Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Citizens Information Services

Jim O'Callaghan

108. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the citizens information centre in Rathmines will be relocated; if so, the location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21393/22]

Birth Certificates

Jim O'Callaghan

155. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reduce delays in granting birth certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21387/22]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

207. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour-related accidents due to sleep apnoea recorded in the State in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive in tabular form. [20590/22]

Airport Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

345. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he plans to take to reduce the inordinate queues that are occurring on a daily basis at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19279/22]

Road Safety

Jim O'Callaghan

386. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths and collisions attributed to sleep disorders; and the number of road deaths and collisions attributed to sleep apnoea in the State in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive, in tabular form. [20215/22]

Road Safety

Jim O'Callaghan

387. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport his strategy to reduce the number of road collisions due to sleep disorders and apnoea. [20216/22]

Immigration Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

1244. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to ensure that the immigration and naturalisation process is protected from persons who are booking up available slots and then reselling them to persons that are desperate for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19407/22]

Dental Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1405. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE orthodontic report 2015 has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/22]

Dental Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1406. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE orthodontic report 2015 has cost the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/22]

Dental Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1407. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will invoke his statutory powers to ensure that the HSE orthodontic training report 2015 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1582. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are waiting for sleep disorder care (details supplied) including all outpatient, inpatient, day case, planned, active, to come in and suspension lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20214/22]

European Union

Jim O'Callaghan

19. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposal for a European Union directive on corporate sustainability, due diligence and amending directive 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18477/22]

Tax Reliefs

Jim O'Callaghan

32. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the principal private residence relief on capital gains tax allows persons to maintain principal private residence relief in circumstances in which they allow their home to be used by refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18497/22]

Court Procedures

Jim O'Callaghan

621. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given to compiling and making publicly available online victim impact statements delivered by victims and their families after convictions in the Circuit Court and Central Criminal Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18204/22]

Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

43. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when he expects palliative care services to return to pre-pandemic levels. [16851/22]

Hospital Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

111. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if action will be taken to increase the number of neurology nurses in Dublin hospitals. [16850/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

126. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost to date since 25 February 2022 of providing an additional Garda presence in the environs of the Russian Embassy. [16013/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Jim O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she has concerns regarding the activities carried out by accredited personnel of the Russian Embassy in Ireland. [16014/22]

Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

722. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients suffering from sleep apnoea, by HSE CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16395/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

723. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients who are waiting for a sleep disorder screening appointment; the way this has been affected by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16396/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

724. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he has a strategy to reduce the sleep disorder screening waiting list; if, and the way the sleep patient waiting lists are addressed in the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan; if, and the way sleep patients are included in the HSE National Service Plan 2022 outpatient targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16397/22]

Health Services Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

725. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of sleep medicine consultants who are currently employed by the HSE. [16398/22]

Health Strategies

Jim O'Callaghan

726. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his strategy to create a national clinical sleep disorders strategy. [16399/22]

EU Membership

Jim O'Callaghan

91. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania are likely to join the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/22]

EU Membership

Jim O'Callaghan

112. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the application by Moldova to join the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15156/22]

Energy Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he plans to take to secure Ireland's energy supply in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the necessity of Europe no longer relying on Russian gas and oil. [15283/22]

Energy Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

16. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he plans to take to reduce EU demand for Russian gas by two thirds before the end of the year in accordance with the European Commission’s plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030 announced on 8 March 2022. [15284/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Jim O'Callaghan

17. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he plans to take in the short-term to increase Ireland’s renewable energy supply. [15285/22]

Exploration Industry

Jim O'Callaghan

18. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of licences for gas exploration in or in the vicinity of the Corrib gas field that still subsist and when those licences were granted. [15286/22]

Exploration Industry

Jim O'Callaghan

19. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will grant extensions to those licences for gas exploration in or in the vicinity of the Corrib gas field that still subsist in order to improve Ireland’s chances of securing a domestic gas supply as a transition fuel in view of gas being a transition fuel until Ireland is fully reliant on renewables. [15287/22]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Jim O'Callaghan

354. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when planning regulations will be updated to permit solar panels being placed in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14942/22]

Foreign Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

399. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of diplomats from the Russian Federation that have been afforded diplomatic status in Ireland. [14458/22]

Foreign Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

400. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Russian officials that are based at the Russian embassy in Dublin; and if all of these persons have been afforded diplomatic status. [14459/22]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

620. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons availing of the living alone allowance can retain that allowance if they provide accommodation to refugees fleeing Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14535/22]

International Relations

Jim O'Callaghan

758. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she has any information suggesting that Russian officials based in the Russian embassy in Ireland are involved in illegal activity or espionage and if so, if she will disclose same. [14460/22]

International Relations

Jim O'Callaghan

759. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she has any information suggesting that the Russian Federation is using Irish citizens in order to obtain confidential information concerning Ireland’s national security and if so, if she will disclose same. [14461/22]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence when he will announce the appointment of the independent chair of the Commission on the Defence Forces implementation body. [13475/22]

Air Corps

Jim O'Callaghan

29. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence if he will extend the Air Corps service commitment scheme for pilots. [13474/22]

Economic Sanctions

Jim O'Callaghan

173. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if Irish aircraft leasing companies are still permitted to lease aircraft to Russian companies and or persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12399/22]

Economic Sanctions

Jim O'Callaghan

204. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Irish director of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development will be seeking the imposition by the bank of sanctions against Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12585/22]

Foreign Conflicts

Jim O'Callaghan

278. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that can be taken to facilitate Ukrainians fleeing Ukraine and who are not in possession of an international passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/22]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

710. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there will be an inquiry into the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in south County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13066/22]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

711. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the recommendations contained within the report on the look-back review into child and adolescent mental health services in County Kerry published on 12 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13067/22]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

712. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when there will be integration of services for children who require mental health assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13068/22]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the shortage of dedicated residential places in the catchment area in County Kerry will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11888/22]

Tax Code

Jim O'Callaghan

258. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to amending section 865(4) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 that permits the Revenue Commissioners to not make refunds due to taxpayers if the refund relates to a tax year more than four years previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11305/22]

Teacher Training

Jim O'Callaghan

458. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will extend the allowance for student teachers to provide substitute services beyond the February 2022 mid-term break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10954/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Jim O'Callaghan

587. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given on humanitarian grounds to allowing the appeal against the decision not to grant naturalisation to a person (details supplied). [11311/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Jim O'Callaghan

652. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the large backlog of needs assessments for children in the CH06 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11008/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Jim O'Callaghan

211. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide funding in the upcoming budget to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10182/22]