Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Mental Health Services

Claire Kerrane

151. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the funding available in counties Roscommon and Galway to provide mental health services for the Traveller community including funding for child focused supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3681/22]

Rental Sector

Claire Kerrane

93. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that he will address rising rental costs for properties in areas outside Dublin such as rents in counties Roscommon and Galway which have seen significant increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/22]

Vacant Properties

Claire Kerrane

101. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with local authorities on the issue of vacant properties which are owned by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

435. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to including homes under the value of €300,000 as exempt from inclusion as capital with regard to means testing requirements for social protection payments in recognition of the fact that these properties do not provide additional income for many recipients of social assistance schemes but may affect their payment rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3384/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

437. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is flexibility with regard to the five-year rule for reapplying to the back-to-work enterprise allowance for those who have previously participated in the scheme particularly in circumstances in which there is a timeframe of less than three months left in this five-year timeframe in which the planned enterprise is an in-demand service which would benefit the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3463/22]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

592. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a medical card holder can apply for a chiropody treatment card; if not, if this is only available to medical card holders in certain areas; the way the scheme works; if it will be rolled out to those living in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3150/22]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

593. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if vacancies remain at a facility (details supplied); if so, if he will provide a list of such vacancies; the services that remain unavailable at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3151/22]

Special Educational Needs

Claire Kerrane

245. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if the front-loading system for SNAs will be introduced in September 2022; if so, when principals will be informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2746/22]

Special Educational Needs

Claire Kerrane

246. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if there are changes planned to the allocation of special education teachers for primary schools; if so, when details of this will be made known to school principals to allow them to plan for new enrolments and engagement with parents on such enrolments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2747/22]

Tax Code

Claire Kerrane

344. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance when the annual exemption limits for persons aged 65 years and over for the payment of tax on pensions was last reviewed and increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1883/22]

Tax Code

Claire Kerrane

345. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he will review current taxation policy for the payment of tax for older couples in receipt of the State pension in cases in which they have a modest occupational pension from work given they contributed to that pension throughout their working life and payment of such tax now erodes their tax credits and lessens their weekly income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1884/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Claire Kerrane

643. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of current applications awaiting decision for citizenship through the foreign births registration. [1245/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Claire Kerrane

644. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff working on citizenship applications through foreign births registration. [1246/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Claire Kerrane

645. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications submitted for citizenship through the foreign births registration in 2020 and 2021. [1247/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Claire Kerrane

646. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for citizenship through the foreign births registration that have taken longer than 18 months to process. [1248/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Claire Kerrane

647. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the length of time in months that decisions on citizenship were delayed for due to Covid-19. [1249/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Claire Kerrane

648. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has considered simplifying the process for citizenship for applicants with Irish ancestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

777. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the measures that are in place to support and protect pregnant teachers and staff in school environments; if consideration has been given to providing pregnant and vulnerable school staff with the opportunity to work from home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1216/22]

State Pensions

Claire Kerrane

877. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 20 October 2021, the number of full rate State pension (contributory) approved in each year before 2010 by contribution rate category in tabular form. [62992/21]

Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1044. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the matters that were identified for improvement from phase 1 of the tender process for regional employment services which have been incorporated as part of phase 2 of the tender for local area employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1817/22]

Departmental Data

Claire Kerrane

1051. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of increase for persons participating in the part-time job incentive scheme with regard to the €5 rate increases announced across many social welfare schemes in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2037/22]

Departmental Data

Claire Kerrane

1055. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of existing recipients that sought a review of their rate of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number that received an increase to their rate of pandemic unemployment as a result of review following the changes to the payment whereby the scheme was reopened due to updated public health guidelines; if she will provide this data broken down by week from December 2021 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2326/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Claire Kerrane

1056. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 14 December 2021, the overall number of applications to the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit scheme; the number of successful applications to the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit scheme; the average waiting time from application to approval for Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit; if she will provide this data for November and December 2021 and to date in 2022 by week and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2327/22]

Residency Permits

Claire Kerrane

1225. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their residency application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63451/21]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

1243. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints of rape that were reported to An Garda Síochána in 2020 and 2021; and the number of complaints of other types of sexual assault by year, type of complaint and by Garda division in tabular form. [1183/22]

Gangland Crime

Claire Kerrane

1244. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners who are members of organised criminal gangs; and the number who are due to be released from prison custody in 2022. [1184/22]

