Parliamentary questions

Departmental Reviews

Martin Browne

531. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to publish the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review and if he will provide a date for its publication [44564/22]

Budget 2023

Martin Browne

532. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to include an accessible budget announcement for disability as part of Budget 2023 in order that persons with disabilities and their supporters can understand the number of existing and new supports that will be provided; and the way that this relates to the needs outlined in the capacity review. [44565/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Martin Browne

1253. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for deciding to discontinue a review of the testimonies of survivors to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. [43566/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Martin Browne

1254. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement that he had with survivors of mother-and-baby homes and their families ahead of making the decision to discontinue a review of the testimonies of survivors to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. [43567/22]

Ambulance Service

Martin Browne

1651. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a family in Tipperary that was left waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance despite living less than ten minutes from the nearest ambulance station; and his plans, if any, to address ambulance response times. [42536/22]

Dental Services

Martin Browne

1892. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time senior dental surgeons for special needs working in CHO areas 3 and 5 in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [43504/22]

Health Strategies

Martin Browne

1893. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €20 million additional funding for the implementation of the national cancer strategy will be spent in 2022. [43505/22]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

1894. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant urologists attached to Nenagh Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [43506/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Martin Browne

1900. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an appointment with a children’s disability network team in County Tipperary; the number of children on assessment of needs waiting lists, broken down by discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43568/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Martin Browne

1901. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a preliminary team assessment and a subsequent multidisciplinary assessment, by age and by children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43569/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

2093. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment process involved in determining the amount of ex-gratia funding that is allocated for individual animal welfare organisations annually; the reason that an organisation (details supplied) did not receive any increase in ex-gratia funding between 2020 and 2021 [42119/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

2094. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grants will be distributed earlier in the year to assist animal welfare organisations in meeting the substantial bills many are faced with throughout each year; if he will consider addressing funding increase deficits among smaller organisations and those organisations in rural localities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42120/22]

Citizenship Applications

Martin Browne

1547. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if supports are available for citizenship applicants who have limited means and are discouraged from applying due to the significant cost. [40164/22]

Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

2031. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists available in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of liaison psychiatrists available at Tipperary University Hospital. [41835/22]

Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

2032. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists for children available in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of liaison psychiatrists for children at Tipperary University Hospital. [41836/22]

Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

2033. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a child (details supplied) with avoidant restrictive food intolerance disorder who has been refused access to treatment by the community child and adolescent mental health services; the options that are open to the child concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41837/22]

Agriculture Industry

Martin Browne

61. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he plans to introduce to support farmers in meeting climate action sectoral targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38540/22]

Agriculture Industry

Martin Browne

66. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to increase the supply of labour for the pig sector; if he intends to enable an increase in the rate to which permits are processed; his views on the introduction of a method to fast-track permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38539/22]

School Meals Programme

Martin Browne

531. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in providing free school meals for the 310 schools to be added to the DEIS programme in September 2022; the current annual cost to the Department of the provision of free school meals to those schools currently in the programme; the reason that funding for these additional school meals was not increased in line with the expansion of the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38848/22]

Proposed Legislation

Martin Browne

149. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on progressing plans to introduce paid leave for survivors of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35992/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

337. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications made between January and June 2022. [36866/22]

Departmental Schemes

Martin Browne

103. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applicants for the fully funded retrofits under the warmer homes scheme each year for the past five years, per county, in tabular form. [35528/22]

Departmental Schemes

Martin Browne

104. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households approved for the fully funded retrofits under the warmer homes scheme each year for the past five years, per county, in tabular form. [35529/22]

Departmental Schemes

Martin Browne

105. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average wait time between submitting an application for the warmer homes scheme and receiving approval, per county, over the past five years. [35530/22]

Housing Provision

Martin Browne

211. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is prepared to allow local authorities to take emergency measures to address the chronic shortage of housing available in many parts of the country. [35415/22]

Housing Policy

Martin Browne

212. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review into income limits for social housing, given that he stated that a review of income eligibility was under way in 2021. [35416/22]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

671. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there has been progress made on the pay increase due to kitchen staff working in the HSE given that many staff have been waiting several years for the pay increase. [35413/22]

Dental Services

Martin Browne

672. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to children in need of urgent dental work facing wait times of several years (details supplied); and the measures that are in place to address this issue. [35417/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

945. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications that are being processed; and the length of time that applications have been with his Department in increments of six months. [34475/22]

Homeless Persons Supports

Martin Browne

50. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the increased number of homeless persons in County Tipperary. [33095/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Martin Browne

51. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to ensure adequate emergency housing supply to local authorities. [33094/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Martin Browne

367. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection if parents on low incomes who borrowed significant amounts of money to get their children privately diagnosed or assessed due to the lengthy assessment of needs waiting lists are eligible for the additional needs payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33373/22]

