Written answers
Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is reviewing the performance of the RTÉ board in the context of any future further financial aid to RTÉ from the...
- Sports Events
12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what plans her Department will undertake with regard to Ireland’s co-hosting of Euro 2028; and if she will make a statement...
- Sports Funding
13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided towards the development of sports facilities in view of the increasing financial costs...
- Greenways Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has conducted any analysis of the potential impacts of the construction of the Boyne Greenway on tourism in...
- Sports Events
15. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Irish bid for co-hosting the 2028 European Football Championships includes a back-up stadium in the event that Casement...
- Tourism Policy
16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to promote Ireland as an attractive holiday location through the arts, sports and culture given...
- Coláistí Samhraidh
17. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil aon mhaoiniú breise ar fáil i mBuiséad 2024 do mhná tí na gColáistí Samhraidh...
- Departmental Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects to allocate funds under the major or minor grants/schemes administered by her Department; the extent to which she...
- Television Licence Fee
22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of licence fees paid to date in 2023; how does that compare year on year with 2022; and if she will make a statement on...
- Sports Funding
23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to increase support for grassroots clubs in the League of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45607/23]
- Scéimeanna Teanga
24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge a thabhairt ar ais an bliain seo chugainn; agus an ndéanfaidh...
- Sports Events
25. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated expenditure relating to the hosting a major sporting event (details supplied) for each year in advance of the event...
- Departmental Funding
27. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the way she is supporting community radio stations across the country; the community radio stations that she has...
- Film Industry
28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the progress being made on the implementation of the recommendations of the report on section 481 Film Tax...
- Sports Events
29. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on her Department’s work to ensure that Dublin is prepared to host the UEFA Euros 2028 tournament,...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
32. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad an maoiniú agus na tacaíochtaí nua atá curtha ar fáil don Ghaeltacht agus don Ghaeilge; agus an...
- Sports Funding
33. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received under the recent sports capital grant scheme; the likely timescale for processing and approval;...
- Caiteachas Ranna
34. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén méadú atá i meastacháin a Roinne do 2024 ar an gcaiteachas reatha agus caipitil don Ghaeilge agus don...
- Arts Policy
35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she is supporting traditional Irish music across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45031/23]
- Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta
36. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard í an fhaisnéis is déanaí maidir le toghcháin phoiblí do bhord Údarás na...
- Culture Policy
37. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 12 July 2023, and as per the Performance Delivery Agreement between her Department and...
- Sports Funding
38. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any specific funding streams available for sports clubs to construct disabled facilities; and if she will make a...
- Social Media
39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's role in monitoring and ensuring that social media platforms are not being used to amplify and enable hate groups...
- Ukraine War
40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any Department-led initiatives that seek to improve the integration of people fleeing the war in Ukraine...
- Tribunals of Inquiry
41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been under...
- Departmental Budgets
42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a timeline for a detailed breakdown in each of the subheadings, A to E, in the Department’s budget 2024. [45557/23]
- Broadcasting Sector
43. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department sees the value in the unscripted TV sector; if she has requested additional tax incentives to be provided for...
- Vacant Properties
44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline any plans her Department has to repurpose vacant and or derelict commercial sites as creative spaces for artists. [45742/23]
- Tourism Funding
47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm how much Government expenditure was spent on tourism supports and projects in Cork in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if...
- Departmental Funding
48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide increased support to community radio in respect of high inflation; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Tourism Promotion
50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to promote the famine walkway. [45704/23]
- Sports Funding
51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount of Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Funds that have been allocated and issued; the amount of funds that remain...
- Film Industry
53. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether she supports the calls of representatives of actors, writers and directors for an end to use of buy-out contracts by film...
- Budget 2024
55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what percentage of the overall Budget 2024 has been allocated to the promotion of Irish language and the Gaeltacht; and if she will...
- Departmental Funding
56. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to explain where the funding is being repurposed from within her Department's arts and culture programme to fund the increases...
