Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Johnny Guirke

393. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Justice the number and location of new Garda stations opened over the period 2013 to 2023 to date, annually, in tabular form. [46338/23]

Harbours and Piers

Johnny Guirke

95. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can give an undertaking that a marina (details supplied) will not be given a commercial licence until such time as it has been regulated through a lease or encroachment licence with Waterways Ireland and planning permission from Westmeath County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41782/23]

Waterways Ireland

Johnny Guirke

96. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can give an undertaking that all dealings with any unauthorised development coming under Waterways Ireland jurisdiction regarding the regularising of the said development will be done in an open and transparent manner and that no funding will be provided by Waterways Ireland to any unauthorised developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41783/23]

Agriculture Supports

Johnny Guirke

789. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a progress update on the plan to provide supports to the forgotten farmers; if he can now provide a definite schedule for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Johnny Guirke

108. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what progress has been made on signing off on the promised pension increases for An Post workers; if he can clarify the timeframe for this, given the length of time retired workers have been waiting to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38105/23]

Heritage Projects

Johnny Guirke

538. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can indicate the OPW conservational management plans that are in place for remedial works on Cairn T at the Loughcrew Cairns National Heritage site Neolithic passage tombs near Oldcastle, County Meath, which is currently held up with industrial props and closed to the public since 2018 ; the schedule for these remedial works in order to re-open this important site to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38342/23]

Departmental Contracts

Johnny Guirke

737. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if a construction contractor has been appointed for a permanent build project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38932/23]

Schools Building Projects

Johnny Guirke

738. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she can indicate the schedule of when a permanent build project (details supplied) will start construction; when it is scheduled for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38933/23]

Departmental Funding

Johnny Guirke

659. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health in relation to an application by Meath County Council in February 2023, for capital funding for the new addiction centre project in Navan, County Meath (details supplied), the current status of this application; the schedule for a decision on this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/23]

Mining Industry

Johnny Guirke

29. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can outline what meetings, if any, took place between a company (details supplied), Government Ministers and a trade union following the revelation on 11 May 2023 that the company was experiencing difficult trading conditions; if so, the general substance of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31560/23]

Business Supports

Johnny Guirke

30. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts he has made in relation to reducing energy costs for a company (details supplied), one of its major costs, since he received notification of its imminent closure in early May; if he will supply details of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31561/23]

General Practitioner Services

Johnny Guirke

623. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred by their GP to lung rapid access clinics electronically in each of the months from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [30568/23]

General Practitioner Services

Johnny Guirke

624. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred by their GP to prostate rapid access clinics electronically, in each of the months from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [30569/23]

General Practitioner Services

Johnny Guirke

625. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred by their GP to pigmented skin lesion clinics electronically, in each of the months from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [30570/23]

General Practitioner Services

Johnny Guirke

626. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred from their GP to symptomatic breast disease clinics electronically, in each of the months from 2020-2023 in tabular form. [30571/23]

Cancer Services

Johnny Guirke

627. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients on active cancer treatment admitted to hospital for treatment through emergency departments, in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30572/23]

Cancer Services

Johnny Guirke

628. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients commencing radiotherapy treatment within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat in each of the years 2012-2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/23]

Cancer Services

Johnny Guirke

629. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of cancer treatment patients receiving a treatment summary and care plan in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30574/23]

Cancer Services

Johnny Guirke

630. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients with metastatic cancer given chemotherapy in last month of life in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30575/23]

Cancer Services

Johnny Guirke

631. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients with Stage IV cancer receiving specialist palliative care in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30576/23]

Cancer Services

Johnny Guirke

632. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients on cancer therapeutic clinical trials in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30577/23]

Pharmacy Services

Johnny Guirke

771. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he has or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; the dates on which he has or will engage; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; if he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacies in the terms of reference of the aforementioned review. [31352/23]

National Car Test

Johnny Guirke

208. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is currently implementing to reduce NCT wait times in view of the extraordinary average NCT wait times in counties Meath and Westmeath of over five months, and given that not everybody can avail of a priority booking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/23]

