Written answers

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Bodies
      30. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [26647/22]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      46. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with Members of the United States Senate and Congress. [28226/22]
    • Departmental Staff
      55. To ask the Taoiseach if a person from his Department is currently seconded to the university or third-level education sector. [26205/22]
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Policies
      73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his vision for Ireland’s ultimate future role in European defence projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34164/22]
    • Defence Forces
      82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current status regarding Irish troops stationed in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34175/22]
    • Naval Service
      84. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his considerations to immediately address the staffing issues in the Irish Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34204/22]
    • European Union
      86. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the most recent meeting of European Union Defence Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34206/22]
    • Departmental Policies
      87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the parameters for Ireland joining European defence projects into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34168/22]
    • Common Security and Defence Policy
      88. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the benefits that Ireland has received from joining PESCO since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33622/22]
    • Defence Forces
      90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recruitment options that he is considering to attract more individuals towards joining the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Air Corps
      93. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the discussions that have taken place regarding the purchasing or leasing of a specialist troop carrying cargo aircraft for the Air Corps; and if...
    • Defence Forces
      94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe for increasing the strength of the Defence Forces by 3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/22]
    • European Union
      96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland’s role in the European Union Strategic Compass Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defence Forces
      97. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way that it is proposed to strengthen the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34155/22]
    • Naval Service
      98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for an accelerated programme of Naval Service vessel replacement to ensure a balanced fleet of nine; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Defence Forces
      99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces are being paid at least the national minimum wage of €10.50 per hour in accordance with the National...
    • Maritime Jurisdiction
      106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces monitor naval exercises by other countries off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34149/22]
    • Departmental Policies
      107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on Ireland joining a future European defence force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34167/22]
    • Defence Forces
      109. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he expects the first member of the Reserve Defence Force to deploy overseas on a six-month tour of duty on a United Nations mandated peace...
    • Departmental Policies
      111. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if further consideration will be given to the re-opening of Army barracks such as Dún Úi Neill, Cavan a modern army facility which was...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has received a copy of the review of operations following reports of alleged atrocities committed by the Mali Armed Forces; if so, if any...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      114. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures that his Department has taken to improve its resilience in terms of cyber-attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defence Forces
      115. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he proposes to implement changes for the Defence Forces as recommended by the Commission on the Defence Forces; if the upgrading of...
    • Maritime Jurisdiction
      121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number foreign military exercises that have been held off the Irish Coast by country since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      122. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who have been recruited by his Department since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Naval Service
      123. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the convention that is in place in the event of the Naval Service purchasing new vessels for the naming of these vessels; and if he will make a...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Bodies
      125. To ask the Taoiseach the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; and the details of all the persons who are currently on each board in tabular form. [33840/22]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      126. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in his Department who...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      127. To ask the Taoiseach the breakdown of the number of actions defended by the Chief State Solicitor or Attorney General in which the Minister for Education is a named party for 2019, 2020,...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • International Agreements
      128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union to ensure that the European Union-Morocco Association...
    • Industrial Relations
      130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the consultation process for the industrial relations provisions in respect of pension entitlements of retired workers Bill 2021...
    • Exports Growth
      131. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial supports that are available for start-up food export businesses in terms of capital and other supports; and if he will...
    • Trade Missions
      132. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a trade and investment mission to Italy will happen in quarter 3 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33798/22]
    • Departmental Bodies
      133. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each...
    • Work Permits
      134. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a work permit application can be approved in situations in which the job title is an ineligible job category but the job...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      135. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing staffing by 10% in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement per annum. [34063/22]
    • Employment Rights
      137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to IDA-backed companies that are asking job applicants questions in relation to their political views...
    • Legislative Process
      138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the drafting of the co-operative societies Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34319/22]
    • EU Directives
      139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding departmental engagements at European Union working party level on the European Union corporate sustainability...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when payments for energy generated by domestic solar panels will be paid to persons who are selling electricity back...
    • Departmental Bodies
      142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are...
    • Rental Sector
      143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide support to a person (details supplied) who is having difficulty with electricity supply to their...
    • Environmental Policy
      144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he plans to introduce in order to reduce the amount of single-use plastic that is used in packaging in...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the...
    • Fuel Prices
      147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider providing additional assistance towards the cost of installing a heat pump in cases in which homes...
    • Departmental Priorities
      148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that his Department plan to take to assist with the repair of the home of persons (details supplied); when...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofit funded schemes that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the pilot scheme...
    • Energy Policy
      151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the qualifications that a building firm must have to be listed on the SEAI website; the criteria that a builder and...
    • State Bodies
      154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position in relation to an incident (details supplied); the possible costs to the State as a result of same; and if...
    • Electricity Generation
      155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has engaged with energy suppliers regarding the ability of those with solar panels to sell excess electricity...
    • Natural Gas Grid
      158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions that the Government is putting in place to increase liquefied natural gas resources here; and if he will...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the use of infra-red heaters or storage heaters as a means of heating a home by electricity; if his...
