Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Staff

Réada Cronin

321. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the plans her Department has to recruit teachers who would teach on an online only basis, such an option proving attractive to many; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6483/24]

Health and Safety

Réada Cronin

322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide clean air in school given public health announcements regarding measles, which, like Covid-19, is a highly contagious, airborne infection, easily transmitted and contracted in enclosed spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6484/24]

International Protection

Réada Cronin

543. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department is taking to secure properties either selected for asylum-seeker/immigrant accommodation or publicly deemed to be a prospect for same, given the spate of arson which degrades society and poses a threat to human life locally, and to that of firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6544/24]

Schools Building Projects

Réada Cronin

165. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of the proposed new post-primary school at St. Farnan’s, Prosperous, promised since 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4959/24]

Schools Building Projects

Réada Cronin

166. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education for an update on a much needed extension to Scoil Mhuire, Clane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4960/24]

Special Educational Needs

Réada Cronin

176. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a child and provide a solution for same (details supplied); if she will provide a date for the provision of a prefab at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5084/24]

School Accommodation

Réada Cronin

198. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the cost per year of leasing modular or prefab classrooms/buildings, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5301/24]

Departmental Data

Réada Cronin

276. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education to outline the cost to the State of prefab or modular school buildings over the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3961/24]

School Admissions

Réada Cronin

294. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she can assure parents in north Kildare, that their children currently forced to receive home tuition for first year, due to the lack of a school place, will have their second year school place guaranteed in September 2024 and for all subsequent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4275/24]

Electricity Supply Board

Réada Cronin

165. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform will reach the necessary consent to pay the agreed pension increases to ESB beneficiaries, such consent notified to them as being required for payment, and long-awaited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3430/24]

Electricity Supply Board

Réada Cronin

208. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when his Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications will reach the necessary consent to pay the agreed pension increases to ESB beneficiaries, such consent notified to them as being required for payment and long awaited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3431/24]

School Admissions

Réada Cronin

122. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education for a thorough update on the issue with school-places in north Kildare, in particular in bottleneck areas previously notified to her, and in which TDs and families are still awaiting a requested meeting with her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3229/24]

Defence Forces

Réada Cronin

51. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when negotiations with stakeholders regarding the terms of reference for the tribunal of inquiry into abuse allegations within the Defence Forces concluded; and if he secured full support and endorsement for his proposed terms of reference from stakeholder groups which brought the abuse allegations to light prior to bringing them to Cabinet. [2990/24]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Réada Cronin

64. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department will revisit the terms of reference of the tribunal investigating abuse in the Defence Forces, given the dismay of Women of Honour at the limits of what is proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2741/24]

Defence Forces

Réada Cronin

73. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will clarify the number of members of the IDF who have visited and/or trained in the State, are currently training or visiting or where plans exist for them to do so; the precise areas of military and related training or visitation involved; the cost or payment to the State of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2742/24]

Schools Building Projects

Réada Cronin

297. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide, as a matter of urgency, a finish date for completed works at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2784/24]

Special Educational Needs

Réada Cronin

310. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education whether north Kildare schools have their full complement of ASD units, given the distress of families who are searching right to the borders of the county for a schoolplace for their autistic child, on the basis that an ‘ASD unit has not yet been sanctioned’ for particular schools; if not, to provide the timeframe in which this will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2992/24]

Mental Health Services

Réada Cronin

68. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of qualified and accredited psychotherapists and psychiatrists working within, or attached to, the prison system, currently, and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of prisoners attending same over the same period; and the number of prisoners deemed to have a mental and or psychological illness currently and in the same retrospective period. [54636/23]

Citizenship Applications

Réada Cronin

1041. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice the progress being made with a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); if a decision is expected in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56967/23]

Disability Services

Réada Cronin

1443. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined by his Department. [1988/24]

Disease Management

Réada Cronin

1799. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to provide essential colonoscopy examinations for persons with Crohn’s disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1897/24]

Hospital Services

Réada Cronin

1803. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm that all neurological services at Naas General Hospital are fully open, functioning to optimum level and are staffed appropriately including with any locum appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1952/24]

Hospital Services

Réada Cronin

495. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate resources for genetic testing services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, in line with that of other comparable countries where the turn-around time is 12 weeks (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55906/23]

An Garda Síochána

Réada Cronin

47. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice the current number of gardaí in north Kildare; and the number in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [54635/23]

School Enrolments

Réada Cronin

78. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her Department's emergency plans to address the shortage of school places in north Kildare, with a least 66 children currently without a school place, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53995/23]

Schools Building Projects

Réada Cronin

254. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if a new classroom which was to be ready in October for a school in Maynooth (details supplied) will be ready, in January 2024; if the school will have the teacher needed for the children who have arrived and will arrive from playschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53723/23]

Child Abuse

Réada Cronin

490. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Section 3 investigations opened before the CASP was implemented at the end of June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53768/23]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

491. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notifications sent to AGS by area and by year in line with the table provided in reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 167 and 168 of 12 October 2023 where the data is withheld by the indication of a * to confirm that the notification to AGs took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53769/23]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

492. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 167 and 168 of 12 October 2023, to confirm that the number of Section 3 investigations and notifications to AGS are the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53770/23]

Nursing Education

Réada Cronin

615. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he will address, immediately, the situation whereby nursing students have just been informed that the INMO are reportedly to change the students’ travel allowance entitlement, from a flat weekly rate, to one that is receipts-based, leaving those students currently finishing a six-week placement bloc at an immediate financial disadvantage since they did not know receipts would be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53833/23]

School Staff

Réada Cronin

350. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education what action is being taken to ensure a second-class teacher for a school (details supplied) whose post has remained unfilled thus far this academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52965/23]

Medicinal Products

Réada Cronin

481. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health how many doses of novovax have been purchased by the State; when it will start to be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52968/23]

State Properties

Réada Cronin

50. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason and how the State acted with such alacrity on the purchase of a property at Dowth, while still delaying on the purchase of lands at Castletown to the degree the current owner has withdrawn their proposal to sell, due to lack of appropriate engagement; and if he will publish the timeline of the transaction regarding Dowth in order that Dáil Éireann and the public might examine, compare and contrast the State approach to the two acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52688/23]

State Properties

Réada Cronin

51. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the State acquisition of the lands at Castletown; the timeline of each and all engagements by the OPW with the current owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52689/23]

Defence Forces

Réada Cronin

62. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will include the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry, specifically in the context of the sensitive, significant matters and working circumstances raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50893/23]

Middle East

Réada Cronin

72. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether the State is supplying and/or buying or selling arms from/to Israel, or any component parts of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50892/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

92. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Taoiseach if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; and the cost of same to the Exchequer. [48020/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

114. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer for the years 2022 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48012/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

162. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48010/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

194. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48007/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

244. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48022/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

323. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48011/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

367. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48017/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

406. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48009/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

501. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48008/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

579. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48021/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

649. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48015/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

737. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48019/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

828. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48016/23]

Departmental Contracts

Réada Cronin

932. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48005/23]