Parliamentary questions

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

578. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether a risk assessment was conducted prior to the decision to freeze recruitment in the HSE. [51963/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

579. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide the current outstanding staffing need which has been identified in CHO4. [51964/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

658. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether play therapists registered with IPTA could be added to the list of professions examined by CORU. [52567/23]

Nursing Education

Holly Cairns

675. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what avenues are available to student nurses who feel they have been unfairly treated on placement; and what appeal mechanisms are in place for student nurses who wish to contest the grading of their placement. [52564/23]

Electoral Process

Holly Cairns

230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the actions he has taken to address the Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland recommendation 18 (d): Act on the State party's previous commitments to hold a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16 years and ensure that a decision to lower the voting age is supported by active citizenship and human rights education, and measures to prevent undue influence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/23]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the actions he has taken to address the Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland recommendation 18 (b): Strengthen measures to promote the meaningful and empowered participation of all children, including children in disadvantaged situations, within the family, the community, schools and in the realm of policymaking at the local, municipal and national levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51650/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

205. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on the race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50332/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

206. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50333/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

207. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50335/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

209. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50336/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50337/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown of those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50338/23]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of outstanding birth information access requests from adopted people to their medical records and other personal files; and the wait time to date for each request, in tabular form. [50347/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

53. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the process for ensuring that all US military aircraft which pass through Shannon Airport are not carrying weapons or munitions of war. [49571/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

54. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of US military aircraft which have refuelled in Shannon Airport to date in 2023; and the following destination for each aircraft, in tabular form. [49572/23]

Human Rights

Holly Cairns

68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will call on Pakistan to halt the forced deportation of 1.7 million Afghan refugees; and to detail the work being conducted by his Department on the issue. [49921/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and to detail what work his Department are conducting to address this issue in Bandon and across rural Ireland during the rollout of broadband. [49919/23]

Defence Forces

Holly Cairns

86. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many women in the Defence Forces did not submit official complaints of abuse due to fears of repercussions; and whether, in light of this, the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Defence Forces could cover ‘incidents of abuse’ rather than being confined to ‘complaints of abuse’. [49922/23]

Defence Forces

Holly Cairns

87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act could be explicitly included in the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49923/23]

Military Aircraft

Holly Cairns

103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions permitting the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory that have been granted to US military aircraft from 2022 to date; and the destination of each aircraft which has been provided an exemption, in tabular form. [49573/23]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail the work conducted by her Department on introducing a fairer post-primary teacher redeployment scheme; what engagements she has made with teachers unions on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49920/23]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

405. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding a lack of therapists in a school (details supplied); what staffing needs have been identified in the school by his Department; and if he could provide an estimate for when these staff will be hired. [49916/23]

Health Strategies

Holly Cairns

596. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether spinal muscular atrophy will be added to the national heelprick test; and if so, if he would provide a timeframe for its implementation. [49917/23]

Adult Education Provision

Holly Cairns

620. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the work ongoing in his Department to provide adult education tutors with a public service contract or incremental salary scheme; and to provide a timeline for its implementation. [49918/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

86. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department. [47344/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47336/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47331/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

209. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department. [47346/23]

Bus Éireann

Holly Cairns

220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the bus fleet serving the Bus Éireann 216 and 220 routes; the number of single and double decker buses; the age of each vehicle; and number of drivers assigned to the route. [47544/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if additional capacity can be provided on routes 216 and 220 in Cork, in both the morning and evening, to ensure that all children travelling to school from Maryborough and Douglas can avail of public bus transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47673/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47335/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

340. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department. [47341/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

384. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

437. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47332/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

567. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47345/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

598. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47339/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

706. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47343/23]

Departmental Consultations

Holly Cairns

747. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail the consultations which took place within her Department in the formation of the green paper on disability allowance. [48212/23]

Departmental Consultations

Holly Cairns

748. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the closing date for the public consultation on the green paper on disability allowance in order to allow disabled people and organisations ample time to submit their responses to the proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48205/23]

Departmental Consultations

Holly Cairns

749. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has conducted any research into the social and structural barriers preventing people with disabilities from accessing employment; and whether this research fed into the construction of the green paper on disability allowance. [48206/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Holly Cairns

750. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for disability allowance; the number of applications refused; and the number of applications approved on appeal, from 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [48207/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

751. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on the proposed structure of means testing under the green paper on disability allowance; how cohabitating couples will be assessed; and what the income threshold would be. [48208/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

752. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind the proposal to raise the age of access to the disability allowance from 16 to 18 years of age in her Department’s green paper on disability allowance; to detail the research that went into the basis for this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48209/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

753. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the cap of a €20,000-per-annum scholarship income disregard for PhD students who are in receipt of disability allowance will be raised in light of the increase to PhD stipends announced by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48210/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

792. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47340/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/23]

Teagasc Activities

Holly Cairns

936. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a barrier to participation in a group (details supplied); and if he would engage with Teagasc with the goal of expanding access to the group and extend the upcoming deadline. [48203/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

976. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

1006. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the itemised costs associated with the "Disability Rights are Human Rights" advertisement campaign operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47859/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