- Budget 2024
57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Carlow will benefit from the changes for the screen industry announced in Budget 2024. [45183/23]
- Pleanáil Teanga
58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtacaíonn sí leis an bPlean Fáis atá foilsithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí...
- Film Industry
59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what further actions, if any, has she taken to address the concerns repeatedly raised by representatives of actors, writers,...
- Budget 2024
60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline what measures were included in Budget 2024 to support tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45754/23]
- Film Industry
61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what action, if any, she intends to take to ensure recognition of service of film crew in the Irish film industry and to address...
- Scéimeanna Teanga
62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht soiléiriú a thabhairt maidir le Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge; cén uair a bheidh an scéim i bhfeidhm; agus an...
- Pleanáil Teanga
64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad limistéar pleanála teanga nach bhfuil oifigeach pleanála teanga fostaithe iontu faoi...
- Film Industry
65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has had discussions with major film and TV studios on potential plans to expand their operations in Ireland; and...
- Tourism Industry
66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to report on tourism figures for summer 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45083/23]
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 88 den 13 Iúil 2023, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an obair...
- Sports Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the National Sports Policy 2018 - 2027, in particular projects or initiatives supported in County Meath as...
- Sports Events
69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Projects
70. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list any initiatives, projects and developments planned by her Department for Dublin's north inner city due to begin in 2024....
- Budget 2024
71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline how the additional €10 million provided for overseas marketing of Ireland as a holiday destination in Budget 2024...
- Tourism Industry
72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she engages with other Government Departments and/or State agencies to ensure that there is sufficient hotel accommodation in...
- Irish Language
73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the interaction his Department has had to date with the statutory committee set up under the Official Languages Act 2021 to plan...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Budget 2024
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the full details of what was announced in Budget 2024 for students and how they might avail of the various schemes; and if he will make...
- Student Accommodation
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress on enabling technological universities to borrow to supply student accommodation. [45799/23]
- Further and Higher Education
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to discuss the development of Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and training. [45259/23]
- Student Accommodation
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in regard to the need for regulation of digs-style accommodation...
- Third Level Education
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his efforts to increase the number of graduate dentists into the health system; and if he will make a statement on...
- Further and Higher Education
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status and timeframe for a centre of excellence for electric vehicle management in Mullingar. [45800/23]
- Cúrsaí Gaeilge
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige straitéis a fhorbairt, nó an cás reatha a fhiosrú, maidir le soláthar cúrsaí...
- Third Level Staff
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason why the optimum target of €25,000 for the PhD stipend as recommended by the first report of the National Review of State...
- Student Surveys
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has any input into the types of questions posed by “Student Survey”; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Student Accommodation
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to funding purpose built affordable accommodation for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45795/23]
- Education and Training Boards
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the...
- Third Level Staff
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in light of his recent announcement to increase the stipend for SFI and IRC PhD Researchers if he will now commit to a minimum national stipend...
- Further and Higher Education
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the up-to-date position on a new building for an adult education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Grant Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the supports available to graduate entry medicine students, and to clarify if he will extend existing supports to graduate entry...
- Third Level Education
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 30 March 2023, if he will provide an update on the position regarding Ireland's application to join...
- Student Accommodation
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand the availability of accommodation for students at South East Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Grant Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether post-graduate students studying medicine on dedicated courses in third level institutions to become medical practitioners are or will be...
- Education Policy
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the development of a digital skills action plan to drive the commitments in the National Digital Strategy,...
- Further and Higher Education
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to ensuring that a threshold of core funding is put in place to enable supported training organisations to continue to carry out...
- Programme for Government
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to further promote a culture of lifelong learning within the workforce,...
- Third Level Education
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a continuous supply of graduates in the academic and technical areas is provided for in order to meet requirements of...
- Economic Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Adult Literacy for Life, or ALL Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45575/23]
- Education Policy
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support staff and students of further and higher education who are parents, in order to make education more accessible those...
