Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Data Protection

Denis Naughten

69. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps which he is taking to restrict the right to be forgotten under GDPR by convicted sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2035/23]

Health Strategies

Denis Naughten

119. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he plans to establish a carer's commission to address the issues being experienced by family carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2042/23]

Education Policy

Denis Naughten

264. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the reason an association (details supplied) has been excluded from an organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7806/23]

Education Schemes

Denis Naughten

265. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will list the names and technical expertise of the members of the expert advisory group that developed the framework of principles that govern the Racing Academy and Centre of Education, RACE, scheme; if she will list the names and technical expertise of the later expert advisory group which made up-to-date language changes to the framework of principles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7811/23]

Agriculture Industry

Denis Naughten

423. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put an emergency fund in place to support sheep farmers who have seen a collapse in income due to rising input prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/23]

Official Engagements

Denis Naughten

92. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 31 January 2023, if the Minister of State with Responsibility for Heritage been requested to visit Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon, by the Minister of State with Responsible for the OPW; if he has agreed to such a site visit; when he intends to visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7630/23]

Medicinal Products

Denis Naughten

184. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when adjuvant abemaciclib will be approved to reduce the risk of breast cancer for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/23]

Home Help Service

Denis Naughten

196. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will make provision for the allocation of funds to be made available directly to families to allow them to source the care required given the failure by the HSE to deliver home help hours due to the lack of availability of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7633/23]

Research and Development

Denis Naughten

81. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he intends to take to improve the interface between the wider research community and the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2036/23]

International Bodies

Denis Naughten

87. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current status of Ireland's application to join CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2037/23]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

343. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 22 November 2022, if she will outline the timetable for the delivery on the new scheme to provide free books for primary school students; the planning work completed to date; the way in which she intends to implement this measure; if she has commenced engagement with the educational partners; if so, the scope of any such engagement; the engagement with the school book sector to date; if so, the scope of such engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6796/23]

International Bodies

Denis Naughten

478. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress to date on Ireland becoming a member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

538. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason hospital contract staff who interacted with patients are being excluded from payment of the pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6481/23]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

747. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason children under the age of five years are not treated at minor injury units; the plans he has, if any, to extend such services to children under five years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7099/23]

Disability Services

Denis Naughten

804. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when he expects the EU disability card to be available to those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7226/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Denis Naughten

29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has read the recent NESC report on the self-employed. [2046/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Denis Naughten

51. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in her Department who are working remotely on a permanent basis; the number working from home; the number working from a remote hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2043/23]

Social Welfare Rates

Denis Naughten

52. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to increase the carer's allowance or carer's benefit rates and the income disregard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2041/23]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

54. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the target processing time for schemes under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2044/23]

Healthcare Policy

Denis Naughten

55. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a request from the Minister for Social Protection to designate long Covid as an occupational illness; the current status of the request; the timeline for responding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6066/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Denis Naughten

137. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm whether she expects to receive the report from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland on support for the independent radio sector within 100 days of the Report Stage of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022, as outlined in Dáil Éireann on 30 November 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6064/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Denis Naughten

248. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if DEIS schools are mandated to provide reading recovery and the associated whole class programme literacy lift-off as a condition of accessing extra funds for DEIS and the DEIS scheme in general; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6065/23]

Healthcare Policy

Denis Naughten

454. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he has received a request from the Minister for Social Protection to designate long Covid as an occupational illness; the current status of the request; the timeline for responding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6067/23]

Defence Forces

Denis Naughten

9. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the future plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2033/23]

Air Corps

Denis Naughten

40. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans, if any, to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/23]

School Staff

Denis Naughten

309. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department will fund teachers who are upskilling in maths, physics and Spanish but not in home economics, despite the subject being the second most difficult subject for which to employ a teacher; the criteria that were used when selecting the subjects to be supported; the number of vacant home economics posts across the post-primary sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5450/23]

