Parliamentary questions

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

286. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to resource a specific research programme on women’s health. [25189/22]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

287. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to require the collection of gender disaggregated health data in all research and Government surveys including age, ethnic minority and disability. [25190/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

288. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to conduct an intersectional analysis of healthcare provision across ethnicity, socio-economic background, nationality, disability and gender to ensure that the health care that is provided fits its purpose and need. [25191/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

289. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to increase evidence-based policy planning in relation to women’s health by supporting clinical, academic and applied research. [25192/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

290. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to support diversified clinical trials including the effect on women and the inclusion of gender health concerns on medical school curricula. [25193/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

291. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to offer each woman aged over 45 years a DXA scan as part of their lifecourse management programme delivered through their general practitioner. [25194/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

292. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to raise public awareness of pelvic floor dysfunction, including early prevention. [25195/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

293. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to offer universal access to pessary fitting for pelvic organ prolapse through general practitioners. [25196/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

294. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to fund services for specialised pelvic floor physiotherapy following a referral from a general practitioner. [25197/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

295. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to fund one additional continence clinic, to tackle the wait list for surgery through specialised small units and enable general access to pelvic physiotherapy as needed. [25198/22]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

296. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to resource dedicated peer health keyworkers in communities to ensure equality of information and access for vulnerable and marginalised women. [25199/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

297. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to develop a new national cardiovascular health policy and address inequalities, particularly gender health inequalities in cardiac care. [25200/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

298. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to fund a public awareness campaign in relation to cardiovascular disease in women, including prevention and symptom presentation. [25201/22]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

18. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24572/22]

Ukraine War

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

103. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s supports for Ukrainian nationals post-arrival; the number of PPS numbers allocated by age and gender in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24674/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

120. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are in place to assist victims of domestic violence to access rent supplement; the number accessing the supplement; the number of refusals; the number applying for associated supports under the supplementary welfare supports by county to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24673/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

92. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of the roll-out of the expansion of delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, as committed to in Budget 2022 particularly in view of recent new allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23545/22]

State Examinations

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

96. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if her Department has engaged with the State Examinations Commission to ensure that reasonable accommodations be made at State examinations for a particular provision for students with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23544/22]

Passport Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

116. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications from counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford, respectively that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22982/22]

Departmental Reports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

12. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the Future of the Media Commission report, including when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22117/22]

Online Safety

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

39. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of recruitment of an Online Safety Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22116/22]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

21. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [20348/22]

Air Quality

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

151. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will provide for an exemption for the burning of coal for organisations that have heritage vehicle, such as steam engines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21539/22]

Public Transport

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

146. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the engagements that he has had with public transport providers on combatting antisocial behaviour on public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21090/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

211. 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 County Carlow; the steps it is taking to attract companies to the county; when a new site visit is to be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20943/22]

Departmental Appointments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

212. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20944/22]

Bus Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

453. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Carlow town bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21199/22]

Office of Public Works

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

576. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works project at Carlow castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20945/22]

Victim Support Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1290. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the action that has been taken to date in implementing each of the recommendations of the Review of Protections for Vulnerable Witnesses in the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Offences published by her Department in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20361/22]

Enterprise Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

7. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the south-east regional enterprise plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18808/22]

Regional Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

43. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is being provided for Regional Enterprise Plans in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/22]

Departmental Policies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

109. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the progress she has made in delivering the Our Rural Future policy. [18044/22]

Regeneration Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

116. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a timeline for when town regeneration officers will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18043/22]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

74. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the actions she will take to support the establishment of a women's refuge in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16234/22]

Family Law Cases

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

104. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in implementing recommendations of the Report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Reform of the Family Law System; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16235/22]

School Enrolments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

444. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if, in the case of schools refusing enrolment access to student applicants, the correspondence should state clearly that they have been placed on a waiting list or that they may not be accepted at all, but in order to pursue a section 29 appeal, they must first ask the school to review its decision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16494/22]

Education Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

445. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if the situation of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if her Department will intervene to ensure that provision is made for such children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16495/22]

Child and Family Agency

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

505. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on services for families experiencing relationship and marital breakdown by Tusla between 2014 and 2021; the amounts as a percentage of the Tusla annual budget for each year; the way this compares with the proportion of annual budget spent on services for families experiencing relationship and marital breakdown by Tusla in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16041/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

568. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if a contract for works on Leighlinbridge Garda station has been awarded by the Office of Public Works; if a date for when the rural station in County Carlow will be reopened is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11270/22]

Ukraine War

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

28. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the level of crèche facilities throughout the country; if provision is being made to accommodate early learners fleeing war torn Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/22]

Adoption Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

66. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if records for the former Carlow Mother and Baby Home, Carlow Maternity Hospital and a home (details supplied) are held by either the Adoption Authority of Ireland and or Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15356/22]

Passport Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

122. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of additional staff that have joined the Passport Office to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15038/22]

Passport Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

152. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications by persons in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15039/22]

Youth Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

302. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress he has made in establishing a national youth assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8763/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

303. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of subject access requests, SARs, received by his Department seeking personal information contained in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation archive; the number of those that were successfully responded to; if he will update on the barrier with respect to access to health information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15302/22]

Equality Issues

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

304. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he intends to proceed with regard to the next national LGBTI+ inclusion strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15303/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

16. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the means testing of carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14824/22]

State Pensions

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

48. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the report of the Pensions Commission including their proposals to remove the PRSI exemption on supplementary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14825/22]

Vaccination Programme

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

891. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the updated timeline regarding the HIQA health technology assessment on a varicella vaccine; the frequency with which he is updated on the assessment process; if the assessment will be completed in 2022; if his Department is planning and budgeting for the addition of the varicella vaccine to the national immunisation programme in 2023, subject to a favourable health technology assessment outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14243/22]

Vaccination Programme

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

892. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of the pneumococcal vaccine PPV23 that have been administered for free to persons over 65 years of age and at-risk groups in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14244/22]