Parliamentary questions

Tax Collection

Mattie McGrath

220. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of all taxation and levy income collected from all energy products in 2021 and 2022, broken down per energy type and taxation measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8216/23]

Emigrant Support Services

Mattie McGrath

335. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of all applications made under the emigrant support programme from the US and Canada in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8213/23]

Emigrant Support Services

Mattie McGrath

336. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of organisations and groups that were awarded funding under the 2022 emigrant support programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8214/23]

Immigration Policy

Mattie McGrath

13. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the Government's policy approach to managing immigration, given the recent rapid increase in migration and its impact on the housing crisis. [6881/23]

Immigration Policy

Mattie McGrath

67. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the checks, if any, that were performed on the 5,074 refugees who arrived at Dublin Airport in 2022 without ID documentation, despite having it when boarding a plane. [6882/23]

Grant Payments

Mattie McGrath

57. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to allow students in receipt of Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants to earn income for weekend work without impacting their eligibility for these grants. [6964/23]

Direct Provision System

Mattie McGrath

432. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm if his Department has had any discussions with any person, business or organisation in Cahir, County Tipperary, in relation to the use of a building (details supplied) in Cahir town as a Direct Provision centre or to use as emergency accommodation for persons seeking international protection; if he will outline any engagements his Department may have had in relation to said building; if he will commit to engaging with the local community in advance of any possible discussion and proposals or plans that may arise to use any property in Cahir town as emergency accommodation for persons seeking international protection or as a Direct Provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/23]

Official Engagements

Mattie McGrath

258. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a list in tabular form of details of meetings between his Department and the National Women's Council of Ireland, which included reference to abortion/termination of pregnancy issues in their minutes between May 2018 to date. [6213/23]

Official Engagements

Mattie McGrath

259. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a list, in tabular form, of details of meetings between his Department and the Irish Family Planning Association which included reference to abortion or termination of pregnancy issues in their minutes between May 2018 to date. [6214/23]

Legislative Reviews

Mattie McGrath

260. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he received advice from organisations on the appointment of the chairperson of the abortion review in January 2022; and to name such organisations. [6215/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

316. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason she announced on gov.ie that each men’s shed would receive a grant of €2,000, but is now stating that each men’s shed will receive a grant of up to €2,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6268/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

317. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason that the timeframe of 1 January to 31 December 2022 was placed as a criterion for qualification for the sustainability grant scheme for men’s sheds when the grant scheme was announced in November and sheds were only informed of the grant by the IMSA on 5 December via webinar; the reason that the timeframe was so short, resulting in men’s sheds not having an opportunity to carry out essential sustainability works or projects between 5 December and 31 December (details supplied); the reason the grant was offered retrospectively when most community funding grant schemes require full approval of any works prior to offering a grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6269/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

318. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in situations in which some of the €800,000 grant funding has not been drawn down by individual men's sheds due to non-qualification according to the current criteria, if all moneys will be returned to her Department or if they will be held by the Irish Men’s Sheds Association; the amount of the €800,000 that remains unspent at this point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6270/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

319. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of all the men’s sheds that received funding under the men's sheds sustainability grant; the level of funding received by each; and the number of men’s sheds that were unable to make an application due to the strict criteria and short timeframe. [6271/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

320. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm if the criteria for the men’s shed sustainability grant were laid down by her Department or by the IMSA; if the criteria or guidelines were the result of negotiation with the IMSA; if consultation occurred with the IMSA in advance of the grant announcement; if the IMSA met with her or departmental officials to discuss this grant; if so, if a record of any such meeting is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6272/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

321. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development with regard to the men’s shed sustainability grant, as the purpose of the grant was to support shed sustainability, the reason there was no requirement to prove a need for the funding in the criteria (details supplied); the reason that some sheds with real sustainability issues have been prohibited from claiming the entire grant, despite it being critical in order to maintain sustainability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6273/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

322. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason she states that the Irish Men’s Sheds Association is the representative organisation for individual men’s sheds when, according to the organisation’s own memorandum and articles of association, it is not a representative organisation; the reason she states that sheds are members of the IMSA when the IMSA articles of association state otherwise; if her attention was drawn to reports that the IMSA was not the representative body for men’s sheds and therefore had no consultation with the individual men’s sheds prior to any negotiation of the qualifying criteria; if she would agree that the men’s sheds are neither associate nor full members of the IMSA, in accordance with its articles of association; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6274/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

323. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason her Department has given funding to the IMSA to administer when it is not the representative body of men’s sheds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6275/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

324. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the men’s sheds sustainability grant moneys were not administered by the LCDC as has been the case to date, when no change has occurred within the memorandum and articles of the IMSA to state that it is the men’s sheds’ representative body; if the IMSA is to be considered the official representative body of men’s sheds, the reason there have been no changes to its memorandum and articles of association since its registration with the Charities Regulator on 29 March 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6276/23]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

325. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will meet, at her earliest opportunity, a delegation of representatives from a number of individual men’s sheds who have concerns in respect of the manner in which the men’s sheds sustainability grant has been administered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6277/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Mattie McGrath

493. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the current turnaround for exceptional needs payments to be processed by area; the reason exceptional needs payment applications are taking ten weeks to process; the urgent efforts that are being taken to reduce this waiting list, particularly as the very purpose of the exceptional needs payment is to meet a short-term urgent need where someone requires emergency or urgent assistance; the avenues that are available to them to have their application processed urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4317/23]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

678. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason that transport is not provided to young adults with a disability attending day services (details supplied); the facilities that are in place to provide supports where the lack of transport will lead to a person with disabilities being excluded from attending any services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4235/23]

General Practitioner Services

Mattie McGrath

682. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the plans to provide replacement GPs in a practice in County Tipperary when two GPs retire; the efforts being made to arrange new GPs for the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4267/23]

World Economic Forum

Mattie McGrath

39. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum; if he will provide a list all those who attended; the role of each; the full cost to the taxpayer for the Irish delegation that attended Davos; the breakdown of all costs of his visit; and if he will report on all of his engagements during his visit. [3541/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Mattie McGrath

161. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total number of assessment of needs' applications that were received in 2022; the amount per CHO; the number that are incomplete; and the number that have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3440/23]

Hospital Services

Mattie McGrath

168. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of all services being offered at St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick on Suir; the operating hours of each; the number of staff employed in the building; the capacity in which they are employed; the services directly available to the public; the services to which the public must be referred; the referral access for each service; the services which are located at the facility temporarily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3462/23]

Hospital Facilities

Mattie McGrath

170. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking 20 weeks for testing of routine samples at University Hospital Waterford; the efforts that are being made to reduce this time given the concern that such a long wait time can be harmful to a patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3465/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mattie McGrath

254. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the details of each publicly funded Government contract awarded to a company (details supplied); the exact value and location of each contract, including the tendering procedures involved, the number of other companies and entities tendering for the same contracts since June 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mattie McGrath

278. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each publicly funded Government contract awarded to a company (details supplied); the exact value and location of each contract, including the tendering procedures involved, the number of other companies and entities tendering for the same contracts since June 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mattie McGrath

374. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the details of each publicly funded Government contract awarded to a company (details supplied); the exact value and location of each contract, including the tendering procedures involved, the number of other companies and entities tendering for the same contracts since June 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3298/23]

Driver Test

Mattie McGrath

245. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers who were let go by the RSA in 2022; the reason that a number of driving testers were let go given the long waiting lists for tests; the number of new driving testers employed in 2022; the number of testers employed by the RSA on 1 January 2022 and on 1 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1439/23]

Road Projects

Mattie McGrath

246. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on the N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction given that TII has advised councillors only the section near Tipperary town will be built due to lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1440/23]

School Transport

Mattie McGrath

668. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a student (details supplied) will be allocated a school bus ticket. [63292/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

672. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education further to her response to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 7 December 2022, her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63339/22]

School Transport

Mattie McGrath

703. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a student (details supplied) will be allocated a school bus ticket, given the Bus Éireann school transport section has failed to respond to queries from this Deputy. [63632/22]

School Transport

Mattie McGrath

704. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a student (details supplied) will be allocated a school bus ticket, given the Bus Éireann school transport section has failed to respond to queries from this Deputy. [63633/22]

Road Traffic Offences

Mattie McGrath

1123. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the fines issued as a result of the vans; the related speed zones within which these fines relate to for example 50km/hour, 80km/hour and 100km/hour zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1496/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Mattie McGrath

1256. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children who received a preliminary team assessment in place of a full assessment of needs; of those who received a PTA which was found to not satisfy the statutory right to an assessment of needs; the number of children who have subsequently received a full assessment of needs; the number who have been offered a full assessment of needs; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of children who received a PTA by CHO area; the number who have been offered a full AON by CHO; the number who have received a full AON by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63577/22]

