Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1866. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an overview of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and how it works; the next deadline for applications in 2024; if further applications will be invited after February 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56613/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

26. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be allocating additional funding through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme to animal welfare charities given the unprecedented number of surrenders they are dealing with at present, in addition to the increased cost of running animal welfare and animal rescue organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55296/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s programme for Government commitments in relation to animal welfare; if he will provide an overview of the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55297/23]

Direct Provision System

Pádraig O'Sullivan

104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the transfer of residents from a direct provision centre in Cork (details supplied); the engagement his Department has had with residents; if the decision to transfer people will be reviewed considering many include school-going children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55286/23]

Childcare Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

126. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is aware that an after-school service in County Cork (details supplied) is facing closure due to issues with the Core funding model; if his Department has engaged with the service provider regarding its concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55287/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

3. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Service will next meet. [53904/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

53. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the initiatives that are being pursued to ensure public order and safety on the streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55094/23]

Social Media

Pádraig O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on her meeting request with a social media company (details supplied) regarding its role in monitoring online content following the recent riots in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55093/23]

Departmental Meetings

Pádraig O'Sullivan

317. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if officials in her Department will meet with a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54924/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

420. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what criteria must be met for a person living in direct provision to be eligible for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54954/23]

Industrial Disputes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

511. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the progress regarding the pay parity claim by RSS and Tús supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55403/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

562. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by An Garda Síochána, by county in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54955/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what additional supports his Department provided to Cork City Council and Cork County Council following the floods caused by Storm Babet; if he is satisfied that the local authorities have the necessary resources available to them during such adverse weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53975/23]

Planning Issues

Pádraig O'Sullivan

36. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase certainty across the planning system through the introduction of statutory timelines for decision making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/23]

Pension Provisions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

96. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the pension entitlements being worked on for carers by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54071/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

136. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for the humanitarian assistance scheme after flooding in Cork City and Cork County in October 2023; the number of applications processed and approved; the number of applications outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54070/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

212. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a comprehensive overview of funding stream available to sports clubs for capital, current and ad hoc expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54391/23]

Sports Organisations

Pádraig O'Sullivan

85. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the progress being made by an association (details supplied) with regards to corporate governance reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53458/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

100. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can clarify if funding allocated to any Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) can be amended or whether monies can be transferred from one project to another by the applicant; if she can elaborate if there is any flexibility around changing parameters for existing or agreed funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53459/23]

Work Permits

Pádraig O'Sullivan

215. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts being made in his Department to streamline the employment permit process to facilitate the recruitment of workers for the private and voluntary nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53279/23]

School Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

258. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will receive payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53761/23]

Care Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

518. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Minister for Justice regarding the need to expedite Garda vetting for homecare workers, which would lead to an average turnaround of 2-3 days as opposed to 2-4 weeks, which would assist with the onboarding of new homecare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53277/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig O'Sullivan

519. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a home support waiting list in CHO 4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53278/23]

Departmental Policies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

520. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to develop a graded career structure in homecare that rewards and encourages upskilling and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53280/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

35. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress of the northern distributor road; the amount of funding that will be allocated in 2024 to progress the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52473/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

64. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Mallow relief road; the level of funding that will be allocated in 2024 considering only €100,000 was allocated in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52474/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a three-classroom extension project at a special school (details supplied) in County Cork will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52739/23]

School Textbooks

Pádraig O'Sullivan

134. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the review into the schoolbook grant scheme for primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52740/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Pádraig O'Sullivan

153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update regarding his engagements with EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in relation to the urgent need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50163/23]

Ukraine War

Pádraig O'Sullivan

181. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any engagement with Iran in relation to its continued military support for Russia's war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50162/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

63. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when schools in County Cork will be eligible to apply for the solar for schools programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52691/23]

Child Poverty

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview on the report published by his Department on 14 November 2023 on how budget 2024 dealt with child poverty and child well-being. [50713/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department [52256/23]

Labour Court

Pádraig O'Sullivan

36. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of binding Labour Court recommendations on pay rates for public servants that have yet to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52127/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if consideration will be giving to reprioritising the Glashaboy flood relief scheme following severe and unprecedented flooding in Cork; the interaction his Department has had with the local authority and the contractor in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52126/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

179. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Banduff road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52415/23]

Departmental Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding that will be allocated to the Ballyvolane Strategic Transport Corridor; how long the improvement project is expected to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52418/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

181. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Blarney village pedestrian and cycling infrastructure scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52419/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

182. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to open a new round of funding for the Safe Routes to School Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52420/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

183. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools that applied for the Safe Routes to School Programme; the number of schools that were successful; the number of schools that must wait for the next round of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52421/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

184. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to accelerating the upgrade of the N20 Cork Limerick motorway with a view to an earlier start date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52422/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

285. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the ongoing review of the school transport scheme; if the review will be completed and recommendations enacted by September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52416/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if there are any funding options open to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52417/23]

Departmental Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

576. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to find out the number of complaints made in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of complaints the PPC advised of no further action; the number of complaints referred to mediation or inquiry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51961/23]

Departmental Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

577. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the last time his Department engaged with an organisation (details supplied); to whom the organisation reports, as an agency of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51962/23]

Business Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many businesses in Cork received emergency supports following floods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51375/23]

Business Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

66. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business grant will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51374/23]

Insurance Coverage

Pádraig O'Sullivan

103. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a national flood insurance company to cover flood damage costs especially when so many homes and businesses are unable to obtain flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51209/23]

