Written answers
Thursday, 12 May 2022
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage of persons who join the Reserve Defence Forces; if he will consider a more ambitious programme to recruit more persons into the...
- Departmental Expenditure
15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way that Ireland’s defence spending as a share of national income compares with other neutral members of the European Union; and if he...
- Ukraine War
16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the defence supports that he has sanctioned for Ukraine; and if further supports will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces
17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures that have been taken to ensure the health and well-being, particularly mental health, of Irish Defence Forces personnel; and if he...
- Foreign Conflicts
19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the current security situation in the Sahel region; if there are any plans for Irish troops to return to the region; and if he...
- Defence Forces
21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the improvement of pay and conditions for the Defence Forces. [23669/22]
- European Union
29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he supports the involvement of the Irish Defence Forces in any expanded European Union rapid reaction force; and if he will make a statement...
- Cybersecurity Policy
31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recommendations from the Commission on the Defence Forces report regarding cyber defence capabilities that his Department is considering for...
- Ukraine War
33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of Ireland's contribution to the defence of Ukraine through the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European...
- Defence Forces
34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces in each of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23505/22]
- Historical Conflicts
36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider commencing a process of engagement with key stakeholders to address the continuing concerns of Jadotville soldiers and their...
- Cybersecurity Policy
39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department carried out investigations into the HSE cyber-attack in May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23495/22]
- Defence Forces
40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there has been progress on extending the service of Post-1994 Sergeants to the age of 50 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- European Union
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the European Strategic Compass and Ireland’s role within this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23801/22]
- Defence Forces
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence having regard to the recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces and his public statements on the Defence Forces budget...
- EU Meetings
47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the next European Union Council of Defence Ministers will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23510/22]
- Defence Forces
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of annual leave days that were lost by officers; the number of annual leave days that were lost by enlisted personnel in each of the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education Policy
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her strategy to improve access to the transition year programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23660/22]
- School Transport
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the review of the school transport system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23662/22]
- Special Educational Needs
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the number of special schools that have participated in the July Provision scheme over the past five years; if she has...
- School Facilities
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and percentage overall of primary schools with indoor sports halls; if she has plans outside of referral to the Sports Capital...
- School Funding
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that the allocation to education and training boards for small second-level schools is determined; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disadvantaged Status
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that she has had to-date in 2022 with school principals and boards of management with regard to the refined DEIS identification...
- Education Schemes
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are required in moving the successful pilot model of therapeutic support to preschools and schools to become available on a...
- Special Educational Needs
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that will be made for parents of children with disabilities whose school does not facilitate the July provision and who are...
- School Funding
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the standard capitation rate for pupils in primary schools to €200. [23612/22]
- Disadvantaged Status
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that lodged an appeal to be reconsidered for DEIS status; and when schools will find out whether their appeal has been...
- Mental Health Services
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies that are in place to offer mental health supports for primary and secondary students, including access to emotional well-being...
- Disability Services
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to ensure the delivery of an effective visiting teachers for children with hearing and visual impairments service;...
- School Curriculum
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken by her Department to include climate action studies within the primary and post-primary curriculum; the future...
- Schools Building Projects
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for applying for planning permission for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23822/22]
- School Staff
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) is provided a third teacher for the 2022-2023 academic year following an application to her...
- School Curriculum
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of her plans to ensure that there is uniform, comprehensive and inclusive relationship and sexuality education in all schools; and if...
- Special Educational Needs
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an autism class in a school (details supplied). [23575/22]
- Schools Building Projects
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the plans for new school buildings and refurbishment for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Examinations
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that students who are visually impaired can access their State examinations via a digital paper given that during Covid...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that schools provide teachers and all school staff with FFP-2 grade masks or higher in cases in which it is necessary during...
- School Enrolments
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to increase the number of places in primary and secondary schools for young people with disabilities; and if she...
- Disadvantaged Status
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the roll-out of the expansion of delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, as committed to in Budget 2022 particularly in...
- Special Educational Needs
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are in place for schools to administer the summer programme 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23655/22]
- School Funding
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that is available to schools to support the purchase of schoolbooks and reading books; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- State Examinations
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has engaged with the State Examinations Commission to ensure that reasonable accommodations be made at State examinations for a...
