Parliamentary questions

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

815. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 31 March 2022, the status of plans to introduce a no-fault vaccination compensation scheme for severe adverse reactions to State-promoted vaccination programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51850/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

237. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 7 July 2022, the steps that he is taking on foot of the correspondence he has received from the OPW on legislative concerns with regard to flood relief measures at Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50974/22]

Housing Schemes

Denis Naughten

238. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the policy whereby the HAP payment cannot be paid to families lucky enough to secure a holiday home to rent where the planning conditions prohibit semi-permanent occupancy, or where the rental is not solely for the purposes incidental to holiday homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51011/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Denis Naughten

299. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce an income disregard for someone in receipt of a means tested social welfare payment where they rent out a vacant room in their home, similar to the rent-a-room scheme operated by the Revenue Commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51012/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Denis Naughten

300. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce an income disregard provision for persons with a disability in receipt of a welfare allowance payment where they are medically certified as being unable to reside alone in order that they can rent out a room to a non-connected person, without it impacting on their payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51013/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

468. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason that the special Leave with pay under Covid-19 for those healthcare workers with long-Covid is only available to those who contracted the virus at least 84 days prior to 7 February 2022; if he will review this threshold date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51090/22]

Housing Schemes

Denis Naughten

307. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he has to review the tenant incremental purchase scheme to allow those who were tenants of Part V houses prior to the introduction of the regulations to proceed with the purchase of their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49454/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

174. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will facilitate the establishment of a taskforce to address the ongoing flooding risks at Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon as outlined in motion no. 152/22 on the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49334/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Denis Naughten

353. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for an assessment; if this assessment will take place in time for the school to have the necessary arrangements in place for the child to enter junior infants; the reason for the delay [49157/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Denis Naughten

394. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49390/22]

Rental Sector

Denis Naughten

100. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the reason that the tax credit for renters does not apply to recipients of RAS and HAP tenancies; the reason that it will not apply to the top-up payment paid directly to landlords under such tenancies; if the relief will apply to families paying rents to local authorities or housing associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48947/22]

Tax Credits

Denis Naughten

110. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to a deferral of the planned changes to the company car benefit-in-kind regime, which is due to come into effect on 1 January 2023, in view of the impact that it will have on sales representatives who require a car as a tool of their trade; if there is any provision to be made for such employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48945/22]

Rental Sector

Denis Naughten

111. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the provision of the tax credit to renters of accommodation which is their primary principle residence; the reason that it does not apply to the rental of student accommodation; the reason it does not apply to recipients of RAS and HAP tenancies and the reason it will not apply to the top-up payment paid directly to landlords under such tenancies; if the relief will apply to families paying rents to local authorities or housing associations;his plans, if any, to consider such categories of tenants; when it is expected that the relief will be available to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48946/22]

School Transport

Denis Naughten

195. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the additional funding that has been made available in Budget 2023 to provide free school transport from October 2022 to children who had concessionary tickets for bus transport in 2021 and who had applied in-time for inclusion in the 2022 scheme; when these children can expect to receive their tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48940/22]

Courts Service

Denis Naughten

283. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 10 September 2020. if she will provide an update on the progress on the matter to date; the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; the status of the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the probate services review group and its timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48948/22]

Probate Applications

Denis Naughten

284. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 813 of 28 July 2020, the average waiting time in each Probate Office for applications by solicitors and personal applicants, respectively; the number of applications on hand in each office; the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48949/22]

General Practitioner Services

Denis Naughten

325. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will approve funding sought by for the expansion of Westdoc in the southeast Galway general practitioner rota area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48836/22]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

480. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the initiatives that he is planning, to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists qualifying on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48403/22]

Third Level Education

Denis Naughten

514. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the initiatives that he is planning to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists qualifying on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48404/22]

Mental Health Services

Denis Naughten

558. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment with CAMHS; the reason for the delay; the reason that their family has not been offered parental training or support to implement at home while they await an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47868/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Denis Naughten

606. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48058/22]

Disability Services

Denis Naughten

607. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a service; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48059/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

620. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if agency security staff who worked in hospitals during the Covid pandemic will be entitled to the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48098/22]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

666. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that he is planning, to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists qualifying on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48402/22]

