Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Bus Services

Réada Cronin

241. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of low-floor wheelchair accessible single decker and double decker buses that were transferred from Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus or the National Transport Authority to the School Transport Fleet from 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/22]

Bus Services

Réada Cronin

242. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of low-floor wheelchair accessible single decker and double decker buses owned by either Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus or the National Transport Authority that are currently in storage; if said fleet will be made available to the school transport fleet; if he will liaise with the Minister for Education on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43109/22]

Bus Services

Réada Cronin

243. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the knowledge that he had, if any, of the disposal of fleet by Bus Éireann in the 2011 to 2021 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/22]

Pension Provisions

Réada Cronin

317. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the Pensions Authority to reconsider its approach to one-person pension arrangements and extend the deadline for compliance with EU IOPR II directive to January 2023; if his Department, the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection will work together to ensure the PRSA changes vis-à-vis the current one-member arrangements are made in the Finance Act 2023, given that without the necessary flexibility, providers and customers are facing a catastrophic situation, especially those with no other realistic alternative for their savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/22]

Housing Schemes

Réada Cronin

511. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the high prices of regular family homes and the lack of such properties, the new first-time-buyers scheme will be extended in bands to address the high threshold prices and in scope to also include second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41955/22]

School Accommodation

Réada Cronin

805. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied as to the quantum and quality of works undertaken to fulfil the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied). [41948/22]

School Accommodation

Réada Cronin

806. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department is confident that the premises of a school (details supplied) on same will place it in a position to cater properly for the needs of current and prospective students from the beginning of the new academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41949/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

893. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she has had any engagement with the Minister for Transport and-or the National Transport Authority, Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus to seek the transfer of low-floor wheelchair accessible single-decker and double-decker public service obligation fleet to the school transport fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43110/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

894. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will supply a list of the school transport fleet, broken down by depot, age, type of bus and accessibility; the training, if any, that has been provided to drivers, Bus Éireann or private contractors in the use of the wheelchair lifts where high-sided coaches have been cascaded down to the school transport fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43111/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

895. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education when students at primary and second level can expect to have a fully accessible school transport fleet available to them to facilitate compliance with Articles 9 and 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43112/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

896. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is in the best interests of a student who is mobility-impaired to travel with his or her siblings and friends in the same vehicle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43113/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

897. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the steps that she will take to ensure that accessible fleet is allocated to where it is actually required in order to facilitate compliance with Articles 9 and 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, so far as is practicable and reasonable and taking into account the inaccessible nature of the fleet at the present time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43114/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

898. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the new school transport fleet that has been purchased between each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the level of accessibility of same; the location of this fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43115/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

899. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that all drivers, either Bus Éireann or contractors, employed on school transport services are in possession of the appropriate Garda vetting certification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43116/22]

School Transport

Réada Cronin

900. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that all drivers, either Bus Éireann or contractors, employed on school transport services have completed the Just A Minute card programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43117/22]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

1197. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers and social care workers who are employed by Tusla; the number employed in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the full complement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41950/22]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

1198. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the state of advancement of the combined and individual plans by his Department and Tusla to reduce the reliance on for-profit companies in the matter of residential placements; if he will publish the plans given that its chief executive (details supplied) raised this issue in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41951/22]

Children in Care

Réada Cronin

1199. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he approves of that fact that 68% of children in residential care are in placements run by private companies; if not, the plans that his Department has to return this care to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41952/22]

Children in Care

Réada Cronin

1200. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that will be paid to a company (details supplied) that is taking over the functions previously fulfilled by another company; if this is a greater or a lesser amount than that paid to the latter; the number of children involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41953/22]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

1201. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a company (details supplied) is operating in Ireland; if so, if Tusla is contracting with it; the amount paid to the company in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of children involved in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41954/22]