Insurance Coverage

Pádraig O'Sullivan

111. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the insurance industry to discuss the provision of flood cover, particularly into the future due to the worsening effects of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51210/23]

Housing Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

10. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Housing for All progress report published on 14 November 2023. [50686/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

3. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [49831/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has received any recent information on complaints of bullying and harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50690/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

68. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the information he has been given regarding the alleged incident in Kilworth Camp that was reported in media recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50691/23]

Health Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

442. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51007/23]

Health Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

443. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to outsource speech and language therapies to private companies for children in order to reduce waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51008/23]

Departmental Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

522. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if will provide additional information on his Department’s Rare Disease Liaison Officer; if the position is vacant at present; if not, if a person has been appointed; if so, the contact details for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50753/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

40. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to allowing instream works in the Glashaboy river to facilitate emergency flood works and flood relief; if he and his Department have been contacted by Cork City Council to seek consent regarding same; if he will consider granting an exemption if necessary to facilitate the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49757/23]

Energy Conservation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

43. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for the SEAI warmer homes grant to date in 2023; the average length of time people are waiting for the works to commence; what measures he is taking to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49758/23]

Technological Universities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

254. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide further information on the number of science courses within technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50307/23]

Technological Universities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what his Department is doing to attract and promote women to the area of science and science courses in technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50308/23]

Technological Universities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

256. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per year on the expansion of science courses within technological universities; how much funding was allocated in total for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50309/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50145/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig O'Sullivan

137. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for an earlier appointment or be added to a cancellation list for an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50040/23]

Regulatory Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will engage with the Charity Regulator regarding the status of an application (details supplied); the average length of time an organisation is waiting between submitting an application and the issuing of a registered charity number; the number of staff in the authority assigned to approving applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49554/23]

Control of Dogs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

33. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the recommendations provided to her by the Control of Dogs Working Group; if she will advise when she plans to publish legislative amendments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49555/23]

School Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

201. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if there are any programmes or funding avenues available for mentorship programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49480/23]

State Properties

Pádraig O'Sullivan

407. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what his Department's plans are for a premises in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49280/23]

Departmental Priorities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

470. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what his Department’s plans are for a family home in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49909/23]

Hospital Overcrowding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the virtual home hospital services within the HSE for early supported discharge in order to reduce strain on the hospital service during the winter surge; if he will provide an update on existing pilot programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48608/23]

Hospital Overcrowding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

31. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding, especially in Cork hospitals which experienced record overcrowding this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48607/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

117. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Cork City Council has been in contact with him and his Department in relation to extra supports following recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48938/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

143. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many properties in Cork city and Cork county have availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48939/23]

Public Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

198. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will liaise with the NTA to see if a review is complete with respect to a service (details supplied) in County Cork which they state they would undertake following correspondence received in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49122/23]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Pádraig O'Sullivan

230. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider the removal of exemptions of planning for small telecommunication masts in order that they would be required to undergo the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41886/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

7. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [47660/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment for childhood apraxia of speech given the urgent need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48958/23]

Childcare Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

38. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of child service providers in Cork; the number that have withdrawn; the number that have issued notice to withdraw for the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48467/23]

Childcare Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

75. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with officials in his Department regarding a service provider in Cork experiencing an issue with its SAC service capacity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48466/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

216. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Mallow relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47511/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

217. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork-Limerick motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47512/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

218. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Northern Ring Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47513/23]

Road Network

Pádraig O'Sullivan

284. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with TII about improving the safety and maintenance of a stretch of road in County Cork (details supplied); if a contractor can take over the maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48734/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

332. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme (details supplied) will be reviewed to address an anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48430/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Pádraig O'Sullivan

419. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the remote working code of practice being drafted by the Workplace Relations Commission will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48681/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

458. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she has sought an update form the NCSE regarding the number of ASD places for primary and post-primary schools in the Ballincollig area; if so, how many places will be available for the September 2024 term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47516/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

459. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that all students in Cork north central with ASD will have a secondary school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47517/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

460. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that all students in Cork north central with ASD will have a primary school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47518/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

461. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that there are sufficient school places in Cork city and county for the September 2024 intake; what engagement she has had with the NCSE in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47519/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

481. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update with respect to a student (details supplied) in County Cork who is receiving school transport under the scheme for children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47746/23]

Sports Facilities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

569. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the status of the Munster football centre of excellence in Glanmire; the interaction her Department has had with the FAI and (details supplied) in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47515/23]

Nursing Homes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1137. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an application for the fair deal scheme (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47501/23]

Nursing Homes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1139. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a fair deal application will be urgently reviewed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47503/23]

Departmental Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1202. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to create a chief pharmaceutical officer position in his Department; his views on the matter; if his Department has examined similar roles operational in Scotland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47953/23]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1203. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the regional health area implantation plan; the level of consultation that took place with HSE management; if south Tipperary and Cork will remain part of CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47954/23]

Departmental Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1204. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on European Reference Networks funding; if funding was committed to in Budget 2024; if he is aware of consultants concerns that they will lose ERN's due to failure to maintain records and standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47955/23]

Vaccination Programme

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1205. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of winter flu vaccines that have been administered to different cohorts to date in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47956/23]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1206. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the hepatitis C home testing kits; the number of kits that have been dispatched; if the scheme is proving successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47957/23]

Health Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an electric bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48468/23]

Proposed Legislation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1293. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by his Department on the proposed pharmaceutical legislation revision being delivered under the European Pharmaceutical Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48490/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1294. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned about medicine shortages this winter; what steps are being taken to ensure that a serious shortage is avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48491/23]