Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

622. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with the provision of social housing at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11882/24]

Local Authorities

Seán Sherlock

706. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for additional staff and the Department those applications were related to, by all local authorities for 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024, tabular form. [13177/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Sherlock

718. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if those children who turned 18 between January and now and had child benefit halted, but remain in full time education, will be reinstated when the child benefit changes for 18-year-olds come into effect in May. [11529/24]

Legal Aid

Seán Sherlock

820. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider increasing the disposal income of €18,000 to qualify for free legal aid; the last time the limit was increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11883/24]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Seán Sherlock

821. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the status of an Irish citizen currently incarcerated in a French prison (details supplied); and the status of transferring the prisoner to serve out their time in an Irish prison. [11894/24]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

995. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No.449 of 20 February 2024, if he will supply the information sought specifically by the three districts covering County Cork, as requested in the question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12137/24]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Sherlock

1284. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the construction of a new hospital (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11884/24]

Care Services

Seán Sherlock

1285. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of a new day care centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11885/24]

Addiction Treatment Services

Seán Sherlock

1360. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if further financial support can be granted to a community addiction group (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12255/24]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Sherlock

1559. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the 2024/2025 SUSI application process will open. [12953/24]

Library Projects

Seán Sherlock

1573. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital envelope that will be required for a library project proposed for Blackrock/Mahon in Cork city. [11523/24]

Waterways Issues

Seán Sherlock

151. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a matter regarding the remediation of the weir in Fermoy (details supplied). [11451/24]

Road Safety

Seán Sherlock

186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the reason councils are being forced to adhere exactly to the safe routes to school programme manual and if local council engineers can be empowered to use discretion on a case-by-case basis. [11428/24]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

329. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private creches/playschools that have pulled out of the Government funding schemes and are now charging parents vastly increased sums for childcare. [11429/24]

Banking Sector

Seán Sherlock

65. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties that remain vacant following the closure of bank branches in all the banks that the State has shares in, in each county and area, in tabular form; and the average worth each property. [11031/24]

Health Service Executive

Seán Sherlock

217. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the services being provided from a centre (details supplied). [11030/24]

Tourism Promotion

Seán Sherlock

375. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures initiated and actioned for the night time economy by officers appointed in each city where a night time economy officer has been appointed, in tabular form. [10766/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Sherlock

436. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a rent supplement claim in respect of a person in County Cork (details supplied); and if any documentation is outstanding which may be pertinent to the application in advance of a decision being made. [9968/24]

Road Traffic Accidents

Seán Sherlock

503. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 28 February 2024, the number of incidents recorded by all agencies at certain intersections (details supplied) by type of incident, time of day and month, for the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [10762/24]

State Properties

Seán Sherlock

163. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 23 January 2024, if he can comment on the particulars of the event requested (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9787/24]

Road Traffic Accidents

Seán Sherlock

25. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of incidents recorded by all agencies at certain intersections (details supplied) by type of incident, time of day and month, in tabular form, for the years 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date. [9645/24]

Waste Management

Seán Sherlock

105. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of units deemed to have availed of a deposit return take back exemption, by county and by category of retail, in tabular form. [8479/24]

Building Regulations

Seán Sherlock

167. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what legislation is used for rental inspections by contractors of local authorities in terms of criteria of ventilation, etc, and if it is based on the year the property is built. [8405/24]

Building Regulations

Seán Sherlock

168. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if inspectors of local authorities are using ventilation measurement machines when inspecting homes and, if so, the number of ventilation measurement machines being used by each local authority, in tabular form. [8406/24]

School Accommodation

Seán Sherlock

77. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 13 February 2024, if the school has been told that the information is with the Department’s technical team and the Department would follow up and revert to the school, and if she will investigate the matter. [8269/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

51. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in light of the recent Government decision to grant payments of child benefit, she will work with her counterpart, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and consider fast tracking the proposed payment to foster carers. [8074/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Seán Sherlock

361. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications and awards for supplementary welfare under the criteria or reference to, the need for mental health supports, by county, in tabular form. [8075/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Sherlock

446. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual cost of running the forestry division of his Department including outsourced ecology each year since 2010, in tabular form; if he will provide a list of the area of afforestation planted in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/24]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

447. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are template reports that ecologists are waiting on from his Department in order to submit reports for afforestation applications in bird and bird foraging areas; when his Department will release the template reports format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/24]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

448. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sources of information which led to the development of curlew layers on IForIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7492/24]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

449. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information will be provided in relation to forestry applications for each of the three districts covering County Cork (details supplied), in tabular form. [7493/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

229. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in supports being paid to residents in Cork following flooding (details supplied). [6729/24]

Northern Ireland

Seán Sherlock

149. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 30 November 2023, if he has made contact with the Northern Ireland Executive to utilise the resources of the Shared Island Initiative to alleviate this situation. [6517/24]

Road Projects

Seán Sherlock

210. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of trees felled, and the reasons for felling, as part of the M28 works from Cork to Ringaskiddy. [6416/24]

Road Projects

Seán Sherlock

211. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the cost spend to date on the M28 works from Cork to Ringaskiddy. [6417/24]

Road Projects

Seán Sherlock

212. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the height of the walls being constructed as sound barriers as part of the M28 works from Cork to Ringaskiddy. [6418/24]

Road Projects

Seán Sherlock

216. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he has given further consideration to funding the next phase of the Mallow relief road to enable the project to be brought to planning stage. [6556/24]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

271. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will reassess the proposal to split a school up across a town (details supplied); and to outline the cost of the measures involved in all options. [6107/24]

School Accommodation

Seán Sherlock

276. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education when additional rooms will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6190/24]

School Accommodation

Seán Sherlock

277. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education when additional rooms will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6191/24]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

288. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the status of the review for school transport; and if she will publish the review in full. [6242/24]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

289. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of appeals on file for school transport by county, in tabular form. [6243/24]

Departmental Data

Seán Sherlock

390. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes in each county as of the beginning of 2024 including those provided by AHBs; the breakdown of BER ratings on these homes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6192/24]

Energy Conservation

Seán Sherlock

391. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of funding provided by his Department to each local authority to upgrade and insulate their social housing stock over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6193/24]

Vacant Properties

Seán Sherlock

392. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average turnaround times by each local authority in bringing a vacant local authority home back into housing use; the reasons some local authorities are taking over a year to turn around these houses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6194/24]

Medicinal Products

Seán Sherlock

593. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason a family has been refused payment for a long term illness card drug (details supplied). [6508/24]

Library Projects

Seán Sherlock

627. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received any plans to establish a library in an area (details supplied); and if she will detail the costs of same. [6419/24]

School Staff

Seán Sherlock

133. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to examine why FEMPI measures are not unwound for an individual (details supplied). [5649/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Sherlock

544. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen for urgent treatment. [5421/24]

Nursing Homes

Seán Sherlock

573. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to conduct a review on calculations made for the nursing home support scheme (details supplied). [5650/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

184. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport to itemise the estimated cost of a six-month trial for a free bus service in Cork city and county on Fridays and Saturdays, by all cost factors. [4782/24]

Vacant Properties

Seán Sherlock

69. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of derelict or vacant properties that have been brought back into use and notified to her Department, by county, since 2022, in tabular form. [4028/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

192. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the PSO funding required to bring forward the Cork Network plan currently timetabled for 2025/2026 to 2024, by bus route on the BusConnects Cork network, in tabular form. [3907/24]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Sherlock

404. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding GNIB renewal appointments; and the length of time it is expected each appointment will have before one is granted for stamp renewal, by each GNIB station, in tabular form. [3869/24]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Sherlock

405. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí specifically allocated to working on stamp renewals, by station, in tabular form. [3870/24]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Sherlock

406. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the significant delays impacting the working lives for applicants seeking stamp renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3871/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Seán Sherlock

409. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the timeline and costs involved for the introduction of the online portal uploading and reporting footage of road traffic offences, in tabular form. [3900/24]

Heritage Sites

Seán Sherlock

211. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of repair works at a site (details supplied); and when it will reopen to the public. [3552/24]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

112. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will fund the establishment of a special class building for a school (details supplied). [3138/24]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

132. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 811 of 17 January 2024, if he will publish the report compiled on the viability and potential of the site. [3276/24]

Heritage Projects

Seán Sherlock

181. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the plans for the development of the Sean McDermott Street Magdalene Laundry; the timelines for the project; the timing of the availability of the detailed design of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3136/24]

State Properties

Seán Sherlock

154. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the promised re appointment of derelict houses in the Curragh Camp in County Kildare into family homes; the number completed to date; the number that will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2852/24]

State Properties

Seán Sherlock

155. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the Curragh Plains consultation; the next steps in the process and the time frames involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/24]

Airport Policy

Seán Sherlock

186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the authority responsible for private aircraft flying throughout the State, is there a record of those flights, the flightpaths they took, the altitude they flew at, how a person can check should a record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2848/24]

Housing Schemes

Seán Sherlock

356. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for housing the up-to-date position with the housing aid and adaptation grants; the plans for reforming the grant; when will such reforms be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2850/24]