1045. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department was consulted as part of the Department of Social Protection’s work on the green paper on disability allowances; to detail the level of involvement of his Department in the construction of said green paper; if he has been in contact with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the green papers proposed tiered disability allowance system since the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48204/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

1051. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the status of the excavation and exhumation of the mother and baby institution site in Tuam, County Galway. [48234/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

1052. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the financial contributions given to date by religious institutions to redress schemes, by scheme and institution, in tabular form. [48235/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

1103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47338/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

1379. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47337/23]

Education Costs

Holly Cairns

1399. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what financial supports can be made available to graduate entry medical students who are struggling with high course fees and a lack of loan provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47905/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

1445. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47342/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking fulfil the programme for Government commitment to "ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit". [47109/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded injuries and deaths of greyhounds that occurred at greyhound racing stadiums and events organised by the Irish Greyhound Board between 1 January 2011 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [47110/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information from the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system on how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were registered on the RCETS in 2023; how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were registered on RCETS in 2023; how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were entered on RCETS in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information from the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system on the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in each of the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, who were raced in Ireland; the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in the years 2017 to 2023, inclusive, listed under the category ‘export international’ and the country of destination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown, by month and track, of all greyhound drug testing since 2015, as a percentage of starters at each track, in tabular form. [47113/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

235. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds registered on the race management system annually between 1 December 2022 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

236. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped annually between 1 December 2020 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47115/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on removing the State's reservations to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

478. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the ratification of the UN Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each LHO, in tabular form, with a monthly breakdown of waiting times. [46314/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder teams currently in place in each CHO; the number of staff currently assigned to each team; the number of vacancies; the plans to recruit the required staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46312/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46313/23]

Student Accommodation

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in regard to the need for regulation of digs-style accommodation arrangements. [45584/23]

Third Level Staff

Holly Cairns

145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase HEI block grants to facilitate an increase in university awarded PhD stipends in line with the stipends awarded through the Science Foundation of Ireland and the Irish Research Council. [45583/23]

Energy Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average lifespan of a smart meter by model; the number of reported meter failures by model; and the average waiting period for smart meter repair. [45623/23]

Energy Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

88. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the methodology used for estimated smart meter readings when a meter has failed; and the avenues individuals have to appeal these readings. [45624/23]

Water Quality

Holly Cairns

315. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his attention has been drawn to the decline in marine life and water quality in Lough Hyne; if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne marine nature reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44764/23]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

420. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how it is intended to regulate the movement of organic manures from grazing platforms on dairy farms to newly rented land or tillage land. [44765/23]

Budget 2024

Holly Cairns

465. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a full breakdown of the €195 million budget for disability. [44985/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is intended to issue guidance to businesses around the requirements and responsibilities under the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the length of time which will be given to businesses to prepare before the Act is commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44988/23]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current orthodontic waiting times for Dublin, Limerick and Cork; the number of patients in each area seen by public orthodontists to date in 2023; the number of patients in each area outsourced to private orthodontists to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

557. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of mental health funding under Budget 2024. [44989/23]

Third Level Costs

Holly Cairns

636. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he would consider approving a course (details supplied) for tax relief. [44983/23]

Rural Schemes

Holly Cairns

654. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new approved participants in the senior alert scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45237/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

172. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current progress in implementing the Transforming Lives Time to Move on from Congregated Settings strategy; the current number of individuals with a disability living in a congregated setting; the number of people with disabilities who have been transitioned to independent living from congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to date; the number of people with disabilities who have been admitted/housed in congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

188. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards, to introduce legislation concerning safeguard proposals relating to deprivation of liberty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/23]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Holly Cairns

60. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether a study would be conducted on the noise and air pollution present in Innishannon village centre. [44386/23]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the progress of Actions 7.1 to 7.6 of Housing for All to date, and other actions his Department is taking to increase the supply of housing for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44387/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation and total funding drawn down for the disabled persons grant scheme and improvement works in lieu of local authority housing scheme by local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44388/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding drawn down by local authority for the housing adaptation grant scheme to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44389/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value and total number of grants awarded under the housing adaptation grant scheme in 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44390/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when annual waiting list data will be published for the housing adaptation grant scheme, a commitment contained in the Housing Options for Our Ageing Population policy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44391/23]

Building Regulations

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public changing places facilities available, by location, in tabular form; the actions being taken by his Department to increase the number of available facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44397/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to outline the process which will be undertaken for appointing the board for Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency; and whether the recruitment, assessment and selection process will be conducted by the Public Appointment Service. [44301/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

156. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Schull Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44382/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Bantry Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44383/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Clonakilty Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44384/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

159. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Castletownbere Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44385/23]

Animal Culls

Holly Cairns

183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers culled, by county, in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these badgers found dead in the snares; and the number that were alive and were killed by gunshot or other method. [44292/23]

Animal Culls

Holly Cairns

184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the methods used to kill badgers snared by Departmental operatives; what happens to the remains of the badgers; and what terms and conditions are attached to the licence issued by the NPWS which facilitates the killing. [44293/23]

Animal Culls

Holly Cairns

185. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a badger cull is intended to go ahead in 2024. [44294/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether his Department will provide community intervention team nurses employed by South Doc with the Covid-19 pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44287/23]