Primary Care Services

Mattie McGrath

1334. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason that no physiotherapy services have been established in the Cahir primary care centre in County Tipperary; if he will list all of the public physiotherapy services that are available in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63859/22]

Hospital Closures

Mattie McGrath

1489. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently move to reopen St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir to reduce pressures from the acute services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1446/23]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

1537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a cancer support centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be approved for section 39 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1669/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Mattie McGrath

1773. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the ACRES scheme; the number of applications rejected due to late application; if the application date will be extended due to the administrative burden involved with applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63634/22]

Official Travel

Mattie McGrath

172. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will list the job title and Department of all those who attended COP 27 as part of the Irish delegation. [61704/22]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

436. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the obligation on Ireland to take in an uncapped number of applicants seeking international protection; the efforts that have been made to express capacity concerns to Ireland’s European partners; if the Government’s promise of own-door accommodation within four months to all those seeking asylum still stands; and if this Government commitment will not be realised, if this has been expressed particularly to the nations from which those seeking international protection have come. [61515/22]

Dental Services

Mattie McGrath

556. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total funding for HSE dental services in the past five years in County Tipperary; the number of children waiting for dental services in Tipperary; their waiting times; the location in which children in County Tipperary can have orthodontic treatment carried out; the number of orthodontists available to the HSE in this area; the criteria being applied that determine whether a child qualifies for HSE-funded orthodontic treatment; the number waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61760/22]

Dental Services

Mattie McGrath

557. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the location in which a child who has been waiting for dental services for four years but who is now over 17 years of age can receive dental treatment; if such a patient could receive HSE-funded dental treatment due to the delays in providing such treatment prior to their turning 17 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61761/22]

Departmental Schemes

Mattie McGrath

574. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the extension of the under six free GP card will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61848/22]

Health Services Staff

Mattie McGrath

608. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 on 16 November 2022, to outline the staff vacancy rates for the two respite service providers in south Tipperary; the number of staff vacancies; the stage of the recruitment process; what incentives have been offered to increase attractiveness of the role for future employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62006/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

367. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason that there has been no additional capacity added to disability residential services for children in south Tipperary for a period of five years; the urgent steps that he is taking to increase respite services for children in south Tipperary; the current vacancy rates for therapists within the CDNT teams in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61632/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

56. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the number of children waiting on a placement in an ASD unit in south Tipperary; her plans to open further units given that all units are currently full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61190/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

57. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the location in which a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will be given a placement in an ASD unit in a mainstream school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61191/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

116. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason a terminally ill young child in the south east who has been battling stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma for almost two and a half years has been refused community paediatric palliative care services, therefore removing the right to die at home; if immediate steps can be taken to provide this vital care to the young child; the reason this palliative care in the home has been refused despite the support of the entire medical team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61061/22]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

122. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the consultant child psychiatrist position for the south east has been filled; the current position with the recruitment campaign; if a new candidate has accepted the position; if so, when will the position be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61111/22]

Local Authorities

Mattie McGrath

211. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will increase the funding allocation for Tipperary County Council housing adaptation grants to allow the council to proceed with the upgrading of double-glazing windows and doors that are in poor condition under the HOP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60233/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

540. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years with an intellectual, physical or sensory disability, currently referred and waiting to be seen by the HSE who are yet to receive an initial contact; and the length of time that they have been waiting for the initial contact according to each CHO, in tabular form [60246/22]

Departmental Schemes

Mattie McGrath

728. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when notice will be given to applicants in categories 2 and 3 under the community centres investment fund as to their outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60234/22]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

603. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been treated for cataracts at Nenagh Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the number waiting for cataract treatment in County Tipperary; the number of patients from each county being treated for cataracts at Nenagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58697/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Mattie McGrath

646. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total budget per month and the amount spent per year on paediatric aids and appliances by an organisation (details supplied) in CHO5, in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58938/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Mattie McGrath

647. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in CHO5 which covers south Tipperary; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58939/22]

Legal Aid

Mattie McGrath

147. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the value of criminal legal aid claimed in each respective county under each of the various criminal legal aid schemes in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and date in 2022, in tabular form. [58263/22]

Legal Aid

Mattie McGrath

148. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the names and specific amount paid to the top ten solicitors or legal companies that were the recipients of free legal aid contracts or work from 2012 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58264/22]

Legal Aid

Mattie McGrath

149. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the names and specific amount paid to the top ten barristers or legal companies who were the recipients of free legal aid contracts or work from 2012 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58265/22]

