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Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is welcome that we are bringing together a Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use. We must find a better way to meet the diverse health needs of people who use drugs and, at the same time, explore ways to prevent the harmful impact of drugs on children, families and communities. I have seen families torn apart, where perhaps a child or someone else in the family has started to take drugs and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I apologise. As previous speakers said, we could be at three different committee meetings. This debate is very important. I am from County Carlow and, like the Chair, represent Carlow-Kilkenny. I see what is on the ground and what is happening with misinformation. It is a huge concern. My biggest concern is that I am in government, as other speakers are, and there is not the will to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of artists in County Carlow who are in receipt of the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [8409/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of sports organisations in County Carlow that are in receipt of the sports energy support scheme. [8408/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost if 50 additional WTE driver testers were recruited for the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8262/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance the legislative steps planned to tackle the ongoing high cost of insurance, especially motor insurance, as it relates to the motorsports industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Court Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works refurbishment of Carlow courthouse railings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8271/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of properties in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that are under the ownership of the Office of Public Works; the plans for any remedial works at these sites; if there are plans for Ballymoon Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8274/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for Carlow County Council's croí cónaithe scheme; the number of approved applicants; if they are vacant or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8269/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in addressing the difficulties in retaining part-time firefighters and improving their terms and conditions. [8272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 352. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched before the end of Q1, 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8267/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a review of the way DEIS is allocated particularly in cases where two single-sex schools sit adjacent with the same demographic and are not allocated similar status in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new special educational needs organiser will be appointed to the Carlow area following the vacancy arising (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8635/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 467. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full -ear cost of increasing the maximum rate of disability allowance to €228.50 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a double payment of child benefit is being considered for families given the current cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8260/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 24 January 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities for this question to be answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8261/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a gallium scan; the hospitals in which these scans are performed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in each acute medical unit, acute medical assessment unit, medical short-stay unit and acute surgical assessment unit, broken down by unit for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for HSE dental services in the past three years in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; the number of children waiting for dental services in Kilkenny and Carlow; their waiting times; the locations in which children in the counties can have orthodontic treatment carried out; the number of orthodontists available to the HSE in this area; the criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; the budget allocated in 2023 for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8266/23]