Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

99. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken to address the lack of secondary school places in Dublin 12 for students with autism. [21296/22]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

100. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools in Dublin 12 that can cater for students on the autism spectrum; and the number that are unable to cater for same. [21297/22]

Public Transport

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

96. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to continuing the proposed Metro from St. Stephen’s Green to Rathfarnham or Firhouse in the Dublin south-west area; if his attention has been drawn to the case that has been made by communities along that route that the proposed metro should not finish at Charlemont; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/22]

Public Transport

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

118. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if the preferred locations for the proposed Metro North underground stations have been selected; when work will commence and be completed on these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/22]

Environmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

291. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that there are far more grants available to the SEAI one stop shop scheme (details supplied). [20339/22]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

434. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the discussion that he has had with Iarnród Éireann in relation to the planed disposal of lands in the CIE works to facilitate an ambitious plan for a new town between Inchicore and Ballyfermot; and if he has encouraged CIE to proceed with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21037/22]

Rail Network

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

435. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport when the Luas extension to Lucan will proceed; the timeline involved; and the reason for the delay. [21038/22]

Defence Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

811. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if he will list the Defence Forces munitions and other military equipment which has reached or will reach within the next five years the end of its effective use date; the procurement plan to replace all such equipment and munitions; the disposal plan for out of effective use munitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/22]

Departmental Offices

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

993. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties clients face with contacting the partial capacity department (details supplied); if additional resources are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19662/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

995. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to allow a person (details supplied) to qualify as carer for a couple given the circumstances. [19702/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1018. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) had their carer's payment reduced from €88.30 to €33.33 following a review. [19891/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1074. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a full-time mature student (details supplied) has received a cut to their back to education allowance. [20791/22]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1327. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans in view of the added burden of fuel costs to roll out electricity subsidies nationally to all COPD patients that are available in some CHO areas for patients that are using oxygen machines at home for more than 16 hours a day. [19228/22]

Disability Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1531. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) receives the adequate supports from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1626. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) has access to an MRI. [20359/22]

Health Service Executive

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1635. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [20415/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

392. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if persons providing home-help employed by the HSE or by private companies will receive the €1,000 bonus being considered for healthcare workers; if not, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19015/22]

Tax Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

47. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the respective costs to the State of applying a reduced VAT rate of 13.5% or of 9% to the supply of services by writers, composers and performing artists or of the royalties due to them under section 9 of Annex III. [18882/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

55. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an exemption was granted to her Department in the case of the live performance restart grant scheme from the requirement under circular 13/2014 that allows these grants to be issued without expenditure being vouched and without the need to return unvouched funding to the Exchequer. [18881/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

60. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of music entertainment business assistance scheme applications that have been approved; the number that have been paid to date; and the date by which all payments should be made. [18874/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

61. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if live performance restart grant scheme grants will be paid on a mature liability basis. [18875/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

62. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if recipients of the live performance restart grant scheme will be expected to outline the way in which they will spend the funding prior to being awarded same. [18876/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

63. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the evidence that will be required of applicants for the live performance restart grant scheme in order to be successful. [18877/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

64. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that no conditions have been attached to the live performance restart grant scheme to ensure this funding is used to stage live performances and trickles down to reach the pockets of musicians and performers themselves. [18878/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

65. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures that she is taking to ensure that live performance restart grant scheme recipients do not use their grant funding to cover expenditure in areas of their business unrelated to live performance, such as pub activities. [18879/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

66. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there will be no process to ensure that expenditure using live performance restart grant scheme funding is vouched for and that unvouched funding is returned to the Exchequer; the way that this is possible given circular 13/2014 of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform which applies to the scheme. [18880/22]

Environmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

161. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a person who is in receipt of an invalidity allowance is not automatically entitled to the warmer homes scheme given not all invalidity allowance recipients receive the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17495/22]

Environmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

162. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a person who is in receipt of an invalidity allowance whose only income is an invalidity allowance cannot avail of the better energy homes programme if the invalidity allowance is their only income. [17496/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the number of serving and former Air Corps whistle-blowers who have been placed under surveillance by the Revenue Commissioners or their agents. [18188/22]

Heritage Sites

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

337. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to safeguard, protect and conserve ancient raths, also known as ringforts or fairy forts, particularly given the decision not to designate raths as areas for nature under the new iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy and the potential impact this could have on discouraging farmers from protecting raths on their land and given that half of the 60,000 raths have already been wiped out in recent decades; and if he has discussed or will discuss the matter with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Minister of State with special responsibility for land use and biodiversity, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media or with the Heritage Council given the importance of raths to heritage, land use, biodiversity, tourism and culture, with a view to ensuring their protection. [17954/22]

Air Corps

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

435. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of serving and former Air Corps whistle-blowers who have been placed under surveillance by the State Claims Agency or its agents. [18187/22]

Air Corps

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

444. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of serving and former Air Corps whistle-blowers who have been placed under surveillance by the Defence Forces. [18185/22]

School Equipment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

455. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and secondary schools in the Dublin region that have had renewable energy equipment installed in the past ten years; the number that have applied for funding; the amount of electricity being generated; the overall cost of installation; and the value of the grant availed of. [17494/22]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

508. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason there are no onsite therapists at the new special school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 given their importance to such a school and that no child in a special school should be without this support given that its lack affects not only the development of the child but can also leave teachers and SNAs in very difficult situations. [18379/22]

