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Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Michael Ring
274. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a service will be provided at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19964/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Holly Cairns
275. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by month, from January 2022 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19973/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Holly Cairns
276. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs working in the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty currently; and the number of GPs that were working in the same service in April 2023. [19974/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Holly Cairns
277. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Clonakilty, by week, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19975/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Bríd Smith
278. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health where on the campus of Cherry Orchard hospital the new coronary care unit will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Bríd Smith
279. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will assure the families of residents on both willow and sycamore units in Cherry Orchard hospital, that neither unit will be used to facilitate a new service, other than its prior use as a nursing home care facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Bríd Smith
280. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the person or body that is currently undertaking the ongoing risk assessments of the 16 remaining residents’ rooms in Cherry Orchard hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Bríd Smith
281. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health to confirm the qualifications of the ongoing risk assessors to carry out this task with regard to health and safety; if the assessor also has another role at Cherry Orchard hospital in addition to their role of risk assessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
David Stanton
282. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State estimated to be suffering from long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19986/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Cancer Services
Michael Ring
283. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when an entitlement (details supplied) will be restored; if the same entitlement is available in other CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19992/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Róisín Shortall
284. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the 14 vacant neurology nursing posts which funding was provided for in Budget 2022; if he intends to order a derogation from the HSE recruitment freeze to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20005/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Róisín Shortall
285. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all Model 3 hospitals have access to out-patient neurology services, as outlined in the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services; his plans to provide a dedicated outpatient neurology service in Portlaoise, Wexford and Mayo hospitals; if he will provide further resources to ensure that both Sligo and Cork University Hospitals can support neurology clinics in Letterkenny and Bantry hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20006/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Róisín Shortall
286. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to enable recruitment for the community neurorehabilitation teams for which funding is available in 2024, as outlined in the HSE Service Plan; if he will commit to funding the remaining teams in Budget 2025, including to address the staffing shortage for the community neurorehabilitation team in CHO 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20007/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Róisín Shortall
287. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the critical shortage of post-acute specialist rehabilitation beds; the current number of post-acute specialist rehabilitation beds; the timeline for delivery of planned beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20008/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Strategies
Róisín Shortall
288. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027; the funding provided to the strategy in each of the years since its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20009/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
289. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the Model of Care for Dementia; the funding provided to this model of care to date since its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20010/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Equipment
Matt Carthy
290. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 641 of 16 April 2024, the average cost involved to deliver a MRI scanner in Irish hospitals; the average cost when it is the first MRI scanner in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20011/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Matt Carthy
291. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when families and service users in north Kildare will have access to details of the SIA report in the matter of delivery of services and arrangements re HSE/St. John of God; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20012/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Dental Services
Matt Carthy
292. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) is offered the plan to urgently complete their orthodontal treatment in the orthodontal clinic in Louth County Hospital, following the resignation of their orthodontist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20015/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Patient Deaths
Carol Nolan
293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the Patient Safety Bill to include amendments to Section 9 of the Health Act, 2007 in order to widen the powers of the Minister for Health to direct a statutory enquiry in certain cases of maternal and infant deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Réada Cronin
294. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health when families and service users in North Kildare will have access to details of the SIA report in the matter of delivery of services and arrangements re HSE/St. John of God; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Violet-Anne Wynne
295. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if a product approved under the MCAP, as listed on S.I. No. 5/2023, can be prescribed to the holder of a valid Ministerial licence; if the licence holder can purchase their prescribed product at a pharmacy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Cancer Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
296. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that women are now being asked to prove that they have breast cancer in order to avail of the two bras and prothesis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Violet-Anne Wynne
297. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he intends to scrap the medical card review for the over-70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20068/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Emergency Departments
Violet-Anne Wynne
298. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify whether all clinical staff in emergency departments are familiar with and receive training in the National Clinical Guidelines No. 6: Sepsis Management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Dental Services
Michael Healy-Rae
299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Alan Kelly
300. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the drug pembrolisumab is approved by the MHRA and available for reimbursement to the patients that are prescribed it. [20086/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
301. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a child (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20088/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Catherine Connolly
302. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the new national model of care for eating disorders; the reason for the delay in the delivery of the promised 20 new inpatient beds; the timeline for when these 20 new beds will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20091/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Catherine Connolly
303. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of eating disorder outpatient teams across the country; the number of teams established to-date and the locations of same; the funding allocated to eating disorder outpatient teams in 2023 and 2024; his plans to allocate additional funding to eating disorder outpatient teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20092/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Brendan Smith
304. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate funding is provided directly from his Department or through the HSE to an association which provides important services for persons who have suffered ill health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20093/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
305. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected to make a refund contribution to a person (details supplied); if his case can be examined with a view to resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20128/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Home Care Packages
Bernard Durkan
306. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which homecare packages are readily available in the CHO7 region to candidates who urgently require them; the efforts currently in hand to ensure all allocated homecare package hours are being actioned and administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20141/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Bernard Durkan
307. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the number of fair deal applications applied for in each of the past five years to date; the numbers granted, refused or pending; the number appealed and overturned on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20142/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Bernard Durkan
308. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of rare and orphan drugs currently being evaluated for use in Ireland; the length of time that is normally required for this process; the drugs that have taken an inordinate amount of time to evaluate and approve for use here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20143/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Bernard Durkan
309. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to ensure the availability of an adequate number of health professionals within the health services, including, but not limited to, consultants, GPs and nurses to meet the demand in all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20144/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
310. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the health services can be co-ordinated in such a way as to ensure a modern response to patients' needs in all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20145/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Bernard Durkan
311. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to increase adult mental health services in CHO7; if the precise measures deemed to be necessary are being taken forthwith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20146/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
312. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards reviews undertaken in each year in the past five years to date; the number of medical cards rescinded post-review in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20147/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Emergency Departments
Bernard Durkan
313. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he intends to set up an emergency management team to deal with overcrowding and hospital emergency departments, with particular reference to ensuring that the highest possible standards prevail when dealing with the inflow of patients by facilitating their access to emergency treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Bernard Durkan
314. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in dealing with the waiting lists of children seeking procedures for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20149/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Bernard Durkan
315. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he can take steps to counter the difficulties of obtaining and retaining professional staff throughout the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20150/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Bernard Durkan
316. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason that plans to meet the requirements of scoliosis patients cannot be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Bernard Durkan
317. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which access to various medicines remains equally available to those in this jurisdiction as compared with the rest of the single market in Europe and at a similar price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20152/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Dental Services
Brendan Howlin
318. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to the proposed expansion in the number of dentists to be trained in Ireland, if he will set out the optimum number he believes should be catered for annually in third level colleges in Ireland; his plans to expand the number of dentistry places available at University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin; the plans he has to provide a new dental school and hospital at UCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19910/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Réada Cronin
319. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will financially assist each Erasmus student to travel to their mainland European destination university by ferry and train (as opposed to by air which is often cheaper and incentivised); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19938/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Ruairí Ó Murchú
320. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the numbers of students expelled from courses at each technological university and institute of technology from 2020 to date; the reasons for the expulsions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19945/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Mairéad Farrell
321. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the full list of colleges of further education and training which providing off-the-job training for craft apprentices, excluding the Education and Training Boards and Technological Universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19957/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Réada Cronin
322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19990/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Éamon Ó Cuív
323. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether new expressions of interest are being accepted at present by her Department for the community services project scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20035/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Cathal Crowe
324. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of funding provided in each county under the community centre investment fund, launched in March 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20082/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Mark Ward
24. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education and Disability will meet next. [16354/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Child Poverty
Peadar Tóibín
41. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [15073/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Child Poverty
Mark Ward
42. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach to give an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [16353/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Child Poverty
Cian O'Callaghan
43. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [16711/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Census of Population
Leo Varadkar
64. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Taoiseach if the CSO is giving consideration to asking about sexual orientation in the next census, as the United Kingdom does. [19670/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Paul McAuliffe
65. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport (details supplied) will be issued before the travel date of 14 May 2024 given the issue with the application was caused by the Garda station not answering calls rather than with the applicant. [19559/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Martin Browne
66. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made in relation to a passport application (details supplied) given that the required documentation as requested by the Department has been submitted. [19590/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Overseas Development Aid
Leo Varadkar
67. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government provides official development assistance to any countries and governments of countries in which same-sex relations are criminalised; if so, if he will provide a list of those countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19669/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 9 April 2024, the expenditure on staffing of the Passport Service in the years 2020 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19719/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
69. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications received, by month in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19720/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy
70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided to multilateral international organisations in 2020 to date, by organisation and by year; if the funding was a recurring obligation or for a special purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19721/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy
71. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding expended in relation to Ireland seeking election to positions within multilateral organisations, by electoral contest; if Ireland was successful, by year from 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19722/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy
72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided through his Department to multilateral international organisations, by organisation, in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19723/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Bodies
Matt Carthy
73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the work of inter-departmental groups tasked by Government with taking forward policy and operational planning regarding Ireland's holding of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026; the policy areas he views as priorities.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19724/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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United Nations
Matt Carthy
74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the elections Ireland has participated as a candidate in the United Nations since 2002; the outcome of such elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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International Bodies
