Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pharmacy Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

729. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with Minister for Health regarding pay restoration for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30871/23]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to establishing a fund specifically aimed at noise mitigation and-or sound barriers to mitigate the impact of major motorway construction projects on local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/23]

Road Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

34. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Dunkettle interchange; if he will outline when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance how many people in Cork have benefitted from the enhanced help-to-buy scheme launched in July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30143/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

83. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the initiatives he will undertake to improve recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29459/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if additional funding will be allocated in Budget 2024 in order to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Defence in relation to capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29458/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

444. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied with the level of compliance by persons (details supplied) who are subject to the requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; how many convicted sex offenders travelling to Ireland from another country, EU and non-EEA, that have been prosecuted for breaching these conditions for the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29440/23]

Healthcare Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

623. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the HSE Amyloidosis Working Group report, a new model of care and national guidelines, which was submitted in August 2020, approved in October 2022 and remains uncirculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29179/23]

Healthcare Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

624. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he expects implementation of the guidelines set out in the HSE Amyloidosis Working Group report, a new model of care and national guidelines, which was submitted in August 2020, and approved in October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/23]

Health Service Executive

Pádraig O'Sullivan

651. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer has been briefed on the NCPE’s ongoing activity; what reporting requirements are in place for the NCPE to report to the chief clinical officer; what performance measurements are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/23]

Departmental Reports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the final report of the Consultative Forum on International Security to be published; if he has given the chair a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/23]

EU Enlargement

Pádraig O'Sullivan

38. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will offer assistance to Moldova to help them prepare for EU membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/23]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Pádraig O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Local Government Management Agency has submitted draft codes of practice so that standards can be set for the operation of CCTV by local authorities to tackle illegal dumping; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28614/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the 2% pension increase due to An Post workers will be authorised; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pádraig O'Sullivan

226. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) which has been ongoing for months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28910/23]

Economic Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

7. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government’s response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [28115/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [27246/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

14. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health is next due to meet. [28116/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm how much money has been allocated to soccer clubs, sporting clubs (details supplied) and rugby clubs under the sports capital grant for the past four rounds of grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28911/23]

Pharmacy Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding concerns it has for future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28620/23]

Pharmacy Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

142. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the introduction of a flat-fee model of care being reimbursed at €6.50 per medicine; if his Department has costed this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/23]

Pharmacy Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

143. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28622/23]

Pharmacy Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he and his Department will engage with the community pharmacy sector to discuss a new contract and enhance its role in the delivery of healthcare in the community, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28623/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig O'Sullivan

148. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the oncology drug management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28652/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig O'Sullivan

149. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the high-tech scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28653/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig O'Sullivan

150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the general medical scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28654/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

151. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28655/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

152. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under acute spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28656/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 738 of 30 May 2023, if he could outline the planned publication date for the PCRS December 2022 Performance Report referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28657/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pádraig O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Broadband Connection Points Programme in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28332/23]

Rural Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme in Cork; the number of applications received and approved in Cork in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28333/23]

National Broadband Plan

Pádraig O'Sullivan

195. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to provide broadband to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27605/23]

National Broadband Plan

Pádraig O'Sullivan

196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to provide broadband to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27606/23]

Departmental Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

854. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of the projects approved under the IIP project prior to the closing of the scheme which are still eligible to drawdown endowments to ensure completion, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27094/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

918. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the powers An Garda Síochána has to disclose personal information to a victim of a violent crime in relation to their perpetrator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28145/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

919. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the powers she has granted An Garda Síochána to disclose an alleged perpetrator’s previous convictions where a victim’s life is believed to be in danger; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28146/23]

International Protection

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1029. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will pay a contractor (details supplied) in Cork for accommodation and services rendered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27328/23]

State Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1131. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 737 of 30 May 2023, the number of times the Chief Clinical Officer of the NCPE has briefed him since he took office in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27244/23]

Health Service Executive

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1307. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current members of the implementation working group set up to consider and progress the various recommendations contained in a report (details supplied) into governance arrangement to support HSE drug reimbursement; the dates of each of the meetings of the working group; the target month for the working group to report to Government; the consultation process; and the work that has been carried out to date by the group. [28449/23]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint a HSE patient liaison team official with a special focus on rare disease patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26591/23]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason HSE enhanced community care consultant posts will only be allocated to model 4 hospitals; if he will address concerns by consultants in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/23]