    • Climate Action Plan
      161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to issue directions and further information to local authorities regarding their preparation of a Climate...
    • Energy Policy
      162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a smoky fuel ban across Dublin city and cities and towns across the country building on the...
    • Energy Conservation
      163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofitted homes from 2019 annually; and the number of workers associated with the retrofitting of those...
    • Environmental Schemes
      164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when applications for the Community Environment Action Fund will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Maritime Safety
      166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to Marine Notice 38/2022 in respect of French military exercises (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • Pension Provisions
      167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current situation in relation to Córas Iompair Éireann Superannuation Scheme, 1951 (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order,...
    • Public Transport
      168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow a company (details supplied) to operate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33568/22]
    • Bus Services
      169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made to expand the availability of 24-hour bus routes in the Dublin region; the routes that are currently...
    • Bus Éireann
      171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bus Éireann buses that left from Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month...
    • National Car Test
      172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for NCT appointments in various parts of the country; the plans to clear the backlog; and if he is considering extending...
    • Public Transport
      173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a phased abolition of fares on public transport in order to ease cost-of-living pressures and tackle climate change;...
    • Taxi Licences
      174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with companies (details supplied) to discuss the taxi shortages in Dublin; if not, if he will seek such meetings; and if he...
    • Driver Licences
      175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that a person (details supplied) cannot change their driver licence for an Irish driver licence; and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of bilateral meetings that he has had with his European Union counterparts to date in 2022; and if he will...
    • Driver Test
      177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect a test date for their articulated vehicle licence; and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each...
    • Taxi Licences
      179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new taxi permits that have been issued for Dublin Airport for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form;...
    • Driver Licences
      182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that a person (details supplied) cannot pay for the renewal of their driver licence in cash; and if he will make a statement...
    • Coast Guard Service
      183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific details of the significant programme of change across key areas of the Irish Coast Guard that he announced recently taking...
    • Road Projects
      184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will commence on upgrading Fintra Bridge, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33962/22]
    • Departmental Data
      185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number...
    • Tax Code
      186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possibility of allowing drivers of vehicles having passenger accommodation for less than eight persons to...
    • Driver Test
      187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving test centres that are operational in the State; the location of each; and the average number of weekly tests being...
    • Road Safety Authority
      188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of persons employed by the Road Safety Authority currently; the number of persons who have begun working for the RSA in...
    • Driver Test
      189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for driving tests in each county in the State in tabular form. [33989/22]
    • Rail Network
      192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action that he is taking to provide wheelchair access at the railway stations in Carlow and Kilkenny by way of the use of the...
    • Cycling Facilities
      193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on shared e-bike rental schemes; their potential to significantly encourage modal shift in regional cities; and if he will make...
    • Public Transport
      199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to provide a Local Link route to service the village of Collooney, County Sligo; and if he will provide an update on the...
    • Pension Provisions
      201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a letter has been issued from his Department to Dublin Port Company advising it of the decision on the Company's request for a pension...
    • Public Transport
      203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address a shortfall in taxi services; the number of taxi and SPSV licences issued in each of the past five years to date in...
    • Electric Vehicles
      205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is engaging with the Dublin Airport Authority to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in Dublin...
    • Driver Licences
      208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take steps regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/22]
    • Public Transport
      209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to ensure that all public transport vehicles have the capacity to enable persons who have to use mobility...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      210. To ask the Minister for Finance his advice on a matter (details supplied) regarding the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34209/22]
    • Vehicle Registration Tax
      212. To ask the Minister for Finance if discussions are expected to increase the VRT and VAT allowed on vehicles purchased by people with disabilities and organisations due to the increase of the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is supports restructuring the key employee engagement programme given that in its current format it remains too complicated and restrictive for use by...
    • International Agreements
      214. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union law to ensure that Ireland's bilateral agreement with Morocco relating to double...
    • Tax Code
      215. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the inequity in the proposals to change the benefit-in-kind which will take account of the C02/kg impact of the vehicle for...
    • Tax Reliefs
      216. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons employed as fully-qualified accountants in either the public and civil service sector or the private sector are eligible for tax relief under...
    • Tax Yield
      218. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected receipts from excise duty on motor fuels for each of the first five months of 2022 versus in each month of the actual recorded receipts in...
    • Departmental Bodies
      220. To ask the Minister for Finance the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each board in tabular form;...
    • Insurance Coverage
      221. To ask the Minister for Finance the options that are available for those who have a long-term yet non-life-threatening illness (details supplied) who are unable to secure health insurance...
    • Departmental Staff
      222. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in his...
    • Insurance Coverage
      223. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to instances in which thatched houses cannot be sold given that the vendor cannot secure insurance for the structures; his...
    • Tax Credits
      224. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount it would cost to increase the tax band of the incapacitated tax credit by €200; the full-year cost of the current tax credit; and...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Risk Management
      227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider transferring responsibility for drainage districts nationwide which are under local authority control, owing to the...
    • Departmental Bodies
      228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each...
    • Public Spending Code
      229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide all projects with a value of over €2 million in Fingal that have been approved under the Public Spending...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number...
