Parliamentary questions

School Curriculum

Cathal Crowe

96. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to a proposal (details supplied) to overhaul how the Irish language is taught in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25127/23]

School Transport

Cathal Crowe

97. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update as to where the ongoing review of the school transport scheme is at; when the results are expected to be published; when the recommended changes will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25138/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

184. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the current waiting lists for the community neurorehabilitation team in CHO 3, which are up to six months; and the plans in place to address the shortfall in staffing to this team to meet requirements. [25139/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

192. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will give positive consideration to the building identified by the local community in Newmarket-on-Fergus (details supplied) as a replacement venue for the local GP practice. [25031/23]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

207. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will directly intervene in the case of a patient (details supplied) seeking assistance in the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25156/23]

Third Level Costs

Cathal Crowe

245. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student (details supplied) would be entitled to tax relief or any other financial benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/23]

Cabinet Committees

Cathal Crowe

3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22438/23]

Economic Policy

Cathal Crowe

16. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22440/23]

Cabinet Committees

Cathal Crowe

28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on a humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [22441/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Cathal Crowe

77. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined expanding the payment of child benefit to children in full-time education or training up until the age of 22 years; the amount her Department estimates that this will cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24444/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Cathal Crowe

105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker’s allowance for each year from 2016 to 2019 inclusive; how these numbers compare with the number of recipients of this payment for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24445/23]

School Staff

Cathal Crowe

271. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the actions her Department intends on taking in terms of restoring the ex-quota position for guidance counsellors in schools and improving the ratio of guidance counsellors to students across the board, in recognition of their role in dealing with student mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24144/23]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Cathal Crowe

301. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a teacher (details required) is registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24557/23]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

330. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will support the efforts of a school (details supplied) to open an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25009/23]

Defective Building Materials

Cathal Crowe

398. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update as to where the new scheme for homes impacted by defective blocks and pyrite is currently at (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24148/23]

Citizenship Applications

Cathal Crowe

519. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application for Irish citizenship (details supplied); and if he will expedite same. [24762/23]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

659. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria his Department uses for identifying suitable properties for international protection applications; if his Department takes cognisance, in particular, of the remoteness of a facility and lack of connecting infrastructure to populated centres such as villages, towns and cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/23]

Departmental Properties

Cathal Crowe

695. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what he intends to do with the abandoned former Tusla facility at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24490/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

804. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will announce the launch date for the income limit for the GP visit card to be increased to include people on or below the median income original date from April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24535/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

873. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24885/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

874. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24886/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

875. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24887/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

876. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24888/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

877. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24889/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

878. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography, ERCP, in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24890/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

879. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24891/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

880. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an electrocardiogram, ECG, in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24892/23]

Sports Funding

Cathal Crowe

14. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details as to when the sports capital and equipment programme will open for applications in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23198/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Cathal Crowe

53. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will intervene in the matter of GAA matches not being broadcast on a free-to-air basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23197/23]

Wastewater Treatment

Cathal Crowe

106. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to launch a pilot scheme to provide sewage infrastructure in rural villages which are currently unsewered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23205/23]

Housing Provision

Cathal Crowe

135. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects affordable housing to come on stream in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/23]

Rail Network

Cathal Crowe

204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail on the matter of their booking systems, which, when accessed via web browsers on smart phones and apps, are repeatedly crashing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23894/23]

Banking Sector

Cathal Crowe

214. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is taking any action to address the situation whereby banks and other financial institutions in Ireland have not paid any interest on deposit accounts to customers relating to the rising interest rates on bank loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23933/23]

Schools Building Projects

Cathal Crowe

250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23782/23]

Road Safety

Cathal Crowe

247. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he, in conjunction with TII, will address safety concerns at a junction (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22997/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Cathal Crowe

524. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if "Future Energy Ireland", a joint venture between Coillte and the ESB, is required to report to him; if Future Energy Ireland falls within the remit of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, section 6(1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22654/23]

Home Care Packages

Cathal Crowe

688. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression of the new home care tender (details supplied); if he will outline an expected timeline for same; if he will ensure that it reaches a timely conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22965/23]

