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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline any further details regarding the new low interest retrofit loans for homeowners scheme which was announced in October 2023 and due to be in place by February 2024 (details supplied); can he confirm these details and make a further statement on the timing and details of this initiative. [12593/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider requesting that the TII designate the 53km Shannon Erne Connectivity route as a proposed national strategic greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12679/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and Bus Éireann will consider establishing a special communications unit to deal with specific queries around school transport (details supplied) that liaises with the local inspectors and management to provide clear and expedient replies to parents and school management. [11948/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 769. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing parents with children the right to claim domiciliary care allowance while living outside the State for the purpose of availing of specialist care for their children in that particular country, that is not currently available in Ireland; and if she will consider a mechanism where a special...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 1265. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023. [11754/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when funding applications under the global Irish festival series will be made available to local authorities and other relevant bodies (details supplied). [11242/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 29 February 2024, if he will provide an update on the conservation advice pilot grant scheme (details supplied). [11372/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a Leitrim based apprentice (details supplied) who trained under SOLAS are not recognising the time he spent working at an accredited company from July 2020 to May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11373/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the conservation advice pilot grant scheme (details supplied). [9766/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the exemption for local authorities from the part 8 own development approval process and from planning, for the provision of specified forms of housing developments on designated State lands, beyond the current deadline of 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 107. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she would consider reviewing the means test for non-contributory and part-contributory pensioners who may rent their home and live with relations or friends, within the framework of the next budget, to incentivise older people who have options around moving in with relatives and may have sizeable homes to consider the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (20 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the publication of an OPW funded study into coastal erosion in Strandhill, County Sligo has not been released publicly to date; the reason it has taken almost two years to complete and release this report findings; when the draft report is set to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8011/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider as part of his planning for Budget 2025 re-introducing the tax relief at €2,000 for persons paying tax in the State who have private health insurance and have experienced the dramatic price rises in their premiums in recent months. [5441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (1 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any further consideration has been given to the proposal to sanction a new primary school for Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; if the Board of Management has identified a potential site for a new school; and whether communication has been received by her Department seeking approval to negotiate with any potential site owner. [4691/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (31 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he is taking to safeguard the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland, and future investment in manufacturing and research and development into Ireland, from any unintended consequences as a result of the European Commission pharmaceutical review, currently under way; if he can update on any meetings his Department has had on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 161. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of Ireland's national position on the revision of the EU general pharmaceuticals legislation as proposed by the European Commission; when Ireland will be making its official response to the European Commission on the pharmaceutical review known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered providing a reduction or payment assistance in relation to domestic waste charges for disabled people particularly to persons who have excess charges because they suffer from incontinence or other similar issues that incur extra waste disposal charges. [2954/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 608. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a requirement for a doctor who is seeking to be issued with a GMS registration that he/she must agree to an allocation of (public) patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (23 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full update regarding the development of the 42 bed unit extension to Sligo University Hospital; the timelines around tender closing dates and expected construction commencement and competition; and if he will update regarding other capital developments in and around the hospital campus in Sligo. [2993/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 972. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of jobseekers allowance payments for 12 months or longer, for two years or longer, three years or longer, four years or longer and for five years or longer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1679/24]