    • Office of Public Works
      231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date the arbitration process in relation to the National Children Science Centre started; the date the arbitration process finished;...
    • Public Sector Pay
      233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the salaries of senior civil servants, secretary general 1, 2 and 3 and deputy...
    • National Monuments
      235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a date for the commencement of works on the national monument commemorative centre at 14-17 Moore Street; the target...
    • Social Welfare Offices
      236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a date for when works will commence on the Intreo office on the Navan Road, Dublin 7; the target date for when the...
    • Office of Public Works
      237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the arbitration process on the National Children’s Science Centre, which completed its work in...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Sports Funding
      238. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects the next round of the sports capital grants scheme to reopen for applications from clubs; and if she will make a...
    • State Bodies
      239. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the State boards that are under her remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta
      241. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the recent works ongoing at Údarás na Gaeltachta industrial estate at Ruisín na Meanach, Carna,...
    • Museum Projects
      242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 24 May 2022, the alternative arrangements in place for the off-site treatment of...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Hare Coursing
      243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views that the RHD2 has been listed as one of the threats of highest importance to the hare species and that the NPWS...
    • Local Authorities
      245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the salaries of the chief executives of local authorities, by 2%, 5%, 10%...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been in communications since 2021 with the Minister for Health in relation to the unprecedented and very...
    • Water Quality
      247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to monitor the quality of water in rivers and lakes. [34563/22]
    • Wildlife Protection
      248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 16 June 2022, if the State bodies referenced in his response have been in contact...
    • Housing Provision
      249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the direction and supports that he has given to local authorities to enable them to purchase houses that are being put on the...
    • Fire Safety
      251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to develop a compensation package for homeowners affected by fire remediation issues as a result of the failure of...
    • Housing Schemes
      253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units that were delivered under the enhanced leasing scheme in 2021 by local authority and approved...
    • Ukraine War
      254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the old HSE house on the New Road, Donabate which is adjacent to a hotel (details supplied) and is unused and...
    • Local Authorities
      255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made on the development of live streaming guidelines for official meetings as referenced in his...
    • Departmental Bodies
      256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently...
    • Fire Service
      257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that is being made by the Fire Services National Oversight and Implementation Group on the survey of retained...
    • Local Authorities
      258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of former county managers or CEOs of local authorities who are currently employed on a freelance basis or otherwise...
    • State Bodies
      259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement, if any, that he has had with the Residential Tenancies Board in relation to its availability to both tenants...
    • Heritage Schemes
      261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that churches and places of worship, which are protected structures and have...
    • State Bodies
      262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the investigations into An Bord Pleanála. [33899/22]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the...
    • Housing Schemes
      264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that bank mandates were not sent to landlords partaking in the HAP scheme (details supplied). [34074/22]
    • Local Authorities
      268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that his Department made available to Clare County Council in 2020, 2021 and 2022 to undertake arterial...
    • Register of Electors
      269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has discontinued printing voter registration forms for local authorities; and if this will be resumed in the...
    • Departmental Funding
      270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any grant assistance for the installation of play areas or footpaths in the homes of families with children with...
    • Electoral Commission
      271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timelines for the Electoral Commission to be established; and the timelines for it to carry out the Dáil...
    • Wildlife Protection
      272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 2 June 2022 (details supplied), if his attention has been drawn to the fact that...
    • Water Services
      274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the Irish Water first fix free scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Register of Electors
      275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to make it possible to apply online to be included in the electoral register. [34316/22]
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that the National Parks and Wildlife Service plan to take to address the growing population of mink along the...
    • Housing Provision
      279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the number of affordable housing units that have been provided since 3 September 2021, under part V of the...
    • Local Authorities
      280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will confirm that Wicklow County Council has been successful in getting funding for a biodiversity officer; and if he...
    • Housing Provision
      281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing completions and commencements by local authority in the past five years to date in 2022, in tabular...
    • Fire Service
      283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application has been received from Galway County Council Fire Service for funding to buy a high-pressure, large-volume...
    • Foreshore Issues
      284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is processing a foreshore licence to enable dredging works to take place at Ballycotton Harbour, County...
    • Local Authorities
      285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions that have taken place with the HSE and Fingal County Council regarding the old St. Ita’s Hospital site...
    • Planning Issues
      286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the scope of the enquiry by a person (details supplied) into the operation of An Bord Pleanála has been widened; the...
    • Departmental Data
      287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new housing builds from 2019 annually; and the number of labour workers involved in the delivery of the new...
    • Housing Schemes
      288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes to housing assistance payment rates; when the HAP rates will be expanded; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Water Quality
      296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Environmental Protection Agency for the second year running, has...
    • Departmental Bodies
      297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the recent completion by Irish Water in partnership with Dublin City Council of the major five-year long...
    • Housing Schemes
      299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the first home scheme; when it is expected to be launched; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Departmental Priorities
      301. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that his Department is taking to reduce dependency on Britain to intercept unidentified aircraft in the Irish flight information...
