Parliamentary questions

Public Expenditure Policy

Paul McAuliffe

121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how public expenditure in Ireland on social protection, on health and on education compares to other EU countries with similar demographic characteristics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5664/24]

State Pensions

Paul McAuliffe

314. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many adults over the age of 66 years are in receipt of the increase for qualified adult under the State pension (contributory). [5568/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Paul McAuliffe

315. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown in tabular form of the amount of carer’s allowance applications that were appealed; and how many appeals were successful in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5569/24]

Bus Services

Paul McAuliffe

52. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if a review will be carried out of the BusConnects plans for the new No. 19 route which will result in an hourly service for the Wadelai estate area of Dublin 11 rather than the current 20-minute frequency relied on by residents. [4627/24]

Energy Policy

Paul McAuliffe

95. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to amend the electricity cost emergency benefit scheme III for houses that were vacant or had low usage from the period June 2022 to July 2023 and subsequently do not qualify for the energy credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3122/24]

Energy Policy

Paul McAuliffe

129. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of people who received the electricity cost emergency benefit scheme in Winter 2022/2023; and the number of people who availed of the first credit for this winter period 2023/2024. [3339/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul McAuliffe

275. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection what social protection entitlement a person (details supplied) is entitled to while an appeal of their disability allowance is ongoing. [3445/24]

Energy Prices

Paul McAuliffe

65. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [3155/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul McAuliffe

154. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the qualified adult case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3321/24]

Electricity Grid

Paul McAuliffe

149. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [3096/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

443. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in Finglas for past five years broken down per unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2608/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

444. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in Ballymun for past five years broken down per unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/24]

An Garda Síochána

Paul McAuliffe

445. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in Santry for past five years broken down per unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2610/24]

Health Strategies

Paul McAuliffe

46. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the expansion of free contraception for women aged 17 to 31 years. [2092/24]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Paul McAuliffe

59. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of publicly funded IVF treatment. [2093/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Paul McAuliffe

124. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a report on the number of apprenticeships that commenced in 2023 as compared to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2097/24]

Environmental Investigations

Paul McAuliffe

105. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of reports carried out on the former Dunsink Dump, Dublin 11, in relation to toxins and odours coming from the site in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1037/24]

Defence Forces

Paul McAuliffe

150. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to amend the Defence Forces recruitment process to allow persons with asthma to join; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56640/23]

Work Permits

Paul McAuliffe

450. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to work permits for the home care sector, the number of work permit applications received since the scheme opened in January 2023; the number of work permits issued; the number of applications returned at initial applications pre-check stage; the number of other applications rejected and the number of applications currently in processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1833/24]

School Transport

Paul McAuliffe

644. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for school transport which was made in July 2023. [1474/24]