Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

School Curriculum

Paul Kehoe

96. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education given a report (details supplied) which outlined that over 37% of 15-to-24-year-olds have an alcohol use disorder, the timeline for the updated Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/23]

School Curriculum

Paul Kehoe

97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education given a report (details supplied) which outlined that over 37% of 15-to-24-year-olds have an alcohol use disorder, the programme currently in place for Junior Cycle students to raise awareness of harm. [23544/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

244. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health given a report (details supplied) which outlined that over 37% of 15-to-24-year-olds have an alcohol use disorder, the plans in place to combat this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23538/23]

Coast Guard Service

Paul Kehoe

281. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the upgrade of facilities for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22470/23]

Pension Provisions

Paul Kehoe

357. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if adjustments can be made for retired teachers in order that they are not penalised in their pension for working more than 50 days as part of a strategy to deal with teacher shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23176/23]

Technological Universities

Paul Kehoe

739. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the technological universities will be able to borrow money on the financial markets in the same way as the traditional universities, given that their current inability is both unfair and unsustainable and puts them at a clear disadvantage; if he intends that this borrowing capacity will be used for a wide range of purposes including student housing, infrastructure and research and development expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/23]

Departmental Reviews

Paul Kehoe

740. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the OECD Report entitled: ‘A Review of Technological University Academic Career Paths, Contracts and Organisation in Ireland’ will be published; if he intends to implement the recommendations in it as a matter of urgency; if he has plans to initiate a review of the current academic contract in technological universities, with a view to the early publication and implementation of recommendations contained in the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22493/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Paul Kehoe

741. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide clarity on how the consortium-led apprenticeships will be rolled out in the technological universities; if he will provide details of proposed core/ringfenced funding to TUs for apprenticeship training and education; if he will clarify whether funding is provided on a multi-annual basis; if so, if he will provide exact details of the timelines involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22494/23]

Technological Universities

Paul Kehoe

742. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will liaise with the Minister for Health to ensure that the pilot Together All Programme, funded jointly by the Higher Education Authority and the Health Service Executive, can continue and be rolled out to all technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22495/23]

School Transport

Paul Kehoe

188. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if eligibility for school transport should be granted where a child wishes to attend a Catholic secondary school when their nearest school is non-denominational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22296/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

244. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new forestry programme application; the expected timeframe for the commencement of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

149. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2023 horticultural grants will be opened for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22075/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

132. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Passport Office is aware that in some instances, the date of issue on the Irish Passport website differs from the dates on the internal Passport Office system; if so, the measures being taken to sync these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21378/23]

School Curriculum

Paul Kehoe

286. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will outline all the courses taught in secondary school to teach children about fake news and equip them with the necessary skills to spot misinformation; her views on whether adequate hours are being devoted to this topic currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21380/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

288. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21394/23]

State Pensions

Paul Kehoe

415. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the contributory pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21672/23]

Environmental Policy

Paul Kehoe

515. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person is permitted to burn off scrub land during the summer months if the purpose of the burn is to reclaim land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Kehoe

563. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether 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. [21120/23]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

178. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grant assistance is available to homeowners to carry out renovations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/23]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Paul Kehoe

250. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider sanctioning cancer treatment for an Irish patient (details supplied) overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20901/23]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

285. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding for an organisation will be released (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Paul Kehoe

49. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his Department’s work in advancing the opportunity for Ireland in terms of offshore renewable energy. [20433/23]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

165. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a person currently employed as an SNA is entitled to include years worked as a care assistant in the HSE/health board in their years of service record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20441/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

182. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the total cost involved in emergency works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20764/23]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

353. 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. [20468/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul Kehoe

401. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 8 February 2023, if he will provide an update on the introduction of pension increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20349/23]

Period Poverty

Paul Kehoe

226. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of funding on period poverty measures that goes towards each Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

264. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty in schools; if she will provide a breakdown of that funding, in tabular form, as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has indicated that the funding of implementation measures for period poverty needs to be funded separately via each Department’s vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20101/23]

School Transport

Paul Kehoe

265. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a child can be deemed eligible for school transport to their second closest school when there is no bus service to their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20117/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Paul Kehoe

279. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider altering the restrictions on the Decade of Centenaries Historical Strand expenditure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20046/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

316. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the oversight that is in place for GSOC operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

317. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles that are in the operation of GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20128/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

318. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the number of people employed by GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20130/23]

Period Poverty

Paul Kehoe

376. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty at third level; if he will provide a breakdown of that funding, in tabular form, as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has indicated that the funding of implementation measures for period poverty needs to be funded separately via each Department’s vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20102/23]

Men's Sheds

Paul Kehoe

379. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the sources of funding available for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20138/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the status of an additional accommodation request for a school (details supplied); if it will be ready in time to accommodate a newly sanctioned ASD class in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

259. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19064/23]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Paul Kehoe

351. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18906/23]

Office of Public Works

Paul Kehoe

210. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the long-standing application with the OPW on the delivery of the new Coastguard Station in Kilmore Quay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/23]