Parliamentary questions

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

282. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to receive updates in respect of children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/24]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

283. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children currently in the various forms of care, institutional or otherwise; the degree to which he is satisfied with the level and quality of the care in all such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9913/24]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

284. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which his Department proposes to address the extent to which children with disabilities can expect a high level of equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9914/24]

Departmental Policies

Bernard Durkan

285. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his various proposals for integration; the most successful models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9915/24]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

286. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he proposes to address any or all inequalities affecting children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9916/24]

Child Safety

Bernard Durkan

287. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which reports of children at risk continue to be made to the appropriate bodies under his aegis; the extent to which these issues have been examined to the satisfaction of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9917/24]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

288. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with youth representatives in County Kildare and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9918/24]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

289. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to monitor any breaches of equality legislation of gender, race or sexuality in origin; the extent of progress made towards corrective measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9919/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Bernard Durkan

290. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department has noted various experiences of women and children who may be under threat from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence including those in the care of the State and/or by orders of Courts; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9920/24]

Insurance Coverage

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

291. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the ongoing disincentive to practising medical and dental professions in Ireland due to the prohibitive cost of insurance stemming from a huge increase of clinical negligence cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9755/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jackie Cahill

292. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a list of services offered in the Thurles primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9747/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jackie Cahill

293. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health following the installation of an MRI machine in Thurles primary care centre, if ultrasounds are also provided in the centre; and if not, if the Minister will consider introducing this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9748/24]

Health Services Staff

Jackie Cahill

294. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he has considered offering breast screening services in County Tipperary, given that Tipperary residents must travel to other counties; why these services have not been offered in Tipperary to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9749/24]

Health Services Staff

Jackie Cahill

295. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if it is possible for a Tipperary resident, located in the Thurles area, to be sent to Kilkenny for breast screening services instead of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9750/24]

Health Services

Jackie Cahill

296. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health what patient transport services/supports are available to elderly patients based in the Thurles area and travelling to Nenagh Hospital, University Hospital Limerick or Saint Luke’s General Hospital Kilkenny, who do not have access to or cannot afford private transport, and public transport is difficult due to limited mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9751/24]

Hospital Equipment

James Lawless

297. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on the procurement of a gallium scanner to be installed in Cork University Hospital for cancer patients and survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Colm Burke

298. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will issue planning guidelines in relation to the development of residential care homes and primary care centres to ensure that they are appropriately designed and located in areas with access to public transport and other amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/24]

Statutory Instruments

Violet-Anne Wynne

299. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will bring forward a statutory instrument (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6425/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3503/24]

Healthcare Policy

James O'Connor

301. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the current system in place by his Department to provide healthcare for residents of IPAS centres and other refugee accommodation; if his Department is providing additional resources to support GP capacity in areas with higher than average numbers of IPAS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9658/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

302. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9764/24]

Health Service Executive

Michael Healy-Rae

303. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive payments from the HSE by post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/24]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

304. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the promised compensation scheme for people who had adverse reactions to Covid 19 vaccines; the reason the scoping of such a scheme is taking so long; the timescale for the completion of this exercise; when he expects to be in a position to announce details of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9770/24]

Home Care Packages

Pauline Tully

305. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if a care package will be put in place for a person (details supplied); the timeframe within which this patient will be discharged with their care package in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9773/24]

Health Service Executive

Peadar Tóibín

306. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE did not attend a meeting with a person (details supplied); the reason there is no proper engagement with the community; the reason the HSE has not provided the necessary funding and support to stop the closure of the centre; and where are the clients of the centre. [9778/24]

Health Service Executive

Michael Ring

307. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if interest payments and penalties are now being paid to product and service suppliers to the HSE; the cost of such interest and penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9781/24]

Hospital Investigations

Róisín Shortall

308. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of HIQA's independent statutory review into governance and oversight of the use of surgical implants and implantable medical devices in Children's Health Ireland; the timeline for completion of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/24]

Hospital Procedures

Róisín Shortall

309. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 13 February 2024, the grounds upon which the decision was taken to widen the independent review into spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9792/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Róisín Shortall

310. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he was aware of a promotion run by a vaping retailer offering €20 credit to its customers if they took part in his Department's public consultation regarding further regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9793/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

311. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [9796/24]

EU Funding

Holly Cairns

312. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9808/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

313. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the due diligence on therapists offered positions in the HSE is being outsourced to a private company; how long the average wait is from the time of application to completion of due diligence; how much the private company is being paid; whether there was a tender process for this company; and the reason the HSE is not itself verifying the qualifications and experience of applicants. [9825/24]

Medical Cards

Claire Kerrane

314. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) is unavailable under the medical card scheme at a local hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

315. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that housekeeping staff in CUH have been informed that they are not entitled to take annual leave in the coming months unless necessary due to the recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

316. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the drug phesgo can be administered by GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9856/24]

Mental Health Commission

Peter Fitzpatrick

317. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health if he agrees with the Mental Health Commission’s Report that the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services should be regulated in order to address the unacceptable waiting list crisis for high risk referrals, the highlighted lack of follow up, lack of monitoring of psychiatric medicines and many more operational issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Violet-Anne Wynne

318. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason that a site in Limerick as opposed to a site in Clare was selected for a surgical hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9881/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

319. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card might be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9904/24]

Hospital Transfers

Bernard Durkan

320. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a transfer from Naas Hospital to Beaumont Hospital might be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9906/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Bernard Durkan

321. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he foresees an adequacy of supply of hospital beds, including access to accident and emergency throughout the winter months notwithstanding the persistent threat of Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9921/24]

National Children's Hospital

Bernard Durkan

322. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the construction of the National Children's Hospital is progressing in accordance with projections; when the hospital will be completed and commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9922/24]

Primary Care Centres

Bernard Durkan

323. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the number and location of existing primary care facilities throughout County Kildare including those already operational, and those promised or pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9923/24]

Medicinal Products

Bernard Durkan

324. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current or proposed regime governing new or orphan drugs, the number of such drugs under review or examination at the moment; the number to be approved in the course of the next year; the extent to which reimbursement will be in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9924/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

325. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to indicate the total number of children currently awaiting orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9925/24]

Hospital Procedures

Bernard Durkan

326. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which surgery is readily available for the removal of cataracts in this jurisdiction; the number of such surgical interventions undertaken here in the last twelve months; the plans to extend this service in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9926/24]

Ambulance Service

Bernard Durkan

327. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that response times for ambulance services are as fast as possible with particular reference to the north Kildare area; whether the service has enough personnel on hand to adequately respond to all calls in a timely manner from the nearest HSE national ambulance station at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9927/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

328. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients currently awaiting cardiovascular treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9928/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

329. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the full extent of the number of patients currently on orthopaedic waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9929/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

330. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which cancer patients awaiting treatment are able to receive treatment as and when required; the extent of any waiting lists in this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9930/24]

Health Strategies

Bernard Durkan

331. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which women's health specifically remains central to the provision and delivery of a reliable level and quality of health services in all areas throughout the country without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9931/24]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

332. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to outline the ongoing efforts underway to enhance the quality and scale of community and institutional mental health services with particular reference to the need to achieve quality of service in line with the requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9932/24]

Education and Training Boards

Mairéad Farrell

333. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the total number of craft apprentice education tutors in ETBs in the years 2022 and 2023, broken by craft apprenticeship type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/24]

EU Funding

Holly Cairns

334. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9807/24]

Third Level Fees

Michael Healy-Rae

335. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9847/24]

EU Funding

Holly Cairns

336. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to her Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9812/24]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [7878/24]

Legislative Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [7881/24]

Legislative Programme

Peadar Tóibín

3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [8793/24]

Legislative Programme

Darren O'Rourke

4. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [8949/24]

Legislative Programme

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [9342/24]

International Protection

Pearse Doherty

6. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach further to comments made on 16 January 2024 that the ten districts with the highest proportion of people from Ukraine and international protection applicants would receive a special package of financial supports, if he will name the ten districts, outline what progress has been made on this commitment to provide an additional package of financial support and provide any details regarding the package to which he committed. [9720/24]

Ukraine War

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if further sanctions were discussed at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting to be applied on Belarus due to its involvement in the war with Ukraine. [9535/24]

Departmental Meetings

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with the Brazilian Ambassador to Ireland to date in 2024. [9536/24]

Consular Services

Marian Harkin

9. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 215 of 23 January and 89 of 17 October 2023, if further consular assistance will be given in this matter (details supplied). [9595/24]

European Convention on Human Rights

Carol Nolan

10. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to clarify if the European Convention on Human Rights signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, being an international agreement involving a charge upon public funds, was approved by the Dáil prior to the State agreeing to be bound by it, as required under Article 29.5.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/24]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jim O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the impact of emissions trading system 2 on construction manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/24]

Environmental Schemes

Claire Kerrane

12. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 13 February 2024, if a ‘run out’ period will apply from 3 July 2024, to allow existing stocks of tethered caps to be used up before transitioning to new caps to avoid wastage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/24]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

13. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the situation regarding the former use of lariam in the Defence Forces; the status of any court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9468/24]

Departmental Contracts

Matt Carthy

14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the expenditure in acquiring Orbiter 3 unmanned air systems in 2005; any associated expenditure in years since by year; the purpose of any such expenditure; the state in which any such company is based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9597/24]

Departmental Contracts

Matt Carthy

15. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Ireland is obliged to continue procuring services from an Israeli based company in relation to Orbiter 3 unmanned air systems; if so, if there are any contractual provisions in relation to human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9598/24]

Driver Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

16. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9407/24]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Robert Troy

17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority to explore the feasibility of constructing a park and ride facility at Kinnegad, where the M6 and M4 meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/24]

Rail Network

Emer Higgins

18. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the opening of Kishogue train station; the target opening date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9463/24]

Driver Test

Bernard Durkan

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport to indicate the availability of compensation for the cancellation of driving tests; whether same applies in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9466/24]

Greenways Provision

Ciarán Cannon

20. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his plans to develop a greenway connecting Athenry to Milltown, in light of his investment of €375,000 to date in feasibility and design studies, both of which concluded that the most appropriate location for such a greenway is the disused rail line connecting the towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9489/24]

