Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Appointments Status

Dessie Ellis

558. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations and the procedures cancelled from 2022 to date for the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4162/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Dessie Ellis

559. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for each hospital department from 2022 to date for the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4163/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Dessie Ellis

560. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments before cancellations at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4164/24]

Public Sector Pay

Dessie Ellis

889. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that apart from some long service incremental increases for long-serving staff in 2017, staff in the Citizens Information Service have not received a wage increase since 2008 (details supplied); her plans to implement this recommended wage increase; the date for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56847/23]

School Facilities

Dessie Ellis

221. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education if a kitchen will be considered for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50535/23]

Citizens Information Services

Dessie Ellis

341. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Citizen’s Advice centres in Dublin; the numbers employed in each centre and the grade of each employee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50966/23]

Medicinal Products

Dessie Ellis

493. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the current status of the atropine 0.01% eye drops, under trial since prior to 2021; to confirm if the trial will be concluded in January 2024, as outlined in a letter to a person (details supplied) from the Head of Pharmacy Function, HSE, as these drops have proven very effective for the daughter of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49365/23]

School Accommodation

Dessie Ellis

478. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education whether it is the intention to continue with the refurbishment of a school (details supplied), with a view to modernising the school or if it is her Department's intention to build alongside the old school a new school to replace it; if she will clarify what her Department's plans for this school are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/23]

Health Services

Dessie Ellis

561. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the fact that there are no chiropodists currently available under the public health system in Finglas (details supplied); his plans to address the matter; the actions that have been taken to provide this type of care in the Finglas area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/23]

Driver Test

Dessie Ellis

126. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport the average wait times for driving tests in eight testing centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40959/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Dessie Ellis

258. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in issuing teacher registration numbers across the State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/23]

Housing Schemes

Dessie Ellis

649. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is an intention to increase the housing adaption grant for people with disabilities, which has a maximum grant of €30,000 or 95% of the cost of the works up to the maximum grant amount of €30,000, in view of the increased costs in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27098/23]

An Garda Síochána

Dessie Ellis

861. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to work in Ballymun Garda station. [27317/23]

An Garda Síochána

Dessie Ellis

862. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel assigned to the Santry-Whitehall area, given the closure of Whitehall Garda station. [27318/23]

Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

249. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Dublin north west in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and planned number to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/23]

Departmental Schemes

Dessie Ellis

286. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport the number of people whose application for grant funding on the wheelchair accessible vehicles scheme has been successful and are awaiting payment of the grant; additionally, the average time it takes for the grant to be paid out to those whose application for grant funding has been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/23]

An Garda Síochána

Dessie Ellis

973. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Garda vetting received from January 2022 to date by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; the average length of time it took to process an individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dessie Ellis

235. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that approximately 130 members of staff from the Dublin Fire Brigade have yet to be paid the pandemic special recognition payment; the qualifying criteria for this payment to members of the Dublin Fire Brigade; if any members of the service have been excluded from this payment; the reason they have been excluded and not deemed to fit the criteria for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7845/23]

Infectious Diseases

Dessie Ellis

171. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3466/23]

Infectious Diseases

Dessie Ellis

172. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3467/23]

Wage-setting Mechanisms

Dessie Ellis

70. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the pay and conditions of electricians and apprentice electricians working in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62108/22]

Medicinal Products

Dessie Ellis

849. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if any progress is being made to make the cariban medication free for pregnant women suffering from morning sickness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52009/22]

Prison Service

Dessie Ellis

1565. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners considered to be affiliated to organisations (details supplied) who were incarcerated between 1968 and 1998 in Mountjoy Prison, Portlaoise Prison, Limerick Prison and the Curragh Camp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40625/22]

Court Sittings

Dessie Ellis

1566. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases brought to trial in the Special Criminal Court between 1972 and 1998; the number of those convicted before the Special Criminal Court, by case and year of conviction, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40626/22]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

695. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric consultants in CH09 working out of the Ballymun health centre; the number of hours and days worked; the number of cases waiting for assessment; the average wait times for such assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Dessie Ellis

696. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a vulnerable young person (details supplied) who is currently awaiting a psychiatric assessment, who has been given an appointment for November of 2022 for this assessment and has been waiting months for such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38901/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dessie Ellis

768. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he intends to include prison nurses in the front-line healthcare bonus scheme given that they are currently excluded from the scheme and prison nurses have been working throughout the pandemic at great risk to their own health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35784/22]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

419. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the number of placements that are available for children diagnosed with autism for the catchment area of the SENO and for CHO9, respectively; the number of new placements that will be available for each catchment area for the new school term starting in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27931/22]

Departmental Data

Dessie Ellis

747. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged 3 to 5 years of age that were diagnosed with autism from 2018 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/22]

Departmental Data

Dessie Ellis

748. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged 6 to 8 years of age that were diagnosed with autism from 2018 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27929/22]

Departmental Data

Dessie Ellis

749. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged 9 to 12 years of age that were diagnosed with autism from 2018 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27930/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Dessie Ellis

763. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are currently waiting to be allocated a wheelchair; the number of wheelchairs that are allocated each month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27996/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Dessie Ellis

764. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the percentage of wheelchairs and other medical aids such as zimmer-frames, orthopaedic chairs issued to patients which are refurbished and reutilised in cases in which the person no longer requires their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27997/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

107. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to engage with various professions, sectors and employers to ascertain if the qualifications of Ukrainian nationals are acceptable here to create employment opportunities; if so, if they can be rapidly facilitated to work, particularly in sectors in which Ireland currently has shortages in the economy, such as the hospitality sector; if he will engage with ministerial colleagues in this regard; if he will consider putting in place a mechanism to identify employment vacancies in local areas to simplify and facilitate the rapid employment of Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14521/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

108. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans that are in place to engage with the various unions with regard to Ukrainian refugees to agree on their employment conditions to ensure they are not exploited when employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14522/22]

Local Authorities

Dessie Ellis

305. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that are in place to recruit extra staff for local authorities to deal with the unprecedented level of demand for services if the estimated number of Ukrainian refugees arrive in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14523/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

341. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government in conjunction with the local authorities will re-establish, support and resource the community response fora (details supplied) to maximise the integration of Ukrainian refugees into local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14515/22]

Education Policy

Dessie Ellis

460. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education if she has considered putting in place regional databases of native Ukrainian speakers to assist children and young persons to successfully integrate into the education system in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14517/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

616. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any provision for putting in place a database of language skills of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14511/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

617. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any provision for putting in place a database of educational attainment and job skills of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14512/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

618. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered putting in place a national database that will enable Ukrainian refugees to register their employment skills to enable easier integration into the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14518/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

619. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the processes that are in place to identify the skills sets of Ukrainian refugees and to assess the best way to deploy those skills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14519/22]

Direct Provision System

Dessie Ellis

677. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees and asylum seekers that are currently resident in Balseskin direct provision centre; the number of years that the longest resident has been there; the expected closure date for this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14508/22]

Direct Provision System

Dessie Ellis

678. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding the Government has provided for Balseskin direct provision centre by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14509/22]

Direct Provision System

Dessie Ellis

679. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the person or body that has received funding from the Government for the operation of Balseskin direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14510/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

680. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

681. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has identified private and public buildings which could accommodate the projected large numbers of Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

682. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if financial support from the European Union will be made available to facilitate the provision of accommodation, services and supports for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14528/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

721. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provision that is being made to accommodate those students who have returned to Ireland from the Ukraine and who can no longer continue with their studies due to the conflict there and who wish to continue with their studies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14550/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

761. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice if the Government is liaising with the Ukrainian Embassy with regard to the verification of credentials, qualifications and identification of Ukrainian refugees to ensure applications to work in any specific field and in areas where vetting is required such as, working with children and vulnerable adults are relevant and properly verified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14520/22]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

788. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to engage with various professions, sectors and employers to ascertain if the qualifications of Ukrainian nationals are acceptable here to create employment opportunities; if so, if they can be rapidly facilitated to work, particularly in sectors in which Ireland currently has shortages in the economy, such as general practitioners and the health service; if he will engage with Ministerial colleagues in this regard; if he will consider putting in place a mechanism to identify employment vacancies in local areas to simplify and facilitate the rapid employment of Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14521/22]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

789. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to recruit extra staff for the HSE and Tusla to deal with the unprecedented level of demand for services if the estimated number of Ukrainian refugees arrive in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14523/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

971. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he has considered putting in place regional trauma centres for Ukrainian child refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14516/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

972. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place services for those Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland who may be suffering from trauma as a result of the war in the Ukraine and that fluent speakers are placed to assist those who may not understand English; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14524/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

973. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if he will consider putting in place a formal mechanism to allow retired persons with specific skills to assist on a voluntary basis in the effort to accommodate a large influx of Ukrainian refugees in local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/22]

Ukraine War

Dessie Ellis

1170. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will initiate outreach to local communities via the community response fora in relation to the provision of information and soliciting the support and buy in of local communities to become positive advocates and active participants in developments in their areas to accommodate the Ukrainian persons who have been displaced by the war in Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14526/22]

Disability Services

Dessie Ellis

622. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels and waiting lists for the Finglas children’s disability network team; the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists who are currently working as part of the team; if each member of the team is working with the Finglas team full-time; the number of vacancies for each position; the number of children who are currently attending the services; the number of children who are currently on the waiting list for each of these services; the current waiting times for each service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dessie Ellis

243. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprenticeships that are currently available; the number of vacancies available for each of these apprenticeships; the number of new applications for each of these apprenticeships; the number of applicants accepted for each of these apprenticeships; the number of school hours for each apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8884/22]

Registration Certificate

Dessie Ellis

297. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the wait times for appointments for registering a birth and registering a death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8894/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dessie Ellis

1614. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the plans for updating EU Digital COVID Certificates to show that a person has had the booster vaccination (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1099/22]

Nursing Homes

Dessie Ellis

1675. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the restrictions that are in place currently for those visiting public nursing homes; if there are plans to put in additional restrictions in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1308/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Dessie Ellis

656. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the short-term enterprise allowance; if previous experience in Ireland or abroad disqualifies persons from qualifying for the allowance; if an applicant can appeal a decision should their application for the allowance be rejected; if so, the grounds on which an appeal can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41534/21]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

1703. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently attending to appointments at the Wellmount Health Centre, Finglas, Dublin 11; the number of appointments per week currently available at the health centre; if any of the occupational therapists assigned to the health centre been redeployed throughout the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34993/21]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

2597. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently assigned to the CAMHS team in Ballymun, Dublin; his plans to reassign any psychologist based there; when a replacement will be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/21]

National Children's Hospital

Dessie Ellis

2598. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the variance to the budget by expense category of the new national children's hospital in tabular form in view of the reports that it is set to cost €1.7 billion, up from the original estimated cost of circa €400 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38304/21]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

526. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed to work in a centre (details supplied); the number available for appointments for those on the waiting list at the centre; if any of these therapists have been redeployed to other services in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29790/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dessie Ellis

416. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if those members of staff who had been transferred from mental health services to supplement Covid-19 services will be returned to mental health services; and if so, when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28892/21]

Health Services Staff

Dessie Ellis

417. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment made in the programme for Government to fill positions for consultants, psychiatric nurses and in peer support in mental health services in hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/21]

Hospital Services

Dessie Ellis

418. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at accident and emergency units for Beaumont Hospital, the Mater Hospital and James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, from 1 January 2020, by month in tabular form, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28894/21]

Grant Payments

Dessie Ellis

172. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications for grant funding that were made under the live performance support scheme; the number of applications that were successful; the criteria and scoring system for determining whether an application is successful or not in tabular form; the number of applicants who received more than one grant; the number of grants they received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34261/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

154. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education if there will be a review of NCSE policy with the aim to achieving a more efficient system that ensure an increase the number of ASD units in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28491/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

160. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the grants and funding available to schools that are unable to provide ASD units due to either lack of space, lack of staff or lack of other resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28492/21]

Electricity Supply Board

Dessie Ellis

142. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role he has with regard to the management or otherwise of the ESB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23694/21]

Housing Issues

Dessie Ellis

318. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons to date on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Dessie Ellis

319. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children to date in homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/21]

Housing Schemes

Dessie Ellis

320. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on HAP by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Dessie Ellis

321. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the homeless housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23703/21]

