Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

313. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established in CHO4; and if so, the timeline for same. [43264/23]

Driver Test

Holly Cairns

73. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests that did not go ahead as scheduled to date in 2023; the day of the week each test was scheduled, and the reasoning given for each; and the reasoning given for each by test centre, in tabular form. [42919/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

74. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the bus fleet serving the 226 Kinsale to Cork route, including the number of single and double-decker buses; the age of each vehicle and the number of drivers assigned to the route. [42920/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

75. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if a review has been conducted on the general standard and accessibility of the single-decker buses serving the 226 Kinsale to Cork route. [42921/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

76. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a reasoning for the moving of the Clontarf Street bus stop in Cork; and whether a cover could be provided for the new bus stop. [42922/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

77. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to oversubscription issues on the 226 Kinsale bus route; and whether a capacity review of the route could be conducted. [42923/23]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department intends to issue guidance to local authorities on the installation of solar or PV panels on council-owned properties; if funding could be made available to local authorities for the installation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/23]

National Transport Authority

Holly Cairns

189. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA has been made aware of its obligations under the UNCRPD to consult, actively involve and prioritise Disabled Persons Representative Organisations; to provide a register of all organisations the NTA has consulted in relation to visually impaired persons, the number of engagements with each organisation, and the reasoning for each consultation, from 2017 to date in tabular form. [42273/23]

Pension Provisions

Holly Cairns

197. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking in response to the absence of an increase in pension payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/23]

Road Network

Holly Cairns

199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide the reasoning behind the change of speed limit on a road (details supplied); and if an evaluation of the new speed limit could be conducted, in light of the number of young families residing along the road. [42412/23]

Transport Policy

Holly Cairns

222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the possible use of A-Traktors for young drivers in Ireland, as is in operation in Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/23]

Seanad Elections

Holly Cairns

369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in March that the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution mandated the Houses of the Oireachtas to expand the franchise of university seats in the Seanad, he intends to introduce Seanad reform measures prior to the next Seanad Éireann election. [42580/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

416. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of old-age pensioners who have been deemed ineligible for the fuel allowance due to residing with someone who does not qualify for the payment; and the number of OAPs deemed ineligible for the fuel allowance due to residing with an adult child, from 2018 to date. [42401/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue of old-age pensioners being unable to access the fuel allowance due to adult children moving back into their parents' home; whether her Department will review the eligibility requirements for the fuel allowance in light of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42402/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the size and location of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for forestry; and the status of forestry on each site, by local authority, in tabular form. [42705/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the IT structures for the processing of forestry application under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 are in place; and if not, to provide a timeframe for when the IT structures will be in place. [42693/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

499. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when full training on the requirements under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be provided to the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the measures his Department is taking to support the forestry sector, given the low level of forestry applications over the past two years. [42695/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

501. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the stakeholders consulted in the development of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027; the number of meetings with each; and the topic of said meetings. [42696/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

502. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the location, ownership, and size of all public land zoned for forestry in Ireland; and the status of forestry on each site, in tabular form. [42697/23]