Parliamentary questions

Departmental Bodies

Verona Murphy

289. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; if he has formally appointed the five new board members; if confirmation has been received from the National Rehabilitation Hospital that it will host the board; when the board will be permitted to resume clinics and hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47270/23]

Departmental Funding

Verona Murphy

980. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding due to be allocated over the next 12 months to agencies within the remit of his Department to support the prevention and early intervention benefits of parenting support; the nature of the activities that will be funded through such allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47454/23]

Departmental Funding

Verona Murphy

981. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent of funding that will be made available over the next 12 months for the provision of parenting support programmes to be delivered to parents and guardians to assist children and teenagers that are suffering from anxiety; the agencies through which such programmes will be delivered; the steps that will be taken to measure the effectiveness of such expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/23]

Departmental Funding

Verona Murphy

982. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of developments internationally to encourage the uptake of parenting support programmes, including the universal funding of programmes; whether he sees merit in expanding the availability of such programmes to parents and guardians in Ireland; the level of funding being allocated to such programmes over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47456/23]

Departmental Funding

Verona Murphy

983. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent of funding which he is allocating over the next 12 months to give effect to the policy commitments in the National Model of Parenting Support Services and Tusla's Parenting Support Strategy 2022 - 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47457/23]

Mental Health Services

Verona Murphy

1128. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the considerable pressures on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, he will agree to increase the supports available for parents and guardians of children and teens to access parenting support programmes that are directly addressed at assisting parents and guardians to assist and support their children dealing with mental health issues; the extent of funding that he is prepared to commit to such an initiative over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/23]

Departmental Funding

Verona Murphy

1129. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the level of funding due to be allocated over the next 12 months to agencies within the remit of his Department to support the prevention and early intervention benefits of parenting support; the nature of the activities that will be funded through such allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47459/23]

Departmental Programmes

Verona Murphy

1130. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of developments internationally to encourage the uptake of parenting support programmes, including the universal funding of programmes; whether he sees merit in expanding the availability of such programmes to parents and guardians in Ireland in the context of the public health benefits that they deliver in a community health context; the level of funding being allocated to such programmes over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47460/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Verona Murphy

58. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many new applications will be accepted to the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, scheme in the forthcoming tranche for this month; if he believes that sufficient resources have been allocated to fund this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47056/23]

Tillage Sector

Verona Murphy

60. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what direct engagement he has had with tillage stakeholders; if he acknowledges that the emergency support package for tillage farmers needs to be more targeted towards tillage farmers unsuccessful in harvesting; if he acknowledges the need for targeted supports for the sector to ensure viability into 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47057/23]

Primary Care Centres

Verona Murphy

186. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a primary care centre in New Ross, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46829/23]

Electric Vehicles

Verona Murphy

163. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the charging costs on public electric vehicle charging are included in the pending energy cost price reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46333/23]

Electric Vehicles

Verona Murphy

164. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reason there has been a huge increase in the past 12 months on the cost of charging an electric vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46334/23]

Electric Vehicles

Verona Murphy

165. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to outline any plans there are to regulate the public electric vehicle sector in relation to charging costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46335/23]

Special Educational Needs

Verona Murphy

243. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the provision her Department is making to increase places in ASD special education units/classes in secondary schools in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46054/23]

Special Educational Needs

Verona Murphy

244. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the lack of secondary school places for pupils transitioning from primary school ASD education units/classes in the New Ross district, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46055/23]

General Practitioner Services

Verona Murphy

526. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 569 of 3 October 2023, if he will advise on communications from the national medical card unit which states that under the revised GP Contracts 2023 the HSE is no longer in a position to assign GPs to clients and that the onus will now be on individuals to find their own GP, ending the practice of three refusals and then a GP being assigned (details supplied); the provisions his Department has in place for medical card applicants in County Wexford who cannot provide a GP acceptance form due to the chronic shortage of GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/23]

Hospital Procedures

Verona Murphy

205. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are being made to introduce peripherally inserted central catheter line clean services as part of oncology services at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44241/23]

Disability Services

Verona Murphy

314. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports that are available to employers and workplaces to support the employment of persons with a disability, particularly for the provision of lifts in workplaces for employees who are wheelchair bound; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44042/23]

Home Care Packages

Verona Murphy

532. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons approved for homecare supports who are currently waiting on delivery of support hours in County Wexford as of 30 September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43815/23]