Parliamentary questions

Fuel Poverty

Denis Naughten

28. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of reporting on energy poverty; the actions being taken to alleviate it as required under the EU clean energy package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4996/24]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

305. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection her total Departmental headcount; the headcount for staff dealing with social assistance claims; the corresponding figure for social insurance claims; the average processing time for each social assistance and social insurance scheme respectively; the number of applications under each scheme in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5338/24]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

468. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the average daily running cost of an in-patient hospital bed in a model 1 hospital based on data from the HSE healthcare pricing office; the total number of beds in each model 1 hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4952/24]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

469. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the average daily running cost of an in-patient hospital bed in a model 2 hospital based on data from the HSE healthcare pricing office; the total number of beds in each model 2 hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4953/24]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

470. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the average daily running cost of an in-patient hospital bed in a model 3 hospital based on data from the HSE healthcare pricing office; the total number of beds in each model 3 hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4954/24]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

471. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the average daily running cost of an in-patient hospital bed in a model 4 hospital based on data from the HSE healthcare pricing office; the total number of beds in each model 4 hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4955/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Denis Naughten

488. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health why there is a significant delay to provide cataract surgery for a medical card holder (details supplied) aged 85 years who has been waiting for this operation for more than three years; what options are available to ensure the procedure is carried out as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/24]

State Pensions

Denis Naughten

302. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a pension application for a person (details supplied) which was originally lodged in July 2023; if the application will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4729/24]

Home Schooling

Denis Naughten

57. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish-born child of a resident Irish citizen, despite the fact that under statute such payments can only be made on Irish residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4522/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Denis Naughten

99. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that Irish citizens can only receive child benefit if the child is resident within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4519/24]

Agriculture Supports

Denis Naughten

312. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 20 April 2023, if he will outline the progress to facilitate farmers trading carbon credits; if he intends to establish a verifiable framework to record and manage net carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3524/24]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

146. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the research independently produced by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on the warmth and well-being pilot will be published; the reason it has not been published to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3013/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

489. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares under water covered by the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; the percentage number of hectares that has been paid on under the scheme to date; if he will outline the criteria for selecting 15 hectares and determining such a cut off; the specific provisions made for farmers who have more than 15 hectares; the basis for this calculation, how was it verified/approved, and who selected the number of 230 eligible farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3007/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

490. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of eligible farmers under the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; the number who submitted an application; the number paid to date; the number awaiting payment [3008/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

491. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, if this is only covering the Shannon Callows special area of conservation; the reason there was there no reference to this when the scheme was announced; if he can justify why one farmer is being paid compensation and the adjoining framer is not eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3009/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

492. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, if he is aware of farmers with ten hectares or more flooded but they have only been paid for a proportion of these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3010/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

493. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, the reason the farmers along the Suck Callows, Cross River and the little Brosna River have been excluded from the scheme despite the fact that the lands have been flooded due to the upstream flow of waters from the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3011/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

494. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows Flooding Scheme, if the Sentinel satellite data aerial monitoring system is incapable of picking up images of water in the middle of the Callow land if grass is growing 3/4 ft high; the reason other open source satellite data which could identify water in such circumstances was not used; if any on the ground checks were performed by his Department to verify the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3012/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Denis Naughten

187. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the six payslips requested from her Department to facilitate a mortgage application (details supplied) will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2259/24]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Denis Naughten

7. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; and the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. [56922/23]