Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Strategies

Paul Kehoe

376. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health his plans for the publication of the national stroke strategy with a properly funded implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53927/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

390. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists involved in processing the nine afforestation licences issued for week four of the October 2021 dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/21]

Electric Vehicles

Paul Kehoe

75. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind the removal of SEAI grants for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; the measures that will be put in place to counteract the removal and continue to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53443/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Paul Kehoe

91. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is taking steps to improve access to the Revenue Commissioner phone lines for persons who either are not capable of managing their tax affairs online or for those who have complex issues that require a detailed conversation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53627/21]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Paul Kehoe

492. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the work currently being undertaken to update the Action Plan on Bullying and the related Anti-Bullying Procedures for primary and post- primary schools which have not been updated since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52337/21]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Paul Kehoe

493. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of the establishment of a national system for the reporting of data on individual bullying cases and their causes; the steps taken to address them and the outcomes of these interventions that are currently being collected by schools and reported to their boards of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52338/21]

Ministerial Staff

Paul Kehoe

710. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if a review will be undertaken of arrangements for ministerial security (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51990/21]

Dental Services

Paul Kehoe

922. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the additional steps that are being taken to clear the waiting list for dental surgery for children with complex needs who have been referred to the dental hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52478/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Paul Kehoe

928. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill will legislate for international surrogacy; if not, the rationale for excluding same; when it is expected to be legislated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52495/21]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

204. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that are in place to provide additional respite beds or houses for persons with a disability in Enniscorthy and throughout County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51877/21]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

336. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional respite beds or houses for persons with a disability in Enniscorthy and throughout County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51876/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Kehoe

337. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider permitting a vaccine certificate to be issued to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies but does not have a specific positive test result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51879/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

362. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approvals per licence and scheme type the Forestry Service will deliver during 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51872/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

363. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of applications per licence and scheme type the Forestry Service anticipates receiving during 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51874/21]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

769. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when the necessary statutory instrument will be put in place under the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 which will enable the Medical Council to address the outstanding issues relating to the inclusion of medical consultants many of whom are consultants for more than ten years to be included on the specialist register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50640/21]

Sports Funding

Paul Kehoe

105. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of sports capital grant scheme funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50338/21]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Kehoe

128. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the plans in place to transfer funding for an organisation (details supplied) to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50343/21]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Kehoe

129. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if an educational institute (details supplied) is under her Department's remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50344/21]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Kehoe

150. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an educational institute (details supplied) is under his Department's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50345/21]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

215. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce a multi-annual funding structure to support motor neurone disease nurses in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50339/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

224. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 7 October 2021, if his Department is unable to fulfil the needs of the forestry sector, not only in terms of licensing but other essential needs such as frost recon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50264/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Paul Kehoe

225. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 30 September 2021, if he regards the integration between CAP and afforestation as being satisfactory during the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50265/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

226. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 3 September 2021, his views on whether there are forestry profession skills such as species selection, establishment practices, ongoing management and other specific operations particular to the growing of trees that should be inherent in any schemes run and administered by his Department to ensure optimum success, such schemes to include any new eco or environment schemes in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50266/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

227. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 30 September 2021, his views on whether it is appropriate for unqualified persons in the forestry profession to advise farmers or other land-owners on forestry or tree related issues in schemes administered and run by his Department, such schemes to include new agri-environmental or eco schemes in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50267/21]

Departmental Inquiries

Paul Kehoe

118. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49986/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Paul Kehoe

148. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the working family payment for a person (details supplied) was refused; if they are being penalised due to their pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49987/21]

Pension Provisions

Paul Kehoe

138. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider an increase for the D1 stamp fixed pension recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49341/21]

Flood Risk Management

Paul Kehoe

139. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way flood that risk maps are created; the way a person who is of the view that their area has incorrectly been included in a flood risk area can query this with the possibility of being removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49360/21]

School Transport

Paul Kehoe

250. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she is considering returning school transport to full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49159/21]

Domestic Violence

Paul Kehoe

435. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the status of the new strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49392/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

468. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will introduce frost reconstitution in order that young plantations heavily effected by late spring frost can undergo necessary works to get the stocking levels up to an acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48957/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Paul Kehoe

5. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action that will be taken on foot of correspondence received (details supplied) by the Secretary General of the Department; when all farm plastics premises will be inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48474/21]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

82. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date when the next round of critical skills permits will be announced; if he will be allocating additional permits for dairy farm workers given reports of skills shortages in this industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48044/21]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

692. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if additional staff will be recruited for a centre (details supplied); when this will happen; the location in which he expects these positions to be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48217/21]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

761. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is liaising with the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the matter of critical skills permits for dairy farm workers; if his Department will be recommending additional critical skills permits for dairy farm workers under the current review due to the shortage of such workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/21]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Paul Kehoe

264. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the number of applications pending for registration with the Teaching Council; the number of unqualified teachers who were paid by her Department at primary and secondary level in recent weeks; if credit scores regarding degrees only apply to graduates post-2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47368/21]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Paul Kehoe

265. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for registration with the Teaching Council by a person (details supplied); when a final decision can be expected on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47369/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

391. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any of the mini-woodland planting under the new agri-environmental Hares Corner project requires an afforestation licence; if there is specific forestry profession input into the various silvicultural practices involved in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47383/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

392. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the situation for a person or persons without a recognised forestry qualification to level 7 or 8, as required by his Department to become a registered forester, to advise and direct landowners on silvicultural issues such as species selection, establishment practices, ongoing management and any other specific operations particular to the forestry profession, in schemes or other projects run or administered or funded by his Department, regardless of the individual or plot size of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47384/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Paul Kehoe

393. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the staff from the Forest Service of his Department that have been involved in the preparation of the current draft of the CAP strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47385/21]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

63. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to increase numbers of employment permits for qualified HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47019/21]

Haulage Industry

Paul Kehoe

75. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the status of the request by him to the Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group to examine the issue of driver shortages in the haulage sector and to make recommendations as to actions that can be taken by the State and industry to improve the supply of qualified drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/21]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

135. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47006/21]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Kehoe

220. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for the expansion of current and introduction of new schemes for retrofitting of homes and the urgent need to deal with current applications and delivery of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46309/21]

Flood Risk Management

Paul Kehoe

303. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/21]

Housing Schemes

Paul Kehoe

346. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the maximum award limits, even temporarily, to local authorities and their housing grant recipients due to the rapid inflation costs in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/21]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

786. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to appoint a clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes multidisciplinary team; his views on the fact that psychosocial support in diabetes care is not formally embedded as part of diabetes management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46622/21]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

787. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a diabetes psychology resource will be provided to each community diabetes specialist team hub under the Integrated Model of Care for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease Implementation Guide; his views on whether access to psycho-social support in these teams should be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46624/21]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

788. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; the reason there is no access to this support outside of Dublin-based paediatric diabetes services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46625/21]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

789. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to appoint a clinical psychologist to the diabetes multidisciplinary team in Wexford Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/21]