Parliamentary questions

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1409. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1052 of 20 September 2023, how many instructors deliver phase 6 training and in how many ETB centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48083/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1410. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1052 of 20 September 2023, how many pipefitting apprentices are in the group or the class size of the group for phase 4 and phase 6 of the training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48084/23]

Library Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1450. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the status of the upgrade to Mayfield library in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47514/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if any additional or emergency funding will be provided to the Glashaboy flood relief scheme following severe and unprecedented flooding in Cork; if his Department will propose any new flood relief schemes for Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46783/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

33. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding will be allocated to Cork North Central to undertake minor flood mitigation works to address localised flooding in certain areas and in light of the extreme flooding experienced in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46782/23]

Bus Éireann

Pádraig O'Sullivan

126. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann on the need to move a bus stop (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47072/23]

Visa Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

211. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a visa extension request by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47092/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

261. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when therapists will be reinstated at a special school in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47096/23]

General Practitioner Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

272. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health what advice is being given to persons who do not have a medical card and will not be accepted by any GP practice due to books being closed; what option is open to persons in this regard who do not hold a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47105/23]

Courts Service

Pádraig O'Sullivan

145. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if the Courts Service plans to review and streamline the probate processing service due to ongoing and lengthy delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46902/23]

Visa Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

147. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the visa options available to an American citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46945/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [43823/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pádraig O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding their entitlement to partial capacity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46339/23]

Electricity Generation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

129. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason homes with solar panels in an area in County Kildare (details supplied) are being prevented from providing excess power to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46181/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

181. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to repair road infrastructure in Cork city and Cork county, following severe flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46680/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

239. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be an emergency humanitarian support scheme for businesses affected by severe flooding in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46678/23]

School Textbooks

Pádraig O'Sullivan

264. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of concerns that schoolbooks under the free schoolbooks scheme are not being covered (details supplied) resulting in a shorter lifespan; if she is satisfied that the guidelines for the scheme are being adhered to; what measures will be taken to ensure compliance with the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46173/23]

Grant Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

276. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a grant schedule will be issued to school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46290/23]

School Meals Programme

Pádraig O'Sullivan

360. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the school meals expansion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46270/23]

State Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

369. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person aged over 66 years can continue to work and pay PRSI contributions and have them counted for the purposes of contributory pension entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44467/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

378. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give a commitment to processing humanitarian assistance scheme applications as expeditiously as possible following the recent and devastating floods in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46679/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

379. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give a commitment to enhancing the scope of the humanitarian assistance scheme following the recent and devastating floods in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46699/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig O'Sullivan

534. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment under the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46232/23]

Third Level Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

643. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department can provide a breakdown or request a breakdown of the number of DARE places available in each of the third-level participating universities; if there are plans to expand the number of places available through the DARE programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46347/23]

Third Level Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

644. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the qualifying criteria for the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE); if there is a list of disabilities considered under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46348/23]

Sports Facilities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the large-scale sports infrastructure fund; the number of projects that were allotted funding under the previous round and an update on progress from these projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45100/23]

Student Accommodation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

97. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will commit to funding purpose built affordable accommodation for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45795/23]

Third Level Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

152. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide supports for non-State funded PhD students and if he will move to have their employment status recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45796/23]

Taxi Licences

Pádraig O'Sullivan

171. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the taxi licensing system in view of dropping numbers and a lack of services particularly in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44058/23]

School Enrolments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to streamline enrolment nationally (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45062/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

80. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she has an update on the school bus service covering (Whitechurch to Blarney in County Cork) (details supplied) as a number of eligible children have not received their tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45063/23]

Proposed Legislation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

334. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45147/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice who is responsible for Garda recruitment; if it is outsourced; if intake targets have been provided and met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43953/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each of the Cork divisions comparing figures from 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43952/23]

Bus Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

45. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the most industrious bus routes in Cork city and county are under resourced and unable to fulfil their obligations at peak times; the reason that schoolchildren are waiting up to two hours to get on a bus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/23]

Electric Vehicles

Pádraig O'Sullivan

50. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to designing a new grant for EVs in budget 2024, bearing in mind the current grant will be reducing from €5,000 to €3,500 in July 2023; if further incentives are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30142/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a scheme to help people unable to obtain a mortgage due to unfortunate medical history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42850/23]

Tax Exemptions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

128. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the value of uncollected local property tax in 2022 as a consequence of exemptions and deferrals; if he will provide the figure as a percentage of gross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42849/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

91. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on when there will be an extension of service for sergeants with post-1994 contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42242/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe for the implementation of the Working Time Directive in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42243/23]

Bus Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

192. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide extra resources to increase capacity on a bus service (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42292/23]

Diplomatic Representation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider establishing an embassy in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/23]

Electricity Generation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

91. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he envisages the consultation on private wires will conclude and a report from same will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41885/23]

Bus Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

54. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the most industrious bus routes in Cork city are under-resourced and unable to fulfil their obligations at peak times; the reason school children are waiting up to two hours to get on a bus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41725/23]

Rural Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

50. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Cork County Council and Cork City Council have provided for the expenditure of the full €2,755,923 local improvement scheme allocations for 2023, and if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/23]

Rural Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

53. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that any local improvement scheme work not undertaken by Cork County Council and Cork City Council will be contracted out thus ensuring the full value of this year’s allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41294/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views that the assessment processes for accessing new medicines are too stringent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig O'Sullivan

65. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children with scoliosis; the number waiting 0 to 4, 4 to 12, and over 12 months, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40477/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

82. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average wait time for an apprentice to enter each of the taught phases, by county, in tabular form; if he is aware of delays (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40478/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

117. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of delays in SOLAS in providing block release for electrician apprenticeships in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40479/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform will approve the pension increase due to An Post pensioners now that all preliminary impediments have been removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39597/23]

School Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

321. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on funding for a security system for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40077/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will have their special school transport application approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40363/23]

Gender Equality

Pádraig O'Sullivan

608. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection what plans her Department has to deal with the gender pension disparity caused by the minimum 520 PRSI contributions rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39553/23]

Gender Equality

Pádraig O'Sullivan

609. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection how her Department intends to equalise the gender pay gap in terms of the State pension for women who worked in the home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39554/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

628. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39881/23]

Pension Provisions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

654. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can purchase additional credits in order to qualify the minimum State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40612/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1001. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update for a progress report on the provision of primary care centre for Mayfield and Glanmire in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40419/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1002. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Cork University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; what the money was spent on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/23]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1025. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made in developing a new rare disease plan; when further information will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/23]

Departmental Reviews

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1026. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the implementation working group established following the publication of the Mazars report and tasked with reviewing the policy, legal and institutional framework within which the HSE operates, in particular the requirements as set out in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, is due to report to the Minister; if he will outline the patient groups, industry representatives and stakeholders consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/23]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1027. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; when the review is due to conclude and be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1051. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39555/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1052. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many instructors are employed nationwide to conduct pipefitting apprenticeship training (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39556/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1053. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if pipefitting apprenticeship training can be facilitated online, as was done during the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39557/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1054. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projected timeframe for the completion of an apprenticeship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39558/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1055. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if apprentices who are delayed completing their apprenticeships will be compensated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39559/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

216. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of serving soldiers in social or AHB accommodation, by county, as of 1 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38351/23]

Bus Éireann

Pádraig O'Sullivan

370. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann regarding concerns regarding a bus route (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38589/23]

Rail Network

Pádraig O'Sullivan

402. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will look at the viability of extending services to include passenger services along the existing Navan-Drogheda rail line, thereby providing a rail link to Dublin from Navan in a relatively inexpensive and fast manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38922/23]

National Council for Special Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

658. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with the NCSE regarding supports for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38261/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

668. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when classrooms at a special school (details supplied) will be ready; what arrangements will be made in the interim to facilitate impacted students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38390/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

675. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the child development model that was used in setting the criteria for the L2LP Numeracy Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38469/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

806. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a decision will be made on a sports capital application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39084/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

903. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options open to a person (details supplied) when the first home scheme will be extended to self-builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38219/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

946. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what grant supports are available to facilitate the construction of an extension to a family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38923/23]

Pensions Reform

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1038. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the transition to a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) model and phasing out of the yearly average approach will be fully implemented; if a specific timeline can be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38639/23]

Pensions Reform

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1039. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when the TCA model is fully implemented; if she can advise the impact on people with mixed contribution records whose pensions could be significantly reduced (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38640/23]

Citizenship Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1198. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear back on their citizen application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38645/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1199. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 which states that there are currently 1793 people recorded at the Sex Offenders Management and Intelligence Unit who are subject to Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; if she will provide a breakdown of offenders originating from other jurisdictions, other than Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38646/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1200. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 444, if she can clarify a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38647/23]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1768. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/23]

Nursing Homes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1777. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how a property which has pyrite or other deleterious materials is treated for fair deal purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38518/23]

Medical Research and Training

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1804. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a proportion of the 200 undergraduate places for Republic of Ireland students in Northern Ireland (details supplied) are set aside for candidates with DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/23]

Regulatory Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2086. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the operation of the Charities Regulatory Authority; the number of applicants awaiting registration; the average length of time a charity is waiting between submitting an application and the issuing of a registered charity number; the number of staff in the authority assigned to approving applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37505/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

421. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) in Cork can travel on the public school bus despite having a diagnosis that requires a special needs escort to accompany them to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35710/23]

Planning Issues

Pádraig O'Sullivan

596. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many judicial reviews or High Court planning appeals An Bord Pleanála has failed to contest, which rendered the planning permissions void in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36155/23]

Planning Issues

Pádraig O'Sullivan

597. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason An Bord Pleanála would decide not to issue a defence of its own decision at the High Court (details supplied) in the case of a planning appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36156/23]

State Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

681. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the capital disregard threshold of €20,000 as part of the means assessment for a personal rate State pension (non-contributory) entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35769/23]

Dental Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1195. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic procedures undertaken at the CUH Dental Hospital since 1 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/23]

Dental Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for an orthodontic procedure at the CUH Dental Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1201. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 725 of 27 June 2023, if he will detail the latest staff numbers in Cork University Hospital to include staff figures for the Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 1 June 2023, if consideration will be given to allocating additional money to animal rescue charities in budget 2024, given the unprecedented amount of surrenders they are dealing with at present and in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34485/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department’s review of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, is nearly complete; if she can clarify how much of the money has been drawn down; how the review of the LSSIF is progressing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34384/23]

Sports Organisations

Pádraig O'Sullivan

110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the progress being made by the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, with regard to corporate governance reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34385/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig O'Sullivan

676. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34961/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

678. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Mayfield, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34967/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

679. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34968/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

680. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Blarney, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34969/23]