Parliamentary questions

Wind Energy Generation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

190. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to the use of vertical-axis wind turbines throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53143/22]

Aviation Industry

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

236. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport when the open recruitment competition for the new CEO of the Irish Aviation Authority will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53477/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

360. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education her assistance on a matter which has been passed between multiple departments relating to the lack of funding for trainee educational and child psychologists, similar to that for trainee counselling psychologist colleagues. [53144/22]

Medicinal Products

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

612. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the reason that entresto and medications to treat hyperemesis gravidarum have not yet been added to the drug reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52931/22]

Departmental Policies

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

700. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) concerning the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other neurological conditions; if he will provide an update on his Department's plans to implement the recommendations of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53491/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

10. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice her views on the possibility of including time accrued with student and graduate visas towards the five-year residency required to apply for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51376/22]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

41. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of funding, resources and so on that are available in Budget 2023 for the domestic violence sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51377/22]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

94. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if there has ever been a survey done of non-consultant/SPR hospital doctors on their working conditions, number of consecutive days worked and their annual leave allocated and taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51721/22]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

120. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or hospitals have ever conducted exit interviews on doctors leaving the Irish medical system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51720/22]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

324. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the provisions that will be made for third year counselling trainee psychologists who will not benefit from the new funding support announced in the Budget 2023 and have invested €50,000 in their doctorate fees over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52472/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

109. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of women who are currently completing apprenticeships across Ireland; the steps that are being taken to continually increase participation rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51010/22]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

474. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education her support in securing a meeting for a school (details supplied) with the planning and building unit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51948/22]

Mental Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

798. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS pharmacists throughout Ireland; the location that each pharmacist is based; if there is any data on the number of people each pharmacist serves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51811/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

49. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the specifics of the extension of the working family payment; if there is an estimate of the number of additional families that will now be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49480/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

81. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter relating to the working family payment and the closure of a person’s (details supplied) application for renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49481/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

106. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the details of the proposals on domestic violence leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50289/22]

Budget 2023

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

161. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the impact that the Budget 2023 changes on childcare costs will have for parents in Dún Laoghaire having regard to the unduly high costs currently incurred there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50032/22]

School Textbooks

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

94. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the specific plans in place for free school-books as announced in Budget 2023 including whether it will apply to all children, including the children in fee paying primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49594/22]

School Transport

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

120. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will support organising bus transport for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49595/22]

Energy Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

212. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the process by which the feed-in tariff for the microgeneration support scheme is set; his view on whether the Regulator should have a role in setting prices; his further views on whether income from the power generated should be taxed given the imperative to bring more households into the scheme and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50256/22]

Museum Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

294. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 4 October 2022, if there has been a competitive tendering process for the promotion of the proposed National Children's Science Museum; if there are any other promoters in receipt of "free of charge" licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50189/22]

Psychological Assessments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

766. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on waiting times for assessments of children with autism in Dún Laoghaire; the number of children waiting for such an assessment; the number of assessments conducted and completed in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50033/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

10. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact that his Department has had with the Russian Embassy in Dublin since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/22]

Ukraine War

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

54. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the further measures that Ireland can take to ensure that war criminals committing atrocities in Ukraine will be brought to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48986/22]

Departmental Budgets

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

73. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the extra €67 million budget allocation will be spent in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48988/22]

Defence Forces

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

113. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence his views on Ireland's ability to protect its coastal waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48989/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

282. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost to the State of providing security at the Russian embassy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48864/22]

Office of Public Works

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

113. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the proposed national children's science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48262/22]

State Properties

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

114. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the letting arrangements for Miesian Plaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48261/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

298. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of land that his Department has made available for modular housing as part of the Governments emergency response to the Ukrainian housing crisis; the proportion of that land that is designated as Housing for All land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48306/22]

International Protection

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

475. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of engagement that his Department has had with members of local authorities in local authority areas that have been identified for modular housing as part of the Government's emergency response to the Ukrainian housing crisis; the number of such meetings; the dates, location and the number of elected local authority members that were present in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48307/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

542. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of days that the school was open in each of Ireland's prisons, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48223/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

543. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the reason that the number of remand prisoners is so low in Portlaoise Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48224/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

544. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the bed capacity at which Portlaoise Prison has operated in each month of 2022; the way that this compares with other prisons in Ireland; the reason for Portlaoise Prison operating at three-quarters capacity while others are over capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48225/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

545. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice her plans to develop all prisons; the timing of such a development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48226/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

546. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice her plans to expand remand capacity at Cloverhill Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48227/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

81. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way his Department is supporting businesses, particularly SMEs, to address gaps in their cybersecurity infrastructure and encourage take-up of very high-capacity broadband connectivity as part of Ireland's National Recovery and Resilience Plan and funded by the European Union; if there is dedicated funding for both provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47383/22]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

438. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board is conducting a scoping review for his Department on advanced practice physiotherapy grades and physiotherapists as referred to for the purposes of x-rays and imaging; if so, the terms of reference for such a review; the estimated timeline for such a review; the details of any consultative process that would follow including an organisation (details supplied) once the review has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46612/22]

Mental Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

503. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnosed and suspected neuro-diverse children under the care of the CAMHS; the number of those who are currently prescribed medication; the number of those on medication who have received follow-up medical supervision regarding that medication within the previous 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46938/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

504. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive their two-years old developmental check; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46945/22]

General Practitioner Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

112. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend free general practitioner care to all children under eight years of age and then under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46094/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

468. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if all persons entitled to the pandemic bonus payment have now received it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44403/22]

Electricity Generation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

76. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the legislation to allow for electricity suppliers to credit persons for excess electricity produced by means such as solar panels was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42757/22]

Energy Prices

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

82. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a response will issue to a query (details supplied) in relation to the €200 credit provided against electricity bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40080/22]

EU Directives

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

95. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the transposition of Article 9 of the EU Broadband Cost Reduction Directive into Irish law and specifically for his Department as it relates to the introduction of building regulations which make it mandatory for all new housing developments to have broadband infrastructure installed on-site as part of the wider construction process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

199. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport his views on the current taxi shortages in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

200. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has met with taxi representative groups regarding the ongoing shortage of taxis in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39769/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

201. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has met the National Transport Authority regarding the ongoing shortage of taxis in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39770/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

202. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the measures that his Department and the National Transport Authority have implemented to ensure that the shortage of taxis in Dublin is greatly increased to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39771/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

203. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if he intends on reviewing the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 to take into account the number of changes to the taxi industry since the Act's enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39772/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

204. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the way that he intends to address the current taxi shortage in Irish cities; the way that he intends to further facilitate the entry of more registered small public service vehicle drivers into the taxi market in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39773/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

205. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if he intends on reviewing the regulatory requirements for gaining a small public service vehicle licence; the way that such requirements might be streamlined or improved to increase the number of new small public service vehicle drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39774/22]

Public Transport

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

228. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to ensure 24-hour public transport to and from Dublin Airport including the use of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40228/22]

Public Transport

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

229. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport his plans for managing the construction of the Metro North project having regard to protected sites and national monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40229/22]

Banking Sector

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

358. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance if there is scope for a bank to repay a person in cases in which a person (details supplied) may have a unit linked policy with a bank exiting the Irish market and will therefore lose out on money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

466. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the rent review of an office building complex (details supplied); the engagement that he and his representatives have had with the building's landlord since June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40230/22]

Visa Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

960. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Embassy in Bucharest will be contacted in relation to a visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40375/22]

Naval Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1008. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence if a decision has been made on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39844/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1052. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details in relation to a school (details supplied) that was recently granted planning permission for four new classroom SEN extensions; the next steps in the construction in this school; when this project will go to tender; when this extension will be open to receive SEN pupils aged seven to 12 years; the number of pupils that this extension will cater for; when the staff and funding for the project will be approved, both capital and current funding; if she will provide any other relevant information to this school’s project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1274. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of the reformed access to rent supplement for persons experiencing domestic violence from August 2020 to date by county in tabular form; the number of current beneficiaries by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41171/22]

International Protection

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1353. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a case in which a person (details supplied) has pledged a stand-alone unit to an organisation (details supplied) for refugees but has had ongoing issues with contact and An Garda Síochána vetting; the support that his Department is providing to the organisation given the additional accommodation pressures for refugees recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40246/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1557. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the steps that have been taken to meet the commitment to have citizenship applications processed within a year; the number of applications in the system; the current wait time for applications made prior to 2022; the current wait time for applications made in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40341/22]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1558. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice her plans to introduce multi-annual funding for the domestic violence sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40373/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

145. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time that it takes to process an application for carer’s allowance; the steps, if any, that are being taken to make the assessments required for the application more efficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34027/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

164. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that were made for the exceptional needs' payment by constituency or county to date in 2022; if there is information or details relating to the reason that each application was made, for example to cover fuel costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34028/22]

Dublin Bus

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

109. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the value of overpaid cash fares to Dublin Bus in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; if the money is held by Dublin Bus or used for some other purpose following the ending of the opportunity for bus passengers to recoup their overpaid cash fare in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38450/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

318. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of educational psychologists providing services to those in the custody of the Irish Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38509/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

430. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that he is making on supported apprenticeship programmes for persons in contact with the criminal justice system and specifically for Oberstown prison and all prisons and for persons on probation supervision; the estimated number of apprenticeships that could be developed within the prison system; the steps that he is taking to enhance the roll-out of higher education within the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38507/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

450. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of committal assessments conducted by healthcare staff in Irish prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38510/22]

Substance Misuse

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

550. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the addiction services that are provided by the HSE in Irish prisons; the steps that have been taken to ensure continuity of addiction treatment on the release of a person back into the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38508/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

128. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the number of children identifying as transgender currently receiving healthcare support, including mental health support in Ireland; the medical services from which they are receiving that support; the reason that the gender dysphoria multidisciplinary team in Crumlin Hospital must be led by a consultant psychiatrist having regard to the failure to recruit a consultant psychiatrist to date given that other equivalent services in other jurisdictions are led by a consultant psychologist or consultant endocrinologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/22]

Mental Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

186. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health his views on the mental health of transgender children or children with gender dysphoria who cannot access psychological assessment and support in Ireland; the number of children who have been identified through general practitioner referral or other referral pathway as being in need of support; his plans to provide support to those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37080/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

577. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed update on any audits carried out by the National Council for Special Education of all schools in the Dún Laoghaire area since 2020; the outcome of these audits; the impact that these audits will have on the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 school years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38051/22]

Residency Permits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

716. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if support will be provided for a person (details supplied) to obtain their Irish residence permit given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36972/22]

Health Promotion

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

815. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the health promotion activities that will be undertaken to promote awareness, understanding and the uptake of the free contraception scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37166/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

39. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is successfully making apprenticeships available to marginalised groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35664/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

41. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has plans for further incentives for employers making apprenticeships available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/22]

Children in Care

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

95. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to support the development of fostering services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35390/22]

Direct Provision System

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

121. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update in relation to the White Paper to end direct provision and the proposed funding model for Approved Housing Bodies to support the building of a pipeline for phase two accommodation; the number of suitable properties in each county identified by his Department and the Housing Agency for phase two accommodation to date in tabular form; the number of people currently in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35389/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

46. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a project (details supplied) has planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/22]

Departmental Policies

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

47. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an impact assessment has been carried out on other related existing businesses performing similar functions as a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

48. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a project (details supplied) commenced; the amount that has been spent to date by the State on the project; the costs to the State of arbitration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36331/22]

Housing Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

67. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage-to-rent alternative repayment arrangements executed in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36454/22]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

142. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of personal insolvency practitioner abhaile vouchers issued by each Money Advice and Budgeting Service office by county; the number of issued vouchers that have been redeemed in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36452/22]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

143. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the fees to personal insolvency practitioners under the abhaile scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36453/22]

Residency Permits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

176. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide support for a person (details supplied) in obtaining their Irish residence permit card given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36376/22]

Road Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

156. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the details of the N11 upgrade works in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36273/22]

Rail Network

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

157. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the status of any proposed works on the rail link between Dublin and Rosslare Port, particularly the section between Dublin and Greystones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36274/22]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

183. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the response and actions taken by the Central Bank in relation to tracker mortgages; if this situation and response will be applied to other similar cases ongoing and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/22]

Passport Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

320. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided with a passport application (details supplied) given that it is over the estimated issue date and there are urgent circumstances that require the passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36243/22]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

335. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of in-person primary and secondary school visits made by her by county, while acknowledging the impact of Covid-19 restrictions, in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35269/22]

State Examinations

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

361. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide assistance in getting clarification from the State Examinations Commission in relation to its policy on students who may have an epileptic seizure during an exam and the policy that the student will not have access to a deferred sitting of the exam; if they have plans to change this policy to reflect the needs of students with conditions that may affect them at any time during an exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36034/22]

State Examinations

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

362. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students who needed to apply for a deferred exam sitting due to illness during an exam; the criteria that is being used to provide an exception to these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36035/22]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

376. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the status of the action points issued following the 2018 visit to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36275/22]

Residency Permits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

536. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be supported in obtaining their Irish residence permit card renewal given their current circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36031/22]

Road Traffic Offences

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

546. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions of cyclists for breaches of the Road Traffic Acts in Ireland in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36195/22]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

813. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish an inter-disciplinary clinic for persons who have the breast cancer gene, consisting at least of an oncologist, gynaecologist and plastic surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/22]

Departmental Funding

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

814. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to including reconstruction after a mastectomy in HSE funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36046/22]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

916. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of in-person visits made to remote working hubs by her whilst acknowledging the impact of Covid-19 restrictions; by county in the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35270/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

6. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the ongoing training that will be provided to current teachers to deliver appropriate education and supports to autistic children entering their school or class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34026/22]