Legal Aid

Mattie McGrath

150. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the specific amount of criminal legal aid, under each of the various criminal legal aid schemes that has been paid out to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58266/22]

Legal Aid

Mattie McGrath

151. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of legal aid certificates issued in each of the years from 2012 to 2021 and to date 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58267/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mattie McGrath

148. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at COP27. [57284/22]

Business Supports

Mattie McGrath

239. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason that the temporary business energy support scheme excludes businesses whose main source of energy is oil, particularly in rural areas where gas is not available (details supplied); if he will modify the scheme to include such businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57436/22]

Housing Schemes

Mattie McGrath

312. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the maximum purchase property ceiling band for Tipperary under the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58010/22]

State Bodies

Mattie McGrath

429. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position in relation to the ex-gratia payments for Fás supervisors; when the payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57472/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

609. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for a person (details supplied) with disabilities to take-up a residential placement in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay; if urgent funding will be approved; the person or body that is responsible in the HSE for releasing the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57508/22]

School Transport

Mattie McGrath

104. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when individual transport to and from a school (details supplied) will be arranged for a child with special needs in County Tipperary who is currently unable to attend school due to having no school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56819/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities in south Tipperary who are receiving shared residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56799/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

174. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities in south Tipperary who are classed as being in need of shared residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56800/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

175. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of new shared residential services that have been developed in the past five years in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56801/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

176. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the full list of respite services that are available to children with disabilities in south Tipperary; if they are operational on a full-time or part-time basis; the number of children who are in receipt of these respite services; the timeframe between a respite session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56802/22]

Housing Policy

Mattie McGrath

270. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an increase in the social housing income thresholds in County Tipperary will be increased; the reason that the thresholds were not increased in Tipperary in the last review; the percentage of a household's income that is deemed a reasonable percentage to be paid on rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56319/22]

Housing Policy

Mattie McGrath

271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an exception will be made to take into account the pressures that a person (details supplied) was under from the healthcare sector to work the additional shifts to cover leave and which has now resulted in homelessness; if he will consider this case and the urgent need to increase the income thresholds in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56320/22]

Weather Events

Mattie McGrath

5. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if emergency funding for drainage works and the repair of roads networks will be provided to Tipperary County Council in response to severe flooding and unprecedented levels of rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56055/22]

Tax Collection

Mattie McGrath

152. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he and his Government will instruct the Revenue Commissioners, and by extension Revenue sheriffs, to place a suspension on the reported avalanche of revenue debt enforcement referrals, pertaining to the collection of tax debt on SMEs until at least the end of 2023, given that small businesses are struggling with the fallout from forced pandemic lockdowns and are now dealing within an energy costs crisis; and if he will accept that pursuing this debt enforcement would cause many otherwise viable businesses to fail, with wide-scale job losses for tens of thousands of small Irish businesses and their employees. [51439/22]

Departmental Licences

Mattie McGrath

134. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of the Barryroe oilfield application for drilling licence; if a decision has been issued; if not, the reason for the ongoing delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55260/22]

Crime Prevention

Mattie McGrath

257. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of drug seizures which were seized on entry into Ireland in 2022; the location of such seizures; if he is concerned regarding the level of drugs entering the country; the efforts that are being taken to clamp down on drugs entering the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54366/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Mattie McGrath

340. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans to abolish or reduce the broadcast levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55126/22]

Water Services

Mattie McGrath

344. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government carried out a review of the service level agreement between Irish Water and local authorities to provide a statutory mandate to Irish Water to repair and restore combined drains systems that were previously under the remit of local authorities, as agreed by Dáil Éireann by way of a Private Members' motion on water services; the outcome of this review; if a new service level agreement has been put in place; if Irish Water will repair and restore combined drains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55610/22]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Mattie McGrath

407. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an organisation, which is a voluntary organisation that uses a property exclusively for charitable purposes and otherwise than for private profit, must be a registered charity in order to be exempt from local authority rates; if its sole purpose of using the property exclusively for charitable purposes is sufficient to exempt it from commercial rates without being on the charity register; if the term "charitable organisations" within the Valuation Act 2001 refers only to those organisations which are registered charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55191/22]

Ukraine War

Mattie McGrath

460. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the numbers of Ukrainian refugees and numbers of persons seeking international protection that each European Union Member State has received to date in 2022; the numbers per capita; the reason that Ireland has received a much higher number per capita; the specific EU legislation which states that Ireland cannot cap numbers being received; the specific obligations placed on Ireland as a result of Ireland’s EU membership; if the pressures on the Irish system have been relayed to Ireland’s European partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55207/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

547. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the additional resources that will be provided to schools following the recent announcement that the NCSE would be nominating an 'appropriate person’ to carry out an assessment of educational needs on behalf of the HSE under the AON process; the appropriate qualifications required to carry out an assessment of educational needs on behalf of the HSE; the way in which the statutory duty of the NCSE can be passed onto school principals; if this new policy takes account of the High Court judgement on the child’s rights to an assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54442/22]

Substance Misuse

Mattie McGrath

810. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is concerned regarding the levels of drug-taking within Ireland's third level student community; the efforts that can be taken to clamp down on drug use within the student community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54367/22]

Probate Applications

Mattie McGrath

844. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the efforts that can be made to expedite probate cases where a delay in finalising probate is resulting in properties remaining vacant; and if records are available on the number of vacant properties held up in the probate process [54343/22]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

967. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if funding will be released to allow a family to access urgent psychiatric opinion due to a child's urgent needs and the HSE being unable to provide for his needs in a reasonable timeframe; if the HSE are able to provide an urgent psychiatric opinion for the child; if the HSE are unable to meet his needs as a matter of urgency, where the family will get immediate care for their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54415/22]

Hospital Services

Mattie McGrath

1151. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason Tipperary University Hospital is not covered by the NCCP grant for those travelling to the hospital for cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55123/22]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

145. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice her views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the number of persons seeking international protection in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53714/22]

Water Services

Mattie McGrath

308. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will carry out an audit on the response times between Irish Water and local authorities; if his Department will carry out an audit on response times to the public representative line; if an audit will be carried out on the reasons for the long delays in obtaining updates from Irish Water; the reasons for such poor communication between the two bodies and public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52990/22]

Water Services

Mattie McGrath

309. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the number of outstanding representations between Irish Water and Tipperary County Council; the reasons for the inability of Irish Water to obtain updates from Tipperary County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52992/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

375. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarity on the situation in relation to substitution cover particularly for ASD classes at primary level (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52829/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

424. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 19 October 2022, her plans to increase the number of generalised learning disability units to provide additional supports to children with additional needs who do not have an ASD diagnosis but who require the supports of a specialised placement (details supplied); the reason that only those children with an ASD diagnosis are being prioritised for specialist placements given that a number of other disabilities also require specialised placements as recommended in a professional report; if she will list the disabilities supported by generalised learning disabilities; the number of generalised learning disabilities units per county; the number of generalised learning disability units opened in 2021 and 2022; the number of generalised learning disability units planned for 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53568/22]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

553. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the current occupancy rate in all of the State prisons; her views on the capacity in the Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52969/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

633. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of families that are currently waiting for an individual family service plan in children's disability network teams; the percentage of those waiting for an individual family service plans that have received their IFSP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53047/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

79. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of drug support workers in County Tipperary; the supports available for young persons with drug addictions in County Tipperary; the steps that will be taken to address the growing drugs crisis in County Tipperary; the measures that his Department is taking to work with An Garda Síochána and other bodies to break the cycle of more young people falling into addiction; the number of people being supported with drug addiction in County Tipperary; the supports available to meet the cost of addiction counselling and rehabilitation; the supports that can be made available to help those who have come through rehabilitation and are facing homelessness, bringing greater risk of falling back into addiction without appropriate housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52630/22]

School Staff

Mattie McGrath

253. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the length of time that it takes her Department to put a new teaching contract into payment; the reason that it is taking up to eight weeks to pay teachers who take up new contracts; if she is satisfied that new teachers and teachers taking up new contracts are being left without payment for such long periods during a cost-of-living crisis; the numbers of new contracts currently being processed; the number of new contracts that took more than two weeks to be processed in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52680/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

314. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his Department will carry-out a thorough national audit on those living with disabilities in this country which will help inform the Government on the needs of those living with disabilities, the level and extent of their disability, their needs for the future, the failings of the system and the areas with which they require most assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52631/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

101. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 12 October 2022, if she will clarify where it has been recommended in a professional report that a specialist placement is in the interests of a student with neurodevelopment diagnosis, if such a student is entitled to seek a placement in an ASD unit despite not having a specific ASD diagnosis (details supplied); if it is Government policy and that of the NCSE that only children with an ASD diagnosis can access ASD units, or if all children who have a professional report recommending a specialist placement are equally entitled to seek a placement in an ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52161/22]