- Further and Higher Education
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken by his Department or by any agency under the aegis of his Department to better understand the trends and to consider the...
- Student Accommodation
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is undertaking to tackle student accommodation shortages. [45747/23]
- Budget 2024
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for legislative changes for the future operation of the National Training Fund, as signposted by Minister Donohoe in his Budget 2024...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he is increasing access to apprenticeship for under-represented groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45554/23]
- Third Level Education
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to discuss the steps that have been taken on the establishment of a veterinary school on a third level campus; and when a decision can be...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to expand the capacity of apprenticeships, and to expand the supports available to learners and employers who take up...
- Education and Training Boards
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the long outstanding issue of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors; and if he will make a statement...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to comment on the take-up of apprenticeship schemes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45080/23]
- Departmental Strategies
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the new Statement of Strategy for his Department; when he expects this to be completed and published; the outcome...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil cur chun cinn na litearthachta i nGaeilge mar chuid den Straitéis Litearthachta Fadsaoil do Dhaoine Fásta a sheol sé i...
- Student Accommodation
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision is being made or will be made to meet the full requirement of student accommodation adjacent to schools or...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Solas instructors that are available to provide pipe fitting training as part of in-class training phases on apprenticeship...
- Education Costs
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be introduced for the 2023/2024 academic year to reduce costs for students in further and higher education; and if he will...
- Student Accommodation
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the funding for the construction of affordable student accommodation in Galway, announced in November 2022; to clarify if the...
- Education and Training Boards
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the...
- Third Level Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address precarious work in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/23]
- Budget 2024
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the supports that have been made available for third level students, those attending further and higher education and apprentices in...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures his Department is taking to deliver green skills, as outlined in the climate action plans annexe of actions 2023; to...
- Education Costs
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of learners across the country will benefit from the removal of fees for PLC courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Apprenticeship Programmes
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of craft apprenticeship places that are planned for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45574/23]
- Further and Higher Education
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 21 September 2023, for a status update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city;...
- Education and Training Boards
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give an update on any progress made to resolve the terms and conditions of employment of personal assistants who work in some...
- Budget 2024
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how further education learners have been prioritised in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45580/23]
- Education and Training Boards
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the...
- Departmental Surveys
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken any research to determine what students in what faculties or courses are most and least likely to emigrate; and...
- Budget 2024
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how Budget 2024 will invest in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45536/23]
- Education and Training Boards
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the...
- Budget 2024
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the way PhD students are to receive extra support following Budget 2024; if he anticipates an increase in the number of PHD students...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to shorten the length of time an apprentice waits for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45552/23]
- Grant Payments
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance that is available for students and their parents who cannot avail of SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Budget 2024
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated in Budget 2024 to student accommodation; the number of units this will supply; how he will ensure the...
- Education Costs
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills considering the chronic shortage of skilled labour, the reason he chose to reduce fees by only €1,000 and to make this only a once-off;...
- Third Level Staff
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide supports for non-State funded PhD students and if he will move to have their employment status recognised; and if he will make...
- Education and Training Boards
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the...
- Education Policy
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department is acting to support the workforce and talent development of Irish SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Energy Conservation
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures his Department is taking to expand retrofit in education and further education sectors; how many retrofits have been...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider in fast-tracking SOLAS apprentice applications to shorten the backlog of apprentices in college; and if he will make a...
- Grant Payments
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is partaking in any work to assess the difficulty and accessibility of the SUSI application process; and if he will consider...
- Education and Training Boards
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on current and future development plans for the Drogheda Institute for Further Education; and if he will make a statement on...
- Student Accommodation
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Atlantic Technological University, Sligo has been approved for purpose-built student accommodation funded by his Department; if he will...
- Education Costs
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fees for higher education students as announced in Budget 2024 is...
