Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Emergency Services

Imelda Munster

768. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new fit for purpose ambulance station in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9428/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

209. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of sports capital grants will be open for applications. [8961/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Imelda Munster

94. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that retired civil servants with qualifying pensions have not yet received the 1% pay increase granted in October 2021 which current civil servants have already received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8536/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Imelda Munster

216. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding in the upcoming budget to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8523/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Imelda Munster

217. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the FreeStyle libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8524/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Imelda Munster

218. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for FreeStyle Libre that were submitted by individual hospitals for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; the number that were approved; the number that were refused in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; his plans to remove the age restriction on FreeStyle Libre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8525/22]

Film Industry

Imelda Munster

332. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons currently employed in the film and television industry in the State. [8117/22]

Departmental Data

Imelda Munster

505. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers in the film and television industry that are currently in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit, pandemic unemployment payment or the employment wage subsidy scheme in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8118/22]

Employment Support Services

Imelda Munster

32. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the shortage of workers in the tourism and hospitality sector; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/22]

Employment Rights

Imelda Munster

44. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the current state of pay and conditions for workers in the tourism and hospitality sector; his plans to examine this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7020/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Imelda Munster

440. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the reason private healthcare workers contracted to State bodies do not qualify for the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/22]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

144. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the dental treatment services scheme in County Louth in 2020 and 2021. [5291/22]

Road Projects

Imelda Munster

35. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received an application for a strategic road grant for the Port Access Northern Cross route under the strategic grant scheme from Louth County Council; if so, the details of the application including the status of same; if the road is eligible for such a grant as was previously indicated at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3674/22]

Legislative Measures

Imelda Munster

68. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details on the expert group she intends to convene on the matter of an individual complaints mechanism for harmful online content under the online safety and media regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2802/22]

Departmental Reports

Imelda Munster

107. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the Future of Media Commission report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2607/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

439. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the final allocations for sports capital grants will be announced. [2285/22]

Nursing Homes

Imelda Munster

1481. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if the HSE intends to ensure that all future contracts with nursing homes contain provisions ensuring that residents who are medical card holders are not charged for items or services which are covered by the medical card; if consideration has been given to seeking to similarly resolve the matter with regard to existing contracts; if he has considered addressing the matter through legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63373/21]

Departmental Data

Imelda Munster

1482. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of residents in private nursing homes that are medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63374/21]

Ambulance Service

Imelda Munster

1654. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 7 December 2021, the status of negotiations between the National Ambulance Service and the local authorities in County Louth regarding fire service staff being utilised as emergency first responders to cardiac arrest calls across the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1223/22]

Transport Policy

Imelda Munster

8. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to incentivise public transport use for commuters in the Laytown and Bettystown areas of County Meath in order to ensure increased use of public transport and a reduction in car journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62106/21]

Road Projects

Imelda Munster

76. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport his plans to deliver the port access northern cross route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62107/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Imelda Munster

88. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the homelessness figures for counties Louth and Meath, respectively, in tabular form; the number of persons on each housing waiting list; and the numbers on HAP in each county. [62132/21]

Primary Care Centres

Imelda Munster

202. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the reason that the east Meath primary care centre is not expected to be operational until quarter four of 2022 given that the HSE is hopeful that negotiations on the agreement of legal documents can be concluded before year end 2021 to allow works to commence in quarter one of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62187/21]

Rail Network

Imelda Munster

195. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 December 2021, the expected deliver date for the DART extension to Drogheda; and if he will provide an approximate timeline for the project. [61842/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Imelda Munster

462. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for the provision of antigen tests for the early childhood care and education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61177/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Imelda Munster

554. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of antigen tests for the early childhood care and education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61176/21]

Rail Network

Imelda Munster

183. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport when the DART extension to Drogheda, County Louth is expected to be delivered; the original delivery date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60327/21]

Cycling Facilities

Imelda Munster

708. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Mell Greenway, Drogheda; if she has received the project implementation plan for the amendment of the approved works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59845/21]

Primary Care Centres

Imelda Munster

641. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with regard to the east Meath primary care centre; when it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57371/21]

General Practitioner Services

Imelda Munster

642. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently practising in Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Donacarney, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57372/21]

General Practitioner Services

Imelda Munster

643. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the planned number of general practitioners who are to be based at the east Meath primary care centre when it is operational; the number of general practitioners planned for the centre who will be in addition to the general practitioners already based in Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Donacarney, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57373/21]

Animal Welfare

Imelda Munster

730. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to review the Control of Horses Act 1996; if he further plans to introduce legislation amending the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57049/21]

National Children's Hospital

Imelda Munster

610. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health when he expects to publish the report prepared by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board which outlined the progress of the national paediatric hospital project to date including the analysis of the final cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55936/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Imelda Munster

104. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding and her views on the reopening guidelines for nightlife and entertainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54840/21]

Departmental Reports

Imelda Munster

135. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the Future of Media Commission’s report; the timeline for the publication of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54845/21]

Online Safety

Imelda Munster

147. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated timeline for the publication of the online safety and media regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54844/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Imelda Munster

162. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Sport Ireland guidelines for underage indoor club sports in terms of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54843/21]

Intellectual Property

Imelda Munster

175. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the progress on the report her Department is compiling on the feasibility of establishing a digital legal deposit scheme to serve as a web archive for .ie domain contents as required under section 108 of the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019; when the report is expected to be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54842/21]

Sports Organisations

Imelda Munster

91. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of efforts by an organisation (details supplied) to improve corporate governance structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54808/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Imelda Munster

590. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to include recipients of the benefit payment for 65 year olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52496/21]

Health Service Executive

Imelda Munster

318. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the expense incurred by the HSE purchasing hand sanitiser which at the time of purchase did not have a valid pcs number or which had an expired pcs number; the cost of storage of such product; the value of such stock which was disposed of as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/21]

Departmental Policies

Imelda Munster

359. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which his Department may grant permission for the use of hand sanitiser with an expired PCS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51807/21]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

227. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in each county that have opted out of the dental treatment services scheme in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [50067/21]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

228. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in each county that are working under the dental treatment services scheme in tabular form. [50068/21]

Departmental Reports

Imelda Munster

27. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects to receive the report of the Future of Media Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48409/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Imelda Munster

1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the current situation in which tour operators whose businesses are based in Ireland and offer day trips to tourist destinations in the north of Ireland have not been eligible for State supports despite the facts that northern tourist attractions generate international tourism to Ireland given the importance of cross-Border co-operation in terms of attracting tourists to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47914/21]

Heritage Sites

Imelda Munster

124. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the status of the process of the transfer of the Shannon Heritage sites to the local authority including a progress report and a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48492/21]

Heritage Sites

Imelda Munster

125. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the details of the engagement that has taken place between Shannon Heritage, the local authorities and other relevant stakeholders with those who hold leases at these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48493/21]

Legislative Measures

Imelda Munster

538. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the Defamation Act 2009; the date for the expected completion of that review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48325/21]

Housing Schemes

Imelda Munster

141. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the current situation in which the funding for housing adaptation grants is inadequate to cope with demand, leading to a situation in which many county councils have significant backlogs which have rolled over from 2020 and are causing long delays given his commitment to supporting elderly persons to live in their own homes; if he plans to increase the funding to local authorities in order to clear the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46427/21]