- Special Educational Needs
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a building space for a special educational needs class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to support the establishment of a new second-level school in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Funding
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in the ancillary services grant for primary and special schools; the costings broken down to cover the cost...
- Ukraine War
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to ensure that her Department’s plans with regard to support for children fleeing from Ukraine are integrated...
- Disadvantaged Status
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals received by her Department in relation to the new DEIS programme designations; the process by which these will be...
- Schools Building Projects
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of her Department’s engagement with a school (details supplied) in order to progress an application for a new school building....
- Disadvantaged Status
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the DEIS appeal process for primary and secondary schools (details supplied) in County Mayo due to the increasing enrolment policy...
- Special Educational Needs
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of special needs assistants for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23813/22]
- School Transport
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the request for a change of bus route to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23802/22]
- Special Educational Needs
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that her Department is taking to ease the delays in assessment of need waiting times for children; her plans regarding the delivery of...
- School Curriculum
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the reform of the senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23656/22]
- Schools Building Projects
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her strategy to ensure that all new school buildings meet universal design principles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23661/22]
- School Transport
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with school bus transport operators to address their concerns regarding increasing costs; and if she will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on the delivery of new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23722/22]
- Site Acquisitions
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23812/22]
- School Accommodation
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate provision is being made to facilitate additional accommodation requirements in all primary and second-level schools...
- School Curriculum
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s strategy to support digital skills in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23663/22]
- Ukraine War
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the provision of summer language classes for children fleeing from Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23814/22]
- Disadvantaged Status
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which a school can appeal the decision that they be excluded from DEIS programme. [23361/22]
- Special Educational Needs
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has utilised her powers under the Education (Admissions to School) Act 2018 to compel a school to open an ASD unit. [23671/22]
- School Curriculum
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that schools schedule any time that is allocated to subjects in religious instruction to be the first subject or the last...
- Public Sector Pay
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all staff across the education sector receive a pay rise to cover inflation; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Curriculum
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National University of Ireland, Galway has completed its work analysing responses to the consultation on the new draft specifications for...
- Disadvantaged Status
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the DEIS programme including its expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/22]
- School Facilities
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that she plans to increase community access to school and education facilities during and outside of school hours; and if she will make a...
- Health and Safety
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has taken steps to help address the weight of school bags for children, particularly for children in the junior cycle years of secondary...
- Disability Services
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for accessing an autism behaviour therapist (details supplied); and if she will take steps to resolve the long waiting...
- Crime Prevention
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work or measures that her Department plans to take to address anti-social, behaviour and drug dealing on school premises outside school hours...
- Education Schemes
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available for students in cases in which English is an additional language; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the data collection by schools on preferred travel modes in collaboration with other stakeholders such as local authorities in order...
- State Examinations
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the results for leaving certificate 2022; if the date will be issued in sufficient time in order to meet the deadlines for students...
- School Transport
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to ensure that flexible and adequate school transport provision for the increased number of children travelling to...
- Special Educational Needs
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps which she intends to take to cater for the increasing numbers of children requiring access to ASD units at post-primary level in the...
- Qualifications Recognition
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of accreditation for the National Training Programme for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of forward planning undertaken by her Department to ensure that all children with special educational needs receive a suitable school...
- School Accommodation
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the need to upgrade and retrofit the old part of the school building (details supplied); if the building will...
- State Examinations
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if epilepsy will be included under the list of qualifying conditions for the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate in 2022. [23548/22]
- Departmental Schemes
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a targeted support package for school bus operators during this challenging time with soaring fuel prices; and...
- School Curriculum
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are planned to roll-out the new format for the leaving certificate as quickly as possible. [23747/22]
- Special Educational Needs
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which special schools do not receive the same hours that are available to mainstream schools...
- Schools Building Projects
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress under the School Building Programme, including sustainability measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Staff
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the improved employment conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a long-term plan for the provision of the July provision in each school. [23588/22]
- Equality Issues
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of her Department in relation to the rights of gay and trans students to be respected and recognised in their school by staff and...