    • Military Neutrality
      302. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will identify the person who initiated the visit of the HMS Enterprise war ship to Cork city; and when the invitation was sent to the...
    • Passport Services
      303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided in relation to a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that they have been selected to...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      338. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the total Exchequer spending on overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33609/22]
    • Ukraine War
      342. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Irish Embassy in Kyiv will reopen; when Irish diplomats will return to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Passport Services
      356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application of a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant’s...
    • International Relations
      386. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a French military exercise is taking place off the south-west coast of Ireland during the end of June and early July 2022; if...
    • Northern Ireland
      387. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that he and his Department have taken to assist in re-establishing the Northern Ireland Executive following the Northern Ireland...
    • Passport Services
      390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application will be processed for a child (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that the application is with...
    • Departmental Bodies
      396. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are on each board, in tabular...
    • Passport Services
      398. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's policy with regard to a passport application for a child (details supplied) in which one signatory is a biological parent...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      442. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of...
    • Passport Services
      443. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will meet with delegates from Sligo County Council in relation to the possibility of establishing a passport office in Sligo; and if...
    • Irish Aid
      452. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of funding that Irish Aid has provided to the 10th Africa Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights being held in...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      453. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason that the Government is reluctant to see the appointment of an United States special envoy for Northern Ireland. [34195/22]
    • European Court of Human Rights
      454. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will take cases on behalf of victims and survivors of British collusion to the European Court of Human Rights as in the...
    • Passport Services
      463. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and the applicants' travel date is...
    • Human Rights
      500. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the publication of a new national action plan on business and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Vaccination Programme
      538. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money committed to the COVAX and ACT-Accelerator; and the amount that has been donated to date. [34428/22]
    • Passport Services
      547. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints that he has received from persons under the customer service charter for his Department in respect of passport...
    • Disaster Response
      567. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that he is taking in aid of those impacted by the recent earthquake in Afghanistan. [34577/22]
    • European Convention on Human Rights
      568. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the importance of the European...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      571. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any persons who are currently undergoing military training to become qualified military pilots are sent to the United States of America as...
    • Departmental Bodies
      572. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each board in...
    • Departmental Priorities
      573. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps that his Department is taking to increase the State’s capacity to intercept unidentified aircraft in the Irish flight...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      574. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of...
    • Defence Forces
      575. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered increasing the wage of Irish Defence Forces personnel to bring it in line with European Union counterparts and in...
    • Naval Service
      587. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the capability of the Naval Service is under examination given the need to ensure its operational ability in the event of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Departmental Data
      589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size by county for primary school level in the academic years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport
      590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the review initiated in relation to the provision of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Education Policy
      591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a school (details supplied). [33601/22]
    • Schools Building Projects
      592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when there will be a permanent building for a school (details supplied) given that first-year ASD provision in the form of a dedicated class is...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will seek an urgent response from the terms and conditions section in relation to the matter (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the education supports and school place options that are available for a child (details supplied) who is currently unable to access a school...
    • Schools Building Projects
      596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33637/22]
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS Band 1 will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will expedite the matter [33725/22]
    • Schools Building Projects
      598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a school building project (details supplied); the details of the engagement between her Department officials and...
    • Departmental Bodies
      599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the State boards that are under her remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each board in...
    • Departmental Data
      600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of enrolled children in secondary level education across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33843/22]
    • Special Educational Needs
      602. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the many schools that are required by her Department to open an ASD unit that will not have any staff members...
    • Irish Language
      603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the criteria to grant an exemption from learning Irish; the reason that the criteria focus on literacy scores rather than...
    • Special Educational Needs
      604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the three secondary schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15 that have agreed to open ASD classes for September 2022 will be provided with the...
    • Departmental Policies
      606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind her Department’s decision not to allow teachers on a career break to substitute teach for the full school year; if...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 6 April 2022, if she will request the National Council for Special Education to provide a response...
    • School Costs
      609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional funding to schools to help them cope with the increased costs of electricity and heating; if the Covid cleaning...
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      610. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to DEIS appeals by schools (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes that exist for schools to apply for funding for more substantial structural work than would normally be covered by summer and...
    • Departmental Priorities
      613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to ensure the survival of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34193/22]
    • School Transport
      614. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to raise the grant amount for school transportation in view of the huge increase in fuel prices and the lack of any increase in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      615. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the lack of ASD units in primary schools in Limerick; the details of the new ASD units coming on stream in Limerick in...
    • School Transport
      616. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to include schools (details supplied) in the School Transport Programme.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34232/22]
    • State Examinations
      617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the consternation among pupils and teachers of Irish over the recent Junior Certificate exam paper; her views...
    • Special Educational Needs
      618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with SEN that are currently sanctioned for home tuition on the grounds that they do not have a school placement or an...
    • School Inspections
      623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a detailed update on any audits carried out by the NCSE of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all outstanding works at a school (details supplied) will be completed by early September 2022 in order to provide...
