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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (27 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an Irish person bringing their dog home from England having to get it vaccinated each time that they bring it into the country; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this can cost up to €45 each time; if he believes that this is fair in the case of someone who travels with their...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average turnaround time for a work permit for non-European Economic Area workers from the date the application is received until the date of approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47379/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Thurles is one of the towns that has been chosen for the settlement of Ukrainians in modular units. I raise the issue of the services needed in the town so that we can properly accommodate our new occupants. GP services in the town at the moment are under extreme pressure. We have no primary school in the town with DEIS status and only one such post-primary school. I have raised these...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: As a Government Deputy, I am proud to be associated with this budget. We have been lobbied a lot over the past couple of months. We have been in an unprecedented crisis given the war in Ukraine. We have made a very serious attempt at addressing the cost-of-living increases for those under the most pressure. At times in politics, we receive a lot of criticism and many issues are raised...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I will make a point before I start and I intend no disrespect to the Minister of State who is here. I have looked for this Topical Issue matter on a couple of evenings and it has been selected for this evening. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has responsibility for the area that I wish to discuss and I am disappointed I was not informed by the Ceann Comhairle's office that she was not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I accept that fully and am not criticising her in any way. I just feel the Ceann Comhairle should inform us and give us the choice if the Minister or Minister of State with responsibility is not available.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: In case there is any misunderstanding, I am not criticising the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, in any respect. She delivered a Jigsaw project for Thurles that is fully operational now. We were waiting a long time for it and I am thankful. She has such an excellent record of delivery that I wanted to make the points about a dementia unit to her personally. She is developing the strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits that have been issued for non-European Union workers to date per month in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors in which work permits have been issued for non-European Economic Area workers by month to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for work permits for non-European Union workers that are currently awaiting processing within the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 261. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a more detailed and accurate timeline for the release of information and issuing of the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment for non-HSE and non-section 38 healthcare employees, given these staff have been waiting an extended period of time without clarity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47479/22]

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I was listening to the debate in my office earlier. One would think that this Government has built no houses but the reality is that 54,000 new homes have been brought into the system and we have provided over 9,000 social houses last year. I very much welcome last week's extension of the grant for vacant and derelict houses to rural areas. That will be beneficial in creating more supply....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents of incapacitated children who are in receipt of the full rate of carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48363/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents of incapacitated children who are in receipt of a partial rate of carer's allowance, but that are carrying out this work on a full-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48364/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of introducing a policy in which the full rate of carer's allowance is paid to each parent in the country of an incapacitated child who is currently only receiving a partial rate of the carer's allowance payment, but is carrying out this work on a full-time basis; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take into account mortgage repayments in the means test system for the carer's allowance in cases in which the parent of a child who is incapacitated, is applying for the carer's allowance for their child on a full-time basis and they are providing this care in the home in which the mortgage is being repaid; her...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 466. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when funding will be made available to a childcare service (details supplied); and if this funding will be backdated to when the service initially received this recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 595. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure that appropriate funding is to be provided towards the employment of additional nurse specialists in neurology across the country; and specifically in University Hospital Limerick and University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48009/22]