Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

668. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the current status of the additional ASD classroom project for a school in County Tipperary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1654/24]

Water Services

Mattie McGrath

803. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the promised referendum on the public ownership of water services will be held (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1156/24]

Water Services

Mattie McGrath

804. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage due to the delays with the proposed eastern and midlands water supply project which was due to go for planning in 2019, if he will call for a review of this project as part of the Government review of major state infrastructure projects as the project is unnecessary and damaging to the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1157/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

987. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if a directive will be implemented to ensure that recipients of non-contributory pensions in Ireland who have temporary protection status must collect their social welfare payments by presenting at a post office, rather than through a bank account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1999/24]

Social Welfare Code

Mattie McGrath

988. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection what checks are being carried out to ensure that recipients of social welfare payments who have temporary protection status are still living in the State when payments are being made into bank accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2000/24]

Childcare Services

Mattie McGrath

1311. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding streams are available to private childcare providers (details supplied) to invest, expand and develop new facilities in areas otherwise not serviced by preschool services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56369/23]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

1420. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees-international protection applicants currently housed in Ferryhouse campus, Clonmel, County Tipperary; their age and gender; the reason the Youth Encounter Project that has been based in Ferryhouse for many years has to be relocated as a result of housing IPAS-refugees on this campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1419/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Mattie McGrath

1423. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children attending ASD preschools are not eligible for an overage ECCE exemption; if ASD preschools are funded separately to the ECCE Programme; the reason a student attending an ASD preschool may be ineligible for an overage exemption despite fulfilling the medical criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1591/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

1445. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees-international protection applicants that are currently housed in Ferryhouse campus, Clonmel, County Tipperary, their age and gender; the reason a school (details supplied) that has been based in Ferryhouse for many years has to be relocated as a result of housing IPAs-refugees on this campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2001/24]

Health Service Executive

Mattie McGrath

1527. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current plans for a building (details supplied) which is currently vacant and owned by HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56664/23]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

1726. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant public health nurse posts in each county and area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/24]

Housing Schemes

Mattie McGrath

127. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter concerning HAP (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55697/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

150. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the extension in child benefit to those aged 18 years in full-time employment has been delayed until September 2024 and will not be introduced in January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55597/23]

Housing Schemes

Mattie McGrath

417. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an eligible person can avail of the housing assistance payment scheme when renting a room in a house where the landlord resides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54922/23]

Housing Schemes

Mattie McGrath

418. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households that have requested flexibility to breech HAP rental limits; the number of these households to which flexibility has been approved to breech HAP rental limits for the local authority area of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54923/23]

Local Authorities

Mattie McGrath

439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider using net pay to calculate eligibility for local authority housing adaptation grant thresholds rather than gross pay in order to support working taxpayers who have become ill and require adaptation works in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55090/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Mattie McGrath

618. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the reasoning behind excluding new basic payment scheme applicants from the ACRES 2 scheme in 2023; the number of affected farmers; if a review of this decision is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54921/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Mattie McGrath

622. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an ACRES appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54964/23]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

684. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the details of the 37 properties purchased by his Department to house IPAS applicants; the type of property; the size of property; the county within which each property is located; the cost of each property and the former use of each property; whether the properties were purchased on the open market or through private deals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54768/23]

Childcare Services

Mattie McGrath

695. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child (details supplied) with ASD who cannot secure a school placement can remain in preschool for an additional year provided there is space in the preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54929/23]