Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael Creed

111. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details provided) who has been denied a benefit payment recently has sufficient contributions to be eligible for a contributory pension when they reach 66 years in January of next year; if she will review the decision to refuse the benefit payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8343/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael Creed

113. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a carer's allowance application (details supplied). [8390/24]

Road Projects

Michael Creed

192. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the proposals by his Department for a property (details supplied). [8040/24]

Tax Rebates

Michael Creed

225. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance when a person in County Cork (details provided) will receive their VAT refund. [8030/24]

School Curriculum

Michael Creed

311. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department will continue with the curricular adjustment put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic of the reduction in the number of sraith pictiúr for Leaving Certificate students of Irish in 2025 and future years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7963/24]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Creed

316. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for special classes by a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [8041/24]

Sports Funding

Michael Creed

327. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress being made regarding evaluation of grant applications under the sports capital programme; if it is her intention to deal with applications for sporting equipment first; if so, the timeline for this and when the remaining applications will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7487/24]

Health Services Staff

Michael Creed

567. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their CORU registration completed. [7713/24]

Education and Training Boards

Michael Creed

649. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made with regard to a cohort of workers (details supplied) in connection with contracts of employment, in particular the progress made on foot of union responses to the published proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8005/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

489. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in Cork. [6271/24]

Tax Rebates

Michael Creed

165. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive their VAT refund. [5934/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael Creed

238. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a carers allowance application (details supplied). [5925/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael Creed

239. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a domiciliary care allowance application (details supplied). [5926/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

273. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a young farmer payment will issue to persons (details supplied). [5908/24]

Social Welfare Code

Michael Creed

313. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite arrangements for the delivery of PPS numbers to EU applicants wishing to work here in the construction sector; if she is aware that the construction industry has indicated that its international recruitment efforts are being hampered by this delay of up to 12 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5561/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Michael Creed

241. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the level of oversight by the Office of Government Procurement regarding contracts awarded; the oversight of a particular contract in the Dublin area (details supplied); the level of complaints received with regard to service delivery under this contract; if this contractor has other contracts; if details of same can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4763/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael Creed

305. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of a review of a disability allowance payment (details supplied). [4773/24]

Citizenship Applications

Michael Creed

315. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice when an applicant for citizenship naturalisation (details supplied) can expect progress on their application. [4656/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Michael Creed

349. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in light of the financial pressure on the childcare sector, if consideration is being given to increasing the core funding provided to pre-school childcare facilities to cover the increased costs of operating in the sector, including the costs associated with the additional financial governance and accountability obligations on partner services under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 13/2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4762/24]

Driver Licences

Michael Creed

193. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made by his Department or the RSA for additional driving licence exchange arrangements with other jurisdictions; the impact that this could have on driving test waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/24]