Housing Schemes

Dessie Ellis

322. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of supporting HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/21]

Direct Provision System

Dessie Ellis

563. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of residents in a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23687/21]

Direct Provision System

Dessie Ellis

564. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for ending the direct provision system in operation in Balseskin, County Dublin; the steps he will take to achieve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23688/21]

Direct Provision System

Dessie Ellis

565. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has concerns regarding the safety or otherwise of residents at a centre (details supplied) particularly with regard to the interaction of the residents with each other in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/21]

Vacant Properties

Dessie Ellis

41. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 58 apartments have lain idle since their construction almost 15 years ago at Prospect Hill, Finglas (details supplied); when these vacant properties will be allocated to those on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13094/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dessie Ellis

549. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of elderly persons have had to wait for almost two hours while being exposed to the elements for their Covid-19 vaccine at the Helix, DCU (details supplied); if he will ensure that mechanisms are put in place in particular for the elderly in which they can have shelter from the extreme heat or rain and that they can freely use the toilet facilities without fear of losing their place in the queue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22769/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Dessie Ellis

145. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the detox ten-bed unit in St. Michael’s Ward, Beaumont Hospital is currently closed; the status of the unit; when it will reopen as a detox unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/21]

Passport Services

Dessie Ellis

861. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff currently working in the passport section; if staff from the passport section have been redeployed to other Departments during the current level 5 lockdown; if so, their role in those Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/21]

Vacant Properties

Dessie Ellis

148. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the €7,746,404 payment (details supplied) made by Dublin City Council to the receivers with regard to the vacant 58 units at Prospect Hill, Finglas in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17924/21]

Vacant Properties

Dessie Ellis

149. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the payments totalling €7,746,404 made by Dublin City Council to the receiver for the 58 vacant units at Prospect Hill, Finglas includes the potential or projected costs of the refurbishment of any or all of the individual units; if the figure does not include such costs, the projected costs to Dublin City Council of refurbishing any or all of the units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17925/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

558. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the resources required for an ASD unit to be put in place at a school; the resources that can be provided to the school by the NCSE; the additional resources the school must provide from its current funding sources; if there are other funding sources to assist the school to provide ASD units; the reason that may be given by a school that decides it cannot provide an ASD unit or additional places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16349/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

559. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education her plans to work with primary or post-primary schools in Ballymun, Dublin 11, to assist in providing ASD units for children in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16350/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dessie Ellis

154. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the mechanisms in place to inform persons whose attendance at court is requested that the courts are closed as a consequence of Covid restrictions given persons are currently being requested to attend court without being notified of the court's closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16109/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dessie Ellis

192. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if those who have particular underlying conditions which make them more vulnerable to the potential side effects of certain Covid vaccines, for example those who require blood-thinning medication, those who have hypertension and so on, can be offered the option of being vaccinated with another vaccine which does not give rise to those side effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16115/21]

Vacant Properties

Dessie Ellis

646. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 58 apartments have been idle since their construction almost 15 years ago (details supplied); when these vacant properties will be allocated to those on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14361/21]

Vacant Properties

Dessie Ellis

678. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of providing security on a site (details supplied) that has been vacant since construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14910/21]

Vacant Properties

Dessie Ellis

681. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected cost of the 58 apartments that have been idle since construction in 2005 in an area (details supplied) including the cost being paid to the receivers by Dublin City Dublin Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14923/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

903. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education if plans are in place to put ASD units in primary or post-primary schools in Ballymun, Dublin 11 in the near future; the number of children with a Ballymun address on the waiting list for a placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15140/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dessie Ellis

904. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the number of children on waiting lists for placements in ASD units from an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15141/21]

Hospital Facilities

Dessie Ellis

920. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the actions he plans to take to end the practice of imposing parking fees at all public hospitals given that they have proved a costly burden on those attending the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13179/21]

Mental Health Services

Dessie Ellis

207. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the status of the mental health services at the pine and ash wards in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12273/21]

Mental Health Services

Dessie Ellis

208. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the mental health services that are currently available at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12274/21]

Mental Health Services

Dessie Ellis

209. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, the role of each and availability of each that are currently attached to the mental health services at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12275/21]