Parliamentary questions

Local Authorities

Fergus O'Dowd

795. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of applications approved for Louth County Council through the town and village renewal scheme by year, project title, location, total amount approved since its introduction in 2016, in tabular form; the monies that were subsequently returned by the council to her Department; the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24827/22]

Adoption Services

Fergus O'Dowd

283. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) who wishes to remain anonymous in respect of the process by which their adoption information was sent to their house without prior notification and the subsequent issues it has caused; if a policy of pre-notification can be put in place for such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23909/22]

Hospital Services

Fergus O'Dowd

327. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some older people may not be able to attend vital hospital appointments due prohibitive transport costs (details supplied); his plans to ensure that older people will be supported to attend hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23928/22]

Ukraine War

Fergus O'Dowd

578. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to retrospectively register the hundreds of Ukrainians that have been housed throughout the country independent to the Irish Red Cross, International Protection Accommodation Services and International Protection Procurement Services processes to that ensure appropriate supports are put in place and an accurate reflection of figures are accounted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/22]

Further and Higher Education

Fergus O'Dowd

593. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of their current employment contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22782/22]

Further and Higher Education

Fergus O'Dowd

618. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a response will issue to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of their employment contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23488/22]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

626. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice her plans to retrospectively register the hundreds of Ukrainians that have been housed throughout the country independent to the Irish Red Cross, International Protection Accommodation Services and International Protection Procurement Services processes to that ensure appropriate supports are put in place and an accurate reflection of figures are accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22867/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Fergus O'Dowd

737. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of long Covid clinics and models of care for patients; the locations in which they will open; the overall budget that has been set aside for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/22]

Northern Ireland

Fergus O'Dowd

162. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 (details supplied), if he will provide details on meetings with Louth County Council and or the Department that have taken place over recent weeks in order to progress the Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22423/22]

Environmental Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

98. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fixed penalty notices issued by local authorities for alleged offences relating to the marketing, sale and distribution of prohibited fuels in low smoke zones for each year since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/22]

Air Quality

Fergus O'Dowd

99. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the final report of the urban transport related air pollution group will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/22]

Driver Test

Fergus O'Dowd

115. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the current failure rates in each of the operational driver test centres nationally; the standardised training and reassessment procedure that the driver testers undertake to ensure regularisation of testing across all areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21797/22]

Primary Medical Certificates

Fergus O'Dowd

142. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the total number of primary medical certificate applications that are currently submitted awaiting assessment; the expected length of time to clear the backlog; the length of time applicants can expect to wait for a decision on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21788/22]

Tax Collection

Fergus O'Dowd

151. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases and type of enforcement carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in enforcing compliance with solid fuel carbon tax for each year since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22291/22]

Departmental Schemes

Fergus O'Dowd

165. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of applications received in respect of the live performance support scheme strand I and II by county; the total number of applications refused by county; the total number of appeals that were subsequently submitted by county; the total number of appeals that were successful by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22057/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Fergus O'Dowd

172. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are currently any Memos of Understanding in respect of housing agreed between local authorities and An Garda Síochána that allows both agencies to work collaboratively to collate information on anti-social housing issues in order for local authorities to manage their stock appropriately to ensure anti-social behaviour within estates is targeted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22216/22]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

173. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that the applications for the collapsing graveyard wall at Darver and for ongoing conservation work on Drogheda’s town wall at Featherbed Lane were unsuccessful through the Community Monuments Funds 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21672/22]

Primary Medical Certificates

Fergus O'Dowd

437. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the total number of primary medical certificate applications that are currently submitted awaiting assessment; the expected length of time to clear the backlog; the length of time applicants can expect to wait for a decision on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/22]

Alcohol Sales

Fergus O'Dowd

259. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will respond to concerns raised by local publicans and vintners' representatives in respect of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21620/22]

Post Office Network

Fergus O'Dowd

62. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications if a response will issue to the concerns raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21343/22]

Housing Schemes

Fergus O'Dowd

87. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a Tenant Incremental Purchase Scheme application can be considered a joint application under a discretionary process considering the practicalities in such a circumstance further to the recent changes announced to the Tenant Incremental Purchase Scheme in which the applicants are married since 2008 but only one of the applicants is on the tenancy agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21352/22]

Electric Vehicles

Fergus O'Dowd

92. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he has taken to ensure that residents of apartments and duplexes can access electric vehicle schemes and install electric vehicle chargers to pro-actively encourage more transition to electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18660/22]

