Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

39. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he has given any consideration to implementing or has undertaken any review, report or research into the feasibility of sending notice of expiration of passports to all passport holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34549/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

40. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated additional costs that would be accrued for the implementation of a renewal notice system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34551/23]

Tax Reliefs

Paul Kehoe

90. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance whether a person (details supplied) can apply for tax relief for health expenses for a procedure that is undertaken overseas and without a referral from a GP or service in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34561/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

118. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34544/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Paul Kehoe

211. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 1 June 2023, if he will provide a progress update regarding the new primary care area assessment team (PCAAT) in Wexford; if it will be in a position to inform children when they will receive their diagnostic assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34753/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

255. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether a person (details supplied) can apply for the cross-border treatment scheme if they travel overseas for a procedure without a referral when the waiting list for a referral is several years long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34564/23]

Electricity Generation

Paul Kehoe

131. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on security of electricity supply and whether there will be sufficient electricity generation capacity to meet expected national demand over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/23]

National Car Test

Paul Kehoe

184. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the reason subsequent tests are not pushed out to reflect the current delays in getting appointments for NCT; if the future due dates for tests cannot be changed, if the fee is reduced pro rata to reflect the compliance period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34313/23]

Tax Code

Paul Kehoe

212. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance following the rule from 1 July 2023 that non-resident landlords have to use an agent to collect their rent and remit 20% of same to the Revenue Commissioners, or the landlord has to allow the tenant deduct 20% from the rent and remit it directly to Revenue Commissioners on behalf of the landlord, if the tenant pays 80% of the rent to the landlord but fails to remit the 20% to the Revenue Commissioners when the landlord does the return at the end of 2023, if they will be held liable for the tax that was not handed over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34268/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Paul Kehoe

233. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the use of cloud computing services is important in helping the Government digitalise and improve public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/23]

Coast Guard Service

Paul Kehoe

197. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the status of the proposed new station at Kilmore Quay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33232/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

271. 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. [33263/23]

Animal Diseases

Paul Kehoe

301. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the application for the animal remedies merchants licence for a company (details supplied); when it will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33408/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

99. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32997/23]

Disadvantaged Status

Paul Kehoe

125. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the allocation for school lunches for secondary schools included in DEIS in 2022 differs from the allocation for existing DEIS secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32862/23]

Antisocial Behaviour

Paul Kehoe

149. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice how incidents of anti-social behaviour are recorded for data purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33071/23]

Departmental Data

Paul Kehoe

150. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice how incidents of knife crime are recorded by category; such as numbers of knife seizures; numbers admitted to hospital due to knife attack and number of homicides due to stabbing or others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33072/23]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

151. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda schools programme is ongoing; the number of schools that have been engaged with over the past ten years; whether knife crime awareness and prevention is part of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33073/23]

Crime Prevention

Paul Kehoe

152. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if there is a national reduction and prevention of violence strategy for young people, outside of the youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33076/23]

Maternity Leave

Paul Kehoe

301. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the arrangements in place to provide maternity leave for primary school teachers whose children have been born through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32377/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

318. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education what contact her Department has had with a school (details supplied) regarding increasing numbers; the additional classrooms to accommodate these numbers; her Department’s plans to make this space available; the options for same; whether a timeframe has been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32650/23]

Medical Cards

Paul Kehoe

569. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what criteria are used for applicants who suffer with cancer to obtain a medical card; the reason some people qualify and others (details supplied) are refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32100/23]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

573. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding available to psychology trainees undertaking doctorates for counselling and education psychology, now the current academic year is pending and fees have to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32119/23]

Medical Cards

Paul Kehoe

609. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a GP is entitled to charge for conducting a mental competency test for a medical card holder for the purpose of drawing up a will; if so, if there are any guidelines to what level this fee should be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/23]

Rural Schemes

Paul Kehoe

733. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether she plans to roll out further grants for existing community centres to assist with maintenance and upgrades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32207/23]

School Curriculum

Paul Kehoe

284. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education what provision will be made for gambling awareness in the new Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum, at TY level and at senior cycle as per recent statements in Dáil Éireann, given that problem gambling is not covered in schools at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31984/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

358. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the economic viability of an industry is considered as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31731/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

359. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current position or stage of the Strategic Environmental Assessment relating to the Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31732/23]

Departmental Reviews

Paul Kehoe

360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the process review of his Department conducted by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31733/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

21. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether documentation was lost for a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/23]

Assisted Decision-Making

Paul Kehoe

47. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the six-month expiration on section 24 arrangements under the Credit Union Act 1997, as the required documentation, medical assessment and court appearance required under the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is not achievable in the given timeframe, let alone the high costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31402/23]

Medicinal Products

Paul Kehoe

142. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of providing adult incontinence pants and inserts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/23]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

99. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a refund will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31153/23]

Maternity Leave

Paul Kehoe

289. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education what arrangements are in place to provide maternity leave for primary school teachers whose children have been born through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30511/23]

School Management

Paul Kehoe

304. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a primary school principal must be the health and safety representative on the Board of Management; if she can make a statement on responsibilities of principals in terms of duty of care to staff as per the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30938/23]

Sports Funding

Paul Kehoe

335. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of sports capital grant awards to golf clubs in the past two rounds of funding, including the amount awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30847/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Paul Kehoe

447. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection what correspondence can issue from her Department confirming that a person (details supplied) is a named qualified adult dependent, for a defined period of time, for use as evidence of residency for an application for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31198/23]

Control of Dogs

Paul Kehoe

504. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update in relation to the Control of Dogs Act 1986 working group; if he will provide details of the number of additional dog wardens to be recruited; if there are any plans for a recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30854/23]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Paul Kehoe

607. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department has considered further utilising privately-owned modular housing developments for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31331/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Kehoe

680. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 23 February 2023, if there is any further development in the provision of a pathway for a person to claim compensation for what they believe to be illegal nursing home charges paid between 1977 and 1979, who has not as of yet made any claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30855/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Kehoe

681. 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. [30856/23]

Health Promotion

Paul Kehoe

694. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for details on the sun smart sunscreen campaign; where it is being piloted; for how much and under what criteria it might be deemed successful and expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

238. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education what funding has been allocated for ICT grants for schools on an annual basis from 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30238/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

239. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding originally allocated for the ICT grant for the 2023 to 2024 school term; the specific reason it has been stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30239/23]

Departmental Bodies

Paul Kehoe

260. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all board members have been appointed to MARA; if so, the full list of members; the name of the new CEO; how many board meetings have been held; the dates and locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30401/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul Kehoe

265. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the pathway for a parent to claim an increase for a qualified child on a payment after being awarded primary custody of the child but when the other parent refuses to relinquish their payment and continues to claim for them despite no longer being the primary caregiver; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30237/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

94. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 13 June 2023, for a breakdown, by county, of the mentioned 900 school building extensions that were also delivered from 2011 to 2023, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30052/23]

Tax Code

Paul Kehoe

254. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if the deposit return scheme will be subject to VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29710/23]

Pharmacy Services

Paul Kehoe

559. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what additional services he and his Department are looking for pharmacists to be involved in as part of negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29697/23]

Medicinal Products

Paul Kehoe

707. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is considering funding medications and therapies for persons with early onset Parkinson's (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29624/23]