Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

117. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of delays in SOLAS in providing block release for electrician apprenticeships in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40479/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform will approve the pension increase due to An Post pensioners now that all preliminary impediments have been removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39597/23]

School Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

321. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on funding for a security system for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40077/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will have their special school transport application approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40363/23]

Gender Equality

Pádraig O'Sullivan

608. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection what plans her Department has to deal with the gender pension disparity caused by the minimum 520 PRSI contributions rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39553/23]

Gender Equality

Pádraig O'Sullivan

609. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection how her Department intends to equalise the gender pay gap in terms of the State pension for women who worked in the home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39554/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

628. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39881/23]

Pension Provisions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

654. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can purchase additional credits in order to qualify the minimum State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40612/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1001. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update for a progress report on the provision of primary care centre for Mayfield and Glanmire in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40419/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1002. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Cork University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; what the money was spent on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/23]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1025. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made in developing a new rare disease plan; when further information will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/23]

Departmental Reviews

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1026. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the implementation working group established following the publication of the Mazars report and tasked with reviewing the policy, legal and institutional framework within which the HSE operates, in particular the requirements as set out in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, is due to report to the Minister; if he will outline the patient groups, industry representatives and stakeholders consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/23]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1027. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; when the review is due to conclude and be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1051. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39555/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1052. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many instructors are employed nationwide to conduct pipefitting apprenticeship training (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39556/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1053. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if pipefitting apprenticeship training can be facilitated online, as was done during the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39557/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1054. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projected timeframe for the completion of an apprenticeship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39558/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1055. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if apprentices who are delayed completing their apprenticeships will be compensated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39559/23]

Defence Forces

Pádraig O'Sullivan

216. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of serving soldiers in social or AHB accommodation, by county, as of 1 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38351/23]

Bus Éireann

Pádraig O'Sullivan

370. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann regarding concerns regarding a bus route (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38589/23]

Rail Network

Pádraig O'Sullivan

402. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will look at the viability of extending services to include passenger services along the existing Navan-Drogheda rail line, thereby providing a rail link to Dublin from Navan in a relatively inexpensive and fast manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38922/23]

National Council for Special Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

658. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with the NCSE regarding supports for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38261/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

668. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when classrooms at a special school (details supplied) will be ready; what arrangements will be made in the interim to facilitate impacted students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38390/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

675. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the child development model that was used in setting the criteria for the L2LP Numeracy Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38469/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

806. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a decision will be made on a sports capital application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39084/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

903. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options open to a person (details supplied) when the first home scheme will be extended to self-builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38219/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

946. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what grant supports are available to facilitate the construction of an extension to a family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38923/23]

Pensions Reform

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1038. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the transition to a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) model and phasing out of the yearly average approach will be fully implemented; if a specific timeline can be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38639/23]

Pensions Reform

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1039. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when the TCA model is fully implemented; if she can advise the impact on people with mixed contribution records whose pensions could be significantly reduced (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38640/23]

Citizenship Applications

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1198. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear back on their citizen application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38645/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1199. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 which states that there are currently 1793 people recorded at the Sex Offenders Management and Intelligence Unit who are subject to Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; if she will provide a breakdown of offenders originating from other jurisdictions, other than Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38646/23]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1200. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 444, if she can clarify a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38647/23]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1768. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/23]

Nursing Homes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1777. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how a property which has pyrite or other deleterious materials is treated for fair deal purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38518/23]

Medical Research and Training

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1804. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a proportion of the 200 undergraduate places for Republic of Ireland students in Northern Ireland (details supplied) are set aside for candidates with DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/23]

Regulatory Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2086. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the operation of the Charities Regulatory Authority; the number of applicants awaiting registration; the average length of time a charity is waiting between submitting an application and the issuing of a registered charity number; the number of staff in the authority assigned to approving applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37505/23]

School Transport

Pádraig O'Sullivan

421. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) in Cork can travel on the public school bus despite having a diagnosis that requires a special needs escort to accompany them to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35710/23]

Planning Issues

Pádraig O'Sullivan

596. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many judicial reviews or High Court planning appeals An Bord Pleanála has failed to contest, which rendered the planning permissions void in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36155/23]

Planning Issues

Pádraig O'Sullivan

597. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason An Bord Pleanála would decide not to issue a defence of its own decision at the High Court (details supplied) in the case of a planning appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36156/23]

State Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

681. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the capital disregard threshold of €20,000 as part of the means assessment for a personal rate State pension (non-contributory) entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35769/23]

Dental Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1195. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic procedures undertaken at the CUH Dental Hospital since 1 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/23]

Dental Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for an orthodontic procedure at the CUH Dental Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1201. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 725 of 27 June 2023, if he will detail the latest staff numbers in Cork University Hospital to include staff figures for the Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/23]

Animal Welfare

Pádraig O'Sullivan

15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 1 June 2023, if consideration will be given to allocating additional money 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. [34485/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department’s review of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, is nearly complete; if she can clarify how much of the money has been drawn down; how the review of the LSSIF is progressing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34384/23]

Sports Organisations

Pádraig O'Sullivan

110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the progress being made by the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, with regard to corporate governance reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34385/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig O'Sullivan

676. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34961/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

678. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Mayfield, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34967/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

679. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34968/23]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

680. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Blarney, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34969/23]