Parliamentary questions

Housing Provision

Claire Kerrane

386. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to provide funding in 2024 to support local authorities with taking in charge applications in respect of unfinished housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10007/24]

Water Services

Claire Kerrane

387. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to seek a new round of bids under the Multi-Annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme. [10008/24]

Water Services

Claire Kerrane

388. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason two housing estates in County Roscommon (details supplied) were not recommended for funding under the Multi-Annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme 2019-2021 [10009/24]

Departmental Schemes

Claire Kerrane

409. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to reopen the Protected Structures Conservation Advice Grant Scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10312/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

513. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only two afforestation licences were issued, amounting to just 13 ha, in week 3 of February 2024; to state the actual number of licences his Department would need to issue each week to meet the Government target of 8,000 ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

530. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline changes made by an organisation (details supplied) to support breeders outside of the changes made to assist SCEP participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/24]

Mental Health Services

Claire Kerrane

741. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a proposal (details supplied), if he will consider funding this and rolling it out State wide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10568/24]

Community Development Projects

Claire Kerrane

820. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is any funding available to support community centres purchasing sports equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10475/24]

Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

21. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the advanced paramedic roster put in place in County Roscommon after the closure of the accident and emergency unit is restored in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/24]

Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

30. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service is no longer training advanced paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/24]

Local Authorities

Claire Kerrane

155. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if funding can be provided to a local authority (details supplied) in order to upgrade litter bins and provide additional litter bins in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9835/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

235. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that some payment sections are still including child maintenance as means in assessments; if she will issue direction on this to all sections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9829/24]

Medical Cards

Claire Kerrane

314. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) is unavailable under the medical card scheme at a local hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/24]

Environmental Schemes

Claire Kerrane

12. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 13 February 2024, if a ‘run out’ period will apply from 3 July 2024, to allow existing stocks of tethered caps to be used up before transitioning to new caps to avoid wastage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/24]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Claire Kerrane

49. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her plans to further reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9567/24]

Sports Funding

Claire Kerrane

63. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applications will open for the sports capital grant funding in 2024. [9615/24]

Sports Funding

Claire Kerrane

64. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applications will open for the new round of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund in 2024. [9616/24]

Sports Funding

Claire Kerrane

65. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to open new rounds of funding under the healthy Ireland GAA walking tracks initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9617/24]

Fire Service

Claire Kerrane

76. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to advise when the increased retainer for retained firefighters will be agreed and paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9646/24]

Turf Cutting

Claire Kerrane

95. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on his review of a proposed 'buffer zone' around turbary areas, given it was understood that areas in which turf is cut would be scored separately to areas overall, and in consideration of concerns about the impact the introduction of such a rule would have on ACRES payments for farmers in those areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9555/24]

Primary Care Centres

Claire Kerrane

154. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a primary health care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/24]

Tax Code

Claire Kerrane

116. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of an anomaly with motor tax where those with a herd or flock number can avail of commercial motor tax for their van or jeep, yet those with an equine number (the equivalent of herd or flock) cannot; if the Minister will include equine numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9006/24]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

363. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the current staffing levels in a Garda station (details supplied); the opening hours of the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9304/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

373. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full-year cost of delivering ACRES payments in 2024; the anticipated full year cost delivering payments under tranche 2 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8737/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

374. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average total payment made to farmers under the ACRES general and cooperation project streams, respectively in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

375. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the entire amount spent under the RUS since 2020; the amount spent under the new forestry scheme 2023-2027 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8739/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

376. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the interim RUS under the forestry scheme 2023-2027 to date; the number approved and the average payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

377. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated area covered by trees affected by ash dieback, by plantations affected by ash dieback and areas outside the forestry programme including roadside ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8741/24]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

406. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the implementation plan for Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9300/24]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

461. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the proposed buildings to be used in children disability network teams in area 9 have infrastructural issues (details supplied); if these issues will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9301/24]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

462. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children's disability network teams in an area (details supplied) have been trained in the information management system. [9302/24]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

463. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of current vacancies in children's disability network team area 9; and the number of current vacancies due to absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9303/24]

Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

557. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics working in the National Ambulance Service. [9007/24]

Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

558. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics working in the National Ambulance Service in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024. [9008/24]

Ambulance Service

Claire Kerrane

559. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to advise when the National Ambulance Service (NAS) stopped training advanced paramedics; the rationale for this decision; if there was engagement with the Minister on this decision; if the NAS is aware that this decision means paramedics cannot upskill via the training which was available, and now cannot progress and advance to this level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9009/24]

General Practitioner Services

Claire Kerrane

595. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a process is under way to replace a GP who is leaving an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9196/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

43. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on afforestation levels under the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8331/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

44. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the delays relating to payments under the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8332/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Claire Kerrane

46. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Shannon Callows flood scheme; if he is aware of ongoing issues raised by those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

54. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the women farmers' capital investment scheme under TAMS III; if there will be review of eligibility criteria for the scheme given low numbers of approved applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8153/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as forgotten farmers in view of the fact that details of the scheme were supposed to be published in quarter 1 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8152/24]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

64. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what consideration his Department has given to measures to support succession and generational renewal in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/24]

Land Issues

Claire Kerrane

85. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what recent engagement he has had with regard to the residential zoned land tax and the potential impact of same on land actively being used for agricultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8156/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

95. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with suckler farmers following announced changes to SCEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8154/24]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Claire Kerrane

195. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice how many citizenship ceremonies are planned for 2024; the expected months for citizenship ceremonies in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8624/24]

Special Educational Needs

Claire Kerrane

69. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on special education teachers, SETs, following changes to the SET hours allocation model; if consideration has been given to the impact these changes may have for children who access SET supports; if she will review the decision, given the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8140/24]

Departmental Reviews

Claire Kerrane

73. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the Green Paper on Reform of Disability Payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7802/24]

Tax Residency

Claire Kerrane

216. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance to advise under the bilateral agreement between Ireland and the United States, if a U.S. citizen living in Ireland who is paying taxes in the U.S on a social security disability and Union pension is expected to also pay taxes in Ireland, and therefore pay taxes in both countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7692/24]

Hedge Cutting

Claire Kerrane

332. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to providing flexibility on the deadline for hedge management activities, given challenging weather conditions in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7834/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

468. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when full local community-based neurorehabilitation teams will be in place in CHO2, as committed to be delivered in 2023; when recruitment will begin to put these teams in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7767/24]