- Schools Building Projects
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to fund additional primary or secondary facilities in Ballyfermot, specifically on a site (details supplied); and if her...
- Special Educational Needs
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the roll-out of the front-loading allocation model of special needs assistants; and if she will publish the criteria used to...
- School Staff
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention been drawn to a new report (details supplied) which details the experiences of non-religious teachers in schools with a...
- Irish Sign Language
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she foresees the filling of posts for Irish sign language interpreters following the recent announcement; if she will provide a timeline for...
- Special Educational Needs
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to support children with hearing and visual impairment in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Staff
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to increasing the number of teaching posts in second-level special schools to allow students avail of a full...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Human Rights
164. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 26 April 2022, the process of engagement that is taking place in more detail; and the...
- Work Permits
165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current processing time for work permit applications; his plans to reform the current scheme due to labour shortages within...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
166. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he and his Department have had with SME's who are struggling with fuel and inflationary costs; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Inland Fisheries
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the future of snap net fishing on the river Suir following its closure a number of years ago; and if his...
- Fuel Poverty
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been put in place by his Department to alleviate fuel and energy poverty in County Clare; and if...
- Renewable Energy Generation
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to address the base-load cost of renewable energy; the studies completed and that are...
- Energy Prices
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current position in regard to the payment of Government subsidy towards ESB bills throughout the country; when all...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Licences
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23910/22]
- National Car Test
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting times per NCT centre; and her plans to address this matter. [23926/22]
- Bus Services
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of journeys that were cancelled by a provider (details supplied) on a route in both directions since this company won the...
- Electric Vehicles
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric buses that are currently deployed for service in Ireland; the geographic area that they are servicing; and if he...
- Public Transport
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department plans to revise the current public service vehicle licensing scheme to allow operators to lease large public service...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Schemes
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of implementing the fuel grant for those who qualified for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme over the past four years in tabular...
- Pension Provisions
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention was drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been negatively impacted by the €5 increase in living alone allowance in...
- Departmental Schemes
186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to increase the funding available for disabled drivers for the purchase of a new car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24044/22]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Risk Management
187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on discussions of the options identified in a feasibility study (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Artists' Remuneration
188. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the meeting between her Department and a representative from an organisation (details supplied)...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Defective Building Materials
189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he received a submission from Limerick City and County Council on the pyrite mediation scheme including the home of persons...
- Schools Building Projects
190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review for exemptions for educational and community buildings to obtain planning...
- Water Services
191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the-up-to-date position for funding and the location of a sewer at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Housing Schemes
192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the housing plan for an area; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Insurance Coverage
193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been contacted by the owners of thatched buildings many of which have a particular heritage value who are unable to...
- Departmental Reports
194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his plans to further the recommendations of the report commissioned by his Department from a person...
- Housing Schemes
195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the scheme reported in January 2022 to provide a grant of €20,000 to €30,000 to those renovating...
- State Bodies
196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all members of An Board Pleanála and the relevant subsection of section 106(1) of the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Official Travel
197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his recent visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/22]
- Foreign Birth Registration
198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a decision will be made regarding citizenship for a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a...
- Passport Services
199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on same. [23890/22]
- Foreign Birth Registration
212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a case (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the long delay and family separation issues pertaining to this case; and if he...
- Passport Services
214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position in relation to the provision of a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Defence
- Ukraine War
215. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on Ireland’s contributions to the unfolding war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- European Union
216. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline Ireland’s current and potential future involvement in European Union defence; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ukraine War
217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the further assistance that Ireland can provide to aid the defence of the people of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Defence Forces
218. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recommendations of the recent review of the Defence Forces will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24051/22]
- Naval Service
226. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which it is intended to upgrade and update or re-equip all sea-going vessels available to the Naval Service in line with the need...
- Air Corps
227. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which it is intended to upgrade and update or re-equip all equipment and aircraft available to the Army Corps in line with the...
- Defence Forces
229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Irish Defence Forces can and will be updated sufficiently to accommodate an early scramble of all branches of the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Curriculum
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to redevelop and update the social personal and health education...
