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Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons living in poverty in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1718/25]
James Geoghegan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
902. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by her Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1771/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
903. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a copy of the findings and costings produced by her Department officials in respect of abolishing the carer’s allowance means test (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1785/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
904. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection to explain the Government’s intentions in respect of its draft Programme for Government commitment to progressively increase a number of welfare payments (details supplied); if these increases will be benchmarked against a particular measure, such as the minimum essential standard of living; if these increases will solely apply to those listed in the d…
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
905. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1868/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
906. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in each county in receipt of the carer’s support grant in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1930/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
907. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2042/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
908. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2060/25]
Brendan Smith Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
909. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that adequate personnel are assigned at local level to administer community welfare services and ensure as existed, prior to administrative changes in recent years, reasonable access for persons to such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2070/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
910. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will also outline to the person directly the entitlements that they can avail of. [2141/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
911. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if she has been made aware of access issues with the new online immigration application system; if there are plans to address these issues; and if in-person appointments will be re-instated for those who cannot use the online system. [46177/24]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
912. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the number of civil servants in her Department, and in agencies under the aegis of her Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in her Department and in agencies under the aegis of her Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than s…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
913. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in her Department, and in agencies under the aegis of her Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46213/24]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
914. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency,…
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
915. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of metal detectors currently owned by An Garda Síochána. [46291/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
916. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of promotions from the rank of sergeant to inspector within An Garda Síochána that occurred in 2024. [46292/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
917. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 783 of 5 November 2024, if she has received the necessary information from Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered. [46293/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
918. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on purchasing new mountain bikes for An Garda Síochána in 2024. [46294/24]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
919. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the locations within Dublin Metropolitan Region where Gardaí participate in the business watch scheme; the rank of Gardaí that participate in these meetings, by location; and the frequency of those meetings, by location, in tabular form. [46306/24]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
920. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 18 September 2024, if she has received the necessary information from Garda Authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [46307/24]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
921. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if a visa application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46313/24]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
922. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to change the fees charged for citizenship through naturalisation. [46314/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
923. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice when an applicant for Irish citizenship (details supplied) can expect to receive a determination on their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46327/24]
Jim O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
924. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 790 of 5 November 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46347/24]
Jim O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
925. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to a unit (details supplied) as of 4 December 2024; if she will provide same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46348/24]