Child and Family Agency

Denis Naughten

354. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to trace the three unaccompanied minors who remain unaccounted for, having disappeared from the care of Tusla in 2022; if he will outline the location and when these children disappeared; the type of accommodation involved; the steps he is taking to prohibit the use of hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation, or rented accommodation for such asylum seekers, given the hundreds of unaccompanied minors who disappeared without trace in the previous two decades prior to the cessation of the policy of accommodating these children in hostel accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/23]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

414. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to expand paediatric gynaecology services and out of hours care in line with the Women’s Health Action plan; the timeline and intermediate stages for the delivery of this objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5448/23]

Education Schemes

Denis Naughten

415. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to highlight the condition of endometriosis and its impact on teenage girls; if he will outline the available treatment pathways for teenage girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5449/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Denis Naughten

424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he sought a report from NewERA before he considered the approval of the agreement between Coillte and a company (details supplied); if so, the conclusions of any such assessment; if he will publish the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5437/23]

School Facilities

Denis Naughten

135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in releasing the minor works grant to schools; when an announcement will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4999/23]

Childcare Services

Denis Naughten

171. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to introduce mandatory paediatric first-aid training for all childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5195/23]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

184. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the UK fuel allowance will be considered as an eligible payment for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4501/23]

Official Engagements

Denis Naughten

341. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been requested to visit Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon, by the Minister of State responsible for the OPW; if he has agreed to such a site visit; when he intends to visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4302/23]

School Transport

Denis Naughten

430. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the current status of the school transport review within her Department; if in the interim, she will provide clarity on the school transport service for the 2023-2024 academic year; if it is her intention to charge fees to parents for this service in the 2023-2024 academic year; the steps she is taking to ensure that the service for 2023-2024 is planned thus avoiding the chaos of autumn 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4500/23]

Education Policy

Denis Naughten

262. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education in view of comments made by An Uachtaráin if she will review his Department's guidance on students receiving homework; if she plans to issue a circular on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3835/23]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

315. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the provision of bone density scans was first suspended in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe; the reason they were suspended; if any patients on the waiting list were referred to other hospitals for the scans during this period; the number of people currently on the waiting list; the amount of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/23]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

320. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the plans for a change in the ownership or operation of an out-of-hours service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3896/23]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

174. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will consider sponsoring medical, nursing and paramedical students on condition of providing two years contracted employment with the public health service post qualification as a mechanism to meet workforce shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3511/23]

School Textbooks

Denis Naughten

344. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education To ask the Minister for Education, further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 22 November 2022, if she will provide an estimated timeframe for the delivery of the new scheme to provide free books for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2731/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Denis Naughten

491. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2723/23]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

552. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the HSE carries out exit interviews for staff leaving its employment; if the HSE will consider investing in exit interviews as a way of identifying recruitment and retention issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/23]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

589. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline of the HIQA assessment report on the proposal to add the chickenpox vaccine to the national vaccination schedule for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3027/23]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

11. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the establishment of a small capital grant for mountain and sub-aqua rescue and recovery groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1835/23]

Cycling Facilities

Denis Naughten

17. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the plans that he has to improve the standard of urban cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1838/23]

Traffic Management

Denis Naughten

34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to reduce traffic volumes in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1839/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Denis Naughten

36. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to provide park-and-ride facilities to reduce traffic congestion and emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1837/23]

Coast Guard Service

Denis Naughten

100. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to enhance the level of cover provided by the Irish Coast Guard service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1836/23]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

215. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the meeting between the community surrounding Lough Funshinagh and the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW on 10 November 2022, the steps that have been taken to date and the engagements with other State actors to progress a planning solution for the ongoing flooding and threat to homes and farmyards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/23]

Vacant Properties

Denis Naughten

233. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grant applications received by each local authority under the Croí Cónaithe (towns) fund for both towns and rural areas, respectively; the corresponding number of applications approved in each instance; if he will consider extending the grant to allow for the letting of property in light of the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2546/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

293. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when agency nurses (details supplied) will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2451/23]

Health Strategies

Denis Naughten

319. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 629 of 17 May 2022, if he will ensure that the current supports available for young people are drawn together under a national student mental and emotional strategy and helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2544/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Denis Naughten

356. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for routine and urgent appointments, respectively, referred to the breast clinic at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/23]

Driver Test

Denis Naughten

233. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the plans that he has to increase supports for those with special educational needs sitting the driver theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1248/23]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

415. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency co-ordination working group held its last meeting; if he will call an emergency meeting of the working group in view of the impending serious flooding in the Shannon catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/23]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

416. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the present discharge rate of water from Lough Derg via Parteen weir; and the corresponding discharge from Ardnacrusha Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/23]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

417. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 10 November 2022, if he will outline the conclusions drawn from his engagement with the OPW on the outcome of the legal analysis of the current regulatory environment regarding the management of the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1656/23]

Housing Schemes

Denis Naughten

541. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the terms and conditions of the tenant purchase scheme to include income from the rural social scheme when purchasing a rural local authority house now that the six-year time limit has been removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1301/23]

School Staff

Denis Naughten

689. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to establish a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers who wish to transfer which would allow them to keep their permanent status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63479/22]

State Examinations

Denis Naughten

787. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to review State examination accommodations for students with dyspraxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1922/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

891. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 15 December 2022, if she will provide updated figures on the claimants in each time period; the number of EIB claims received and the individuals claiming EIB up to the end of September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1265/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

892. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of illness benefit and disability allowance, respectively, due to long-Covid; her plans to consider long-Covid as an occupational illness for front-line workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1266/23]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

1153. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to his response to questions on promised legislation on 30 November 2022 regarding the long-Covid clinic at the Mater Hospital, the current status of the clinic. [62909/22]

Dental Services

Denis Naughten

1243. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the provisions that his Department is taking to secure dental services for medical card holders in counties Roscommon and Galway; the services that are available to patients who cannot find a local dentist to avail of the dental treatment services scheme; when the current scheme will be replaced with a fit-for-purpose scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63539/22]

Dental Services

Denis Naughten

1244. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in counties Roscommon and Galway which have ceased providing medical card services to persons with disabilities in the past five years; the medical card dental services that are currently available to adult persons with disabilities; the provision that is in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63540/22]

Dental Services

Denis Naughten

1245. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in counties Roscommon and Galway which have ceased providing medical card services in the past five years; the medical card dental services currently available to medical card users; the provision that is in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63541/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Denis Naughten

1336. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63861/22]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

1387. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps which are being taken to decant services from the St. Brigid's Hospital Campus in Ballinasloe; if he will outline the remaining services on the site; the steps that are being taken to relocate such services; the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1066/23]

Dental Services

Denis Naughten

1514. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if a full paediatric dental service has been restored at Roscommon University Hospital [1575/23]

Hospital Procedures

Denis Naughten

1539. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for their surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1671/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Denis Naughten

1577. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for bone density scans for patients at each hospital in the Saolta group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1771/23]

Defibrillators Provision

Denis Naughten

1652. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the estimated or actual number of automated external defibrillators in Ireland; the corresponding figure for the numbers that are publicly accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/23]

Departmental Data

Denis Naughten

1653. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the total number of automated external defibrillators registered with the National Ambulance Service; the number of cardiac first responder groups in Ireland; the number of trained cardiac first responder volunteers by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1987/23]

Ambulance Service

Denis Naughten

1654. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents that cardiac first responder groups/members were notified of in each of the past 12 months; the corresponding number of incidents that cardiac first responder groups or members attended; the corresponding number of times a cardiac first responder member provided CPR and defibrillation to cardiac arrest victims before an ambulance arrived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1988/23]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

1655. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the strategy and supports that are being implemented or proposed, to enable communities to respond and improve the survival rate of cardiac arrest victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1989/23]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

1656. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the specific additional funding provided to each hospital group and each CHO under the winter initiative 2022-2023; the funds drawn down to date by hospital group and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1990/23]

Health Service Executive

Denis Naughten

1657. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE service plan for 2023 was approved; the funding provided in the 2023 service plan to address acute hospital bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1991/23]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

