Parliamentary questions

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

478. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry as defined in the Forestry Act 2014 that was logged in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21220/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

502. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will open to participants; his plans to extend the age limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21421/23]

Hospital Services

Michael McNamara

625. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken by his Department and the HSE to reduce waiting times for genetic testing at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; the investment that is being made in diagnostic services for the estimated 300,000 people living with a rare disease in Ireland at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21611/23]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

644. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a EHIC refund for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21687/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael McNamara

97. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a safe routes application for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/23]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

169. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to recruit extra doctors for a company (details supplied) in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20484/23]

Agriculture Supports

Michael McNamara

321. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when moneys owing for approved actions carried out in 2022 by farmers as part of the Hen Harrier Project in breeding Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas, as agreed with his Department, will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20615/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

397. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the length of time there has been no paediatric neurologist at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

398. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when the position of paediatric neurologist was advertised at UHL in the past 12 months; the steps that have been taken in the past 12 months to fill the position of paediatric consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

399. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the services that have been provided to patients in need of paediatric neurology care at UHL in the past 12 months; the person or body that is clinically responsible for the care of such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20344/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

400. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a paediatric neurologist will commence seeing patients at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20345/23]

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

452. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 28 March 2023, the reason for the delay in issuing a response (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/23]

Ukraine War

Michael McNamara

4. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the European Council meetings at which Ireland agreed to participate in, and fund, the European Peace Facility and the EU military assistance mission in support of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/23]

Turf Cutting

Michael McNamara

312. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any legal proscription on cutting turf by persons with turbary rights for one's own use in the Tullaher Lough and Bog (SAC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19023/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael McNamara

534. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 25 January 2023, the reason for the delay in issuing Covid-19 recognition payments; when he expects outstanding payments to be made to front-line workers in private nursing homes, hospices and agency healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

104. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept certification from foresters accredited with his Department as to the status of an ash plantation for the purposes of removal of dead trees and replanting, or whether he is insisting on certification by his own Department’s officials on the matter. [18552/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

132. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether a reduction in the genomic rating of individual bovines in a herd during the course of the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) will impact on the herd owner’s eligibility or whether the animal’s rating at the commencement of the scheme or, in the case of livestock bought in, the rating at the time of purchase, will be maintained throughout for the purpose of eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18551/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

28. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the revenues generated, or anticipated to be generated, per annum by parking charges at Ballybrophy railway station. [18435/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

29. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to outline any payments or contractual obligations to pay monies for the monitoring of the payment of parking fees at Ballybrophy railway station. [18436/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

30. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what facilities, if any, are in place to enable persons without a bank card to pay for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18437/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

31. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what facilities, if any, are in place to enable persons who are illiterate to pay for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18438/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

32. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the process by which a company (details supplied) was selected to supervise/manage the payment for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18439/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

33. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if any audit of the user friendliness of (details supplied) including for elderly persons or persons with impaired capacity, has been carried out by his Department. [18440/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

34. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if any audit of the user friendliness of a company (details supplied) including for elderly persons or persons with impaired capacity, has been carried out by CIE, before it was selected to operate car parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18441/23]

Work Permits

Michael McNamara

76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline any plans to address, by legislation or otherwise, the situation whereby persons granted a work permit, based on their suitability to fill a position that an employer cannot otherwise fill, are subsequently refused a visa by his Department on the basis that they are not suitable for the post in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael McNamara

380. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance how many applications have been made to the living city initiative; how many successful claimants there have been under the initiative since the scheme was commenced on 5 May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17068/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael McNamara

381. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the range of moneys paid to successful claimants under the living city initiative to date; the average amount paid; the median sum paid under the initiative since its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17069/23]

Housing Policy

Michael McNamara

777. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether it will be open to owners of a vacant property or future renters/occupiers of a vacant property or both of the aforementioned categories of applicants to apply for the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant after 1 May 2023, pursuant to the changes recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17061/23]

Housing Policy

Michael McNamara

778. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether it will be open to the owner of a vacant property or the future renters/occupiers of a vacant property to apply for the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant in respect of each unit in a vacant property being refurbished for use as more than one residential dwelling after 1 May 2023, pursuant to the changes recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17062/23]

Housing Policy

Michael McNamara

779. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether will be open to the owner a property, occupied as a retail unit on the ground floor with the upper storeys vacant to apply for the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant to refurbish the upper storeys to rent out as a dwelling or dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17063/23]

Housing Policy

Michael McNamara

780. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify what evidence, other than being included on the derelict sites register, will be accepted from applicants for the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant seeking an additional top-up grant of up to €20,000 in respect of a property that is derelict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17064/23]

An Garda Síochána

Michael McNamara

976. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were redeployed or retired from the Clare Garda division during 2021 and 2022; the number of members of An Garda Síochána that were assigned to the Clare Garda division for duty during both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17275/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

