Parliamentary questions

State Pensions

Louise O'Reilly

815. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]

International Protection

Louise O'Reilly

846. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13958/24]

State Pensions

Louise O'Reilly

872. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice when the decision to raise the retirement age for staff in the prison service will be implemented; if she is aware that many staff in the service are keen to work to the new increased age but cannot do so until the decision is implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14248/24]

Visa Applications

Louise O'Reilly

1087. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13957/24]

Eating Disorders

Louise O'Reilly

1300. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if additional supports and funding will be provided for treatment centres and specialist community services to support those with eating disorders across community healthcare organisations. [13996/24]

Eating Disorders

Louise O'Reilly

1301. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to provide more specialised facilities for eating disorder sufferers; what steps are being taken to provide more outpatient facilities; and what steps are being taken to provide eating disorder specialists in all public hospitals. [13997/24]

Eating Disorders

Louise O'Reilly

1302. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide more in-patient facilities for eating disorder sufferers or to facilitate a reduction of catchment restrictions. [13998/24]

Mental Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

1498. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for adults seeking ADHD mental health supports in north County Dublin/CHO9; if there are plans to develop a dedicated pathway for adult ADHD assessment services in north County Dublin/CHO 9; if there are initiatives to increase resources for adult mental health assessments in north County Dublin/CHO 9, including a focus on ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14840/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

1690. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the financial threshold for the access to Access to Apprenticeship Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14040/24]

Tax Yield

Louise O'Reilly

252. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction, and to date in 2024, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12642/24]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

320. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the Dáil debate on the forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024, the source of the Minister for State’s statement that “for every redundancy that has been announced, there have been four jobs created” in the technology sector; the timeframe this is based over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11579/24]

Energy Conservation

Louise O'Reilly

325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the take-up rate of the LEO energy efficiency grant, by the number of businesses issued with a grant, the number of businesses supported per local authority, and the funding issued per local authority, in tabular form. [11951/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Louise O'Reilly

332. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage breach rate of employment law uncovered from the total number of WRC investigations in 2023, in tabular form. [12428/24]

Tourism Industry

Louise O'Reilly

553. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how Fáilte Ireland can award the Employer Excellence Programme award to establishments (details supplied). [11924/24]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

631. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process for transferring homeless HAP from one local authority in Dublin to another, that is, from Dublin City Council to Fingal County Council; if there will be no requirement to be reassessed; the length of time this takes; the process by which time spent on one housing list in the Dublin area can be transferred to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Louise O'Reilly

763. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 7 December 2023, the number of appeals that were decided on by the original decision-making official in the year preceding the July 2023 changes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12706/24]

Childcare Services

Louise O'Reilly

1147. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the notice to quit issued to a creche (details supplied) that provides essential childcare services for over 50 families in Balrothery; that the landlord only gave the crèche four weeks to vacate the premises; and if his Department will engage with the creche to help find an alternative location in the Balrothery area. [12312/24]

Legislative Process

Louise O'Reilly

264. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the drafting of the heads of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; if he can outline what changes to housing legislation will be in the Bill and when he expects the general scheme to be published. [11423/24]

Recycling Policy

Louise O'Reilly

113. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it is legal for shops and off-licences to add a 15 cents deposit charge to cans which have no deposit return logo on the product and which cannot be accepted by the deposit return scheme machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10121/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

232. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance what the Central Bank mortgage lending rules were in 2007; if he can provide details of the rules in place at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/24]

State Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how on-balance-sheet liability exposure is calculated for SBCI-backed loans where the State guarantees 80 percent of a loan; how much the State is liable for per €10 million loan scheme where the State guarantees 80 percent of a loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10210/24]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

288. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department has issued Circular 0002/24 which proposes to eliminate the category of "complex educational needs" from consideration when allocating special education teacher hours; if this will be reversed; if not, the steps being taken to ensure adequate SET hours for those students who will be affected by this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10117/24]

School Funding

Louise O'Reilly

289. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the funding that exists for a school (details supplied) and other schools to install water fountains on their school grounds; the way in which an application can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10120/24]

An Garda Síochána

Louise O'Reilly

477. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to Balbriggan Garda station; the areas these gardaí are expected to cover; the number of patrols, in car and on foot, undertaken by gardaí from Balbriggan Garda station in 2023. [10116/24]

Childcare Services

Louise O'Reilly

552. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of delays to the opening of a creche (details supplied); when the Health Information and Quality Authority and Tusla will conduct final inspections to allow the creche to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10115/24]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

629. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he can provide information on the rate of referral to cardiac rehabilitation phase 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/24]

Disease Management

Louise O'Reilly

630. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending the chronic disease management programme to all heart failure patients; the current number of heart failure patients on the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/24]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

631. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the resources and funding that is required to ensure that all hospitals are able to participate fully in the Irish National Audit of Stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10013/24]

Disease Management

Louise O'Reilly

632. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the resources and funding that is required to enable opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation for all people aged 65 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10014/24]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

633. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health how many hospitals have access to a clinical psychologist as part of stroke unit care; if he can provide an update on the funding and staffing of clinical psychology posts in stroke unit care; the costing and funding requirements for clinical psychology posts as part of the National Stroke Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10015/24]

Prescriptions Charges

Louise O'Reilly

634. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing prescription charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10016/24]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

635. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what consideration has been given to the development of a programme like the healthy start and best start programme in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10017/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Louise O'Reilly

662. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the standardised monetary level that all post-mastectomy product supports will increase to, as per his announcement in Dáil Éireann on 21 February 2024 during the debate on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10118/24]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

663. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has not been continued for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme, UMAAP, delivered by an organisation (details supplied); if there are any other funding streams available to ensure the continuation of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10119/24]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

664. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason healthcare professionals who have been self-employed cannot have that experience considered as relevant experience for the purposes of qualifying for HSE funded PhD doctorates in clinical psychology; if this will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10122/24]

Tax Credits

Louise O'Reilly

155. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his views on the inclusion of expenditure incurred on research and development activities undertaken in the green technology space for the research and development tax credit. [9272/24]

Consumer Prices

Louise O'Reilly

171. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the use of dynamic pricing models by primary ticket sellers for tickets for cultural, entertainment and recreational events (details supplied); if he will consider amending the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 to prohibit primary ticket sellers from using dynamic pricing models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/24]

School Curriculum

Louise O'Reilly

187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider a review of the wellbeing programme in schools with a view to further helping young people in dealing with mental health and emotional resilience. [8649/24]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

261. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of concerns in Fingal that the ceiling for the first home scheme is insufficient; if he is aware of queries as to the reason the ceiling for an apartment is higher than a house; if these ceilings will be subject to review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8640/24]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

471. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the national stroke strategy is to be funded in 2024; the items of expenditure that will be funded; the funding that is being made available for the stroke strategy in terms of existing levels of service and other measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8637/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Louise O'Reilly

475. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact a person (details supplied) has had their procedure cancelled twice at short notice; and if the operation will take place on the newly appointed time as scheduled. [8650/24]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

493. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that residents living in HSE-owned properties at a location (details supplied) cannot access grants or any other supports for insulation or upgrading their homes; if he is aware that the residents are living in houses that are in an extremely poor state of repair but cannot get their landlord (the HSE) to carry out any necessary internal repairs; if he plans to support the residents or to arrange for the repairs to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8715/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Louise O'Reilly

35. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of situations whereby a broadband distribution box is fitted at a residential property to serve a number of houses, but the property owner where the distribution box is fitted refuses to allow access via their property to the box; what options other residents and broadband providers have in such situations; if he will investigate such a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8163/24]

Education Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she will address delays in the home tuition grant which are causing dire financial difficulties for a school (details supplied). [8161/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Louise O'Reilly

108. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if any changes to provide children's benefit payments to 18-year-olds in full-time education will be backdated for the school year in which the change is introduced. [8162/24]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will commission a report on the commercial determinants of health; if, like the CMO in Wales, his Department will examine the strategies and approaches used to promote products and choices that can have a positive and a negative influence on our health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8164/24]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

149. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of times officials from his Department, in health and well-being and the food unit, have met with Coimisiún na Meán; if he can outline the dates of and delegates attending each meeting, as well as the topics of discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8165/24]

Food Industry

Louise O'Reilly

150. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if, and which, industry trade bodies have signed up to the Roadmap for Food Product Reformulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8166/24]

Obesity Levels

Louise O'Reilly

151. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what work is under way in his Department on the successor to the Obesity Policy and Action Plan; if he can outline what reviews and evidence gathering is under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8167/24]

Obesity Levels

Louise O'Reilly

152. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what suite of policy options on nutrition for Ireland were identified by the WHO to inform the midterm review of the Obesity Policy and Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8168/24]