Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Alan Farrell

184. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in his Department since the formation of Government in implementing publicly-funded fertility treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/23]

Health Strategies

Alan Farrell

185. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the National Cancer Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26539/23]

Health Strategies

Alan Farrell

186. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the National Dementia Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/23]

Health Services Staff

Alan Farrell

187. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse vacancies currently in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/23]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Farrell

67. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the roll out of the baby bundle pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25947/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Alan Farrell

95. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the progress being made to reduce the cost of childcare since budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25948/23]

Departmental Records

Alan Farrell

324. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the request for historical employment records by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26322/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Alan Farrell

622. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their AON in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26316/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Alan Farrell

623. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial appointment with the CDNT in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26317/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Farrell

635. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their initial appointment with CAMHS in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Farrell

636. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children are awaiting their SALT appointment through primary care in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Farrell

637. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their OT appointment through primary care in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26320/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Farrell

638. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their clinical psychology appointment through primary care in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/23]

Third Level Education

Alan Farrell

806. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is increasing the number of occupational therapy places for entry in September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26312/23]

Third Level Education

Alan Farrell

807. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is increasing the number of speech and language therapy, SALT, places for entry in September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26313/23]

Third Level Education

Alan Farrell

808. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is increasing the number of physiotherapy places for entry in September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26314/23]

Third Level Education

Alan Farrell

809. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is increasing the number of psychology places for entry in September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26315/23]

School Transport

Alan Farrell

98. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department has completed its review of the school transport system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25175/23]

Departmental Records

Alan Farrell

99. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department would consider developing a mechanism for sharing historic employment records for the purposes of pension eligibility with the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25179/23]

Departmental Records

Alan Farrell

100. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering modernising the storage of historic employment records for ease of retrieval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25180/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Farrell

208. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the Covid recognition payment will be extended to the staff of an organisation (details supplied) who worked throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25176/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

209. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether the HSE has written to all schools to advise to which primary care centre for dental services each school has been attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25177/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

210. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if all schools with special classes have been contacted by the HSE to advise that their pupils attending the special classes are given priority for dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25178/23]

Defence Forces

Alan Farrell

6. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his engagement with PDFORRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22898/23]

European Union

Alan Farrell

50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail his Department’s engagement with European Union partners in respect of the defence of critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22899/23]

Departmental Programmes

Alan Farrell

63. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the number of schools that have expressed interest in the Say Yes to Languages programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22901/23]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Farrell

83. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22900/23]

National Development Plan

Alan Farrell

22. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures he is taking to prevent the incidence of the cost over-runs and project delays regarding the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22170/23]

Project Ireland 2040

Alan Farrell

26. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the recent Project Ireland 2040 Delivery Board meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/23]

Work Permits

Alan Farrell

86. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to improve the efficiency of the work permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22168/23]

Employment Rights

Alan Farrell

101. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on efforts to develop legislation with regard to enhancing employee rights in collective redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22167/23]

Grant Payments

Alan Farrell

87. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if the home tuition payments being made to a preschool for an autistic pupil (details supplied) have been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22103/23]

Ports Policy

Alan Farrell

65. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made to improve port infrastructure in order to support the offshore wind sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10975/23]

Driver Test

Alan Farrell

83. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number of people currently waiting to sit their driving test in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20357/23]

Driver Test

Alan Farrell

84. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if any of the recently announced additional driving instructor posts will be allocated to Dublin to alleviate the wait times for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20358/23]

National Car Test

Alan Farrell

85. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to alleviate the backlog of NCT appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20359/23]

Rail Network

Alan Farrell

86. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the delivery of MetroLink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20360/23]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Farrell

154. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the number of new special schools expected to open serving the Dublin area for the September 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20363/23]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Farrell

155. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if any additional special school places in existing special schools are expected to come on stream for the September 2023/2024 school year in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20364/23]

School Transport

Alan Farrell

156. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education when reliable and consistent school transport will be supplied by her Department to a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20365/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Alan Farrell

248. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to claim an additional half-rate carer’s allowance in respect of another person when already in receipt of full-rate carer’s allowance for a primary care recipient, that is, the main social welfare payment is already carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20356/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Farrell

287. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of knife crime prosecutions that have been confirmed since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20435/23]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Farrell

402. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the criteria used when deciding a disease or condition is added to the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20361/23]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Farrell

403. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering widening the list of diseases and conditions currently included on the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20362/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Alan Farrell

96. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the supports for renewable energy under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10259/23]

Energy Policy

Alan Farrell

124. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on a windfall tax onenergy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10974/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Farrell

7. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with US businesses during his recent visit to the United States of America, in the context of investing in Ireland. [15187/23]

Tax Code

Alan Farrell

347. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers of homes of less than €500,000 and for homes of less than €1 million in a full year; to outline how the estimate was arrived at respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16441/23]

Tax Yield

Alan Farrell

391. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the amount of income taxation raised on personal pensions over the last decade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17276/23]

Paramilitary Groups

Alan Farrell

977. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has a current estimate of the wealth of the IRA terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17277/23]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Farrell