- Education and Training Boards
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on progress with regard to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45079/23]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is taking every action possible to evacuate Irish citizens from Gaza, including children (details supplied). [45955/23]
- Passport Services
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Foreign Conflicts
164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent statements by the President of the European Commission in support of Israel's breaches of international law; and if he...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Housing Schemes
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a grant available for a person under the age of 60 years for the replacement or upgrade of an oil boiler...
- Bord na Móna
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy of his Department in relation to redundancies in Bord na Móna; the number of redundancies proposed;...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Active Travel
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he will instruct the NTA to engage with an organisation (details supplied) on issues arising from the MacCurtain Street active...
- Road Safety
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason why, at a time when road traffic deaths are on the rise again, BoxyMo supervisory type insurance which could prevent at least...
- Tax Rebates
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a motorist can receive a refund on their motor tax in a scenario (details supplied). [45882/23]
- Taxi Licences
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the taxi licensing system in view of dropping numbers and a lack of services particularly in rural towns and villages;...
- Driver Licences
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties fully qualified HGV drivers from outside the State (details supplied) are...
- Budget 2024
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how the people of Clare will benefit from his Department's allocations in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Finance
- National Vehicle and Driver File
174. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an anomaly in vehicle registration system (details supplied). [45877/23]
- Tax Code
175. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45878/23]
- Housing Schemes
176. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the supports in place for a person who has been approved a mortgage but refused mortgage protection based on medical grounds (details supplied);...
- State Claims Agency
177. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department and all the agencies that report to his Department fully respect a judgment (details supplied) that was ruled on in March 2020. [45957/23]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Reviews
178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the ESRI review of the NDP was commissioned, completed, or will be complete and when it will be published; and if he will make a...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total projected capital spend in 2023, broken down by core and non-core and what it represents as a percentage share of Total...
- State Pensions
182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when arrears of pension owing since 2021 will be paid to retired general operatives and supervisors that worked for the Office of Public...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Immigration Policy
183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the addition of a bespoke seasonal employment permit scheme for foreign workers for fruit-picking and other...
- Middle East
184. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on continued trade with the state of Israel, following its breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Funding
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any financial supports are available through her Department to facilitate the board of a school (details supplied) in purchasing off-road...
- School Admissions
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45837/23]
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if certain correspondence between her Department and an organisation (details supplied) have not put the funding for or the work by an...
- Schools Building Projects
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for when the promised modular building to accommodate the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) with be delivered and operational;...
- School Transport
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine an application for special education transport (details supplied). [45862/23]
- Special Educational Needs
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence (details supplied); if she can indicate where these supports are locally in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will...
- Public Sector Pay
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was not paid for the full forty hours of work they provided under the 2023 home based programme; and if...
- School Transport
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school bus ticket can be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45917/23]
- School Accommodation
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive an update and approval to proceed to the next stage on a matter; and if she will make a statement...
- School Transport
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the issues in providing a school bus service (details supplied); if efforts are ongoing to resolve this issue;...
- Special Educational Needs
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the plans, if any, for an ASD class in Monaghan town. [45948/23]
- School Funding
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of IT funding that is provided for primary and secondary schools in County Tipperary for the years 2013 to 14 October 2023, by year...
- School Transport
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45967/23]
- Special Educational Needs
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be issued regarding the application for a personal special needs assistant for a child (details supplied); and if she will...
- School Admissions
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the principal of a children’s school has given sufficient attention to their mother’s right to nominate an appropriate...
- Departmental Bodies
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference for the working group charged with developing policy on students who are exceptionally able or gifted; the membership of...
- Departmental Data
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her estimate of the number of secondary students in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal that will benefit from the introduction...
- Departmental Contracts
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she considers it acceptable that a premises used by Medmark for workplace health and safety assessments on behalf of her Department is not...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Funding
207. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to clarify if her Department is working to establish a dedicated mitigation fund for downstream businesses in counties Offaly,...
- Caiteachas Ranna
208. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é suim an deontais reáchtála a ceadaíodh do gach comharchumann agus gach comhlacht pobalbhunaithe...