Student Accommodation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure there will be sufficient student accommodation ahead of the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26589/23]

Third Level Costs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

132. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on his recent meeting with student and stakeholder groups to discuss reducing the cost of third level education; when he expects the options paper to be published; the other measures he and his Department are examining to reduce the costs for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26588/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pádraig O'Sullivan

230. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a Section 317 review request by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26785/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

268. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional money will be allocated to animal rescue charities in budget 2024, given the unprecedented amount of surrenders they are dealing with at present and in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26799/23]

Data Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

23. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will take steps to ensure the progress of a project (details supplied) that will deliver significant economic, social and environmental benefits to Wicklow, and which is currently delayed due to a situation which has arisen under his Department and agencies under its remit, whereby a “demand-side strategy for large energy users”, as required under the Climate Action Plan 2023, has not been completed, leading to a situation whereby this project cannot progress under the current policy framework which is the responsibility of his Department, and which has the potential to put this project in jeopardy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26510/23]

Driver Test

Pádraig O'Sullivan

36. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driving test; if consideration will be given to circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26436/23]

Immigration Status

Pádraig O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a residency application by a person (details supplied), bearing in mind the considerable distress it is causing to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26463/23]

Visa Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26481/23]

Disability Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to provide respite services for disabled people and children with disabilities in Cork; the number of beds currently available in CHO 4; the number of people waiting for respite; the efforts being made to increase respite availability for people with disabilities in CHO 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25954/23]

Disability Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the targeted domestic and international recruitment campaigns that are in place to hire staff for children’s disability network teams; if he will clarify how many vacant posts there are in CHO 4 for speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25955/23]

Irish Sign Language

Pádraig O'Sullivan

273. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm with reference to the newly established Irish sign language supports, how many in-class support vacancies have been advertised; how many posts have been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25688/23]

School Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

274. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm with reference to the newly established “advisor roles”, how many vacancies have been advertised and how many posts have been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25690/23]

Housing Provision

Pádraig O'Sullivan

437. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes delivered in Cork in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

577. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were convicted of a €5,000 penalty under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26368/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

578. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were imprisoned for six months under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26369/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

579. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were fined €250,000 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

580. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were imprisoned for up to five years under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26371/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

581. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were disqualified from owning animals under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26372/23]

State Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

737. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he could outline the roles and responsibilities of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics as defined by statute; the reporting requirements it has to the Minister and the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26088/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

738. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific expenditure on new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2021 and 2022; if the information could be provided on an in-year basis and not solely on the projected five-year budget impact basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/23]

Health Service Executive

Pádraig O'Sullivan

739. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the details of the contract between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics that underpins pharmaceutical product applications for reimbursement; what the agreement requires of the NCPE in conducting its role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26090/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

740. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines and the level of expenditure in 2022 on exempt medicinal products by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26091/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

741. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who received medicines in 2022 under section 23 of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, which refers to supply of a medicine outside of the reimbursement list; whether or not any of these medicines had an orphan designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26092/23]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

742. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the bodies consulted in the review by an organisation (details supplied) of the reimbursement system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26093/23]

Health Service Executive

Pádraig O'Sullivan

772. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the practical steps the HSE is taking to reduce healthcare waste and improve waste segregation, following the new HSE action plan towards a more sustainable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26249/23]

Health Service Executive

Pádraig O'Sullivan

773. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health as a substantial organisation with a significant environmental impact, how the HSE is planning to measure and report its scope-three emissions and its contribution to the State's commitment to achieving UN Sustainability Development Goals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26250/23]

Legislative Measures

Pádraig O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the recent commitment given by him to amend laws to increase sentences for assaults which cause harm to members of An Garda Síochána and other emergency service workers; if a maximum sentence of 12 years for assaults will be introduced; if so, if he can provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24172/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers, by rank, in Cork city and Cork county, in tabular form. [24171/23]

