Parliamentary questions

Financial Services

Louise O'Reilly

330. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance what options are available where lending institutions refuse to lend to a mortgage applicant where the applicant concerned has cystic fibrosis. [48391/23]

Work Permits

Louise O'Reilly

382. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of general employment permits (not critical skills employment permits) issued in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by four-digit SOC code of employment. [47302/23]

Work Permits

Louise O'Reilly

383. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of general employment permits (not critical skills employment permits) currently held in the State, by four-digit SOC code of employment. [47303/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

407. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland has the capacity for analysing novelty in the technology space; and if it needs to develop a more holistic perspective to the tech sector. [48031/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

408. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the appetite within his Department for the creation of a pilot funding stream for housing supply-related businesses, especially in the property technology/homes market technology space, such as a company (details supplied). [48032/23]

School Staff

Louise O'Reilly

547. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education for a detailed breakdown of the total number of non-teaching staff currently being paid directly by her Department's payroll division, who are not assigned public service status; and the employment grade of each, that is, school secretary, caretaker, SNA, cleaners, and so on, by gender, in tabular form. [48629/23]

Housing Policy

Louise O'Reilly

648. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the revised cost rental equity loan (CREL) guidance document will be published. [48000/23]

Departmental Reports

Louise O'Reilly

666. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the report from the Housing Commission will be published. [48381/23]

Housing Policy

Louise O'Reilly

667. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person qualifies for the affordable housing scheme in cases in which the lending institution refuses a mortgage to an applicant that has cystic fibrosis. [48392/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Louise O'Reilly

709. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if precautions are in place to ensure that a person who decides to decline a payment to an applicant is not the person who conducts the appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47409/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Louise O'Reilly

779. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if supports are in place to facilitate the purchase of laptops and other necessary IT equipment for people who are long-term unemployed and who need such equipment for education courses to help them re-enter employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48623/23]

Departmental Reports

Louise O'Reilly

1099. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the report being commissioned on the future costs of healthcare will use projections to estimate the effect that risk factors will have on the cost burden of non-communicable diseases; if he will include the impact of preventive policy measures on the prevalence of risk factors, and thus NCDs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47313/23]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

1118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 will be funded in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47410/23]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

1119. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if Phase 2 of Early Supported Discharge, as planned under the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027, will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47411/23]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

1120. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if thrombectomy services will be affected by any funding shortfalls or cuts in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47412/23]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

1121. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if there will be any closure of stroke services in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47413/23]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

1122. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that failure to fund stroke services in 2024 as part of the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 will result in greater numbers of patients remaining in hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47414/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

1174. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health how standards are set for a profession (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47758/23]

Nursing Homes

Louise O'Reilly

1180. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding any plans the Government has to reimburse families of nursing homes patients illegally charged nursing home fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47797/23]

Third Level Education

Louise O'Reilly

1435. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of a case (details supplied); if he can confirm when a permanent suitable support will be in place to facilitate this student continuing their education at DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48421/23]

Third Level Education

Louise O'Reilly

1436. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of a scheme whereby a third-level student can access a grant or similar support to engage a PA directly, where the college authorities have failed to put in place an adequate/consistent/appropriate service. [48422/23]

Tax Data

Louise O'Reilly

68. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of debt still warehoused under the tax debt warehousing scheme; the amount of this debt per division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46867/23]

Tax Data

Louise O'Reilly

69. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue lost as a result of a company becoming insolvent that had tax debt warehoused under the tax debt warehousing scheme; the amount of tax revenue lost, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown, by amount of tax revenue lost per division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46868/23]

National Broadband Plan

Louise O'Reilly

126. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) can expect to be provided with high-speed broadband. [46074/23]

National Broadband Plan

Louise O'Reilly

127. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) can expect to be provided with high-speed broadband. [46075/23]

Gas and Electricity Disconnections

Louise O'Reilly

128. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the winter moratorium on disconnections applies to dwellings without planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46156/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Louise O'Reilly

489. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on day service waiting lists, that is, waitlists for children with disabilities who are waiting on speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services, by CHO and by wait length, in tabular form. [46634/23]

Home Help Service

Louise O'Reilly

500. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a home care company (details supplied) is changing its cancellations policy whereby if a client cancels care at short notice then home care assistants will only be remunerated at 50% of their hourly rate instead of the full rate; if this is HSE policy or a private service provider policy; if it is the decision of the private provider operating on behalf of the State, how is this allowed; if he will object to this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46080/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

605. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health how many staff are currently employed in a range of posts (details supplied); and how many vacancies currently exist for the same posts; in tabular form. [46635/23]

Tax Rebates

Louise O'Reilly

170. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if a motorist can receive a refund on their motor tax in a scenario (details supplied). [45882/23]

Driver Licences

Louise O'Reilly

172. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties fully qualified HGV drivers from outside the State (details supplied) are experiencing in obtaining an appointment with the National Driver Licence Service in order to get an Irish HGV driving licence; if he has plans to further resource the National Driver Licence Service in order to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45980/23]

Medicinal Products

Louise O'Reilly

329. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with a medical card suffering from hidradenitis suppurativia and who have been prescribed the drug ozempic to help with the condition, are not covered for the provision of the drug. [45893/23]

Public Sector Pay

Louise O'Reilly

72. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that workers at the Passport Office are not receiving their entitled pay increments; and if he will investigate the matter and ensure workers receive the pay they are entitled to. [45764/23]

Credit Register

Louise O'Reilly

112. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of any mechanism by which a person can improve their credit rating in the situation where their home was repossessed and where there was a default on their mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45664/23]

Departmental Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

113. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance when the public consultation on the National Payments Strategy will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45670/23]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

115. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if there has been any analysis of the success of the Budget 2023 measure to remove VAT on AEDs; if there is any data on the number of AEDs purchased in 2023 since the removal; if cost reductions have been passed onto consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45731/23]

Business Supports

Louise O'Reilly

129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total moneys issued under the temporary business energy support scheme; what has become of the underspend from this scheme; and if all moneys allocated for business under the scheme will be used to support business or if that money has gone back to the Exchequer. [45597/23]

Business Supports

Louise O'Reilly

130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the composite details of the €250 million increased cost of the business scheme; how will it be allocated; who will benefit; the specific criteria of the scheme; and if he does not have these details, when businesses can expect to be provided with them. [45598/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

131. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown of the €27 million allocated to IDA Ireland in Budget 2024 to accelerate its Regional Property and Enterprise Grants Programmes. [45599/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Louise O'Reilly

132. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown of the €9 million allocated to Local Enterprise Offices to increase Measure 1 and Measure 2 grants, Trading on-line vouchers, Lean, Green and Digitalisation Programmes. [45600/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

133. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding will be made available from Budget 2024 for a doubling of the innovation voucher. [45601/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Louise O'Reilly

134. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown of the Science and Technology Programme funding allocated for EI's Modern Methods of Construction Demonstration Park and Innovation Investment in the Construct to Innovate Technology Centre in Budget 2024. [45602/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

135. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown of the of the €750 thousand allocation in Budget 2024 to contribution to support nine Regional Enterprise Plan Programme Managers. [45603/23]

Defibrillators Provision

Louise O'Reilly

174. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can provide details of the number of funding requests through the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, or other Departmental programmes, for the purchase of AEDs in each of the past five years and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45730/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

180. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the €8 million additional funding for housing adaptation grants in Budget 2024, in terms of the disability and older persons' grants. [45488/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

181. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide more detail on the funding announced as part of Budget 2024, for pilot housing schemes around older people and people with disabilities. [45489/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

182. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline how much funding for the capital assistance scheme will be allocated in Budget 2024. [45490/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

183. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding has been allocated for the disabled persons grant and improvement works in lieu schemes in Budget 2024. [45491/23]

Budget 2024

Louise O'Reilly

188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding for the capital advance leasing facility will be allocated in Budget 2024. [45596/23]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any current schemes which may help second-time house purchasers to purchase second-hand homes; if Budget 2024 has provided for any such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45663/23]

Housing Policy

Louise O'Reilly

190. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any scenario where the clawback amount on a local authority home purchased 20 years ago can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45665/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Louise O'Reilly

203. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45497/23]

Work Permits

Louise O'Reilly

191. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when upholstery and furniture making was removed from the general employment permit lists; the reason for its removal at that time; if he is aware of labour constraints in the sector; if there are any plans to reintroduce this to the general list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44768/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

192. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204 of 26 January, 2023, 1884 , 584 and 585 of 11 September 2023, the reason data on mixed founders, a company with a mix of a male and female founders, is not readily available; if he will provide the definition used by his Department of a female founder in the tabular data provided; and if he will provide the data start-ups with female-only founder teams. [44770/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

193. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204 of 26 January, 2023, 1884 , 584 and 585 of 11 September 2023,, in relation to venture capital funding, if he will confirm the definition of 'female decision maker', 'female founded' and 'female led' businesses; and if he will provide the data in relation to companies with female only founders in addition to companies whose founder include a female. [44771/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

194. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204 of 26 January 2023, 1884 , 584 and 585 of 11 September 2023, the reason the details on the number of applications for all programmes is not recorded aggregated by gender as this data can provide useful insights; if the data on applicants is aggregated by gender if this information can be provided over the past five years in tabular form; and if not, the reason that is the case. [44772/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown and value of high potential start-up grants received by women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies, and mixed founder men-and-women companies, for the period between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [44773/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

196. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to Enterprise Ireland press release (details supplied) it mentions there were 10 pre-High Potential Start-Ups in 2022; and if he will clarify the funding type for these ten companies and the breakdown of women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies and mixed founder men-and-women companies [44774/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

197. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a list of the venture capital funds used by Departmental agencies over the past five years, and a breakdown of the funding provided to each VC fund, in tabular form. [44775/23]

Business Supports

Louise O'Reilly

198. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he believes the Pre-Seed Start Fund has been an adequate replacement for the Competitive Start Fund, and if there are any plans to bring back the Competitive Start Fund. [44776/23]

Third Level Staff

Louise O'Reilly

633. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to a letter sent to the office of the Minister of State for Skills and Further Education (details supplied), if he will meet with the organisations (details supplied) and Laois Offaly ETB; and when the organisation can expect a response from his office. [44769/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Louise O'Reilly

1. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the specific barriers that women founders of technology companies face in accessing State supports. [44353/23]

Wage-setting Mechanisms

Louise O'Reilly

2. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to future-proof sectoral employment orders, employment regulation orders and registered employment agreements, REAs, in response to increases in the minimum wage. [44354/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Louise O'Reilly

38. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the status of the remote working code of practice being drafted by the Workplace Relations Commission; if he will provide a timeline as to when the code of practice in come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44309/23]

Living Wage

Louise O'Reilly

52. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the status of the living wage; the expected year at which the minimum wage will reach a living wage as based on current Government projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44310/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Louise O'Reilly

54. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the establishment of the artificial intelligence advisory council; the level of expression of interest to date; and if the council will contain worker representatives from the trade union movement. [44312/23]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

57. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the work to incorporate into legislation the recommendations on collective bargaining made by the high-level group on collective bargaining and industrial relations; if he will provide a timeline as to when the matter will be legislated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44308/23]

Health and Safety

Louise O'Reilly

68. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet with retail and security workers regarding workplace safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44311/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Louise O'Reilly

304. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware that people with outstanding loans of relatively small amounts are being offered mortgages with proportionately large reductions because of the outstanding loan under the local authority home loans scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/23]

Childhood Obesity

Louise O'Reilly

476. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the person or body that will be representing Ireland at the High-level Meeting on Childhood Obesity - A comprehensive framework to reduce childhood obesity in the EU in Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43547/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

477. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the resources being made available for the research of the evaluation of the sugar-sweetened drinks tax in Ireland; the funding being made available to access data sources such as household panel purchasing data; if sufficient resources will be made available such that a comprehensive study can be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43548/23]

Disease Management

Louise O'Reilly

478. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a diabetes taskforce of relevant stakeholders to develop a national diabetes strategy that will ensure the provision of optimum care to every person with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43550/23]

Education Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

596. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of the means by which students can prove that they are not supported by their parents in the circumstances where they do not have a record with TUSLA or An Garda Síochána; if there is another person or group that they can apply in order to prove that they have no support from their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/23]

Departmental Policies

Louise O'Reilly

606. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if future supports for PhD students will be distributed equitably amongst students, including students who conduct research under Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine-funded projects. [43922/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

191. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that pensioners of a company (details supplied) are struggling with the cost of living because their pensions were cut and are in no way keeping pace with inflation; if he has any plans to meet with them or their representatives to discuss their pension issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42275/23]

Waste Management

Louise O'Reilly

112. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Environmental Protection Agency is involved in the issuing of all waste licences for landfill sites, or if it is only involved in the issuing of licences for larger landfill sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41292/23]

Schools Administration

Louise O'Reilly

260. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the responsibility of a school in situation (details supplied); if the school is responsible for arranging alternative education or supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41275/23]

Sports Funding

Louise O'Reilly

308. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that tens of thousands of children in Ireland are denied access to State funding in the practice of taekwondo due to the exclusive and exclusionary practices of organisations (details supplied). [41110/23]

