Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pension Provisions

Maurice Quinlivan

393. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind the proposed exclusion from the pension-related once-off gratuity scheme for community employment supervisors of those who received a statutory redundancy payment from their scheme as compensation for being made unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58680/21]

Pensions Reform

Maurice Quinlivan

217. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to update rule 4(1)(b) of the Pensions Declaration Rules 1966 regarding an eligible witness to include additional persons such as elected members of both the Houses of the Oireachtas and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55867/21]

State Pensions

Maurice Quinlivan

396. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment supervisors who have received statutory redundancy are excluded from the gratuity payment upon reaching State pension age while retired community employment supervisors are eligible to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55944/21]

State Pensions

Maurice Quinlivan

397. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if acceptance of the agreement reached with unions (details supplied) in relation to community employment supervisors will preclude those who were provided standard statutory redundancy payments from the once-off gratuity payment in lieu of a community employment pension that was committed to by the Labour Court in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55945/21]

Residency Permits

Maurice Quinlivan

461. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the status of a residency application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55650/21]

Community Development Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

693. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she envisages the Community Services Programme reopening for new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55935/21]

Housing Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

51. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding income thresholds for those trying to avail of social housing; the discussions his Department has had on raising the threshold; his plans to have these limits raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54747/21]

Regeneration Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

80. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made in ensuring that the homes in an estate (details supplied) are removed from their current red zone demolition category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54746/21]

Community Development Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

348. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the long-promised community centre for St. Mary’s Park Estate, King’s Island, Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54685/21]

Grant Payments

Maurice Quinlivan

349. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to review the maximum grant amounts for housing adaptation grants for elderly persons and persons with disabilities due to the increased cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54686/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

378. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been advised that they will be waiting 12 months for a biopsy at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53941/21]

Company Registration

Maurice Quinlivan

3. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen the role of the Companies Registration Office, CRO, to deal with the increase in fake or bogus companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53078/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Maurice Quinlivan

907. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has been waiting on an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52393/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

1062. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the excessive wait time for obtaining an MRI scan at University Hospital Limerick for a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [53111/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

1068. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting on an MRI Scan at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53120/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

1146. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason an infant patient (details supplied) will have to wait for five years for a rheumatology appointment at CHI, Crumlin hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53378/21]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

164. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the overcrowding of the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick and to mitigate against the increased number of patients presenting at the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50769/21]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

792. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2006 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50883/21]

Hospital Facilities

Maurice Quinlivan

793. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the development of the 96-bed modular unit at the University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50884/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

495. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for over six months to see a surgeon at University Hospital Limerick to address a debilitating incisional hernia; when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49215/21]

Hospital Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

619. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the shortage of neurology nurses in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49705/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

554. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a procedure; when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47492/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

581. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a DEXA scan at University Hospital Limerick; when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47630/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

693. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for two years to see a urologist at University Hospital Limerick and over one year to see an ENT specialist at University Hospital Limerick; when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48218/21]

Health Services Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

215. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if persons employed by ShannonDoc are section 38 or section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46953/21]

Health Service Executive

Maurice Quinlivan

216. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated by the HSE to ShannonDoc in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46954/21]

Departmental Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

350. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of refurbishments carried out under each of the void casual let refurbishment schemes, respectively, by local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [46395/21]

Local Authorities

Maurice Quinlivan

351. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties owned by Limerick City and County Council; the number that are occupied; the number that are voids; and the number under offer pending occupancy in tabular form. [46396/21]

Departmental Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

352. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to Limerick City and County Council for voids refurbishment in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [46397/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

514. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of five months for an MRI scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44437/21]

Local Authorities

Maurice Quinlivan

85. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has held in relation to the directly elected mayor of Limerick regarding the provision of powers to the mayor in relation to Limerick’s transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44127/21]

Airport Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

120. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the reason there were no air traffic controllers available at State airports, namely Cork and Shannon airports, during dates in July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

742. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting correspondence from Croom Orthopaedic Hospital. [44049/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

1371. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42600/21]

