Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Nursing Homes

Jim O'Callaghan

752. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 December 2023, or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting for each LHO area, in tabular form. [54522/23]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

753. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

754. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2023 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [54526/23]

Medical Cards

Jim O'Callaghan

755. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2023; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [54527/23]

Hospital Admissions

Jim O'Callaghan

756. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each at the end of November 2023 for each public/voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54528/23]

Hospital Admissions

Jim O'Callaghan

757. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each owing to delayed discharges to date in 2023 for each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [54529/23]

Emergency Departments

Jim O'Callaghan

758. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during Q3 2023; the total number to date in 2023; and the hospitals where the wait occurred. [54530/23]

Emergency Departments

Jim O'Callaghan

759. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in Q3 2023; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90 more than 120 and more than 180 minutes for same, in tabular from. [54531/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Jim O'Callaghan

829. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the actions, funding and resources provided by the Government to tackle substance addiction; if he will detail in tabular form, for each local health office area, funding provided for each; the number of residential detox beds available in each; and the number of people on waiting lists for detox beds. [55282/23]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

830. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand mental health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55290/23]

Care of the Elderly

Jim O'Callaghan

831. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand health services for older people since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55291/23]

Primary Care Services

Jim O'Callaghan

832. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand primary care services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55292/23]

General Practitioner Services

Jim O'Callaghan

833. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand general practitioner services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55293/23]

Hospital Services

Jim O'Callaghan

834. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand acute hospital services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55294/23]

Planning Issues

Jim O'Callaghan

6. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals for improved consistency and alignment throughout all tiers of planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53916/23]

State Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

29. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the restructuring and resourcing of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53917/23]

Departmental Strategies

Jim O'Callaghan

188. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions taken to boost jobs and businesses since 27 June 2020. [54389/23]

School Enrolments

Jim O'Callaghan

195. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail, in tabular form, on a county-by-county basis, as of 30 November 2023, the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54297/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

247. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the number of families in each county receiving the double child benefit payment; and the number of children in each county in respect of whom a payment was made, in tabular form. [54379/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

248. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare recipients in each receiving the Christmas bonus double payment, by county, in tabular from. [54380/23]

Crime Prevention

Jim O'Callaghan

273. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the key initiatives taken to fight crime and anti-social behaviour in both urban and rural areas since 27 June 2020. [54398/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Jim O'Callaghan

301. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 21 November 2023, answered by the Minister for Social Protection, given the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has policy and legal responsibility for maternity leave, if he will consider broadening the eligibility for the State maternity benefit in order to ensure that PhD candidates can receive the benefit. [54444/23]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

182. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether the detention facilities in the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, will be used for any other detention purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

202. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail in tabular form the number of students from each county that have benefitted from the €1,000 reimbursement in the contribution fee for the 2023/2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54044/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

203. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail, in tabular form, the number of students from each county that will benefit from the Student Assistance Fund for the 2023/2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54045/23]

State Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

302. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the Land Development Agency tenders for services, and which services it tenders for; the timeline for the next round of tenders for services such as quantity surveying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53270/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

527. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on each of the proposed elective hospitals for Dublin, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53333/23]

Traveller Community

Jim O'Callaghan

531. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place to implement a national action plan for Traveller mental health; the details of work carried out to date in the area of Traveller mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53378/23]

Traveller Community

Jim O'Callaghan

532. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to give an update on the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community (details supplied); to give an update on the implementation of the mental health recommendations within the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53379/23]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

167. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what action is being taken to ensure that Russia and its leadership will be held fully accountable for waging a war of aggression against Ukraine and for other serious crimes under international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50066/23]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

183. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what discussions he has had with EU partners in relation to the establishment of a tribunal for the prosecution of the crime of aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50067/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

423. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carers in each county receiving a lump sum payment of €400 the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular form. [53175/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

424. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number people in receipt of the living alone allowance in each county receiving a €200 lump sum payment the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular form. [53176/23]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

425. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children in each county that will qualify for the lump sum of €100 to be during the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular form. [53177/23]

