Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

58. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the engagement she has had with parents' advocacy groups to address their concerns relating to the shortage of special needs assistants. [28493/22]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a comprehensive update on the engagement and progress regarding the investigation associated with Women of Honour in the Defence Forces. [34169/22]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

72. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the specific recruitment drives that have taken place in respect of school leavers and graduates from third level education; and if there were targeted campaigns in respect of areas of known understaffing in the Defence Forces. [34161/22]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

91. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of transfers to alternative barracks that have been refused due to concerns in relation to staffing levels and the inability to replace experienced personnel. [34160/22]

Departmental Priorities

Sorca Clarke

148. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that his Department plan to take to assist with the repair of the home of persons (details supplied); when the work will commence; if assurances will be provided to them that they will not be made liable for any remedial work carried out to their home to reinstate the damage caused by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Sorca Clarke

149. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofit funded schemes that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the pilot scheme commenced in 2017, by county; the number of complaints that have been made by householders who have employed contractors and builders listed on the SEAI website including the company during the 2017 to 2022 period by county; the annual spend incurred by the State to reinstate the damage caused to homes by work carried out by contractors listed on the SEAI website and allegedly qualified for working on the retrofit scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/22]

Departmental Priorities

Sorca Clarke

150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that have been put in place to address the damage caused to homes as a result of persons employing contractors and builders listed on the SEAI website whose work has subsequently been substandard and resulted in damage and substandard work to the homes of persons when done as part of the retrofit scheme; and the damages or court action, if any that has been initiated against a person (details supplied) as a result of complaints and subsequent site inspections of work carried out by their firm including the work that they carried out on the home of persons. [33996/22]

Energy Policy

Sorca Clarke

151. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the qualifications that a building firm must have to be listed on the SEAI website; the criteria that a builder and contractor must meet to be listed on the SEAI website; if this provides a guarantee that the listed contractor will meet the minimum statutory building guidelines relevant to the retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33997/22]

Departmental Priorities

Sorca Clarke

152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that despite commitments that he has made to persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure that the remaining remedial works on their home have not yet been implemented resulting in this couple having to remain living in alternative accommodation; the reasons that the SEAI has yet to arrange for work to be completed on their home that has been badly damaged as a result of the work carried out by a company; if his Department has plans to compensate this couple for the serious distress, expense and inconvenience they have experienced since employing an SEAI listed contractor to carry out work to retrofit their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33998/22]

Departmental Priorities

Sorca Clarke

153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofit contracts that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the commencement of the retrofit scheme; the number of complaints that have been raised regarding the work carried out by the company and its contractor; the due diligence that was carried out by the SEAI on this contractor before awarding them millions in State funding for the retrofit scheme; the reason that in February in 2021 the decision was taken to terminate all contracts with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33999/22]

Passport Services

Sorca Clarke

153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of interventions made by the Irish consulate and embassy staff on behalf of Irish citizens that have lost or had their passport stolen when they were in a foreign country in 2022. [32983/22]

Human Rights

Sorca Clarke

162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the officials in Myanmar since the 3 June 2022 announcement of the forthcoming execution of four political prisoners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/22]

Departmental Reports

Sorca Clarke

69. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the report into housing income thresholds will be published and put in place. [33241/22]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

236. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists currently employed in the health service per CHO area in tabular form. [33239/22]

Public Transport

Sorca Clarke

156. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to ensure public transport is a viable alternative to travelling by private car in counties Longford and Westmeath. [32811/22]

Primary Medical Certificates

Sorca Clarke

183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure the expected changes to the eligibility criteria policy for a primary medical certificate are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/22]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

641. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure the changes to the eligibility criteria policy for a primary medical certificate are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32810/22]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

761. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he intends to seek and expansion of the new-born screening programme given that 28 June 2022 marks World New-born Screening Day to include spinal muscular atrophy and if not, the review that was conducted to indicate that this test should not be carried out routinely a given clinical data shows the earlier a patient receives treatment for SMA, the better the outcome.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32102/22]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapist vacancies that exist in a centre (details supplied). [32145/22]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [32146/22]