Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul Kehoe

322. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has no entitlement to the household benefits package; the options available at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43652/23]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

406. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down into two categories, universal services and targeted programmes, such as UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/23]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

447. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down in to two categories, universal services and targeted programmes such UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/23]

School Transport

Paul Kehoe

237. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the current status of the payment of the school transport grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43214/23]

Gambling Sector

Paul Kehoe

283. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the reason behind the incorporation of payout limits (details supplied) within the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43195/23]

Gambling Sector

Paul Kehoe

284. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the rationale behind the introduction of pay-out limits (details supplied); if she has sought guidance from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43196/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

309. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he is considering providing funding for running costs of providing transport including drivers to individuals to and from day services as outlined in the response received from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43381/23]

Energy Conservation

Paul Kehoe

153. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to re-introduce a grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42358/23]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

291. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education to address teacher shortages in secondary schools by allowing teachers who are working 22 hours in a school and who could work in another school on their half day, to do so, and therefore extend the ability to work up to 35 extra hours in the year, not just in one’s own school, but in others too; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42152/23]

School Textbooks

Paul Kehoe

299. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether she is considering providing free schoolbooks for secondary school students, for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42279/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Paul Kehoe

400. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when a letter of confirmation of the QAA increase will be sent to a person (details supplied); when will arrears issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42182/23]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Kehoe

466. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that under the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme that alder is eligible as an additional broadleaf, ADB (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

516. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pathway for an 18-year-old who is still in secondary school to access assessments for ADHD/ADD in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42177/23]

Flood Risk Management

Paul Kehoe

169. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the flood scheme for Rosslare Strand, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41893/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

199. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she can confirm the status of the review and appeal of the disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41900/23]

State Pensions

Paul Kehoe

205. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the contributory pension for a person (details supplied); when a decision can be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41962/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 20 September 2023, if he acknowledges that in stating that the 20% broadleaf requirement will be achievable on the vast majority of sites, this leads to a possible situation that some sites will not be suitable for 20% broadleaf afforestation; what the situation is with such sites; if they are excluded from the afforestation scheme or if such sites can enter the afforestation scheme with less than 20% broadleaf component by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/23]

Rental Sector

Paul Kehoe

65. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the rental tax credit to children of landlords renting from parents, in the instance of full compliance with all taxes and RTB and market value rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/23]

Climate Action Plan

Paul Kehoe

119. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on Climate Action Fund contributions in each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive; to break these contributions down, by industry and by sector within each industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/23]

Tax Code

Paul Kehoe

159. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the reason capital gains tax is applicable (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41097/23]

Tax Rebates

Paul Kehoe

189. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if there are any circumstances by which a rebate of capital gains tax is available (details supplied) when not eligible for farm restructuring relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/23]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

305. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are any plans for a disability sport-focused club fund, similar to the funding launched in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40995/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

364. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the special needs school transport grant is counted as means or income for carers allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41006/23]

Agriculture Supports

Paul Kehoe

435. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has been approached by any farming organisations regarding compensation for farmers after the bad harvest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41107/23]

Agriculture Supports

Paul Kehoe

436. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether anyone in his Department is looking into actions to mitigate the damage caused by adverse weather events (hail) in Wexford in June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41119/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

444. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position on the review of the ash dieback RUS scheme; when he expects to make the review public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

445. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme will be available to existing sites that have not yet passed the form 3 inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

446. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme will be available for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/23]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

471. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any plans for additional funding for the disability participation and awareness fund in 2023/2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41002/23]

Medical Cards

Paul Kehoe

524. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a medical card patient should be charged for an MRI with a healthcare provider (details supplied) following a contract change on 1 August 2023, which would previously have been covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41034/23]

Medical Cards

Paul Kehoe

536. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason that several MRI scans (details supplied) are no longer covered on CHO5 or medical card in Wexford MRI unit, operated by a healthcare provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41090/23]

Environmental Schemes

Paul Kehoe

50. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of pending applications and the current average waiting time for works to commence in County Wexford under the SEAI free energy upgrades; the efforts that are being made to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/23]

Departmental Reports

Paul Kehoe

123. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport whether the RSA 2022 annual report has been provided to him; when it will be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40257/23]

Tax Code

Paul Kehoe

152. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if agricultural pre-cast concrete products will be included in a legislative amendment in the forthcoming Finance Bill to deal with how the concrete levy impacts on the sale of certain pre-cast products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39616/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul Kehoe

200. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when An Post pensioners will receive long-delayed increases to their pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39724/23]

Coastal Protection

Paul Kehoe

219. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the Office of Public Works has any plans to progress works on Courtown beach, specifically the installation of a breakwater to restore the sandy beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40410/23]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Kehoe

254. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education what planning has taken place to secure new special classes in primary schools in Dublin 15 for September 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39567/23]

Site Acquisitions

Paul Kehoe

276. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether a permanent site has been identified for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39709/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

351. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when a secondary school will receive its ICT grant as it is in a position to purchase new equipment but cannot commit, due to the uncertainty of the timing of the grant and is in danger of losing the deal at hand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40315/23]

Defective Building Materials

Paul Kehoe

411. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Wexford County Council will become a designated local authority under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 and the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39592/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Paul Kehoe

619. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal has been accepted on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39717/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Paul Kehoe

644. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the partial capacity benefit for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40309/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

746. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how forestry premiums per hectare per year compare with other farming enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39864/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

747. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s target for afforestation this autumn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39865/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

748. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, section 6.8, to clarify what is the active farmer check; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39866/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

749. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is scientifically solid and adherent to silvicultural standards to state that every area to be planted is suitable for growing 20% broadleaves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

757. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many native woodland scheme training courses are scheduled before the end of 2023, given it is now mandatory to have this scheme done to lodge applications for FT1, FT2, FT3 and FT5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39887/23]

Grant Payments

Paul Kehoe

1081. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration can be given to the case of a person (details supplied) in relation changes to the assessment of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40262/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

23. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the Passport Office ever facilitates walk-ins to the passport appointment service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37491/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

62. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person (details supplied) has a current valid passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39195/23]