- Bullying of Children
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which children continue to be protected from bullying directly or through social media platforms; and if she will make a statement...
- School Curriculum
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of modern foreign languages in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23657/22]
- Cyberbullying Issues
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her Department’s strategy to tackle cyberbullying and harassment, particularly of children; and if she will make a...
- Bullying of Children
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the development of a new action plan on bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23664/22]
- Schools Building Projects
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the commencement of works on a school (details supplied); if it is envisaged that such works would be completed allowing the...
- School Enrolments
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are available to the parents of a child (details supplied) who have been unable to get a secondary school place for their son in...
- National Educational Psychological Service
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a National Educational Psychological Service assessment will be provided for students (details supplied); the steps that their parents should...
- Special Educational Needs
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make the July Provision compulsory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23941/22]
- School Accommodation
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) considering that the funding was approved in September 2019; when...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants from the post-primary schools in the fee-charging sector that applied for the post-primary schools Covid-19 minor works...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of HEPA filters purchased or rented by primary, special education, and post-primary schools since the announcement in December 2021 of...
- Schools Building Projects
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24033/22]
- Special Educational Needs
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns that the Summer Programme 2022 will not include adequate provision to ensure the widespread participation of...
- Schools Building Projects
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in relation to the three schools project in Celbridge, County Kildare; if full agreement has been reached...
- School Enrolments
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which ongoing assessment continues throughout County Kildare with a view to ensuring adequate provision for the increased...
- Schools Building Projects
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and second-level provision continues to be made to meet the educational needs of children in Naas, County Kildare...
- Special Educational Needs
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs requirements in terms of accommodation, teachers and SNAs in all schools throughout County Kildare at primary...
- School Accommodation
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a review of school accommodation continues with a view to achieving the highest possible standard of education at primary and...
- School Transport
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which an evaluation continues of the school transport system throughout north County Kildare with a view to ensuring the...
- Special Educational Needs
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard to the assessment of special needs in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Eligibility
267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) who submitted an application for illness benefit eight weeks ago will be advised of the...
- Child Poverty
268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the research and data material that was used by her Department for the purposes of measuring child poverty; and if she will...
- Food Poverty
270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the research and data material that was used by her Department for the purposes of measuring food poverty; and if she will...
- State Pensions
273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a full State pension in their own right; and if their current welfare benefit...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons nationally who transferred from the pandemic unemployment payment to unemployment allowance benefit...
- Public Sector Staff
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of labour activation officials working in Intreo offices across the country; and the locations of same. [23975/22]
- Social Welfare Benefits
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if budgetary provision is being made for the social protection need of persons with long-Covid; the way in which her...
- Artists' Remuneration
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the awards and funding from the Arts Council and other artistic bursaries, awards and grants will be excluded from the...
- Social Welfare Payments
282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer’s benefit has been received in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Adoption Services
283. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) who wishes to remain anonymous in respect...
- Children in Care
284. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the up-to-date position of the national service to support the parents of children in the care of the State....
- Wards of Court
285. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children in the care of Tusla who are wards of court. [24005/22]
- Rights of People with Disabilities
289. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the outcome of the consultations following the publication of the Initial State Report under the UN Convention...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Programmes
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to help apprentices who have to pay high rents when they are completing different phases of their course away from home and...
- Grant Payments
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans to alter the income limit range with regard to the number of dependent children in the means test for the maintenance grant, the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with their next phase of the Solas apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the...
- State Examinations
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the CAO results will be announced in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23809/22]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- An Garda Síochána
296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of the Garda stations in Limerick city and county that are open to the public 24/7 with a Garda...
- Workplace Relations Commission
297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of referrals made under the National Referral of Mediators in the past four years; and the outcomes arising from...
- An Garda Síochána
298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Government policy in relation to ensuring ethnic diversity in An Garda Síochána; the discussions that she has had...
- Visa Applications
300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the visa application by persons (details supplied) will be expedited. [24000/22]
- Residency Permits
301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Citizenship Applications
302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Residency Permits
304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a new application for residency in respect of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement...
- Naturalisation Applications
305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be considered for naturalisation given the precarious nature of their position; and if...
