Parliamentary questions

Regeneration Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

357. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the proposed construction of a community centre at King’s Island, Limerick, as committed to in the Limerick regeneration plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38905/22]

Regeneration Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

358. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the creation of extended playground facilities at the site adjacent to the King’s Island community crèche, Limerick, as committed to in the Limerick regeneration plan, and if he will make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/22]

Hospital Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

118. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the shortage of non-consultant hospital doctors at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37471/22]

Mental Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

199. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in establishing the trial mental health 24/7 de-escalation unit in Limerick; when he expects the unit to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37472/22]

Hospital Inspections

Maurice Quinlivan

924. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the concerns highlighted in the recent Health Information and Quality Authority report of its 15 March 2022 inspection of the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37548/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Maurice Quinlivan

208. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on the provision of a wheelchair from the Southill health centre in Limerick, having been measured for one 12 months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36337/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

750. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on an appointment at University Hospital Limerick for over three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33610/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

818. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by the ENT department at University Hospital Limerick for a CT scan and has yet to receive an appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34012/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Maurice Quinlivan

90. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the local authority in Limerick city regarding the lack of emergency accommodation in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33225/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Maurice Quinlivan

23. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that are being taken to ensure that medical professionals who are suffering with severe post Covid-19 infection symptoms and who are unable to return to the workplace yet continue to receive the special leave with pay beyond the end of June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33664/22]

Housing Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

509. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that receipt of long-term carer's allowance is not considered as income when applying for a local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29615/22]

Departmental Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1105. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments in relation to help with fuel bills that have been made in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29546/22]

Departmental Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1106. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments in relation to help with funeral bills that have been made in each the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29547/22]

Departmental Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1107. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments that have been made in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29548/22]

Departmental Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1108. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on exceptional needs payments in relation to help in all cases in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29549/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Maurice Quinlivan

1389. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over three years for a behavioural assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28871/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Maurice Quinlivan

1441. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) whose parents have been advised that they will be waiting in excess of three years for an ADHD assessment by the child and adolescent mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29116/22]

An Garda Síochána

Maurice Quinlivan

607. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice for the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in Limerick city in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27995/22]

Hospital Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

87. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the non-consultant doctor shortage in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25903/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Maurice Quinlivan

94. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the inpatient bed capacity shortages at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/22]

Medicinal Products

Maurice Quinlivan

575. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a prescription for the person's medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25665/22]

Living Wage

Maurice Quinlivan

94. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the progress of the Programme for Government commitment to progress to a living wage over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25363/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

390. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25649/22]

Health Services Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

269. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the details of staffing levels of the disability teams at HSE health clinics (details supplied) in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23874/22]

Health Services Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

270. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists available to service children with disabilities at local health centres (details supplied) in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23875/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Maurice Quinlivan

672. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the members of the expert group being deployed to assist with overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; the remit of the expert group; the timeframe, commencement and finish date in which the group is expected to complete its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22557/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Maurice Quinlivan

673. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the discussions that he has held with the University Hospital Limerick Group on the establishment of the expert group being deployed to assist with overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22558/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

747. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting for an appointment at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22852/22]

Passport Services

Maurice Quinlivan

177. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised. [22506/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

216. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a child (details supplied) who has been advised he will be waiting two years for an MRI at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22368/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

431. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who has been waiting five years for a consultation at the urology clinic at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21738/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

436. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) with epilepsy who has been waiting three years for a test at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21783/22]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

527. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce the Pathfinder programme which is in operation at Beaumont Hospital in the mid-west region to help alleviate pressures on University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22218/22]

Housing Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

83. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan applications that have been received by all local authorities since the scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21321/22]

Housing Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

84. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan applications that have been approved by all local authorities since the scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21322/22]

Road Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

135. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Coonagh-Knockalisheen Road, Limerick following the receivership of a company (details supplied); if an alternative contractor has been identified to complete the project. [21007/22]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

148. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to increase the frequency of services on existing rail lines within Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21008/22]

Primary Medical Certificates

Maurice Quinlivan

502. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who has tried to appeal, since 2020, the decision to reject their application for a primary medical certificate but has been unable to do so as the National Rehabilitation Hospital have advised that the board has yet to be reconvened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20190/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

1333. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding and status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a surgery appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

1452. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the wait time of 18 months for a patient (details supplied) to receive an MRI scan at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19618/22]

Emergency Departments

Maurice Quinlivan

1696. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting 12 hours or more at the University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20662/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

1704. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists at University Hospital Limerick in each month of 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20697/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

1828. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who has been waiting two years for appointments with the orthopaedic and cardiology units at Crumlin Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Maurice Quinlivan

1830. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years for an autism assessment at the east Limerick early intervention service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21142/22]

Corporate Governance

Maurice Quinlivan

17. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated impact the delay in establishing the corporate enforcement authority is having on the Companies Registration Office and its ability to pursue potentially bogus and fake companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18617/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

190. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is waiting to receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18429/22]

Animal Passports

Maurice Quinlivan

257. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of compliance notices issued in respect of the failure of owners to chip their horses since January 2013, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18590/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Maurice Quinlivan

514. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will undertake a review of public services workers hired prior to April 1995 who are eligible for class-D stamps with a view to granting them status allowing them to receive full social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17419/22]

Dental Services

Maurice Quinlivan

691. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); if additional extractions will be offered through the PRSI scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/22]

Mental Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

24. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding the establishment in Limerick of the trial 24-7 mental health de-escalation unit scheduled to commence in quarter 3 of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15886/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Maurice Quinlivan

34. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the continuous issue of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15888/22]

