Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

838. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding made available to Tipperary County Council for equine related matters including control of horses and training courses by year since 2016. [11261/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

839. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated to equine welfare in County Tipperary by year since 2016. [11262/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

840. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of authorised officers responsible for horse welfare in County Tipperary in each year since 2016. [11263/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

841. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement his Department has had with landowners or persons responsible for land in County Tipperary on whose land instances of stray or abandoned horses has been reported each year since 2016; the number of reports of such instances in County Tipperary; and the actions that were taken. [11264/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

842. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine welfare and urban horse projects funded by his Department each year since 2016. [11265/22]

Environmental Schemes

Martin Browne

161. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the avenues available to customers of State retrofit schemes who have complaints in relation to sub-standard work that has been carried out on their homes; the level of oversight in place to monitor work that has been carried out; the level of oversight in place to ensure the level of work and materials used are of sufficient quality to justify the expense incurred; if his attention has been drawn to situations in which homeowners have not had their complaints treated with the seriousness deserved by contractors involved and by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the way that such complaints are addressed and resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10474/22]

Energy Prices

Martin Browne

59. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that the electricity credit will be paid to persons with prepay meters. [10243/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Martin Browne

601. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of carpentry apprenticeships run by individual education and training boards across the country; his plans to include this skill in the education and training boards that do not currently run carpentry apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9240/22]

Dental Services

Martin Browne

712. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1399 of 24 March 2021, the progress made in reviewing the dental treatment services scheme; the result of engagements he has had with the dental community in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9241/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

893. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the measures being taken to address equine welfare in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to continued instances of neglected and abused horses being discovered in areas such as Littleton; if his attention has been further drawn to the work being carried out by an organisation (details supplied) in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/22]

Animal Welfare

Martin Browne

895. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that can be taken to prevent continued mistreatment of animals in circumstances in which such repeated instances have been detected; if increased prevention measures can be adopted in such areas under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/22]

Rural Schemes

Martin Browne

21. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagements she has had with the organisations from County Tipperary that have requested feedback regarding unsuccessful applications for Tipperary town under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund category 2 as announced on 2 January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8765/22]

Passport Services

Martin Browne

218. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed by 6 March 2022 in order that they can travel with their family. [8901/22]

Dental Services

Martin Browne

315. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he is considering measures to address the impact the high rate of inflation is having on dentists who are operating the dental treatment services scheme to avoid a further loss of dentists from the scheme due to resourcing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8922/22]

Industrial Development

Martin Browne

47. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the way IDA Ireland is receiving a nominal annual ground rent of just €25.39 per year for a property at Knockanrawley in Tipperary town, which was vacated by a company (details supplied) that dissolved in 2016; if he will confirm the person who is paying the annual ground rent; the business that is currently being conducted from the building in question; if the business is a client of IDA Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8683/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Martin Browne

361. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he intends to introduce to help persons experiencing a relationship breakdown and domestic violence to access emergency accommodation (details supplied). [7860/22]

Dental Services

Martin Browne

660. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to secure a dentist for the primary care centre in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. [7529/22]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

178. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made ascertaining the level of horticultural peat stock available to growers; and if his Department has commissioned experts to provide free advice to those wishing to achieve regulatory compliance for extraction of horticultural peat on sub-30-hectare bogs for supply to the domestic horticulture industry. [7076/22]

Eating Disorders

Martin Browne

399. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the services that are available for persons diagnosed with avoidant, restrictive food intake disorder; if his attention has been drawn to instances in which persons living outside of CHO4 are unable to access the services provided to address this condition and as a result, a family has been left with no option but to secure such services for children under 12 years of age in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7152/22]

Eating Disorders

Martin Browne

400. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a child diagnosed with avoidant, restrictive food intake disorder by CAMHS being denied cognitive behaviour therapy due to the fact that they are under 12 years of age. [7153/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

95. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that have applied for funding under the once-off Covid-19 minor works funding of €17 million for post-primary schools; and the number of schools that were successful in their application by county. [6962/22]

Departmental Schemes

Martin Browne

74. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the SUSI review and bring forward measures to improve the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6356/22]

Housing Policy

Martin Browne

323. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to reports of vulture funds buying homes directly from financial institutions in some cases even when these homes are already for sale on the open market and are under offer from potential buyers; and the measures that he plans to introduce to ensure fairness for home buyers who cannot compete with these funds in the current market. [6418/22]

