Parliamentary questions

Rural Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

304. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding for the local improvement scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8537/24]

Departmental Data

Pádraig O'Sullivan

83. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families in Cork city and county that have benefited from the double child benefit payment in December 2023, and from the January 2024 cost of living bonus, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7774/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

103. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the Irish sign language voucher scheme and when will it be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7775/24]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

277. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progression of an application by a school (details supplied) going to tender for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7591/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

279. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the special school proposed for Glanmire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7615/24]

Hospital Procedures

Pádraig O'Sullivan

599. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how many eye cataract operations were completed in 2023 and 2024 to date in CHO4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/24]

Swimming Pools

Pádraig O'Sullivan

40. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are Department funds or help available specifically for provision of swimming pools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6875/24]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many tenant-in-situ applications in 2023 to date in 2024; how many applications were successful, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/24]

Weather Events

Pádraig O'Sullivan

103. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the destruction of storm Babet, how much relief funding has been paid out since October 2023 to date in 2024; if there will be a requirement for additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6889/24]

Road Safety

Pádraig O'Sullivan

166. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene to make safe a dangerous junction at Greenhill, Mourneabbey, County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7107/24]

Bus Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

171. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the changes will come into effect on Bus Éireann Route 243 covering Bweeng and Grenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7209/24]

School Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

210. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will address the teacher shortage at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7353/24]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

402. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the recent pause on recruitment includes home care workers (home support); if so, if he will intervene to allow the HSE in CHO4 replace the 189 health care assistants (home support) that have retired or resigned in the period January to end September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/24]

Citizens' Assembly

Pádraig O'Sullivan

14. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5225/24]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

18. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [3805/24]

School Accommodation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

324. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department’s proposed accommodation plans for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6496/24]

Business Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business scheme will be activated as part of budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5546/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of expenditure dispensed through the Red Cross to victims of flooding last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5547/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

93. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Blackpool and Glashaboy flood relief schemes in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

102. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all the flood relief schemes nationally, county by county, and indicate the stage of development each is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/24]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has an update on the funding for Mallow relief road and the Cork city north distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4557/24]

Rail Network

Pádraig O'Sullivan

38. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if the necessary electric locomotives will be provided when the Cork line is fully electrified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4558/24]

Tax Yield

Pádraig O'Sullivan

108. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if the proceeds of the vacant homes tax and residential zoned land tax will be returned to the relevant local authority where it was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4590/24]

Tax Code

Pádraig O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to address the difficulties that businesses are facing with regards to warehouse debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4589/24]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

5. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3803/24]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3804/24]

Official Engagements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

26. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his engagement with the German Federal Foreign Minister; if the humanitarian situation in Gaza was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3139/24]

Middle East

Pádraig O'Sullivan

61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with his EU counterparts in relation to the urgent need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/24]

Recycling Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

103. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with smaller independent retailers regarding their concerns about the deposit return scheme and how it will operate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3418/24]

Energy Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can provide an update with regards to developing a policy on private wires; if he can provide an update on the public consultation which took place last year; if he can provide a timeline on when the policy will be finalised; if the policy is on target to be published in 2024 as previously stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/24]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive approval for their building programme to move to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3168/24]

Parental Leave

Pádraig O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will bring forward the regulation to extend the duration of parental leave as was announced as part of Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/24]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

65. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what action he will be taking to stabilise the numbers within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/24]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

84. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he is taking to drive forward the cultural transformation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/24]

Business Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business grant will be rolled out; if details of the scheme have been sent to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/24]

Health Service Executive

Pádraig O'Sullivan

645. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently working in the pricing and reimbursement system across the NCPE, HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit and the national cancer control programme; whether or not there are any plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

646. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding spent on new medicines in 2023 and new uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/24]

General Practitioner Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; if he will outline the key stakeholders; when he expects the review to conclude considering the many issues facing GP practice and GP capacity at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

72. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding in Cork hospitals, considering 2023 was the worst year on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

107. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship programmes experiencing delays in arranging off-the-job training in education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2068/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

129. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on apprenticeships; his plans to address the backlogs in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2066/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

132. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when an applicant (details supplied) can expect works to be completed in regard to the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1856/24]

Driver Test

Pádraig O'Sullivan

288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/24]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

488. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education what actions have been taken to prioritise the capital construction project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56543/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

509. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on a project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56792/23]

School Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

588. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1022/24]

Departmental Policies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

971. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the criteria for the additional two weeks parental leave as announced in Budget 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1609/24]

Citizenship Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1015. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56574/23]

Citizenship Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1962/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1453. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the instructions he gave to the HSE regarding the reimbursement of medicines in 2024 as per the letter of determination, whether patient access to medicines may be delayed pending the identification of efficiencies or if reimbursements budget impact reimbursements will flow continuously throughout 2024 commencing in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56337/23]