Parliamentary questions

Driver Test

Richard O'Donoghue

195. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the need for bus and lorry drivers to sit a CPC course on a yearly basis and to pay for the courses themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52544/22]

Insurance Industry

Richard O'Donoghue

226. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in the insurance survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52545/22]

Hospital Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

767. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit more radiotherapy nurses in hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/22]

Work Permits

Richard O'Donoghue

175. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new applications for permits will be issued for dairy farm workers outside of the EU (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50932/22]

Public Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

185. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many students complete the Leaving Certificate aged 16-19 years and start college, and subsequently cannot obtain a Leap card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50930/22]

Tax Reliefs

Richard O'Donoghue

216. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the increase benefit-in-kind recipients will have in January 2023 due to the new calculations by the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50933/22]

Defective Building Materials

Richard O'Donoghue

234. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when engineers for the Pyrite issue in County Limerick will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50934/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard O'Donoghue

340. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will reconsider and give mature students the approved one-off reduction of €1,000 for the student contribution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50929/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard O'Donoghue

441. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the pandemic payments for Section 38/39 workers; if all payments have been paid to workers; the amount paid; the amount that has yet to be paid in tabular form; the cause for the delay in the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50931/22]

General Practitioner Services

Richard O'Donoghue

442. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given to extend the age for GP care for children to 16 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50935/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard O'Donoghue

566. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that students attending the University of Limerick are being charged €3,700 a year due to their being part-time students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49838/22]

International Protection

Richard O'Donoghue

465. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48007/22]

Tourism Industry

Richard O'Donoghue

4. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she will take to protect the tourism industry, which employs 10% of all employees in the country (details supplied) and if there are plans to protect this industry against energy price rises. [47830/22]

Airport Policy

Richard O'Donoghue

86. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Oxford Economics Review of Future Capacity Needs at Ireland's State Airports (details supplied); and his views on whether the forecast figures are fair to regional tourism. [47831/22]

National Car Test

Richard O'Donoghue

96. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the impact NCT delays are having on the industry; the way he will address the lack of NCT tests available for cars registered in the first and second halves of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47741/22]

Tax Yield

Richard O'Donoghue

107. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by companies and employees in PAYE and PRSI contributions in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and from January to August 2022, in tabular form. [47736/22]

Tax Yield

Richard O'Donoghue

108. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue paid by businesses at the different VAT rates for each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [47737/22]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Richard O'Donoghue

109. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if discussions are expected to amend the current vehicle registration and custom duties applicable to the importation of used vehicles from Great Britain, including those with European Union or third-country origin, due to the record low number of vehicles in the car fleet industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47740/22]

An Garda Síochána

Richard O'Donoghue

225. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí employed; the number of gardaí on sick leave; and the number who are not fit for duty, in tabular form. [47738/22]

An Garda Síochána

Richard O'Donoghue

226. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí recruited in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and from January to August 2022, in tabular form. [47739/22]

School Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

272. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected to reimburse host families for school transport for foreign-exchange pupils attending school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46443/22]

Student Accommodation

Richard O'Donoghue

299. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if discussions are expected with colleges to help students acquire accommodation in the student complexes that are housed by families and not students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46444/22]

Health Services

Richard O'Donoghue

320. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of the Cross-Border Directive in tabular form; and the procedures which they required. [46442/22]

Tax Data

Richard O'Donoghue

189. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance the amount of excise tax collected in each quarter of 2020 and 2021 and for the first half of 2022, in tabular form. [45298/22]

School Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

241. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the upset that the bus waiver has caused families given that some students are without a service due to the fact that there are no buses available to serve the routes, yet tickets have been issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45299/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Richard O'Donoghue

444. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if discussions are expected on the actions the Government will take to ease the burden on middle-class families who are struggling to put food on the table and to pay their energy bills, along with other unforeseen daily costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42389/22]

School Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

816. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected to provide an allowance for the parents of children who travel to school by private buses in cases in which Bus Éireann does not provide a service in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42033/22]

School Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

1021. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected to reimburse the parents of students who have no access to Bus Éireann buses and who have no choice but to pay for the private bus service provided by the schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44025/22]

Mental Health Policy

Richard O'Donoghue

1022. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected to introduce mental health education into schools given that many children and adolescents are unable to express their concerns in relation to their mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44027/22]

Social Welfare Rates

Richard O'Donoghue

1080. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if discussions are expected to increase the children’s allowance payment to help ease the burden on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42391/22]

Social Welfare Rates

Richard O'Donoghue

1095. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if discussions are expected to increase the fuel allowance to help persons who are struggling with the escalating costs of fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42620/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Richard O'Donoghue

1608. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health when the issue regarding the provision of ceiling hoists and tracks for persons with disabilities will be finalised with the HSE and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42390/22]

Hospital Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

1670. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the total cost staffing across all grades including management and agency workers within the UL Hospital Group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42619/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard O'Donoghue

1747. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain section 38 workers have not received the pandemic payment; the reason they did not receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42916/22]

Dental Services

Richard O'Donoghue

1748. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on the orthodontic waiting list in Limerick city and county in both primary and secondary school in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42917/22]

Health Services Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

1998. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of front-line line workers in each county who have received the pandemic payment; and the number of workers still to receive the payment, in tabular form. [44026/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Richard O'Donoghue

2185. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that not all landowners have a herd number and that in order to avail of the local improvement scheme a herd number is required; if this will be amended in order that more persons can avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42618/22]

Departmental Data

Richard O'Donoghue

360. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for social housing in County Limerick to date in 2022, by district in tabular form; the number of social housing units completed in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38931/22]

School Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

477. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected with schools that provide a private bus service in order that the charges to parents will also be waived; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38933/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard O'Donoghue

503. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the means for families in order that they can obtain the back-to-school allowance, owing to the escalating cost-of-living which many working families are dealing with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38932/22]

Ambulance Service

Richard O'Donoghue

702. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances available in the UL Hospitals Group on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38930/22]

Special Educational Needs

Richard O'Donoghue

559. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education the reason that children who attend an independent, co-educational, multi-denominational primary school will be discriminated against when it comes to a home tuition service as part of the July Provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37748/22]

Third Level Education

Richard O'Donoghue

5. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he would consider the setting up of a three-year academic degree (details supplied), with a fourth year to be completed in practice, in order to alleviate the lengthy waiting lists for children. [36968/22]

State Examinations

Richard O'Donoghue

229. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education when she will be able to provide a definite date for the Leaving Certificate results given that the exams are now over and students are very concerned that they will miss out on college places abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36860/22]

Children in Care

Richard O'Donoghue

249. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if discussions are expected to increase the allowance for foster carers given the escalating cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36861/22]

Third Level Education

Richard O'Donoghue

271. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has examined the CAO system in conjunction with the skills shortage in Ireland; and if he has examined opening up further places in universities and colleges in order to meet industry demands in the health sector. [36969/22]

Nursing Education

Richard O'Donoghue

272. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend post-graduate programmes in for example, nursing in order that they could provide therapeutic roles to alleviate the huge backlog in the CAMHS area in which there are currently 3,914 children on waiting lists (details supplied). [36970/22]

Agriculture Industry

Richard O'Donoghue

335. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no manufacturing date or expiry date on fertiliser; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36859/22]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Richard O'Donoghue

212. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if discussions are expected to increase the VRT and VAT allowed on vehicles purchased by people with disabilities and organisations due to the increase of the cost of vehicles and the adaptations that are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34418/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard O'Donoghue

198. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if discussions are expected in relation to the special leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid which they contracted through their work in a healthcare setting to be extended beyond the end of June 2022 given that many have the additional expense of travelling to Dublin for the necessary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33416/22]