National Car Test

Johnny Guirke

209. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport in view of the fact that some NCT applicants in County Meath who booked their tests in August 2022 have only now received the test after over nine months, and have valid NCT certificates only until September 2023, a situation replicated across the State, if he will consider amending the legislation to allow the NCT certificates to be valid for twelve months from the date of testing and issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24488/23]

Wastewater Treatment

Johnny Guirke

397. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide any independent peer-reviewed scientific and/or industry-based evidence as to how the installation of a fine bubble-diffused aeration system can increase a waste-water treatment plants' physical PE load capacity by more than 20% (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

336. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position regarding the roll-out of the national neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO 8 covering County Meath; if he will ensure the neuro-rehabilitation team will be provided for CHO 8 and the Meath area as a matter of extreme urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

337. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled adults on the HSE list for services in County Meath; the number on a waiting list for services; the number of whom are neuro-disabled people; and the number who are classified as having an acquired brain injury, by number and percentage of the total, in tabular form. [20300/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

338. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled adults on the HSE list for services in County Meath who are on a waiting list to see physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, by number and percentage of the total, in tabular form. [20301/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

339. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists, respectively, delivering services in County Meath, that is, not allocated, but actually on the ground delivering services, by number and percentage of the total, in tabular form. [20302/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

340. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position regarding funding for acquired brain injury services in County Meath; the amount that is actually being provided via the voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20303/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

341. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funds that are allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for the physical and sensory disability service in Dunboyne, County Meath; the allocation that is going to people with acquired brain injury; if there is a specific allocation for such service users with funding for appropriately trained staff and activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20304/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

342. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE in partnership with an organisation (details supplied) will revert to providing physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and so on, directly to service users attending in relation to the physical and sensory disability service in Dunboyne, County Meath rather than at the HSE Bailis service in Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20305/23]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

343. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE plans to recruit co-ordinators, managers and other relevant staff to Meath disability services who have expertise and qualifications in managing disability services, with the ability to access funding to align disability services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20306/23]

Health Strategies

Johnny Guirke

390. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the roll-out of the National Epilepsy Care Programme will take place; when patients in CHO 8 can expect to see an improvement in epilepsy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20299/23]

Child Abuse

Johnny Guirke

255. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if the national school in Kells, County Meath, involving the Christian Brothers up to the year 1988, will be included in the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19031/23]

Child Abuse

Johnny Guirke

256. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the number of reports received of alleged historical sexual abuse in the then Christian Brothers-run national school in Kells, County Meath, for each of the years from 1968 to 1988, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19032/23]

Housing Provision

Johnny Guirke

262. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in County Meath in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18702/23]

Housing Provision

Johnny Guirke

263. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in County Westmeath in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18703/23]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Johnny Guirke

183. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who availed of IVF treatment at private clinics across the country in 2022, and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15579/23]

Health Services Staff

Johnny Guirke

184. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate any outstanding psycho-oncology services posts at this moment in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

185. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to psycho-oncology services in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15581/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

186. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the BowelScreen age criteria bracket from 50 to 74 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

187. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate any measures being taken to ensure BowelScreen participation rates reach 60% compliance (2020 target date), as per the National Cancer Strategy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

188. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on BowelScreen in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

189. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received an invitation to take part in the BowelScreen on a quarterly basis from Q1 2020 and to date in 2023; the percentage of individuals who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months; and if he will provide that information in tabular form. [15585/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

190. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the BreastCheck age bracket from 45 to 74 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15586/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

191. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on BreastCheck in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15587/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

192. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received an invitation to take part in BreastCheck on a quarterly basis from Q1 2020 and to date in 2023; the percentage of individuals who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months, in tabular form. [15588/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

193. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure CervicalCheck participation rates reach 80% compliance, as per the National Cancer Strategy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15589/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

194. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received an invitation to take part in CervicalCheck on a quarterly basis from Q1 2020 and to date in 2023; the percentage of individuals who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months; and if he will provide that information in tabular form. [15590/23]