Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

21. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the status of the work of the Cabinet Committee on Health. [55847/21]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

98. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing under the remit of her Department; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will introduce pharmacy-led antigen testing for entry into hospitality. [57164/21]

Hospital Equipment

Peadar Tóibín

572. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines located in public and voluntary hospitals; the number operating on a 24-hour basis; and the number operating seven days a week. [56927/21]

Hospital Facilities

Peadar Tóibín

573. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in public and voluntary hospitals; the number that are closed currently; the number that are operating on an eight, 16 or a 24-hour basis; and the number operating on a seven day a week basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56928/21]

Hospital Equipment

Peadar Tóibín

574. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines and theatres that have not been used at all in the past six months; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56929/21]

Hospital Equipment

Peadar Tóibín

575. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of staffing and beds that would need to be mobilised to allow for theatres and MRI machines to be used on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56930/21]

Hospital Services

Peadar Tóibín

576. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce activity related funding to fund the HSE in future to ensure that hospitals get paid for the work they do and to encourage more outputs. [56931/21]

Hospital Services

Peadar Tóibín

577. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that have had lean performance analysis in terms of their throughput of patients, most especially surgical patients, in the past ten years. [56932/21]

Hospital Staff

Peadar Tóibín

578. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the ratio of management to patients in the public and voluntary hospitals; and the way this compares to private hospitals. [56933/21]

Hospital Procedures

Peadar Tóibín

579. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage increase in cost to the State on average in the delay of scoliosis operations on an annual basis. [56934/21]

Departmental Policies

Peadar Tóibín

580. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce universal healthcare for children. [56935/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

613. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide weekly statistical updates to Deputies on the Covid-19 virus (details supplied). [57163/21]

Hospital Staff

Peadar Tóibín

617. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to provide 100 additional neurology nurse specialists across Ireland; his plans to add eight extra nurses for the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in which the numbers fall short of current international guidelines of 14 and patients are waiting longer for diagnosis and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57177/21]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

689. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds closed in Kerry General Hospital in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [57519/21]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

690. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for appointments at Kerry General Hospital. [57520/21]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

691. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments either cancelled or postponed at Kerry General Hospital since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [57521/21]

General Practitioner Services

Peadar Tóibín

695. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a second temporary replacement doctor will be allocated to a general practitioner practice (details supplied) from which two doctors have recently retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57528/21]

General Practitioner Services

Peadar Tóibín

696. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which general practitioners are giving blanket refusals to see medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57529/21]

General Practitioner Services

Peadar Tóibín

697. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have retired in County Kerry in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [57530/21]

General Practitioner Services

Peadar Tóibín

698. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a reserve of healthcare staff or professionals to assist with general practitioner clinics in instances of staff shortages or staffing emergencies arising from Covid-19; and if so, if he will provide details on such reserves. [57531/21]

Nursing Homes

Peadar Tóibín

699. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a reserve of healthcare staff or professionals to assist nursing homes in instances of staff shortages or staffing emergencies arising from Covid-19; if so, if he will provide details on such reserves; and if he will outline the number of reserve staff currently available in each county. [57532/21]

North-South Interconnector

Peadar Tóibín

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated CO2 footprint of overheating the proposed north-south interconnector compared to the undergrounding the north-south interconnector. [56403/21]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 174 and 175 of 10 November 2021, if he will detail the causes of death in the cases of the 164 children who died while living at home but who were known to child protection services between the years of 2010 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56205/21]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

41. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

45. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent COP 26 United Nations climate change conference. [54391/21]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [54390/21]

Project Ireland 2040

Peadar Tóibín

104. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the 2021 regional reports on Project Ireland 2040 will be published by his Department. [55851/21]

Vacant Sites

Peadar Tóibín

237. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant sites currently managed by the Office of Public Works; and the amount spent on security and maintenance since 2019. [55854/21]

National Development Plan

Peadar Tóibín

245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount both as a percentage and in euro of the National Development Plan which was allocated to development outside of Dublin; and the amount both as a percentage and in euro of Budget 2022 which was allocated to projects, schemes and developments outside of Dublin. [54433/21]

Waste Management

Peadar Tóibín

280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has had a communication from the Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland in relation to the farm nutrient management scheme which was designed to provide financial assistance for the improvement of animal waste storage on farms in Northern Ireland (details supplied). [55701/21]

Consular Services

Peadar Tóibín

324. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person (details supplied) will be home before Christmas. [56122/21]

Substance Misuse

Peadar Tóibín

417. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to an increase in illegal drug use over the past ten years; if his Department compiles any statistics on drug use nationally; if so, if he will furnish this Deputy with such statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56003/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

418. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons aged under 17 years who became pregnant while in State care in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [56004/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

419. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons aged under 18 years who became pregnant while in State care in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [56005/21]

Substance Misuse

Peadar Tóibín

420. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of babies born either addicted to or effected by drugs or alcohol in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [56006/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

421. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons over the course of the past ten years who allege they were either physically or sexually abused or assaulted while in State care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56007/21]

Citizenship Applications

Peadar Tóibín

453. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if a citizenship application process will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [55548/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

541. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been no official process from February 2020 to November 2021 to exempt persons from wearing a face covering due to disability, pre-existing medical conditions or having suffered sexual violence; the official process in place for a person in these categories to proceed with their daily lives unhindered; and the steps that have been taken by his Department to educate persons regarding the needs of persons in these categories and to prevent discrimination against them on the basis of face coverings they cannot wear. [55685/21]

Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of phone calls received by the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [55998/21]

Health Service Executive

Peadar Tóibín

629. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will release in a redacted format if appropriate to this Deputy all the emails received by the HSE email address yoursay@hse.ie between 20 January 2021 and 25 February 2021. [56030/21]

Vacant Properties

Peadar Tóibín

7. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties and houses across the State as of 2021; and the number of vacant properties that are State-owned. [54715/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Peadar Tóibín

34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged in discussions regarding a repeal of the competitive tax advantages of REITs within the housing market. [54716/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has conducted a study or research to determine the effects lockdowns and travel restrictions had on Gaeltacht regions during the pandemic. [54110/21]

Sports Organisations

Peadar Tóibín

168. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to sport clubs or organisations that are excluding children from certain activities or restricting their participation on the basis of their vaccination status or that of their parents. [54109/21]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

244. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

49. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54916/21]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54905/21]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

59. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54906/21]