- Tourism Industry
209. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which hotel bed spaces continue to remain sufficiently available throughout Dublin city and the greater Dublin area,...
- Tourism Promotion
211. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to use the arts and Irish culture as a means of attracting tourism here; and...
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she expects a reconstruction of RTÉ, with particular reference to recent issues; and if she will make a...
- Tourism Policy
214. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which particular emphasis is being placed on business tourism or international conferences here with a view to...
- Sports Funding
215. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department remain in contact with the various applicants for major and minor sports grants...
- Irish Language
216. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to promote the Irish language and culture in Gaeltacht areas throughout the...
- Culture Policy
217. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her office continue to encourage cultural projects at local and national level with a view to ensuring...
- Departmental Priorities
221. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she continues to ensure the continued growth and viability of all portfolios under her aegis with obvious...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Budget 2024
223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of Vote 34 in budget 2024 providing the total capital and current expenditure for each individual...
- Rental Sector
224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the situation where a tenant receives a notice to quit a tenancy and the reason given by the landlord is that they...
- Housing Schemes
225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received by his Department to date for the vacant property refurbishment grant; the number of...
- Tax Code
226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the extension on the RZLT draft county development plan review will mean that landowners who missed the appeal deadline of...
- Burial Grounds
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of skeletons removed from an island (details supplied); whether it is intended to return all of them for reburial...
- Fire Stations
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new Dunleer fire station in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45970/23]
- Heritage Sites
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the efforts to protect heritage sites in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45587/23]
- Housing Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the length of time a property must be vacant from two years down to six months to be eligible for funding...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what child benefit supports are in place in 2023 for parents whose school-going children reach the age of 18 years in the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine a case with regard to an application for a carer’s support grant (details supplied). [45888/23]
- Social Welfare Eligibility
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a carer's payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45892/23]
- Social Welfare Benefits
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a working family payment will be processed and a decision made (details supplied); and if she will...
- Social Welfare Payments
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a review of a carer’s allowance payment will be carried out (details supplied) as requested by the carer due to a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason recipients of the partial capacity benefit will not receive a once-off lump sum payment; if she will review this;...
- Public Services Card
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in relation to the renewal of their PSC. [45978/23]
- Social Welfare Payments
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if social welfare entitlements can be paid to Celbridge Post Office, Main Street, Celbridge in the case of a person (details...
- Social Welfare Benefits
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a person (details supplied) qualifies for contributory/non-contributory State pension, keeping in mind...
- Fuel Poverty
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a person (details supplied) currently on a CE scheme, qualifies for fuel allowance or other supports; and...
- Social Welfare Benefits
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a person (details supplied) qualifies for non-contributory State pension notwithstanding recent decision...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the normal five-year requirement can be waived in the case of a person (details supplied) given their disabilities; and if...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Naturalisation Applications
246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the current backlog in citizenship applications, her plans to allow for the taking of declarations and undertakings...
- Courts Service
248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when electronic filing with the central office of the courts service will be available; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the current status and provide an update on an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if she will make...
- An Garda Síochána
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí of any rank that have resigned in 2023, by rank and by month, in tabular form. [45952/23]
- Family Reunification
252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce a family reunification scheme for Irish citizens and residents with family members trapped in Gaza. [45973/23]
- Gambling Sector
253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent ESRI survey which indicated that lotteries and scratch games make up the two highest rates of gambling...
- Immigration Status
254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Residency Permits
256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- An Garda Síochána
258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 287 of 14 February 2013, and 110 of 29 January 2015, if the matter can be urgently...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45879/23]
- Agriculture Industry
261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Ireland/New Zealand Joint Research Mechanism (JRM) pilot research initiative; what progress has been made...
- Agriculture Schemes
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to rectify an anomaly in qualifying for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Home Help Service
263. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department plans to address the lack of home care capacity as in the case of a person (details...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
264. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first, full year and annual cost of increasing the current minimum rate of pay for an early years...
