Parliamentary questions

School Accommodation

Cathal Crowe

332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she and officials in the additional school accommodation unit of her Department will urgently revisit the capital funding that has been approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10767/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cathal Crowe

408. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why there are delays in having houses in County Clare with defective concrete blocks being approved for the remediation scheme; is it the case that his Department along with the housing agency are delaying the processing of applications so that they get a large batch of them together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10306/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Cathal Crowe

469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene to ensure that an application for naturalisation (details supplied) is processed as soon as possible. [9986/24]

Direct Provision System

Cathal Crowe

542. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a crime has been committed at the Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre, Meelick, County Clare (details suppled) which has led to a resident being moved to another facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Cathal Crowe

567. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the State-owned buildings in County Clare that have been brought forward as suggested accommodation centres for individuals seeking international protection; which of these have been deemed unviable; which are still under consideration at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10279/24]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

571. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the contract his Department has with a facility (details supplied) for the provision of accommodation to international protection applicants is due to expire; if this is a roll-over contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10341/24]

Emergency Departments

Cathal Crowe

756. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the recommendation contained within the HIQA report resulting from the unannounced inspection of the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) has been acted upon; if so, the details of when it was started and when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/24]

Departmental Funding

Cathal Crowe

815. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a repeat of the Community Recognition Fund in 2024 to support communities who are welcoming people from Ukraine and other countries; if so, when she will be announcing the details of it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10367/24]

Community Development Projects

Cathal Crowe

816. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when details of the 2024 Community Support Fund for enhancing facilities in disadvantaged communities will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10368/24]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department will take to help tackle issues at University Hospital Limerick and the knock-on effect on public health in the midwest region. [9347/24]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO3 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO3 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO3 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO3 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

48. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider sanctioning an ASD class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9488/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

87. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of SEAI home energy upgrades that have been grant supported since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out in euro under home energy upgrades, per county, in tabular form. [8985/24]

Defence Forces

Cathal Crowe

95. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the defence infrastructure projects that have been completed since 2020; and the funding provided for each project, by county, in tabular format. [8993/24]

School Staff

Cathal Crowe

225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the salary paid to school bus escorts as it is only 70 cent above the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Cathal Crowe

324. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider revising the long-term carers contribution scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9379/24]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

331. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details on the number of applications received by her Department for the Ireland immigrant investor programme in County Clare; and if she will provide topline detail on these applications. [8729/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Cathal Crowe

355. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) can expect her passport and other relevant paperwork to issue following a naturalisation ceremony; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9198/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

385. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of farmer scheme payments made on a per county basis for the year 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8906/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

386. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of payments in euro paid out in 2023 to beef and sheep farmers in each county; the number of payees in each county, since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8941/24]