Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

512. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18900/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Mattie McGrath

520. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that retired civil servants who are in receipt of a Civil Service pension are not entitled to a living-alone allowance; the reason this is the only group of pensioners not entitled to a living-alone allowance; if she will review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17750/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

525. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the disparity between the levels of refusals for the domiciliary care allowance by age group; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for those aged 11 to 16 years have a refusal rate of 43% in 2021 and 35% in 2020 compared to a refusal rate for children aged 0 to5 years of 21% in 2021 and 9% in 2020 (details supplied); if she will carry out a review of this matter to ensure that those aged 11 to 16 years are not more likely to be refused owing to later assessments and or diagnoses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17983/22]

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

543. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18895/22]

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

590. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/22]

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

634. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18892/22]

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

891. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18890/22]

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

950. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18902/22]

Departmental Contracts

Mattie McGrath

993. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18894/22]

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

128. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of the blended approach of telemedicine and in-person consultation for abortion, which he acknowledged his Department is considering. [16745/22]

Departmental Schemes

Mattie McGrath

400. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if an emergency works grant can be approved for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15876/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mattie McGrath

648. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the criteria under which frontline staff are being selected for the Covid bonus payment; the reason that certain cohorts of frontline healthcare workers have been excluded from the payments; if he will review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15937/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

672. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting an assessment of needs in County Tipperary; the average length of time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16051/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

673. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for speech and language therapy in County Tipperary; the average length of time waiting; the number of therapists available; the number of positions vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16052/22]

Disability Services

Mattie McGrath

674. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for occupational therapy in County Tipperary; the average length of time waiting; the number of therapists available; the number of positions vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16053/22]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

675. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment and therapies from CAMHS; the average length of time waiting; the number of therapists available; the number of positions vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16054/22]

Nursing Homes

Mattie McGrath

679. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the fair deal scheme to ensure that the scheme recognises the increasing cost pressures for the provision of nursing home care, particularly the rise in costs associated with inflation and the implementation of the Covid-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16072/22]

Health Services Staff

Mattie McGrath

680. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce equivalent pay for staff providing equivalent care in the nursing home sector considering the current disparity in costs between the private and public nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16073/22]

Greyhound Industry

Mattie McGrath

861. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a full grant (details supplied) that was approved by a State body will be paid; when his Department will sanction this grant payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15942/22]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

567. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the steps that a school (details supplied) should take to apply for additional accommodation following its designation of DEIS status; if a previously approved additional accommodation application can be combined with a new application for additional accommodation in order to progress a complete project in one application rather than progressing two separate projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15097/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

583. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the domiciliary care allowance applications and refusals by age over the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14022/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Mattie McGrath

584. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if extra consideration is being given to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children with additional needs who are applying for the domiciliary care allowance; if children will be given extra consideration during assessment for domiciliary care allowance in circumstances in which they may previously have managed and regressed massively as a result of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14023/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Mattie McGrath

585. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the refusal of a domiciliary care allowance application by a child (details supplied); if she will review the application considering the impact of Covid-19 on the child and the need for additional care to help limit the impact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14024/22]

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

833. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way that the ongoing engagement between his Department and the HSE on telemedicine abortion is progressing; and the way the continuation of telemedicine home abortions is being considered given that the HSE has acknowledged that it has conducted no analysis into the operation or potential risks of the practice in Ireland and is reliant upon secondary information from England on the matter. [14031/22]

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

834. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the chair of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 has consulted with any stakeholders since the date of their appointment; and if so, the name of the stakeholders with whom they have consulted. [14032/22]

Defence Forces

Mattie McGrath

4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he is considering an increase in the capacity of the Defence Forces given the impact of the Russian invasion of a sovereign state Ukraine which is also a neutral State; and the expected financial costs of an increase in capacity. [13738/22]

Public Service Obligation

Mattie McGrath

165. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount received by the Exchequer from the public service obligation levy on electricity consumers on an annual basis for the past ten years; the total amount received since the levy was initiated;the way this money been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13748/22]

