Parliamentary questions

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Connolly

167. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2057 of 8 September 2022, if the two new replacement orthopaedic theatres at Merlin Park hospital are fully operational to date; the number of theatre sessions currently provided per week through each of the two new theatres; if he will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the theatre sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61376/22]

Care Services

Catherine Connolly

168. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore respite and day care facilities at a centre (details supplied) in Carraroe; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61377/22]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

169. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 19 October 2022, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; to provide a status update on the land transfer process; to provide details of the HSE’s engagement with Galway County Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media since the beginning of November 2022 with regard to progressing the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61378/22]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

170. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 19 October 2022, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway city west; if the planning permission application has been lodged to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61379/22]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Connolly

171. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health for a status update on the recruitment campaign for staff nurses for Clifden District Hospital; the number of vacant nursing posts at Clifden District Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61380/22]

Hospital Closures

Catherine Connolly

172. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of days that Clifden District Hospital remained closed in view of the announced closure of the hospital planned for 24 to 27 November; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61381/22]

Care Services

Catherine Connolly

173. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when day centre provision will be restored to pre-Covid levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61382/22]

Care Services

Catherine Connolly

174. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 19 October 2022, the number of respite beds currently operational in Galway city and county; the locations of same; the timeline for when respite provision in Galway city and county will be restored to pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61383/22]

Care Services

Catherine Connolly

175. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 19 October 2022, for an update on any engagement she has had with the HSE with regard to the relocation since September 2022 of day care services from St Brendan’s community nursing unit, CNU, in Loughrea to a hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61384/22]

Harbours and Piers

Catherine Connolly

183. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of development of the Ros a’Mhíl deepwater pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61385/22]

Asylum Applications

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have arrived in Ireland to date under the Afghan admissions programme; her plans to ensure that all 500 places will be filled on the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60481/22]

Legislative Reviews

Catherine Connolly

34. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 20 October 2022, the status of the independent review of part IV of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; if the review is on track to be completed by the end of 2022; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60479/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Catherine Connolly

67. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the interdepartmental group of the implementation bodies for the new DSGBV strategy; the membership of same; the terms of reference of same; the dates of all meetings held to-date by the group; the date of the next meeting; if minutes are taken and published in respect of the meetings of the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60480/22]

State Claims Agency

Catherine Connolly

184. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the State Claims Agency does not maintain data on confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements as a result of legal settlement in respect of actions; the reason therefor; if it is intended that such information will be captured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60753/22]

Health Services

Catherine Connolly

518. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO2 and in each CHO area in which a neuro-rehabilitation team has yet to be established; the date by which each neuro-rehabilitation team will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60171/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the development of the register of relevant lands; if the Land Development Agency, LDA, is on track to complete the register and make it available online by the end of quarter 4 2022, as per the target date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59701/22]

Planning Issues

Catherine Connolly

14. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 27 September 2022, the status of the development of the promised section 28 guidelines for planning in Gaeltacht areas; the timeline for the public consultation; the timeline for the publication of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59700/22]

Further and Higher Education

Catherine Connolly

116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the proposed new further education and training campus on the grounds of a location (details supplied) in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59698/22]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

284. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of review officers appointed to review decisions under S.I. No. 230/2018 - European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, Article 20.(1)(a) and Article 20.(1)(d); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59905/22]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

285. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of review decisions issued under Article 20.(1)(a) and Article 20.(1)(d); the outcomes of each of those decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59906/22]

Family Reunification

Catherine Connolly

310. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No 26 of 20 October 2022, if the process of contacting proposers, whether to notify them of their progressing to the second stage of the process or to require further information has now concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59903/22]

Family Reunification

Catherine Connolly

311. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the total number of successful applications made under the Afghan Admissions Programme; the number of applications now at the second stage of processing; the number refused following a request for further information; the total number of unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59904/22]

Fishing Industry

Catherine Connolly

373. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 607 of 15 November 2022, which of the listed non-expiry licence are currently operational; the dates on which the competent authority made its statutory environmental determinations under the provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive in relation to the listed non-expiry fish culture licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60037/22]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Connolly

89. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 28 September 2022, if he has received the report to date; if he will clarify whether the report, which is expected by the end of 2022, is the annual report in respect of 2021 or 2022; if he will provide details of any reports that he received from the Galway social housing task force in 2021; if so, if he will provide copies of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59719/22]

School Meals Programme

Catherine Connolly

131. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 25 October 2022, the status of the review of the school meals programme; if the review group is on track to complete the final report in November 2022, as per the target date; when the final report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59714/22]

