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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: I would not mind doing a bit of canvassing as well.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (24 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 25. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to increase employment participation levels among those in receipt of disability payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37487/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (24 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: I commend the Minister's announcement during the summer, in the Hodson Bay Hotel, down the road from me, regarding the work and access programme. It is a very positive development that we are trying to actively engage with employers to put the supports in place to increase participation by people with a disability within the workforce.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (24 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: I commend the initiative. Someone on a disability allowance payment can receive up to €165 per week in employment. That is the incentive provided under the initiative. My concern is that once people go over that threshold, they will be taxed at 50%. The wealthiest people in this country are not taxed at 50% but we are taxing people on disability allowance who go out to work. They...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (24 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: However, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, sets the 50% rate under the scheme and it is that with which I have an issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 1626.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring forward the payment date for the areas of natural constraint scheme in light of the cash flow challenges faced by farmers due to adverse weather conditions over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2209.To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; the prioritisation that has been given to the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31905/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2430.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 408 of 7 March 2024, the corresponding figures in terms of both drawdown and activity for the first six months of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32945/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2431.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 7 March 2024, the number of full-time posts allocated to post-acute and long-Covid clinics, by clinic and speciality; if the position has been filled and the patient face time provided by the clinician concerned; if an offer has been made; if a recruitment competition is ongoing; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2432.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 410 of 7 March 2024, the corresponding metrics at each clinic in 2024; the number of new patients and repeat patients seen each month in 2024, in each clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32947/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2427.To ask the Minister for Health further to the recognition of long-Covid supports for a further 12 months for healthcare workers who contracted Covid-19 at the early stages of the pandemic, the supports available for other healthcare workers with similar symptoms who were infected since November 2021, during the height of the Omicron variant; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2428.To ask the Minister for Health when the epidemiological survey approved by the HSE in 2022 to be conducted to provide insight and understanding into the prevalence of long-Covid in Ireland will be published; the current status of the survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32943/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2429.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 7 March 2024, the timetable for planned revision of the model of care for long-Covid; if this will make specific provision for children; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32944/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2024)

Denis Naughten: 2433.To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff presently availing of the special scheme of paid leave in respect of long-Covid; if he will provide a specific set of data on long term leave as a result of Covid-19, excluding short-term absences due to primary Covid-19 infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32948/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address the road safety hazard caused by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (18 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the planning application to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála with regard to decanting water from Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon; the ongoing engagement with Roscommon County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 451. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the medical review and assessment unit will make a decision on a person’s application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 606. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in CHO2; the breakdown of the time they have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36399/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 607. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting a physical therapy appointment in CHO2; the breakdown of the time they have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36400/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Sep 2024)

Denis Naughten: 696. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; the prioritisation that has been given to the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36388/24]