Parliamentary questions

Medicinal Products

Rose Conway-Walsh

1417. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the work that has been carried to develop pharmaceutical capacity in hospitals to make or compound highly expensive medicines on a small scale for their patients as allowed for under EU law, given increasing medicine costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12555/24]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

1451. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the public health sector special scheme for long-Covid each month since it was introduced in July 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12685/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

1531. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

1565. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13197/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

1597. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for her Department and all public bodies under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13202/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

32. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3497/24]

Middle East

Rose Conway-Walsh

67. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline any engagement he or his Department has had with EU High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles, or his office, on the potential suspension of the EU-Israel trade association agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11145/24]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

104. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to make sure that people with defective concrete blocks and are engaging with the Government defective concrete block scheme can avail of SEAI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/24]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

187. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the rationale presented to him by Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the use of a private operator for the Luas, unlike all other rail infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11219/24]

Local Authorities

Rose Conway-Walsh

399. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to ensure that local authority employees are treated in the same manner as civil servants in relation to situations where staff who are in an acting position do not get the benefit on the point on the pay scale if promoted to a higher role, only benefiting if they are promoted into the acting role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10186/24]

Nursing Homes

Rose Conway-Walsh

11. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health what assistance can be given to a person who is living in full-time care in a nursing home, registered disabled, non-verbal, and has no family assistance and requires transport for various treatment at different hospitals; who is responsible for transport costs to and from medical appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

41. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned developments at Belmullet and Ballina District Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9700/24]

Special Educational Needs

Rose Conway-Walsh

188. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce exemptional measures in terms of eligibility for CID for all educators affected by the recently announced changes to special education funding, given many people are being negatively impacted in their careers such as in this case of a person (details supplied) where they are one contract away from CID in their current school but the school is no longer able to offer them a fixed term due to the cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9820/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3503/24]

Public Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration has been given to bringing the Luas under the direct management of Iarnród Éireann rather than tendering for a new private operator ahead of the expiration of the current contract in November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

17. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3496/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

28. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3499/24]

Turbary Rights

Rose Conway-Walsh

47. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to impose buffer zones around areas where turf cutting is permitted in commonage areas and the effect this will have on ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

77. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3505/24]

Primary Care Centres

Rose Conway-Walsh

156. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Ballyhaunis primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8177/24]

National Security

Rose Conway-Walsh

5. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will develop a national security strategy and functioning security agency to deal with future security events. [8090/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

15. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [8091/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

87. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3501/24]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

348. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what plan/scheme is in place for social Housing tenants who are still living in pyrite effected homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7627/24]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

358. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allow people in the defective concrete block scheme in rural areas that have the necessary space to build beside their existing home in order to reduce costs of demolition and accommodation during construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8073/24]

Hospital Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

541. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to list and detail any acute beds that have been removed from Mayo since 2020; the net acute bed position from the start of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7628/24]

Mental Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

594. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total number of children being treated in-patient adult mental health facilities. [7864/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

61. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3502/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

82. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3498/24]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

97. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how and when the reforms to the public spending code will lead to changes in the four-step planning for the delivering of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5761/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3493/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

40. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the legislative programme. [3494/24]

National Development Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

84. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how the finding of the recently published ESRI report, The National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity, will shape the review of NDP ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5760/24]

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Rose Conway-Walsh

86. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has engaged with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the potential of extending its remit to cover commercial public bodies in a dual audit capacity to ensure greater oversight and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5766/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

90. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5763/24]

National Development Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

94. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to bring forward a revised national development plan departmental ceilings in order to account for the inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5764/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Rose Conway-Walsh

113. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the National Development Finance Agency’s examination of construction contracts won by constructions firms that have been suspended from public contracts in Spain for bid-rigging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5762/24]

Office of Public Works

Rose Conway-Walsh

130. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a plan or strategy in place for the Office of Public Works to reduce the reliance on leased properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5765/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

170. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3500/24]

Vacant Properties

Rose Conway-Walsh

283. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of vacant and derelict properties to enter the compulsory purchase order activation programme in each local authority area in tabular form including the number of compulsory purchase orders or acquisitions to commence in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/24]

Nursing Homes

Rose Conway-Walsh

492. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health what assistance can be given to a person (details provided) who is living in full time care in a nursing home, registered disabled, non-verbal with no understanding, no family assistance and requires transport for various treatment at different hospitals; who is responsible for transport costs to and from medical appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5074/24]

Road Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

62. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the total funding for local and regional roads in County Mayo; the breakdown of the details of the investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4592/24]

Road Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

73. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N17 road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4593/24]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

103. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance for an update on his engagement with the Banking and Payments Federation and the Department of Finance with respect to the defective concrete blocks redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4595/24]

State Bodies

Rose Conway-Walsh

130. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline his reasoning for substantially reducing the remuneration for the Chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4594/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3495/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

1. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3055/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Rose Conway-Walsh

12. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost for a three-bedroom house of installing solar panel with and without Government grants; the average time before they are paid off both with and without Government support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4407/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

72. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3504/24]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Rose Conway-Walsh

148. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline any engagement he has had with ComReg about improving the 4G signal in Mayo; and the progress to date. [3387/24]