Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh gach suí
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Máirt, 11 DFómh 2022
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Education Policy
Willie O'Dea
411. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; her plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49829/22]
Máirt, 11 DFómh 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Willie O'Dea
473. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has a claim for arrears of carers allowance has been refused as this person is only working 16 hours and the extra hours of income was holiday pay he was owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/22]
Máirt, 11 DFómh 2022
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Children in Care
Willie O'Dea
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he recognises the outstanding contribution that foster carers make to Irish society; his plans, if any, to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance, which has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49800/22]
Máirt, 11 DFómh 2022
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Mental Health Services
Willie O'Dea
676. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; his plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49828/22]
Máirt, 11 DFómh 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
740. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the requirements which need to be met in order that the University of Limerick Hospitals Group can offer insulin pump therapy as a treatment option for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/22]
Máirt, 11 DFómh 2022
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Budget 2023
Willie O'Dea
802. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the support packages announced for the private sector in Budget 2023 will also be extended to the charity sector, including the temporary business energy support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50184/22]
Déar, 6 DFómh 2022
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that therapeutic venesection is not being provided at present in the mid-West; when this vital and normal service will be provided in the mid-West for patients suffering from haemochromatosis and who are currently iron-overloaded, which is endangering their health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49197/22]
Céad, 5 DFómh 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
228. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department currently has a backlog of over 80,000 applications for exceptional needs’ payments, which is contradictory to the notion of financially assisting a person with an urgent exceptional need; her plans to deal with this significant backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48826/22]
Máirt, 4 DFómh 2022
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School Transport
Willie O'Dea
386. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the large number of pupils from Castleconnell, County Limerick who are attending a school (details supplied), but are unable to avail of the free school transport which they have applied for; if she will sanction extra resources to deal with their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48181/22]
Máirt, 4 DFómh 2022
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Dental Services
Willie O'Dea
688. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a dentist will be suggested for a person (details supplied) given that all dentists in Limerick are full and they are not accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/22]
Céad, 28 MFómh 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
267. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when agency staff (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47502/22]
Máirt, 20 MFómh 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
476. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a job evaluation application by a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/22]
Céad, 14 MFómh 2022
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Nursing Homes
Willie O'Dea
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to streamline the process for the recruitment of non-European Union healthcare workers for the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45093/22]
Déar, 8 MFómh 2022
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Pension Provisions
Willie O'Dea
1057. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department is deeming persons in receipt of approved retirement funds to be still engaged in self-employment and not to be eligible for benefit payment for 65-year-olds; her views on this interpretation of the legislation by her officials; if the matter will be clarified for the many holders of approved retirement funds under 65 years who will in due course be affected by this interpretation of the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42013/22]
Déar, 8 MFómh 2022
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Employment Schemes
Willie O'Dea
1066. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide pay restoration to those on the job initiative scheme and the community employment scheme, similar to pay restoration provided for the public service in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42194/22]
Déar, 8 MFómh 2022
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Grant Payments
Willie O'Dea
1328. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will make a decision on whether to allow graduate entry medical students to apply for the SUSI student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/22]
Déar, 8 MFómh 2022
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Departmental Funding
Willie O'Dea
1338. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if following the recent meeting between officials of his Department and a charity (details supplied) he will consider increasing funding for the charity given the eleven-fold increase in the number of clients since the initial funding was awarded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/22]
Déar, 14 Iúil 2022
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Fishing Industry
Willie O'Dea
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that he has made in implementing the various supports and schemes recommended by the Seafood Sector Taskforce. [38547/22]
Déar, 14 Iúil 2022
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Forestry Sector
Willie O'Dea
29. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his work in relation to afforestation licensing. [38546/22]
Céad, 13 Iúil 2022
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Language Schools
Willie O'Dea
414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the standards that are in place for the teaching of English at English language schools in Ireland; if the biometric system for attendance is used by many of the schools regulated; if there is an appeal policy within the biometric system to enable a student to explain a minimal lateness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/22]
Máirt, 12 Iúil 2022
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Mental Health Services
Willie O'Dea
98. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the improvements in dementia care that have been put in place over the past two years; the further developments that are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/22]
Máirt, 12 Iúil 2022
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Care of the Elderly
Willie O'Dea
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of integrated care programme for older persons teams that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/22]
Máirt, 12 Iúil 2022
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School Uniforms
Willie O'Dea
549. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans regarding schools that do not allow generic options for uniforms in contravention of Circular 0032/2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37346/22]
Máirt, 12 Iúil 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Willie O'Dea
605. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) was withdrawn by the carer's allowance section after they had submitted it in March 2020; the reason that there has been no communication since with the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37261/22]
Máirt, 12 Iúil 2022
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Departmental Policies
Willie O'Dea
652. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to allowing a sliding scale back-to-school allowance to allow families that are just above the household income threshold to receive a portion of the allowance to assist with the rising cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/22]
Céad, 6 Iúil 2022
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Children in Care
Willie O'Dea
155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance that has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36358/22]
Máirt, 5 Iúil 2022
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Antisocial Behaviour
Willie O'Dea
20. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if there will be changes to laws relating to knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/22]
Máirt, 5 Iúil 2022
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Departmental Policies
Willie O'Dea
79. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice her plans to strengthen bail laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35648/22]
Céad, 29 Meith 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Willie O'Dea
23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 18 May 2022, the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal in the Limerick region; the reason for the significant deviation between appointments following competition from the open streams of both the Public Appointments Service and Revenue competitions versus the number of appointments from interdepartmental competitions; if there should be some level of parity between the streams; if Revenue envisions requesting candidates from this stream for appointment to the Limerick region in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/22]
Céad, 29 Meith 2022
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School Admissions
Willie O'Dea
89. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 21 June 2022, if she will re-examine the case as it falls within section 29 F(1) of the Education Act (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34679/22]
Máirt, 28 Meith 2022
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to allow the help-to-buy scheme to be used for the purchase of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/22]
Máirt, 28 Meith 2022
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Heritage Schemes
Willie O'Dea
261. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that churches and places of worship, which are protected structures and have historical and cultural value have received a smaller proportion of the overall heritage grants available in recent years; the action he will take to deal with this issue; if the overall funding for heritage grants will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33898/22]
Máirt, 28 Meith 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
615. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the lack of ASD units in primary schools in Limerick; the details of the new ASD units coming on stream in Limerick in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34223/22]
Máirt, 28 Meith 2022
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School Transport
Willie O'Dea
616. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she plans to include schools (details supplied) in the School Transport Programme.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34232/22]
Máirt, 28 Meith 2022
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State Examinations
Willie O'Dea
617. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the consternation among pupils and teachers of Irish over the recent Junior Certificate exam paper; her views that the strong focus on literature and creative writing in the Irish exam with no oral element which could be detrimental to the language in the long run given that it could discourage students from opting for the higher-level Leaving Certificate paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34239/22]
Máirt, 28 Meith 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Willie O'Dea
804. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when Irish Prison Service nurses will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/22]
Déar, 23 Meith 2022
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Passport Services
Willie O'Dea
120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from counties Clare and Tipperary for each county to date in 2022, in tabular form; the number of passports issued; the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32950/22]
Máirt, 21 Meith 2022
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School Admissions
Willie O'Dea
557. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a student (details supplied) who was not offered a place in first year at a local secondary school in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32099/22]
Máirt, 21 Meith 2022
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Departmental Data
Willie O'Dea
705. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some of the security provisions put in place to protect a person (details supplied) have been withdrawn, despite an agreement that they would have this protection for life; and the reason these security measures are now being withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32571/22]
Máirt, 21 Meith 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
826. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a vaccine compensation scheme will be introduced in this country to fasttrack compensation for people who have been damaged as a result of taking vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32573/22]
Máirt, 21 Meith 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Willie O'Dea
916. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a vaccine compensation scheme will be introduced in this country to fast-track compensation for persons who have been damaged as a result of taking vaccines as in the case of a person (details supplied); if the recommendations made by the Meenan Committee are acceptable to the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32797/22]
Déar, 16 Meith 2022
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Credit Unions
Willie O'Dea
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/22]
Déar, 16 Meith 2022
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Tax Yield
Willie O'Dea
76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the way that the tax receipts for the first five months of 2022 compare with the same period in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/22]
Déar, 16 Meith 2022
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Willie O'Dea
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if capital expenditure to date in 2022 is within profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30528/22]
Déar, 16 Meith 2022
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Fiscal Policy
Willie O'Dea
106. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the assessment by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the current unexpected inflation highlights some issues with the design of spending rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/22]
Máirt, 14 Meith 2022
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Sports Funding
Willie O'Dea
441. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider increasing the funding available for minority sports such as basketball; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29246/22]
Máirt, 14 Meith 2022
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Departmental Correspondence
Willie O'Dea
1091. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to providing correspondence from her Department in a simpler fashion, particularly for elderly people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29247/22]