Rental Sector

Seán Sherlock

357. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any update of relief for those currently living in cost rental accommodation and paying up to 50% of their income on rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Sherlock

620. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Cork who was referred on 22 December 2022 will have a date for cataract surgery assigned to their (details supplied). [2717/24]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Sherlock

623. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a request (details supplied) regarding a GP service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2849/24]

Departmental Projects

Seán Sherlock

681. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the up-to-date position with the delivery of an infrastructure project in south Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2854/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

246. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of submissions received under the latest round of consultation for BusConnects Cork; and the amount spent in total on all three rounds of consultation, by subject line and the date for the publication of the statutory round of consultation for the sustainable transport corridors, in tabular form. [1252/24]

Rail Network

Seán Sherlock

247. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the date for publication of the route of the proposed Cork Luas; and the amount spent to date on the project. [1253/24]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

248. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if a capital envelope is available to local authorities for the repair and enhancement of footpaths. [1255/24]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

249. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow applications by local authorities to retrofit active travel funding to older estates for the repair and enhancement of roads and footpaths especially in estates that are commuter estates. [1256/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

250. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Cork bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1257/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

251. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Galway bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1258/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

252. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Dublin bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1259/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

253. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Waterford bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date. [1260/24]

Cycling Facilities

Seán Sherlock

254. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of users of the Limerick bike scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by station, in tabular form; and the number of 2024 memberships recorded to date.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

255. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of next gen ticketing in Cork city and county buses. [1262/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

256. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Cork city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1263/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

257. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Waterford city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1264/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

258. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Galway city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1265/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

259. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Limerick city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1266/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

260. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Dublin city and county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1267/24]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Seán Sherlock

261. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of applications for additional park and ride locations in cork city; the amount spent to date on such applications and proposed dates for constructions. [1270/24]

Road Network

Seán Sherlock

262. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when the route for the Northern Distributor Road in Cork city will be chosen; and when work will commence. [1271/24]

Road Projects

Seán Sherlock

263. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the date of publication of TII funding for 2024 for national roads and by-passes. [1272/24]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

284. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants awaiting a driving test, by county and age and the length of time that they are waiting, in tabular form. [1562/24]

Swimming Pools

Seán Sherlock

717. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will examine a funding line for the construction and enhancement of swimming pools in local authority areas. [1254/24]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

811. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider using the Old Cork Prison site for affordable and social housing as well as a community hub that supports the arts and community groups while respecting the history of the area and creating a tourist attraction in the area. [1273/24]

Local Authorities

Seán Sherlock

822. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he received the final submission on additional costs associated with a project (details supplied); and if he will publish the submission in full, unredacted; and the date on which a decision on funding will be made. [1473/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Seán Sherlock

900. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection how a DCA appeals process could come back with a response that says "the evidence provided does not indicate that the level of additional support required is substantially in excess of that required by children of the same age without their disability" when all the medical reports for a person (details supplied) demonstrate a high level of care for their child and that the child's condition is recognised as one of the eligible conditions. [57048/23]

Departmental Data

Seán Sherlock

901. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of the number of DCA applications rejected by her Department, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and per condition of the applicant's child, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57049/23]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Sherlock

1008. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); to account for the repeated requests for Garda vetting when the requests have been complied with and processing has been deemed completed; and to set out any other requirements that may be asked of the applicant in order to complete the overall citizenship application process. [56479/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Seán Sherlock

1427. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of afterschool places that have ceased operations, by county in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [1767/24]

Child and Family Agency

Seán Sherlock

1428. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what restrictions are currently in place in respect of employees of the Child and Family Agency running in local elections; and the rationale for any such restrictions. [1776/24]

Medicinal Products

Seán Sherlock

1506. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for a medicine reimbursement application to be considered by the HSE’s products committee for reimbursement; the criteria for a medicine to be considered by the HSE’s Drugs Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/23]

Medicinal Products

Seán Sherlock

1507. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for which reimbursement applications may be eligible for a rapid review assessment only; and the criteria for referring medicines to carry out a full health technology assessment. [56570/23]

Medicinal Products

Seán Sherlock

1508. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure equality of access to medicines between public patients and private insurance payers for oncology medicines, in view of the fact that private insurers have declared they will make medicines available post-licencing by the European Medicines Agency on an individual patient-basis, and public patients do not avail of these medicines approximately two years post-licensing by the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56571/23]

Health Services Staff

Seán Sherlock

1510. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount that was paid by the HSE to recruitment companies in each month in 2023; the specific areas for which these companies were recruiting in the health service; and the number of staff that were successfully recruited each month for the same period, in tabular form. [56583/23]