Healthcare Policy

Catherine Connolly

169. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to move to an informed consent model for transgender healthcare provision, which would be led by GPs in the community; if he will provide details of any engagement he has had with the transgender community in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59591/22]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Connolly

358. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building application (details supplied); if she will provide details of any engagement that her Department has had with the school in relation to the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59060/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Connolly

21. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on Ireland’s involvement in the EU military assistance mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine); if the training of Ukrainian soldiers on EU soil has begun; if not, the timeline for when it is expected to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58220/22]

Defence Forces

Catherine Connolly

34. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the work of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; if the review group is on track to complete its work by end-2022; if the review group is carrying out an analysis on the number of Defence Forces members who have been required to sign non-disclosure agreements as a result of a legal settlement in respect of actions for sexual harassment, discrimination or bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58221/22]

Education Policy

Catherine Connolly

116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 77 and 138 of 11 October 2022, if she will provide an update on the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht; the timeline for the public consultation; the topics that were discussed at the October 2022 meeting of the steering committee; the timeline for the publication of the new policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58253/22]

Special Educational Needs

Catherine Connolly

120. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the status of her Department’s review of the summer programme, formerly known as the July provision; if she will provide details of the international best practice models being considered as part of the review; the terms of reference for the review; when the review will be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58254/22]

Water Services

Catherine Connolly

183. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the engagement that he has had with the group on foot of the issues raised in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58553/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Connolly

243. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which Covid-19 will be recognised as an occupational illness in Ireland. [58602/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Connolly

257. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of financial supports available to health care workers who suffer from long Covid following being infected with the virus in the course of their duties. [58604/22]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Connolly

314. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health pursuant to the National Development Plan 2021-2030, if he will provide a status update on the development of the promised cancer care centre for Galway University Hospital; the timeline for the completion of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58601/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Connolly

315. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of financial supports available to health care workers who suffer from long-Covid following being infected with the virus in the course of their duties. [58603/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Connolly

103. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the details of any meetings of the Ukraine defence contact group attended by Ireland in October and to date in November 2022; if he will provide an update on the topics discussed at these meetings; the details of the next meeting of the group; if Ireland will be represented at the next meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58224/22]

Pleananna Oideachais

Catherine Connolly

107. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 11 October 2022, if minutes are published in respect of the meetings of the steering committee overseeing the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht; if not, her plans to publish same; if minutes are published in respect of the meetings of the interdepartmental working group; if not, her plans to publish same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58222/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Catherine Connolly

108. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of any additional staffing resources or expertise available to schools in order to carry out the educational component of the assessment of needs; the engagement that she or her Department have had with schools in relation to the new process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58223/22]

Disease Management

Catherine Connolly

169. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to add conditions requiring long-term warfarin therapy to the list of medical conditions that qualify under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58241/22]

Disease Management

Catherine Connolly

170. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to add autoimmune disease to the list of medical conditions that qualify under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58242/22]

United Nations

Catherine Connolly

78. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of any engagement that he has had with his counterparts in other EU countries regarding the recent draft resolution (details supplied), which Ireland voted in support of, by the UN Special Political and Decolonization Committee requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands since 1967; if Ireland will support the resolution when it comes before the UN General Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58129/22]

Human Rights

Catherine Connolly

95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 6 October 2022, if he will report on his Department's role in supporting the dialogue between the Misak community in Colombia and a company (details supplied) over land use in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57646/22]

Human Rights

Catherine Connolly

104. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to raise Iran's ongoing brutality and oppression against protestors at the next meeting of the UN Security Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57645/22]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

573. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 24 March 2022, the number of review applications that have been received since the scheme closed in 2019; the number of applications granted on review; the number of applications and review applications currently being processed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58084/22]

Medicinal Products

Catherine Connolly

754. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a walk-in warfarin clinic in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58115/22]

Medicinal Products

Catherine Connolly

755. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the reimbursement of international normalised ratio test strips and machines for warfarin patients, in view of the considerable upfront, as well as long-term, financial costs of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58116/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Connolly

756. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to add antiphospholipid syndrome to the list of medical conditions that qualify under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58117/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Connolly

757. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to add lupus to the list of medical conditions that qualify under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58118/22]

Oifigí Roinne

Catherine Connolly

22. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán maidir le Ceist Phairliminte 47576/22, stádas an ghrúpa idir-rannach atá ag obair chun cúrsaí pleanála i gceantair Ghaeltachta a chur chun cinn; soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an gcruinniú is déanaí den ghrúpa; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [56943/22]