Written answers
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Funding
26. To ask the Taoiseach the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations, religious bodies including...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering additional supports for businesses in sectors that are struggling to recover in line with the economy following...
- Departmental Funding
28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit...
- Legislative Measures
29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new law to give workers the right to paid sick leave will be introduced. [13524/22]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status,...
- Fuel Prices
31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the large increase in fuel costs (details supplied); if assistance will be provided in relation to...
- National Broadband Plan
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence (details supplied) from Monaghan County Council regarding the roll out of the National...
- National Oil Reserves Agency
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if plans are in place to use the National Oil Reserve Agency reserve if prices continue to increase; and if he will make...
- Renewable Energy Generation
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the establishment of a cross-Government taskforce on offshore wind and hydrogen; the persons or bodies...
- National Broadband Plan
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of component shortages that may impact the delivery of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Guidelines for Managing Openings in Public Roads, that is, the purple book; his plans to revise the guidelines in...
- Heritage Sites
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a funding proposal from Clare County Council and or a company (details supplied) in relation to the potential transfer...
- Transport Policy
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the establishment of an office of low emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/22]
- Air Accident Investigations
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all the recommendations addressed to him in the Air Accident Investigation Unit Accident Report EI-ICR S-92A, 14 March 2017 published...
- Departmental Funding
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations,...
- Road Projects
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the northern distributor road in Cork city. [13268/22]
- Road Network
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of local authorities that have carried out an assessment to see the locations that road space can be reallocated...
- Public Sector Staff
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the 250 staff for local authorities and national roads offices cited for recruitment in the National Development Plan to...
- Road Network
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the capital spend in subhead C3 road improvement and maintenance for 2022 including the amount allocated for new roads;...
- Departmental Expenditure
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the capital spend in subhead B4 public service provision payments for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rail Network
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he is prioritising plans for the DART Interconnector as per the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget for the helicopter search and rescue in 2022; the subhead it falls under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13394/22]
- Rail Network
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new trains and carriages to be delivered each year from 2022 to 2030; the total cost of same; and if he will make a...
- Bus Services
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of hybrid, electric and hydrogen buses to be delivered in each of the years 2022 to 2030; the total cost of same; and if he...
- Departmental Expenditure
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the current and capital spend in subhead D3 regional airports for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Network
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation from his Department to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for 2022 for new road development on national roads in 2022; the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Reliefs
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners’ relief for increase in carbon tax on farm diesel part 23-01-36 reflects the increase to the carbon tax applied to the...
- Fuel Prices
64. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the amount of 7.5 cent per litre allowed under the diesel rebate scheme for operators holding a valid haulage licence having regard to...
- Departmental Funding
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations, religious bodies...
- Cycling Policy
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the way that the eligibility for the bike to work scheme is to be widened in line with the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement...
- Ukrainian War
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that he will be taking to ensure that banks (details supplied) don’t raise funds again whilst they are under sanction; and if he will make...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Reports
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of external reports commissioned in 2021; the cost of each; the external reports that were received by his...
- Departmental Reviews
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all Departmental reviews, reports and studies that that were published in 2021; if he will provide a list of...
- Public Sector Pay
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 1 March 2022, if the review that resulted in new guidelines regarding the salary of the CEO...
- Departmental Funding
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations,...
- Artists' Remuneration
75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the introduction of the artist basic income guarantee pilot scheme project; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Septic Tanks
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a grant is available for a private individual to update their septic tank; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Presidential Elections
77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to hold a referendum on extending the franchise in Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State...
- Departmental Funding
78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit...
- Housing Policy
79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the regulations on affordable housing; and the reason for the delay in relation to same [13254/22]
- Housing Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated timeline for the delivery of houses in Boherboy Road, County Cork [13255/22]
- Water Services
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the person or body that is ultimately responsible for the operational performance of Irish Water; and if he will make a...
- Housing Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the reluctance of some local authorities to take charge of housing estates containing developer provided water...
- Local Authorities
83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 1 March 2022, if a local authority can refuse to take over responsibility for the...
- Housing Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that his Department does not hold data on a year-to-year basis regarding developments that have been taken in...
- Housing Schemes
85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the website on incremental tenant purchase scheme will be updated with the new terms and conditions (details supplied); if...
- Solar Energy Guidelines
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new planning regulations for the installation of solar panels on schools and community buildings will be published; the...
- Local Authorities
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a permanent CEO will be appointed to Galway County Council; the steps taken to action this matter to date; and if he will...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13145/22]
- Departmental Funding
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations,...
- Diplomatic Representation
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of diplomatic personnel and military attachés present in Ireland broken down by the country they represent in each of the...
- Human Rights
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to follow the example of governments (details supplied) and recognise the genocide of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government...
- Foreign Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of officials, companies and persons currently sanctioned by the Irish Government broken down by country and the reason for...
- Ukrainian War
96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to an aid match programme for Ukraine aid such as the one announced by the Canadian government and the Red...
- Passport Services
97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a baby (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13381/22]
- Election Monitoring Missions
100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of election observers that Ireland will be sending to the forthcoming Hungarian elections; his views on whether it would be...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Funding
101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations,...