Máirt, 14 Meith 2022
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
1388. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason that botox treatment has been stopped given that the treatment was working for a patient (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28869/22]
Déar, 2 Meith 2022
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Energy Policy
Willie O'Dea
102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review of the security of supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems. [28446/22]
Déar, 2 Meith 2022
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Energy Policy
Willie O'Dea
123. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the work of the District Heating Steering Group. [28447/22]
Céad, 1 Meith 2022
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Departmental Investigations
Willie O'Dea
233. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with persons (details supplied) who are calling for a public inquiry into the Department of Agriculture investigation into animal health problems on their farm in the mid-1990s. [28322/22]
Máirt, 31 Beal 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Willie O'Dea
42. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress she has made in developing a Dark Skies Strategy for Ireland. [27681/22]
Déar, 26 Beal 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
76. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when all persons who are due to receive the pandemic bonus payment will receive it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26812/22]
Déar, 26 Beal 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Willie O'Dea
126. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted measures that will be included in the new agri-environment scheme under CAP to ensure that farmers are rewarded for results that help to tackle the biodiversity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/22]
Déar, 26 Beal 2022
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Climate Change Policy
Willie O'Dea
201. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made by the carbon farming working group on developing a system for calculating the amount of carbon sequestered on farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26934/22]
Máirt, 24 Beal 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
700. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the measures that he is taking to resolve the issues which have led to industrial action being taken by medical scientists in public hospital laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26562/22]
Déar, 19 Beal 2022
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Industrial Development
Willie O'Dea
17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the progress made to date in the implementation in the Mid-West region of the IDA Strategy - Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021 – 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24978/22]
Déar, 19 Beal 2022
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Enterprise Support Services
Willie O'Dea
188. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies in each of counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary that have applied for funding under the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme in tabular form; the number that have been successful in each county; and the total funding awarded in each county to date. [24979/22]
Céad, 18 Beal 2022
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Revenue Commissioners
Willie O'Dea
67. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal officer from 2015 to date by the Revenue Commissioners in County Limerick; the manner in which the appointments were filled, that is, either by open competition, inter-Departmental competition, internal competition, transfer from another geographic location, or any other means by which appointments were made; the division and office location of the appointments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25314/22]
Máirt, 17 Beal 2022
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Eating Disorders
Willie O'Dea
685. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a decision will issue in regard to funding for a person (details supplied) who has applied for funding to the HSE to be an in-patient at The National Eating Disorders Recovery Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24383/22]
Déar, 12 Beal 2022
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Defence Forces
Willie O'Dea
10. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence when he will bring forward a plan to implement the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/22]
Déar, 12 Beal 2022
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Defence Forces
Willie O'Dea
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if the Russian invasion of Ukraine will lead to any further re-assessment of Ireland’s defence capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/22]
Déar, 12 Beal 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Willie O'Dea
186. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to increase the funding available for disabled drivers for the purchase of a new car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24044/22]
Déar, 12 Beal 2022
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Foreign Birth Registration
Willie O'Dea
198. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a decision will be made regarding citizenship for a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23887/22]
Máirt, 10 Beal 2022
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Northern Ireland
Willie O'Dea
99. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/22]
Máirt, 10 Beal 2022
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Passport Services
Willie O'Dea
106. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications from counties Limerick and Clare, respectively that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22918/22]
Máirt, 10 Beal 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
Willie O'Dea
291. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider allowing civil servants who live outside of Dublin the opportunity to continue to work most of the time from home as many hundreds have done since the Covid-19 pandemic began; his views on whether this would be helpful for employees in view of the rising fuel costs, rent costs and rising house prices particularly in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22800/22]
Máirt, 10 Beal 2022
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Medical Cards
Willie O'Dea
679. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add Trulicity to the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/22]
Máirt, 10 Beal 2022
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International Agreements
Willie O'Dea
722. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the proposed World Health Organisation Global Pandemic Treaty should be signed by Ireland without first consulting with the people of Ireland; if he is satisfied that this proposed treaty will comply with the Irish Constitution; if the matter will be discussed in the Houses of the Oireachtas in advance of any possible signing of the proposed treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22743/22]
Máirt, 10 Beal 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
774. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated one-stop-shop long Covid clinic will be provided in Limerick to cater for those suffering from long Covid in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23138/22]
Céad, 4 Beal 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
308. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for enhanced illness benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21955/22]
Céad, 4 Beal 2022
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Departmental Inquiries
Willie O'Dea
360. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the status of the inquiry for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/22]
Céad, 4 Beal 2022
