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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the capital allocation under the National Development Plan to expand the capacity of the schools of dentistry in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin; the plans he has in the NDP to deliver a new dental school and hospital in UCC and the timeline envisaged for such developments; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs for each of the past three years in each county, in tabular form; the number of site visits organised by the IDA for companies in each of the past three years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs for each of the past three years in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the proposed expansion in the number of dentists to be trained in Ireland, if he will set out the optimum number he believes should be catered for annually in third level colleges in Ireland; his plans to expand the number of dentistry places available at University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin; the plans he has to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (30 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined legislation introduced in France to address the issue of fast fashion; his views on whether this issue should be addressed in Ireland; if he plans to introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18747/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 18 April 2024, and in view of the timelines set out by him for the development of an appropriate coastal and flooding protection scheme for Rosslare, County Wexford, if he will ensure that progress of this scheme is accelerated, having regard to the impact of climate change on the coastline...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that will be trained in Ireland in 2024; the capacity of the existing schools of dentistry; his views on whether the number of dentists currently being trained is sufficient to meet the future needs of a growing Irish population; if he supports the building of a new school of dentistry and dental hospital in University College Cork;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 329. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress to date of the strategic taskforce on general practice; when he expects the taskforce to publish its conclusions; to set out the groups and individuals contacted to date in the work of the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18604/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 330. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of single-person GP practices, by county, registered with the GMS; the number of two-person GP practices, by county, registered with the GMS; the number of larger GP practices, by county, registered with the GMS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18605/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 331. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a central register of locum GPs available for general practice in the State; the number of locum GPs paid from the GMS in 2023; if he is satisfied that there is adequate locum GP cover available to meet requirements in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18606/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be allocated in 2024 to address the ongoing serious coast erosion in Rosslare, County Wexford, and other coastal areas of the county; his plans to protect the coastline in these areas and the total funding allocated to this task; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons the application of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford for an increase in special education teaching hours has been denied; if the needs of pupils in this school, contained in a 34-page document submitted to the National Council for Special Education, were fully considered; the reasons the case made failed to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the requirements for family reunification and the granting of stamp 1G visas for spouses and-or dependants of eligible permit holders employed as healthcare assistants in the health service; if she is aware that the refusal of permission to have close family members join such workers in Ireland is having...

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

Brendan Howlin: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposal by the National Transport Authority to terminate the Wexford to Dublin Intercity rail link in either Greystones or Wicklow town and to require passengers to disembark there to access commuter DART services; if he accepts that this substantial down grading of a main intercity link is totally unacceptable, if he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 774. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements to illness benefit for a person (details supplied); if their situation was addressed in the post-Brexit settlement between Ireland and the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14436/24]

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

Brendan Howlin: 1209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the current waiting list for service assessment for CAMHS services in County Wexford; the number of children and adolescents currently receiving services from CAMHS in the county; the number of professionals set out by professional discipline currently working in CAMHS services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the optimum number and type of naval vessels for the Naval Service; when he expects the Naval Service to acquire a multi-role vessel to replace the L.E. Éithne; the progress made in ensuring that double crews are available for all vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9156/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made to date on the acquisition of a primary radar system for Ireland; when he expects such a system to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Aircraft (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the optimum number and type of aircraft for the Air Corps; his plans to acquire new aircraft; the timelines for their delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9411/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made on the recommendation of the Commission on the Defence Forces to significantly strengthen the military intelligence and cyber defence capabilities of the Defence Forces and the creation of a joint cyber defence command; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9157/24]