Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

300. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health for an update on negotiations in relation to the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/24]

General Practitioner Services

Imelda Munster

301. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently practicing in the counties Louth and Meath, respectively; the number of new GPs who have taken up work in each of those counties in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13408/24]

General Practitioner Services

Imelda Munster

302. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the counties Louth and Meath, respectively who are without a GP and are currently on a waiting list for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13409/24]

Departmental Reports

Imelda Munster

576. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date for publication of the final report by the working group to develop a National Disinformation Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13131/24]

National Oversight and Audit Commission

Imelda Munster

657. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider commissioning the National Oversight and Audit Commission to carry out a piece of work, as per section 126D of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, in respect of a matter (details supplied). [12456/24]

An Garda Síochána

Imelda Munster

924. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who worked in community policing in counties Louth and Meath, respectively, in each of the past five years. [12489/24]

An Garda Síochána

Imelda Munster

925. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel allocated to the Garda division that includes Louth, in each of the past five years, including a breakdown of personnel numbers in each local area/Garda station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12491/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Imelda Munster

1208. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the outpatient waiting lists in each department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, including details of the number of people waiting on the list and details of waiting times, in tabular form. [11527/24]

School Transport

Imelda Munster

179. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education if she will make provision for additional school bus places to cater for all secondary school children travelling from Collon to Ardee, County Louth for the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9763/24]

Local Authorities

Imelda Munster

288. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the apparent withdrawal of a motion supporting child abuse victims by the CEO of Louth County Council in May 2023; what actions he proposes to take in light of the Taoiseach’s State apology to people who were sexually abused in day schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9205/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Imelda Munster

307. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position regarding the Irish sign language voucher scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8799/24]

Semi-State Bodies

Imelda Munster

1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the two reports recently commissioned and published at RTÉ on Toy Show The Musical and the voluntary exit programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7245/24]

Television Licence Fee

Imelda Munster

12. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media given that she has previously expressed a preference for direct Exchequer funding to replace the television licence, if she can provide an update on any correspondence, communications or meetings she has had with her Government colleagues in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6921/24]

Media Sector

Imelda Munster

133. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Taoiseach for details on the setting up of the Future of Media Commission, including a breakdown of the costs and the total cost of the commission from start to finish. [5804/24]

Television Licence Fee

Imelda Munster

368. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional Exchequer funding in 2024 that would be required to implement recommendation no. 5.1 of the Future of Media Commission report that is, that the source of public funding for PSM change from the current system of TV licence fee combined with general Exchequer funds to a system based entirely on general Exchequer funds, if it were assumed that the TV licence was abolished in full on 1 February 2024.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6268/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Imelda Munster

369. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the monies allocated to the broadcasting and media funds each year since 2020 and estimated for 2024 identifying the amount of the Exchequer contributions to same, in tabular form. [6269/24]

National Car Test

Imelda Munster

70. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the number of people on the waiting list in each NCT test centre in the state; if he will provide additional details on waiting times in those centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5141/24]

Driver Test

Imelda Munster

91. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress on the long-awaited driving test centre for Drogheda; what sites have been considered or investigated; the expected timelines for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5581/24]

Driver Test

Imelda Munster

92. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide in tabular form, the number of people on the waiting list for driving tests in each of counties Meath and Louth; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/24]

Special Educational Needs

Imelda Munster

191. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education the criteria for allocating SNA support to children in both primary and secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5162/24]