Parliamentary questions

Crime Prevention

Neale Richmond

104. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to address the rise in assaults against front-line workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7769/22]

Tax Exemptions

Neale Richmond

187. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered implementing a VAT exemption for self-build houses as is the case in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8886/22]

Tax Credits

Neale Richmond

195. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax credits for owner-occupiers of defective apartments and duplexes who have paid levies for the remediation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8920/22]

Defective Building Materials

Neale Richmond

217. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Independent Working Group on Housing Defects will complete its work by the end of March 2022; the status of this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8919/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neale Richmond

225. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties encountered by schools getting in touch with public health to report outbreaks of Covid-19 in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8900/22]

General Practitioner Services

Neale Richmond

288. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when the free general practitioner care scheme will be extended to six- and seven-year-olds as per budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

1. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [6422/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Neale Richmond

5. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet the British Prime Minister. [7768/22]

Medicinal Products

Neale Richmond

77. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he plans to add hyperemesis treatment to the drug repayment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7762/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neale Richmond

154. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when persons that received a booster Covid-19 vaccination in Northern Ireland will receive an updated EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7761/22]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

219. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he has taken to ensure that homes which are deemed to be protected structures will be able to avail of the national retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8068/22]

Tax Code

Neale Richmond

279. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered raising the capital gains tax allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/22]

Tax Yield

Neale Richmond

293. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the amount received in the Exchequer in each of the years 2011 to 2021 from the taxes imposed in the hospitality sector on tips, gratuities and service charges in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7788/22]

Tax Yield

Neale Richmond

294. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered making tips received in the hospitality sector tax free in view of the legislative progress made to protect employee tips and gratuities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7789/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Neale Richmond

500. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered increasing the household benefits package given the recent rise in the cost of electricity bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7872/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Neale Richmond

523. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a Montessori school (details supplied) will receive a funding model and contract for the upcoming year for its ECCE payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Neale Richmond

524. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider increasing funding for Montessori schools under the ECCE scheme given that an increase has not been provided since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Neale Richmond

525. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many Montessori schools are considering going private given that the funding they receive from the State is not sufficient; the steps he is taking to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7886/22]

House Sales

Neale Richmond

553. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the practice of listing houses as available for bidding that are sale agreed; if she will take steps to limit same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7478/22]

Citizenship Applications

Neale Richmond

593. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applications that have been finalised and determined on a monthly basis for the period January 2021 to January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7887/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neale Richmond

674. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if home carers are included in the Covid-19 bonus payment for frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7554/22]

Medicinal Products

Neale Richmond

707. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that women with hyperemesis can access the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/22]

Medicinal Products

Neale Richmond

708. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high cost that women with hyperemesis are facing in accessing the drug Cariban; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that generic alternatives are not available in Ireland; the steps he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7752/22]

Trade Missions

Neale Richmond

45. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current schedule for trade missions for 2022; the core objectives of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/22]

Trade Data

Neale Richmond

128. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of agri-food exports to European Union member states over the past five years; the way that this has been impacted by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6500/22]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

149. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes in food exports from Ireland to the British market since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/22]

Tax Reliefs

Neale Richmond

245. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the €3.20 per day work from home allowance given the rise in the cost of electricity and utility bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/22]

Tax Reliefs

Neale Richmond

246. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the 30% remote working relief on the cost of electricity bills given the rise in the cost of electricity and utility bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7205/22]

Third Level Education

Neale Richmond

99. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who availed of the Erasmus programme for the 2021-2022 academic year; the number of students in Ireland who availed of the programme; the countries that they studied in; the number of students who came to Ireland on the Erasmus programme; the countries they came from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/22]

Third Level Admissions

Neale Richmond

145. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that he plans to ensure that there are sufficient third-level college places for students in the 2022-2023 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/22]

Foreign Policy

Neale Richmond

246. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the ratification of the double taxation treaty between Ireland and Oman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6153/22]

Banking Sector

Neale Richmond

255. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the role of the Central Bank in allowing crypto-currency exchange (details supplied) back into the single euro payments area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6303/22]

Departmental Programmes

Neale Richmond

481. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status the roll-out of the baby box programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6022/22]

Domestic Violence

Neale Richmond

30. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that victims of domestic violence can access rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5310/22]

Joint Labour Committees

Neale Richmond

138. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement that he has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure the outcomes of the Joint Labour Committee process on the early years sector will be in a position to be supported by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5138/22]

International Protection

Neale Richmond

146. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons from Afghanistan that have been granted visa waivers to enter the Irish refugee protection programme given the present crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5137/22]

Cabinet Committees

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will meet next. [3070/22]

Cabinet Committees

Neale Richmond

12. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [4687/22]

Site Acquisitions

Neale Richmond

85. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4688/22]

School Curriculum

Neale Richmond

148. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the changes made to relationships and sexuality education in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4689/22]

Housing Provision

Neale Richmond

328. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units delivered by each local authority under the buy and renew scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4333/22]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Neale Richmond

329. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of compulsory purchase orders commenced and completed by each local authority in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/22]

Registration of Births

Neale Richmond

540. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4335/22]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

12. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent conversation with the UK Foreign Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3073/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Neale Richmond

36. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the processing times for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3074/22]

Defence Forces

Neale Richmond

132. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the work of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3186/22]

EU Meetings

Neale Richmond

148. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his most recent meeting with European Union defence ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3185/22]

Tax Credits

Neale Richmond

174. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered increasing the single parent carer credit in line with the increase in the individual tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4078/22]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

215. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60514/21]

Tax Credits

Neale Richmond

290. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will seek an increase in the single parent carers credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4007/22]