- Defence Forces
102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the work to address gender-based issues and concerns within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Naval Service
103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the work to increase the number of naval officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13359/22]
- Defence Forces
104. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts to promote careers in the Defence Forces particularly among school leavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13360/22]
- United Nations
112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the implementation of the pledges made by Ireland at the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, Korea; and if he will make a statement...
- Pension Provisions
113. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 22 February 2022, the net loss to a person (details supplied) over the course of their lifetime due...
- Defence Forces
114. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the promotion competition for enlisted personnel which was due to commence in 2021; when the competition is expected to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Admissions
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) who has an intellectual disability will be granted a school place. [13144/22]
- School Facilities
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available to schools for bike racks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13165/22]
- School Admissions
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD primary school places that are available for children with autism in County Wexford; the number of children that are on a...
- School Facilities
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to replace the current HEA net broadband connection to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when a service...
- Departmental Funding
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations,...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Health Protection Surveillance Centre will issue further guidelines to schools following the change to Covid-19 measures on 28 February...
- School Facilities
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when works approved under the emergency works scheme will be undertaken for a school (details supplied) in County Cork [13282/22]
- Special Educational Needs
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional pupils that have received places in special education classes this academic year in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Irish Sign Language
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide Irish Sign Language support for children whose primary language is Irish Sign Language; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Transport
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made by her Department to date in the implementation of measures to assist parents and guardians with the cost of...
- School Textbooks
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if progress has been made by her Department in the provision of schoolbook rental schemes in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on...
- Special Educational Needs
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the summer provision programme will continue in its expanded role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13353/22]
- School Facilities
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in respect of the operation of the schools energy retrofit pathfinder programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Education Policy
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a non-denominational, co-educational secondary school will be provided in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Education Schemes
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in an area of deprivation in County Donegal will be considered for the DEIS programme; and if she will make a...
- School Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position specifically in relation to caretakers following a development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Facilities
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to transfer the land for a proposed amenity (details supplied) from her Department to the Department of Health;...
- Special Educational Needs
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of exceptional appeals made each month by schools that were refused the number of SNA or resource hours applied for regarding children...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes
140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the situation facing job initiative scheme community workers is being considered in relation to the plan to introduce a...
- Pensions Reform
141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timescale for the Government response to the recommendations of the Pensions Commission with particular reference to an...
- Departmental Funding
142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit...
- Social Welfare Benefits
143. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment in respect of a disability allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
- Social Welfare Code
144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will postpone means assessment reviews of carers until after the new arrangements of Budget 2022 are...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- International Protection
145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees admitted into Ireland in each year since 2011, by country in tabular form [13283/22]
- Birth Certificates
146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a person who refuses to attend an information session under the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 will...
- Childcare Services
148. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will publish core funding proposals for childcare providers; when these proposals were meant...
- International Protection
151. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an agency has been set up to accept offers of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if so, if he will...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress in bringing forward legislation for redress of victims of the mother and baby homes; when this...
- Departmental Funding
153. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status,...
- International Protection
154. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports, accommodation and other necessities in place currently for Ukrainians forced to flee to Ireland...
- Childcare Services
157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full year value of the new core funding scheme; the breakdown of the allocation towards pay, graduate...
- Disability Services
160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of compliance monitoring reports undertaken by an organisation (details supplied) under SI No....
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Funding
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations,...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Naturalisation Applications
163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- An Garda Síochána
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of official marked Garda cars and vans attached to Nenagh Garda district as of 28 February 2022, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Funding
166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit...
- An Garda Síochána
167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations, gardaí, civilian personnel and other Garda resources by county in each year since 2017, in...
- Immigration Status
168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Official Engagements
169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her meeting with European Union counterparts in relation to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. [13297/22]
- Visa Applications
171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Citizenship Applications
172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be eligible to apply for full citizenship; the length of time that a citizenship...
- Department of Health
- Disability Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health the additional staffing resources that are being provided to the Children’s Disability Network Team in County Clare for the purpose of reducing waiting...
- Health Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health when the new chronic disease management hub will become fully operational in County Clare; the location, functions and staffing details of the hub; and if he...
- Abortion Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health if the 103 adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency in relation to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 will be discussed...
- Disability Services
177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under children’s disability network teams in circumstances in which the child or their family has not been assigned a key contact...
- Health Services Staff
178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists that are currently actively working in County Wexford providing services to children; his plans to increase this number;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
180. To ask the Minister for Health if the front-line health workers once-off payment will be paid to section 39 workers (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Admissions
181. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to and admitted to units (details supplied) since 2018; the number of patients deemed by the consultant child psychiatrists as...
- Health Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to clear the waiting list for access to speech and language and occupational therapy for children in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement...
- Primary Care Centres
183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline all the services that will be included in the new state-of-the-art primary care centre in east County Meath; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health the current wait time for an assessment of need for children with special needs in County Wexford; and the number of children that are on the waiting list; and...