National Cultural Institutions

Denis Naughten

32. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans, if any, to expand the mobility-of-collections scheme to support loans from the national collections for display in public buildings across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47123/22]

Tourism Promotion

Denis Naughten

36. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans for the development of the Ireland’'s Hidden Heartlands tourism brand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47122/22]

National Cultural Institutions

Denis Naughten

50. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will request the institutions with responsibility for State exhibits that are currently held in storage to consider offering them on loan for display in public buildings across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47124/22]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

77. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the persons who are living in stone-constructed homes are being refused the warmer homes scheme; the steps he is taking to permit some remediation measures on such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47687/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Denis Naughten

85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the terms and conditions of the new grant scheme for businesses installing solar panels; if businesses are prohibited from installing more than 6 kW of panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47828/22]

Housing Schemes

Denis Naughten

166. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will be provided with the detail of the Croí Cónaithe fund in order to approve applications for towns and villages; the details of the extension to rural areas; the additional funding to be provided to local authorities for this extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/22]

Medicinal Products

Denis Naughten

254. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the availability of evusheld to immunocompromised patients in Ireland; the reason it is not available; when it will be made available; the cohorts of patients to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47775/22]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

255. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of staff on the paid leave for public health service employees unfit for work post-Covid-infection scheme; the breakdown of staff numbers by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47776/22]

General Practitioner Services

Denis Naughten

256. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions the WestDoc service has been extended to include an additional general practitioner rota group; the groups involved; when they were incorporated into the service; if he will list the GP rota groups currently not part of WestDoc or similar groups in the adjoining counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47777/22]

Housing Policy

Denis Naughten

2. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the further plans that he has to update the income limits for local authority housing and other housing-related supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46929/22]

Housing Policy

Denis Naughten

14. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to put measures in place to support the refurbishment of vacant property in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46926/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Denis Naughten

46. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to support the development of sewerage schemes in villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46927/22]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Denis Naughten

53. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the publication of the revised wind energy development guidelines; the reason for the significant delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46925/22]

Building Regulations

Denis Naughten

133. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he has to revise the Building Control Act 1990 and the building performance requirements under the building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46928/22]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

231. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47357/22]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

265. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for paediatric speech and language therapy in Roscommon, east Galway and Galway as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47499/22]

Special Educational Needs

Denis Naughten

211. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding for pilot occupational therapy programmes in schools; if any such initiatives have taken place to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47157/22]

Special Educational Needs

Denis Naughten

272. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide pilot occupational therapy programmes in schools; if any such initiatives have taken place to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47158/22]

Mental Health Services

Denis Naughten

550. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to access CAMHS in counties Galway and Roscommon, respectively; the number of children directly engaged with each service; his plans to expand both services; his plans, if any, to address the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/22]

Energy Conservation

Denis Naughten

77. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to reduce the cost of insulating homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45548/22]

Energy Conservation

Denis Naughten

106. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to promote the insulation of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45547/22]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

122. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the number of persons within his Department who received the special leave with pay for Covid-19 up to 1 July 2022; the number of workers who have availed of this payment for an extended period of 12 weeks or more; the number of persons who availed of the special leave with pay for COVID-19 since 1 July 2022; and the number of such persons who have been in receipt of this payment in excess of 14 days. [45328/22]

Schools Building Projects

Denis Naughten

332. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of new school buildings that have been constructed since 2020; the type of heating system provided in each school constructed in tabular form; if a solar panel was installed in each instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45660/22]

Healthcare Policy

Denis Naughten

544. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will include women with gestational diabetes in the long-term illness scheme; the reason there is no provision to cover the costs associated with gestational diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45837/22]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

151. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons within his Department who received the special leave with pay for Covid-19 up to 1 July 2022; the number of workers who have availed of this payment for an extended period of 12 weeks or more; the number of persons who availed of the special leave with pay for COVID-19 since 1 July 2022; the number of such persons who have been in receipt of this payment in excess of 14 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45315/22]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

181. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons within his Department who received the special leave with pay for Covid-19 up to 1 July 2022; the number of workers who have availed of this payment for an extended period of 12 weeks or more; the number of persons who availed of the special leave with pay for COVID-19 since 1 July 2022; the number of such persons who have been in receipt of this payment in excess of 14 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45327/22]