Written answers
Thursday, 21 September 2023
- Department of Health
- Hospital Overcrowding
5. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that issues of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital are addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Dental Services
12. To ask the Minister for Health what steps his Department is undertaking to ensure that more dentists in the State will accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
13. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate of the average number of inpatient and outpatient procedures that have been delivered by public hospitals and by the NTPF to date...
- Qualifications Recognition
14. To ask the Minister for Health if therapists (details supplied) who have qualified in Queens University Belfast or Ulster University have to complete a compensation measure, comprising either...
- Departmental Expenditure
18. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the estimated health budget overrun in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40788/23]
- Hospital Staff
19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will legislate for safe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/23]
- Health Service Executive
20. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [40281/23]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
21. To ask the Minister for Health to provide defined commencement timelines with regard to the long-awaited public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic in nursing homes; if he can...
- Care Services
22. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to provide funding for a day care centre for the elderly in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/23]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
23. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that recent data has shown that 100,800 children are on some form of National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, with one in five of those...
- Health Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that would be used to recruit medical staff from third countries to assist with the staffing crisis that exists within the Irish health services;...
- Hospital Staff
25. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the measures that are being taken to fill the 51.4 WTE vacancies across medical assessment services at model 2 hospitals at St John's, Ennis and...
- Mental Health Services
26. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Mental Health Commission report into CAMHS services in each CHO, in particular the lack of out-of-hours services in CHO3 and CHO5; the shortage...
- Health Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the accessibility to acute care in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40655/23]
- Primary Care Centres
28. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of new and upgraded primary care centres in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/23]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
29. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering extending eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women...
- Health Services Staff
30. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that medical students from Northern Ireland are unable to apply for internship posts in the Republic of Ireland due to an...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
31. To ask the Minister for Health what steps have been taken to address the patient waiting list in respect of scoliosis; the number of patients that have been facilitated to date in 2023; the...
- Abortion Services
32. To ask the Minister for Health how he is making the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 a priority, to have it in operation by Christmas 2023 (details...
- Dental Services
33. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review dental practice regulations, in line with calls from the Dental Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40787/23]
- Emergency Departments
34. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has called for the emergency department taskforce to meet urgently to discuss how the HSE plans to tackle...
- Mental Health Services
35. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published data showing that the mental health budget has declined as a percentage of the overall...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the involvement, if any, of his Department in the provision of a new building for the Cork University Dental School and Hospital; the indicative...
- Hospital Overcrowding
37. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on his Department’s latest work in tackling overcrowding in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40744/23]
- National Children's Hospital
40. To ask the Minister for Health when the new National Children's Hospital is expected to open; what the final cost of the project will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/23]
- Care Services
41. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening of the day centre in Áras Mhic Dara in Carraroe; the reason the day centre did not reopen on 11 September 2023, as planned;...
- Medicinal Products
42. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the assessment processes for accessing new medicines are too stringent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/23]
- Departmental Projects
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression of, and the timeline for, the establishment of a commission on care for older people and the establishment of a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
44. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing measures are taking place to deal with the issue of waiting lists in all hospitals throughout the country in respect of all...
- Mental Health Services
45. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are only 51 CAMHS inpatient beds operational across the country at any one time, falling well short of the 130 beds recommended in the...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1373 of 25 July 2023, to provide a status update on the Strategic Assessment Report/ Preliminary Business Case for the new...
- Mental Health Services
48. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional personnel for CAMHS teams in areas such as Cavan/Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40707/23]
- Pharmacy Services
49. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacist services can be expanded to aid in alleviating some of the pressures currently experienced in GP services; and if he will make a statement on the...
- General Practitioner Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure adequate GP services are in place for Cork north-west; if he is aware of the difficulties that people are experiencing...
- Hospital Overcrowding
51. To ask the Minister for Health to what extent hospital wards are mixed gender due to over-capacity in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/23]
- Departmental Policies
52. To ask the Minister for Health the digital reforms he has undertaken, and those he intends to undertake; and his views on whether a greater use of digital health will improve patient...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
53. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for their operation. [40651/23]
- General Practitioner Services
54. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actions being taken by his Department to ensure that the services of a general practice medical doctor remain in...
