Parliamentary questions

Disability Services

David Stanton

45. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which a young college graduate with very severe physical disabilities can secure adequate and appropriate personal assistant support to enable them to become gainfully employed, pay taxes and participate as a fully functioning member of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he is supporting people with disabilities, especially wheelchair users, to attend medical and other appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

David Stanton

141. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 20 June 2023, when a premises (details supplied) can expect to be connected to the NBI network now that it has been reclassified for inclusion in the NBP intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47349/23]

Vehicle Testing

David Stanton

269. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has been notified of vehicle recalls involving category M1 vehicles that occurred to date in 2023; if so, to provide, in tabular form, the number of recalls, the manufacturer in each case and the reason for the recall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48425/23]

Departmental Bodies

David Stanton

270. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport to outline the relationship he has with the Automotive Market Surveillance Authority; the number and grade of staff working in the authority; the funding, if any, he has provided to the authority in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48426/23]

Artificial Intelligence

David Stanton

385. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on Ireland's response, if any, to the EU Council Spanish Presidency’s call for feedback on the Artificial Intelligence Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/23]

Water Supply

David Stanton

630. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 18 January 2023, and given the reissuing of the boil water notice for the Whitegate public water supply on 18 October 2023, if he would consider compensation for the costs associated with the purchasing and boiling of water by affected households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47692/23]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

1068. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has contacted a person (details supplied) regarding an issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48424/23]

Third Level Education

David Stanton

1384. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is supporting students with severe disabilities to access and attend third level education and further education colleges; the specific funding that he has provided to support students in this regard; if this includes the provision of an appropriate personal assistant service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47472/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

10. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to report on the progress made to date with respect to the implementation of the Midleton flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46920/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

34. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the supports being provided by his Department to assist those affected by the recent flooding in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46921/23]

Solar Energy Guidelines

David Stanton

64. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s PV installers registration form, to list the mandatory training courses in solar photovoltaic panel installation that are acceptable to his Department; the institutions that provide such courses; the bodies that certify these courses and the level of certification required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47015/23]

Agriculture Schemes

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s July 2023 solar PV registered installer list, the number of PV installer registration forms received and accepted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47016/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

150. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made by the OPW in safeguarding roads and property adjacent to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43834/23]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

151. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made by the OPW in strengthening the bank of a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43841/23]

Employment Support Services

David Stanton

92. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department supports the National Employability Service; the outcomes of any such supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46453/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

David Stanton

110. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out, or intends to carry out, any evaluation of the wage subsidy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46449/23]

Departmental Funding

David Stanton

27. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the way she is supporting community radio stations across the country; the community radio stations that she has supported in the past; the amount of support each has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45047/23]

Arts Policy

David Stanton

35. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way she is supporting traditional Irish music across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45031/23]

Further and Higher Education

David Stanton

113. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions being taken by his Department or by any agency under the aegis of his Department to better understand the trends and to consider the causes and effects of grade inflation on further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45029/23]

Budget 2024

David Stanton

146. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the way PhD students are to receive extra support following Budget 2024; if he anticipates an increase in the number of PHD students as a result; his targets, if any, with respect to the number of PhD students in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45030/23]

School Facilities

David Stanton

14. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 4 May 2023; to provide an update on his Department’s review of the guidelines of the use of school buildings outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44927/23]

Teacher Training

David Stanton

30. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the way her Department is supporting the creation of teaching qualifications for teachers of special education; her further plans, if any, in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40385/23]

Tax Credits

David Stanton

204. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with reference to the Committee on Budgetary Oversight’s May 2023 Report on Section 481 – Films Tax Credit, the action he intends to take with respect to the Committee recommendation (details supplied). [45142/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

165. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 23 February 2023, the action taken in the interim to ensure that appropriate supports and services are made available to a person (details supplied); the supports and services that have been made available as a result of his intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44506/23]

Bus Services

David Stanton

80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the public bus service capacity, particularly at peak times, in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/23]

Bus Services

David Stanton

81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the public bus service capacity, particularly at peak times, in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44127/23]

Tax Reliefs

David Stanton

139. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the terms of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/23]

Insurance Industry

David Stanton

140. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market in engaging with current insurance market operators and attracting new entrants into the sector; his further plans for the work of this office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44129/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

49. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow the Mallow bypass to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43057/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

68. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the progress, if any, to upgrade the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

173. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 30 May 2023, when he expects the review of the strategic assessment report for a project (details supplied) to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41160/23]

Road Projects

David Stanton

174. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on progress in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41168/23]

School Admissions

David Stanton

238. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will take action to ensure that a child (details supplied) will acquire a school place as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43251/23]

Naval Service

David Stanton

77. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has considered a retention payment to encourage personnel to remain in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/23]

Naval Service

David Stanton

85. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of naval personnel who availed of the Naval Service seagoing commitment in 2021 and in 2022; the total amount drawn down in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41036/23]

Foreign Policy

David Stanton

53. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to further deepen and develop Ireland's relations with Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/23]

Passport Services

David Stanton

59. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport renewal is not considered on an emergency basis for employment purposes when the applicant is not currently resident in the State; if he will consider making changes to this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/23]

Postal Services

David Stanton

79. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on his most recent engagements with An Post management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41156/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

105. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the current position with regard to developing a policy on 'private wires'; the number of applications made, refused and granted since the transposition into Irish law of the Internal Market in Electricity Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41157/23]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

185. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way she is supporting children under 16 who have remarkable athletic potential; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41953/23]

Departmental Priorities

David Stanton

66. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being examined by her Department to address loneliness and social isolation in rural areas and communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41158/23]

Regeneration Projects

David Stanton

70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 23 February 2023, to provide an update on funding for a project (details supplied) under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41155/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

David Stanton

481. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that full-time AIM supports were initially granted to a child (details supplied) and subsequently withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41252/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

David Stanton

29. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he is considering extending eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

David Stanton

36. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to outline the involvement, if any, of his Department in the provision of a new building for the Cork University Dental School and Hospital; the indicative timetable for the construction and completion of the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40411/23]

Third Level Education

David Stanton

122. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department is encouraging and supporting students to study to PhD level in Irish third-level educational institutions; the number of PhD qualifications awarded in each of these centres in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the amount expended by his Department in each of these years in direct support to PhD students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40386/23]

Passport Services

David Stanton

28. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a renewal passport application is considered on a first-time basis once a period of 15 years from date of issue of the previous passport has elapsed; the reason 15 years is the timescale chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37820/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

David Stanton

102. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the policy of his Department to ensure that Irish-based businesses and SMEs, in particular, are not prevented from tendering for Government and State business; the measures that he has put in place to ensure that Irish businesses are supported in tendering for Government or State business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37894/23]

Departmental Budgets

David Stanton

295. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the net underspend after carryover surrendered by his Department to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37909/23]