Parliamentary questions

Agriculture Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

69. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the expansion of the lime scheme and making it available for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46949/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

114. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the restrictions in KVA offered by the ESB for maximum export capacity (details supplied) in relation to farmers availing of the solar capital investment scheme under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/23]

Public Services Card

Aindrias Moynihan

83. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if an online system will be made available for application for the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46445/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Aindrias Moynihan

103. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider expanding the illness benefit payment to self-employed persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46444/23]

Tourism Promotion

Aindrias Moynihan

6. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a five-year plan for tourism will be announced for the Lee Valley area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45708/23]

Tourism Promotion

Aindrias Moynihan

19. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media that an area (details supplied) will be included in any tourism plan for the Lee Valley area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45709/23]

Further and Higher Education

Aindrias Moynihan

100. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [45706/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Aindrias Moynihan

124. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Solas instructors that are available to provide pipe fitting training as part of in-class training phases on apprenticeship programmes; the measures that are being taken to address delays currently experienced on in-class training phases on all apprenticeship programmes for which apprentices are waiting over six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45707/23]

Cabinet Committees

Aindrias Moynihan

5. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [42590/23]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Aindrias Moynihan

10. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Oideachais an dul chun cinn atá á dheanamh le straitis don Gaolinn sac horas Oideachas in iomlán agus an ndeanfadh sí raiteas ar an abhar. [45013/23]

Schools Building Projects

Aindrias Moynihan

12. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position on delivery of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45012/23]

School Curriculum

Aindrias Moynihan

243. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the consideration and progress that is being made in reviewing and implementing the current leaving certificate cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45006/23]

Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta

Aindrias Moynihan

244. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Oideachais cén treimhse ama a bhíonn ann idir an cigireacht agus nuair a bfhaigheann an scoil an stadus scoil gaeltacht go hoifigiúil, cad ba chúis leis an treimhse ama seo, cad iad na céimeanna atá i gceist, cad é an treimhse ama is tapula gur bhaineadh amach, agus an ndeanfaidh sí raiteas ar an abhar. [45007/23]

Departmental Data

Aindrias Moynihan

346. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a specific industry sector has been identified in the recent increase seen in unemployment figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44426/23]

Business Supports

Aindrias Moynihan

6. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider expanding the range of financial supports currently available under the local enterprise offices nationally to include domestically focused retail, personal services, professional services and construction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44427/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aindrias Moynihan

14. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice what measures are being taken to ensure increased applications are received in future Garda recruitment drives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43829/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Aindrias Moynihan

365. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice what consideration has been given to automatically notifying and supporting victims of sexual assaults when perpetrators are due for release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43833/23]

Road Safety

Aindrias Moynihan

32. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport his engagement with the RSA regarding the danger of wild deer on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43145/23]

Driver Test

Aindrias Moynihan

73. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport what measures are being put in place to increase driving test capacity to address the long delays experienced by learner drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43144/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Aindrias Moynihan

86. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance what his engagement to date has been with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Irish banking sector to increase the availability of long-term, fixed-rate mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43146/23]

Interest Rates

Aindrias Moynihan

97. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance what his engagement to date has been with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Irish banking sector about the interest rates available to lending and savings customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43147/23]

Motor Fuels

Aindrias Moynihan

89. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport what has been achieved in increasing production of HVO to expand its use in transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43140/23]

Motor Fuels

Aindrias Moynihan

92. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance what measures are being considered to reduce the price of motor fuel, given the rising costs of oil globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43141/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Aindrias Moynihan

106. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what supports and training are available to Irish indigenous SMEs to assist them in competing for public procurement contracts in Ireland and abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43142/23]

Housing Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

129. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures are being taken to strengthen the mortgage-to-rent scheme to ensure it is helping those who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43143/23]

Departmental Programmes

Aindrias Moynihan

12. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-2025, published by his Department on 1 August 2023. [37563/23]

Defence Forces

Aindrias Moynihan

80. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what measures are being taken to address the current recruitment and retention issues in the Defence Forces; if career progression can be included in the recently published Strategic Framework – Transformation of the Defence Forces under recruitment initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42598/23]

Defence Forces

Aindrias Moynihan

83. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females who applied under the most recent Defence Forces recruitment campaign; how many of these are progressing through the recruitment stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42599/23]

Defence Forces

Aindrias Moynihan

165. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how the current peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts will continue to be the core of the international reputation of the Defence Forces, especially with climate change becoming an ever-increasing security threat across the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/23]

National Broadband Plan

Aindrias Moynihan

93. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the up-to-date position on national broadband plan roll-out across County Cork when (details supplied) can expect the service to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41607/23]

Just Transition

Aindrias Moynihan

3. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the Inequality and Well-Being Frameworks report published by the NESC, an organisation under the remit of his Department. [37571/23]

Pharmacy Services

Aindrias Moynihan

49. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if pharmacist services can be expanded to aid in alleviating some of the pressures currently experienced in GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40264/23]

General Practitioner Services

Aindrias Moynihan

50. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure adequate GP services are in place for Cork north-west; if he is aware of the difficulties that people are experiencing in securing a GP in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40263/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Aindrias Moynihan

101. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what measures are being taken to address the issue of delays for in-class progression on apprenticeship programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40267/23]

Student Accommodation

Aindrias Moynihan

121. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what measures are being taken to address the shortage of third-level student accommodation for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40266/23]

Driver Test

Aindrias Moynihan

109. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if priority will be given to securing driving test dates for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40149/23]

Departmental Reports

Aindrias Moynihan

640. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on her Department’s review report in relation to the expansion of free travel scheme to people with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40245/23]

Health Services

Aindrias Moynihan

981. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he has been notified of any changes to SouthDoc services in the Cork/Kerry region over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40265/23]

Student Accommodation

Aindrias Moynihan

1082. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding can be accessed by third-level institutions to increase student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40268/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

1999. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an MRI scan in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39394/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2000. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a CT scan in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39395/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2001. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for a bone scan in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39396/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2002. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an angiogram in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39397/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2003. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electroencephalogram in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39398/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2004. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39399/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2005. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an ultrasound scan in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39400/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

2006. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting, as of 1 September 2023 or the nearest available date, for an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the South/South West Hospital Group for the following waiting periods, in tabular form: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to twelve months; and more than twelve months. [39401/23]

Road Projects

Aindrias Moynihan

189. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport what plans are being considered and implemented by TII for improvements to the N22, specifically the Macroom to Ballincollig corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35696/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Aindrias Moynihan

345. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the levels of capital expenditure which will be allocated for infrastructure projects for County Cork for 2024; the timeframe for these allocations; the projects for which funding will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35699/23]

School Accommodation

Aindrias Moynihan

420. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that schools infrastructure planning is keeping pace with demographic changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35693/23]