- Addiction Treatment Services
55. To ask the Minister for Health if it is proposed to increase the level of funding for the North-East Drug Task Force, in view of the increased demand for services; and if he will make a...
- Mental Health Services
56. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to regulate CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001 to give the Mental Health Commission statutory oversight of CAMHS; and if he...
- Hospital Staff
57. To ask the Minister for Health when the management of the MRH Mullingar can expect approval to recruit the necessary staff for the new MRI scanner which has recently been commissioned. [40599/23]
- Primary Care Centres
58. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a much-needed primary care centre for Swords in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/23]
- Mental Health Services
59. To ask the Minister for Health his views on expanding Jigsaw services on the ground into County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40656/23]
- Departmental Expenditure
60. To ask the Minister for Health what the key drivers of the reported overruns in health expenditure are; whether there are improvements that can be made in spending management; and if he will...
- Primary Care Centres
61. To ask the Minister for Health how many primary care centres had construction halted due to increased construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40745/23]
- Health Services Staff
62. To ask the Minister for Health if he will contact the Cuban Ambassador to request that Cuba assist with the provision of Cuban doctors and medical staff from to help with the staffing crisis...
- Primary Medical Certificates
63. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants notified to his Department in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 for a primary medical certificate; and if he believes the...
- Primary Care Centres
64. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary care centre in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/23]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
65. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children with scoliosis; the number waiting 0 to 4, 4 to 12, and over 12 months, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make...
- Health and Safety
66. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied); if so, his views on the organisation’s role in assisting recovery through exercise; if he can...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the destination of graduates after qualification has evolved over the past five years; and whether any lessons can be drawn from the impact of...
- Third Level Education
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has ever undertaken a study on the physical accessibility of third-level institutions for persons with disabilities; and if he...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average wait time for an apprentice to enter each of the taught phases, by county, in tabular form; if he is aware of delays (details...
- Third Level Costs
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what engagement he has had with other Ministers and Departments concerning the rising cost of living for students; and if he will make a statement...
- Third Level Fees
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on a phased abolition of the student contribution charge, reflected by a total reduction of €1,500 in Budget 2024; and if he will...
- Grant Payments
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reforms of SUSI to include part-time students and better conditions for students from households in receipt of a...
- Information and Communications Technology
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's plans to respond to and resource the Digital Inclusion Roadmap, particularly with respect to the 280,000 people over the age of...
- Traveller Community
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what steps his Department is undertaking to ensure that students from the Travelling community are welcomed and encouraged to progress within the...
- Further and Higher Education
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the allocation to the Fund for Students with Disabilities in Budget 2024. [40741/23]
- Grant Payments
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI grants that have been granted/refused in the current year; the action proposed to ensure that grants are available to the...
- Further and Higher Education
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest measures he is deploying to meet the skills shortages that Ireland faces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40335/23]
- Third Level Fees
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide clarification on the status and cost of the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40448/23]
- Institutes of Technology
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the funding announced for Cavan IT; the plans for its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40749/23]
- Health Services Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is taking to improve the number of places in healthcare and therapy areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Student Accommodation
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of institution-owned accommodation places of third-level institutions in Limerick; the projected bed space demand for third-level...
- Electric Vehicles
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the centre of excellence for EV identified for Columb Barracks, Mullingar. [40601/23]
- Third Level Fees
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if measures are to be introduced to reduce undergraduate student contribution fees this academic year; if he will ensure that students studying...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures are being taken to address the issue of delays for in-class progression on apprenticeship programmes; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Admissions
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the CAO process to ensure that students do not get excluded without warning due to clerical errors, such as missing exam...
- Further and Higher Education
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the tender will be issued to establish a new veterinary school in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40689/23]
- Technological Universities
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the work that his Department is conducting with regard to technological universities; how this work is making Ireland more...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills pursuant to the Public Service Apprenticeship Plan, the status of the commitment for all local authorities and the HSE to recruit at least five...
- Student Accommodation
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what mechanisms, if any, are available to him to prevent third-level institutions from increasing rents in college-controlled accommodation; and...
- Further and Higher Education
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the specialist MSc in children’s mental health at Trinity College Dublin (details supplied); the efforts his...
- State Examinations
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he has considered initiating, along with the Minister for Education, a national dialogue on the reform of the Leaving Certificate; and if...