Sports Funding

Louise O'Reilly

309. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that Sports Ireland has allowed organisations (details supplied) to develop exclusionary practises that exclude taekwon-do practitioners in clubs all over the country from accessing supports from Sports Ireland that they should be entitled to. [41111/23]

Sports Funding

Louise O'Reilly

310. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the issues that arose in a report (details supplied) on the audit of Covid and capital grants to IMAC have been remediated to the satisfaction of Sport Ireland (specifically the IMAC procurement process and related party terms that were highlighted in the audit report). [41112/23]

Sports Funding

Louise O'Reilly

311. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that the Sports Ireland NGB model for non-Olympic martial arts has taken a more severe exclusionary approach in the taekwondo area, allowing only one association to join in its entirety, whereas the UK model for taekwondo is much more inclusive and has several groups. [41113/23]

Sports Funding

Louise O'Reilly

312. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that the Irish Martial Arts Commission taekwondo NGB model approach is so different to the IMAC Karate NGB model, which is more inclusive with a membership of multiple different types and styles of karate. [41114/23]

Sports Funding

Louise O'Reilly

313. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that Sport Ireland has not taken a more proactive role in supervising governance and oversight in an organisation (details supplied) that has allowed a situation to develop such that 100+ taekwondo clubs spread throughout the country do not have access to Government grants and other supports for their adult, youth, and child members. [41115/23]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Louise O'Reilly

314. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the cost of increasing the funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta by 10%, 20% and 50%, in tabular form. [41273/23]

Defective Building Materials

Louise O'Reilly

340. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what supports are available for homeowners whose houses are affected by pyrite but were built prior to 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41274/23]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

350. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether plans to extend the first-home scheme to self-build units can be applied retrospectively to homes currently under construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41507/23]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

351. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is support available for those who self-build but exceed the help-to-buy threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41508/23]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

586. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the evaluation of the sugar sweetened drinks tax; if he will provide a timeline for the evaluation process, including completion and publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41501/23]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

587. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the recommendation of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight report on the Examination of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report that completion and the publication of the evaluation of the sugar sweetened drinks tax be prioritised, will be considered and prioritised in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41502/23]

Hospital Facilities

Louise O'Reilly

594. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres open in each of the Dublin hospitals respectively, by day, for the past 60 days, in tabular form. [41635/23]

Hospital Procedures

Louise O'Reilly

595. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgery cancellations, by week, in each of the Dublin hospitals respectively, since 1 August 2023 to date, in tabular form, by reason for cancellation. [41636/23]

Hospital Facilities

Louise O'Reilly

596. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatre closures in each of the Dublin hospitals respectively by week since 1 August 2023 to date, in tabular form, by reason for closure. [41637/23]

Hospital Facilities

Louise O'Reilly

597. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spending on pest control in hospitals, by week, since 1 August 2023 to date, in tabular form, by hospital. [41638/23]

Bus Services

Louise O'Reilly

79. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the decision of the NTA not to fund the Local Link service for Knocksedan and Rivermeade, Swords, County Dublin; the reason the funding for this enhanced service has not been approved; and when BusConnects will be in operation for the Swords area and servicing Knocksedan and Rivermeade. [39586/23]

Education Costs

Louise O'Reilly

301. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school (details supplied) is withholding homework journals from children whose parents cannot afford to pay the school contribution charge-fee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39985/23]

Schools Building Projects

Louise O'Reilly

342. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of delays to building of a SEN unit at a school (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to approve the Stage 2B proposal so works can proceed to tender for a contractor and commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40254/23]

Schools Building Projects

Louise O'Reilly

343. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of delays to building of a SEN unit at a school (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to approve the Stage 2B proposal so works can proceed to tender for a contractor and commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40254/23]

Employment Support Services

Louise O'Reilly

641. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing the WALK providing equal employment routes, PEER, employment support service model in all 26 counties for people with disabilities. [40255/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

376. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport in regard to a company (details supplied) being awarded the contract for the supply of the search and rescue helicopter and fixed wing elements for the next ten years, if the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations will apply to CHC Helicopter Ireland workers who currently perform these functions. [38648/23]

Tax Rebates

Louise O'Reilly

483. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the State is in line for a rebate on its contribution to the EU given the EU's reported higher-than-expected customs duties and VAT receipts; if so, the estimated value of this rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/23]