Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Judicial Reviews

Paul Kehoe

657. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the names of solicitors and their firms who have received payments from An Bord Pleanála who they have lost Judicial Review cases to; the amount of moneys paid to those solicitors and their firms in those cases for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27192/23]

Water Services

Paul Kehoe

787. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is any grant funding available to support the cost of works to a private group water scheme where a total upgrade is required and the cost is beyond the affordability of the members of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28568/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

794. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27294/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

832. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons the May cost-of-living payment was not paid to qualified adults on a contributory pension in their own right; if she will reconsider this, given many qualified adults operate in a financially independent way from their respective spouses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28090/23]

Airport Security

Paul Kehoe

857. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if the e-gates in Dublin Airport for passport control have been subject to any review and checking since the IT malfunction in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27183/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

895. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if there is any pathway whereby an experienced prison officer could transfer to An Garda Síochána without going through the basic recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27752/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

966. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total hectares of afforestation for each of the past ten years; the total area of afforestation planted with Sitka spruce in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27981/23]

Ukraine War

Paul Kehoe

1009. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on outstanding payments to an accommodation centre for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27055/23]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Kehoe

1150. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason that some health insurance companies do not cover the drug, pembro; the way that a patient can avail of it if their health provider does not cover payment of the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/23]

Mental Health Services

Paul Kehoe

1190. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for information and contact details for advice on how to procure for a voluntary organisation (details supplied) providing mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/23]

Primary Care Services

Paul Kehoe

1236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether an audit can be lifted for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/23]

Mental Health Policy

Paul Kehoe

1276. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the voluntary mental health/counselling service organisations that are receiving funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28311/23]

Mental Health Policy

Paul Kehoe

1277. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what voluntary mental health/counselling service organisations are receiving funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/23]

Dental Services

Paul Kehoe

1296. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dentists in County Wexford providing services to medical card holders under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28403/23]

Pharmacy Services

Paul Kehoe

1323. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what discussions he or officials from his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding reduced opening hours at evenings and weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28554/23]

Medicinal Products

Paul Kehoe

1324. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a shortage of HRT medications in the country; the measures being put in place to alleviate this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28566/23]

Third Level Fees

Paul Kehoe

1346. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the student registration fee for 2023-2024 will remain the same as last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27292/23]

Energy Conservation

Paul Kehoe

213. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons looking to receive grant assistance under the croí cónaithe scheme can also be eligible for grant assistance under the SEAI for different renovations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26808/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Paul Kehoe

233. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the one-parent family payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/23]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

307. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the respite services available for people with an intellectual disability in Gorey, County Wexford, following the closure of the respite house in St. Aidan's, Gorey, County Wexford; the measures being taken to ensure that an adequate replacement is sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26773/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Paul Kehoe

325. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when the new primary care area assessment team (PCAAT) in Wexford will be in a position to inform children when they will receive their diagnostic assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26768/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul Kehoe

135. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the next steps in the process for awarding the 2% increase in the An Post pension, agreed on 1 January 2022, following the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform providing his consent on this matter on 8 September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25582/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Paul Kehoe

444. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the working family payment for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25575/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

448. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25633/23]

Ukraine War

Paul Kehoe

599. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on outstanding payments to an accommodation centre (details supplied) for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25913/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

707. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason elderly persons in County Wexford who do not have a full medical card are refused access to public health nurse services; if this decision can be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25915/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

708. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the counties that do not provide a person without a full medical card access to public health nurse services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25916/23]

General Practitioner Services

Paul Kehoe

781. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider streamlining the PCRS Reporting service for GPs to allow for longer timeframes for submission of claims due to the high demand on GPs and the increased burden of workload, to provide greater flexibility with regard to extensions requested by GPs, and to improve the turnaround time to resolve issues with claims on hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26298/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

160. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education how a school can commence engagement with her Department with a view to requesting a new school site and building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25456/23]

State Pensions

Paul Kehoe

192. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application for a State pension (non-contributory) for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25465/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

193. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25466/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Kehoe

194. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any update on her Department's position regarding the recognition of Covid-19 as an occupational disease for frontline health care workers in Ireland, as per EU ACSH Agreement in May 2022, following the monitoring of the European Commission's work and recommendations in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25480/23]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

242. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department is considering utilising privately owned modular housing developments for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25478/23]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

289. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when an organisation (details supplied) can expect to receive agreed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25454/23]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

212. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if there are specific articles in the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 that prevent the title of psychologist being a protected title under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25186/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

294. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that have been built between 2011 and 2022, in tabular form, by year, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24382/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

317. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of an application for a retrofit grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24782/23]

Departmental Policies

Paul Kehoe

372. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider working with other Government Departments to establish a funding scheme to assist event organisers in meeting the costs associated with policing civic events, such as marathons or other such community runs or similar sporting events, parades or arts events in order to ensure their viability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24740/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

466. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24364/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

480. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for fuel allowance will be awarded when waiting on a probate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24561/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

493. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any circumstances in which carer's benefit can be issued to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24831/23]

Student Visas

Paul Kehoe

518. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if he can outline the rationale as to why persons who are in the State on student visas are allowed to work on a casual or part-time basis, but are not allowed to become self-employed and work on a casual or part-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

559. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide the policy framework from An Garda Síochána for its pricing structure for public events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24726/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

560. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide a breakdown of the costs charged by An Garda Síochána for the policing of all public events, including sporting, civic and commercial events such as concerts, for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form [24727/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Kehoe

840. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home is entitled to receive a pressure reducing mattress via HSE funding rather than paying out of their own pocket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24848/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

926. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a review of policy to prohibit former nursing homes registered on 1 September 2022 converting to accommodation for Ukrainian refugees has been completed; if there has been any change to the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/23]

Rural Schemes

Paul Kehoe

963. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider working with other Government Departments to establish a funding scheme to assist event organisers in meeting the costs associated with policing civic events, such as marathons or other such community runs or similar sporting events, parades or arts events in order to ensure their viability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24741/23]

Road Network

Paul Kehoe

205. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on an emerging preferred route for the N3 to N4 link road and any work that has progressed between NTA, TII, Fingal, Kildare and South Dublin County Councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23904/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

252. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if her Department owns land at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 15 ; if the land could be used as the permanent site for a school along with the site that the school is currently using; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23906/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

9. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts in place to rectify the fault with the passport tracker that has not provided updates since 9 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/23]