- Third Level Fees
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to put in place financial assistance for graduate entry medicine candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26723/23]
- Further and Higher Education
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 1 June 2023, for a status update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city; the...
- Student Accommodation
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures his Department has taken to improve student accommodation across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40742/23]
- Construction Industry
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is taking to recruit more women to construction, in view that the shortage of construction workers is one of the...
- Grant Payments
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the number of complaints submitted concerning the SUSI application process this year by students or parents; and if he will make a statement...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of delays in SOLAS in providing block release for electrician apprenticeships in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Grant Payments
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans, if any, he has in relation to changes to the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40591/23]
- Cross-Border Co-operation
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing North-South mobility in third-level education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40590/23]
- Student Accommodation
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures are being taken to address the shortage of third-level student accommodation for this academic year; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Education
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department is encouraging and supporting students to study to PhD level in Irish third-level educational institutions; the number of...
- Student Accommodation
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many third-level institutions have plans to provide/increase student accommodation on their campus; and the lead-in time for same. [40602/23]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Bodies
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from taxable...
- Climate Action Plan
125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on climate finance commitments in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Bodies
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any...
- Departmental Reports
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the delay in the supply of energy report which is overdue (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Air Quality
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of air quality monitoring locations throughout the country and their exact location; the extent to...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Bodies
129. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from taxable...
- Fire Stations
130. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to guarantee the future of the fire station at the Curragh, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Departmental Bodies
131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from...
- Bus Services
132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of bus shelters in a town and the schedule for installation or reasons for not installing (details supplied). [40798/23]
- Transport Policy
133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to investing in rural transport links and providing greater supports for individualised transport,...
- Bus Services
134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus shelter will be placed at a stop (details supplied). [40838/23]
- Road Projects
135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made with the plans for the Killarney bypass (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40841/23]
- Bus Services
137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the first- and total-year cost to extend the TFI Carlow Bus CW2 route to the Circle K services at Rathcrougue, County Carlow. [40894/23]
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Bodies
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from taxable benefits being paid...
- Defective Building Materials
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will devise some form of insurance support for people who own defective apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40874/23]
- Equality Proofing
142. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department is in the process of carrying out gender and equality proofing of revenue and taxation proposals as part of this year's budgetary...
- Tax Credits
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Government does not provide the same tax relief for rental costs to students and their families, regardless of where they are studying on the...
- Business Regulation
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of the increasing number of popular cultural, agricultural and sporting events becoming cashless/card-only entry events, which is impacting...
- Tax Collection
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to 'brand ambassadors' who received free cars from certain motor companies, and since many of these have 'self-identified' in public, and that...
- Tax Yield
146. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue to be generated by the temporary solidarity contribution and cap on market revenues in each of the years 2024 and 2025, respectively...
- Tax Data
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the level of excise applied to home heating oil from €122.83 to €100, €72.83, €60 and €0.00,...
- Primary Medical Certificates
148. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme 1994 and the disabled drivers' medical board of appeal; and if he will...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Bodies
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from...
- Waterways Issues
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail all funding available through his Department for the cleaning and dredging of rivers. [40854/23]
- Office of Public Works
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department obstructed the OPW from purchasing lands at Castletown House in 2021; if so, if he will outline the rationale for...
- Equality Proofing
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department is in the process of carrying out gender and equality proofing of expenditure proposals as part of this year's...
- National Lottery
153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount received by National Lottery players in prizemoney on an annual basis over the past five years; the total spent on...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Bodies
154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from...
- Equal Opportunities Employment
155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to addressing Ireland's appalling record of employment of people with disabilities by investing and...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Bodies
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department received any benefit from taxable...
- State Examinations
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the authentic certificate of leaving certificate examination can be given to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- School Transport
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if two siblings (details supplied) in County Mayo can be accommodated on the return journey from school in view of the fact that there are four...
- School Facilities
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she is taking to assist with the shrinking play area at a school (details supplied); if she will review this case; and if she will...
- Education Costs
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the payment for after-school studies in DEIS schools in south County Kildare has to be paid in full, at approximately €180 per...
- Special Educational Needs
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to ensuring a first-class education experience for learners with a disability through the provision of capital...
