Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Authorities

Paul Kehoe

72. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport when the repayment of moneys owing to a county council (details supplied) will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21429/22]

Departmental Policies

Paul Kehoe

258. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will take steps to remove the low usage standing charge for electricity customers who are following advice to reduce their electricity usage and are being penalised for doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19673/22]

Office of Government Procurement

Paul Kehoe

543. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Government Procurement will establish a specialised cloud services procurement framework, particularly in view of the recent appointment by the OGP of external consultants to examine the area of cloud services and the importance of the cloud as a tool to delivering the Government’s digital ambitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19531/22]

Housing Policy

Paul Kehoe

664. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to decide on proposed changes and recommendations on income eligibility for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20507/22]

Departmental Meetings

Paul Kehoe

694. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates officials of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine contacted his Department and or met with officials of his Department in connection with removing the requirement for planning permission when converting dead, dying and rotting Ash plantations to conifer species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20991/22]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

721. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider amending children's passports to include the full name of the child's parents or guardians given that the changing nature of family composition and the reduction in women adopting a married name means that many children do not share the surname of their parent which in turn creates difficulty for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19674/22]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

1124. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to open a round of early learning and care and school-age capital funding in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19923/22]

Nursing Homes

Paul Kehoe

1364. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home under the support scheme can be removed based on circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19355/22]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

1401. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the number of medical consultants employed by the HSE who are permanent, who became permanent as a result of holding locum posts in hospitals for a number of years and who are not allowed to register on the Medical Council specialist register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19432/22]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

1402. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical consultants employed by the HSE who hold permanent posts who are not on the Medical Council specialist register but were appointed and deemed suitably qualified by the Public Appointments Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19433/22]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

1403. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if his Department will put in place the necessary regulations which will allow the Medical Council to register medical consultants on the specialists register in cases in which these consultants applied for posts advertised by the Public Appointments Commission, went through the full interview process, were deemed to be suitably qualified and were subsequently appointed to permanent posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19434/22]

Waste Management

Paul Kehoe

1854. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current procedure and regulation surrounding the burning of old scrub and bushes off agricultural land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19284/22]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

1855. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow farmers some flexibility on clear felling a forest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19312/22]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Kehoe

1893. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 9 March 2022, if progress has been made in furthering a compensation scheme for farmers impacted by the flooding in County Wexford on 25 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20042/22]

Common Agricultural Policy

Paul Kehoe

1908. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum number of hectares and the stocking density or the number of stock or other agricultural activity that will be required under the CAP 2023-2027 to be eligible for grants under the CAP as an active farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20531/22]

Domestic Pets

Paul Kehoe

1909. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks and follow-ups that are being carried out on animals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20535/22]

Horticulture Sector

Paul Kehoe

1933. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that soft fruit growers were not included in the recently announced support package for pig and horticulture farmers; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21134/22]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

305. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of progress on a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19076/22]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

2. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason that processing times for new permit application for trusted partners has slowed considerably (details supplied); the measures that are being put in place to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/22]

State Examinations

Paul Kehoe

104. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the provision that is being made for teachers that will have to work over the Easter holidays to provide support for leaving certificate students sitting their oral and music examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18507/22]