    • Special Educational Needs
      625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered allowing parents of siblings who are eligible for the Summer Provision Programme to apply for separate hours of tuition...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      626. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she can address the issues outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      627. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the additional temporary school building will be available for use by a school (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a special needs assistant allocation for a child (details supplied). [34508/22]
    • Departmental Data
      634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints that she has received in the past five years to date under her Department's customer service charter; if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places that are available for young people with special educational needs and disabilities currently in a school (details...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Gender Recognition
      636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the programme for Government commitments for gender recognition. [33807/22]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that the fuel allowance was not paid in 2022 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for assistance for a funeral bill in the case of a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated yearly cost of increasing by €20 the weekly rates of disability allowance, domiciliary care allowance...
    • Pension Provisions
      641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for an invalidity pension in the case of a...
    • Redundancy Payments
      642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the statutory redundancy payment application made by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33801/22]
    • State Bodies
      644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the State boards that are under her remit; the details of each State board; the details in tabular form of all the persons...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of an invalidity pension and applied for disability...
    • State Pensions
      646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will implement recommendation No. 27 of the pre-budget submission by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons employed by her Department; the number who currently work remotely; and the estimated number of...
    • State Pensions
      648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all contributions for the purpose of calculation of an entitlement for the State pension (contributory) have been...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person who is in receipt of social welfare payments following the death of a person; the payments that continue following...
    • Departmental Data
      650. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 14 June, if she will advise on the number of exceptional needs payments and...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will be expedited on a working family payment claim for a person (details supplied). [34212/22]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their enhanced illness benefit payment. [34420/22]
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
      657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of unique clients engaged and supported by MABS in Dublin Central from January 2022 to June 2022 compared to the...
    • Departmental Communications
      658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Oireachtas phonelines will be open again as none of the Oireachtas Members enquiry lines this Deputy has for her...
    • Departmental Data
      659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of complaints she has received in the past five years to date under her Department’ customer service...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Equality Issues
      660. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation of the Programme for Government commitments for LGBTQIA+ persons. [33807/22]
    • Childcare Services
      661. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address issues raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Bodies
      662. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      663. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely;...
    • Child Protection
      664. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to an initiative (details supplied) which aims to reduce the levels of child...
    • Equality Issues
      665. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of his work on the proposal to ban conversion therapy; if a timeline is in place for same; and if...
    • Irish Sign Language
      666. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that he is in breach of section 10 of the Irish Sign Language Act...
    • Equality Issues
      667. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and...
    • Departmental Funding
      668. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will advise in relation to the situation regarding the Transition Fund (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Childcare Services
      669. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide advice on a matter (details supplied) in relation to childcare; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      670. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34390/22]
    • Childcare Services
      672. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that exist to ensure that children who have additional needs can be supported by childcare...
    • Child Safety
      673. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will be given a Meitheal services appointment; and if he will make a statement...
    • Maternity Leave
      674. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will commit to fixing the anomaly in the legislation to ensure women and pregnant people can...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Adult Education Provision
      675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action that his Department is taking to address the failure of many education and training boards to keep contracts of indefinite duration...
    • Further and Higher Education
      679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the refusal of her Department to allow University College Cork to sanction payments due to employees of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 15 June 2022, if the case of the person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Bodies
      681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each board in...
    • Research and Development
      682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he intends to increase domestic productivity of the research and innovation sector by 2.5% per annum; and if he will make a...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of...
    • Further and Higher Education
      688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Cabinet decision on increasing the amount that a SUSI applicant can earn will apply to applications already in process. [34147/22]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Visa Applications
      690. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the most appropriate visa for a non-EEA national over 18 years of age and who is also a dependant family member of a stamp 4...
    • An Garda Síochána
      691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions from arrest for anti-social behaviour from the Ballincollig Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and...
    • Visa Applications
      696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will consent to giving a person (details supplied) a visa that will permit them to work and survive pending...
    • An Garda Síochána
      697. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full number of gardaí across all ranks attached to all Garda stations in the Cork city and county area in each of the...
    • Departmental Bodies
      700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the State boards that are under her remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on...
    • Visa Applications
      701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application by a person (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      705. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of training 100 additional gardaí per annum. [34046/22]
    • State Bodies
      713. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of administrative support to reinvest Criminal Assets Bureau proceeds into communities. [34055/22]
    • Departmental Staff
      714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of hiring an additional 30 staff at clerical officer level in her Department. [34059/22]
    • Departmental Data
      716. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of funding for one youth diversion programme per year, including capital costs in tabular form. [34064/22]
    • Passport Services
      725. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by a number of Irish citizens for example, Chinese Irish citizens...
    • Residency Permits
      726. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide assistance on a Stamp 4 renewal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Equality Issues
      728. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that her Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make...
    • An Garda Síochána
      729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work that her Department has undertaken with An Garda Síochána to ensure that training now includes and is...
    • Legislative Measures
      730. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update in relation to the Occupiers' Liability Act 1995 to rebalance the duty of care to be shared...
    • Citizenship Applications
      731. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) has now been received and registered given that it...
    • School Staff
      732. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason teachers and SNAs that are already Garda vetted to work in their own schools now require new Garda vetting to run a...