1113. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the level of engagement with forestry and farmer groups regarding the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback) since the introduction of the scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17279/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

1114. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would consider the fast-track processing of all licence applications under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17280/23]

Disability Services

Michael McNamara

1243. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what additional staffing resources have been provided during 2022 and to date in 2023 to the Clare children’s disability network team for the purpose of reducing waiting lists in County Clare; if he will confirm what additional measures have and will be taken to further improve service delivery in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17274/23]

Hospital Overcrowding

Michael McNamara

1572. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of patients recorded on trolleys at each public hospital in the State in the period from January to March 2023, and for the same period in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17273/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael McNamara

1577. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17301/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

1669. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated with the PCSK9 inhibitor drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17662/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael McNamara

1674. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their Covid-19 recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17684/23]

Third Level Costs

Michael McNamara

1830. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what funding options are available for a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has been accepted to study a Masters in Physician Associate Support at the University of Sheffield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18123/23]

School Funding

Michael McNamara

1838. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will explain the decision not to provide the community recognition grant to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16497/23]

Redundancy Payments

Michael McNamara

163. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in light of the UK government's decision to increase the maximum amount of weekly pay for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment from £594 to £699, with effect from 6 April 2023, he intends to increase the maximum amount of €600 which was set back in 2004. [14785/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

205. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 31 January 2023, what progress has been made on locating a second NCT centre in Clare since; the number of occupiers of premises in respect of which feasibility analysis was carried out who subsequently withdrew their expressions of interest; and if he will provide an explanation for same. [14802/23]

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

644. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of whole-time equivalent (WTE) positions at University Hospital Limerick and within the UL Hospitals Group on 31 January 2020 and on 31 January 2023 by profession, in tabular form, to include consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals such as pharmacists, occupational therapists, radiographers, physiotherapists, accountants and administration personnel; if he will provide the number of said personnel employed via agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14786/23]

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

645. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses employed at University Hospital Limerick and within the UL Hospitals Group engaged in administrative roles who no longer involve direct medical care on 31January 2020 and on 31 January 2023. [14787/23]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

676. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14920/23]

Ukraine War

Michael McNamara

17. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the direct and indirect cost to the Exchequer to date of Irish Defence Forces' participation in the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine); and the budget allocated to meet the costs arising from Irish Defence Forces' participation in the mission in 2023. [13885/23]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Michael McNamara

57. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Michael McNamara den Aire Oideachais cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun Gaelcholáiste an Chláir neamspleách a fhorbairt in Inis; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14588/23]

Energy Policy

Michael McNamara

64. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if research has been undertaken by his Department into the processes engaged in the production of plastics in Ireland and transforming plastics in Ireland into syngas using solar technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14288/23]

Vacant Properties

Michael McNamara

89. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if an audit of habitable properties or properties that were previously inhabited, to include but not limited to station masters’ accommodation and gate keepers’ lodges and houses has recently been carried out by CIÉ; if he will outline the results of the most recent audit carried out, specifying when it was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14229/23]

Online Safety

Michael McNamara

380. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has any plans to block access to pornography on computer devices, and in particular, smart phones registered to children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12592/23]

International Bodies

Michael McNamara

562. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the financial contribution of Ireland to the European Peace Facility, EPC, each year since its establishment in March 2021; if there are differing funds operated by the EPC for contributors for the purchase of military equipment designed to deliver lethal force and those whose contributions are specified to be limited to the purchase and supply of non-lethal equipment; if there is a commitment to increase Ireland's financial contribution in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13900/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

800. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12447/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael McNamara

1358. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for a procedure at Ennis General Hospital, UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13128/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

1602. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for an afforestation grant or forestry premia will be entertained by his Department in respect of lands which were previously afforested and felled for which no grant or premia were previously claimed or received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

9. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processes that are in place for farmers, part of whose holding has recently been included as an ACRES co-operation area on the basis that it is a habitat conducive to breeding hen harriers, who believe the lands in question are not a suitable habitat for hen harriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11783/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

35. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the ewe premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11781/23]

Agriculture Supports

Michael McNamara

64. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that is being made by his Department to directly support the cost of shearing sheep and to present wool in optimum condition in order to facilitate further processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11782/23]

Work Permits

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any improvements made to introduce a minimum time for the processing of applications for work permits for non-EEA workers in the hospitality sector, in which there is a critical shortage of available skilled workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11807/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons on waiting lists for a driving test at each test centre nationwide; the average waiting time nationally at present for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11802/23]

Defective Building Materials

Michael McNamara

107. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the introduction of a Mica/Pyrite redress scheme for County Clare households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

147. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11646/23]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

177. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the alternative accommodation that has been sourced to accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection to replace accommodation capacity provided by County Clare hotels that will not be renewing their contracts with the Government beyond March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11808/23]

International Protection

Michael McNamara

178. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of hotel accommodation capacity in the State currently accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11809/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Michael McNamara

184. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of electrical, plumbing, carpentry and joinery and bricklaying, stone laying apprentices, respectively, waiting to progress their off-the-job training in phase 2, phase 4 and phase 6, respectively, across Solas and the higher education sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11806/23]

Hospital Services

Michael McNamara

226. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in University Hospital Limerick at Dooradoyle for 2022; and if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in Ennis, Nenagh and St. John’s hospitals, respectively, for 2022. [11803/23]

Hospital Procedures

Michael McNamara

227. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries cancelled at Ennis Hospital in December 2022, January 2023 and February 2023; and if he will provide a breakdown of the surgical procedures cancelled. [11804/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McNamara

228. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on hip and or knee surgery and cataract surgery in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, respectively. [11805/23]

Housing Provision

Michael McNamara

290. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of single men with no parental responsibilities under the age of 60 years who are on the waiting list for social housing and-or voluntary agencies housing in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10963/23]

Housing Provision

Michael McNamara

291. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of single women with no parental responsibilities under the age of 60 years who are on the waiting list for social housing and-or voluntary agencies housing in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10964/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

432. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11005/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

433. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11014/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

689. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the rationale for excluding farmers who received support for one robot under the previous TAMS from accessing supports for an essential additional unit under the proposed new TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10958/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

406. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not qualified for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9807/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael McNamara

559. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the supports he proposes to put in place to support the voluntary, not-for-profit, community nursing home sector which is experiencing severe financial shortfalls due to cost of utilities, increased food prices, inflation and staffing costs, while receiving insufficient funds via the National Treatment Purchase Fund to maintain high-quality services and meet all regulatory responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9610/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

705. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the hen harrier payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare, given that this payment issued on 4 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10099/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Michael McNamara

232. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their jobseeker's allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9285/23]

Hospital Procedures

Michael McNamara

637. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the reasons that all surgeries at Ennis Hospital in January 2023 were cancelled; if so, if he will provide those reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8454/23]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

176. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person's (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for a hearing test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7589/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Michael McNamara

199. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an electric mobility scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7644/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Michael McNamara

444. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will be renewing contracts with Clare hotels for accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection beyond April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7375/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

865. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of people working at University Hospital Limerick on 8 February 2020; the corresponding figure for 8 February 2023; if he will provide details of any additional posts created during this three-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7371/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

294. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the process for obtaining the cariban drug for pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

295. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the reason the cariban drug is not prescribed by GPs through the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6368/23]

Medicinal Products

Michael McNamara

296. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through to drugs payment scheme to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6369/23]

School Transport

Michael McNamara

231. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will address a school transport matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5963/23]

Defence Forces

Michael McNamara

260. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a survey of disused properties belonging to the Defence Forces has been undertaken, with a view to their repurposing as accommodation for refugees or those seeking asylum in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5310/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

327. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5305/23]

International Bodies

Michael McNamara

145. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid to the European Space Agency in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/23]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

201. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of a funding offer made in December 2022 to Clare County Council in relation to the proposed transfer of Shannon Heritage Clare-based sites to the local authority; if any subsequent funding proposal will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

202. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed new NCT centre for Shannon, County Clare, will be operational; if he will provide details of its location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4114/23]

Office of Public Works

Michael McNamara

286. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers for each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works for each month in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/23]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

327. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if submissions have been received from Clare County Council under the local authority affordable purchase scheme since July 2022; if so, if he will provide details of same; if his Department is examining any schemes for County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4112/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

484. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with a person (details supplied) who is dissatisfied with the requirements for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds in that a person must have 39 reckonable contributions paid or credited in the Governing Contribution Year (GCY); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

495. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4331/23]

Hospital Staff

Michael McNamara

634. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of positions for health professionals, in particular nurses, doctors and physiologists, created and filled, respectively, in each hospital during 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4105/23]

Hospital Facilities

Michael McNamara

635. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the type and location of beds he plans to open during 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4106/23]

Hospital Facilities

Michael McNamara

636. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new chronic disease management hub in Ennis in respect of services currently provided, the roll-out of additional services, and staffing details of the hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4107/23]

Ambulance Service

Michael McNamara

637. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulance dispatches that were recorded in County Clare during 2022; the number of occasions where ambulances arrived at scenes where the patient had already passed away; the hospitals which ambulances brought patients to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/23]

Ambulance Service

Michael McNamara

638. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that have been deployed at Ennis Hospital in light of the decision to facilitate and treat non-urgent 112 and 999 patients being transported by ambulance to the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4109/23]