- Industrial Disputes
265. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarification and assistance with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Childcare Services
266. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied); if he can offer any advice on funding for this facility; and if he...
- Budget 2024
267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in recognition of financial need and the critical social value of the work they undertake, the additional...
- Pension Provisions
268. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when foster care will come within pension provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45934/23]
- Children in Care
269. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth why foster care payments are not index-linked and whether and when provision will be made to do so, given the...
- Health Services Staff
271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how much additional funding would have to be allocated to Section 39 bodies in 2024 to provide for pay parity...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
272. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding and assistance can be made available to a school (details supplied), which is at risk of closure...
- Child and Family Agency
273. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent, if any, to which Tusla has positively intervened in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Disability Services
275. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, dietitians and speech and language therapists working in Bantry General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023,...
- Health Services Staff
284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE addiction counsellors employed by the HSE in CHO1 in the years 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45821/23]
- Hospital Procedures
285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dermatology procedures carried out at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45822/23]
- Nursing Homes
286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds in County Clare in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45823/23]
- Home Care Packages
287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants for home support who have been approved but placed on a waiting list in CHO 9; and the average waiting times for those approved and...
- Health Services Staff
288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the management structure by grade and organisation chart for occupational therapists in County Wicklow. [45825/23]
- Primary Care Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmology appointments made in primary care centres within CHO 9 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45827/23]
- Hospital Staff
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine posts at Mercy University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45828/23]
- Hospital Facilities
295. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Mallow General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date, in 2023 in tabular form. [45832/23]
- Health Services Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists working in Donegal primary care services and services for older persons in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023; and the...
- Ambulance Service
297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances, motorcycles and rapid response vehicles available in County Monaghan in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in...
- Emergency Departments
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of St. Vincent's University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in...
- Hospital Services
303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter and for September for each year 2022-2023 to date,...
- Hospital Facilities
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds, by bed type, available at each acute hospital for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive; and...
- Hospital Procedures
306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis and the number of children with spina bifida on waiting lists at the end of September for 2019-2023, inclusive, by...
- Tribunals of Inquiry
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the Tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the Tribunal's work; the...
- Dental Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of September for each year 2019-2023 by LHO in tabular form; the number of dentists...
- Hospital Facilities
312. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date,...
- Hospital Overcrowding
313. To ask the Minister for Health for each model 3 and model 4 hospital, the number of days that full capacity protocols have been active, for each quarter and for September for each year...
- Patient Safety
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular...
- Ambulance Service
315. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less...
- Community Care
318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of each quarter and September 2019-2023 in...
- Home Help Service
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists at the end of each quarter and September 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by...
- Mental Health Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait at the end of each quarter and September 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [45868/23]
- Health Services Waiting Lists
322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of each quarter of 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45870/23]
- Departmental Data
323. To ask the Minister for Health how many people have died in Ireland from an illness (details supplied) per year from 2014 to 2021 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Mortality Rates
326. To ask the Minister for Health how many people have died in Ireland from stroke per year from 2014 to 2021 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45876/23]
- Disability Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the provision of ceiling hoists as essential equipment for people with disabilities was passed from the HSE to local authorities with the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
328. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (detail supplied); if he will ensure this matter is dealt with speedily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45890/23]
- Medicinal Products
329. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with a medical card suffering from hidradenitis suppurativia and who have been prescribed the drug ozempic to help with the condition, are...
- Departmental Data
330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the population of each CHO area as of the 2022 census, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45894/23]
- Medicinal Products
331. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to conduct a cost benefit analysis into subsidising essential asthma medications which are excluded from the long-term illness scheme as a means...
- Health Services Staff
332. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the primary role and responsibilities of the National Director for Mental Health before this post was discontinued; the date this role was...
- Mental Health Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in each of the 75 CAMHS teams, by post, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45900/23]
- Budget 2024
342. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of his plans for the €100 million allocated to new measures in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Expenditure
343. To ask the Minister for Health further to the allocation of €40 million to expedite the roll-out of the integrated financial management system, the timeline he is working towards; to...