Public Transport

Matt Carthy

21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his proposals to increase the number of operating taxis, particularly in rural and regional communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9493/24]

Cycling Facilities

Alan Kelly

22. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding that was provided for cycling facilities in County Tipperary in 2023 and the expected funding for same in 2024, in tabular form [9530/24]

Electric Vehicles

Fergus O'Dowd

23. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration has been given to extending the low emissions vehicle toll incentive since it ceased at the end of December to continue to incentivise the transition to EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/24]

Public Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration has been given to bringing the Luas under the direct management of Iarnród Éireann rather than tendering for a new private operator ahead of the expiration of the current contract in November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/24]

Road Traffic Accidents

Seán Sherlock

25. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of incidents recorded by all agencies at certain intersections (details supplied) by type of incident, time of day and month, in tabular form, for the years 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date. [9645/24]

Rail Network

Pa Daly

26. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reason why there are regularly no catering services on the Tralee to Dublin line, in light of the fact it is the longest train journey in the State. [9711/24]

Motor Fuels

Aindrias Moynihan

27. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to reviewing the decision to end the motor fuel subsidy at the end of March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9444/24]

Prize Bonds

Bernard Durkan

28. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the total value of funds invested in prize bonds in each year from 2014 to date; the total value of prizes won in the same period; the total value of prizes won from 2014 to date expressed as a percentage of the total funds invested in prize bonds; how this percentage compares to interest rates on savings during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9464/24]

Tax Yield

Alan Kelly

29. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty on first time buyers of homes of less than €385,000. [9532/24]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Alan Kelly

30. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be generated if the late registration fee of 0.1% was increased to 0.45% for each day over 30 days for which vehicles remain unregistered for VRT based on 2023 figures. [9533/24]

State Bodies

Robert Troy

31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the internal review process within the office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relates to decisions made by the Ombudsman or to the service levels provided by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9585/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Brendan Griffin

32. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he believes the Revenue Commissioners should accept some liability for the litany of bogus self-employment cases at RTÉ, given the knowledge of the prolonged practice by the Revenue Commissioners; if the Revenue Commissioners' role in handling the issue of bogus self-employment will be independently investigated, given the apparent scale and complexity of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9671/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the requirement to pay VAT on all new cars bought in the North, and the extra VAT charge that applies if a vehicle was not properly imported from Britain to the North, took effect; the requirements that were in place prior to these requirements taking effect; the length of time required for a car to be in private ownership in the North where it is bought in the North for it not to be subject to VAT. [9722/24]

Public Appointments Service

Alan Kelly

34. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Public Appointment Service will hold general civil service competitions for individuals with fluency in Irish at administrative officer and assistant principal officer level during Q2 in 2024. [9537/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Jim O'Callaghan

35. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures that are employed in the public procurement process to incentivise low or zero carbon construction and to discourage demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9562/24]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

36. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on any plans which the OPW has for a site in Dublin 9 (details supplied); if he will provide details of any discussions had relating to the future use of this site and the timescale for decisions in this regard. [9718/24]

Trade Relations

Paul Murphy

37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that Ireland imported €5.08 billion of goods from Israel in 2022 and €2.15 billion worth in 2021 (details supplied), yet in 2020, imports were only €138 million, which was par for the course on previous years; what precipitated the jump in trade after 2020; and as a significant trading partner with Israel, what part is Ireland playing in terms of trade in the cessation of the horrific events in Palestine. [9486/24]

Work Permits

Thomas Pringle

38. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason additional payments are now required for two Chinese nationals (details supplied) who have been working in Ireland for a number of years and currently have valid work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/24]

School Accommodation

Michael Ring

39. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when final project approval will issue to a school (details supplied) in respect of its additional school accommodation application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9408/24]

School Transport

Paul McAuliffe

40. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she can assist with an urgent request in respect of school transport (details supplied). [9428/24]

School Transport

Colm Burke

41. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) who has been approved for the special transport grant will be provided with school transport, in view that the child still has no transportation and urgently requires same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9432/24]

Schools Building Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

42. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to list each school that has applied for capital build funding from her Department in the past ten years, in tabular form (details supplied). [9437/24]

Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

43. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais briseadh síos a thabhairt i bhfoirm tábla ar líon na múinteoirí a fuair liúntas Gaeltachta agus líon na múinteoirí a fuair liúntas Gaeloideachais, ag an mbunleibhéal agus an leibhéal iarbhunscoile, gach bliain don 5 bliain sular cuireadh deireadh leis an liúntas do mhúinteoirí nua sa bhliain 2012, agus an costas iomlán a bhí i gceist agus an ráta in aghaidh an mhúinteora, de réir an dá liúntas sna blianta úd [9438/24]

School Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the current policy on the provision of language support hours or additional language teacher allocations in Irish medium and Gaeltacht schools for children whose first language is neither Irish nor English. [9439/24]

Departmental Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

45. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of students at Irish medium and Gaeltacht schools whose first language is neither Irish nor English; and if her Department keep figures on the breakdown, by school. [9440/24]