Parliamentary questions

Disability Services

Willie O'Dea

271. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if the criteria to qualify for a disabled person's parking permit will be reviewed, as there are many individuals who previously had a parking permit that are not qualifying for these permits at renewal time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37120/23]

School Transport

Willie O'Dea

469. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that 14 pupils in a school (details supplied) have been refused concessionary bus tickets despite the fact that the bus has increased in size from last year; if she will take steps to assist the parents of these pupils, many of whom will be significantly inconvenienced by this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36361/23]

General Practitioner Services

Willie O'Dea

1120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of GP clinics in the country to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35759/23]

Health Services

Willie O'Dea

1121. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of family planning centres in the country to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35760/23]

Medical Cards

Willie O'Dea

1256. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for an over 70s medical card has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36336/23]

Student Visas

Willie O'Dea

477. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made regarding an application for a student visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33568/23]

Healthcare Policy

Willie O'Dea

690. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the income limit for the GP visit card will be increased to include people on a median household income of €46,000 or less, as announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33574/23]

Housing Schemes

Willie O'Dea

15. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the new pilot scheme that offers grants to ready vacant farmhouses for refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/23]

National Planning Framework

Willie O'Dea

41. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the Revision Process for the National Planning Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32916/23]

Legislative Measures

Willie O'Dea

244. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of legislation to provide for a directly elected mayor of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Willie O'Dea

74. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on how his Department is addressing the waiting lists for clinical assessments identified through the assessment of needs (AON) process; if the budgetary allocation for this year is enough to tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32243/23]

Child and Family Agency

Willie O'Dea

116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the €700,000 in dormant accounts funding to Tusla; what this funding will be used for; what organisations will benefit from this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32244/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Willie O'Dea

297. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to allow teachers who are already registered with the teaching council in the UK to be recognised by the Irish Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32329/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Willie O'Dea

298. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to allow teachers who are already registered in the UK to be recognised by the Irish Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32333/23]

Housing Schemes

Willie O'Dea

345. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that some applicants for the croí cónaithe fund schemes are unable to access finance to allow them to complete the necessary works on their property to avail of the grant; if there is any bridging finance available for cases like this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32115/23]

EU Regulations

Willie O'Dea

8. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures are being taken to make Ireland a hub for EU technology regulation. [31434/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Willie O'Dea

39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he proposes to ensure a modern, cohesive and well-resourced regulatory framework for digital businesses. [31435/23]

School Staff

Willie O'Dea

86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school teachers in counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, respectively in 2019-2020; how these figures compare with the number of primary school teachers in the same counties for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31437/23]

School Textbooks

Willie O'Dea

124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the estimated number of children and families that will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, respectively for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31436/23]

Vacant Properties

Willie O'Dea

299. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that some applicants for the croí cónaithe fund schemes are unable to be approved for the grant because they cannot provide proof that the property in question has been vacant for two years, even though it has; if he is aware that there are variances between different local authorities over what proof is acceptable; if he will outline a comprehensive list of all the possible ways that proof of vacancy can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31725/23]

Tax Code

Willie O'Dea

205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the residential zoned land tax, as currently constituted, could have profound implications for many farmers and small landowners who are not developers, but have owned their land for generations; if the Government will provide exemptions from the residential zoned land tax for individuals who are not developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30816/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Willie O'Dea

416. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is having money deducted from their pay which they did not agree to; if she will request that the deductions be stopped; if she will provide a full breakdown of the total overpayment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30754/23]

Departmental Investigations

Willie O'Dea

470. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when the result of an investigation the cause of a person's death (details supplied) will be available to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30757/23]

Economic Growth

Willie O'Dea

104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the domestic economy to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/23]

Tax Yield

Willie O'Dea

119. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the risks around corporation tax windfall receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/23]

Pharmacy Services

Willie O'Dea

616. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a shortage of supply of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products in Ireland; his plans to ensure a regular supply of these products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29168/23]

