Parliamentary questions

Hospital Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

431. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who availed of post-partum services in CUH in 2022 and 2023 who had a child aged between four to ten months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23658/24]

Hospital Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

432. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list for post-partum services in the CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23659/24]

Dental Services

Robert Troy

433. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dental practices within Westmeath which now accept medical card patients. [23660/24]

Dental Services

Maurice Quinlivan

434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Clare who are signed up to the dental treatment services scheme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/24]

Legislative Process

Ivana Bacik

435. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 8 May 2024, if he will list all the preparatory steps which are required prior to commencement of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023; and if he will offer a progress report in respect of each of these steps. [23668/24]

Cancer Services

Michael Healy-Rae

436. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in relation to the urgent case of a person (details supplied) waiting to start treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23670/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

437. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23671/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

438. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of delivering an in-patient clinical setting bed. [23679/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

439. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to address medical card renewals and medical card assessments for those with lifelong/permanent mental disabilities, unable to independently apply for/renew their applications; if a process is available for these cases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23696/24]

Hospital Services

Sean Fleming

440. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current position and plans to develop a national service for nephrology transitional care in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23697/24]

Hospital Staff

Cathal Crowe

441. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an immediate recruitment process will be put in place in spite of the HSE recruitment freeze, to fill an essential post in Ennis General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Michael Ring

442. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is reasonable that a child in County Mayo (details supplied) with additional needs has to wait two years from referral to be seen by two specialties, namely Mayo primary care child psychology service and the paediatric occupational therapy service in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/24]

Health Services Staff

Denise Mitchell

443. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on when Section 39 workers can expect to receive agreed pay increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23712/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

444. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23715/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

445. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) is waiting so long for neck surgery and is enduring severe pain while awaiting surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23718/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Danny Healy-Rae

446. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23722/24]

Medicinal Products

Brendan Smith

447. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that medication as recommended by Children's Health Ireland will be made available at an early date for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23723/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

448. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the transfer of services from a service (details supplied) to the HSE; when this information will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23725/24]

Health Services

Pauline Tully

449. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to detail the services available in each CHO to assess and treat ADHD, in tabular form; to detail which service is available to people living in Cavan-Monaghan; and to detail the process of getting referred to this service. [23730/24]

Health Services Staff

Mattie McGrath

450. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the full staff available on each of the CAMHS teams in south Tipperary; the number and position of staff on leave; the length of leave and reason for leave; the numbers of staff present currently to each team; the number of vacant positions currently on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23747/24]

Insurance Coverage

Brendan Smith

451. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the reason private health insurance companies only cover the cost of a stay in psychiatric hospitals for maximum 100 days with unwell and vulnerable patients in the middle of a treatment plan having to be discharged on the 100th day will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23750/24]

Home Help Service

Pádraig O'Sullivan

452. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO in CHO 4 as of 1 May 2024 or the latest date available; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/24]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Robert Troy

453. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding to an organisation (details supplied) to help protect its essential and hugely important heart and stroke support services to ensure they continue to operate. [23760/24]

Nursing Homes

Martin Browne

454. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of plans for a community nursing unit in Cashel; to provide an update on the status of investigations into a site (details supplied); if progress has been made; when a decision is expected to be arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

455. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment with the orthopaedic department at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [23772/24]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

456. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the children community services in County Carlow; the number of vacancies that exist; his plans to recruit additional occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/24]

Health Service Executive

Pauline Tully

457. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the reason that inappropriate language in regard to disability is still contained on HSE application forms, such as the long-term illness scheme form, which refers to ‘mental handicap’; and if a review of HSE application forms will take place to ensure the use of appropriate language. [23782/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

458. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [23784/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Marian Harkin

459. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if HSE funding for the provision of wigs for persons with alopecia will remain in place and if he can confirm there are no cuts planned for this very important service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23797/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Claire Kerrane

460. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will fund refurbishment works for an ambulance base (details supplied) given those working in it are concerned as to the safety of the building and whether it is structurally sound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23823/24]

Female Genital Mutilation

Neasa Hourigan

461. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the HSE’s mapping exercise undertaken as part of action 2.4.12 of the Implementation Plan for the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based violence; the gaps that were identified in specialist support services for survivors of female genital mutilation; what strategy has been put in place to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23852/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

462. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23873/24]

Nursing Homes

Mark Ward

463. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of beds that have been booked by the HSE in Bartra nursing home in Clondalkin Lodge; the duration these beds have been booked for; the cost of this; when this was first agreed; how many beds were for residents of Willow and Sycamore units in Cherry Orchard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23875/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Anne Rabbitte

464. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for bilateral knee replacement; if he has been placed on the NTPF waiting list for surgery in a private facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23919/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

465. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23937/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

466. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the discrepancy in access to innovative oncology treatments for Irish cancer patients in the public health system, compared with patients with private health insurance; if he is aware of the extent of this discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23945/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

467. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department is monitoring the discrepancy in access to innovative oncology treatments for Irish cancer patients in the public health system, compared with patients with private health insurance; if he will request the HSE to commence tracking of this data as part of its role in assessing and reimbursing medicines for patients in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23946/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

468. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the impact of delays in access to innovative oncology treatments on disease progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/24]

Hospital Staff

Michael Lowry

469. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issues highlighted by an organisation (details supplied) in recent correspondence; the number of nursing vacancies currently unfilled in Tipperary University Hospital; when these positions will be filled; when the recruitment moratorium will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23949/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

470. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure proper care is provided for people who continue to suffer from long Covid; if the specific case (details supplied) of a person with long Covid will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23959/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

471. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding the HSE provides to an organisation (details supplied) specifically towards patient services, excluding funding for awareness campaigns; and his views on whether this amount is sufficient to support the approximately 600,000 heart and stroke patients living in Ireland, with 80,000 people discharged with a cardiovascular condition each year. [23960/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

472. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the funding to protect existing heart and stroke patients via community support services in the State, including those provided by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23961/24]

Substance Misuse

David Cullinane

473. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to community drug and alcohol and rehabilitation services in Waterford in 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [23966/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Creed

474. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if the spouse of a recently deceased former employee of the HSE is entitled to a surviving partner’s partial pension payment (details supplied). [23978/24]

Health Services

Steven Matthews

475. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 30 April 2024, if his attention has been drawn to concerns that Ireland is falling behind other EU member states regarding the newborn screening process and the number of diseases assessed at this milestone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23979/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

476. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a definite date for a knee operation will be scheduled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite the matter. [23980/24]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

477. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of psychiatry staffing in each emergency department; the number of existing posts, by staff grade; the number of vacancies; and the number of consultant psychiatrists who should be in place in each emergency department, in tabular form. [23981/24]

Hospital Services

Michael Healy-Rae

478. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23982/24]

Medicinal Products

David Cullinane

479. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing access to the medical cannabis access programme for cerebral palsy; if so, the outcome of that consideration; the list of conditions that were or are being considered for addition; the status of those considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23983/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

480. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress in tackling the backlog at University Hospital Waterford histopathology laboratory (details supplied); the current number of patients waiting for test results; and the average length of wait. [23984/24]

Female Genital Mutilation

Holly Cairns

481. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/24]

Health Services

Josepha Madigan

482. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider funding for an increase in fees to community optometrists and for a national public eye care programme for patients over the age of eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24007/24]

Nursing Homes

Mark Ward

483. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to close a nursing home (details supplied); the person who made this decision; where the residents will be relocated to; when this will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24013/24]

Mental Health Services

Matt Carthy

484. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the services available, or planned, to provide consultation and assessment clinics for adults with ADHD in the Cavan-Monaghan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24017/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

485. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to no longer collect centre-specific data for a large proportion of west Cork, as was established practice; if a reasoning for the limitation of data collection has been provided to his office; his views on whether localised data collection is essential to understanding the challenges facing healthcare clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

486. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all SouthDoc clinics and services included under west Cork data; and the number of patients seen per month in each clinic from June 2022 to date, in tabular form. [24020/24]

General Practitioner Services

Patricia Ryan

487. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the criteria for determining the level of accessibility and usability of any doctor's offices for disabled persons, who have attended for appointments having ticked the ‘special assistance needed’ box only to find that essential equipment, hoists and so on are not available at the doctor's offices, resulting in lost time and cost to the person concerned and to the practice. [24026/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

488. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if new patients are being accepted at the STI clinic in University Hospital Waterford; if not, the reason; the extent of waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24029/24]

Dental Services

Michael Ring

489. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 18 May 2023, the reason no response has issued from the HSE to this query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24038/24]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

490. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure adequate access to consultation/assessment for adults with ADHD; the funding allocated; the current waiting times, by CHO, in the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/24]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

491. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend BreastCheck screening to younger age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24054/24]

Medical Cards

Matt Carthy

492. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the average cost of a GP visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24060/24]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

493. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts approved at Tipperary University Hospital, by discipline; the number of nursing posts filled; the number of vacant nursing posts, by discipline; the number of posts that have been left vacant since the introduction of the recruitment ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24064/24]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

494. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the 70 nursing vacancies at Tipperary University Hospital, as revealed by an organisation (details supplied); his views on how this affects the framework of safe nurse staffing in medical and surgical wards at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24065/24]

Disability Services

Frankie Feighan

495. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person from County Leitrim (details supplied) has not been considered for a primary medical certificate, despite the fact that they were diagnosed three years ago with a life-changing disorder. [24096/24]

Medicinal Products

Paul Murphy

496. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the implications of an item being high tech on the drug payment scheme; and how an item can be changed to the regular drug payment scheme from high tech. [24102/24]

Nursing Homes

Gino Kenny

497. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the proposed closure of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24111/24]

Information and Communications Technology

Louise O'Reilly

498. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects, by investment in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [23615/24]

Grant Payments

Chris Andrews

499. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if grants are available for a person who is studying general nursing in a college (details supplied). [23636/24]

Grant Payments

Ged Nash

500. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if and when SUSI grants will be made available to students on part-time third-level courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23742/24]