Driver Test

Maurice Quinlivan

178. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has tried to book a driver theory test on numerous occasions over the past three months given that the booking system has declined multiple payment attempts through various payment cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39369/21]

Health Service Executive

Maurice Quinlivan

1557. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE of the Shannon Doc service for 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34260/21]

Vaccination Programme

Maurice Quinlivan

1708. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when children under the age of 16 who suffer from severe cystic fibrosis that have been absent from the in-school setting since March 2020 will be considered eligible to avail of a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35043/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

1938. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35910/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

2292. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a person (details supplied) for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37264/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

2707. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) who has not received a communication from University Hospital Limerick neurology department having been referred to the department in October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38823/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

2870. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39457/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

420. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the wait time for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32880/21]

Passport Services

Maurice Quinlivan

384. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) who has had a passport application rejected due to the fact that they did not include a copy of a driving licence in their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37957/21]

Voluntary Sector

Maurice Quinlivan

252. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the requests for tenders for a public employment service; the way the request for tenders in phase 2 for regional employment services differ from those in phase 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36882/21]

Voluntary Sector

Maurice Quinlivan

253. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which organisations in the community and voluntary sector will be able to avail of the tender process for a public employment service given that the requirements and funding model in phase 2 of the request for tenders does not lend itself to the community and voluntary sector being able to participate in the tendering process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36883/21]

Voluntary Sector

Maurice Quinlivan

254. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the geography of the regions of the regional employment services; if there is a minimum number of referrals assured in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36884/21]

Hospital Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

147. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when the University of Limerick Hospitals' adult diabetes service will have the level of staffing required to initiate DAFNE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30456/21]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

148. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when the DAFNE will be operational in University of Limerick Hospital for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/21]

Hospital Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

149. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when the three whole-time equivalent dietitian posts announced in January 2021, will be recruited as part of a winter plan will commence their posts in University of Limerick Hospital adult diabetes services; the portion of the three whole-time equivalent posts that are assigned to adult diabetes care in the acute services in Limerick, Ennis and Nenagh diabetes clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/21]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

150. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes over the age of 18 years attending University of Limerick Hospitals Groups' adult diabetes service who are using insulin pump therapy to manage their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30459/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

151. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes waiting on a first appointment for the outpatients diabetes clinic in University of Limerick Hospitals group; and the number waiting over 12, 24, 36 months, over 4 and over 5 years, in tabular form. [30460/21]

Passport Services

Maurice Quinlivan

266. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36432/21]

Passport Services

Maurice Quinlivan

267. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36435/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

236. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for an appointment to be seen for a knee replacement procedure at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick for a person (details supplied) who is waiting four years for the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27761/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

539. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for an MRI appointment at University Hospital Limerick for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of three years for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27368/21]

Local Authorities

Maurice Quinlivan

20. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the discussions that have been held within his Department regarding increasing the income threshold for those wishing to apply for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33512/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

409. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of person (details supplied) who has been waiting over four years for an appointment at the Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26326/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

268. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26049/21]

Local Authorities

Maurice Quinlivan

330. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on income thresholds for those wishing to apply for social housing; if consideration will be given to deducting verified childcare costs from an applicant's determined net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33513/21]

Aviation Industry

Maurice Quinlivan

72. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding and status of the chairperson of the Shannon Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32427/21]

Road Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

89. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if the Limerick northern distributor road continues to be considered a key infrastructure project that will be progressed as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Maurice Quinlivan

167. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 1 June 2021, the breakdown by sector and type of breach detected by the Workplace Relations Commission investigations in relation to the list of employment law breaches in County Limerick. [31560/21]

Departmental Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

738. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education the number of workers employed by her Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of her Department that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30995/21]

Living Wage

Maurice Quinlivan

18. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the progression of his plans to introduce a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29960/21]

Departmental Properties

Maurice Quinlivan

285. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Defence the land and property within the remit of his Department that was sold between 1998 and 2015; the purchaser and site location of same in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30345/21]

