Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

297. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education whether there are plans for an ASD unit to be put in place at a school (details supplied) given its size and the present demand for such services. [18983/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

298. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the plans in place to increase the number of special school places for children who NEPS assessments specifically recommend for such a place, given the insufficient capacity at present; the number of places to be brought on stream in the next two years; and the location of these places. [18984/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

299. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the options available to a child (details supplied) who has been recommended for a special school place by a NEPS assessment but has been unable to secure a place in the Dublin area. [18985/24]

School Transport

Seán Crowe

301. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason a replacement school bus service for children attending a school (details supplied) was not put in place when the existing service was disrupted before Easter; if she is aware of complaints from parents about the service being subject to frequent disruption; and if she shares their concerns about the significant obstacle this creates in their access to education. [17662/24]

Legislative Measures

Seán Crowe

528. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the current status of legislation for the recognition of foreign divorce in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16683/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

739. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for audiology services from HSE community services in the Russell Centre, Tallaght; and the average waiting time for those services. [16572/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Seán Crowe

740. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the current status of Kelvin Grove, Carlow; the plans in place for its use; and the date by which it will be brought back into use. [16573/24]

School Admissions

Seán Crowe

391. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason an individual (details supplied) was denied a place in a special school despite an assessment stating they should have such a place. [13583/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

434. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason an individual (details supplied) was denied a place in a special school despite an assessment stating they should have such a place until the age of 18 years. [12058/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

435. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of children assessed as needing placement in a special school, but not provided with a place in 2023. [12059/24]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

1358. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO6 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months. [12248/24]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

339. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO7 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months. [11209/24]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

340. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average length of treatment an individual receives in the CAMHS system. [11210/24]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

341. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health to outline the referral pathway to the ADHD clinic in the CHO7 area. [11211/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

80. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the total number of ASD places available in schools in the Dublin southwest area; the number of additional ASD places that have been created for the 2023-2024 academic year; and the number of applications for places received to date for the coming academic year. [10841/24]

Pension Provisions

Seán Crowe

126. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if any pensioners lost out between the time of pension increases in January 2024 and the raising of the fuel allowance means threshold some eight weeks later; and if all pensioners were compensated for the loss incurred to them if there was a discrepancy during that time. [11037/24]

School Staff

Seán Crowe

315. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the serious shortage of teachers at a school (details provided), and that this is exacerbated by the rapidly growing population in the catchment area; whether the school is being prioritised for additional teacher provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10555/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Seán Crowe

596. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the level of access to the early childhood care and education scheme based on geographical area; how often the Department refresh their list of providers; the measures being put in place to expand access to the scheme in areas experiencing rapid population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/24]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

110. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will reassess the refusal to consider an additional driving test centre in south Dublin, given that the waiting list in Tallaght has passed 17,000 people and represents more than 10% of the State-wide waiting list; if he accepts that the previous, temporary measures have failed to stem the growth in the backlog, which has more than doubled since he took office; if he has confidence in the RSA's management of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8529/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason a child (details supplied) suffering from severe dyslexia was denied a place in a special reading school despite being in the second percentile for reading; if she agrees that this will have a severe impact on the child’s access to education; what measures are being implemented to expand the capacity of the special reading schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8150/24]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

201. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants on a waiting list for a driving test by test centre, in tabular form. [6189/24]

School Equipment

Seán Crowe

275. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason a student requiring hearing aids would have to wait three months for software to be purchased for use with a system (details supplied); his views on whether a process taking three months in an academic year presents an unacceptable barrier to education for students with hearing difficulties; the changes she plans to make to streamline this process and bring the delay to an absolute minimum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6188/24]

Cycling Policy

Seán Crowe

181. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the minimum carriageway width that local authorities must maintain for traffic when installing segregated cycle lanes; and whether this has been reviewed in light of the newer, wider buses being added to the Dublin Bus fleet. [3619/24]

Road Safety

Seán Crowe

179. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the specialist data subgroup presented a set of recommendations and clear action plan to the Road Safety Partnership Board at their meeting of 14 November 2023; what this action plan specifically entails regarding data sharing between An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority; when the Road Safety Authority will resume its statutory duty of issuing reports on road traffic collisions; and if there is a need for a legislative change to resume this important function for the benefit of road safety stakeholders and the wider public. [2708/24]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

567. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if plans for the proposed ADHD clinic in the CHO7 area are progressing and the date by which they expect operation to commence. [2428/24]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

568. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was denied a place on the CAMHS waiting list and was instead referred to charitable organisations; and the reason representations made on his behalf were not answered until the individual had passed their 18th birthday. [2429/24]

Industrial Disputes

Seán Crowe

496. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the 15% pay gap between Tús and community employment supervisors; the efforts being made to close this gap; the timescale they envision this process will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55140/23]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

160. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of dentists enrolled with the dental treatment service scheme, by county, in tabular form. [53932/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

161. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on the waiting list for the Centre for Obesity Management; and the average waiting time to access services once a referral has been made. [53933/23]

Bus Services

Seán Crowe

152. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the reason the new S8 bus route bypasses UCD, Dundrum town centre, and IADT, leaving many hundreds of students, workers, and shoppers without direct access to their places of work, study and recreation; and what public transport options will be made available to these persons.
[51952/23]

Public Transport

Seán Crowe

153. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the solutions being considered for residents to improve connectivity via public transport to the thousands of existing and new residents of Dublin south west, particularly those residents who do not live close to a Luas line in Firhouse, Ballycullen, Scholarstown, Knocklyon, Ballyboden, Edmonstown, and Rathfarnham and who rely on bus services that are now being altered resulting in access to central hubs of education, shopping, and work being more difficult than was previously the case. [51953/23]

Gambling Sector

Seán Crowe

404. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; whether guidelines on what documentation and financial information can be requested from patrons will be issued to bookmakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51951/23]

Child Abuse

Seán Crowe

204. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason behind the delay in the scoping inquiry into historic abuse at a school (details supplied); if she will give a commitment that the report's deadline of June 2024 will be held to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49496/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Crowe

508. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a school (details supplied) in which pupils in one class were told not to attend on a Monday after significant ceiling damage occurred and mould was discovered; and what plan for remedial works will be put in place to resolve the matter and prevent any further water damage to the building. [48064/23]

Commemorative Plaques

Seán Crowe

582. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update of any plans or proposals in relation to the proposed plaque outside the Customs House commemorating the community commemorative event of 25 May 2008 in remembrance of An Gorta Mór. [48115/23]

Disability Services

Seán Crowe

1028. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average time it takes to access CDNT services in CHO7; the number of children currently waiting to access services; and the number of children waiting longer than 12 months. [48065/23]

Road Safety Authority

Seán Crowe

154. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the date by which the Road Safety Authority will have completed its review of the road traffic collision data sharing policies, and procedures and resume its statutory remit of issuing reports on road traffic collisions. [46190/23]

Road Safety Authority

Seán Crowe

84. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an indicative date by which the two vacant positions on the Board of the Road Safety Authority will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44507/23]

International Protection

Seán Crowe

479. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what action is taken when a vulnerability assessment is received on behalf of an individual in IPAS accommodation; how long it takes for that action to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41166/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Crowe

715. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if Operation Tombola will commence in September this year; whether additional resources will be allocated to police the sale and misuse of fireworks, particularly in built-up areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/23]

Environmental Schemes

Seán Crowe

207. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access SEAI free energy upgrades. [35448/23]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

267. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the waiting lists for driver tests, by test centre, in tabular form. [35432/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Crowe

388. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the school safety deficit being experienced by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35435/23]

Energy Conservation

Seán Crowe

489. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been approved for upgrades, by each local authority, under the energy efficiency retrofit programme in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and the number of upgrade works that have been completed by each local authority in 2022. [35447/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Crowe

509. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people have applied for an additional needs payment each year for the past three years; how many of those went through a community welfare officer or by other means; and how many of those applications were successful. [35433/23]

Employment Schemes

Seán Crowe

510. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the ongoing challenges being faced by workers who are made redundant and attempt to access a course to upskill through programmes, such as Springboard, only to find that they have missed the start of that course and must wait a period of months for the next start date thereby; and if there are any plans to facilitate easier access to a training. [35434/23]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Crowe

549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 30 June 2021. [35449/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

640. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the CHO 7 area awaiting an assessment of needs, by category of assessment, in tabular form. [35436/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

641. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the CHO 7 area currently waiting to access therapies by the CDNT, by category of therapy, in tabular form. [35437/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

642. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation in the CHO7 area. [35438/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

643. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a parent or guardian may refer their child directly to their local Primary Care Service or Children's Disability Network Team without an Assessment of Need if a private diagnosis has been received. [35445/23]

Disability Services

Seán Crowe

644. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an individual (details supplied) will begin to receive therapy from their local CDNT unit. [35446/23]

Home Care Packages

Seán Crowe

653. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for home care packages in the CHO 7 area; and how many of those have been waiting more than six months. [35443/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

835. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for cervical screening; and the number of those who have waited for longer than six months. [35439/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

836. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for bowel screening; and the number of those who have been waited longer than six months. [35440/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

837. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for BreastCheck screening; and the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months. [35441/23]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

838. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating within the dental treatment services scheme, per CHO area, in each year for the past four years, in tabular form. [35442/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

839. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a lower limb prosthesis in the public hospital system. [35444/23]

Departmental Funding

Seán Crowe

356. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health how the additional €3.5 million announced in Budget 2023 for community and voluntary providers of drug and alcohol services is to be spent; the amount of that €3.5 million already allocated; a tabular breakdown of what organisations received a portion of that €3.5 million; and how much. [33384/23]

State Examinations

Seán Crowe

95. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the points attained by blind and vision impaired Leaving Certificate candidates on a national average basis versus the performance of their peers in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [32950/23]

Disability Services

Seán Crowe

495. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the transport support scheme to come into operation; if the scheme will encompass both public and private transport; if he agrees that ten years without such a scheme has created an unnecessary cost burden on those who would benefit from such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

67. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school (details supplied) is without ASD classes from second class up to sixth class, that the current school building the ASD unit is situated within has been deemed unsuitable by Department inspectors, and that the principal has tried without success to engage with the school capital appraisal section; if support and resources will be put in place to bridge the gap in provision from second to sixth class; if there are any plans to provide modular accommodation for the ASD unit until more permanent accommodation is constructed; if she appreciates the enormous stress on students and their families when children have to leave the school and enrol at another in order to fully access education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31417/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Crowe

160. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason that contract cleaners in Tallaght University Hospital have not yet received the pandemic recognition payment. [28762/23]

Teacher Training

Seán Crowe

550. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education to outline what training is available to teachers and special education teachers exclusively on assistive technology used by blind and vision impaired students who accredits this training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27774/23]

School Equipment

Seán Crowe

326. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of blind and vision-impaired students who have received assistive technology from her Department in the past five years, broken down by year and by primary or second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22706/23]

School Equipment

Seán Crowe

327. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education who is responsible for the training and the provision of technical support on assistive technology when it is awarded to blind or vision-impaired students by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22707/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Crowe

202. Deputy Seán Crowe 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 South-West, with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, for each of the years 2016 to 2022, and the number planned to be delivered in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Seán Crowe

203. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government intends to reopen applications for the caravan loan scheme; the funding that will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Crowe

294. Deputy Seán Crowe 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 the Constituency of Dublin south west in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023; the breakdown of units per scheme; and the average price of unit by unit size, in tabular form. [20053/23]

Legislative Measures

Seán Crowe

134. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has an indicative date for the implementation of section 6 of the of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, specifically the recording of a father’s name on a birth certificate. [15689/23]

Sudden Infant Deaths

Seán Crowe

1309. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of sudden unexplained deaths in childhood that have been recorded, per year, for the past ten years; if his Department has conducted any recent research in the area; and what supports are made available to parents after a case of SUDC. [12878/23]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

656. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for assistive communication devices to be supplied to non-verbal children diagnosed with autism; the reason the parents of such a child (details supplied) were informed that it would be at least nine months due to red tape; his views on whether such communication devices should be provided as soon after diagnosis as possible and that nine months is an unacceptably long time to wait. [4150/23]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

27. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to the establishment of an additional driving test centre in south Dublin, given that there are more than 14,000 persons on the list to take a test for a driving licence in Tallaght. [2214/23]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

206. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in each testing centre in tabular form. [61724/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Crowe

58. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the current average waiting time for retiring teachers to receive their pensions; and the number who have waited more than eight weeks for their first payment in 2022. [61241/22]

Public Services Card

Seán Crowe

80. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that women who received a W number upon becoming married in the past are not being issued with public service cards and are instead told they must apply for a new PPS number; the reason there is no warning in respect of same when persons apply for a card, leaving them waiting until they contact her Department; and if these new PPS numbers are automatically supplied to the Revenue Commissioners in order that there is no confusion in regards to credits or other such matters. [61242/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Seán Crowe

495. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on Tallaght University Hospital's submission for a new 72-inpatient bed block. [56117/22]

National Car Test

Seán Crowe

159. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time to access an NCT appointment; if he accepts that reported six-month delays on an annual test risk compromising both the testing model and public confidence in it; the additional resources that are being put in place to alleviate the extreme pressure on the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53940/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

221. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason behind the change to assessment of need applications as recently communicated to schools by the NCSE; her views that it is appropriate for school principals to make these referrals; the additional resources that will be provided to schools to compensate for these additional duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54044/22]

School Staff

Seán Crowe

222. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason that a teacher returning from teaching outside the EU would be denied an application for incremental credit on the basis of having taught in a fee- paying school. [54045/22]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

302. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the National Cervical Screening Laboratory will open; the fully staffed annual testing capacity of the laboratory; the number of samples sent abroad for testing in each year for the past five years; and the total cost of sending samples abroad for testing in each year for the past five years. [54043/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

400. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has a special educational needs coordinator; if not, the reason for this; if the school has been allocated 1.5 teachers and two SNAs for every six SEN pupils; and when the SEN pupils in the school will be allocated their additional teaching resources to allow resource classes to begin. [49776/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Crowe

131. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will list all of the eligible categories of workers for the pandemic special recognition payment. [46225/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Crowe

132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason that firefighters and paramedics with Dublin Fire Brigade have not received the pandemic special recognition payment despite providing front-line ambulance services during the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46226/22]

Environmental Schemes

Seán Crowe

130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland free energy upgrades. [43962/22]

Public Services Card

Seán Crowe

1171. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average waiting time for a public services card appointment; and the current average waiting time for a card to be issued. [43959/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Seán Crowe

1172. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to reintroduce the dietary supplement to help those on a special diet prescribed by a doctor or hospital consultant in this time of increased cost of living. [43960/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Seán Crowe

1464. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 1 September 2020. [43961/22]

Hospital Staff

Seán Crowe

1986. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects the vacant position for a urology consultant at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin to be filled; if he appreciates the time-sensitive nature of filling such a post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/22]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

278. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in each testing centre in tabular form. [41282/22]

Defective Building Materials

Seán Crowe

756. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of individual properties in the Dublin south west area that were identified by the working group to examine defects in housing; and when he expects to publish their report. [41399/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

1037. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of children at both primary and post-primary level who are in need of, but who do not have a special educational needs place for September 2022 in the Dublin south west area. [39677/22]

Medicinal Products

Seán Crowe

1649. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects negotiations with a manufacturer (details supplied) to be completed and approval granted for patients with cystic fibrosis to access kaftrio. [39676/22]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Crowe

1688. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when specific general practitioner visit cards will be issued to children of six to seven years of age. [39922/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

1935. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO 7 area awaiting an assessment of need, by category of assessment, in tabular form. [41283/22]

Home Care Packages

Seán Crowe

1936. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for home care packages in the CHO 7 area. [41284/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

183. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to expand the home tuition programme which is available to children with a diagnosis of ASD who are of preschool age to include other developmental disorders such as koolen de vries syndrome. [35035/22]

Substance Misuse

Seán Crowe

183. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the hospital liaison initiative that was carried out in Tallaght University Hospital in which patients with addiction issues were given a pathway toward community-based support organisations; the assessment of that pilot programme’s outcomes; and if this approach has been or will be replicated in other hospitals or healthcare settings. [34681/22]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

384. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the list of professionals who may witness a passport application has changed; and the reason that an individual using the same day renewal service in the Cork Passport Office would have been refused on the grounds of a school teacher being the witness for the purpose of the application. [33761/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if children diagnosed with Koolen De Vries syndrome are eligible for the Summer Education Programme. [33154/22]