Parliamentary questions

Middle East

Holly Cairns

68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail funding and resources provided by Ireland to organisations for the maintenance and establishment of field hospitals in Gaza; whether his department has been approached in regards to providing support for the establishment of a field hospital in Al Mawasi; and to detail what support the state can provide to medical professionals in Gaza seeking international assistance for the establishment and running of a field hospital. [25512/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Holly Cairns

176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider expanding the criteria for the primary health care certificate to include persons with a single upper body amputation; if there are plans to update the criteria more broadly to reflect modern living and working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24809/24]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to reports from schools that this year's ancillary grant is insufficient to cover the cost of staff not on her Department’s payroll that is, cleaners; how the reduction in the ancillary grant has been calculated; if it took into consideration the move of school secretaries to her Department’s payroll; and the details of the process followed in the recalculation of this grant. [24895/24]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the cost-of-living grant awarded to schools can be used to cover shortfalls in the ancillary grant [24896/24]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide a schedule of all upcoming grants for national schools; and if this schedule has been provided to schools. [24897/24]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if there are multi-annual financial plans open to national schools; and if not, if she will consider implementing such a measure in order to allow schools to plan ahead financially [24898/24]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the details of all upcoming grants for schools (details supplied); and the details of previous grants awarded in each school year since 2020. [24899/24]

Rental Sector

Holly Cairns

390. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider extending the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board to cover all tenants under the rent-a-room scheme; to detail any work undertaken by his Department on this issue to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24810/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

730. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting-list initiative in operation in the Cork primary care child and adolescent psychology services; the date this initiative commenced; how it differs from standard efforts to work through waiting-lists in those services; if it constitutes a separate waiting-list; and if so, the number of clients and wait-times that apply to it. [24905/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, and their grade, recruited to the Cork primary care psychology waiting-list initiative for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the form of recruitment used that is, local or national panel; the rationale in each case; if psychologists were recruited to this waiting-list initiative, in each case, from other Cork primary care psychology services; and if not, if additional staff were recruited from external services. [24906/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

801. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 204 of 22 May 2024, what data of clinical activity are recorded by individual psychologists of the CHO 4 primary care services; if the information in table 1 of the response refers to both individual and group client sessions; and if he could clarify if the figures cited in Table 1 of the response are limited to clinical sessions with clients or include other forms of contact such as phone calls. [25194/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

815. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an itemised breakdown of how the 2023 mental health budget allocation was spent; what percentage of the allocation was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25246/24]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

816. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an itemised breakdown of the cost of funding one adult eating disorder team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/24]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

830. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of clients referred to the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care child and adolescent psychology services for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [25277/24]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

105. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households that were included in the NBP intervention areas, in error (details supplied); what engagement they have had with households, NBI and commercial providers on this issue; and the steps being taken to resolve it. [23708/24]

Work Permits

Holly Cairns

342. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if the recent extension of stamp 1G permissions can be extended to spouses of non-EU PhD students, given the contribution such students make to the Irish economy and education sector. [23985/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

374. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1355 of 9 April 2024, the number of young people on the assessment of need waiting lists in the HSE areas of north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry; and if these waiting-list figures are separate from or part of the figures provided for CHO4 primary care psychology services in response. [23706/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

375. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the longest exact wait time for an assessment of need in each of the HSE areas of north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry, in tabular form. [23707/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

400. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason St Patrick's Guild, Temple Hill, Dublin, has been excluded from the mother and baby payment scheme. [23705/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23989/24]

Female Genital Mutilation

Holly Cairns

481. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

485. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to no longer collect centre-specific data for a large proportion of west Cork, as was established practice; if a reasoning for the limitation of data collection has been provided to his office; his views on whether localised data collection is essential to understanding the challenges facing healthcare clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

486. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all SouthDoc clinics and services included under west Cork data; and the number of patients seen per month in each clinic from June 2022 to date, in tabular form. [24020/24]

Residency Permits

Holly Cairns

505. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will work with his Cabinet colleagues about furthering the recent extension of the stamp 1G permissions to cover spouses of non-EU PhD students. [23987/24]

Foreshore Issues

Holly Cairns

133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the work being conducted by his Department to ensure that there will be no undue planning delays for foreshore licences, given the transfer of authority from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and to provide a status update and timeline for completion of an application (details supplied). [23376/24]

School Transport

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 5 March 2024, to provide an update and expected timeline for the review into the school transport scheme, particularly as it relates to school bus escorts. [23285/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current staffing provision, per grade, of psychologists for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services; and the population size each area serves, in tabular form. [23255/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services between 1 May 2023 and 1 May 2024. [23256/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered to individual clients and separately the number of group support appointments offered within the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork primary care child/adolescent psychology services between1 May 2023 and 1 May 2024, per grade of psychologist and per month, in tabular form. [23257/24]

Public Sector Pay

Holly Cairns

216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there exists a discrepancy in how travel and subsistence payments are taxed for those carrying out examinations as part of FET, as compared with those working for the State Examinations Commission; and if so, to provide a reasoning for these arrangements. [23283/24]

