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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the progress being made to improve a dangerous and busy junction on the outskirts of Thurles, County Tipperary, where Turtulla Cross on the N62 has been the site of a number of serious and fatal crashes over the years; what safety works and junction redesign can be carried out at this junction on the N62 to...

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

Michael Lowry: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 10 May 2023, if she will provide an update concerning the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15007/24]

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

Michael Lowry: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on plans to overhaul the school transport system and the abolishing the "nearest school" rule, which requires a student applying to the school transport scheme to attend the school closest to their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15008/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 972. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if conversion of conifer crops to native woodland is permitted under the Native Woodland Conservation scheme 2023-2027 recently launched by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 973. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications for Native Woodland Conservation lodged with his Department under the previous forestry programme for the NWC scheme and entail the conversion of conifer forests to native woodland in areas of high ecological and water quality values, as encouraged by his Department, will be eligible under the native woodland...

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

Michael Lowry: 1164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth concerning the Building Blocks – Expansion Grant Scheme, which is part of a wider Building Blocks Capital Programme for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare, if he will confirm when an application from (details supplied) will be validated; if the applicant will be given the opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 1243. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current system in place for the provision of prostheses and bras to breast cancer patients (details supplied); if he is aware of any significant delays and difficulties in obtaining a prosthesis and bras following breast cancer treatment for breast cancer patients; the average waiting time for the approval of these items; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 1319. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Government’s response to the recently launched policy paper by an organisation (details supplied); if he intends to adhere to the promises for reform of dentistry in Ireland; if so, what specific steps will be taken to ensure these reforms are implemented; if he will meet with representatives of the organisation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 1479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the English version of the medical card application form is currently not available for download from the Health Service Executive (HSE) website and checked on 24, 25. 26 and 27 March 2024; the reason these forms were unavailable on these dates (details supplied); the measures that are being taken to ensure the availability of these forms in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 1480. To ask the Minister for Health the process for online applications for medical cards (details supplied); if the HSE will make arrangements to provide an option to have these documents printed by the HSE and then have them posted to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14767/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Lowry: 1570. To ask the Minister for Health what assistance can be offered to a day centre (details supplied); when Section 91 for practising chiropody will reopen for registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15124/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 286. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided to allow for the employment of the required neurologist for the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise; if he will confirm that they have received correspondence from the Neurological Alliance of Ireland who is campaigning to have a neurologist situated in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (21 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 336. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will introduce an annual men’s shed sustainability grant system to help with their running costs, for items such as electricity and insurance bills, similar to the one issued in 2023; if she will consider providing funding for small capital works projects; if she will make such grants available directly to individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 294. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 22 March 2022, the progress made and the steps he has taken to improve ventilation for staff who work in the basement area of the Swiss Cottage in Cahir, County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the fact the basement area has no mechanical ventilation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's stance on the awarding of exemptions from the study of the Irish language for students diagnosed with dyslexia (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11771/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's stance on the awarding of exemptions from the study of the Irish language for students diagnosed with dyslexia (details supplied); who interprets the criteria to satisfy their own findings; if her Department is distancing itself from these decisions; the reason is it investigating the schools for making these decisions; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills who is responsible and liable when a student, diagnosed with dyslexia by a professional educational psychologist, is refused an exemption by school management; if he is aware of the impact that this can have on a student who may receive points to access their third-level course but cannot attend the NUI colleges of their choice because they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all schools were not accepted to the recent STEM grant competition which was held for funding for a core curricular area and a key priority of the Government; if he accepts that schools such as a school (details supplied) were unfairly penalised due to the lottery system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11824/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to direct management of a school (details supplied) to the legislation that governed how the recent STEM funding competition was run and managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11825/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Lowry: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the staff and students at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will engage in STEM activities in the school to the same standard as their neighbouring school that received €10,000 in funding; if the inspectorate will be cognisant of the disparity in funding when assessing schools; and if she will make a statement on the...