Parliamentary questions

Rental Sector

Paul Kehoe

297. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the legislative process for new rental properties (details supplied) rule will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3793/24]

Social Welfare Rates

Paul Kehoe

385. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider an increase in the qualified adult allowance payment in line with any increase in social welfare payments, particularly in the instance of those qualified adults over 80 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4177/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

496. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the number of neurological nurses that have been recruited into the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3620/24]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Kehoe

203. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if special needs assistants are entitled to claim flat rate expenses as other employees can do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3425/24]

State Pensions

Paul Kehoe

277. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if a person (details supplied) has enough paid contributions to make an application for a contributory pension from before she left Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3513/24]

Tax Exemptions

Paul Kehoe

93. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance how many farmers were granted VAT exemptions for purchase of fixed equipment between 1 November and 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3293/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

144. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when the arrears of the living alone allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3150/24]

Tax Appeals Commission

Paul Kehoe

207. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the status of a VRT appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2530/24]

Tax Exemptions

Paul Kehoe

210. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance whether the amendment on further clarification to the 2023 concrete levy to exclude the value of pouring concrete used in precast products from the scope of the levy was introduced on 1 January 2024; whether a refund scheme has been opened for the interim period to the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2553/24]

Departmental Data

Paul Kehoe

401. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the disability allowance means review for a person (details supplied), and when she could expect the payment to increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2811/24]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Paul Kehoe

672. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of fertility treatment; what is the waiting time for an appointment; how many people are on the waiting list for an appointment; whether the regional hubs are operational; whether any IVF treatments have been performed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3059/24]

Equality Issues

Paul Kehoe

188. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if all refugee children have the same access to additional services in the education system as Irish citizens, that is, NEPS, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2281/24]

Departmental Data

Paul Kehoe

284. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail in tabular form the number of applications and hectares of FT12 submitted to his Department; the number of applications and hectares of FT12 applications approved by his Department; the number of applications and area of FT12 applications still on hand in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/24]

Equality Issues

Paul Kehoe

295. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all refugee children have the same access to State services as children who are Irish citizens, that is NEPS, CAMHS, dental services, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2292/24]

Equality Issues

Paul Kehoe

321. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if all refugee children have the same access to health services as children who are Irish citizens, that is CAMHS, dental services and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2291/24]

Waste Management

Paul Kehoe

95. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he is taking any steps to ban disposable vapes as they are increasingly becoming an environmental hazard in terms of waste and production of single-use plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57093/23]

Energy Usage

Paul Kehoe

117. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider amending the terms of the scheme to provide electricity credits to domestic residents to include people living in accommodation that have been deemed ineligible for energy credits due to a low consumption designation when a person can demonstrate that current consumption meets normal levels, for example where a person moved a property in mid-2023, up to which point it had been vacant for several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1589/24]

Business Supports

Paul Kehoe

354. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the reason non-green projects under the SCBI growth and sustainability loan scheme are not being funded in the initial tranche of loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1220/24]

Tax Exemptions

Paul Kehoe

371. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance how many farmers were refused VAT exemptions for purchase of fixed equipment between 1 November and 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1879/24]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

431. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the latest minimum income requirement from January 2024 for a horticulture work permit renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57377/23]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

437. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the increase in the minimum salary requirement for new general employment permits to €39,000 will apply to existing permit holders when they apply for permit renewal after 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1218/24]

Education Policy

Paul Kehoe

530. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education what determines a school's educational profile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57132/23]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

533. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether a person currently employed as a nurse by the HSE is entitled to transfer years of service to the Department of Education if they take up a job as an SNA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57173/23]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Kehoe

585. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of an ASD class in a secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57383/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

1154. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on delays in ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56222/23]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

1433. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property is being considered as an IPAS accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1880/24]

Dental Services

Paul Kehoe

1456. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans in place to overhaul the dental treatment service scheme to ensure that practitioners continue to remain on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56288/23]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Kehoe

1591. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to control access to vaping products for children under the age of 18 years to restrict the sale of highly flavoured vapes which are marketed towards children and to control the levels of nicotine in vapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57092/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Kehoe

1743. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1909 of 11 September 2023, if there is any further development in the provision of a pathway for a person to claim compensation for what they believe to be illegal nursing home charges paid between 1977 and 1979, who has not as of yet made any claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1640/24]

Dental Services

Paul Kehoe

1748. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm what adult dental treatment is offered by the HSE to adults in County Wexford in need of dental treatment, caused by medications/medical treatments for other conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/24]

Banking Sector

Paul Kehoe

217. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance whether there is any mechanism to prevent a bank from selling a performing loan to a debt collecting agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55876/23]

Pension Provisions

Paul Kehoe

354. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection whether there has been any communication between her Department and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on how retired gardaí have to draw the jobseeker’s payment for nine months in order to avail of their supplementary pension; if she is aware of the issues that this raises for retired gardaí; if she is open to starting a dialogue to change the manner in how this process is managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55850/23]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Paul Kehoe

442. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what efforts are being made to urgently resolve a dispute (details supplied) due to the pressure on the industry and farmers affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56077/23]

Weather Events

Paul Kehoe

443. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is looking into actions to mitigate the damage caused by adverse weather events (hail) in Wexford in June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56081/23]

School Enrolments

Paul Kehoe

302. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if there is enough choice and supply of post-primary school places for the growing population of Pelletstown, Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54573/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

363. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing a school (details supplied) to three streams to accommodate a rise in the number of young children in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55385/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

364. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55386/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

365. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the permanent site for a school (details supplied) which has been in temporary accommodation for three years without any update on its future and final location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55387/23]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Kehoe

366. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the criteria for allocating special education teaching hours to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55388/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

367. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the timeline of correspondence, communications and events since a commitment was given by her Department in 2021 to provide a school (details supplied) with a permanent extension by 2024 and facilitate its growth to a 1,500 student post-primary school, including any decisions taken by either her Department or the patron, DDLETB, to change that commitment between 2021 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55389/23]

Antisocial Behaviour

Paul Kehoe

520. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update of the work of the Anti-Social Behaviour Forum and subgroup on knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54575/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

193. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether there is any funding stream available to assist a school in purchasing additional land for a safe drop-off area when existing conditions are unsafe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54248/23]

State Pensions

Paul Kehoe

241. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is on a reduced rate of pension (non-contributory); the reason this was reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54282/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Paul Kehoe

277. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he is considering financial aid for a sector (details supplied) given the significant challenges being faced by the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/23]

Special Protection Areas

Paul Kehoe

322. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of an application for compensation as a result of the designation of lands as a special protection area, and consequential loss of income for the applicant as a result of the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53673/23]

Tax Code

Paul Kehoe

314. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if there has been a change in policy in respect VAT treatment for farmers purchasing fixed equipment for their farm (details supplied); if he will explain the inconsistencies and give a clear direction going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53033/23]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

461. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property is being considered as an IPAS accommodation centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52952/23]

Climate Change Policy

Paul Kehoe

127. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for funding from the Climate Action Fund since the beginning of 2020; the nature of these applications; which of the applications were granted funding from the CAF, if any organisations at all received funding from the CAF; what proportion of these organisations were private sector and what proportion represented the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52286/23]

Energy Prices

Paul Kehoe

128. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress towards a solution to the problem of high energy prices at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52287/23]

Financial Instruments

Paul Kehoe

201. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland loan scheme to be open for applications for farm development loans, not the energy-related loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52363/23]