Parliamentary questions

Hospital Facilities

Jackie Cahill

572. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a gallium scanner will be installed in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/24]

Rural Schemes

Jackie Cahill

622. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what funding supports could be provided to a group (details supplied) for the purchase a vital piece of equipment. [6075/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Jackie Cahill

9. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures he is taking to support the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5566/24]

Business Supports

Jackie Cahill

32. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many businesses in Tipperary are likely to qualify for the increased cost of business grant; what discussions his Department has had with Tipperary County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5565/24]

Driver Licences

Jackie Cahill

74. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if there are any financial supports available to a driver who currently has a D1 licence and is looking to undertake training to obtain a D licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5198/24]

Tax Code

Jackie Cahill

91. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance how the income tax treatment of low paid workers in Ireland compares with other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4264/24]

Economic Policy

Jackie Cahill

96. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to protect the role of cash in our society and economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jackie Cahill

245. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the number of autism and special education class spaces currently in Tipperary; the number of spaces expected to be in place in Tipperary in August 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4663/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jackie Cahill

246. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education what works are currently under way to increase the number of autism and special education class spaces in Tipperary; the number of new spaces that will be available come August 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4664/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jackie Cahill

247. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education what additional efforts are in place to assist families this year throughout the strenuous process of finding a suitable autism or special education class placement for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4665/24]

Water Services

Jackie Cahill

272. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 9 February 2023, if he will provide an update on preparations for the referendum on public ownership of Uisce Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4660/24]

Animal Culls

Jackie Cahill

274. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the recent and welcome advancements towards the implementation of a deer management programme, to further consider the implementation of a similar programme for mink management and to introduce a mink cull, given their invasive nature and the threat they pose to our native species and ecosystems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4670/24]

Veterinary Services

Jackie Cahill

323. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what his Department's current position is with regard to plans to take over the running of local authority veterinary services; what stage those negotiations are at; when he can see them reaching conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4659/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Jackie Cahill

103. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the average turnaround for a naturalisation application currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4339/24]

Recycling Policy

Jackie Cahill

170. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications why the machines for the new deposit return scheme are twice the price in Ireland that they are in other European countries; if he sees this as an issue; if he envisages this will hinder uptake by retailers in installing these machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3541/24]

Recycling Policy

Jackie Cahill

171. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider making the cost of the machines for the new deposit return scheme refundable over a five year period considering the current rebate is only over a three year period and only comes to a maximum of €6,000 whereas the cost of the machines can be closer to €14,000, considering the machines are not profit making for the businesses installing them and therefore the businesses should receive a full rebate for their installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/24]

Civil Service

Jackie Cahill

210. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 23 November 2023, if the new Civil Service Arbitration Board has started issuing hearing dates; if not, when it plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3519/24]

Air Safety

Jackie Cahill

125. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education where primary schools can get support if carbon dioxide monitors are showing high levels of carbon dioxide in the school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3281/24]

International Protection

Jackie Cahill

290. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the payments being paid to operators of accommodation for international protection applicants; if he will also provide details of the nightly rate per person for a private hotel that is offering both accommodation and meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/24]

Energy Usage

Jackie Cahill

81. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56906/23]