1665. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the location of the chronic disease ambulatory care hubs in CHO 2; the location of the hubs servicing County Roscommon; when these hubs will become operational; the current status of staff recruitment for such hubs in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/23]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

1666. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent podiatrists working in CHO 2 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2064/23]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

1667. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the National Rehabilitation Hospital regional rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; the current status of the design process for the unit; when planning permission will be sought from Roscommon County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2065/23]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

1678. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current status of the review process of the role of radiation therapists; when the recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2156/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

1825. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the cut-off dates for his proposed scheme for "forgotten farmers"; if he will outline the definition of a forgotten farmer as proposed by his Department; the current status of the proposed scheme; if it will involve the reallocation of farm entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1097/23]

Departmental Bodies

Denis Naughten

20. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date of the most recent meeting of the mobile phone and broadband taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57925/22]

Road Projects

Denis Naughten

45. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that she is taking to address the backlog in local improvement scheme applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57924/22]

Energy Conservation

Denis Naughten

115. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to promote the insulation of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57926/22]

Energy Conservation

Denis Naughten

131. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to reduce the cost of insulating homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57927/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Denis Naughten

148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed with Enterprise Ireland the way to stimulate the establishment of indigenous businesses in the renewable energy supply chain through a national renewable energy business accelerator programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62962/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Denis Naughten

159. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that he plans to increase renewables to meet 80% of Ireland's electricity needs by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62954/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Denis Naughten

160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will build a strategy in conjunction with the European Commission to fund and construct an Atlantic electricity interconnector which would land west-southwest coast renewable energy directly into the mainland European electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62958/22]

Energy Policy

Denis Naughten

161. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will establish an offshore renewable development authority similar to the Industrial Development Authority that will drive a fully co-ordinated national action plan, and will have responsibilities ranging from research and development and supply chain development to the commercial deployment of renewable energy, ensuring that Ireland becomes the leading global clean energy exporter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62959/22]

Energy Policy

Denis Naughten

162. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has discussed with Enterprise Ireland plans to stimulate the establishment of indigenous businesses in the renewable energy supply chain through a national renewable energy business accelerator programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62960/22]

Energy Production

Denis Naughten

163. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish a green hydrogen strategy involving the emerging industry across the EU as well as key domestic stakeholders to assess hydrogen's suitability as a key future energy source for Ireland's economy and identify the main infrastructure investment requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62961/22]

Ports Policy

Denis Naughten

180. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the plans that are in place to develop the port infrastructure to enable the deployment of offshore wind farms, particularly along Ireland's west coast (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62955/22]

Ports Policy

Denis Naughten

181. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on establishing Shannon Foynes port as an international floating offshore wind energy hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62956/22]

Appointments to State Boards

Denis Naughten

217. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the establishment, recruitment and implementation of the new body, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, MARA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62957/22]

School Staff

Denis Naughten

235. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if her Department will establish a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers who wish to relocate to enable them to keep their permanent and contract of indefinite duration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62953/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

253. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims submitted and the number of persons who have received enhanced illness benefit for Covid-19; the number of persons who were in payment for ten weeks; the number of persons who transferred to illness benefit after the ten-week payment period had expired; the number of these claims that were in payment for more than two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks, 12 weeks or in excess of 12 weeks, respectively; the number that were transferred to disability allowance; the number of such claims that were rejected or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62919/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

315. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the €2.2 million allocated for the development of long-Covid services in 2022 that was spent exclusively on long-Covid services; the allocation drawn down by each clinic to date in 2022; the respective period of operation of each clinic; the number of new patients and recurring patients treated to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62886/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

316. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 15 September 2022, the number of full-time posts allocated to post-acute and long-Covid clinics by clinic and speciality; if the position has been filled; if an offer has been made, if a recruitment competition is ongoing and or if the HSE recruitment process has commenced in light of emerging evidence on long-Covid. [62887/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

322. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to the response of An Taoiseach to questions on promised legislation on 30 November 2022 regarding the long-Covid clinic at the Mater Hospital, the current status of the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62911/22]