Parliamentary questions

National Car Test

Martin Kenny

226. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of hiring an additional ten NCT testers. [14679/24]

Airport Policy

Martin Kenny

227. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has any plans to introduce a levy on private jets using Irish airspace or landing at Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14680/24]

Road Tolls

Martin Kenny

228. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of any plans to increase toll costs again this year; the estimated cost of deferring such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14682/24]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

229. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of the Dublin-Navan rail line upgrade, including the cost of work completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14683/24]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

239. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update of the current stages of the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme, including how many routes have been rolled out and which are yet to be rolled out, by county, in tabular form. [14836/24]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

240. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N2 upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14837/24]

Schools Refurbishment

Martin Kenny

405. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education when the summer works scheme will be opened for applications; if a school (details supplied) will be prioritised in this scheme, as it has been refused funding under emergency works scheme, citing that the work was more suited to the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13707/24]

Defective Building Materials

Martin Kenny

618. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme to include homes built in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13939/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Martin Kenny

897. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a timeline for the introduction of the online portal for the uploading of footage of road traffic offences; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14681/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Martin Kenny

907. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of road traffic offences detected, by county and offence committed, per year from 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [14838/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Martin Kenny

908. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of offences detected as part of the 'Day of Action' operations on public transport in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form, by year and offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14839/24]

Disability Services

Martin Kenny

1126. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the children's disability network team has re-categorised a complex need in children and children with autism are no longer categorised as having a complex need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14496/24]

Primary Care Centres

Martin Kenny

1206. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he can get the heating system repaired in the primary care and mental health centre in Carrick-on-Shannon (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13594/24]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

64. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his Department’s work in relation to road safety and to tackle the continuing rise in road fatalities. [13496/24]

Aviation Industry

Martin Kenny

66. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the national aviation strategy and its impact on Dublin Airport and regional airports. [13497/24]

Driver Licences

Martin Kenny

72. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the proposed changes to category W licences; if he has engaged with the RSA to discuss the changes prior to the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/24]

Driver Licences

Martin Kenny

115. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the status of his plans to tackle the practice of learner drivers continuing to drive on learner licences for a number of years by repeatedly renewing their learners licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13233/24]

Disability Services

Martin Kenny

282. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health why the children's disability network team have re-categorised a complex need in children and children with autism are no longer categorised as having a complex need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13356/24]

School Funding

Martin Kenny

509. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding to a school (details supplied) to provide a SEN class to six pupils enrolled for the class to start next September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12810/24]

Primary Care Centres

Martin Kenny

1292. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will retain GP services in the Swanlinbar primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11916/24]

Hospital Services

Martin Kenny

1446. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason medical scans on patients that require a scan on their kidney, bladder and urethra are being cancelled because of a lack of funding in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Martin Kenny

114. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the progress of broadband roll-out by commercial providers in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10856/24]

Disability Services

Martin Kenny

575. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will provide funding to reinstate a hydrotherapy swimming pool in Sligo for people with disabilities in the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10384/24]

Health Services Staff

Martin Kenny

791. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment embargo for the HSE will be lifted so that the community neurorehabilitation team for HSE area CHO1 can be brought up to the required 13 WTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10792/24]

Medical Cards

Martin Kenny

579. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person over 70 years whose income comes solely from social welfare or HSE payments is entitled to a medical card even though they are over the income threshold, but a person who is over the income threshold due to private income is not entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6260/24]

Health Services

Martin Kenny

584. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the way that a person (details supplied) can get reimbursement for medical expenses from Norway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6297/24]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can outline what measures are being taken to improve road safety, including those related to road maintenance and upgrade works expected on road projects as part of the national development plan. [4818/24]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the current progress of the BusConnects programme; the possibility of integrating timetables between other forms of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4819/24]

Driver Test

Martin Kenny

16. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport how many driving testers are currently employed by the Road Safety Authority; if he will provide a breakdown of the contract type (permanent or temporary); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4574/24]

Road Tolls

Martin Kenny

34. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of plans to increase toll charges again in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4575/24]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

173. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can outline what measures he has put in place for local authorities to support road gritting plans in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/23]

Regulatory Bodies

Martin Kenny

92. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what plans his Department has to support ComReg as their responsibilities in the communications sector grows. [3556/24]

Ambulance Service

Martin Kenny

298. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of life-threatening calls that ambulance services attended within 19 minutes, and the time it took to attend all other life-threatening calls in County Leitrim during 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2164/24]

Ambulance Service

Martin Kenny

307. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the HSE provide additional ambulances and paramedic crews for County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2161/24]

Ambulance Service

Martin Kenny

308. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of critical calls that ambulance services attended within 19 minutes and the time it took to attend all critical calls in County Leitrim during 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/24]

Driver Test

Martin Kenny

179. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driving test for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56402/23]

Driver Licences

Martin Kenny

227. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce a mechanism where Irish citizens returning home from living in the USA can have their American driving licence exchanged with an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55246/23]

Departmental Staff

Martin Kenny

503. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of civil service executive officer positions that have been filled in all civil service offices in County Longford from the interdepartmental and open competitions list and also from the mobility transfer list for each month from 31 August 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55255/23]

Departmental Staff

Martin Kenny

504. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of executive officers who have been assigned to the Department of Social Protection, in County Longford in each month since 31 August 2022 to date for the interdepartmental and open competitions lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55257/23]

Departmental Staff

Martin Kenny

505. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection how many executive officer positions are currently vacant in her Department’s office in County Longford; when these vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55266/23]

Departmental Staff

Martin Kenny

506. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the mobility transfer list for her Department in County Longford has apparently slowed down since September 2022 to date (details supplied); whether this list has been side-lined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55272/23]

Water Pollution

Martin Kenny

89. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can outline what measures his Department will be putting in place with Uisce Éireann to reduce the levels of raw sewage entering into local waterways across the Sligo and Leitrim area. [54234/23]

School Transport

Martin Kenny

191. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene and provide funding for a school bus (details supplied) and ensure that the service continues for the rest of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54245/23]

Departmental Funding

Martin Kenny

342. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will provide funding for women's sheds; if so, when the scheme will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54250/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Martin Kenny

358. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ask her Department to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53409/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to outline the estimated cost of providing private security onboard public transport since 2018; if his Department plans to introduce increased security measures on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53038/23]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on road safety measures being considered and implemented, including a reduction in speed limits. [53039/23]

School Accommodation

Martin Kenny

68. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the status of her Department’s plans to develop a new school campus for a school (details supplied); and the extent of engagement she has had with stakeholders regarding the campus. [52513/23]

Road Traffic Accidents

Martin Kenny

252. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of road traffic collisions involving farming vehicles per year between 2017-2023. [51810/23]

Road Traffic Accidents

Martin Kenny

253. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of road traffic collisions involving HGVs per year between 2017-2023. [51811/23]