Parliamentary questions

Defective Building Materials

Dara Calleary

585. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if applications for the defective concrete blocks scheme can still be accepted and processed by the relevant local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/22]

School Transport

Dara Calleary

778. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a school transport request for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1225/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1843. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the research that is being done into the prevalence of long Covid in Ireland; the number of cases of long Covid that are estimated to be here; the supports he envisages putting in place within the health service to support such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2059/22]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

2053. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if applications for funding were received by her Department from Mayo County Council for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund announced on 7 January 2022; and if so, if the Council was successful. [1667/22]

Credit Unions

Dara Calleary

93. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his views on the credit union’s common bond. [62244/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

134. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, respectively, currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62243/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

201. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will reassess his views on the employment wage subsidy scheme rates and revert to those rates of November 2021 in view of the impact of the CMO statements, of NPHET recommendations and subsequent Government restrictions and their consequences on November and December bookings and business in the hospitality, events and entertainment industry and as a consequence on the taxi and events related services and transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61178/21]

Electoral Process

Dara Calleary

254. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work being done to date to implement a programme for Government commitment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61132/21]

Site Acquisitions

Dara Calleary

400. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when her Department will respond to correspondence from Mayo County Council in relation to a school (details supplied); and the steps she has taken since meeting with the same school in Spring 2021. [61368/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

784. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 743 of 30 November 2021, his views on assessing a case for a frost recon scheme which has been ongoing since 2019; the reason his Department has not utilised the €7 million unused forestry budget for the frost recon scheme to support forest owners whose forests have been damaged by frost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61514/21]

Regional Development

Dara Calleary

89. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support regional enterprise in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60792/21]

Industrial Development

Dara Calleary

94. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the proposed industrial park for Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60791/21]

Departmental Functions

Dara Calleary

12. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [60569/21]

Departmental Functions

Dara Calleary

18. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [60570/21]

British-Irish Co-operation

Dara Calleary

24. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent exchange with the UK Prime Minister. [60568/21]

School Transport

Dara Calleary

293. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she will reintroduce the 50% capacity rule on school transport services as a measure that may assist in reducing Covid-19 transmission opportunities in view of increasing cases in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59789/21]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

479. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for paediatric occupational therapy services in County Mayo; the number on the list; the average length of time from referral to service delivery; if he has plans to assist in the provision of occupational therapy services by utilising private sector providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59840/21]

Childcare Services

Dara Calleary

56. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports provided to the early years sector over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic; the persons or bodies the State expects to support the sector into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59455/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Dara Calleary

70. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that have submitted a subject access request for their personal information contained in the archive of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission; the number of requests that have been successfully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59454/21]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

159. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that are being taken to support services in the district hospitals in Ballina, Belmullet and Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59071/21]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards currently being provided on an emergency basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Dara Calleary

188. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to the proposed National Maternity Hospital; if he will respond to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59539/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dara Calleary

67. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 to promote access in apprenticeship for traditionally under-represented groups including women, migrants, those with disabilities and mature applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58626/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dara Calleary

70. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the take-up of the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme; the details of the new grant for employers of apprenticeship participants who are not benefitting from direct off-the-job training allowance payments as announced in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58625/21]

School Facilities

Dara Calleary

302. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if an application for improvements to an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit and improvements to a sensory room at a school (details supplied) is been processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58281/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

429. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific arrangements he is putting in place to assist childcare operators in the voluntary and in the private sectors to manage the current phase of Covid-19 and Covid-19 regulations and the consequences for staff in their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58798/21]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

519. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists who currently as of 22 November 2021 provide treatment under the medical card scheme in counties Mayo, Galway, Sligo and Roscommon in particular emergency treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58349/21]

Departmental Reviews

Dara Calleary

687. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the timeline and the process for the proposed review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the proposed methods for public input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58963/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

741. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that three trees per hectare is all that is being considered with regard to tree planting in the new CAP 2023-2027; his views on whether this will assist Ireland in meetings its climate change commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58253/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

742. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether CAP 2023-2027 is an ideal opportunity to incentivise afforestation to meet both the Programme for Government, Food Vision 2030 and the Climate Action Plan Afforestation targets which have not been met for many years due to the exclusion of afforestation from CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58254/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

743. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has declined to introduce the urgently required frost recon scheme to support owners of woodlands affected by detrimental frost damage that has been the subject of many Parliamentary Questions over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58255/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Dara Calleary

52. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who no longer qualify for the fuel allowance due to their living circumstances changing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and relatives returning to live with them due to care services closing, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58003/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Dara Calleary

57. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the strategy for the procurement of public employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58002/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

138. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the measures that are being put in place to strengthen community input into policing matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57661/21]

Joint Policing Committees

Dara Calleary

143. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to review the current plans for joint policing committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57660/21]

School Transport

Dara Calleary

254. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a school transport request (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58092/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

272. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of discussions she has had on the issue of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55838/21]

Departmental Programmes

Dara Calleary

140. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the details of the planned allocation of the additional €18 million provision in Budget 2022 which will enable an expansion of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools' programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57298/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Dara Calleary

164. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the key findings of the research and evaluation study on the Gaeltacht school recognition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57299/21]

Brexit Issues

Dara Calleary

35. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects the United Kingdom to invoke Article 16 in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol. [56511/21]

Foreign Policy

Dara Calleary

44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Israel’s plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. [56510/21]

Defence Forces

Dara Calleary

105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he has had recent engagement with the representative organisations from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56479/21]

Defence Forces

Dara Calleary

110. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the number in the Defence Forces to reach 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56478/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

7. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the details of the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [55890/21]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

19. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [55904/21]

National Development Plan

Dara Calleary

80. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on initiatives to improve the delivery of capital investment projects and to achieve greater value for money as set out in the national development plan. [55837/21]

Work Permits

Dara Calleary

600. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he was consulted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the recent expansion of work permits, the feedback provided in relation to permit requirements and salary rates in the healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55869/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

601. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to assist public and private healthcare providers to address the serious staff shortages that are impacting on care standards in hospitals, nursing homes and in homecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55870/21]

National Parks

Dara Calleary

40. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will give further consideration to the strong wishes of communities across County Mayo to retain the name Ballycroy in the name of the National Park; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and disappointment at the dropping of the name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55072/21]

Urban Development

Dara Calleary

75. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria and application timeline for urban regeneration and development fund funding in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55157/21]