Information and Communications Technology

Louise O'Reilly

501. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital funding provided by his Department to organisations or agencies under the remit of his Department for investment in computer and data infrastructure, by investment in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [23616/24]

Information and Communications Technology

Louise O'Reilly

502. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital funding provided to the Irish Centre for High End Computing since 2020. [23617/24]

Third Level Education

Verona Murphy

503. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans for a future third level institute in Portlaoise town; the scoping and research advance work done by his Department and his Department’s planning unit; the advance work research and Proposals by the HEA; the planned commencement date of any such Institute; the subjects to be taught; the proposed level of staffing; the plans for student housing to accompany any such institute;- his views on the optimum status of Portlaoise as a well serviced location for a third level institute; and if he will provide any further information in relation to such plans. [23780/24]

Third Level Education

Imelda Munster

504. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether a statutory instrument can be altered to include Ballyfermot College of Further Education as an approved provider of third level programmes for SUSI maintenance grant purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23936/24]

Residency Permits

Holly Cairns

505. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will work with his Cabinet colleagues about furthering the recent extension of the stamp 1G permissions to cover spouses of non-EU PhD students. [23987/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

506. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development given the Department's position that there are no current plans to reform legislation regarding burial grounds due to other priorities, to provide detailed information on any public health incidents reported in the last five years that were directly related to burial ground practices; how these incidents were addressed under the existing legislative framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23962/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

507. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail what comprehensive environmental impact assessments have been conducted concerning burial ground practices across the country, especially in relation to groundwater contamination from embalming chemicals and other pollutants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23963/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

508. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how Ireland's current legislative framework for managing burial grounds align with European Union standards for environmental protection and public health, and what risks are posed by non-compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23964/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

509. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what financial and legal risks her Department acknowledges exist due to outdated burial ground legislation, and how she plans to mitigate these risks in the absence of legislative reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23965/24]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

510. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of all funding provided by her Department to Clonmel town under schemes such as the Town Centre First, Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and any other schemes over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23568/24]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

511. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of all funding provided by her Department to Nenagh town under schemes such as the Town Centre First, Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and any other schemes over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23569/24]

Departmental Funding

Michael Moynihan

512. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024 under the CLAR programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/24]

Rural Schemes

Michael Lowry

513. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will introduce an annual funding stream for the maintenance and development of walking trails, similar to the allocation of funds provided to walking groups in 2022; if she agrees that such funding is vital for these hard-working community groups to maintain and developed trails throughout the country, which are contributing to rural communities and outdoor pursuits across rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23745/24]

Community Development Projects

Michael Lowry

514. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received a valid application from a band (details supplied) under the community recognition fund 2024, for the development and repair of its band hall and community facilities; when applicants will receive their application reference number; when it is envisaged that decisions will be issued on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23763/24]

Community Development Projects

Marian Harkin

515. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is being made available to both men’s sheds and women’s sheds through the community enhancement programme, which can then be used to pay for rent, insurance of premises and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23814/24]

Regeneration Projects

Seán Canney

516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Rural Regeneration Development Fund can be used by local authorities to purchase vacant and derelict properties for refurbishment to help rejuvenate the towns and villages and provide much needed housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23815/24]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

517. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will reconsider the conditions applied to a measure under the CLÁR Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24045/24]

Employment Rights

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

2. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the review on the status of PhD researchers, that is, classification as either students or employees, has not yet been published; the reason there is a delay in it being published; when we can expect it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23132/24]

Third Level Education

Thomas Gould

9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that PLC graduates looking to progress to a relevant third-level course are included in a lottery for limited places, regardless of grades or previous attempts to enter third level. [23338/24]

Further and Higher Education

Niamh Smyth

10. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding allocation to date and timeframe for the development of Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and training. [22976/24]

Student Accommodation

Marian Harkin

11. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is putting in place to alleviate the student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23173/24]

Third Level Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

12. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with the Higher Education Authority regarding financial deficits at universities in Ireland; his views on whether there should be greater transparency between the Higher Education Authority and other third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19706/24]

Student Accommodation

Brian Stanley

15. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total available student accommodation in or adjacent to schools or colleges; to detail the projected student accommodation shortfall for the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/24]

Student Accommodation

Brian Stanley

20. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on new builds for student accommodation, the number of units, and the timeline for their completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Bruton

21. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to indicate the growth of take-up by the public service and by the multinational sector of the new model of apprenticeships; if he considers that new initiatives are necessary to promote them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23314/24]

Third Level Education

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

22. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the curtailment and punishment of student protests in Trinity College Dublin. [23133/24]

Education Policy

Darren O'Rourke

23. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the labour constraints identified in various reports (details supplied) that Ireland faces in order to meet our 2030 targets; the measures being taken by his Department to address those labour constraints; the measures being taken to equip the labour force with the necessary skills to reach our 2030 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23269/24]

Student Accommodation

Niamh Smyth

24. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he and his Department are taking to support students who are being asked to pay for accommodation for 52 weeks of the year, despite only being in college for nine months of the year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

25. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of new apprentice registrations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/24]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

26. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the European Commission seeking a suspension of Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe. [23274/24]