Defence Forces

Mattie McGrath

241. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the current situation regarding the pay and conditions for Defence Forces personnel. [13739/22]

Census of Population

Mattie McGrath

127. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach the criteria used for employing the census enumerators; the way that the enumerators were picked; and the way that a decision made in circumstances in which a person worked as an enumerator in the past and was not selected on this occasion. [12678/22]

Office of Public Works

Mattie McGrath

218. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding land in the ownership of the OPW will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12631/22]

Medicinal Products

Mattie McGrath

562. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason a medicine (details supplied) is not covered on the drugs payment scheme; when this application will be covered by the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12677/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mattie McGrath

191. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the Covid bonus will be paid to frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11889/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Mattie McGrath

715. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the age restriction will be removed for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for persons with diabetes; when he expects that the health technology assessment the HSE commissioned will be completed. [11228/22]

General Practitioner Services

Mattie McGrath

716. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the Government still plan to extend free general practitioner care to children under the age of eight, and if so, when this will be implemented. [11229/22]

Northern Ireland

Mattie McGrath

129. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions, apart from public statements, that he has taken to meet with and to request his counterparts in the strongest possible way to ensure the establishment of the historical investigations unit and other legacy bodies in Northern Ireland as envisaged under the Stormont House Agreement. [10143/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

158. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance applications that have been refused in the past 12 months; the number of applications received; the percentage of applications refused per year for the previous five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10208/22]

Departmental Bodies

Mattie McGrath

200. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to disband NPHET. [10145/22]

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

230. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when he plans to lift the temporary telemedicine provision of abortion pills introduced early in the Covid-19 pandemic given that restrictions are being lifted. [10241/22]

School Facilities

Mattie McGrath

444. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when funding will be approved for an ASD unit at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delays in finalising the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9393/22]

Medical Cards

Mattie McGrath

283. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) will be progressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8825/22]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Mattie McGrath

210. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he has met with an association (details supplied) as promised; if not, if he will provide a date for the meeting; if he will provide an update following the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8469/22]

Health Services Staff

Mattie McGrath

164. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if staff employed on the HSE MyOptions hotline have been trained to provide advice and information for expectant mothers on relevant social welfare entitlements and supports. [1951/22]

State Bodies

Mattie McGrath

329. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the person or body responsible for the maintenance and storage of files from the former Council of Education, Recruitment and Training which amalgamated with Bord Fáilte to become Fáilte Ireland; the way that a person who completed a training course with the Council for Education, Recruitment and Training can acquire copies of their certification or information relating to their training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7792/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

696. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a meeting was held with persons (details supplied) in 2003 that led to the decision to halt a review into missing samples from a family in Askeaton, County Limerick; and if pressure was brought by the persons to stop the review going ahead. [7657/22]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Mattie McGrath

279. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a full breakdown will be provided of payments made to RTÉ by her Department since March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6172/22]

Crime Prevention

Mattie McGrath

561. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 12 October 2021, the reason conflicting information was provided (details supplied) in the response; the steps she will take to ensure that the correct number of successful applicants is supplied to this Deputy; and if written confirmation will be provided detailing the successful groups that have received a rebate [6074/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

620. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the course of action and procedures that are followed within the HSE to investigate and take action when information comes to light regarding unprofessional and substandard practices involving State-funded bodies, for example, the recent revelations that have come to light and have been published in the media following a recently produced report by an organisation (details supplied) into the operation of HSE MyOptions in relation to its counselling practices. [5907/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

621. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the procedures that are followed to ensure a diversity of viewpoints are represented when it comes to decision making and policy formation in the area of unplanned pregnancy; the reason the MyOptions hotline is ill-equipped to meet the needs of women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy who wish to keep their baby; the steps he plans to take to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5908/22]

Departmental Properties

Mattie McGrath

684. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the full portfolio of property owned or rented by the HSE in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the use of each building; the year in which each came into use by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6169/22]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

685. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a full breakdown will be provided of the payments made to RTÉ by his Department or the HSE since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6171/22]