- School Staff
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider the appeal by a school (details supplied) to retain a teaching position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40826/23]
- Fire Safety
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of reports that Tallaght Community National School has no working interconnected smoke alarms in the building; if she will ensure...
- School Transport
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a case (details supplied); to provide advice for any funding that could help in this particular situation; and if she will make a...
- School Staff
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a case regarding a school secretary (details supplied); if she will outline whether this issue can be resolved; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be approved for major capital works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40855/23]
- School Admissions
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of a case will take place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40856/23]
- School Attendance
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of a case will take place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40858/23]
- School Admissions
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can advise the procedure for a student who is unable to locate a secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40860/23]
- School Textbooks
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of extending the free schoolbooks to pupils entering the Junior Certificate cycle in public post-primary schools;...
- School Enrolments
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail, for primary schools and second level schools, the instances where roll numbers have been inflated for each of the past ten...
- Schools Administration
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a policy in schools and colleges which will make sure that cash can be used by students for the purchase of goods and...
- School Uniforms
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to introduce a system whereby all girls schools have a uniform choice between skirts or trousers; whether she is aware of...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Bodies
177. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department received any benefit from...
- State Properties
178. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a campaign to secure a home (details supplied) for cultural use; if her Department has been...
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure that pay increases due to persons in receipt of a pension from RTÉ will be issued without further delay,...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Bodies
180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit...
- Housing Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a project (details supplied) in County Kerry will be selected as a turn-key housing project; the current status of the...
- Housing Schemes
182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the housing adaptation grant for older people can be used to rehabilitate a sewage system in a single house as there is no...
- Housing Provision
184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to increasing investment in housing provisions and housing supports to enable people with...
- Vacant Properties
185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford recycled per...
- Regeneration Projects
187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that significant issues in the construction of phase 2C of the north west quarter regeneration in Cork have...
- Housing Provision
189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to ensure the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental...
- Land Issues
191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of requests made by South Dublin County Council to his Department to purchase land in its administrative area;...
- Departmental Projects
192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to publish the documents he has received on a project (details supplied); and the cost associated. [40872/23]
- Housing Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of money spent on leasing for social housing in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Defective Building Materials
195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide emergency funding for people who own defective apartments in order that their properties can be remediated...
- Housing Provision
196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the seven local authority housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) have finished...
- Environmental Policy
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will implement an extension to the slurry spreading deadline of 1 October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Insurance
200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that PRSI, taken in the wrong from a person (details supplied) is refunded at the earliest opportunity;...
- Departmental Bodies
201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department received any benefit...
- Social Welfare Code
202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to introducing a cost of a disability payment and increasing the basic rates of social welfare...
- Social Welfare Appeals
203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason appeals for refusal of carer’s allowance are currently taking many months to process; and if she will make...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1017 of 11 September 2023, if the outcome of the review will be confirmed again as the...
- Social Welfare Code
205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the treatment of awards made by the Courts in her Department's means tests, particularly for disability...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the current qualifying criteria for fuel allowance, particularly in relation to households where an adult...
- Social Welfare Payments
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [40887/23]
- Television Licence Fee
209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households who currently qualify for the free television licence; the corresponding numbers for each of the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a €100 lump-sum payment for each social welfare and social assistance scheme on 1...
- Social Welfare Payments
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether she expects to arrange for a child benefit payment in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the availability of sick pay/disability allowance or other such payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- State Pensions
214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a person (details supplied) qualifies for a non-contributory top-up of their Polish pension, given that...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether fuel allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Bodies
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department received any benefit...
- Work Permits
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process involved for individuals (details supplied) coming to Ireland to work; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Family Reunification
218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details...
- Undefined
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40822/23]
- Family Reunification
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review a case (details supplied) urgently giving the change in health of a grandparent (details supplied); and if she will...
- Emergency Accommodation
221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to publish the recommendations of the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group submitted to Tulsa in June; to...
- Immigration Status
222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 May 2023, the process to be followed to validate the residency of a person...
- Citizenship Applications
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in relation to the granting of citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Family Reunification
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether family reunification in respect of a person's four children can be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Immigration Status
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40951/23]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Sales
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide on plans to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms, in particular a crackdown on online...