- Budget 2024
344. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to digital health in Budget 2024; to provide a detailed breakdown of his plans for this allocation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
346. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45915/23]
- Emergency Departments
347. To ask the Minister for Health for an accurate timeline on the development of the emergency department in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45916/23]
- Addiction Treatment Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate funding for a person to attend a facility (details supplied). [45923/23]
- Nursing Homes
349. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further detail on the internal HSE TAPS audit; the date it was received by the HSE, Minister and Department; to make a full copy of the results and...
- Abortion Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of reimbursements made via the primary care reimbursement scheme for first consultations for abortion care...
- Departmental Expenditure
355. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of what the non-core current allocation of €1.032 billion will be used for in 2024; to which programmes or uses this will be...
- Health Services Staff
356. To ask the Minister for Health how much has been spent on agency staff in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45939/23]
- Hospital Facilities
357. To ask the Minister for Health how many additional acute hospital beds have been delivered in 2022 and 2023 to date; how many he expects for 2023 in total; what is the expected target in...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
359. To ask the Minister for Health how much has been spent on the NTPF in 2022 and to date in 2023; what is the expected spend for 2023; what the allocation is now for 2024; and if he will make...
- Departmental Expenditure
360. To ask the Minister for Health how much has been spent on leasing capacity in private hospitals in 2022 and 2023, respectively; the projected spend in 2024; and if he will make a statement...
- Budget 2024
361. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if additional funding has been secured in Budget 2024 for the implementation of the safe staffing; how much funding is in place for phase two of the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
362. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of allocations of spending under the waiting list action plan to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45945/23]
- Health Services Staff
363. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is intended to officially recognise centres for ambulatory surgery which are carrying out work on contract for the HSE on, for example, patients who...
- General Practitioner Services
364. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that all medical card holders have access to a GP within their area, taking into account that more people are finding it harder...
- Home Help Service
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/23]
- Departmental Funding
366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing funds to be allocated to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46037/23]
- Hospital Services
367. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ability of a hospital group (details supplied), to comply with the HSE Urgent and Emergency Care Plan; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Vaccination Programme
368. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the uptake of the winter flu vaccine in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46047/23]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Boards
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 438 of 24 January 2023, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46041/23]
- Third Level Education
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the working of the Third Level Access Programme in universities. [44898/23]
- Tribunals of Inquiry
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been under way; when...
- Budget 2024
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the benefits of recent budget changes in his Department. [45806/23]
- Grant Payments
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reform the SUSI grant programme to better accommodate students who are estranged and or independent from their parents/guardians (details...
- Education and Training Boards
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Killarney centre of excellence for tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45805/23]
- Third Level Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work his Department is carrying out to address precarious employment in higher education as identified in a report (details supplied); and if...
- Third Level Costs
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports that are available to assist apprentices through their courses of study in view of the substantial costs incurred by many...
- Further and Higher Education
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if this jurisdiction is likely to experience a shortage of graduates in the future within a particular area to meet the demand of the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprentices currently available; the extent to which this is sufficient to meet requirements; his plans to introduce any new...
- Third Level Education
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure continued access to third-level for all students seeking to avail of education at this level; and if he will make a statement...
- Education Policy
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he and his Department have identified any specific obstacles which may impede improvement and achievement in the further and higher...
- Education Costs
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which higher education costs have increased over the past number of years; the extent of financial assistance now available for all...
- Education Policy
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he continues to make provision for an increased number of technical graduates/apprentices in order to meet the needs of...
- Education and Training Boards
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a recent announcement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46048/23]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna
391. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén uair a cheadófar deontas, mar atá iarrtha ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe le staidéar a dhéanamh ar na...
- National Broadband Plan
392. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether her Department is willing to fund or co-fund the provision of an undersea fibre cable to each offshore island that is included...