    • Visa Applications
      733. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a visa in respect of a non-national (details supplied); the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the deployment of body cameras for gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Data
      735. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints that she has received in the past five years to date under her Department’s customer service...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      736. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has given consideration to reducing the fee of €950 for becoming a citizen through naturalisation for those who...
    • Immigration Policy
      737. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34595/22]
    • Visa Applications
      738. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a visa in respect of a non-national (details supplied); the...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Services
      739. To ask the Minister for Health when a tender for the transport of patients for appointments and dialysis in the north County Tipperary area of the HSE mid-west region will be advertised; and...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      740. To ask the Minister for Health the number of expressions of interest received from 19 February to the closing date of 29 April 2022 for appointment to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of...
    • Equality Issues
      741. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints regarding...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      742. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      745. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to add hypothyroidism to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33562/22]
    • Hospital Staff
      746. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a number of staff (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital have not received the pandemic bonus payment given that their direct...
    • Departmental Priorities
      747. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Young Patients Family Fund that was launched by the Scottish government in July 2021; if he will give consideration to...
    • Hospital Charges
      748. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Review of Hospital Parking Charges, announced in 2018, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33604/22]
    • Departmental Communications
      749. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to progress development of a...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      750. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on an appointment at University Hospital Limerick for over three years; and if he...
    • Disability Services
      751. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of disability services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33613/22]
    • Organ Removal
      752. To ask the Minister for Health the comfort that can be given to parents and the steps that have been taken to ensure that a repeat of a situation (details supplied) does not reoccur; and if...
    • Medicinal Products
      753. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a medication for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33660/22]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      754. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a request from an organisation (details supplied) on behalf of its approximately 700 members who require coaguchek meters; and if he will...
    • Medicinal Products
      755. To ask the Minister for Health the status of talks between the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the life-changing cystic fibrosis drug therapy kaftrio to make this...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      756. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the infrastructure put in place to date to address long-Covid; if he has assessed the level of regional response that will be needed;...
    • Hospital Staff
      761. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant doctors employed in HSE-run hospitals as of June 2022; the corresponding figure for 8 February 2020; and if he will make a statement...
    • General Practitioner Services
      764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical practitioners providing services under the general medical services scheme in June 2022; the corresponding figure for February 2020; and...
    • Hospital Facilities
      765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds, broken down by acute, non-acute and ICU beds, in place in HSE-run hospitals as of June 2022; the corresponding figures for 8...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      766. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on HSE waiting lists in June 2022; the corresponding figures for 8 February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33695/22]
    • Ambulance Service
      768. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the HSE national ambulance service implementing a dynamic deployment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/22]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      770. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/22]
    • Ambulance Service
      771. To ask the Minister for Health the target response times for ambulances in Dublin; if he receives a regular report of performance against these; and his views on recent difficulties...
    • Legislative Measures
      772. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation regarding housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33717/22]
    • Ambulance Service
      774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulance dispatches recorded in each county during 2021; the number of times ambulances arrived at scenes in which the patient had already...
    • Hospital Services
      775. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on delays to X-ray appointments at Roscommon University Hospital; if there is a specific process of referrals for radiology services at the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      776. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthodontic appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [33762/22]
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      777. To ask the Minister for Health the partners that his Department will work with to ensure the availability of appropriate and timely fertility services for cancer patients as per the HSE...
    • Disease Management
      778. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which cancer patients will be enabled to participate in clinical trials as per the HSE Service Plan 2022; the resources and channels which will be...
    • Hospital Services
      779. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department will support hospitals in meeting drugs costs and in implementing quality initiatives in delivery, as per the HSE Service Plan...
    • Healthcare Policy
      780. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Cancer Strategy Implementation Report 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33777/22]
    • General Practitioner Services
      781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners operating in Ireland on a monthly basis; and the proportion of these operating general practitioners who were using the...
    • Disease Management
      782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths relating to cancer for young people aged 0 to 24 years from 2016 to 2021 and date in 2022, in tabular form. [33779/22]
    • Mental Health Services
      783. To ask the Minister for Health when external support services are to resume at the Central Mental Hospital given the fact that vulnerable adults are in need of support and external volunteer...
    • Departmental Meetings
      787. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 685 of 31 May 2022, the date that a meeting in relation to the placement needs of the residents of a centre (details...
    • Mental Health Services
      788. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a planned closure of a 24-hour staffed mental health facility in County Laois (details supplied) was not pursued by the HSE; the differences...
    • Hospital Staff
      789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time physiotherapists working in Roscommon University Hospital in each of the years from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Primary Care Centres
      790. To ask the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown, County Carlow will commence; the current status of the project;...
    • Healthcare Policy
      791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the programme for Government commitments on a general health policy for trans persons; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      792. To ask the Minister for Health the current national policy on long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33809/22]
    • Primary Care Services
      796. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of occupational therapy posts in primary care in County Carlow; the number of these posts that are filled; the number of these posts that are...