Matt Carthy
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the international organisations that Ireland is currently considering or in the process of joining on the basis of full membership or otherwise, for example, observer membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19728/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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United Nations
Matt Carthy
76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposals regarding reform of the United Nations institutions, in particular the UN Security Council and the use of a veto by the permanent five members; the engagements he has had in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of appointments available for urgent passport renewal in Cork, Dublin and London, by month, in each of the years 2019, 2023 and 2024, by month; the number of which were availed of, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19730/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
78. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and roles of local staff employed in Irish missions abroad, by mission; the associated cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
79. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and cost of staff within his Department not currently posted abroad, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
80. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and cost of staff posted abroad, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19733/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average number of staff in Irish diplomatic missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
82. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of attaché's posted in overseas missions, by policy area and by mission, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19735/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy
83. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the additional funding provided to facilitate the opening of new diplomatic missions in 2023 and 2024, by capital/current and by mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19736/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
84. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 9 April 2024, if he no longer intends to increase staffing in the Passport Service to 920, per the Minister's commitment to do so by January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19737/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
85. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 9 April 2024, the cost associated with increasing staffing levels in the Passport Service by 10, 50 and 100 WTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19738/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
86. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 9 April 2024, the WTE equivalent within the Passport Service, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19739/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
87. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made in relation to applications for passports lodged by a husband and wife (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing the passports despite the fact that the applications were lodged on the 10 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19855/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Catherine Murphy
88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention or that of his Passport Office officials has been drawn to the profile verification used by a company (details supplied) for accounts in that it requires an account holder to upload their passport details and also scans the e-chip of a passport; if official have engaged with the business in respect of this practice; if he and or his officials have conducted their own data protection risk analysis of this and other social media companies' requirement to upload passport details; and if he will set out his concerns in relation to these requirements. [19860/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
James Lawless
89. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine a passport issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19898/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Electricity Grid
Patrick Costello
90. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the business practice among electricity suppliers to prevent customers from moving back to a flat-rate tariff if they have opted in-to a smart tariff; if this practice has been examined by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
91. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19573/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Angling Sector
Robert Troy
92. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a full update on legislation banning eel fishing. [19628/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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EU Directives
Ivana Bacik
93. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the nature of and current situation with regard to the European Commission's announcement of 24 April 2024 that it was sending Ireland a reasoned opinion (INFR(2021)2116) for the non-conformity of Irish legislation with Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Richard Boyd Barrett
94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what statistics are recorded regarding the recipients of the solar electricity grant, individual home energy upgrade grants (better energy homes), grants for a home energy upgrade, free energy upgrades (warmer homes scheme), with respect to the value of the grant; the number of grants availed of by the recipient (details supplied); the income of the recipient household; the value of the property; and the location of the property or any other details relating to the recipient household or property. [19675/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Alan Kelly
95. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of WTE accountants employed by his Department in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19795/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Mining Industry
Michael Lowry
96. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will support the proposals concerning the Shallee Project and the development of facilities at Shallee Mine in Silvermines, County Tipperary; if he has been made aware of correspondence issued by email (details supplied) to his Department on 24 April 2024; if he will review the correspondence issued to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19828/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Military Honours
Matt Carthy
97. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 5 December 2023, if he will provide an update on the review of the processes of awarding military medals; when he expects the review to be completed; if he intends to implement changes to the processes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of designing a review mechanism regarding the pay and allowance structures of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19713/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the progress made regarding a pilot programme of a non-financial labour hours budget being introduced in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19714/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the progress made developing family friendly policies in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the current fleet of armoured personnel carriers; the year they were acquired; the number of which have completed mid-life retrofit; his plans to acquire new or additional APCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
102. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and type of aircraft in the Air Corps fleet; his plans to acquire additional aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19717/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
103. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 9 April 2024, if any Irish Defence Forces personnel took part in any of the secondary tasks of Operation Irini; if so, which tasks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19718/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Alan Kelly
104. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to make it a criminal offence for anyone purchasing or selling a vehicle through car dealership or private sale to knowingly provide false and or misleading information when registering or de-registering ownership of a vehicle to driver and vehicle computer sales division. [19797/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Road Projects
Aindrias Moynihan
105. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be allocated to Cork County Council to address the shortfall in funding required to address the works required for road repairs in mid Cork due to major deterioration of roads by recent high levels of rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19927/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Neasa Hourigan
106. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline who has responsibility for the planning, choosing of locations, management and maintenance of the national on-street EV charging network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19605/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Neasa Hourigan
107. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of on-street EV charging stations per capita that his Department is aiming to see in place over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Neasa Hourigan
108. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the contract tender and procurement policy around the provision of on-street EV charging stations for State and private operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19607/24]