Parliamentary questions

Rental Sector

Patricia Ryan

82. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many HAP inspections for the purpose of establishing suitability of accommodation or living conditions were carried out in each of the years 2020 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [4389/24]

Further and Higher Education

Patricia Ryan

157. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to put in place core funding for the provision of Level 6 (QQI) courses for healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4390/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Patricia Ryan

158. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the most recent update on the timeline for commencement of the new build at St. Vincent's Hospital Athy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4392/24]

Energy Conservation

Patricia Ryan

136. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of air to water heating systems installed by Kildare County Council, in council owned properties in for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [3184/24]

School Enrolments

Patricia Ryan

691. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education to detail what measures are or will be put in place to provide for secondary school places for schools (details supplied). [2076/24]

Departmental Funding

Patricia Ryan

850. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what provisions/funding have been allocated for the St. Brigid 1500 celebrations in County Kildare, for February 2024; and if he can give details of same. [2067/24]

Housing Provision

Patricia Ryan

851. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address and clarify a situation of multiple and repeated failures with regard to the air and water home heating/hot water systems (details supplied). [2077/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Patricia Ryan

990. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to expedite an application for invalidity benefit for a person (details supplied). [2065/24]

Hospital Services

Patricia Ryan

1811. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on adequate services and resources for genetic testing services in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. [2074/24]

Hospital Services

Patricia Ryan

1812. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the procedures being taken for efficient effective action to tackle the waiting lists for genetic testing services at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. [2075/24]

Rural Schemes

Patricia Ryan

1864. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is aware of an alleged €3.5 million euro deficit in the Barrow Blue Ways Fund, as per Kildare County Council Oireachtas AGM 8 December /2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2069/24]

Road Safety

Patricia Ryan

36. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that all lighting on the junctions and exits on the M1 motorway (for example Junction 14) has been removed; if he is conscious of the dangers of this; and if there are plans to put any alternative sources of light for example, solar lights above exit signs. [55568/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Patricia Ryan

121. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing accommodation units in Kildare for Traveller families; and if there are any plans to increase that number. [55564/23]

Housing Policy

Patricia Ryan

122. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a ‘no-fault’ eviction ban in County Kildare over the winter months, given that the homeless and emergency accommodation services in the county are overwhelmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55567/23]

Childhood Obesity

Patricia Ryan

224. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on obesity clinic appointments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55565/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Patricia Ryan

225. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if wheelchairs, rollators and other such mobility equipment supplied by the HSE is recycled; and if so, how many such units are put back into use. [55566/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

77. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí redeployed from Kildare to Dublin to support gardaí during the tragic events of Thursday, 23 November 2023; if, on days subsequent to that, the redeployments were voluntary in nature; and what the payment structure was for same redeployment. [54883/23]

Public Inquiries

Patricia Ryan

32. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Taoiseach with regard to the promised public inquiry into Covid-19, if he will clarify when he anticipates the terms of reference for that promised inquiry will be cleared with Government; and if he will commit to engaging fully with all concerned relevant stakeholders, advocacy groups, care workers, families and relatives of those affected. [54011/23]

Transport Policy

Patricia Ryan

49. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify if there are any plans for Monasterevin, County Kildare to be designated a commuter town; if so, when would he envision this happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54010/23]

Taxi Licences

Patricia Ryan

50. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of taxi licences issued to non-national drivers in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [54013/23]