Tax Data

Jim O'Callaghan

202. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of returns with respect to the vacant homes tax that have been received to date; the total number of properties recorded as occupied, those recorded as vacant; the total number of exemptions from the tax that have been claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52376/23]

Tax Code

Jim O'Callaghan

205. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider affording property owners who are registering for the vacant property tax more than two options with respect to choosing the status of the property, given that at present the only available options are principal private residence or rented; if he has considered providing an option as licensee or caretaker or other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52445/23]

Business Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

56. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of successful applications for support under thebusiness user support scheme for kerosene in each county; and the total value of the support provided in each county under the scheme, in tabular form. [50973/23]

Tax Data

Jim O'Callaghan

133. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers in Dublin are clariming the ent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51219/23]

Universal Social Charge

Jim O'Callaghan

148. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many earners in Dublin will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51220/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Jim O'Callaghan

242. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county that are receiving the €300 fuel allowance lump sum payment this week, in tabular form. [51805/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Jim O'Callaghan

243. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county that are receiving the €400 disability support grant this week, in tabular form. [51806/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Jim O'Callaghan

244. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county that are receiving the €400 lump sum working family payment this week, in tabular form. [51807/23]

Banking Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

62. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the banking review. [51371/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

165. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance when the review into the standard financial threshold affecting retiring members of An Garda Síochána will commence and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50559/23]

Departmental Inquiries

Jim O'Callaghan

271. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of inquiries into the deaths of two participants in a triathlon event (details supplied) in Youghal in August 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50680/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Jim O'Callaghan

332. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any consideration is being given to broadening the eligibility for the State maternity benefit in order to ensure that Ph.D candidates can receive the benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50664/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Jim O'Callaghan

388. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether she has any plans to increase or maintain funding for a charitable organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51164/23]

Insurance Coverage

Jim O'Callaghan

153. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance, by age group (details supplied). [50229/23]

Child Safety

Jim O'Callaghan

46. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether any steps can be taken to repatriate children (details supplied) who were removed from Ireland by their father, against the wishes of their mother, in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49345/23]

Business Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

172. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased-cost-of-business grant scheme will be up and running; and if the upper limit of €20,000 rates paid could be extended. [49784/23]

Pension Provisions

Jim O'Callaghan

515. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for a delay in the pension processing for some healthcare assistants (details supplied); his plans to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49532/23]

Housing Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

131. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what increase is being provided for the Croí Cónaithe fund in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48978/23]

Rental Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

155. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what funding is being provided for cost rental in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48979/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Jim O'Callaghan

77. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any consideration is being given to broadening the eligibility for the State maternity benefit so as to ensure PhD candidates can receive its benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48933/23]

Health Strategies

Jim O'Callaghan

131. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health what level of funding will be provided to the stroke strategy services in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/23]

Cycling Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

271. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport what steps he is taking to facilitate the bringing of bikes on trains, light rail and buses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48463/23]

Tax Yield

Jim O'Callaghan

297. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the tax yield from the gambling levy for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47480/23]

Tax Yield

Jim O'Callaghan

298. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the total tax yield from the gambling sector for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47481/23]

Company Registration

Jim O'Callaghan

388. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies registered in Ireland in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47527/23]

Budget 2024

Jim O'Callaghan

404. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will respond to issues raised in relation to budget 2024 (details supplied). [47922/23]

School Attendance

Jim O'Callaghan

430. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown, by county, of school attendance funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/23]

School Textbooks

Jim O'Callaghan

431. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of children, by county, who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme at second level under the junior cycle scheme for the 2023/2024 academic year. [47311/23]

School Textbooks

Jim O'Callaghan

432. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of children, by county, who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme at primary level for the 2023/2024 academic year. [47312/23]

Sentencing Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

854. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when she intends to extend the operation of the Parole Act 2019 to sentences of more than eight years and less than life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48462/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

868. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda water unit as of 31 October 2023; if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 31 January 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48736/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

869. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda age ID cards that were issued in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48737/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

870. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of interview rooms within Garda stations within the DMR that have audio and video recording facilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48738/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

871. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided in 2024 to purchase larger Garda prisoner transport trucks; the number of Garda prisoner transport trucks that entered the fleet to date in 2023; the number of Garda prisoner transport trucks withdrawn from the fleet to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48739/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

872. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held to date in 2023 for Garda personnel to apply to join Garda armed support unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48740/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

873. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí trained in each level of public order training within the DMR, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48741/23]

State Pathology Service

Jim O'Callaghan

874. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the recruitment of WTE forensic anthropologists for the Office of State Pathologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48742/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

875. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank (details supplied), as of 1 November 2023; if a further recruitment campaign will be launched before end of year to increase the number of gardaí attached to CPU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48743/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

876. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 10 October 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48744/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

877. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda roads policing motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of RPU motorcycles withdrawn from the fleet during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48745/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

878. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of conspiracy to kidnap offences reported to gardaí within the G district of the DMR to date in 2023. [48746/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

879. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of unauthorised taking of mechanically propelled vehicle offences reported to gardaí within the E district of the DMR to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48747/23]

Maternity Leave

Jim O'Callaghan

997. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he plans to bring amending legislation to the Maternity Protection Act 2004 to address the anomaly that women diagnosed with cancer during their maternity leave can pause their leave and resume it once treatment ends; if there are plans to include Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas leave in this amending legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47669/23]

Business Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

141. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in each county that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47099/23]

Tax Reliefs

Jim O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many homebuyers have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47102/23]

Tax Credits

Jim O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers are currently claiming the rent tax credit, by county, in tabular form. [47129/23]

School Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

182. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school teachers allocated in each county for 202324, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47134/23]

School Enrolments

Jim O'Callaghan

186. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools at primary level, by county, in tabular form; the number enrolled at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47143/23]

Housing Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of residential dwellings purchased to date in 2023; and the total number of first-time buyers who have purchased residential dwellings to date in 2023, by county, in tabular form. [47128/23]

Hospital Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

275. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff (details supplied) employed in whole-time equivalent terms in certain categories in each individual public and voluntary hospital in September 2023, in tabular form. [47133/23]

Hospital Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

276. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public and voluntary hospital as of 20 October 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47135/23]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Jim O'Callaghan

191. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 and its proposal to legislate in respect of international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46862/23]

Hospital Services

Jim O'Callaghan

192. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the winter plan for hospitals will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46873/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Jim O'Callaghan

86. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has received any reports on the onerous nature of applying for the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46410/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

88. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to tackle the introduction of booking fees of between €2-€10 by private transport companies for some passengers who avail of the free travel scheme, to ensure that public transport remains free for those who are eligible for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46411/23]

Budget 2024

Jim O'Callaghan

223. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of Vote 34 in budget 2024 providing the total capital and current expenditure for each individual programme within heads A, B, C, D, E and F; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45887/23]

Work Permits

Jim O'Callaghan

127. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what steps he intends to take to expedite the applications for work permits in the processing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45507/23]

Work Permits

Jim O'Callaghan

128. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he intends to extend the quota of meat processor operative permits in order to meet current demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45507/23]

Rental Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

333. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide the number of landlords registered with the Residential Tenancies Board in each of the past 5 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45135/23]

Housing Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

335. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail on a county or local authority basis the number of residential purchases in each that have been approved for support under the first home scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45166/23]

Visa Applications

Jim O'Callaghan

394. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason applicants for an Irish visa are requested to show bank statements of a person with whom they will be staying when they arrive in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45071/23]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

459. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the number of speech and language therapists for each CHO area employed for disability services in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, tabular form. [44853/23]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

460. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail for each CHO area the number of occupational therapists employed for disability services in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [44854/23]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

463. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the number of physiotherapists for each CHO area employed for disability services in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [44874/23]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

193. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps the HSE has taken to support the development of the shovel ready Neurodiversity Ireland project in Sandymount to assist children with disabilities; when they can expect the project to be ready to operate, given the level of services required in Dublin and Leinster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44240/23]

Tax Code

Jim O'Callaghan

135. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance whether there is any legislative basis to the change proposed by the Revenue Commissioners on the way it treats the income GPs receive as payment for GMS/medical card services on 1 January 2024; if he can identify the basis and reason for such change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44044/23]