Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peter Burke

341. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the €1,000 bonus will be paid to healthcare workers. [10615/22]

Waste Management

Peter Burke

112. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are regulations in place which stop farmers removing waste from buildings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9086/22]

Electricity Grid

Peter Burke

119. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when persons will be able to sell electricity back to the grid. [9246/22]

Road Traffic Offences

Peter Burke

188. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1961; the regularity with which this mechanism is used; if his attention has been drawn to any increased use in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9432/22]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

309. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the appeals process will be open for those that were unsuccessful on the sports capital programme announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9500/22]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

310. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when new applications will be accepted for sports capital funding 2022. [9501/22]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

311. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an application for funding under the sports capital programme will be reviewed and the appeal process outlined for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [9502/22]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an application for funding under the sports capital programme will be reviewed and the appeal process outlined for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [9503/22]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

313. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an application for funding under the sports capital programme will be reviewed and the appeal process outlined for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and the reason it did not receive funding. [9504/22]

Environmental Schemes

Peter Burke

167. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a deep retrofit scheme for persons (details supplied). [8923/22]

Environmental Schemes

Peter Burke

56. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if wood pellet stoves will be included in the new retrofitting grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/22]

Environmental Schemes

Peter Burke

57. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the procedure for companies and businesses to sign up to the one-stop-shop in order to register with the retrofitting scheme. [8585/22]

Departmental Schemes

Peter Burke

99. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the live performance support scheme No. 4 will be open to new entrants; when the closing date will be; and the timeframe that will be covered by this scheme. [8522/22]

Defence Forces

Peter Burke

128. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Defence if ##he will provide an overview of the widows and orphans scheme for Army personnel; and the details regarding enrolment in the scheme. [8590/22]

Special Educational Needs

Peter Burke

465. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when an appointment for a SENO will be made (details supplied); the temporary measures that are in place to deal with queries in this area from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8299/22]

Medicinal Products

Peter Burke

737. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) can be considered on compassionate grounds for nivolumab in view of the personal circumstances of the case. [7847/22]

Medicinal Products

Peter Burke

738. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of nivolumab, which has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, to be made available to patients urgently requiring this treatment; the timeframe for supplying this treatment to patients; the current position of the drug in the process for approval at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7848/22]

Environmental Schemes

Peter Burke

207. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an extension will be provided to farmers to burn bushes as the derogation was delayed and permits were stopped. [7210/22]

Climate Action Plan

Peter Burke

188. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding applications for the Climate Action Fund for large-scale projects of between €1 million and €1.5 million; when applications will be open for businesses in 2022; if the criteria for the scheme have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/22]

Flood Risk Management

Peter Burke

269. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if works can be carried out on a river (details supplied). [6266/22]

School Staff

Peter Burke

429. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when school secretaries will be recognised and compensated for their work and new contracts issued; when talks with the Workplace Relations Commission and a union (details supplied) will resume; the reason talks have been adjourned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6301/22]

Social Insurance

Peter Burke

458. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to remove the exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6005/22]

Health Services Staff

Peter Burke

433. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for medical personnel in the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [5589/22]

Inland Fisheries

Peter Burke

237. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider designating Lough Ennell as a wild brown trout fishery in the western lakes plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this lake is one of the finest brown trout fishing lakes in Europe and that the status needs to be preserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/22]

Electric Vehicles

Peter Burke

263. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle charging points available in County Westmeath; the location of each; his plans to increase the number of charging points to reflect the local population hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/22]

Passport Services

Peter Burke

434. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) and their parents’ passports returned without further delay. [4481/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peter Burke

624. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the €1,000 bonus to drivers who assist doctors on call through the Midoc service (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [5061/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

628. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the €1,000 Covid-19 bonus payment to patient-facing nurses in the disability sector. [4245/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

688. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the €1,000 bonus to carers who work in the homes of persons with disabilities and who worked 12-hour shifts and provided care for persons throughout the pandemic, placing their own health at risk to provide that service. [4518/22]

Hospital Services

Peter Burke

789. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for the development of the specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5026/22]

Agriculture Industry

Peter Burke

859. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the escalation and high price of fertiliser which is having a major impact on farming families. [5069/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

187. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider extending the €1,000 bonus to prison officers who continued to work all through the pandemic and who would be responsible for bringing prisoners into hospitals and remaining with them for their stay in hospital (details supplied). [4008/22]