General Practitioner Services

Martin Browne

598. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently participating in the out-of-hours service by area; the number of hours that they provide to the service on a weekly, monthly and annual basis; the current status of the general practitioner contract; and the progress that has been made in relation to the obligation to provide general practitioner out-of-hours care in tabular form. [5824/22]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

632. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently participating in the Shannondoc out of hours service by area; the number of hours they provide to the service on a weekly, monthly and annual basis in tabular form; the current status of the general practitioner contract; and the progress that has been made in relation to the obligation to provide general practitioner out of hours care. [5940/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Martin Browne

15. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the back-to-education allowance guidelines that refuse applications on the basis that the only master's degree that is allowed for the purposes of the allowance is a master's in education; and her views on some unsuccessful applications being advised to give up their education in order to avail of State income supports. [5420/22]

Employment Schemes

Martin Browne

25. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason she has not engaged with a company (details supplied) on the tender for local employment services in relation to the advice secured from third-parties on procurement, the financial model, the impact on citizens and the sourcing of funding for redundancies if they arise. [60197/21]

Departmental Policies

Martin Browne

197. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the procedure in place to assist persons that have been in foster care to live independently once they turn 18 years of age; the procedures in place to assist such persons who have disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5409/22]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

795. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if care assistants who were calling to Covid-19 positive patients will avail of the Covid bonus for healthcare workers. [5046/22]

Medical Cards

Martin Browne

804. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he plans to address the frequency with which persons with long-term illness are requested to reapply for their medical card; his views on the frequency of medical card reviews for such persons whose health status is unlikely to improve; his further views on an instance in which a person with a long-term illness has had their medical card reviewed twice in three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/22]

General Practitioner Services

Martin Browne

805. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently engaging in CareDoc services in CHO5 broken down by those contracted to do so and those providing the service. [5088/22]

Vaccination Programme

Martin Browne

808. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the procurement process that took place to source the estate agent, auctioneer involved in securing a location that led to identification of a facility (details supplied) for use as a vaccination centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5092/22]

Schools Building Projects

Martin Browne

381. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if high-efficiency particle arrestor filters will be installed as standard during the construction of the new school in Cahir, County Tipperary which will see the amalgamation of a school (details supplied); if consideration will be given to the provision of such filters in all new school builds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3264/22]

Schools Building Projects

Martin Browne

392. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to install a HEPA filtration system in the new primary school being built in Cahir. County Tipperary. [3406/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Martin Browne

637. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers will include agency staff. [3412/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Martin Browne

638. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers will be paid to healthcare workers who worked in the public sector during the pandemic but who are no longer employed as public sector healthcare workers. [3413/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Martin Browne

645. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is only counting positive PCR tests for primary students despite guidance issued to the schools advising principals to treat positive antigen tests the same as positive PCR tests [3466/22]

State Bodies

Martin Browne

72. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of full-time staff by job title working in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as of 6 December 2021. [62966/21]

Public Sector Pensions

Martin Browne

79. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 15 December 2021, the timeline for the public consultation on the matters raised during consideration of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. [63417/21]

National Car Test

Martin Browne

215. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if there will be an allowance made for drivers unable to get a NCT retest within the 30 day time limit due to the current backlog to not be forced to pay for a full retest through no fault of their own. [63387/21]

Housing Schemes

Martin Browne

515. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of income limits for social housing; and if this review will take place in 2022. [1199/22]

Defence Forces

Martin Browne

680. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank in the Defence Forces school of music; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [62971/21]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

910. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons referred to Turas Nua in each county in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1107/22]

Employment Schemes

Martin Browne

911. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of the JobPath service to the State in 2021. [1108/22]

Employment Schemes

Martin Browne

912. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has carried out a review of the JobPath service based on participants' experiences in order to ascertain if the programme helped them in finding employment. [1109/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Browne

1180. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if a new recruitment campaign for the Garda band will happen in quarter 1 of 2022. [62967/21]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Browne

1181. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars allocated to Tipperary Garda division in 2020 and 2021; and the number of cars withdrawn from the division during same period. [62968/21]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

1351. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant maxillofacial surgeons attached to Nenagh Hospital in 2020 and 2021; and if this number will be increased. [62969/21]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

1352. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric cardiologists at University Hospital Limerick in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [62970/21]

Hospital Facilities

Martin Browne

1448. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details concerning his decision to permit a nursing unit (details supplied) to continue accepting patients and residents for 2022; if this extended opening period will last until a decision on funding under the National Development Plan is formalised; the length of time patients and residents both new and existing admissions can expect to stay in the unit for upon the commencement of the extended opening period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63289/21]