Archaeological Sites

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

913. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that ancient raths also known as ringforts or fairy forts will not be considered as areas for nature under the new iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy despite their eminent suitability for nature preservation; the examination that was conducted into the potential impact of this decision on the survival of the remaining raths given the intensified destruction that has already wiped out half of the 60,000 raths in the past few decades; and if he has discussed, or will discuss the matter with the Minister of State with special responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, the Minister of State with special responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity or with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media given the importance of raths to heritage, land use, biodiversity, tourism and culture with a view to reconsidering this decision. [17676/22]

Gaeltacht Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

252. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén dáta faoina mbeidh na treoirlínte molta don phleanáil sa Ghaeltacht foilsithe. [16440/22]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

376. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been reissued with a diabetes green book despite having applied over six weeks ago. [17148/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

362. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether there is an undue delay in processing foreign births; the length of the current processing time; the number of foreign births registered in each of the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15929/22]

Defence Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

446. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered meeting a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/22]

Education Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

486. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas; if these are co-educational; the patronage under which they operate; the number of children attending each school; the capacity in each school; and if there are plans to expand or to carry out other remedial works on these schools in the near future. [14136/22]

School Enrolments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

555. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to employ an additional teacher in order that the significant waiting list can be honoured. [14977/22]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

59. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin togra atá molta i mBéal Feirste chun foras breisoideachais agus ardoideachais lán-Ghaelach a bhunú i bhfoirgneamh Montague, atá anois faoi rialú Chultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich; an bhfuil sé i gceist aige obair i dtreo foras nó forais oideachais lán-Ghaelach mar é a bhunú ó dheas, chun deis a thabhairt do na mílte daltaí a fhreastalaíonn ar oideachas dara leibhéal trí mheán na Gaeilge leanúint ar aghaidh i dtimpeallacht lán-Ghaelach tar éis na hArdteistiméireachta agus staidéar a dhéanamh ar réimse leathan ábhar, lena n-áirítear ceirdeanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [12488/22]

Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

77. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta cé na leasuithe atá beartaithe aige ar Bhille an Údaráis um Ard-Oideachas chun a chinntiú go ndéanfar soláthar do chúrsaí ardleibhéil sa leigheas, sa dlí, san innealtóireacht, san eolaíocht agus san altranas trí mheán na Gaeilge as seo amach, rud nach bhfuil ar fáil faoi láthair, agus chun a chinntiú go mbeidh go leor daoine ann a bheidh cáilithe agus a mbeidh Gaeilge acu chun go mbainfear amach an sprioc maidir le 20% d’earcaigh nua sa státseirbhís a bheith inniúil sa Ghaeilge faoi 2030, de réir Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [12489/22]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

228. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé atá ag riar an athbhreithnithe ar struchtúr Údaráis na Gaeltachta; ar éirigh leis an Roinn comhlacht comhairleoireachta a aimsiú chun tabhairt faoin athbhreithniú; agus an é an Roinn féin nó comhlacht comhairleoireachta a bhfuil an próiseas comhairliúcháin phoiblí á eagrú acu mar chuid den athbhreithniú, nó conas a dhéanfar measúnú ar an gcomhairliúchán poiblí; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [12958/22]

Public Transport

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the alternative proposal by a group (details supplied) for Metrolink which would opt for St. Stephen’s Green rather than Charlemont being the interchange between Metrolink and the Luas Green Line and continuing the Metrolink to an underground station at Portobello which could also facilitate future expansion of Metrolink to the south west of the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11978/22]

Housing Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

168. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that a decision on the St. Michael's estate redevelopment in Inchicore, Dublin 8, has been delayed again recently; and the timeline for the delivery of the first large-scale public affordable cost-rental project on this site. [11836/22]

Cumarsáid Aireachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

115. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha an bhfuil sé chun iarraidh a dhéanamh ar údaráis na Breataine fiosrúchán oifigiúil a dhéanamh faoi chrochadh Phádraig Uí Dhomhnaill as Gaoth Dobhair i Londain sa bhliain 1883 i bhfianaise an eolais úir atá tagtha chun cinn anois sa leabhar The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell agus sa scannán den teideal céanna atá le craoladh ar TG4 ar 16 Márta gur go héagórach a daoradh chun báis é; an n-iarrfaidh sé ar na húdaráis thall leithscéal a ghabháil ó tharla go bhfuil sé soiléir anois gur choinnigh an Breitheamh George Denman ceist thábhachtach de chuid an ghiúiré faoi cheilt ón fhoireann cosanta, ón phreas agus ón chúirt i gcoitinne, rud a d’fhág gur gearradh pionóis an bháis nach raibh tuillte aige ar fhear Ghaoth Dobhair; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [12019/22]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

209. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the length of time a patient who has been diagnosed must wait on the waiting list before they can apply for the treatment abroad scheme when a patient has been diagnosed with a condition and requires an operation; and if can they avail of the scheme if they are on a medical card. [12008/22]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

177. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason windows and doors are the only energy upgrade items to be excluded from the individual energy retro fit scheme despite being included in the deep retrofit option with a one stop shop; if his attention has been drawn to the cancellation of orders for window and door retrofits that has been caused and that is likely to continue to occur (details supplied); and if he will include windows and doors for individual energy retrofits in the grant scheme. [11528/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

250. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance when the list of recipients of the Covid restrictions support scheme will be published. [10995/22]