Housing Schemes

Martin Browne

267. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new tenant purchase scheme will be available to council tenants in County Tipperary; the reason that no information has been forthcoming despite it being due to come into effect from 1 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/22]

Data Protection

Martin Browne

608. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the legal basis that enables her Department to share information such as mobile phone numbers with third party companies such as Turas Nua; if permission to do so needs to be sought before passing on those details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32677/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Martin Browne

609. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the impact on the social protection payments of a person if they outline the measures they are taking to secure employment rather than engaging with Turas Nua and or JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32678/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

749. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of clients that received a service under the HSE’s Self Harm Intervention Programme by CHO in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the average wait time; the average number of sessions per client; the average age per client; the average cost per session; the number of WTE staff members employed in 2021; the outcome measurement of the programme; and his views on plans to expand on the services over the next five years. [32022/22]

Pigmeat Sector

Martin Browne

923. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in considering the Pig Stability Fund as proposed by the IFA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32023/22]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

924. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work carried out to date by the independent expert commissioned to work on the availability of peat suitable for the horticultural market; and the number of horticultural growers that have been assisted by the work of this independent expert. [32024/22]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

925. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on identifying alternatives to horticultural peat; if he will provide details of the work done to date in relation to this; if he will identify the specific alternatives studied identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32025/22]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

926. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the horticultural sector has sufficient supplies of horticultural peat and alternatives to alternative peat; the engagement he has had with the representatives of the sector; what was discussed at these engagements; what resulted from these engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/22]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

94. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport his views on the need to increase the allocation for public service obligation in the National Transport Authority’s 2023 budget for additional rail services on the Limerick to Ballybrophy line and the Waterford to Limerick line; his views on a report by a company (details supplied) that if speeds were increased on the Waterford to Limerick train service, there would only be a 0.3% increase in passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30732/22]

Emergency Departments

Martin Browne

1699. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of times that gardaí have had to be contacted regarding safeguarding issues in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick each month to date in 2022. [30031/22]

Health Services

Martin Browne

1904. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will categorise the differences between parent consultation clinic appointments and individual family support plan appointments; the number of parent consultation clinic appointments that have taken place since their inception; if the questionnaire issued ahead of such appointments are designed solely for parent consultation clinic appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30752/22]

Child and Family Agency

Martin Browne

31. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a staffing shortage in fostering assessment teams in the south-east; the average length of time it takes to complete an assessment; if he will compare this comparison with target times; if he will provide details on approved staffing levels across all disciplines involved in the fostering assessment process; the details on the current staffing levels across each discipline for 2022 to date; the details on the level of vacancies across each discipline to-date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28535/22]

Children in Care

Martin Browne

78. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a lack of respite foster placements in the south-east; if his attention has been drawn to families being unable to get such placements in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28536/22]

Child and Family Agency

Martin Browne

518. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if TUSLA social workers are entitled to the pandemic bonus payment as is the case in respect of HSE social workers in recognition of their frontline work during the Covid pandemic; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28111/22]

Child and Family Agency

Martin Browne

783. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if TUSLA social workers are entitled to the pandemic bonus payment as is the case in respect of HSE social workers in recognition of their frontline work during the Covid pandemic if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/22]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

23. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the difficulty that is being experienced in securing a locum doctor who will provide full-time cover at the minor injuries' unit in Cashel; if the issue of locum payment is acting as a disincentive when seeking to fill posts such as this; if he intends to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

597. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the parent consultation clinic invitations, which are being sent to parents by children’s disability network teams; if the purpose of the parent consultation clinic is to develop individual family service plans; when the parent consultation clinic was developed; the stakeholders that were involved in the development of these clinics; the specific reasons for the rollout of parent consultation clinics when other methods of developing individual family service plans have been available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Martin Browne

616. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the availability of the freestyle libre device for persons with diabetes in Ireland. [25937/22]

National Car Test

Martin Browne

209. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that are in place to address the delay in providing NCT appointments (details supplied); and if he plans to provide an extension for those effected by the delay. [25490/22]

Architectural Heritage

Martin Browne

81. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 12 May 2022, if he will provide further details on the study into issues with insuring thatched premises; the way that owners of thatched properties can become involved in the study; the progress that has been made to date in the study; if there is a deadline by which the study must conclude and a report be furnished to his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25114/22]

Health Services

Martin Browne

211. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Patient Safety Office’s feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers; if this study involves the service users, family members, carer's and supporters engaging in services in resource centres such as a centre (details supplied); the date this study is likely to conclude; if service users, family members, carer's and supporters have been consulted throughout the course of this study; if not, if the National Patient Safety Office will consider doing so; if he has been contacted by service users, family members, carer's and supporters in relation to having lost payment for their time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

660. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1554 of 26 April 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of staffing vacancies within CDNTs in CHO 3 and CHO 5 based on professional disciplines. [24234/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

751. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the project manager of (details supplied) completed the duration of his agreed contract or finished in his role prematurely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24099/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

752. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte road licences issued in the week 5 of April dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24100/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

753. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recommendations in the Mackinnon Report which have been implemented to date; the expected timeline for the implementation of each of the outstanding recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24101/22]

Insurance Coverage

Martin Browne

193. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been contacted by the owners of thatched buildings many of which have a particular heritage value who are unable to secure insurance for their buildings; his views on whether this poses a threat to the future conditions of these buildings; his plan to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23935/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Martin Browne

257. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 4 May 2022, when the assessment of University Hospital Limerick’s patient pathways is expected to conclude; if the specialist team tasked with ascertaining the additional resources that will be deployed to alleviate the current pressures being experienced in the emergency department will have to wait until the hospital’s management assessment of patient pathways is concluded; and the way that the hospital’s managed assessment will differ to the recommendations of the specialist team. [23705/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Martin Browne

711. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the expert team will be deployed to University Hospital Limerick; if the team will visit other hospitals within the UL hospital group such as Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s; and when the team is due to report back. [22720/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Martin Browne

832. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 4 May, the remit of the specialist or expert team that has been deployed to University Hospital Limerick as part of an emergency plan to ease crisis levels of overcrowding at the hospital; the date that team was deployed; if the team will visit other hospitals within the group such as Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's; and when the team is due to report back.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/22]

Rental Sector

Martin Browne

169. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to instances in which tenants in private rental accommodation are tolerating substandard housing conditions, breaches of their rental rights and even threats and abuse because they are reluctant to report these issues out of fear that they will be evicted and made homeless in a virtually non-existent rental market; if he will engage with the relevant housing bodies to address the circumstances that cause tenants to be reluctant to report breaches of their tenancy rights for these reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22551/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Martin Browne

521. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details of the specialist team tasked with addressing trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick; the options that will be open to this specialist team to improve patient pathways; the way this specialist team will address the impact that high trolley numbers at UHL is affecting services at Nenagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/22]

Vacant Properties

Martin Browne

17. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance if he is committed to introducing a vacant property tax following the collection of data on vacancy levels under objective 19.12 of Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21438/22]

Tax Reliefs

Martin Browne

59. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance the reason that the eligibility criteria for access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme were inequitable and needed to be changed; the further reason that he and his Department failed to respond to those concerns despite warnings from members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal and when those warnings were first raised with him. [21437/22]

Hospital Services

Martin Browne

156. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the staffing allocation for the room at the emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital that is specifically for patients presenting with mental health issues; the grades of staff attending; the hours that staff are in attendance; the number of hours per week the room is staffed; if the room is fully resourced and staffed to accept patients on a 24-7 basis; the regularity with which the room is available to patients presenting with mental health issues on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21391/22]

Departmental Policies

Martin Browne

158. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 24 February 2022, the status of the feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers. [21415/22]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

157. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport his views on the benefits that more focused strategic planning to ensure a minimum level of rail services and standards for rural and regional railways would have for rural Ireland and for regional connectivity; his further views on extending public service obligation services to foster greater development in and use of these rail services with particular reference to the Limerick-Ballybrophy line and services involving Limerick junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21065/22]

National Car Test

Martin Browne

344. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the current backlog in NCT tests given that wait times are currently up to four months in some test centres; and his plans to take action to address the backlog. [19264/22]

Child and Family Agency

Martin Browne

1096. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that a person (details supplied) had their tender proposal to Tusla rejected despite their successful provision of services since 2020. [19265/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

1554. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who are needed to reach full staffing levels in each children’s disability network team in the CHO 3 and CHO 5 areas; the number of staff who are currently in place in each children’s disability network team in the CHO 3 and CHO 5 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20112/22]

Passport Services

Martin Browne

286. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); the progress to date in the processing of the application for renewal; if all efforts will be made to ensure that the passport issues in time for travel on 13 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18992/22]

School Funding

Martin Browne

511. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be made available by her Department for schools that are facing a significant demand for translation services; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is uncertainty in this regard among some schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18405/22]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Martin Browne

566. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a database or other such resource is available on a localised level to assist in the identification of housing availability for Ukrainian refugees; if his attention has been drawn to schools seeking housing for children in emergency accommodation due to the lack of a local resource on housing availability and his efforts to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18402/22]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Martin Browne

567. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a structure is being put in place to ensure that services such as the HSE medical card services are notified of the presentation of Ukrainian refugees at their offices in order that preparations can be made to deal with their needs such as ensuring adequate numbers of staff are available and the presence of translators can be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18403/22]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Martin Browne

568. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration is being given to provide publicly funded translation services to assist agencies dealing with Ukrainian refugees given the high costs that are being encountered by Tusla and other organisations that acquire the services of private providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18404/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

138. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly targets for forestry licensing, by type, in 2022. [16993/22]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

166. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in the appointment of an independent expert as referenced in the working paper to address challenges related to peat supply in the horticulture sector; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the meantime businesses in the horticultural sector are experiencing difficulties in raising queries with Bord na Móna regarding the availability of suitable peat stocks. [16992/22]

Post Office Network

Martin Browne

213. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide certainty to postmasters regarding future support for the post office network before the end of current supports in June 2022. [16184/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Browne

640. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the pressure being put on members of An Garda Síochána to respond to calls for help from young persons with mental health issues or suicidal ideation. [15894/22]

Hospital Services

Martin Browne

641. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of rooms at accident and emergency departments that are specifically for the use of patients presenting with mental health issues. [15895/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Martin Browne

35. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the Department of Health to address the difficulties children are experiencing in accessing a timely assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15103/22]

International Protection

Martin Browne

62. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he foresees any change in the implementation of the White Paper on ending Direct Provision in view of the Ukrainian crisis. [15104/22]

National Planning Framework

Martin Browne

351. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been an update from his Department to local authorities in relation to the connection to the local area and the need to live in the community aspect of planning policy, in view of the increase in remote working and the Government's stated aim to encourage remote working in rural communities. [14809/22]

National Planning Framework

Martin Browne

352. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been any update from his Department to local authorities in relation to the connection to the local area aspects of planning policy and the need to live in the community aspects, in view of the rising cost of housing and the chronic lack of supply, which are forcing persons away from areas they would otherwise stay if they were able to get planning permission or if there was not a chronic lack of housing in many areas. [14810/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

1100. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in the CHO5 and CHO3 areas in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by area. [15082/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

1101. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of patient cancellations that have occurred in CHO5 and CHO3 to date in 2022 due to the fact that speech and language therapists have been reassigned; the reason for this; the figures by area [15083/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

1102. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of needs that have taken place in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of assessments of needs that have taken place in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15084/22]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

1103. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the campaigns that are and have been underway to recruit speech and language therapists in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists that have been recruited in 2021 and to date in 2022 in each CHO area; and the details of recruitment campaigns currently underway and scheduled for these areas. [15085/22]

Fuel Prices

Martin Browne

186. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the rising fuel costs (details supplied); and the measures he plans to introduce to reduce fuel costs. [13625/22]

Housing Provision

Martin Browne

82. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the reluctance of some local authorities to take charge of housing estates containing developer provided water infrastructure based on the distance from the DPI infrastructure to the local public connection; his views on whether additional funding should be made available for such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13288/22]

Local Authorities

Martin Browne

83. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 1 March 2022, if a local authority can refuse to take over responsibility for the roads and footpaths, public lighting and open spaces following a request to do so by the majority of dwellings owners at least four years since the expiry of planning permission; if so, the situations in which such a refusal can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13289/22]

Housing Policy

Martin Browne

84. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that his Department does not hold data on a year-to-year basis regarding developments that have been taken in charge; his views on whether it would be appropriate to reconsider this stance given the number of estates nationally that are not receiving any assistance for their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13290/22]

Environmental Policy

Martin Browne

213. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports that are available for farmers whose land has been affected by Bord na Móna rewetting bogs.. [12264/22]

Environmental Policy

Martin Browne

214. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a farmer whose land has been left unworkable due to Bord na Móna rewetting neighbouring bogland is entitled to financial compensation.. [12265/22]

Water Services

Martin Browne

273. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to applicants being refused mortgages on houses in estates due to the fact that they cannot be taken in charge by local authorities due to the lack of an agreement between Irish Water and local authorities on the transfer of developer provided water and wastewater infrastructure; the actions he is taking to resolve this in view of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/22]

Water Services

Martin Browne

352. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide funding to local authorities to enable them to contribute to the non-water infrastructure of housing estates that are yet to be taken in charge; his views on whether local authorities should be able to partially take charge of housing estates that have developer-provided infrastructure in order to cater for their non-water related infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11258/22]

Water Services

Martin Browne

353. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the funding that is available to local authorities to take in charge developer provided water services infrastructure estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11259/22]

Water Services

Martin Browne

354. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing estates with developer provided water infrastructure taken in charge by each local authority since 2015, by year. [11260/22]

School Accommodation

Martin Browne

459. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made in transferring ownership of the old HSE house on the Old Road, Cashel to a school (details supplied).
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