221. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice his plans to reform the legal aid scheme. [5144/25]
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222. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how he is going to ensure 1,500 new prison places are out in place; and his timeline for delivering this. [5145/25]
223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the reforms he is encouraging the Garda Commissioner to implement to ensure there is less time spent by Gardaí doing office work. [5146/25]
224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to legislate for the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964; and if so, when. [5147/25]
225. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice to outline plans for the accommodation recognition payment with the scheme scheduled to expire on the 31 March 2025; mitigation measures that will be put in place to ensure the orderly unwinding of the scheme; if he will comment on the matter. [5158/25]
226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice to outline the total number of receipt hosts and persons benefitting from accommodation under the accommodation recognition payment, by county; the number of new entrants into the scheme each month since January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5160/25]
227. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice when the guidelines for the local community safety partnership initiative will be sent to Kildare County Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5182/25]
228. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide extra capacity at the old Cork Prison site to offset overcrowding in the new block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5185/25]
229. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of assaults-incidents involving prison officers in Cork Prison and each of the State prisons in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5186/25]
230. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have had damage to their farm as a result of storm Éowyn can apply for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4864/25]
231. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered in the Irish Coursing Club’s Stud Book at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/25]
232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4911/25]
233. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4912/25]
234. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will be made under the bailing assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4933/25]
235. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4949/25]
236. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied) for 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/25]
237. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will announce the commencement of the new fisheries local action group funding for coastal communities; when applications can be submitted; and the duration of the new scheme. [5050/25]
238. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an emergency fund for agricultural buildings damaged during the recent storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5051/25]
239. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an ACRES payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5093/25]
240. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give further consideration to the appointment of a community representative, or representatives, particularly from the areas worst affected by recent storms and the damage caused by falling trees, to the recently appointed Forestry Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5101/25]
241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures being introduced to ensure the proper maintenance of forests and plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/25]
242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on “Opportunities for Youth National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services”; if she is committed to funding this and to its implementation, given that it is not included in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4940/25]
243. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is satisfied that the intent of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 is working as intended given that a tiny number of solicitors (details supplied) across the State will only provide the legal practitioner statement as part of the Decision Support Service enduring power of attorney …
244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she intends to engage with the Law Society of Ireland on their practise decision of 15 February 2024 which appears to advise against solicitors only providing the legal practitioner statement with the Decision Support Service enduring power of attorney process and that the ideal is to participate from start to f…
245. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will introduce a compulsory notice period for childcare services that are closing down services; if she agrees that the planned closure of the afternoon session of a playgroup (details supplied) with eight days' notice to parents is entirely unacceptable; if she will intervene to prevent the closure of this ful…