Parliamentary questions

Health Service Executive

Mattie McGrath

1286. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline plans for the use of the HSE-owned lands on the Heywood Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary; if these lands are being considered for the provision of modular homes by the Department of Children, Equality, Disabilities, Integration and youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11891/24]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

1488. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the primary residence is included in the assessment for the nursing home support scheme; if he plans to amend this to exclude the primary residence from the means assessment; if a person can appeal the decision to include the primary residence in the assessment, in cases in which they worked all their lives to pay for their house, the reason this is now being assessed against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12913/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mattie McGrath

301. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to confirm the position in relation to sanction of a new precast modular building for a special school in Tipperary; to confirm the status of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10239/24]

Health Service Executive

Mattie McGrath

538. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagements his Department has had with Tipperary County Council in relation to the use of HSE owned land in Clonmel for a modular type accommodation centre; details of all plans for the provision of modular type accommodation for use by his Department in Clonmel Co. Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9945/24]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

558. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding being provided by his Department to the National Women’s Council; the level of funding the organisation is expending on the referendum campaign; if he will outline all funding and expenditure by his Department on the upcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10218/24]

Ambulance Service

Mattie McGrath

3. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a local recruitment campaign is carried out in south Tipperary for the National Ambulance Service; if the NAS will commit to providing a recruitment officer to visit schools and attend job recruitment seminars locally and develop local advertising to improve recruitment prospects in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8947/24]

Asylum Seekers

Mattie McGrath

101. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details of all properties offered to his Department for accommodation for either beneficiaries of temporary protection or international protection applicants in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9433/24]

Asylum Seekers

Mattie McGrath

102. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details of all properties offered to this Department for accommodation for either beneficiaries of temporary protection or international protection applicants in Cahir, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/24]

Asylum Seekers

Mattie McGrath

103. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details of all properties currently being assessed by his Department for accommodation for either beneficiaries of temporary protection or international protection applicants in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9435/24]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

194. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a stage 2b report for a schools additional accommodation project that was received by her Department in November 2023 (details supplied); the turnaround time for a decision on such reports; if she will expedite the project, given the long delays already experienced by this project which was sanctioned in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8703/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

285. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been refurbished under the refurbishment programme for accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection; the details of all properties refurbished under the scheme; the cost of each refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9052/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

421. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS applicants now residing in a facility (details supplied), by status that is, male, female or child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8747/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

425. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the stages involved in the assessment of properties offered for IPAS accommodation; the timeframe for assessment from time of offer to signing of contracts; the date offer was received for a property in Tipperary (details supplied); the current stage of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Mattie McGrath

439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will have a full cognitive assessment funded privately due to long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8951/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

441. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the payment rates per resident per night to each property owner accommodating international protection applicants; how the rate is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/24]

Foreign Birth Registration

Mattie McGrath

32. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on a foreign birth register application (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8240/24]

Septic Tanks

Mattie McGrath

98. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tanks inspected, by county, since the inspection scheme was introduced in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8149/24]

Citizenship Applications

Mattie McGrath

116. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application for Irish citizenship (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8239/24]

Hospital Facilities

Mattie McGrath

170. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the numbers of patients seen in the Cashel minor injury unit each year for the past three years; the number of staff available at the unit; the reason the public is never recommended to use Cashel minor injury unit when local hospitals are experiencing overcrowding; the efforts taken to advertise and increase the use of this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8260/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Mattie McGrath

443. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7414/24]