Public Sector Pay

Holly Cairns

217. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of FET examiners currently available to carry out examinations; and to provide a numerical list of available examiners between 2021 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23284/24]

Building Energy Rating

Holly Cairns

146. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the number of BER assessors assigned to each county, by year, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [22433/24]

Building Energy Rating

Holly Cairns

147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the number of people currently waiting on a BER assessment and the length of time each has been waiting, by local area, in tabular form. [22434/24]

Building Energy Rating

Holly Cairns

148. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of time individuals are expected to wait before receiving a BER assessment; if his attention has been drawn towards instances of excessively long waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22435/24]

Departmental Bodies

Holly Cairns

152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail which companies are contracted to carry out works by the SEAI for each of its grant schemes; the work being conducted by each company; and the value of each contract. [22500/24]

Building Energy Rating

Holly Cairns

153. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting times for a BER assessment, by scheme and local area, in tabular form. [22501/24]

Building Energy Rating

Holly Cairns

154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the employment arrangements for BER assessors who work with the SEAI; whether BER assessors are obliged to work alongside companies subcontracted by the SEAI to carry out works in relation to grant schemes; and if his attention has been drawn to assessors' concerns in regard to these arrangements. [22502/24]

School Accommodation

Holly Cairns

281. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the accommodation needs of the pupils and staff at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; if she will meet with the school officials to discuss their concerns in relation to overcrowding; and to detail what steps her Department will take to ensure pupils and staff have adequate space. [22415/24]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

349. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of social homes acquired through long-term leasing in Cork; to provide detail on the length and cost of each leasing agreement, from 2020 to date, by year and local area, in tabular form. [22543/24]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of social homes acquired through long-term leasing in Kerry; to provide detail on the length and cost of each leasing agreement, from 2020 to date, by year and local area, in tabular form. [22544/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

526. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application an (details supplied) for the mother and baby institution payment scheme. [22768/24]

Education and Training Provision

Holly Cairns

609. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if psychology training courses will be funded for an intake of trainees September 2024; and if he has considered the impact on service provision of there being a fallow year for training courses as a result of the recruitment embargo, given widespread problems with recruitment and retention in disability, primary care and CAMHS services. [22769/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Holly Cairns

610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the assessment of need waiting lists of the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care psychology services; and the longest exact wait time for AON in each of these geographical areas, in tabular form. [22770/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

611. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of efforts to recruit psychologists to the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care psychology services in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; if additional staff were recruited or if existing staff were transferred between those services in each instance; and the number of psychology staff in-situ in each of the services at year-end, in tabular form. [22771/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

612. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to primary care psychology in CHO4 for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [22772/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to CAMHS psychology in CHO4 for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [22773/24]

Maternity Leave

Holly Cairns

239. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to support a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow new mothers who fall ill while pregnant to take sick leave and defer their maternity leave; if so, to provide an update on work conducted to date on this legislation; the timeline for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22223/24]

Parental Leave

Holly Cairns

101. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider extending the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 from the age of 12 to 18 years. [22067/24]

Recycling Policy

Holly Cairns

108. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that disabled people in rural areas cannot avail of the deposit return scheme as collection machines are not generally available in small retail outlets; and if he would consider introducing a grant to small retailers who cannot afford to purchase a collection machine. [21244/24]

Middle East

Holly Cairns

164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department has been approached by the organisers of a group (details supplied) as regards offering the flotilla the Irish flag in order for them to sail lifesaving aid to Gaza; if so, to provide details of the engagement; and if he would consider allowing them to sail under the Irish flag. [21246/24]

Schools Building Projects

Holly Cairns

325. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the development and construction of an Educate Together school (details supplied). [21640/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

554. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs practising in Cork aged over 60 years, by region, in tabular form. [21243/24]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

555. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of health care support assistants in Cork; the number of individuals using the service; and the areas that are using the 4-TEAM rota system, by local area, in tabular form. [21245/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

609. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1356 of 9 April 2024, for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the exact wait times of children and adolescents identified in the previous response as waiting in excess of 12 months for the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork, west Cork and Kerry primary care psychology services, that is, the number of clients waiting two years, three years, four years and so on. [21636/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment with the CHO 4 primary care psychology service for the years ending 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [21637/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

611. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1356 of 9 April 2024, if the 4,785 children and adolescents on the waiting list for the Cork-Kerry primary care psychology services is a typical statistic of primary care services nationally; and if he can provide comparative data with two other CHOs. [21638/24]

Nursing Homes

Holly Cairns

612. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the total number of HIQA inspectors; the area to which they are assigned; the number of facilities they are overseeing, from 2021 to date, in tabular form. [21639/24]

Community Development Projects

Holly Cairns

689. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the work being undertaken by her Department to support the further development of communities on the Beara Peninsula. [21214/24]

Vacant Sites

Holly Cairns

690. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available by her Department to address vacancy and dereliction in rural towns and villages. [21215/24]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

691. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the work of the town centre-first policy. [21216/24]

Cabinet Committees

Holly Cairns

2. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [17528/24]

