Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 17 of 28
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
School Transport
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
261. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand the eligibility criteria for school transport given the demonstrated need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47015/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Community Employment Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
319. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the community employment scheme; the number of persons currently availing of the scheme; her plans, if any, to increase the payment for those availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47025/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Community Employment Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
320. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the criteria that must be met to enable community employment scheme participants to remain on a scheme beyond their allotted time in which replacement participants cannot be found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47026/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
350. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when survivors can expect to see their share of the approved €800 million of expenditure over the life cycle of the mother-and-baby homes redress scheme; the estimated amount of additional new measures monies which will need to be provided for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47010/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Medical Cards
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
351. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the enhanced medical card regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother-and-baby home survivors will be issued; the services that it will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47011/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Children in Care
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
352. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the payment assistance that is available for relative foster carers; the criteria that they have to meet to avail of payments available to care for the children of their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Medical Cards
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
524. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to support general practitioners and dentists to begin to accept new patients covered by medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47016/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Ambulance Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
525. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of a new ambulance base in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47017/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Medical Cards
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
526. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which medical card patients are exempt from charges for phlebotomy services; if he finds it acceptable that medical card patients are being charged a €15 courier fee to deliver bloods to a centralised location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47018/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Hospital Equipment
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
527. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to upgrade the radiology machine in a centre (details supplied); if there are plans to ensure both machines there are in full working order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47019/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Primary Care Centres
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
528. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when Tullow, County Carlow, will get a primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47020/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
529. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of the pandemic bonus to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47021/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
530. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when a list of doctors providing free contraception will be made available by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47022/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
531. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received the pandemic bonus payment; and the number of applications received for same. [47023/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Sport and Recreational Development
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
609. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of a water activity hub in Carlow town park for users of the River Barrow as an amenity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47218/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Departmental Programmes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
611. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on increasing the annual funding for the CLÁR programme; if there are any further allocations to be made in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47024/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Library Projects
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
614. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the project under the library capital of Carlow town library, including the redevelopment of presentation buildings to include a new public library, culture, civic and learning space in Carlow town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47216/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
written
Rural Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
615. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a Tullow road community hub development in Carlow town and if funding has been allocated. [47217/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
written
Public Transport
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
18. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if new and extra train carriages will be provided for the Dublin to Waterford line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45996/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
written
Bus Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the improvements planned for Carlow town bus links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45997/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
written
Energy Prices
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
88. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for further electricity costs credits in coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45749/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
written
Energy Conservation
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
117. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to address the affordability of retrofitting under SEAI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45748/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
oral
Enterprise Support Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
13. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the recruitment of a full-time replacement as south east regional manager for IDA Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44773/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
written
Industrial Development
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
60. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the most recent occasion on which the IDA visited County Carlow; the number of new jobs that have been created by the IDA in the past 12 months in the county; the steps that the IDA Ireland is taking to attract companies to the county; when a new site visit is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44772/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
written
Rural Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
135. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that she has made in delivering on the Government’s policy, Our Rural Future. [44982/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
written
Renewable Energy Generation
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
25. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to support farmers who wish to generate renewable energy on their land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38545/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
written
Organic Farming
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
27. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to support the growth of the organic farming sector in Ireland. [38544/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
written
Social Welfare Payments
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
107. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of victims of domestic violence to access rent supplement, by county to date and refusals in tabular form; number applying for associated supports under supplementary welfare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34931/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
written
Social Welfare Payments
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
154. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families expected to be supported under the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance in 2022; when families can apply for this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34930/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
written
Equal Opportunities Employment
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
594. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department intends to develop an awareness campaign promoting the benefits of employing disabled persons to employers, the wider community and disabled persons themselves; if any such consideration has been given to same; and the associated potential costings of this campaign.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
written
Primary Care Centres
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
110. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when Tullow, County Carlow will get a primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
written
Ambulance Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
120. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of a new ambulance base in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37461/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
written
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
15. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the measures in place within the third level education sector to support a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and gender based violence, including commitments under the Third National Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36749/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
written
Education Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
48. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the new Innovate for Ireland initiative, including supports and the planned process under the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36748/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
oral
Residential Institutions
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
90. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline progress made under the commitments set out in An Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36702/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
120. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on funding supports for ELC and SAC providers, including for ECCE-only providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36701/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
written
An Garda Síochána
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
38. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the action that is planned in relation to increasing Garda numbers, given the Census results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35670/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
written
An Garda Síochána
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
51. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice when Leighlinbridge Garda station will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35671/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
written
Bus Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
148. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Carlow town bus service; and when the project will be delivered. [36059/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
written
Primary Care Centres
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
818. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary care unit in Tullow, County Carlow; and when this project will be delivered. [36060/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
written
Departmental Funding
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
836. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount of taxpayer funding which has been paid to support research or research positions which would benefit the infant formula industry in Ireland; the amount of funding paid to support breastfeeding research or research positions in Ireland independent of the formula industry, excluding industrial involvement; if research funding devoted to analysis of breast milk by formula companies is classified as formula company research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36120/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
written
Educational Disadvantage
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
47. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the DEIS programme; the developments regarding its expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34978/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
written
Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
87. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the supports that are in place for schools to administer the summer programme 2022; the expected take-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34979/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
written
School Transport
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
614. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she has plans to raise the grant amount for school transportation in view of the huge increase in fuel prices and the lack of any increase in the past number of years [34213/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
written
Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
865. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his plans for persons suffering from long-Covid. [34214/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
written
Medicinal Products
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
866. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a new drug (details supplied) will be prescribed for all those with long-Covid regardless of medical card status; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34215/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
written
Renewable Energy Generation
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
27. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he aims for the proposed revisions to the existing planning exemptions for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of houses to be implemented. [32958/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
written
Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his targets for new social and affordable housing in the Carlow area for 2022; and the progress that has been made in reaching those targets to date. [32959/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
written
Passport Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
129. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports for counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford from each county to date in 2022, in tabular form; the number of passports issued; the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32949/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
written
Tourism Policy
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
43. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department’s strategy to promote Ireland as a tourist destination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32427/22]