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Brian Brennan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
501. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a scheme of compensation for farmers who have seen the loss of bean crops due to Storm Darragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4659/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
502. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1081 of 22 January 2025, the grants that were approved; the grants they drew down with a breakdown for each area including marketing, inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4686/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
503. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on a matter regarding funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4697/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
504. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1125 of 22 January 2025, if all 256 horses certified for export from Ireland for slaughter in France were actually exported; the method and route of transport used; and the number that were thoroughbreds. [4700/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
505. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an aquaculture licence application in respect of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4736/25]
Barry Ward Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
506. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to funding the replacement of trees, planted under his Department's afforestation schemes, with biodiverse, native woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4769/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
507. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her plans in respect of the programme for Government commitment to “advance legislation to ban conversion practices”; the timeline she is working towards in publishing the necessary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/25]
Albert Dolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
508. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the Department that will be responsible for facilitating funding for neurorehabilitation and respite services operated by disability organisations.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4427/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reintroduce the policy of community consultation for the location of accommodation for people who are applying for asylum in Ireland (details supplied). [4538/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
510. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the long waiting lists for assessments and if she will expedite an appointment for a child (details supplied) who has been waiting for nearly two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4671/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
511. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to resolve the ongoing difficulties being experienced by a social enterprise (details supplied) in the construction of its national child development centre in Kildare town where construction works have ceased; the reason the organisation is experiencing inordinate difficulties in secu…
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
512. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of payments made under the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) since it was increased to €800 on 1 December 2022; the number of persons who have availed of the ARP per county; the number of landlords who were paid under ARP scheme per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4683/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
513. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of property owners in each county and for each month from January 2023 to January 2025 inclusive in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4684/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
514. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details on the content of the induction course given to all newly arrived international protection applications and beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4838/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to reducing ratio requirements in childcare/early years education/ECCE settings in certain circumstances to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3963/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to reducing ratio requirements in childcare/early years education/ECCE settings in certain circumstances to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector, with specific reference to Irish-language centres/naíonraí and the particular challenges therein; and if she …
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
517. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to changing the FETAC Level 5 requirement for childcare/early years education/ECCE staff in certain circumstances to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3965/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
518. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to changing the FETAC Level 5 requirement for childcare/early years education/ECCE staff in certain circumstances to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector, with specific reference to Irish-language centres/naíonraí and the particular challenges therein; an…
Erin McGreehan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
519. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the current status and future plans for the ARP scheme. [4038/25]
Holly Cairns Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
520. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1284 of 22 January 2025, to provide a breakdown of the 12+ month category to indicate the length of time individuals have been waiting, by CHO, in tabular form. [4071/25]
Carol Nolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
521. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will publish the research commissioned by her Department to examine issues of concern relating to children aged under 16 years of age being able to access a gender recognition certificate and or self-declare their gender; the person or company contracted to provide this research and the costs incurred; and if s…
Conor D McGuinness Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
522. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4086/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
523. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review as a matter of extreme urgency the relocation policy for Ukrainians in light of the huge ongoing upset/anger currently being experienced in Ballybunion, County Kerry, by both the Ukrainian community and the local community, including the impact on local businesses, shops, employment and local schools, and…
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
524. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an overview of remedial actions which will be undertaken by the International Protection Accommodation Service in response to the Health Information and Quality Authority report on standards at the Knockalisheen accommodation centre in Meelick, County Clare (published on 20 January 2025); and if she will make a s…
Peadar Tóibín Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
525. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by her Department in each of the past five years; and the services the company has provided for payments made by the State for each of the past five years. [4174/25]