Pharmacy Services

Willie O'Dea

723. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied) to review the nature of community pharmacies’ services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29771/23]

Departmental Strategies

Willie O'Dea

20. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will be taking to strengthen his Department's effectiveness in the new Statement of Strategy recently issued by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28101/23]

Departmental Strategies

Willie O'Dea

21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will be taking to serve communities under his Department's new Statement of Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28102/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

833. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when illness benefit for the period 17 April 2023 to 7 May 2023 will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28147/23]

Student Travel Card

Willie O'Dea

1343. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason apprentices cannot get a student ID card, given that a number of apprentices have been refused access to various premises despite the fact that they had legitimate ID which was not a student ID card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27218/23]

Research and Development

Willie O'Dea

100. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the national review of State supports for PhD researchers; the outcome of the recent consultation on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26609/23]

Further and Higher Education

Willie O'Dea

114. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the distribution of the devolved capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26610/23]

Public Sector Staff

Willie O'Dea

171. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason his Department refused to participate in the WRC Conciliation Conference on 19 May, especially given that there could not have been a resolution to the unpaid pay awards to health service senior managers without its key inputs; if his Department will now engage in the matter under the auspices of the WRC to agree a payment mechanism before discussions on the next public service pay agreement commence over the coming months, as requested by the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/23]

Court Judgments

Willie O'Dea

180. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that a court ruling has granted court interest to a successful claimant to the ex-gratia scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26772/23]

Court Judgments

Willie O'Dea

181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the amount paid in court interest to a claimant (details supplied) under said court ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26780/23]

Court Judgments

Willie O'Dea

182. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if, in the interest of fairness and equality, she will acknowledge that court interest should now be paid to all the successful claimants under a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26781/23]

Departmental Functions

Willie O'Dea

81. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the now-completed integration of the disability portfolio from the Department of Health into the broader remit of his Department; the implications this will have on his Department’s annual budget; the ambitions of his Department to progress work in the sphere of disability matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25836/23]

Disability Services

Willie O'Dea

83. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the status of the provision of community neuro-rehabilitation teams across the country broadly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25837/23]

Housing Schemes

Willie O'Dea

366. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that many successful applicants for the Croí Cónaithe fund schemes are unable to draw down the grant because one of the terms of the grant is that a legal charge be placed on the property (details supplied); if he will remove the legal charge stipulation or the clawback aspect from the grant eligibility criteria, as a significant percentage of the individuals hoping to avail of this scheme will require a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25649/23]

Departmental Strategies

Willie O'Dea

607. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the Autism Innovation Oversight and Advisory Group; when the next public consultation to finalise the Autism Innovation Strategy will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/23]

General Practitioner Services

Willie O'Dea

653. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the GP clinic at the dispensary in the village of Murroe will be re-established (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25607/23]

School Meals Programme

Willie O'Dea

92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has measured the progress and success of the school meals programme relating to diet, attendance and educational attainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24447/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the date in June that she expects the lump sum child benefit payment of €100 per child to be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24446/23]

Housing Schemes

Willie O'Dea

238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance why the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme does not apply to second-hand homes; if he will consider extending the HTB scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24720/23]

Employment Rights

Willie O'Dea

260. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that a business (details supplied) dismissed four mechanical workers as fitters and welders in Limerick, simply because they requested that their legal entitlements be honoured; his views on whether this is appropriate conduct from a company which is benefitting from a number of State contracts; if he will take action to pause any contracts with this company which are currently being negotiated until these workers are reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24332/23]

School Funding

Willie O'Dea

309. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when primary and post-primary schools will receive their ICT grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24718/23]

Visa Applications

Willie O'Dea

542. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application for a visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24294/23]

Legislative Measures

Willie O'Dea

23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on discussions with the European Commission regarding the Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill. [23457/23]

Tourism Industry

Willie O'Dea

28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures her Department is taking to address staffing shortages in the tourism sector. [23456/23]