Fines Administration

Claire Kerrane

1245. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda fines that were issued for parking in a disabled bay in 2020 and 2021; and the value of these fines by Garda division in tabular form. [1185/22]

An Garda Síochána

Claire Kerrane

1246. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of scramblers and quad bikes that were seized in 2020 and 2021 by Garda division in tabular form. [1186/22]

Departmental Investigations

Claire Kerrane

2045. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an investigation (details supplied) underway within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1242/22]

Regeneration Projects

Claire Kerrane

2051. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports that are available to community centres to assist with upgrade works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1390/22]

Community Development Projects

Claire Kerrane

2065. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a breakdown will be provided of grants awarded by project and location for the most recent Rural Regeneration and Development Fund round by each fund category in tabular form. [2338/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

138. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 28 September 2021, if consideration will be given to including partial capacity benefit as a qualifying payment for the fuel allowance providing recipients were in receipt of a qualifying payment previously and that they meet the means testing requirements for the fuel allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62258/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

139. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider including disability allowance and blind pension as qualifying payments for the partial capacity benefit in order to support those with a disability in seeking and gaining employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62259/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

140. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider changing the eligibility criteria which restrict applications for partial capacity benefit to those who have been on invalidity pension or illness benefit for a minimum of six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62260/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

141. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the availability of the one-parent family payment and half-rate carer's allowance by enabling eligible recipients to claim the payment until a child reaches 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62261/21]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

187. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the crisis in home care in that packages are being approved but the care is not being provided given the lack of home care workers; the steps he will take to tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62091/21]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

188. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages awarded in each of the counties in the CHO2 area; and the number of these approved packages in which care is not currently being provided. [62092/21]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

189. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages awarded by county; and the number of these approved packages in which care is not currently being provided. [62093/21]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

190. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to make access to QQI level 5 healthcare support as affordable and easy as possible for participants, given the major lack of home care workers. [62094/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Claire Kerrane

458. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 23 November 2021, if her attention has been drawn to delays in processing Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit applications in recent weeks; the processes her Department is putting in place to ensure those who contract Covid-19 or are close contacts and cannot go to work can avail of the scheme immediately; the average waiting time from application to approval for Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit for November and December 2021 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61988/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

588. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the requirements in relation to medical card holders that do not or cannot wear masks when attending general practitioner appointments given that mask wearing requirements are at the discretion of each individual doctor; the processes that are in place to ensure they can attend appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61352/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Claire Kerrane

70. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take regarding CAP following his tour of marts and his engagement with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60447/21]

Industrial Development

Claire Kerrane

105. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that a site with full planning permission in an IDA Ballinasloe Business and Technology Park, County Galway is marketed globally by the IDA for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60441/21]

Industrial Development

Claire Kerrane

124. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a site with full planning permission in the IDA Ballinasloe Business and Technology Park, County Galway that is ready for construction and to be marketed globally by the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60440/21]

Health Services Staff

Claire Kerrane

293. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1691 of 27 July 2021, if he will provide an update on the development of a regulatory framework for home support providers including an update on the primary legislation; when this will be introduced; the role HIQA will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60888/21]

EU Funding

Claire Kerrane

48. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider allocating additional funding to the LEADER programme for 2023 to 2027, given the recently announced indicative allocation of €180 million for this period and in consideration of the fact that LEADER funding has stagnated since the previous period and has dropped significantly since the period from 2007 to 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60565/21]

Regeneration Projects

Claire Kerrane

69. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the provision of town regeneration officers to support the development of rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60148/21]

Departmental Strategies

Claire Kerrane

72. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a six-month progress report on the implementation of Our Rural Strategy will be available considering the commitment to provide same as set out in the strategy and her advice that the report would be available before the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60144/21]

Departmental Strategies

Claire Kerrane

92. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the 2022 Work Programme for Our Rural Strategy will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60145/21]

Regeneration Projects

Claire Kerrane

105. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that are in place to support the refurbishment of vacant properties in rural communities; the way ease of access for persons is ensured within funding streams such as the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the town and village renewal schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60147/21]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of a rural-proofing mechanism to support the Our Rural Future Strategy considering examples of rural-proofing legislation in the North and mechanisms in Sweden and New Zealand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60146/21]