- Abortion Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that MyOptions does not provide advice on socioeconomic supports to mothers who call their councillors (details supplied). [13181/22]
- Mental Health Services
188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS inpatient beds by the lowest available geographic unit in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
189. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
- Home Care Packages
190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on funding for home support by CHO area; the number of persons waiting for a homecare worker to be assigned by CHO area in each...
- Health Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the situation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/22]
- Home Care Packages
192. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to put in place a process in which HSE inspectors pay visits to houses in receipt of homecare packages to ensure that the services provided by...
- Hospital Appointments Status
193. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a person (details supplied) awaiting a breast clinic appointment at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding
194. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit organisations, religious bodies...
- Hospital Staff
195. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a consultant specialising in Parkinson’s in Cork University Hospital; if not, the length of time the role has been vacant for; and if other...
- Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a hospital appointment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/22]
- Vaccination Programme
197. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for general population Covid-19 booster vaccines and annual boosters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13258/22]
- Hospital Appointments Status
198. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13266/22]
- Hospital Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of current vacant posts in maternity departments in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022 by department and profession; and if he will...
- Covid-19 Tests
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in Covid-19 testing and tracing for each month in 2021 and in January and February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community health networks established; the current staffing compliment in each network; the number of vacancies in each network by network; and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
204. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made for part-time home care workers employed by a private provider on behalf of the HSE to receive the pandemic bonus; the way...
- Abortion Services
205. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 1 March 2022, if he will provide details on stakeholders and persons consulted as part of the HSE review of the...
- Hospital Services
206. To ask the Minister for Health when the Coombe Women and Infants University Maternity Hospital pre-natal clinic will be returning to Naas Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Hospital Staff
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions since 2013 to date on which there was no applicant for a hospital consultant post; the location and specialty of the post, in tabular...
- Dental Services
209. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be referred for braces through the primary dental system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13414/22]
- Health Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of minor injury units in hospitals across the State; the hours each minor injuries unit operate; the number of patients treated in each unit in each...
- Hospital Services
214. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to implement the recommendations of the Framework for Safe Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and...
- Emergency Departments
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of current vacant posts in emergency departments in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in by Department and by profession; and if he will...
- Hospital Facilities
218. To ask the Minister for Health the investments and capital projects that have been made in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13425/22]
- Health Services Staff
219. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of payments made to agencies for agency nursing and healthcare assistant staff since 2016 separated into payment for fees, payment for pay...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
220. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe for the publication of the full eligibility criteria, particulars and terms and conditions in relation to the Covid recognition payment...
- Nursing Education
221. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a query (details supplied) in relation to student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/22]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
222. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of Covid-19 anti-viral drugs to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/22]
- Home Help Service
223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve home help hours for a couple (details supplied). [13437/22]
- Health Services Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the public health nurse in a location (details supplied) has been on leave and no replacement is being...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
225. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions that are applied to a person travelling to Ireland with a prescribed cannabis-based medicinal product; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disability Services
226. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing vacancies within each of the children's disability network teams in New Ross, Enniscorthy, Wexford and Gorey in County Wexford; and if he...
- Healthcare Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention or that of his Department has been drawn to the World Health Assembly adopted decision of 1 December 2021 titled, The World Together:...
- Disabilities Assessments
231. To ask the Minister for Health when assessment of needs applications submitted in September 2020 will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
232. To ask the Minister for Health the services that were provided from Clifden District Hospital between 2010 and 2019; the services being provided now; his plans to increase the services at...
- Health Service Executive
233. To ask the Minister for Health if a HSE pension or lump sum is payable to a permanent multi-task attendant (details supplied) in County Kerry on retirement; and if he will make a statement...
- Primary Care Centres
234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the work that has been carried out to date on the development of a primary care centre for Swords given the recent passing of a...
- Health Services
235. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the resumption of chiropody services for public patients in Bantry, County Cork. [13542/22]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Farm Costs
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing financial or other assistance to farmers whose farming enterprises require the purchase of fertiliser...
- Agriculture Industry
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grain by type produced in the State in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount by type imported...
- Teagasc Activities
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding has been allocated to complete a review of the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve per action 3030 of the Climate Action...
- Animal Breeding
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rate at which the foal levy is currently calculated; if he has considered the reform of same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agriculture Industry
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland for loans that could be availed of by farmers to date;...
- Food Waste
244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to reduce the amount of waste associated with food packaging and food waste; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Common Agricultural Policy
245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of livestock units that will be attributed to a mountain, cross-bred and lowland ewe and similarly with rams in the...
- Departmental Funding
246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit...
- Forestry Sector
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is obligatory in all cases in which a felling licence is granted that an equivalent amount of land is planted; if he plans to...
- Agriculture Industry
248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the landowners that had cereal crops destroyed in the flooding on 25 December 2021 will receive direct financial compensation...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Project Ireland 2040
249. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding that has been provided through Project Ireland 2040 to support the Great Gathering (details supplied); and if she...
- Departmental Funding
251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the independent non-governmental organisations, including organisations with charitable status, non-profit...
- Broadband Infrastructure
252. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the lead time delays in relation to the delivery of broadband connection points due to component shortages; and if she...