Departmental Properties

Maurice Quinlivan

286. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Defence the land and property within the remit of his Department that was purchased between 1998 and 2015; the seller and site location of same in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30346/21]

Departmental Reviews

Maurice Quinlivan

133. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education the progress of the review of the report on the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in day schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25010/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

666. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23610/21]

Vacant Properties

Maurice Quinlivan

100. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the issue of vacant council houses in Limerick city and county to ensure that these properties can be quickly refurbished and made available as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22865/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Maurice Quinlivan

600. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the lack of funding available to Ballynanty health centre, Limerick for the provision of a reclining wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23027/21]

Dog Licences

Maurice Quinlivan

701. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is considering expanding the list of breeds on which additional rules for ownership are imposed under the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22622/21]

Dog Licences

Maurice Quinlivan

702. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is considering a review of the list of dog breeds that require additional ownership measures in view of the increase in dog purchases during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22623/21]

Taxi Licences

Maurice Quinlivan

434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the lack of hackney licences being issued in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/21]

Taxi Licences

Maurice Quinlivan

435. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the difficulties in transferring hackney licence permits from one approved driver to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/21]

Rural Transport Services

Maurice Quinlivan

436. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding actions he has taken to ensure connectivity both between and within rural communities in the absence of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

716. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for funding under the vacant properties voids programme for 2020 that have been received from Limerick City and County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18961/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

717. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for funding under the vacant properties voids programme for 2020 received from Limerick City and County Council that have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18962/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

718. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 152 vacant properties voids owned by Limerick City and County Council in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18963/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

719. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 152 vacant properties voids across the Limerick City and County Council authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18964/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

808. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the houses in Limerick city and county that have received funding under the voids programme in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if any of the houses are still vacant. [20466/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

809. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding streams available to local authorities for the refurbishment of vacant local authority homes in need of minor and major repairs; and the criteria and process for same. [20467/21]

Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

810. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the vacancy percentage of local authority owned homes for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20468/21]

Departmental Reviews

Maurice Quinlivan

1064. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education the progress of the review of the report on the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in day schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20180/21]

Departmental Reviews

Maurice Quinlivan

1065. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education if the survivors of sexual abuse at a school (details supplied) will be included in the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20181/21]

Back to Education Allowance

Maurice Quinlivan

1186. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students that availed of the back to education allowance in 2019 and 2020. [20179/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

1755. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18900/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Maurice Quinlivan

2177. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of three years for an appointment with a pain relief specialist at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20036/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

878. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for a calcium check appointment at University Hospital Limerick for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16383/21]

Road Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

102. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport when Ministerial approval will be given to allow works on the Coonagh-to-Knockalisheen road in Limerick to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1122/21]

Hospital Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

1465. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to renew the policy of offering all eligible Irish trained graduates newly qualified doctors an interim post in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Maurice Quinlivan

1855. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the delay in processing applications for the primary medical certificate; when he expects the backlog of applications to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15693/21]

Equine Industry

Maurice Quinlivan

1936. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there is sufficient legislation to deal with the challenge of wandering and stray horses in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13874/21]

Redundancy Payments

Maurice Quinlivan

131. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the board of a group (details supplied) communicated to him its intention to disregard an agreed severance package and proceed with a reduced package following the consultation period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13054/21]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Maurice Quinlivan

231. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if a pension increase will issue to CIÉ group pensioners during the current review. [12804/21]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Maurice Quinlivan

232. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if there has been an analysis carried out by his Department of the CIÉ pension scheme given the lack of post retirement increase and the underfunding of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12805/21]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

233. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department conducted a policy review for the development of a rail link from Limerick to Shannon Airport. [12806/21]

School Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

488. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education the scheduled reduction of staffing numbers for the 2022-2023 academic year at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12602/21]

School Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

489. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene and reverse the decision to remove the vice-principal position and teaching position in a school (details supplied). [12603/21]

Disability Allowance

Maurice Quinlivan

585. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected timeframe for a decision to be made on an application for the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12916/21]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Maurice Quinlivan

586. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected timeframe for a decision to be made on an application for the jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12917/21]