Climate Change Policy

Claire Kerrane

158. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that have been taken to support a community (details supplied) impacted by the move from brown to green; the investment that has been made to the community; the efforts that have been made to replace jobs lost by the wind down of peat production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60455/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

374. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue arising from a specific matter (details supplied) relating to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60304/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

425. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all third-level students will be given the option to take scheduled exams online in circumstances in which students are concerned regarding ongoing public heath guidelines; if he will advise in the case of a specific institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60366/21]

Departmental Data

Claire Kerrane

451. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the status of her Department’s research into parental alienation; when this research will be completed; the next steps in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60508/21]

Vaccination Programme

Claire Kerrane

590. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties posed to children and adults with autism and other conditions when it comes to availing of the Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60321/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Claire Kerrane

603. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the process of testing of inpatients in cases in which there is no clinical suspicion of Covid-19 upon admission to hospital with particular reference to testing processes for a vaccinated versus unvaccinated patient whilst an inpatient at hospital; the details of the precise PCR assay threshold that is used by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60358/21]

Vaccination Programme

Claire Kerrane

604. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the vaccine status of those staff, residents and patients involved in healthcare outbreaks of Covid-19 in hospital, nursing homes and residential care settings in the Roscommon-Galway region since July 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60359/21]

Vaccination Programme

Claire Kerrane

605. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the weekly breakdown of all Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU which shows the precise number of vaccinated versus unvaccinated patients admitted to ICU and the cumulative weekly vaccine take-up by age in each corresponding week between 1 April 2021 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60360/21]

Vaccination Programme

Claire Kerrane

606. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the variations in vaccination status of Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU in Ireland in comparison with the UK cases in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60361/21]

General Practitioner Services

Claire Kerrane

618. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the current reimbursement process in place for medical card holders seeking to claim back the costs of blood tests; if this has ever been reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60450/21]

General Practitioner Services

Claire Kerrane

619. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for the reimbursement of costs for blood tests with a general practitioner in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of applications approved and paid out and the number refused; the current average waiting time for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60451/21]

General Practitioner Services

Claire Kerrane

620. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if medical card holders are advised of the reimbursement process to recoup the costs of blood tests with their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60452/21]

General Practitioner Services

Claire Kerrane

621. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) on the charging of medical card holders for blood tests by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60453/21]

Vaccination Programme

Claire Kerrane

626. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if vaccination centres and other settings in which the booster vaccines are being rolled out including primary care centres are running at full capacity; if sufficient vaccinators are in place across these settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60501/21]

Vaccination Programme

Claire Kerrane

627. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he his attention has been drawn to the long delays at a primary care centre (details supplied) for Covid-19 booster vaccinations; the steps he will take to avoid such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60502/21]

Agriculture Industry

Claire Kerrane

700. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of non-EU lamb slaughtered in Ireland in 2020 and to date in 2021; the origin of that lamb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60511/21]

Teagasc Activities

Claire Kerrane

701. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the annual budget from his Department to Teagasc; the breakdown of the level of funding provided to Teagasc under each scheme in each of the past five years. [60512/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

702. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount that was paid to advisers in relation to the Knowledge Transfer Programme; the amount paid to farmers during the three years of the scheme; and the average number of farmers per advisor. [60513/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

125. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if INTREO front and back office set-ups established in response to Covid-19 have been reviewed; if she will advise on when front and back office set-ups will return to normal office set-ups following the lifting of certain public health guidelines particularly in consideration of the impact that prolonged front-back INTREO office set-ups may have on client-facing services and securing appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59344/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Claire Kerrane

126. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is flexibility in which a person (details supplied) has the required number of PRSI contributions but not at the necessary class for the invalidity pension given that through no fault of their own they had paid a WOPS stamp during their early years at work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59366/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Claire Kerrane

199. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reopening the Covid-19 testing centre in Athlone, County Westmeath to save persons from having to travel long distances for a Covid-19 test given the current difficulties for persons seeking a PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/21]

Legislative Measures

Claire Kerrane

143. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update with regard to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 particularly with regard to the consultation process as outlined in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58533/21]

EU Regulations

Claire Kerrane

195. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance when he sought a reduction in VAT on domestic energy bills from the EU Commission; the way he communicated this to the Commission; and the persons he discussed it with and the response he received. [58909/21]

