Parliamentary questions

Education Costs

Gary Gannon

360. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of expanding the 15 additional teaching hours to all children seeking sanctuary from conflict and war. [33510/22]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

139. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding the fuel allowance to include those in receipt of the working family payment. [33247/22]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

140. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of social welfare overpayments recouped after death in each of the years to 2021. [33248/22]

General Register Office

Gary Gannon

141. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the registration provisions for stillbirths following the consultation by the General Register Office. [33249/22]

State Pensions

Gary Gannon

142. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider removing the necessity for dependent spouse State pensioners from having to apply separately for dental and optical checks in cases in which they have already been approved by the system. [33250/22]

Departmental Properties

Gary Gannon

144. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will purchase the land at Bessborough or investigate if a compulsory purchase order is possible to protect the site from development and to allow for a detailed investigation for burial sites. [33246/22]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

239. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of women and pregnant persons who required hospital care as a result of untreated hyperemesis or dehydration or other effects of hyperemesis for 2021. [33251/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

52. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the barriers for artists with disabilities availing of funding from schemes initiated by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the steps that she is taking to eliminate these barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32446/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has had any engagement or interaction with the Minister for Social Protection in relation to ensuring that artists with disabilities do not risk losing their core social protection payments such as disability allowance or blind pension when receiving grants and bursaries from schemes initiated by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32447/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Gary Gannon

530. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he received correspondence from this Deputy relating to an issue (details supplied) sent on 30 May 2022; and if a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32813/22]

Legislative Reviews

Gary Gannon

585. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, having regard to the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will be included in the review currently under way; if not, the reason for its exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32817/22]

Education Welfare Service

Gary Gannon

586. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of notifications made to the Tusla Educational Welfare Support Service in relation to the use of reduced timetables for the current academic year; the number of reduced timetables used for children with special educational needs or disability; and the number of reduced timetables used for children with a Traveller or Roma heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32818/22]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

587. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the way that her Department has acted on a report (details supplied) specifically in relation to the merit in a policy providing enhanced opportunities for career guidance training for teachers in special needs schools and in enhancing the access of such schools to wider career guidance supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32819/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

597. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is currently a backlog of applications for the one-parent family payment; if so, the number of applications in the backlog; and the average time for processing a one parent family payment application.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32448/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Gary Gannon

598. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that income from scholarships (details supplied) bursaries, stipend or scholarships for PhDs is treated to ensure that it is disregarded for persons in receipt of the disability allowance and blind pensions. [32449/22]

Gender Balance

Gary Gannon

618. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the gender breakdown for all social welfare inspectors employed by her Department. [32814/22]

Third Level Fees

Gary Gannon

654. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to parliamentary question No. 1298 of 14 June 2022, the amount that was recouped from overpayments through student repayments in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [32815/22]

Legislative Reviews

Gary Gannon

713. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 that outlines the main provisions of the assessment of needs process will be reviewed having regard to the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 that is currently under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32816/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

632. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the complaints procedure regarding issues and delays in relation to passport applications (details supplied); and the contact details for those applicants who wish to make a complaint. [29382/22]

Passport Services

Gary Gannon

633. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take steps in relation to a passport renewal application for a child (details supplied). [29383/22]