Third Level Education

Neale Richmond

299. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that all third-level libraries are equipped with devices (details supplied) that read text aloud to assist those with dyslexia or those with sight loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4025/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neale Richmond

306. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if, in her work to tackle gender-based violence, she will consider allocating additional resources and budget allocations to investigate unsolved murders of women in Ireland from previous years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4024/22]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Neale Richmond

317. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the years 2015 to 2021. [4220/22]

Library Services

Neale Richmond

375. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that all public libraries are equipped with devices (details supplied) that read text aloud to assist those with dyslexia or those with sight loss; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4026/22]

Northern Ireland

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first year of the shared island initiative. [61417/21]

Northern Ireland

Neale Richmond

13. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach his priorities for the next phase of the shared island initiative. [3069/22]

Housing Schemes

Neale Richmond

95. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the cost rental scheme in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3072/22]

Departmental Priorities

Neale Richmond

119. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department's work regarding pyrite and fire defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3071/22]

Legislative Measures

Neale Richmond

344. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/22]

Education Policy

Neale Richmond

377. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she will develop and implement a national policy on sexual harassment and assault in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3167/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Neale Richmond

448. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the roll-out of the baby box scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3002/22]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

476. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3004/22]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

477. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the value of drugs seized by An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3005/22]

An Garda Síochána

Neale Richmond

478. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the value of goods seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau and An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3006/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neale Richmond

488. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps that her Department is taking to address violence against women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3160/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neale Richmond

489. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider increasing funding towards organisations dedicated to tackling violence against women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3161/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neale Richmond

490. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline a schedule of funding for organisations tackling violence against women to ensure that their work is sustainable to ensure retention of staff and specialisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3163/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neale Richmond

491. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will fund the Rape Crisis National Advocacy Programme Pilot to ensure that every survivor of sexual violence has access to a professional advocate as opposed to the current volunteer led service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3165/22]

Central Statistics Office

Neale Richmond

492. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will work with the Central Statistics Office to develop a national sexual violence survey and ensure that this is carried out regularly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3166/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neale Richmond

518. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will work to introduce specialised training for counsellors and therapists on sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3164/22]

Crime Prevention

Neale Richmond

31. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of funding for the Community Safety Innovation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2342/22]

Civil Service

Neale Richmond

57. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of remote working in terms of the Civil Service Renewal 2030 Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/22]

Sports Events

Neale Richmond

124. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the holding of a stakeholder forum on insurance issues for sporting events as actioned under the Sports Action Plan 2021-2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2340/22]

Official Engagements

Neale Richmond

145. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the current state of women’s rugby; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2339/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Neale Richmond

231. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth registration application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2690/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Neale Richmond

232. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on processing times for applications for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2691/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Neale Richmond

233. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for applications for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/22]

Departmental Properties

Neale Richmond

237. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the agreement in principle reached in relation to a field adjacent to a school (details supplied); if her Department now officially owns the land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2694/22]

Schools Building Projects

Neale Richmond

240. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the permanent site for a school (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for making a decision on a permanent site if one has not been made; if the school could be accommodated on the same campus by extending into the adjacent unused site already zoned for community infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2697/22]

Vaccination Programme

Neale Richmond

311. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on Covid-19 booster shots for those in the 12 to 15 years of age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2837/22]

Northern Ireland

Neale Richmond

8. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversations with the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland. [60572/21]

Northern Ireland

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings with leaders of the political parties in Northern Ireland. [61418/21]

Work Permits

Neale Richmond

100. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding physiotherapy and occupational therapy to the critical skills occupation list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2288/22]

Work Permits

Neale Richmond

101. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the delays in processing applications for general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2289/22]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

111. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider introducing a grant scheme in which those within the hospitality sector could purchase food waste biodigesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63062/21]

Road Traffic Accidents

Neale Richmond

279. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are being taken to reduce the levels of fatalities on roads from road traffic collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2216/22]

Tax Reliefs

Neale Richmond

295. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief for those in the hospitality sector who wish to purchase food waste biodigesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63061/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neale Richmond

359. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the eligibility for the Covid restrictions support scheme to businesses that began trading after 26 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neale Richmond

360. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the Covid-19 supports that are available for businesses that began trading after 26 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/22]

Sports Organisations

Neale Richmond

416. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the recent letter regarding concerns within women’s rugby in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63055/21]

Heritage Sites

Neale Richmond

448. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria for a national heritage area, Natura 2000, a statutory nature reserve and refuge for fauna; the protections that each includes; the process for designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63004/21]

National Parks

Neale Richmond

449. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the definition of a national park and a regional park; the statutory protection each covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63005/21]

Visa Agreements

Neale Richmond

663. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when applications will resume for the Working Holiday Authorisation agreement with Australia in addition to other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/22]

School Enrolments

Neale Richmond

735. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children expected to need junior infant places in September 2022 versus the number of spaces in local primary schools for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63435/21]

School Enrolments

Neale Richmond

736. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children expected to need junior infant places in September 2022 versus the number of spaces in local primary schools for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63436/21]

State Examinations

Neale Richmond

787. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she has considered plans for the leaving certificate 2022; the format this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1306/22]

State Examinations

Neale Richmond

788. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education when students will receive clarity on the format the leaving certificate examinations will take in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1307/22]

State Examinations

Neale Richmond

839. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education her plans for the 2022 leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2219/22]

Birth Certificates

Neale Richmond

1064. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the registration of a birth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2632/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neale Richmond

1151. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider advising third-level institutions to move their examinations to online given the rising risk of Covid-19 in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63488/21]