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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of appeals that are won on payments such as pension payments, carer’s allowance and disability and invalidity pensions; the average time for these appeals to be decided upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the fuel allowance by main social welfare payment in County Carlow; her plans to extend eligibility for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of social welfare payments by payment type and county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2924/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in County Carlow who have transitioned to jobseeker’s payments; the number transitioning from the pandemic unemployment payment to various jobseeker’s terms by week since the payment was first introduced and by either jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Garda recruitment is taking place in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2926/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a hospital appointment in County Carlow by age category; the procedure that they are waiting for or assessment and time waiting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2927/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours being provided in County Carlow in 2022; the way this compares to 2020 and 2021; the number of persons currently waiting for homecare in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 530. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current waiting time for the National Gender Service which stands at over two years from the initial referral; his views on the adequacy of this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to lengthy waiting lists countrywide; if there are plans to support those waiting to access a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 532. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the current eligibility framework for the long-term illness scheme including the basis for existing hospital and medication charges will be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from each of the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being done to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Balance (27 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the progress being made in appointing women to senior diplomatic posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide for students with a serious illness to resit the leaving certificate prior to the CAO results being released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4665/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated for the N24 in County Kilkenny given that the N24 Waterford to Cahir project had been mentioned in the National Development Plan – Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has plans to improve safety along the N25 under the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme in County Kilkenny; the current position of his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme; if funding has been allocated for the work; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student with epilepsy that experiences a medical emergency such as a seizure immediately before or during a leaving certificate exam and is unable to complete the exam, will be given the opportunity to resit that exam within the same exam cycle or before such a time that CAO offers issue; if she accepts such a provision that has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to meet the increased cost to recipients of the household benefits package in relation to the electricity price increase which came into effect on 1 October 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4276/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the household benefits package given the rising costs of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (3 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the strategy in place to ensure that all foster parents in receipt of a foster care allowance can include time spent caring as part of their social insurance record for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5387/22]