Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Emergency Departments

Francis Noel Duffy

579. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will fast-track the creation of a quiet/sensory waiting room in the Tallaght Hospital accident and emergency department where autistic people and people with intellectual disabilities can retreat to when feeling overstimulated, helping to maintain their dignity and de-escalate potential personal crisis situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41470/23]

Health Services

Francis Noel Duffy

582. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider pancreatic adenocarcinoma as an eligible illness under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41479/23]

Tax Code

Francis Noel Duffy

428. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Finance if retrospective payments will be considered for households who have installed solar panels before 1 May when 0% VAT applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37398/23]

Housing Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

563. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the total number of cost-rental units delivered since 2020. [35662/23]

Prison Service

Francis Noel Duffy

97. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Taoiseach the recidivism rates in all Irish prisons. [33913/23]

Prison Service

Francis Noel Duffy

98. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Taoiseach if a geographic breakdown of the origin of repeat offenders exists and if so, if he will supply this data. [33914/23]

Property Management Companies

Francis Noel Duffy

469. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice when regulations will be made to ensure that owner management companies (OMCs) are financially sustainable; to ensure that OMCs provide for expenditure of a non-recurring nature as per the Housing for All plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33858/23]

Prison Service

Francis Noel Duffy

499. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice for a geographic breakdown of all inmates in Irish prisons, i.e. the wider area they resided in before incarceration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33911/23]

An Garda Síochána

Francis Noel Duffy

500. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if there is a geographic breakdown or "heat map" of arrests made by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33912/23]

An Garda Síochána

Francis Noel Duffy

501. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice for a geographic breakdown of Garda diversion programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33915/23]

Health Services

Francis Noel Duffy

790. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the cost to run the north inner city multidisciplinary team each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33916/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Francis Noel Duffy

70. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any update on when the referendum on the Right to Housing will take place. [32359/23]

Fire Safety

Francis Noel Duffy

94. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if interim funding has been decided on for those who are currently facing defective issues in their dwellings. [32358/23]

Energy Prices

Francis Noel Duffy

117. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that while electricity companies (details supplied) are deducting energy costs, they are simultaneously increasing standing charges to more than double the price; if he has engaged with energy companies on this issue; the rationale behind the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30784/23]

Education Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

323. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her Department engaged with schools to ensure that their Acceptable Use Policy for the use of smartphones is set up effectively and implemented. [31211/23]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

325. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the fact that a school (details supplied) has an ASD unit in its junior school but not the senior school; the reasons for the delay in procuring an ASD unit in the senior school; if she will resolve the issues preventing the establishment of the unit considering students of this ASD unit finishing up in the junior school have nowhere to go for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31214/23]

Defective Building Materials

Francis Noel Duffy

263. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on when the remediation scheme will be introduced for homeowners impacted by defective properties; if he will be introducing an interim scheme to allow homeowners to cover costs of remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/23]

Waste Management

Francis Noel Duffy

158. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the current status of the waste reduction levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/23]

Electric Vehicles

Francis Noel Duffy

204. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport why there has been an increase from €5 to €20 in the credit that needs to be on an EV deposit card before charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29214/23]

Pharmacy Services

Francis Noel Duffy

158. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he can engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the review regarding fee restoration that is due by the end of June. [28731/23]