Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in view that the grant maximum for housing aid for older people has not gone up in a number of years, he will consider increasing the grant maximum, to fall in line with the increase in costs for essential housing maintenance, such as rewiring, which costs €10-€15,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42882/23]

Medical Records

Richard Boyd Barrett

194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way a person (details supplied) can access old medical records in order to follow up on some historical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42885/23]

Climate Action Plan

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [42341/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [42342/23]

Departmental Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty unit in his Department. [42343/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

36. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [41209/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

64. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [41217/23]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker is paid a minimum of €17 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42625/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

410. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all illness and injury payment benefits to €300 per week, excluding disability-related payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42233/23]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

543. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to re-instate the funding for transport to and from a location (details supplied) in Wicklow for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42474/23]

Departmental Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

597. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the €110,000, which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for this new post; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42285/23]

Departmental Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

598. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the funding which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit in conjunction with the National Office of Clinical Audit, NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for these new posts; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42286/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

665. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to provide a full list of those who were paid the €1,000 Covid bonus payment, broken down into the different groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

699. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the security officers working in vaccination centres and those working in hospitals were awarded the Covid €1,000 bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42760/23]

National Security

Richard Boyd Barrett

38. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the report from the fora on international security policy to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41694/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with culture, arts and the audiovisual sector will next meet. [32551/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with social protection will next meet. [41218/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing will next meet. [41208/23]

Visa Agreements

Richard Boyd Barrett

425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice to outline the rationale for changing the requirements and procedures for visas for those from Bolivia; the reason for the short notice of same; what measures she intends to put in place to facilitate those who had already booked flights and made plans under the old rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41473/23]

School Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the expected Exchequer spending for the Safe Routes to School Programme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39523/23]