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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures, if any, in place to deal with the fact that a school (details supplied) is already at maximum pupil capacity now and cannot accept any pupil from even its main feeder primary school, even considering the other two schools in the area. [17084/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify, with regard to the new school premises built in Kildare town to house a school (details supplied) whose building is being reclaimed for Army use, whether the school will be accepting pupils from the Kildare town area at its new location, not just pupils from the Suncroft and Curragh areas. [17085/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify, with regard to claims being made that a new building for a school (details supplied) in Kildare is a new school for Kildare town, whether it is a new school or just the old school being accommodated in new premises. [17086/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline any measures she or her Department are considering to offer incentives to teachers to fill the many vacant teaching posts in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17087/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures, if any, in place to address the fact there is no available emergency accommodation in the whole of County Kildare, while families are being forced to present at local Garda stations and sleep on the floor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17088/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 277. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to state clearly if it his intention to use any other single residential properties, similar to the premises at a location (details supplied), to house people seeking temporary international protection; and, if so, where are the locations; and the number of people to be placed in each location. [17089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (11 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 112. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide, in tabular form, the capital costs and initial set-up costs for the Low Pay Commission from set-up in 2020. [15913/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (11 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide, in tabular form for the years 2020 to 2024, the costs of staffing the offices of the Low Pay Commission, to include initial start-up costs, office costs, CEO appointments and all other relevant costs. [15914/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to restore the chiropody visits for older medical card holders to four visits per year, as older people, especially diabetic patients, are experiencing mobility issues caused by the extended time between appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15680/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (10 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether there are any plans to provide community occupational therapy services to private nursing homes, as these visits cost a minimum of €500 per assessment and are often beyond the means of residents who would badly need them. [15681/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the reason an organisation (details supplied) does not provide mental health services to private nursing homes in Kildare, but does provide that service in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (10 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to address the issue where private nursing home residents do not have access to transport to attend out-patient appointments and/or small day-ward procedures, meaning they have to use taxis and/or ambulances (if necessary) at great personal expense (approximately €800 per case), such expenses are not covered by the Fair...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fire Safety (10 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify, with regard to HIQA and fire safety requirements in nursing homes/care facilities, which authority is authorised to give fire safety clearance certificates: the local fire services inspection officer or a HIQA-appointed fire safety officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15684/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the official opening of the new primary school in Monasterevin, County Kildare. [14305/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils the new primary school soon to be opened in Monasterevin, County Kildare will accommodate. [14306/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff working at processing HAP applications in the HAP offices in Limerick, in tabular form. [14301/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will investigate the reason for HAP applications taking from 12 to 18 weeks to be completed, leaving applicants in very difficult situations, causing huge financial distress and even in some cases causing applicants to lose the home due to the delay in completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when current HAP limits for County Kildare are due to be reviewed, in light of continually rising rent levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 1110. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regard to the 90-day limit on people seeking temporary international protection staying in specified accommodation centres such as that at Floods Cross, Newhall, the measures that have been put in place to deal with the resulting pressure this limit will put on already scarce housing and accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of a new special school in Monasterevin, County Kildare; the type of special school it is or will be; which locations are being considered for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13162/24]