Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Strategies

Mattie McGrath

773. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce an independent complaints body to investigate complaints of failures by the HSE particularly in relation to disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51545/22]

Housing Policy

Mattie McGrath

61. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will increase the social housing income threshold for housing applicants in Tipperary County Council given that the increase is long overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50392/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

82. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 4 October 2022 (details supplied), the steps that can be taken in cases in which parents have contacted the SENO but have been advised that their child will not be given a place in an ASD unit in the absence of an ASD diagnosis despite having very similar neurodevelopment difficulties and needs and requiring the same supports as those with ASD; if a student who does not have an ASD diagnosis but who does have similarly presenting needs is eligible to apply for a place in an ASD unit; the further steps that a parent can take in cases in which a child will not be given a place in an ASD unit without an ASD diagnosis; if further general learning disability units will be provided to cater for the needs of such children; if it is the policy of the NCSE that no further general learning disability units will be provided; if so, if steps will be taken to allow children without an ASD diagnosis but with similar needs to access ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50424/22]

Community Welfare Services

Mattie McGrath

103. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that no community welfare officer is available in Carrick on Suir, County Tipperary; when regular meetings with community welfare officers in local communities will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50402/22]

Early School Leavers

Mattie McGrath

118. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) scheme is restricted by age limits, whereby children must have reached the age of two years and eight months before 1 September, meaning that any children who have not reached this age are met with inflexibility and will be unable to qualify for a further seven months; the further supports that can be provided for children with additional needs who have been informed they can no longer be accommodated in their childcare facility due to their additional needs without the support of AIM and where a child has missed the cut-off point and is now ineligible for supports until they reach the age of three-and-a-half years; the reason that children can be excluded from a childcare facility due to their additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50468/22]

An Garda Síochána

Mattie McGrath

153. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have left An Garda Síochána since the beginning of 2022; the number of retirements and the number of resignations and the number of resignations per district; the net total Garda number per district as of 30 September 2022; and the total garda numbers per district in 2021. [50547/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

179. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of senior occupational therapists who work with the children’s disability network teams, CDNTs; the number of days that they are employed; the number of children who attended this service; the number waiting to be seen by the occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50552/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

180. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of individual family service plans that have been produced within the CDNT 5 and south Tipperary to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50553/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

661. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his proposed exclusion zones of 100 metres surrounding abortion-providing buildings would have the impact of banning a pro-life march, such as an annual march (details supplied); if the high volume of potential exclusion zones in a compact area such as Dublin city centre would effectively result in banning any future pro-life marches in a scenario if such a march were to pass along a public thoroughfare which was within the reach of one of the designated 100-metre zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49687/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

662. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a private conversation in which one party advised a third-party known to them not to proceed with having an abortion were to happen within a coffee shop or other neutral setting which happened to fall within his proposed 100-metre exclusion zone of abortion-providing buildings would be considered in breach of the proposed law and lead to possible criminal penalty. [49688/22]

Third Level Education

Mattie McGrath

271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that a trainee educational psychologist completing a doctorate is the only professional doctorate programme which is not Government funded; the reason for this inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48874/22]

National Children's Hospital

Mattie McGrath

320. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current status of the National Children’s Hospital; the expected completion date; the current expected total spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48810/22]

Driver Test

Mattie McGrath

180. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to reduce the waiting time for a driving test at Clonmel test centre (details supplied); the reason for the long wait time; the number of persons who are waiting for a test at the centre; the current average wait time for a test; the number waiting for tests in all test centres; the average wait time in all test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/22]

Driver Test

Mattie McGrath

182. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 24 May 2022, the progress that has been made to simplify the language used within the driver theory test to accommodate applicants that have learning and language difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48006/22]

Housing Schemes

Mattie McGrath

276. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new tenant incremental purchase scheme will be opened to new applications; the reason for the delay in finalising this scheme, which was announced in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48115/22]

Housing Provision

Mattie McGrath

277. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place for the long-term housing needs of Ukrainian refugees; if there are plans for local authorities to seek rental accommodation from private landlords to use for this purpose; his plans to deal with the extreme shortage of private rented accommodation in counties such as Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48131/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

352. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the provisions that are being made for children with special needs who require access to a generalised learning disability unit in a mainstream school but who do not have an ASD diagnosis; the number of generalised learning disability units nationwide per county; the plans to open more generalised learning disability units to provide for those who have learning disabilities or additional needs other than ASD; the reason that only those with an ASD diagnosis are able to avail of additional unit support in mainstream school in cases in which the provision of maximum SNA provision is not sufficient; the reason that children with other neurological diagnosis that present in a similar manner to ASD are not entitled to avail of ASD units without having the specific ASD diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47946/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

354. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a special educational needs officer will be reappointed to south County Tipperary; the reason south County Tipperary has no SENO currently; the number of children currently seeking special educational needs supports in the area; the number of students currently awaiting a placement in an ASD unit and generalised learning disability unit in south County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47958/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

429. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs applications that have been received by her Department to date in 2022 the number of applications that have been finalised and approved, respectively; the length of time that it has taken to process these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48170/22]

Children in Care

Mattie McGrath

472. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that Tusla accommodated in private residential care in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [48153/22]

Hospital Facilities

Mattie McGrath

628. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide confirmation of the opening hours of the minor injuries unit in Our Lady’s Hospital Cashel; the number of patients who have attended this service in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48147/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

631. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount that was spent on private residential care in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [48154/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

632. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount that was given to each company providing private residential care in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [48155/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

633. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review will be published; if the contents of the Review were included in Budget 2023; the reason for the delay in the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48156/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

634. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will publish an accessible budget announcement for disability in order that persons with disabilities and their supporters can be informed of the number existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports that have been provided for in Budget 2023; and the way that this relates to the needs’ outlined in the capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48157/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Mattie McGrath

638. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans for the health centre in Newcastle, Clonmel, County Tipperary, which has been closed since Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48185/22]

Forestry Sector

Mattie McGrath

766. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish and provide a copy of a report (details supplied) which was supposed to accompany a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/22]

Energy Prices

Mattie McGrath

97. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to immediately introduce legislation to prevent increases in standing charges and the rising cost of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47444/22]

Artists' Remuneration

Mattie McGrath

127. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason an artist (details supplied) was not selected for the basic income for artists scheme; the way those selected were chosen; the additional supports available to those artists who are struggling to re-enter the arts following the loss of their employment as a result of Covid restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47453/22]

Overseas Study Placements

Mattie McGrath

210. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Erasmus grant supports are still being offered to third level students who take up college and work placements in the United Kingdom since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47425/22]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

211. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional funding will be allocated to third level institutions through the Erasmus Plus programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47426/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Mattie McGrath

249. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if officials from her Department will meet with the administrative staff of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary that was refused DEIS status, given that the reason that this decision was arrived at remains unclear; if specific clarification will be provided to the school in relation to the numbers and data used in the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46908/22]

An Garda Síochána

Mattie McGrath

408. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of repossessions and evictions of a private house or property, which were attended by members of An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, broken down per Garda district in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47145/22]

An Garda Síochána

Mattie McGrath

409. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of repossessions and evictions of a private house or property attendance requests that were made to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the person or body that made the requests that is, distressed borrower or evictor, broken down per Garda district in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47146/22]

Home Repossessions

Mattie McGrath

410. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of repossession cases submitted by financial institutions to the courts since 2000 inclusive to date, against mortgagors, broken down by county and or district; if such cases are private-dwelling houses versus a commercial buy-to-let property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47149/22]

Home Repossessions

Mattie McGrath

411. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of possession orders given by the courts against mortgagors broken down by county and or district since 2000 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47150/22]

Home Repossessions

Mattie McGrath

412. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the total number of possession orders not granted against mortgagors broken down by county and or district since 2000 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47151/22]

Home Repossessions

Mattie McGrath

413. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the current outstanding number of court possession or execution orders against mortgagors which are pending enforcement broken down by county and or district since 2000 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47152/22]

Home Repossessions

Mattie McGrath

414. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of execution orders of those granted, notified to mortgagors broken down by county and or district since 2000 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47153/22]

Home Repossessions

Mattie McGrath

415. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of execution orders completed against mortgagors; the number of execution orders extinguished via voluntary surrender; the number of execution orders accomplished by the abandonment of the dwelling by the mortgagor broken down by county or district in each of the years 2000 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47155/22]

Community Development Projects

Mattie McGrath

610. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the outcome of community centres investment fund applications will be known; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46905/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Mattie McGrath

139. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of export grid applications that have been processed and accepted for exporting micro generated electricity back to the grid; the cost to applicants of establishing an export grid connection; if the electricity network needs to be upgraded to three phase to allow for export grid connections; the areas of the country that already have three phase cabling and the areas that don’t have three phase cabling and need to be upgraded; the cost of upgrading the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45459/22]

Water Services

Mattie McGrath

258. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on Irish Water’s request to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to allow Irish Water to use the funding previously allocated for pre-planning works on the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project to be used in the current day-to-day budget; the reason for this request; the level of funding being sought for this purpose; the full current deficit in Irish Water's budget; the way in which Irish Water will fund the ongoing pre-planning works on the Eastern and Midlands Water supply project if the budget is being used elsewhere and if all correspondence between Irish Water and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in relation to this request will be made available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45414/22]

Vacant Sites

Mattie McGrath

271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites listed per county; the amount received in vacant site levies per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mattie McGrath

471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current status of the payment of the Covid healthcare bonus; when the payment will be paid to all non- HSE staff; the number of health care workers that have received the payment to date; the number of health care workers that are awaiting the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45411/22]

Health Strategies

Mattie McGrath

472. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to introduce further regulations into the sale and supply of vapes to reduce their attractiveness to young people; if there is any estimation on the number of people that currently vape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45412/22]

Departmental Schemes

Mattie McGrath

81. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the category 2 applications from Tipperary County Council under the rural regeneration and development fund. [45401/22]

Employment Rights

Mattie McGrath

64. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure that the terms of an employment regulation order (details supplied) for the security industry are honoured; the actions that he intends to take to ensure that the terms and conditions of the ERO are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44422/22]

Energy Policy

Mattie McGrath

114. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to ensure security of energy supply to vulnerable patients including those on oxygen and dialysis given the warnings regarding power outages and shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44952/22]

Nursing Homes

Mattie McGrath

620. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps that he will take to ensure that the departure of a large number of private nursing homes from the market due to the severe underfunding of the industry will not occur; the reason that there is such a large discrepancy in the levels of funding between private and public nursing homes given that the level of care provided is the same; the steps that he will take to ensure that Ireland will have sufficient nursing home places in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/22]