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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (1 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average processing times for applications submitted to the foreign birth register; the average processing time for applications submitted in March 2020; when he expects that these applications will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28503/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (1 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of processing the backlog of applications to the foreign birth registry that were paused during Covid-19 restrictions; the steps that are being taken to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28504/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: The future sustainability of private and voluntary nursing homes across the country is a rapidly growing concern. Owners and operators of nursing homes are struggling to stay afloat. Many see no way forward. I have received numerous calls and correspondence from nursing homes across County Tipperary. All are desperate for support to save their businesses. They are not making extravagant...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is entering further discussions and negotiations, but will the Government please bring some urgency to the matter and bring it to a conclusion? There have been negotiations for years with no constructive proposals put on the table. We need to get past that stage. In my view, the ongoing medical and personal needs of elderly...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: I ask the Tánaiste to address an anomaly that is occurring in Tipperary and across the country. Experienced drivers are being forced to stop driving school buses once they reach 70. It is not viable for younger people to obtain a D licence due to the costs involved so the bus and coach industry is losing out due to this ridiculous age restriction. A significant number of drivers on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 562. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take into account the additional information regarding an application for a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28948/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for the school transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28968/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 1384. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 282 of 20 January 2022, when a full analysis of service demand need for long-stay beds and palliative care beds in Tipperary will be completed by the HSE; when the findings of this analysis will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28865/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 1385. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 282 of 20 January 2022, if this analysis will contain an endorsement for the number of level 2 palliative care beds required for the St. Anthony’s unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary when the full analysis of service demand need for long-stay beds and palliative care beds will be completed by the HSE; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 1386. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 20 January 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the construction of the new St. Anthony’s unit in Clonmel is due to start in Q3 of 2022; if additional palliative care beds are required for County Tipperary in the unit following the publication of the service demand need for long-stay...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 1387. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 282 of 20 January 2022, if all level 2 palliative care beds currently provided in the new St. Anthony’s unit in Clonmel will have attached to each level 2 palliative care bedroom, associated family sleep amenities and access to basic kitchen facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received and reviewed correspondence from Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel Municipal District concerning the insurance costs incurred by community groups and organisations that host community events and festivals; the efforts his Department and Government are making to address the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff working on processing applications to the foreign birth register for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the reason for any fluctuations in the number of staff employed in the foreign birth register section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31054/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) who was refused SNA supports in their school; if she will review correspondence from the CAMHS team which supports the need for an SNA; if her attention has been drawn to the current allocation of SNA supports provided to their school is not sufficient to deliver the SNA...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that access to an English as an additional language teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary was revoked; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a direct provision centre was established in the area in November 2019 and that the number of English as an additional language pupils attending this school is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assist or advise the way a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary can obtain their ANCO certificate of apprenticeship qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31269/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to their medical treatment in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: 402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31487/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: From all of the discussion and debate that has taken place, it seems the nub of the issue is that the DAA does not have enough staff to cater for the number of people who are going through the airport. The DAA dismissed hundreds of experienced staff. There is no doubt, as has been conceded, that this was done too quickly and that the DAA cut too deep. What process did it engage in before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Michael Lowry: I am amazed that a plan like this, which had such implications for the airport and its staff, got through. Was Government informed of this? At that stage, the DAA was like any other company, as the witnesses have said. I presume it was drawing down a wage subsidy for some of its workers. How much money did the company generate through wage subsidy schemes? I have a business but I did not...