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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Social Welfare Appeals (24 Sep 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does the Department of Social Protection use, or has it used in the past, test or sample cases when making decisions on individual applications or appeals?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Social Welfare Appeals (24 Sep 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister spoke about the policy as it is now. In the social welfare appeals office decision 2022476, which is dated 20 January 2023, the appeals officer states that while test cases may have been used in the past, they were used in very specific and limited circumstances. That is not terribly long ago - it is about a year and a half ago. While the Department may not currently be using...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am sure this is not the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond's fault, but it was communicated to me that he would take it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I was specifically told that he would be taken the Topical Issue I was raising.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I may take it tomorrow so.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 288.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [33574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 289.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, for 12-18, 18-24 months and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [33575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 290.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for a theory test in test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, for 3-6 months, for 6-9 months, for 9-12 months, for 12-18 months, for 18-24 months and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [33576/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 862.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average, median, maximum and minimum primary school class sizes for the Cork City and Cork County Council area from 2019 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [33635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 863.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals to the National Council for Special Education, by county, and the number of successful appeals over each of the past five years. [33636/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 865.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the recent changes to the allocation model for special education. [33638/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sports Facilities (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 864.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need to provide additional funding for sports halls in schools. [33637/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1205.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the total amount of local authority home loan applications, by local authority, and the number of successful applications, in tabular form. [33639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1209.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable houses, cost rental and cost purchase homes planned for Cork City and Cork County Council; and the targets he has set for same. [33643/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1206.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the total number of units retrofitted, by local authority area, for each of the past five years. [33640/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1207.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the total spend on retrofitting of housing units, by local authority, in tabular form. [33641/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1208.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the regeneration of Noonan's Road and the surrounding streets. [33642/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1227.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment to meet the minimum essential standard of living, as detailed by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, for 2024, in tabular form. [33607/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1228.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment to meet the minimum essential standard of living, as detailed by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, for 2025, in tabular form. [33608/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Jul 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1262.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to applying a means test disregard on all environmental scheme payments received by farm assist claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31538/24]