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]

Hospital Facilities

Martin Browne

1449. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has discussed the need for a National Development Plan funding for a facility (details supplied) with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; if not, if he will consider doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63290/21]

Health Service Executive

Martin Browne

1882. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when student nurses will be paid their pandemic placement grant for 2021 (details supplied). [2241/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

1972. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target volume of forestry licences his Department plans to issue in 2022; and the target figures by category. [1267/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

1973. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences that are awaiting assessment at the start of 2022 in chronological order and by licence type. [1268/22]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

1991. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the ownership of Shelbourne Park and the reported issues with ownership of the underground kennel area will be clarified. [1964/22]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

1992. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the €2,255,872 spent on animal welfare by Greyhound Racing Ireland in 2018, the €2,174,090 spend in 2019 and the €1,764,569 spend in 2020, categorised in relation to racing regulation, welfare, laboratory, integrity and governance. [1965/22]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

1993. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Greyhound Racing Ireland laboratory has the capability to test blood and hair follicle samples; if so, the cost of such tests; and the number of such tests carried out in 2020 and 2021. [1966/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

2005. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licence applications issued broken down for Coillte and private (details supplied) from May to December 2019 and for the entirety of 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2099/22]

Regeneration Projects

Martin Browne

2048. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process involved in identifying successful applications under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund category 2 as announced on 2 January 2022; the way successful applications are identified and decided upon; the reason three projects identified for Tipperary town were not deemed suitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1322/22]

Road Network

Martin Browne

77. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport his views on the necessity to ensure that the development of the proposed strategic rail freight terminal at Limerick Junction, as referred to in Rail Freight 2040, takes into account the impact this may have in terms of traffic usage on the N24; and his views on whether due consideration of this should also be taken into account in the development of the N24 or a bypass of Tipperary town. [62311/21]

Insurance Industry

Martin Browne

95. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance the status of progress made under the action plan for insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62370/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Martin Browne

123. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance the number of existing residential housing units that have been acquired by real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds in each of the years 2018 to 2020; his views on whether the tax advantages provided by both tax structures are justified with respect to the acquisition of existing dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62371/21]

Public Sector Pensions

Martin Browne

3. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some ESB retirees with pensions through the superannuation scheme have not received an increase in pension rates since 2009. [62041/21]

Agriculture Industry

Martin Browne

56. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken at European Union level to ensure that additional beef imports which would depress beef prices and damage the environment do not enter the single market. [60881/21]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

67. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60880/21]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

181. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport the timeline regarding the development of a strategic freight terminal at Limerick Junction railway station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60325/21]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

182. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if the Rail Freight 2040 Strategy and the results of the all-island Strategic Rail Review will be designed to complement each other in terms of rail freight and passenger rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60326/21]

Hospital Services

Martin Browne

473. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU and high-dependency unit beds in the mid west and south east regions according to the most recent figures for 2021. [59833/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

670. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage and number of greyhounds that are rehomed following their referral to foster care centres on an annual basis; if there is a limit on the length of time a retired greyhound can stay in a foster care centre; the percentage and number of greyhounds that are not rehomed following their referral to foster care centres on an annual basis; and the actions taken in relation to those animals. [60265/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

671. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the referral of retired greyhounds to foster care centres; and if so, the statistics based upon these figures. [60266/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

672. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the welfare of retired greyhounds is monitored following their rehoming subsequent to spending time in foster care centres; and if a trust (details supplied) has received complaints regarding the persons responsible for adopting such greyhounds. [60267/21]

Agriculture Industry

Martin Browne

674. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the stakeholder group to develop a continuing professional development framework has not been set up; the progress made to date in establishing such a stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60456/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Martin Browne

675. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the need to commit to multi-annual funding in the region of €1.5 million per annum through the rural development programme to enable the farm mobility programme to cover the entire country and ensure a national footprint for the programme. [60457/21]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

245. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding for the development of peat free alternatives for the horticulture sector. [59588/21]