Departmental Reports

Peter Burke

46. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the Future of Media Commission report; if the report has been completed and submitted to his Department and the Government; and when it is planned to consider and publish this report. [63440/21]

Grant Payments

Peter Burke

194. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of grants that were provided in 2020 and 2021 for wheelchair accessible taxis in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63106/21]

Public Transport

Peter Burke

246. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of including the R392 in the Connecting Ireland plan by the National Transport Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1464/22]

Financial Services

Peter Burke

326. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the acquirer of a regulated entity authorised under section 10 of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 must notify the Central Bank. [1257/22]

Departmental Reports

Peter Burke

421. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the Future of Media Commission report; if the report has been completed and submitted to her Department and the Government; when it is planned to consider and publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63439/21]

Passport Services

Peter Burke

658. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied) given that it was applied for weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

709. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider an application by a person (details supplied) for a school bus place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63099/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peter Burke

62. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his officials have considered giving additional support to businesses and hotels that are just over the threshold for the employment wage subsidy scheme but still face challenges meeting overheads and costs of running a business during the pandemic restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62278/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peter Burke

633. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied). [61645/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

741. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an update can be provided regarding proposals to accommodate those who are medically deemed unfit to be vaccinated to be allowed partake in society; if he will consider exemptions on certified medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61856/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

254. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a lone parent's payment will be processed for a person (details supplied) given the family is in considerable financial distress. [60978/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

341. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she is considering the provision of HEPA filters to classrooms in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60422/21]

Rail Network

Peter Burke

66. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the rail connectivity of Longford town with Dublin city by the provision of a dual rail line; if feasibility studies have been carried out on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59273/21]

Special Educational Needs

Peter Burke

312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the current situation on the number of special education needs organisers, SENOs, in the County Offaly area at present; the vacancies for SENOs that exist at present; the waiting lists that exist for accessing the current service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58334/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

729. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57006/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Peter Burke

156. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine a connection to broadband (details supplied). [55862/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Peter Burke

350. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the number of educational psychologists in the County Offaly area; the number of current vacancies for psychologists; if she will provide details of the waiting lists that exist for accessing the current service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55570/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

673. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be authorised and paid to a person (details supplied). [55747/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

674. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for the BEEP scheme by a person (details supplied) can be considered further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55754/21]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

692. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is additional funding available to offset the rising costs of construction for projects which have already been approved for grant aid but will fall short on funding for projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55822/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

302. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the current age limit of 18 for the children’s allowance will be extended until the child finishes their education up to third-level. [53796/21]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

1259. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department through LEADER funding, Pobal or any other agency under her aegis can provide funding or support to carry out a feasibility study in relation to a capital project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52498/21]

Sports Funding

Peter Burke

431. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department, through Sport Ireland or another aegis, can provide funding or support for a feasibility study in relation to a capital project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51199/21]

Insurance Coverage

Peter Burke

238. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the insurance indemnity schemes that are applicable to signed and looped walkways here (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49983/21]

Proposed Legislation

Peter Burke

378. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans for impending legislation to be enacted regarding the diagnosis of an autistic child by a psychologist or health professional (details supplied). [48768/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Peter Burke

69. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when correspondence relating to a person (details supplied) will be completed and returned as it is delaying a SUSI application and has been ongoing for some time now. [48572/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Peter Burke

492. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will review the refusal of ECCE for a child (details supplied) considering the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48224/21]

Ambulance Service

Peter Burke

351. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance calls in the past three months; the average ambulance call-out time to arrival at the scene of a patient, by functioning area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47318/21]

Road Signage

Peter Burke

72. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider erecting two new signs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46885/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peter Burke

252. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47042/21]

Agriculture Industry

Peter Burke

847. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out by inspectors from his Department on horticultural businesses by functional area in each of the past five years in tabular form. [46116/21]

School Transport

Peter Burke

266. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when a bus ticket will be issued to a student (details supplied) who has no other means of travelling to school. [45820/21]

Sports Funding

Peter Burke

240. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will review a sports capital scheme application by a club (details supplied) due to the circumstances; if her Department has noted previous issues with the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44519/21]

Environmental Policy

Peter Burke

192. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for the Western Lakes Plan as recently announced by his Department; the geographical areas it covers; the reason a lake (details supplied) in the midlands has been left out of the scheme; the actions planned under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43250/21]