    • Disability Services
      798. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of occupational therapy posts in the children’s disability network team in County Carlow; the number of these posts that are filled;...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers who have been paid the pandemic bonus; the status of payments to non-HSE workers; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • State Bodies
      802. To ask the Minister for Health the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each board, in tabular form;...
    • Healthcare Policy
      803. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to bring forward regulations to facilitate the implementation of the free contraception scheme due to commence in August 2022 for 17- to...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      804. To ask the Minister for Health when Irish Prison Service nurses will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/22]
    • Medical Cards
      805. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card review will be completed for a person (details supplied); the reason that tax clearance is required; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Staff
      806. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans to provide additional neurology nurse specialists in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      807. To ask the Minister for Health if funding or grant assistance is available for a person seeking admission into a private addiction treatment facility (details supplied) and who is not in a...
    • Disability Services
      808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all autism-specific services available for adults in the Fingal area; the types of services available; the waiting list for each...
    • Health Services Staff
      809. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to appoint additional neurology nurse specialists throughout the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33955/22]
    • Hospital Staff
      810. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to appoint nine extra neurology nurse specialists at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33956/22]
    • Disability Services
      811. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce autism services for adults ageing out of the CAMHS service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33950/22]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      812. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in his...
    • Vaccination Programme
      813. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the vaccine compensation scheme; if he will expedite the establishment of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      814. To ask the Minister for Health if capital funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for the extension and upgrading of the renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and...
    • Disability Services
      815. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the disability capacity review; if the review will be published before budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34003/22]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      816. To ask the Minister for Health if community pharmacists with HSE contracts will be included in the Covid-19 bonus payment for healthcare workers who worked in a clinical environment during...
    • Home Help Service
      817. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help hours currently being offered to a person (details supplied) will be reassessed given that they require additional assistance specifically on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      818. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by the ENT department at University Hospital Limerick for a CT scan and has yet to...
    • Mental Health Services
      820. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for access to psychology services and CAMHS in County Sligo; and the plans that are in place to address these waiting lists; and if he will...
    • Departmental Contracts
      821. To ask the Minister for Health the agencies under the remit of his Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by his Department and agencies...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      824. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34075/22]
    • Care of the Elderly
      825. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 850 of 10 February and 142 of 7 July 2021, the progress that has been made following the review in 2017 of the working...
    • Health Services Staff
      826. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the current shortfall of over 100 nurse specialists in neurology in the Irish healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services
      828. To ask the Minister for Health the services and supports that are available in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to parents that have a child with Down's syndrome; if he has plans to expand the...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      829. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Minister of State with special responsibility for disability has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the ongoing delays in...
    • Primary Care Centres
      830. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres that are open and operational across the country; the location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34103/22]
    • Health Services Staff
      850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists who are employed in primary care centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34123/22]
    • General Practitioner Services
      854. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount that it would cost to extend free general practitioner care to children under nine years of age; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      858. To ask the Minister for Health if radiography treatment will be resumed at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry to facilitate cross-Border patient treatment, given the shared island Initiative; and...
    • Dental Services
      859. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a decision made to refer dental services provided in health clinics to private dentists who take medical card patients (details supplied)....
    • Health Services
      860. To ask the Minister for Health if arrangements will be made with Altnagelvin Hospital, County Derry for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to receive radiotherapy who is due to...
    • Emergency Departments
      862. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services that the HSE considers are necessary to ensure that the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital is safe. [34194/22]
    • Medicinal Products
      863. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the drugs payment scheme to cover the cost of ozempic semaglutide for those prescribed it off-label for reasons other than those...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      864. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a procedure. [34208/22]
    • Medicinal Products
      866. To ask the Minister for Health if a new drug (details supplied) will be prescribed for all those with long-Covid regardless of medical card status; his views on same; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Facilities
      867. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in the development of an emergency department and women’s and children’s block in University Hospital...
    • Health Services
      869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting physiotherapy appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway; the current waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      870. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an electronic device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34293/22]
    • Health Services
      871. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of respite centres that are provided in CHO 5, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34322/22]
    • Health Services Staff
      875. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the management structure by grade and organisational chart for occupational therapy in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      876. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite centres that are rental accommodations; the cost of these rentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34327/22]
    • Medical Cards
      877. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that medical card holders entitled to a medical card as a result of getting a social security pension from the United Kingdom or working and paying...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      879. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to support the HSE to relieve the neurology waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34335/22]
    • Health Services Staff
      880. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is planning a recruitment campaign for specialist neurology nursing positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/22]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      881. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is undertaking for patients to access neurology supports once their initial appointment has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medicinal Products
      883. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing full or partial reimbursement for coaguchek meters and self-test strips for those patients requiring long-term oral...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      884. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times in the orthopaedic department of Tallaght hospital. [34350/22]
    • Covid-19 Tests
      885. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Covid swabbers (details supplied) in view of the increased number of positive Covid tests. [34354/22]
    • Dental Services
      886. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects that a profession (details supplied) will start taking on new customers that are medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Abortion Services
      887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners across the country who provide abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34363/22]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      892. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will get an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/22]
    • Hospital Facilities
      893. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the completion of the new ophthalmology unit which has been built in Ballincollig, County Cork as part of the overall development in the south...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      894. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún...
