Parliamentary questions

Cost of Living Issues

Seán Sherlock

349. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive benefits of the cost-of-living payments. [51099/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

451. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive appropriate interventions. [51169/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

491. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will publish any research his Department has commissioned on loneliness in society post-Covid. [50638/23]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

600. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a funding line is available for a group (details supplied). [50573/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

93. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 7 November 2023, to detail the 68 cases that have been referred to the Housing Agency by 21 local authorities; to identify what local authorities, in tabular form; the municipal district in each local authority concerned, in tabular form; the number of cost rental tenant-in-situ homes completed to date for each local authority; and the number in progress, in tabular form. [50063/23]

Local Authorities

Seán Sherlock

2. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of properties acquired by local authorities under our rural future in 2022 and to date in 2023 by each local authority; the type of property acquired (house, former retail or commercial building etc); and the amount spent by each local authority, in tabular form. [50001/23]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Sherlock

83. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it is mandatory for personnel deploying overseas with UNIFIL to be Covid-19-vaccinated (details supplied). [49346/23]

Energy Conservation

Seán Sherlock

273. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any application has been received by his Department in respect of an estate in terms of retrofitting opportunities (details supplied). [49849/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

446. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 7 November 2023, how much Exchequer funding has been given to an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [49761/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

447. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation’s auditors (details supplied) are a named firm, tasked with preparing the financial report of the organisation; if his Department is aware that the organisation has requested another firm to assist it in preparing its report; and if his Department has asked the organisation why the second opinion is needed of a major accountancy firm. [49762/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

448. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the course of his Department’s discussions with an organisation (details supplied), has his Department has been made aware that no AGM has taken place for the purposes of approving its annual report and financial statements; the reason this meeting has not taken place; and the reason that figures have been provided to the CRA in the absence of statements being provided to members to approve. [49763/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

449. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has received a draft or full annual report of an organisation (details supplied). [49764/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

450. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the full board of an organisation (details supplied) has not signed off the final accounts. [49765/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

451. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) confirmed in August 2023 that a director of the organisation has been suspended; if so, the reason they were suspended; if his Department has been told why they have been suspended; and if his Department advised the organisation that the director should step down. [49766/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

452. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth who provided legal advice on the suspension of the director of an organisation (details supplied). [49767/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

453. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that certain directors of an organisation (details supplied) have refused to sign off on its annual report as they believe it not to be a going concern; and the reason this has not been disclosed to the members of the organisation. [49768/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

454. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) informed its members on Monday, 28 August 2023, that it was postponing its AGM due to a “delay in the audit process”; if his Department is aware of the reason for this delay; and if so, if he will identify the reason. [49769/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

455. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that there were 52 cases lodged in relation to the alleged abuse within an organisation (details supplied) in the High Court as of February 2023 in Ireland, and an additional case facing ,he will confirm how many more cases have arisen, either in the Republic or the North, since February 2023; and if his Department has asked the organisation for a list of its assets and their value in order to estimate how it can cover the costs of all of these cases. [49770/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

456. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of assets owned by an organisation (details supplied) being transferred into trusts; and if his Department is concerned that the movement of assets could be seen as an attempt by the organisation to put some of its assets outside the reach of victims of child abuse. [49771/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

457. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has had an interim chief executive since June 2022 while its chief executive is on sick leave; and if his Department can outline how long the organisation will have two chief executives without appointing a new chief executive. [49772/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

458. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many regulators are now involved in requests into an organisation (details supplied) in 2023; if the CRA, CEA, DPC, and Tusla are all investigating; if his Department has received and acted internally on any disclosures in relation to the organisation; the reason freedom of information requests in relation to the SI pre-Budget submission have been obstructed or delayed; if his Department will publish this submission; and if his Department accepts the organisation’s claim that it will grow its membership by 5,000 a year for three years. [49773/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Sherlock

498. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be seen by child and adolescent mental health services by CHO and LHO, in tabular form; and the length of time that persons are waiting to be seen. [49410/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Sherlock

527. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment to attend an assessment with ophthalmology services in respect of cataract surgery. [49663/23]

Hospital Admissions

Seán Sherlock

560. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions for RSV to all hospitals in the period 1 September 2023 to 8 November 2023, by age of the person admitted and by hospital, in tabular form. [49794/23]

Mental Health Services

Seán Sherlock

576. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the date a medical institution will reopen (details supplied). [49837/23]

Library Services

Seán Sherlock

335. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received any plans to establish a library in an area (details supplied); and if she will detail the costs of same that she has received. [49104/23]

Children in Care

Seán Sherlock

44. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasons the rise in the allowance for foster carers, as outlined in budget 2024, has been delayed to November 2024, after the next scheduled budget announcement, and if he will work to bring that rise forward to earlier in the year. [48533/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Seán Sherlock

60. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what engagement he has had on the issue of artificial intelligence in the areas of child protection; and if he will provide the research papers, if any, undertaken by his Department on the matter. [48534/23]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

63. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he or his Department maintains ongoing contact with an organisation (details supplied); if his Department continues to provide funding to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48537/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

82. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the lack of engagement with stakeholders such as an organisation (details supplied) on the Roadmap for Service Improvement: Disability Services for Children and Young People 2023-2026. [48535/23]

Direct Provision System

Seán Sherlock

84. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has had regard to the OCO report on Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48536/23]

Illegal Dumping

Seán Sherlock

155. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that have been undertaken by local authorities in terms of CCTV monitoring of illegal dumping, including dog fouling and anti-social behaviour, since the enactment of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, in tabular form. [47849/23]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

212. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will approve the establishment of bus shelters in an estate (details supplied). [47416/23]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

213. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure double-decker services for a route at peak times (details supplied). [47417/23]

Road Safety

Seán Sherlock

250. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding ringfenced and drawn down for a project list in an area (details supplied); and if a timeline has been established for same, in tabular form. [48088/23]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

266. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when a bus shelter will be installed at a location (details supplied). [48352/23]

Waterways Issues

Seán Sherlock

601. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47391/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

602. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental tenant in situ homes completed to date for each local authority; the number in progress, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47392/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Seán Sherlock

669. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) that relate to his Department and an agency. [48431/23]

Legislative Measures

Seán Sherlock

794. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position with the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; when the Bill will progress through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47394/23]

Disability Diagnoses

Seán Sherlock

978. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of need within each CH0 awaiting an appointment; the breakdown by each CHO; his plans to address these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47393/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

1022. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what is intended under the student sponsorship programmes proposed, under the published Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 Disability Services for Children and Young People; what role these programmes will play; and what engagement has taken place with third-level institutions on such a programme. [48025/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

1023. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated increase in the number of children in CDNTs, under the published Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 Disability Services for Children and Young People when the CDNT Information Management System is rolled out; and if the roadmap caters for that rise. [48026/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

1024. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date from which data collection will commence under the published Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 Disability Services for Children and Young People on the matter of CDNT metrics on page 21; and the proposed date of first publication. [48027/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

1025. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if mitigation one, to the first risk outlined in the report under the published Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 Disability Services for Children and Young People, implements actions to improve staff retention through development opportunities, includes a change in pay under terms and conditions across all CDNTs. [48028/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

1026. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the budget line provisionally allocated to each risk category outlined in the published Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 Disability Services for Children and Young People, in tabular form. [48029/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Sherlock

1074. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will bring forward from November 2024 to January 2024, the proposed rise in foster carer allowance announced in Budget 2024. [46387/23]

School Admissions

Seán Sherlock

1085. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment will be allowed to ensure a child (details supplied) can be accepted into schools in their area. [48813/23]

Health Services

Seán Sherlock

1115. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is a transport budget within the HSE to assist vulnerable patients attend hospital appointments where public transport may not be an option for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47389/23]

Health Services

Seán Sherlock

1116. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is a budget within his Department or the NTA to assist vulnerable patients attend hospital appointments where public transport may not be an option for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47390/23]