An Garda Síochána

Peter Burke

239. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to make Athlone Garda station wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42000/21]

School Staff

Peter Burke

544. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school principals appointed in County Westmeath from 2011 to 2021, by gender, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42188/21]

School Staff

Peter Burke

545. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if her Department is promoting any policies to address gender inequalities faced by male and female primary school teachers seeking promotion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42189/21]

Waterways Issues

Peter Burke

1566. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems that are in place to issue licences to allow access to a lakeside slipway (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the way these licences are issued; the frequency with which they are they are renewed; the cost to obtain a licence; the maximum number of licences issued in a given year at this location; if there is a waiting list for applicants to gain access to this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peter Burke

2126. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied). [36595/21]

Hospital Staff

Peter Burke

2383. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a dermatologist (details supplied) at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [37656/21]

Forestry Sector

Peter Burke

3358. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a planting ash dieback scheme application by a person (details supplied). [39205/21]

National Broadband Plan

Peter Burke

32. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a survey and a connection to broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/21]

General Practitioner Services

Peter Burke

129. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a general practitioner for a rural town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/21]

Hospital Staff

Peter Burke

157. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on the appointment of a dermatologist (details supplied) at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [30466/21]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

155. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driver theory test for a person (details supplied). [36440/21]

Medical Cards

Peter Burke

463. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner visit card can be considered for family carers who provide full-time care to family members but are not in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peter Burke

285. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on a procedure for a person (details supplied). [28202/21]

Health Services

Peter Burke

493. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a lymphedema clinic running as a pilot programme in Ennis, County Clare will be extended to the CHO8 region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/21]

Health Services

Peter Burke

385. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the drug treatment programmes that are in operation for those addicted to illegal drugs in counties Longford and Westmeath; the plans there are to improve and add to these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26170/21]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

65. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot now book a test after receiving four cancellations the last being 13 March 2021. [33614/21]

Local Authorities

Peter Burke

145. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if employees of education and training boards who are members of public bodies or local authorities have access to leave to attend county council meetings, in a similar way that teachers are allowed ten days leave for such purposes when meetings fall outside school hours; if her Department will review this in order to promote diversity and inclusivity among members of local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33668/21]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

263. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated with an appointment for the driver theory test in August 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/21]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

264. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated an appointment for the driver theory test in August 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31375/21]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

265. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated with an appointment for the driver theory test in September 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/21]

School Transport

Peter Burke

797. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if the qualifying conditions for the school transport scheme will be reviewed to reduce the current radius of 4.8 kilometres as the qualification distance for the scheme; when the scheme was last reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31605/21]

State Pensions

Peter Burke

146. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the pension payment for elderly persons (details supplied). [29910/21]

Road Network

Peter Burke

248. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport when the reclassification of L5433 to a regional road and the reclassification of R444 to a minor road will commence. [29759/21]

Departmental Reports

Peter Burke

300. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a copy of a report (details supplied) has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29590/21]

Sports Funding

Peter Burke

301. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding allocated to an association (details supplied) since 2017 to date; the conditions attached to this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29591/21]

Sports Funding

Peter Burke

302. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding issued to an association (details supplied) under the Covid sport resilience fund in 2020 and 2021; the conditions attached to this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29592/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peter Burke

448. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the income limits will be reviewed for carer’s allowance applicants; when these limits were reviewed most recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29280/21]

National Broadband Plan

Peter Burke

77. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a broadband connection for a location (details supplied). [27964/21]

Special Educational Needs

Peter Burke

348. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if an application for an exceptional review has been considered for a school (details supplied) in County Longford to enable it to provide a special needs assistant to an incoming junior infant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27912/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

558. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [27897/21]

Departmental Schemes

Peter Burke

395. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department under the CLÁR scheme or another scheme supports the provision of infrastructure and footpaths in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27143/21]

Fuel Sales

Peter Burke

211. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress on a multiagency enforcement programme on solid fuel use as a home heating source; if his attention has been drawn to imports of German coal to the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26131/21]

Special Educational Needs

Peter Burke

158. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if an application for a special needs assistant will be reviewed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24837/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

585. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the cases of workers in the childcare sector who are currently pregnant; the guidelines that are in place to protect them from Covid-19 infection in view of the fact that there are protocols for teachers and special needs assistants who are pregnant to work from home presently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/21]