Grant Payments

Cathal Crowe

176. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when schools can expect to receive their ICT grant for this year. [22214/23]

Grant Payments

Cathal Crowe

177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason primary schools receive a lower rate of ICT grant per pupil than post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22215/23]

School Funding

Cathal Crowe

84. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the options available to a school (details supplied) to assist with running costs. [21993/23]

Irish Language

Cathal Crowe

95. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the recently published report on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and the impact it will have on the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking community. [22136/23]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

156. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant posts or new appointments waiting to be filled in the midwest disability team providing services to children living in County Clare in 2022 and 2023. [22049/23]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant posts by discipline in the midwest disability team, in tabular form; the status of the recruitment for these vacant posts; and the efforts being made to fill these posts. [22050/23]

House Sales

Cathal Crowe

59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of homebuyers in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary who have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21469/23]

Business Supports

Cathal Crowe

65. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, respectively, that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number that have been successful in each county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21468/23]

Passport Services

Cathal Crowe

126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider streamlining the process by which a married person going through separation or divorce reverts to their maiden name on their passport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21213/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Cathal Crowe

180. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a review of rules allowing tractors to drive on the motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/23]

Flood Risk Management

Cathal Crowe

249. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an overview of flood remediation works and arterial drainage schemes for County Clare in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21864/23]

Flood Risk Management

Cathal Crowe

250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on any remedial works his Department intends to undertake on OPW sites in County Clare in 2023. [21865/23]

School Transport

Cathal Crowe

284. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene in a matter involving two bus routes for Ukrainian schoolchildren (details supplied). [21357/23]

Wildlife Protection

Cathal Crowe

356. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will rectify a date issue impacting on a derogation on game control (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21627/23]

Departmental Data

Cathal Crowe

519. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can retrieve the herd number, now dormant, held by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21745/23]

Dental Services

Cathal Crowe

559. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that medical card patients can access dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/23]

Public Service Obligation

Cathal Crowe

17. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he received a Public Service Obligation application from the Shannon Airport Group in respect of a proposed Shannon to Amsterdam Schiphol route; if this application is congruent with state aid rules; when he expects to make a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/23]

Rural Schemes

Cathal Crowe

136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the schemes and initiatives his Department has introduced to benefit rural Ireland since 2020. [21006/23]

Public Transport

Cathal Crowe

137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the bus and rail networks servicing rural areas have expanded since 2020; and if so, if he will provide examples of such expansion. [21007/23]

Education Policy

Cathal Crowe

172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken for rural Ireland since 2020. [21002/23]

Departmental Programmes

Cathal Crowe

183. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schemes and initiatives his Department has introduced to benefit rural Ireland since 2020. [21004/23]

Housing Provision

Cathal Crowe

184. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many new builds have been completed in rural areas since 2020. [21005/23]

Healthcare Policy

Cathal Crowe

273. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken for rural Ireland since 2020. [21003/23]

Driver Test

Cathal Crowe

89. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if there have been any developments on reducing the unacceptable delays for driving test applicants and how the plans for the recruitment of additional testers are progressing, given that currently the delays are negatively impacting on some applicants' employment appointments and are inhibiting them from being offered positions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20395/23]

International Bodies

Cathal Crowe

109. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he aspires to have any major European Union or United Nations institutions headquartered in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/23]

Official Engagements

Cathal Crowe

36. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the President of the United States to ensure that families of those who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max ET302 crash in 2019, including a person (details supplied) from County Clare, are not hindered in their pursuit for justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Cathal Crowe

80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the coastal waters off County Clare designated for off-shore wind energy are much smaller in area than County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19631/23]

Energy Policy

Cathal Crowe

121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when Ireland will develop a national strategy on the use of ammonia and hydrogen fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19630/23]

National Broadband Plan

Cathal Crowe

172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the rollout of the National Broadband Plan in rural areas. [19248/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

361. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify plans for the future of a GP practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20097/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

362. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards associated with a GP practice (details supplied); and the costs associated with running the practice. [20098/23]

Rural Schemes

Cathal Crowe

84. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the work of the Rural Youth Assembly. [19247/23]

