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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a definite location for the proposed special school in County Kildare; the current status of the process; and the timeline for completion of same. [18220/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the removal of the ICT grant in Spring 2023, if she will take steps to speed up the payment of the late payment of the ancillary services grant and ICT digital strategy grant to schools that are running out of funds due to having purchased ICT and special needs equipment in anticipation of receiving the ICT grant as in the case...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority houses currently boarded up in County Kildare; and the timeline for those houses being ready for allocation. [18219/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the unemployment benefit payments of a school caretaker (details supplied) are not going into their account when they are on annual leave. [18211/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 166. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 22 November 2023, if he will provide an update on the current situation; the number of residents who have been moved already, those who have yet to be moved, and any whom have sadly passed away in the interim (details supplied). [18214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to Cherry Orchard nursing home and the planned removal and relocation of elderly and vulnerable nursing home residents, the status of any engagement he and/or his Department have had with the affected persons and their families, advocates or representatives since the situation arose in late 2023, and in the intervening time; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols for reimbursement of fees for blood tests for medical card holders; and if the procedure can be simplified. [18216/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours for each public health nurse in CHO7; and if these hours will be increased in light of the population increase, in tabular form. [18217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Apr 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of applications for dementia care nurses in the CHO7 area, and in particular County Kildare, in tabular form. [18218/24]

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]