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Health Services
Willie O'Dea
433. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) to be sent to the Netherlands for treatment for second line cancer therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/22]
Déar, 28 Aib 2022
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Insurance Industry
Willie O'Dea
52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20566/22]
Déar, 28 Aib 2022
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Tax Code
Willie O'Dea
65. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to extend the timeframe for the reduction in VAT on gas and electricity to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/22]
Déar, 28 Aib 2022
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Willie O'Dea
93. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the work of the major projects advisory group, MPAG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20338/22]
Déar, 28 Aib 2022
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Fiscal Data
Willie O'Dea
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of Covid-19 contingency funding that was drawn down in the first three months of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20337/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Willie O'Dea
112. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport his targets for the deployment of electric vehicle charging points in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21088/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Environmental Policy
Willie O'Dea
150. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the initiatives that he is undertaking in 2022 to reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Broadband Infrastructure
Willie O'Dea
330. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband will be rolled out in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21247/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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School Transport
Willie O'Dea
824. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be added to the list for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19342/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
873. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the educational options available in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19921/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
874. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the details of all additional places for special needs children that will be provided in Limerick city and environs for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19927/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Employment Support Services
Willie O'Dea
1071. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to compensate participants on the job initiative scheme for losses in their income over recent years as has been done in relation to pay restoration in the Civil Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20687/22]
Máirt, 26 Aib 2022
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Animal Welfare
Willie O'Dea
1937. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide an animal welfare Inspector for Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21246/22]
Déar, 7 Aib 2022
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board
Willie O'Dea
8. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for reform of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18639/22]
Déar, 7 Aib 2022
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Insurance Industry
Willie O'Dea
73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made to date with the Insurance Reform Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/22]
Déar, 31 Márta 2022
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Home Help Service
Willie O'Dea
10. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the establishment of the national home support office. [16861/22]
Déar, 31 Márta 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on services for persons with long Covid. [16860/22]
Déar, 31 Márta 2022
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Willie O'Dea
321. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the standard capitation rate for the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17234/22]
Déar, 31 Márta 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Willie O'Dea
342. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a report into the circumstances of the purchase by University of Limerick, UL, of a property in Limerick city (details supplied); the progress of the investigation under the Universities Act of a pension irregularity at UL; if he has given consideration to initiating a visitation under section 20 of the Universities Act with regard to the management and governance failures at UL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17133/22]
Déar, 31 Márta 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
373. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when he will appoint an independent chairperson for the stalled medical consultant contract negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17132/22]
Céad, 30 Márta 2022
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Mental Health Services
Willie O'Dea
142. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the decision by the HSE mid-west division to transfer three residents who are suffering with serious mental health issues and residing at a location (details supplied) from the care of the HSE to a housing association; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that each of these residents has been presented with a 29-page contract, which has caused confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16879/22]
Máirt, 29 Márta 2022
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Hospital Services
Willie O'Dea
715. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on the statement by the Taoiseach that there should be an elective-only hospital facility provided in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16349/22]
Máirt, 29 Márta 2022
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Health Services Staff
Willie O'Dea
716. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a new child psychiatrist will be appointed to the mid-west area; his plans to deal with the long child psychology waiting lists in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16351/22]
Déar, 24 Márta 2022
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Ukraine War
Willie O'Dea
86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects the International Criminal Court to take action over the situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/22]
Déar, 24 Márta 2022
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Ukraine War
Willie O'Dea
93. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he is taking in relation to retaliatory sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation on Irish interests in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15149/22]
Máirt, 8 Márta 2022
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Housing Schemes
Willie O'Dea
256. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the affordable housing scheme, the first home scheme will be rolled out in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12548/22]
Máirt, 1 Márta 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Willie O'Dea
659. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the dexcom continuous glucose monitoring sensors by the long-term Illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11085/22]
Máirt, 1 Márta 2022
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Hospital Admissions
Willie O'Dea
660. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through the UL Hospitals Group accident and emergency departments or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis in persons with pre-existing diabetes; the number of admissions that were due to diabetic ketoacidosis in persons who were diagnosed with diabetes after admission in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/22]