Energy Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

266. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is currently assessing an alternate method to deliver the €200 rebate payment to those full-time mobile home residents considering in many cases their income levels and vulnerability (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19934/22]

Environmental Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

332. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the Government’s strategy on fast fashion will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/22]

Tax Code

Fergus O'Dowd

512. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to proposals raised in correspondence (details supplied) in regard to taxation and the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20386/22]

Mental Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

961. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education the current support services and targeted information classes and advice on existing mental health supports for children in the Louth and east Meath school catchments area; if she will identify the planned expansion of support services into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21200/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Fergus O'Dowd

1106. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the concerns raised by a Montessori school (details supplied) in respect of the core funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19501/22]

Dental Services

Fergus O'Dowd

1502. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his and his Department's discussions with the Irish Dental Association in respect of the provision of appropriate dental services for medical card holders; the way that he intends to address the urgent crisis in counties Louth and Meath where over two thirds of registered dentists have left the GMS scheme since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19856/22]

Hospital Services

Fergus O'Dowd

1522. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review and intervene in the continued closure of the north-east regional orthopaedic unit for elective surgeries, which is leaving persons in extraordinary circumstances; if his attention has been drawn to the significant concerns raised by eight orthopaedic surgeons to HSE management in respect of the impact closures have had on the elective list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19922/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Fergus O'Dowd

1550. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); the supports available in such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20105/22]

Eating Disorders

Fergus O'Dowd

1574. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the services currently available for persons suffering from eating disorders; the future provision plans for health services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20174/22]

Health Services Staff

Fergus O'Dowd

1636. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will raise concerns (details supplied) in respect of paediatric occupational therapist provision in County Louth; the HSE's plans to address such a disparity in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/22]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

1829. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue in relation to urgent concerns raised in correspondence by a number of persons (details supplied) in respect of orthopaedic services in the north east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21139/22]

Mental Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

1838. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of existing mental health supports for children in the Louth and east Meath area; if he will identify those supports; if his attention has been drawn to the significant waiting lists for these essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/22]

Foreign Direct Investment

Fergus O'Dowd

10. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline Government plans to attract indigenous and foreign direct investment to Drogheda in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18658/22]

Regional Development

Fergus O'Dowd

66. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide further details on the way that the North-East Regional Enterprise Plan will directly benefit County Louth and in particular Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee and Dunleer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18659/22]

Air Quality

Fergus O'Dowd

126. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the proposed establishment of dedicated resources within regional lead authorities to provide co-ordination, expertise and advice to support consistent enforcement of the new air quality regulations across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18661/22]

Departmental Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

331. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns raised by a service (details supplied) in respect of a recent tender decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18916/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

6. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to proposals (details supplied) in respect of a wider response to the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18430/22]

Sports Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

57. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to funding schemes that would be considered for a club (details supplied) following its selection to host the Junior American NBA programme in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18616/22]

Housing Schemes

Fergus O'Dowd

67. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if discretion can be used in which an application for a local authority home loan has been submitted by a single applicant and the person’s employment certificate is showing that they are over the threshold due to overtime which is irregular and no longer available; if a discretionary decision can be considered in which the applicant can show a much reduced income in the previous and subsequent employment certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18460/22]

Tax Reliefs

Fergus O'Dowd

103. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if her Department is in a position to open up a more flexible taxsaver scheme with regard to teachers that are either moving jobs for new academic years or are substitute teachers and may only need public transport for certain blocks in a calendar year; if such a scheme can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18506/22]

Special Educational Needs

Fergus O'Dowd

489. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to concerns raised by the principal of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18085/22]

Special Educational Needs

Fergus O'Dowd

490. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to concerns raised by the principal of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18086/22]

State Examinations

Fergus O'Dowd

492. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to concerns raised by a teacher (details supplied) in respect of the senior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18159/22]

Schools Building Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

504. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education the current position with regard to the proposed new special school to replace schools (details supplied); the projected timelines on commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18289/22]

Further and Higher Education

Fergus O'Dowd

586. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in respect of pay scales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18252/22]

Special Educational Needs

Fergus O'Dowd

275. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to concerns raised by parents in respect of the introduction of the new special needs assistant modelling (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17227/22]

Special Educational Needs

Fergus O'Dowd

306. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of a special needs assistant allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17366/22]

Community Development Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

479. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are plans or proposed locations for pubs as community hubs in County Louth or east County Meath following the announcement of the pilot programme on 25 March 2022; when she expects to review the pilot programme and possibly implement same across a number of further locations and counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17116/22]