Roderic O'Gorman

678. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding or practical supports available for entrepreneurs looking to make EU wide patent applications for new technologies like renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45065/25]

737. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average processing time of critical skills employment permits per year from 2021 and to date in 2025; the breakdown per sector of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47473/25]

772. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the phase out of route 4 recognition of teachers for those from a professional special needs Montessori background; if she will consider an extension to the 31 December 2023 cut off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44735/25]

773. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assessment her officials have undertaken on the impact of the redesignation of special schools referred to in circular 0039/2025; the way in which the eligibility criteria have been established; if she will consider changes or deferments to the policy where it is clear no additional supports are available to children who need them in a mainstream setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44736/25]

1019. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on progression of the commencement of construction of a new school build (details supplied). [47095/25]

1049. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the handover date for the new modular extension to a school (details supplied); if any delays are anticipated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47442/25]

1102. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will be supporting the plans from the Arts Council for arts studios at a location (details supplied). [47466/25]

1103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the basic income scheme for artists will be extended to include all eligible artists that apply, rather than the limited number of 2000, in the highly successful pilot phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/25]

1313. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the status of the derelict property and land owned by Kildare County Council at a location (details supplied). [47475/25]

1315. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households not habitually resident in the State who have been allocated social housing by a local authority in the State, by local authority and year; the overall number of households allocated social housing by local authority and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47510/25]

1316. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of occasions a local authority in the State has waived the requirement that an applicant for social housing either normally resides or has a local connection to that functional area; by local authority and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47511/25]

1332. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of instances where large multinational employers have historically implemented a pension vesting policy whereby employees with less than five years of service that accrued a defined benefit pension entitlement have had this service disregarded for the purposes of calculating final pension entitlement at retirement today; the number of persons that may be affected by this policy; the sectors which are affected; if he plans any measures to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44733/25]

1333. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are grounds under current law to restrict the usual practice of public access to birth certificates in cases where to do so would place a victim of domestic violence and their children at risk of discovery; if not, if he will consider examining this matter in conjunction with the Minister for Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44737/25]

1334. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of a case of an individual who has not been awarded the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension and who believes this to be an error (details supplied); if he will instruct his officials to re-engage with the individual concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/25]

1476. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Moroccan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44801/25]

1477. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Pakistan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44802/25]

1478. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Syrian nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44803/25]

1501. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of recent attacks targeting members of the Indian/South Asian community in different locations around the country; if he has engaged with An Garda Siochana to ascertain if there is any coordinated aspect to these attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45071/25]

1502. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45072/25]

1503. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that have been or are proposed to be funded under the National Action Plan Against Racism in 2025; the overall budget for the Action Plan in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/25]

1504. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a report from the special rapporteur on racism yet; the timeframe for when it be brought to Cabinet, and when will it be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/25]

1505. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has met with the special rapporteur on racism and or the advisory committee on racial equality and racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/25]

1506. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether An Garda Síochána or other State intelligence are actively monitoring online activity by far-right organisations where that activity is linked to potential hate crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45076/25]

1524. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to expand the remit of the IRPP to include Rohingya refugees unable to return to Myanmar; if there are criteria under which a person from the Rohingya group may access the IRPP programme; if so, if his officials may communicate this with individuals from this community who are awaiting information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45260/25]

1525. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an applications for long stay (D) join family visas which have not been processed for 13 months, longer than the maximum typical processing time an applicant may expect (details supplied); if he will request his officials to provide this update directly to the applicants in terms of how long more they can expect to wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45261/25]