1639. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to develop multidisciplinary teams within GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17573/23]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Farrell

1640. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to increase the number of general practice nurses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17574/23]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Farrell

1641. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on work being done by his Department to develop career development pathways for GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17575/23]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Farrell

1642. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to boost the number of GPs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/23]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Farrell

1643. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce the administrative burden on GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17577/23]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Farrell

1644. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will comment on the work his Department is undertaking to increase the number of intern doctors selecting general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17578/23]

Waste Management

Alan Farrell

111. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps his Department is taking to ensure wholesalers and retailers who sell fruit and vegetables in plastic packaging do so in an environmentally friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15854/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Farrell

50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. [12641/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Alan Farrell

117. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families that will benefit from the child benefit lump sum payment in June 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15185/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Alan Farrell

142. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work of her Department to support carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15186/23]

State Bodies

Alan Farrell

560. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail the criteria used in the appointment process in relation to the Firearms Expert Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14754/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Farrell

561. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of his Department concerning the disregard scheme for historical convictions in relation to gay and bisexual men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14755/23]

Health Service Executive

Alan Farrell

709. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current HSE infrastructure relating to maternity healthcare services in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/23]

Hospital Admissions

Alan Farrell

710. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of women referred to the Rotunda Hospital from north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/23]

Hospital Admissions

Alan Farrell

711. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of postnatal women referred from the Rotunda Hospital to the district health nurse in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/23]

Defence Forces

Alan Farrell

40. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on protecting Ireland's undersea cables in conjunction with NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/23]

Ukraine War

Alan Farrell

42. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail the role Ireland will play in the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12644/23]

School Curriculum

Alan Farrell

106. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education her views on the decision to include an 'opt-out' for parents of school children in the RSE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12647/23]

School Transport

Alan Farrell

140. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her Department's work on the school transport scheme, ahead of the new academic year later in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12646/23]

Good Friday Agreement

Alan Farrell

262. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans has to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14407/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Alan Farrell

297. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for their assessment of need in the Balbriggan, Swords and coastal CDNT teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14394/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Alan Farrell

298. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for their initial appointment with their CDNT in the Balbriggan, Swords and coastal CDNT teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14395/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Farrell

331. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency waiting on speech and language therapy through their local primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14397/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Farrell

332. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency waiting on occupational therapy through their local primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14398/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

333. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the dentistry supports available through the HSE to children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14399/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

334. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for their initial dentistry appointment in the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

335. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children with medical cards who availed of dentistry appointments in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

336. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency who hold a current medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

337. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the Dublin Fingal constituency who are in agreement with the HSE to treat medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

338. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason good behaviour is a requirement for children to access dental treatment in the Dublin Dental University Hospital to avail of treatment by undergraduate dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14404/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

339. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason paediatric dentistry referrals are not being accepted by the Dublin Dental University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/23]

Dental Services

Alan Farrell

340. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Dublin Dental University Hospital to reopen paediatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14406/23]

Foreign Policy

Alan Farrell

96. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will detail the level of support Ireland is providing for countries experiencing food shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12642/23]

International Programmes

Alan Farrell

108. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on Ireland's contribution to the 'Global Partnership for Education'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12643/23]

Housing Schemes

Alan Farrell

502. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units brought to market in 2022 in Swords, County Dublin; the forthcoming projects that are being planned to deliver housing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13801/23]

Disaster Response

Alan Farrell

552. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with other world leaders to provide support for Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake on 6 February 2023. [8484/23]

Northern Ireland

Alan Farrell

553. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will detail the efforts he and his Department are making to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. [12640/23]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Farrell

783. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if he will provide an update on school building projects in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13803/23]

Legislative Programme

Alan Farrell

983. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13800/23]

Further and Higher Education

Alan Farrell

1036. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the site selection process for the Swords College of Further Education and Training, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13804/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Farrell

1110. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the number of knives seized by gardaí in each county, in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13802/23]

Health Services Staff

Alan Farrell

1508. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the ongoing sick pay dispute HSE employees diagnosed with long-Covid who contracted Covid-19 in the workplace are currently engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13867/23]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Farrell

1509. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long-Covid symptoms is being considered as an approved and licensed treatment by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13868/23]

Hospital Services

Alan Farrell

1510. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the appointment only system introduced in the paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre in Blanchardstown Hospital is initially for three months and then up for review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13869/23]

Departmental Policies

Alan Farrell

50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the aims of the recently launched policy and strategic studies research call; the role it will play in meeting the needs of the agri-food, forest and bioeconomy sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11930/23]

Food Promotion

Alan Farrell

58. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent trade mission to Germany, relating to Irish food exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10976/23]

Vacant Properties

Alan Farrell

115. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social homes brought back into use in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10977/23]

Housing Provision

Alan Farrell

132. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase homes delivered in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10978/23]

Tax Credits

Alan Farrell

132. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who have claimed the rent tax credit to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10973/23]

Teacher Training

Alan Farrell

405. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if the same financial support for registered post-primary teachers to upskill to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish can be extended to home economics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11554/23]