Health Services

Martin Browne

362. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the investment by the HSE through its service level agreement with a service (details supplied) for community healthcare services in CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive. [58237/21]

Health Services

Martin Browne

363. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the investment by the HSE through its service level agreement with a service (details supplied) for community healthcare services in CHO 3 in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive. [58238/21]

Primary Care Centres

Martin Browne

364. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centres in CHO 3 and CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58239/21]

Primary Care Services

Martin Browne

365. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centre staff employed in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, on a whole-time equivalent basis, in tabular form. [58240/21]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

366. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed day disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in CHO 3 and CHO 5, in tabular form. [58241/21]

Health Services

Martin Browne

367. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of services (details supplied) and locations that were operational across CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58242/21]

Health Services

Martin Browne

368. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of services (details supplied) and locations that were operational across CHO 3 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58243/21]

Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

369. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent professionals who have been working in mental health services in CHO 3 and CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58244/21]

General Practitioner Services

Martin Browne

370. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners contracted in a service (details supplied) in CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58245/21]

Departmental Policies

Martin Browne

272. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in respect of the proposals contained within the Water Sector Transformation Policy Paper: Irish Water – Towards a National, Publicly Owned, Regulated Water Services Utility; the progress being made in resolving the issue of estates that are not being taken in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57051/21]

Departmental Staff

Martin Browne

448. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a vacancy exists for an inspector of preschools and crèche in south County Tipperary; and if so, the length of time that vacancy has existed. [57567/21]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

449. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of preschool and crèche inspections that have taken place in south County Tipperary in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [57568/21]

Hospital Services

Martin Browne

620. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has examined additional pathways to care through the use of Nenagh hospital in order to alleviate the demand on University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57188/21]

Passport Services

Martin Browne

11. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average length of time it is currently taking to process passport applications and issue passports; when he plans to increase the number of representations Oireachtas Members can make per week on behalf of persons; his views on requests for further information being issued to applicants in close proximity to the estimated date of issue on the passport tracker; his views on the level of demand the Passport Office will face over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56466/21]

Vacant Properties

Martin Browne

138. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA properties in Tipperary town; the number of IDA properties that have been sold in the town in the past five years; and the number of vacant IDA properties in Tipperary town. [56706/21]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

158. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport the reason improvements to rail services have not been referenced in the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and the plans of the NTA regarding rail services in the context of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. [56703/21]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

159. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport when the strategic rail review will be completed; if the review will take into account a review of the timetables on the Limerick Junction, Waterford and the Limerick to Ballybrophy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56704/21]

Horticulture Sector

Martin Browne

190. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the final report of the working group on the use of peat moss in the horticultural industry will be published; the reason for its delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56820/21]

Health Services

Martin Browne

325. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on developing an entirety of life pathway for survivors of strokes; the work that has been carried out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56702/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

354. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department records figures pertaining to the number of greyhounds referred to foster centres included on the panel of service providers since the introduction of the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system in January 2021; and if so, if he will provide these figures. [56818/21]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

355. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of further information requests issued in relation to forestry licence applications in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56819/21]

Septic Tanks

Martin Browne

273. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide financial supports to households that need to replace their septic tanks but are outside of the specified priority areas or have not had their tanks inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55534/21]

Septic Tanks

Martin Browne

283. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households that have availed of grants for new septic tanks under each of the grant schemes by county in tabular form. [55711/21]

Septic Tanks

Martin Browne

284. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports that are available to a homeowner with a defective septic tank who has not had an inspection and lives outside of the specific priority zones in which grants are available. [55712/21]

Housing Schemes

Martin Browne

285. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being prevented from drawing down their rebuilding Ireland loans despite having approval due to having been on the EWSS payment during the past year. [55713/21]

School Transport

Martin Browne

344. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a situation with school transport affecting students from Knock, Roscrea, County Tipperary in which there is only one school bus available but students are being denied a ticket on the grounds of distance despite there being no other school bus service available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55535/21]