- Department of Health
- Disability Services
306. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals, if any, to amend the Disability Act 2005 to enable children who need additional supports to have a right in law to appropriate services and not...
- Hospital Facilities
307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public and private beds available throughout the University Hospital Limerick hospital group; the locations of these beds; and the details of...
- Medical Cards
308. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to allow medical card patients waiting on cataract surgery who chose to go private with a local surgeon to be able to avail of...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for Freestyle Libre device with immediate effect following the recent survey that was carried out by an...
- Hospital Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) had their much-needed medical procedure cancelled twice in the past few weeks. [23889/22]
- Medical Cards
313. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23899/22]
- Health Services
314. To ask the Minister for Health if, he will request the HSE to lift the current ban on water birth in Ireland immediately and to restore this choice of labour and delivery to women given the...
- Mental Health Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE services that are available to a minor (details supplied) who is experiencing severe suicidal ideation and engaging in self-harm in Lucan, County...
- Health Services
318. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that he will introduce to support those with long-Covid throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23912/22]
- Ukraine War
320. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a central mechanism for registered doctors to volunteer to help Ukrainian refugees access healthcare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Facilities
321. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the identity of a person (details supplied) has not been made public; the reason that their advice has not been published; and if he will make...
- Medicinal Products
325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the availability, eligibility and access to kaftrio; and if he will make...
- Disability Services
326. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a child (details supplied); the status of a speech and language therapy appointment for them; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some older people may not be able to attend vital hospital appointments due prohibitive transport costs...
- Hospital Appointments Status
328. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for orthopaedic surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23932/22]
- General Practitioner Services
329. To ask the Minister for Health the date from which children under eight years of age will become eligible for general practitioner services without a means test. [23934/22]
- Health Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the Government intends to assist parents who are in need of respite care for their children in the greater Killarney, County Kerry area; and if he...
- Disease Management
331. To ask the Minister for Health when the specialised chronic disease management team will be in place in County Wexford under the Enhanced Community Care Programme; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Facilities
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds that will be available in Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23944/22]
- Hospital Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health when the day care centre at Abbeyleix Hospital, County Laois will reopen to meet the huge demand for the services in the area. [23949/22]
- Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 24 March 2022, the status of the response (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23957/22]
- Pharmacy Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 543 of 4 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the use of online consultations by some pharmacies here that result...
- Hospital Facilities
337. To ask the Minister for Health when the reopening of the elective ward at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly will occur in order to alleviate the backlog of patients...
- Health Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health if budgetary provision is being made for the medical need of persons with long-Covid; the way in which his Department is planning for same; if his Department...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
340. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate waiting times for patients who, following cataract surgery develop issues and require further laser surgery (details supplied); the number of...
- Health Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in relation to CervicalCheck services; if the system is changing in relation to the use of HPV testing; if so, the locations in which this testing...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding homeless services workers to the Covid-19 front-line bonus payment in recognition of their efforts throughout the national...
- Disability Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment with the children’s disability network team in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Ambulance Service
344. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that medical card holders who are resident in nursing homes are being denied their right to a public ambulance to transport them to either...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are awaiting an appointment with a genetic counsellor in the department of clinical genetics, Crumlin Children’s Hospital....
- Disease Management
348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age who have diagnosis of ataxia telangiectasia; and the treatment that is available to them in Ireland. [24038/22]
- Hospital Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the consultancy process regarding University Hospital Kerry and its systems and failures; if the process is complete or...
- Hospital Staff
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time equivalent staff members hired at West Kerry Community Hospital since 1 December 2021; the specific details of these appointments;...
- Disabilities Assessments
352. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the assessment of special needs in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health when supervised residential accommodation will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Help Service
354. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will retain their current level of home support hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24093/22]
- Disability Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in Co. Kildare for a residential place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24095/22]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Aquaculture Industry
357. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all applications under the current aquaculture licensing system undergoing statutory consultation are subject...
- Horse Racing Industry
358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses that were injured and killed in horse racing, horse training, point-to-point racing and show jumping in 2021 and...
- Departmental Schemes
361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1893 of 26 April 2022, if progress has been made in furthering a compensation scheme for...