Tree Remediation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial supports or grants will be made available to farmers and landowners to safely manage roadside ash trees which would support farmers to hire relevant professionals to safely fell these trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24159/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be allocating additional funding to support animal welfare in budget 2024; if he is concerned that animal welfare organisations are overburdened with welfare cases due to the lack of enforcement by authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24160/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of new school builds between 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; if she will provide a similar breakdown, by county, of the number of new school builds between 2020 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25364/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig O'Sullivan

145. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of schools that were refurbished between 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; if she will provide a similar breakdown, by county, of the number of schools that were refurbished between 2020 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25365/23]

School Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

146. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by county, of minor works grants for schools between 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; if she will provide a similar breakdown, by county, of minor works grants between 2020 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25366/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

147. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of special needs assistants employed in schools between 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; if she will provide a similar breakdown, by county, of the number of special needs assistants employed in schools between 2020 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25367/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

5. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22442/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pádraig O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the research conducted within her Department for linking jobseeker's benefit to previous earnings; if she is seriously considering such a reform; the likely implementation date for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24158/23]

Social Welfare Code

Pádraig O'Sullivan

129. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to removing the means test for carer's allowance or to increasing the carer's allowance income threshold given the significant increase in the cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24157/23]

Housing Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

390. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the development on right-sizing; if he has engaged with participating local authorities regarding the uptake of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24063/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount allocated under the 2018 Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF); if she can clarify how much has been drawn down; how the review of the LSSIF is progressing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23288/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with regards to the Centre of Excellence in Glanmire, if she can outline the position in relation to entitlements and conditions of the grant funding; if she will provide an update on future plans for a centre of excellence in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23287/23]

Housing Provision

Pádraig O'Sullivan

86. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to use new technologies/building techniques to increase the delivery and supply of modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23219/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

108. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties approved by both Cork City Council and Cork County Council for the tenant in-situ-scheme; the number of properties actually handed over, and those still in train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23220/23]

Military Neutrality

Pádraig O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a report on the planned consultative forums on security and defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22628/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the establishment of the statutory inquiry recommended by the Independent Review Group into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22627/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

81. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a progress report on a special education site (details supplied) in Glanmire, County Cork and a special education site in Carrrigtwohill, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22490/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

97. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if the ongoing school transport review will facilitate children in September 2023 who cannot gain access to their nearest school due to a shortage of school places and would then not qualify for school transport as they would not be attending their nearest school or second nearest school; if she will give specific consideration to an area (details supplied) in County Cork which experiences this issue every year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22491/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pádraig O'Sullivan

640. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health following the recent pandemic, the health system saw the usage of PPE soar beyond anything the State has ever experienced; the vast majority of this involved single use plastics; n light of the Single Use Plastics Directive 2019 can you inform me the actions that are being taken by the HSE to reduce single use plastics such as PPE in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22616/23]

Home Care Packages

Pádraig O'Sullivan

661. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the funding proposals he has considered for the HSE Home Support Tender 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22747/23]

Home Care Packages

Pádraig O'Sullivan

662. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will go to market with a tender (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/23]

Education and Training Boards

Pádraig O'Sullivan

737. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with the relevant ETB, Solas and other agencies regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23136/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a further update on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; if he can provide a timeline as to when it is likely to go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21895/23]

Work Permits

Pádraig O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permits approved for workers outside the European Economic Area to address skills shortages in Ireland’s dairy, transport and home care sectors since December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22031/23]

Co-operative Sector

Pádraig O'Sullivan

108. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives he is taking to strengthen and enhance the co-operative sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22032/23]

Early School Leavers

Pádraig O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her plans to solve the issues facing the school completion programme Newbridge, County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22239/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

10. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [19983/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pádraig O'Sullivan

98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce the impact of interest rate rises on persons whose home loans rest with a non-pillar bank or vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21434/23]

Fiscal Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his plans for the surplus of €16 billion estimated for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21435/23]

Vacant Properties

Pádraig O'Sullivan

334. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will send details to local authorities on the update for Croí Cónaithe funding levels, up €70,000; when he expects the change to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21303/23]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

588. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of job advertisements for home care workers in CHO 4 that the HSE has placed in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of home care positions that have been filled to date in CHO 4; the average timeframe between initial interview and commencement of employment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21248/23]