Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

739. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the services that can be accessed via the treatment abroad scheme for children facing unacceptably long waits for assessment of need and early intervention; which therapies that are covered; if there are any particular qualifying criteria that parents of these children have to satisfy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15387/23]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

740. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a child (details supplied) and advise if the early intervention, for which this child will wait a minimum of 37 months, can be accessed through the treatment abroad scheme, or if there are any other options available in this State for this child to access services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

761. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of abolishing the parental levy on the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

157. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland investments that have been made over the past five years; and the number of these that had Enterprise Ireland board oversight, including board seats or a supervisory role. [14492/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

52. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital and current funding allocation for the regional enterprise innovation scoping scheme in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

53. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital and current funding allocation for the pre-seed start fund in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14280/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

139. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland client companies that have been sold, acquired or merged in the past five years; the total amount that was invested in these companies by Enterprise Ireland and the return on these investments to Enterprise Ireland, broken down by company or name redacted if this compromises GDRP law, in tabular form. [13019/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

140. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount invested in venture capital funds and other investment funds by Enterprise Ireland in the past ten years broken down by fund and the return on these investments to Enterprise Ireland. [13020/23]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

141. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current rate of basic level digital intensity of Irish SMEs. [13034/23]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

142. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of Irish SMEs currently exporting across borders; if he will provide a breakdown by sector; the policy plans and funding supports that are in place to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13035/23]

Departmental Funding

Louise O'Reilly

144. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 155 and 157 of 7 March 2023, the percentage of research and development funded by his Department that takes place outside the State for the latest year for which detailed data is available; the monetary value of that funding carried out outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/23]

Electric Vehicles

Louise O'Reilly

259. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate and address the case of person (details supplied) who was offered a grant for an electric vehicle in order that they could upgrade their taxi to an electric vehicle and due to the circumstances are being denied a grant. [12836/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

333. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2011; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

334. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if tobacco taxation were to be increased annually on a pro-rata basis so that all packs of 20 cigarettes cost at least €20 by 2025; and the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if an equivalent annual tobacco tax on roll-your-own cigarettes was introduced. [13489/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

364. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason that retired civil servants with qualifying pensions have not yet received the pay increases granted under Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement, 2021-2022; if he will provide a date for when said increases will be delivered to retired workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/23]

Defence Forces

Louise O'Reilly

595. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence , further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 14 June 2022, if there has been progress on clearing the backlog of medical exams for the Defence Forces Army Reserves; when the plan for the revitalisation of the Defence Forces Army Reserves will be published; and if there is a timeline for the establishment of the office of Defence Forces Army Reserves affairs. [13033/23]

Departmental Policies

Louise O'Reilly

600. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if people who leave the Defence Forces due to poor pay and conditions can receive their gratuity early in order to help them with the housing and cost-of-living crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/23]

School Staff

Louise O'Reilly

614. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that school caretakers will be paid over a 52-week period before the end of this school term, as per the agreement reached with a trade union (details supplied) in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12423/23]

Disability Services

Louise O'Reilly

866. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options available for a child (details supplied) in the Balbriggan area who has been told by the children's disability network team that they cannot even access the waiting lists due to a lack of staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13848/23]

Childcare Services

Louise O'Reilly

912. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the situations in which childcare providers can refuse to provide specific care for children (details supplied). [12741/23]