Animal Breeding

Maurice Quinlivan

154. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions in respect of the failure of owners to chip their horses since January 2013, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16956/22]

Control of Horses

Maurice Quinlivan

176. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied there is sufficient legislation to deal with the challenge of wandering and stray horses in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16955/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

356. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the construction of the 96-bed modular unit at Limerick University Hospital; if it will be completed on schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15887/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

130. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who, despite being graded as urgent, has been waiting three years for an appointment at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin for surgery to address tibial torsion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16763/22]

An Garda Síochána

Maurice Quinlivan

94. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests and seizures related to Operation Copóg in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15890/22]

Employment Rights

Maurice Quinlivan

189. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an update will be provided on a new employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16474/22]

Departmental Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

317. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects his Department to issue approval on outstanding applications for thermal upgrades for houses in Moyross, Limerick City; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15943/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

604. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting cataract surgery at University Hospital Limerick for more than 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15763/22]

Social Welfare Code

Maurice Quinlivan

46. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to an additional bonus fuel allowance payment given the dramatic increase in fuel prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14880/22]

Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

910. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) and the feasibility of a drip being provided at their home address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14314/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

962. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14452/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

193. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a person (details supplied) awaiting a breast clinic appointment at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13226/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

196. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a hospital appointment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/22]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

20. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to progress a rail stop on the existing rail line at locations in Moyross and Corbally in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10361/22]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

39. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the plans there are to increase the frequency of trains on the Castleconnell Station to Limerick route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10360/22]

Ambulance Service

Maurice Quinlivan

257. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of private ambulance trips booked by University Hospital Limerick on each day of the week from the 14 to 18 February 2022. [10411/22]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

233. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding current staffing levels for paediatric epilepsy services at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied); the arrangements that are being put in place to ensure children are receiving continuing care; if a recruitment campaign has been initiated to fill vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8757/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

736. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a person (details supplied) for an eye clinic appointment at University Hospital Limerick to address a blocked eye duct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7825/22]

Departmental Bodies

Maurice Quinlivan

3. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the establishment of the corporate enforcement agency; the number of staff hired to date; and the scheduled commencement date of the authority. [7198/22]

Programme for Government

Maurice Quinlivan

16. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to advance a living wage over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7044/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Maurice Quinlivan

71. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether a new State-wide enterprise agency is needed to coordinate the good work of the local enterprise offices around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7032/22]

Emergency Departments

Maurice Quinlivan

174. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of public and private patients presenting to the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick for each week in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7101/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

143. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a person (details supplied) who is waiting over one year for cataract surgery at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5275/22]

Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

719. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/22]

Vacant Sites

Maurice Quinlivan

207. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of vacant site levies collected in County Limerick for the period 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and the number of vacant sites listed in Limerick city and county. [4152/22]

Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

575. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a dermatology appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3088/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

1338. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for an MRI scan for a person (details supplied) who has already been waiting 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62940/21]

Public Transport

Maurice Quinlivan

18. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to deliver a train station in Moyross, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62415/21]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

68. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the service and frequency of the Castleconnell to Limerick rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62414/21]

Visa Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

491. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over two years for a decision on an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62801/21]

Disability Services

Maurice Quinlivan

578. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the wait time of three years for a person (details supplied) to receive dialectical behaviour therapy from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62783/21]

Departmental Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

191. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to local drugs and alcohol forums in each of the years 2008 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62097/21]

Departmental Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

192. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to regional drugs and alcohol forums in each of the years 2008 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62098/21]

Enterprise Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

82. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to date in 2021 by his Department to implement the recommendations of the Cahill Duffy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61086/21]

Living Wage

Maurice Quinlivan

158. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the progress of the Programme for Government commitment to progress to a living wage over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60756/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Maurice Quinlivan

75. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education the recourse the parents of primary school children have if they are of the view the windows and the doors of the classroom are being kept open for the duration of the school day to the point of discomfort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60684/21]

Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

244. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses constructed per year under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58773/21]

Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

245. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses constructed in each of the regeneration areas under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58774/21]

Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

246. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses demolished in each of the regeneration areas under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58775/21]

Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

250. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses demolished per year under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58825/21]

Pension Provisions

Maurice Quinlivan

393. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind the proposed exclusion from the pension-related once-off gratuity scheme for community employment supervisors of those who received a statutory redundancy payment from their scheme as compensation for being made unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58680/21]

Pensions Reform

Maurice Quinlivan

217. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to update rule 4(1)(b) of the Pensions Declaration Rules 1966 regarding an eligible witness to include additional persons such as elected members of both the Houses of the Oireachtas and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55867/21]

State Pensions

Maurice Quinlivan

396. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment supervisors who have received statutory redundancy are excluded from the gratuity payment upon reaching State pension age while retired community employment supervisors are eligible to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55944/21]

State Pensions

Maurice Quinlivan

397. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if acceptance of the agreement reached with unions (details supplied) in relation to community employment supervisors will preclude those who were provided standard statutory redundancy payments from the once-off gratuity payment in lieu of a community employment pension that was committed to by the Labour Court in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55945/21]

Residency Permits

Maurice Quinlivan

461. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the status of a residency application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55650/21]

Community Development Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

693. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she envisages the Community Services Programme reopening for new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55935/21]

Housing Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

51. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding income thresholds for those trying to avail of social housing; the discussions his Department has had on raising the threshold; his plans to have these limits raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54747/21]

Regeneration Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

80. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made in ensuring that the homes in an estate (details supplied) are removed from their current red zone demolition category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54746/21]

Community Development Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

348. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the long-promised community centre for St. Mary’s Park Estate, King’s Island, Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54685/21]