Departmental Programmes

Holly Cairns

18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being unit. [17527/24]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

190. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education whether her attention has been drawn to an issue in special schools where only students who reside in the CDNT area of the school itself are able to access therapies within the school; whether this residency requirement is departmental or HSE policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20341/24]

Post Office Network

Holly Cairns

276. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or the OPW has engaged with An Post in relation to buying the listed Skibbereen and Bantry post offices in order to keep them in community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/24]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

361. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide the data underpinning her recent claim that 80% of all asylum seekers in Ireland are entering the State via the North; to detail the methodology for the collection of this data; and to detail the timeframe over which this data was collected. [20281/24]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

362. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice whether all international protection applicants are asked whether they have travelled to Ireland via the UK as part of the standard interview; the number of IPO applicants over the past 12 months who have confirmed they did so; and the total number of IPO applications over the past 12 months. [20282/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason survivors and former residents from a mother and baby county home institution, who also spent time at St. Joseph's Hospital, Coole, County Westmeath prior to being adopted, are excluded from the payment scheme (details supplied). [20340/24]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

432. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his attention has been drawn to an issue in special schools where only students who reside in the CDNT area of the school itself are able to access therapies within the school; whether this residency requirement is departmental or HSE policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/24]

Primary Care Services

Holly Cairns

18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on South Doc services in Skibbereen, Clonakilty and Bandon. [19963/24]

Hospital Services

Holly Cairns

61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on access to neurology services in Bantry Hospital. [19761/24]

Foreign Policy

Holly Cairns

110. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports of German police banning the use of the Irish language at gatherings outside of the Reichstag building in Berlin; whether he or his Department has engaged with German or EU authorities in relation to this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20001/24]

Residency Permits

Holly Cairns

208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice when the review of the IRP card fee will be completed; and if a reduction on these fees is anticipated for Budget 2025. [19993/24]

Primary Care Services

Holly Cairns

275. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by month, from January 2022 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19973/24]

Primary Care Services

Holly Cairns

276. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs working in the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty currently; and the number of GPs that were working in the same service in April 2023. [19974/24]

Primary Care Services

Holly Cairns

277. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by week, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19975/24]

Cabinet Committees

Holly Cairns

10. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17526/24]

Road Safety

Holly Cairns

112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a study (details supplied) into the dangers of headlight glare on road safety; if he will urge the EU to carry out a similar study on the dangers of headlight glare resulting from the use of LEDs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/24]

Road Safety

Holly Cairns

115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport for a status update on the implementation of the legislation required for speed limit reduction, as planned for Q1 of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19890/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by week, from 1 November 2023 to date, in tabular form. [19677/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the weekday and weekend opening hours for the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by month, from November 2023 to date. [19678/24]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

252. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of residents per county who accessed the voluntary homeowner’s relocation scheme for people whose houses flooded in 2015; if the scheme is currently open to people impacted by more recent floods and if not, if he plans to re-open it. [18746/24]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

389. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of social homes in Cork south west; and the number of vacant social homes in Cork south west.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Holly Cairns

459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the jobseeker’s benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19226/24]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

557. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of patients currently on CDNT waiting lists, by length of time and CDNT area, in tabular form. [18785/24]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

558. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of staff employed by each CDNT; and the current number of unfilled positions; by role, in tabular form. [18786/24]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

559. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the population base of each CDNT, in tabular form. [18787/24]

Road Projects

Holly Cairns

151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the imbalance of roads funding applied to county councils (details supplied); whether his Department will undertake a review to ensure all councils are provided with the necessary funding to meet Departmental guidelines for road resurfacing; and whether funding will be released to Cork County Council to alleviate the shortfall in funding provided to date. [18600/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

322. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Skibbereen, by month, from January 2022 to date, in tabular form. [18593/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

323. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Bantry, by month, from January 2022 to date, in tabular form. [18594/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

324. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs working in the SouthDoc service in Skibbereen currently; and the number of GPs who were working in the same service in April 2023. [18595/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

325. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs working in the SouthDoc service in Bantry currently; and the number of GPs who were working in the same service in April 2023. [18596/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

326. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Skibbereen, by week, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [18597/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

327. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Bantry, by week, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [18598/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

328. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently working in Cork; and the number of GPs who were working in Cork in April 2021, April 2022 and April 2023, in tabular form. [18599/24]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to issues facing students in a school (details supplied); whether the requirement for students to live in the CDNT area of the school in order to avail of supports can be lifted; if additional working hours for school therapists can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/24]

Vacant Properties

Holly Cairns

194. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the number of dwellings eligible to pay the vacant homes tax in Cork, by local area, in tabular form. [17364/24]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

265. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the process for assessing the need and identifying areas for the foundation of new special schools; and if her Department intends to establish a new special school in west Cork. [17351/24]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

334. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17353/24]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people in receipt of the housing assistance payment in Cork, by local area, in tabular form. [17365/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

506. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of survivors estimated to be eligible for the mother and baby institute redress scheme; his Department's work in reaching out to survivors to make them aware of the scheme; and the number of applications submitted to date. [17354/24]