Parliamentary questions

Medical Cards

Michael Moynihan

743. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for medical card holders to access deep brain stimulation treatment from the initial first appointment to the procedure date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10573/24]

Departmental Programmes

Michael Moynihan

817. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county under the 2023 CLÁR programme, including any allocations whose announcement has taken place in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10373/24]

Driver Licences

Michael Moynihan

118. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when a driving licence will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in issuing this licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9067/24]

Tax Data

Michael Moynihan

159. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of home buyers in each county who have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9349/24]

Tax Credits

Michael Moynihan

160. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers currently claiming the rent tax credit, by county, in tabular form. [9350/24]

Departmental Meetings

Michael Moynihan

73. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1698/24]

Departmental Funding

Michael Moynihan

659. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide, on a county-by-county basis, in tabular form, the funding provided for community hubs in 2023. [8037/24]

Housing Schemes

Michael Moynihan

118. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications were received for the vacant property refurbishment grant in Cork in 2023; how many applications were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/24]

Housing Provision

Michael Moynihan

132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking in relation to a lack of services delaying the provision of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/24]

Energy Conservation

Michael Moynihan

69. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what support can be offered to assist homeowners to change their heating systems to biofuel and HVO systems; if he recognises that heat pump systems are not suitable for many older houses or may be unaffordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6743/24]

Cabinet Committees

Michael Moynihan

19. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [3808/24]

Energy Production

Michael Moynihan

164. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will consider plans to allow microgeneration on commercial buildings and farms, given that wind power accounted for 35% of the electricity used in Ireland in 2023, and that most of this wind power was privately produced. [6185/24]

Energy Production

Michael Moynihan

165. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what barriers in the State prevent the further expansion of the microgeneration scheme to encompass more businesses and larger farms. [6186/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Michael Moynihan

12. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of local enterprise office supported jobs in Cork at the end of 2023; how this compares to 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/24]

Business Supports

Michael Moynihan

42. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of County Cork businesses that are likely to qualify for the increased cost of business grant; the discussions his Department has had with Cork County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5555/24]

Public Expenditure Policy

Michael Moynihan

112. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will be conducting a spending review in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5553/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he acknowledges that the changes made to the pension conditions for post-2012 members has caused retention problems; if this matter is being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5502/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Moynihan

323. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the actions that are being taken to improve the retention and recruitment levels in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5502/24]

Tax Code

Michael Moynihan

94. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to review the VAT treatment of farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4278/24]

Fiscal Policy

Michael Moynihan

101. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance what engagement he has had with the Central Bank and key players in the cash system in order to establish what the appropriate levels of access to cash are to ensure that any further evolution of the cash infrastructure will be managed in a fair, orderly, transparent and equitable manner for all stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4279/24]