Passport Services

Cathal Crowe

124. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address an anomaly regarding having passports re-issued in birth names (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19046/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

578. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; and the number who were over 21 years of age in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [19407/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

579. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; and the number who were over 21 years of age in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [19408/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

580. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using Medtronic insulin pumps who are aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or greater, in each county, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [19409/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

581. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using YpsoPumps insulin pumps who are aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or greater in each county, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [19410/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

582. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using Roche AccuChek insulin pumps who are aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or greater in each county, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [19411/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

583. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using Medtronic insulin pumps who are aged between 0-17 years, and those aged 18 years or greater, in each county, in 2022. [19412/23]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

584. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pump starts done in each hospitals’ group in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [19413/23]

Healthcare Policy

Cathal Crowe

605. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene and direct the HSE to recognise foetal alcohol spectrum disorder as a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability in its own right, to ensure that those who are affected by FASD can access the required medication under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/23]

Hospital Services

Cathal Crowe

14. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of how the new admissions protocol relating to the medical assessment unit at Ennis General Hospital has functioned since January 2023; how he proposes to further enhance the functionality of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17943/23]

Health Services Staff

Cathal Crowe

60. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive will urgently look at appointing a dedicated psychiatrist for children with disabilities in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17942/23]

Departmental Policies

Cathal Crowe

62. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a change in the way in which July Provision is considered as part of a teacher’s work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18524/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

69. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice how many applications were received for the Garda trainee competition 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/23]

An Garda Síochána

Cathal Crowe

70. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if his Department is on track to meet the target of 1,000 new gardaí this year, as provided for in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17996/23]

Travel Documents

Cathal Crowe

136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will clarify the requirements on prospective surrogate parents in terms of travel documents to bring their newborn children home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/23]

Citizenship Applications

Cathal Crowe

159. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on two applications for citizenship (details supplied). [16476/23]

Waste Management

Cathal Crowe

193. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any consideration has been given to implementing a deposit return scheme for single-use paper items, similar to the trial being conducted for plastic containers; the evidence used to inform his deliberations on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17170/23]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

860. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he proposes to further extend the scope of the defective concrete blocks scheme to include additional residential properties that an individual may have leased to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18264/23]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

862. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects that homeowners will be able to make applications for redress to the revamped defective concrete block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18349/23]

State Pensions

Cathal Crowe

867. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if pension contributions paid by those in employment over the age of 66 years will be taken into consideration when calculating pensions, in the event of them not having a sufficient number earned prior to reaching 66 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16435/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

1085. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the organic capital investment scheme provides grants for mulchers attached to tractors and self-propelled mulchers towed by quads; if so, the level of grant payment available; if there are any particular terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16623/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Crowe

1119. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the breeders' grant which is typically provided by his Department, on an annual basis, to (details supplied) will issue this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/23]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

1188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property (details supplied) in County Clare is being acquired by International Protection Accommodation Services to accommodate refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16499/23]

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

1227. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a property (details supplied) in County Clare is being acquired by the International Protection Accommodation Service accommodate refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16808/23]

Ukraine War

Cathal Crowe

1266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a hotel (details supplied) can expect to be paid for services it has provided to the State in terms of accommodating Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17650/23]

Food Safety

Cathal Crowe

1369. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of carcinogenic substances present in oranges (details supplied); the steps his Department intends to take to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16418/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

1435. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if those working as Covid vaccinators are entitled to the pandemic special recognition payment; if so, when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16695/23]

Hospital Services

Cathal Crowe

1576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of the Government's commitment to support genetic services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, to further enhance the Irish public health system's capacity to detect and diagnose rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17296/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Cathal Crowe

1798. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will directly intervene in a case of a patient (details supplied) who has faced an extreme waiting time for routine surgery. [18341/23]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

24. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the assessment of needs waiting lists for occupational and speech therapy; the measures his Department is taking to tackle these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15661/23]

Disability Services

Cathal Crowe

39. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is taking to improve monitoring and oversight of disability services; if there are plans to introduce a statutory authority to audit disability standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15662/23]