. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the towns first policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62464/22]

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Social Isolation

Aindrias Moynihan

13. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that her Department is taking to address poverty and social exclusion in rural Ireland. [62468/22]

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Rural Schemes

Alan Dillon

14. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62737/22]

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Offshore Islands

Catherine Connolly

15. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27 October 2022, the engagement that she or her Department has had with representatives of island communities in relation to the creation of an island-specific regional grouping for the purposes of the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62558/22]

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Departmental Schemes

Kieran O'Donnell

17. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce the successful applicants under the community and voluntary energy support scheme, CVESS; if the full list of successful projects is available by county; when payments will start to issue to organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62795/22]

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Climate Action Plan

Darren O'Rourke

68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the upcoming climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62750/22]

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Climate Action Plan

Ivana Bacik

69. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the ways in which the ongoing review into energy security will integrate sectoral emissions ceiling and carbon budget obligations; his plans to ensure that as-demand reduction measures are prioritised in the review; and the ways in which the principles of a just transition will be integrated into the review. [62757/22]

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Energy Policy

Darren O'Rourke

70. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action he has taken since the publication of the energy security review to improve Ireland’s energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62751/22]

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Climate Action Plan

Jennifer Whitmore

71. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on all carbon reductions achieved as a direct result of implemented targets in the Climate Action Plan 2021. [62721/22]

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Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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Wind Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

72. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions that his Department is taking to accelerate the delivery of offshore wind energy to ensure that Ireland meets the target of 7 GW by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62752/22]

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Data Centres

Ivana Bacik

73. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to ensure that confirmed data centre connections will not increase emissions; and his plans to ensure that confirmed data centre connections do not lock in higher gas demand. [62758/22]

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Climate Action Plan

James O'Connor

74. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department intends to carry out an audit on the capital infrastructure projects contained within the national development plan, in relation to the Climate Action Plan 2021. [62459/22]

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Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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Climate Action Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress that has been made to date since the approval of the national climate action plan to achieve the targets in the plan; if he is satisfied that the full objectives of the plan will be achieved by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62724/22]

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Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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Energy Conservation

Darren O'Rourke

78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will increase the grant support for lower income households to aid the installation of solar PV; the target number of homes for solar PV installation in the years 2023 to 2025, inclusive, to help meet the recently announced increased target of 5 GW of installed solar power capacity by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62754/22]

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National Broadband Plan

Colm Burke

80. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Cork from 1 January 2022 to 30 November 2022; the number of premises connected during this timeframe, including schools and broadband connection points in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62537/22]

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Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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National Broadband Plan

Colm Burke

81. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if NBI is continuing to engage with a company (details supplied) to provide broadband to premises in cases in which the company's fibre broadband infrastructure is bordering an amber area under the national broadband plan and given that the company has sufficient capacity to accommodate more premises on this line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62538/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [57559/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [58885/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery will next meet. [59151/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Jackie Cahill

4. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [59153/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

5. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [58890/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on transport will next meet. [59252/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Aindrias Moynihan

7. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [59341/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on transport will next meet. [59255/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Brendan Smith

9. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [59342/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Bríd Smith

10. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on transport will next meet. [59258/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Michael Moynihan

11. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [59343/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

12. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery will next meet. [60871/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

13. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [60881/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

14. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [60882/22]

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Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

15. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach which Cabinet committee deals with transport; and when it will meet next. [60895/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Cabinet Committees

Cormac Devlin

16. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach which Cabinet committee deals with transport; and when it will meet next. [60896/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [59155/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ivana Bacik

18. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [60874/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [60884/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with church leaders. [61329/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with church leaders. [61332/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ivana Bacik

22. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [58891/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

23. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [59156/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Cormac Devlin

24. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [60897/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Cian O'Callaghan

25. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [60902/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners. [61330/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners. [61333/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Low Pay

Louise O'Reilly

56. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the research report entitled, Low Paid Older Workers in Ireland: A Quantitative and Qualitative profile of Low Pay Among Workers Aged Over 50. (details supplied). [62094/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Job Creation

Denis Naughten

57. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work that his Department is undertaking to fully utilise broadband connectivity in increasing sustainable employment given that Ireland is set to become one of the most connected countries in Europe for fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58143/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

58. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to research from an organisation (details supplied) that found that 70% of small and medium enterprises in Ireland fear that they may have to close in 2023 due to rising costs. [62095/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Enterprise Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

59. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is considering the establishment of an Irish enterprise agency which would incorporate the individual local enterprise offices into one centrally-led national jobs agency to support and sustain small and medium-sized enterprises. [62096/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Visa Applications

Colm Burke

60. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to merging the employment permit and visa application processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62109/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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International Agreements

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

61. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made to date with the ratification of International Labour Organization Convention on Violence and Harassment, 2019 (No. 190); the next steps envisaged in advance of ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57496/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Pensions Reform

Paul Murphy

63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to support measures to grant greater rights of representation for retired workers groups and specifically proposed measures to give them access to the Workplace Relations Commission and rights to consultation prior to any changes to their pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62118/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Job Creation

Denis Naughten

64. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that he is taking to support job creation in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58142/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Industrial Development

Joe Flaherty

65. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new IDA Ireland- and Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in Longford to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62102/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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National Minimum Wage

Alan Farrell

66. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the forthcoming increase to the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62068/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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EU Directives

Paul Murphy

68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government will seek to exclude banks and investment funds from the scope of the corporate sustainability due diligence directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62115/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Energy Prices

Alan Farrell

71. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the efforts to assist businesses with the rising energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62069/22]

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Tue, 13 Dec 2022

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Public Transport

Brian Leddin

72. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated, or plans to facilitate, to encourage the engagement of IDA Ireland with Irish Rail and the National Transport Agency to provide public transport services to IDA Ireland parks, such as Raheen industrial estate, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62128/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish a multi-annual capacity plan and waiting list strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61487/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Citizens' Assembly

Duncan Smith

2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for a citizens' assembly on drugs policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61090/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in implementing agreed pay rises for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61488/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Emergency Departments

Cian O'Callaghan

4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the new and expanded emergency department at Beaumont Hospital is expected to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61446/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference and timeframe for the Mental Health Commission review into child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; if he will outline the concerns raised by the Mental Health Commission with the HSE and the nature of those concerns; if he will outline the HSE's response to those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61489/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Home Care Packages

Emer Higgins

6. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to address the long wait times for home care packages in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61343/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard Bruton

7. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate the new capacity planned for 2023 in clearing waiting lists within the public system and through the NTPF; the estimated number of additional outpatient first-time consultations and the number of additional procedures which will be facilitated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60854/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Hospital Facilities

Colm Burke

8. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place a new mechanism to fast-track the process for the design application for planning permission for the building of the new elective hospital for Cork, in view of the fact that over 12 months have already passed from the time the HSE made its submission to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61133/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Hospital Facilities

Catherine Connolly

10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Question No. 314 of 24 November 2022 and the national development plan commitment to deliver a cancer care centre, with appropriate infrastructure, at University Hospital Galway, if the HSE's national capital and property steering committee has commenced its review of the project; the expected timeline for the steering committee to make its decision on the proposed cancer care centre; the details of any planned interim cancer care infrastructural improvements for the hospital, particularly in view of the fact that the 2019 options appraisal for model 4 hospital services identified the existing facilities as "in urgent need of replacement"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61359/22]

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Disability Services

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

11. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to address the barriers to the recruitment of occupational therapists into the HSE, particularly to address the delays in the provision of handwriting assessments for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61337/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Health Strategies

Steven Matthews

13. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a review of the community ophthalmic services medical treatment scheme; if he will request this process to be expedited in view of ongoing concerns related to reimbursement from medical professionals in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60831/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Nursing Homes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

14. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the measures that he is taking to address the current challenges in the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61025/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Health Services Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

16. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays for persons accessing and securing appointments in high street opticians for routine eye tests and eye care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61365/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Protected Disclosures

Rose Conway-Walsh

28. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the protected disclosures made to the HSE regarding individualised services provided by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61350/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures under budget 2023 that will redress the injustice borne by the group of famers known as the so-called forgotten farmers. [61287/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

119. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will open applications for the ACRES in early 2023 to allow farmers who could not meet the 2022 application deadline to qualify for a payment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61447/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce measures that will result in the destocking of suckler cows, as recommended by the food vision beef and sheep group, considering the significant economic impact that this would have and recognising that suckler beef production has a lower emission profile than other sectors for which similar proposals have not been made. [61288/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to reopen the fodder scheme to new applicants. [61130/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Industry

Kathleen Funchion

123. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to a public inquiry involving all relevant stake holders regarding the issue on the farm of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61216/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Farm Safety

Brendan Griffin

125. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that farm safety efforts have fared to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61309/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Departmental Reviews

Matt Carthy

132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to act on the recommendation of the wool feasibility study to establish an all-island wool council. [61128/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Forestry Sector

Pearse Doherty

133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the ongoing failure of his Department to meet forestry licence issuance and afforestation targets consistently. [61322/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Supports

Bernard Durkan

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the cost of farm inputs, including fuel and fertilisers, with a view to identifying how best to meet the challenges of issues arising from the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61278/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Renewable Energy Generation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

146. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to increase the adoption of rooftop solar energy generation on farms. [61185/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Forestry Sector

Bernard Durkan

149. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to mitigate carbon reduction requirements by way of enhanced sequestration, thereby ensuring the viability of the agrifood sector while at the same time meeting carbon-reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61277/22]

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Thu, 8 Dec 2022

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Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

159. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of the discrimination between the funding available to male and female applicants aged 41-55 years under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS; the steps he will take to enable all applicants to access the higher level of funding regardless of their gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61352/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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An Garda Síochána

Mick Barry

2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will support an alteration to the policy in relation to the arming of gardaí; if she will support more gardaí being armed with firearms or tasers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60564/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Parole Boards

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the establishment of the independent parole board. [60925/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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An Garda Síochána

Peter Fitzpatrick

4. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice the reason that only 92 new members started in Templemore this week; if issues relating to pay, conditions, pension, paperwork, rosters and antisocial working hours are impacting the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60622/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Asylum Applications

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have arrived in Ireland to date under the Afghan admissions programme; her plans to ensure that all 500 places will be filled on the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60481/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when GSOC will publish its investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60573/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Alan Farrell

8. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice her views on the increased supports for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60237/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Violet-Anne Wynne

10. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice the Government’s strategy on step-down accommodation in cases in which a person leaves a domestic violence refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56990/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Court Accommodation

Michael Moynihan

11. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department owns the courthouse on Church Street, Kanturk, which has stood unused for many years; and the plans for the building, given that both the courthouse and the attached bridewell, which bears writing and graffiti from the War of Independence and the Civil War, are monuments of historical significance. [60593/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Court Procedures

Bernard Durkan

12. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which current reforms of the family law courts might entail protection for mothers in respect of section 47 reports-parental alienation issues; if it is expected to ensure that ample opportunity is given to ensure the protection of children in such circumstances and prevention of any action which might result in psychological harm and ongoing trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60531/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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An Garda Síochána

Peter Fitzpatrick

14. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these bodycams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]

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Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Crime Prevention

Richard Bruton

17. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the impact to date of new approaches to crime in areas of high incidence of crime and high risk of young people being recruited into a life of crime, and if there are lessons for the future. [60453/22]

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Thu, 1 Dec 2022

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Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the establishment of a redress scheme for homeowners and tenants living in buildings with fire safety and other building defects. [60043/22]

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Thu, 1 Dec 2022

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Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

2. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the emergency measures he is introducing during the winter ban on evictions to avoid a significant increase in homelessness when the ban ends on 1 April 2023. [60044/22]

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Thu, 1 Dec 2022

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Housing Policy

Michael Collins

3. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for social housing on west Cork islands, such as Bere Island, Dursey Island, Sherkin Island, Whiddy Island, Cape Clear Island and Long Island, over the past number of years and in the years ahead. [60144/22]

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Thu, 1 Dec 2022

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Regulatory Bodies

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, RTB, regarding breaches of their tenancy rights when a breach relates to a tenancy with a landlord who fails to engage with the adjudication process; the action that is being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59970/22]

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Thu, 1 Dec 2022

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Departmental Data

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the development of the register of relevant lands; if the Land Development Agency, LDA, is on track to complete the register and make it available online by the end of quarter 4 2022, as per the target date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59701/22]

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