    • Mental Health Services
      895. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in mental health funding in each of the past five years; the increase in front-line staff who have been put in place; and his vision for the...
    • Disability Services
      897. To ask the Minister for Health if information in relation to the staffing levels in the progressing disability services team at a centre (details supplied) in County Longford will be...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that contracts for experienced level 1 grade IV clinical contact tracers, currently employed by an agency (details supplied) will not be renewed,...
    • Health Services Staff
      900. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases in which the HSE is using outdated terms of contract (details supplied); if this document is still being used by the...
    • Vaccination Programme
      901. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision to extend an additional booster to those aged under 65 years will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/22]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      902. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34431/22]
    • Health Strategies
      903. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new national cardiovascular disease strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34432/22]
    • Health Services
      904. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to launch a national screening programme for structural heart disease in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34433/22]
    • Disability Services
      906. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actual case numbers assigned to the progressing disability 8 service in County Longford as of 1 June 2022, given that as of...
    • Health Services
      907. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by age profile nought to five years and so on of wait times for services - S&L, occupational therapy and psychology,...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      908. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting ASD assessments at the PDS 8 service in County Longford; and the average wait time for this service as of 1 June 2022. [34437/22]
    • Home Help Service
      910. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care staff taken on by the HSE over the past 12 months in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34439/22]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      912. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) paid into a spousal pension scheme as part of their HSE occupational pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      913. To ask the Minister for Health if kitchen staff, including cooks will receive the pandemic bonus payment; the person or body responsible for the decision as to which staff receive the...
    • Abortion Services
      915. To ask the Minister for Health if he consulted with the Secretary General of his Department during the period in which the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy was revised to...
    • Hospital Staff
      919. To ask the Minister for Health when the number of specialist neurology nurses in the Mater Hospital, Dublin will increase from six to the recommended number of 14; and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      920. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a CAMHS appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/22]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      923. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been much wastage or resale of items procured during the Covid emergency; if so, the types of items involved, that is, protective gear,...
    • Healthcare Policy
      924. To ask the Minister for Health if there are a plans to include spinal muscular atrophy in the new-born heel prick test. [34515/22]
    • Health Strategies
      925. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide this Deputy with an update of the Irish National Antimicrobial Resistance Plan originally published in October 2017 and additional...
    • Healthcare Policy
      926. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date list of the advice and guidance that has been provided in the past four years by his Department to organisations within its...
    • Health Promotion
      927. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request his Department and pertinent organisations within its remit to provide the Deputy with an up-to-date summary of the science, including...
    • Water Quality
      928. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the recent completion by Irish Water in partnership with Dublin City Council of the major five-year long infrastructure project to cover...
    • Pharmacy Services
      929. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that community pharmacies are part of the free contraception scheme, in order to ensure wide access, particularly given the pressure on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      930. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34556/22]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      932. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for public rheumatology in Cork University Hospital, including a breakdown of waiting times by month, in tabular form. [34578/22]
    • Eating Disorders
      933. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 555 and 556 of 5 October 2021, the details of the staff who have been recruited to date to the CHO 4 adult eating...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Correspondence
      935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct the records branch of his Department to issue a response to a person (details supplied). [33618/22]
    • Agriculture Industry
      936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 15 June 2022, if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Animal Diseases
      937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation levels in respect of the depopulation of herds will be increased, without delay, to reflect the market value of...
    • State Bodies
      938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each...
    • Agriculture Industry
      939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will finalise and publish the Wool Feasibility Study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33961/22]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated...
    • Forestry Sector
      941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce increased regulations for forestry planning permission applications to ensure that applicants are obliged...
    • Fishing Communities
      942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the way the €157 million announced in budget 2022 for fisheries and coastal communities that depend on...
    • Departmental Offices
      943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the office of the records branch is not open to the public; his views on whether it is acceptable that this office remains...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new CAP scheme will compensate farmers who do not cut turf on their boglands regardless of any commitment to ensure that...
    • Forestry Sector
      945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications that are being processed; and the length of time that applications...
    • Animal Diseases
      946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s policies, plans and any ongoing actions, including advice, guidance and regulations to all organisations...
    • Departmental Data
      947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints that he has received in the past five years to date under his Department’s customer service charter;...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Funding
      948. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by a board (details supplied); the financial assistance or grant funding that can...
    • Community Development Projects
      949. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that is being provided for a community centre (details supplied) in Kilgarvan, County Kerry while a dispute is ongoing...
    • Rural Schemes
      950. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the applications to the 2022 rural support funding scheme (details supplied). [34485/22]
    • Departmental Funding
      951. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams that are available to a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • State Bodies
      952. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the State boards that are under her remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      953. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated...
    • Immigration Support Services
      954. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the possibility of the closure of immigrant services (details supplied) due to the lack of funding...

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