- Departmental Bodies
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from...
- Forestry Sector
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new afforestation scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40771/23]
- Transfer of Entitlements
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the status of a transfer of entitlements application (details supplied) in view that it is now over eight...
- Agriculture Schemes
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will open for the voluntary dairy cow scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40850/23]
- Environmental Policy
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in an effort to implement a reasonable degree of...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Departmental Funding
242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if multi-annual funding for disability organisations that are delivering vital services on behalf of the HSE and...
- Departmental Bodies
243. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department...
- Departmental Schemes
244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the little baby bundle pilot initiative; if an estimated timeframe will be...
- Departmental Strategies
245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to publishing outstanding actions - implementation plans such as the cost of...
- Constitutional Amendments
246. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the proposed Referendum on Article 41 of the Constitution; and if he will make a...
- International Protection
247. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the widespread concerns in relation to the proposed provision of services and the concerns of...
- Disability Services
248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding has been prioritised to finalise and introduce a comprehensive disability transport support scheme...
- Department of Health
- Health Services Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Health to provide funding for a full pay restoration for all section 39 organisations and return to their alignment with HSE pay scales; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Facilities
250. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that cancer treatment units are adequately staffed, in view that nationally there are approximately four...
- Departmental Bodies
252. To ask the Minister for Health if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from taxable benefits being paid...
- Health Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health his views on patient and public involvement within the health service; if the Government has plans to pay those involved in PPI; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Facilities
256. To ask the Minister for Health if the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon can now return to the admission of new patients in view of the closure of the church in the facility which has been the...
- Medical Cards
258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review hidden healthcare costs by ensuring all medical needs are covered by the medical card and ensuring speedy access to mental health services;...
- Dental Services
259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to unregistered dentists (details supplied) [40824/23]
- Disability Services
268. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to accommodate, locally, children who have been informed there will no longer be speech and language therapy available to them in Kilcock...
- Medical Cards
269. To ask the Minister for Health if GPs are assigned to applicants applying for medical cards who have three GPs declined to accept them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40848/23]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
270. To ask the Minister for Health to review a decision that has been made on an application for the freestyle libre device (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Covid-19 Pandemic
271. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the reason that certain cohorts of healthcare workers are denied access to the Covid pandemic payment (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Medical Cards
272. To ask the Minister for Health if policy relating to instances where a person in possession of a medical card can be assigned a GP by the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Services following...
- Mental Health Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health when the trial 24/7 mental health de-escalation unit (community access support team) in Limerick will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Overcrowding
274. To ask the Minister for Health what immediate steps he is taking to address the ongoing overcrowding and capacity issues at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Procedures
275. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the allegations in a media report in relation to spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Medical Cards
277. To ask the Minister for Health if and when medical card eligibility income thresholds might be upgraded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/23]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
279. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which provision is being made for patients in need of scoliosis treatment in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health what steps have been taken to ensure that patients seeking treatment for cataracts can expect to have their needs met in the shortest possible timeframe; and...
- General Practitioner Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate provision is being made to replace the number of GPs retiring/resigning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/23]
- Mental Health Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate mental health provision is being made to ensure the availability of an adequate number of residential places to meet the current...
- Hospital Facilities
286. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the upgrading of Naas Hospital, with particular reference to the intention to meet oncology and endoscopy as well as other...
- Eating Disorders
287. To ask the Minister for Health if the full extent of treatment will continue to be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Education and Skills
- Grant Payments
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a change to the SUSI guidelines that presently penalises students who continue to work part-time outside of holidays, putting...
- Further and Higher Education
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 19 May 2022, to provide an update on the long-outstanding issue of regularising the terms and...
- Departmental Bodies
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department received any benefit from taxable...
- Student Accommodation
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what discussions he has had with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Higher Education...
- Adult Education Provision
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on discussions on pay grades for adult education tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30951/23]
- Grant Payments
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a matter with a SUSI grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40846/23]
- Third Level Education
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the Government does not provide the same financial assistance to students and their families, regardless of where they are...
- Grant Payments
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which income qualification thresholds might be updated in respect of student SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Third Level Education
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the various academic lecturing posts are filled to the extent required to meet the needs of student in the forthcoming...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Bodies
308. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any chief executive of a State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department received any benefit from...