Insurance Industry

Claire Kerrane

204. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced by the equine industry when it comes to insurance; the action he has taken to protect jobs in the sector and to ensure that racing events can get insurance cover in order to go ahead; if he has engaged with the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58907/21]

EU Regulations

Claire Kerrane

205. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if he has sought a reduction in VAT on domestic energy bills from the EU Commission; if he has raised this matter with the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58908/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

220. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if weddings that were scheduled ahead of the most recent updates to public health guidelines but fall after this date, will be exempted from the midnight curfew on hospitality and nightlife; the mechanisms that are in place to ensure those couples that have scheduled their weddings in line with guidance at that time experience as little disruption as possible while complying with public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58870/21]

Irish Language

Claire Kerrane

380. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms that are in place to ensure that Irish language supports are provided as part of social protection services in particularly with regard to customer-facing services such as INTREO offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58335/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

390. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment who have transitioned to jobseekers’ payments; the number transitioning from pandemic unemployment payment to various jobseeker’s terms by week and by jobseeker’s payment type that is, jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58511/21]

Research Funding

Claire Kerrane

415. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that will be made available as confirmed by her to a person (details supplied) in April 2021 to allow their critical research into children with intellectual disabilities and autism which parents and families are waiting on to begin. [58971/21]

Parental Leave

Claire Kerrane

438. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his plans to extend parent’s benefit and leave to ensure all parents can avail of the scheme including parents of children born through surrogacy and to extend the full available benefit and allowance to lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59135/21]

Research Funding

Claire Kerrane

688. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available for research purposes that could be accessed by a PhD student in research concerning children with intellectual disabilities and autism in tabular form. [58970/21]

Hospital Overcrowding

Claire Kerrane

716. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase bed capacity and address the overcrowding crisis in Portiuncula Hospital as part of the Saolta Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59042/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Claire Kerrane

717. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of capital funding requests submitted to his Department from Portiuncula Hospital specifically to address the issue of bed capacity over the past three years; the amount requested; the amount provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59043/21]

Hospital Facilities

Claire Kerrane

718. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided to Portiuncula Hospital in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59044/21]

Hospital Staff

Claire Kerrane

719. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for Portiuncula Hospital; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59045/21]

Hospital Facilities

Claire Kerrane

720. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds that will be made operational in Portiuncula Hospital under the winter plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59046/21]

Hospital Procedures

Claire Kerrane

721. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in Portiuncula Hospital over each of the past six months as a result of bed capacity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59047/21]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

722. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the total number of home care hours applied for by CHO; the total number granted over each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59048/21]

Primary Care Services

Claire Kerrane

723. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will outline primary care plans for CHO area 2; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59049/21]

Home Care Packages

Claire Kerrane

724. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from Portiuncula Hospital while waiting on a home care package or community bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59050/21]

Hospital Facilities

Claire Kerrane

725. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Roscommon and Galway available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; his plans to increase community bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59051/21]

Energy Prices

Claire Kerrane

1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to support families who are struggling to meet energy costs during winter 2021 and who are locked out of the fuel allowance given many households are not eligible for the payment and are reporting challenges with the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58204/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

3. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reintroduce the pandemic unemployment payment for those workers who are affected by recent updates to public health guidelines; the supports that are available to those who now cannot work as a result of these guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58205/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

7. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the way she intends to fill the current gaps left as a result of those departing community employment positions, particularly with regard to community employment referrals and in circumstances in which there is difficulty replacing persons in these important roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57828/21]

Poverty Impact Assessment

Claire Kerrane

30. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the next steps with regard to the findings of the Poverty Impact Assessment on jobseeker’s rates for young people; when she intends to lay the document before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57827/21]

Departmental Reviews

Claire Kerrane

58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the Child Maintenance Review Group is due to report on its findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57826/21]

Pensions Reform

Claire Kerrane

73. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects her Department to implement reforms to the pension system following consideration of recommendations made in the report by the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57829/21]

Employment Support Services

Claire Kerrane

114. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the forthcoming phase two of the tender for employment services process; the expected timeline in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57825/21]

Employment Support Services

Claire Kerrane

123. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if any further consideration has been given to extending time allowed on the back to work enterprise allowance for current participants given that they have been unable to avail of the advantages of the scheme due to Covid-19 and have therefore lost out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57729/21]