Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

79. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

104. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

114. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

115. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

134. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

145. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

150. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

158. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

171. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category.
[9277/23]

Social Welfare Code

Róisín Shortall

176. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the planned changes for how maintenance will be viewed for assessing social welfare payments; when the changes will come into effect; if the changes will impact all means tested social welfare payments, for example, the one parent family payment, jobseeker transitional payment, working family payment, jobseeker's allowance payment, and so on; if claims will be backdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8971/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

179. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9278/23]

Equality Issues

Róisín Shortall

183. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the practice of differential pricing between standard tickets and wheelchair accessible tickets in a venue (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure this discriminatory practise is stopped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8985/23]

Parental Leave

Róisín Shortall

184. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position regarding the extension of the children’s age for which parental leave can be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9016/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Mental Health Services

Róisín Shortall

232. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the Youth Pathfinder Project for Mental Health; when the project will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9152/23]

Mental Health Services

Róisín Shortall

233. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Youth Pathfinder Project for Mental Health in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9153/23]

Mental Health Services

Róisín Shortall

234. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of developing an adult pathfinder project for mental health, along the lines of the Youth Pathfinder Project for Mental Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Róisín Shortall

244. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on Children’s Health Ireland’s decision to use an electronic health system in the new children’s hospital which is not compatible with other hospital’s systems, including St. James’s; the engagements he has had with CHI on this matter; the expected timeline for establishing interoperability between this system and existing electronic health systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/23]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Róisín Shortall

245. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards for the publication of his amendments to the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022; when he expects this Bill to reach Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9266/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

246. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

263. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Róisín Shortall

125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a timeline for the establishment of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs and the timeline for the provision of its terms of reference to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [8160/23]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

246. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of CCTV cameras by a company (details supplied) procured by the OPW in use in the Houses of the Oireachtas; the date they were installed; the duration of these contracts; if the procurement of these cameras was part of a tender process; if so, the nature of that tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8478/23]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

247. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the impact on people’s data protection rights arising from the procurement, installation and operation of CCTV camera systems by a company (details supplied); the national security risks with regards to the installation and operation of these cameras; the human rights implications of contracting with this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8479/23]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the scope and remit of the OPW’s review of best practice regarding CCTV systems by a company (details supplied); if he will publish the terms of reference; the experts who will conduct the review; the bodies who will be consulted as part of the review; the duration of the review and expected deadline for publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8480/23]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

249. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide details of all public buildings that use CCTV cameras by a company (details supplied). [8481/23]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW and the Houses of the Oireachtas will remove all CCTV manufactured by a company (details supplied), pending the outcome of the ‘review of best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/23]

Departmental Reports

Róisín Shortall

642. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 9 February 2023, if he will provide additional details in relation to his update on recommendation 9(ii) regarding altering medical records; the meaning of associated arrangements; if he intends to bring forward separate legislation to make it a criminal offence to alter medical records with the intent to mislead or deceive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8477/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

86. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate number of senior staff who left his Department in 2022; the analysis, if any, of the reasons for these high numbers; if exit interviews were carried out and, if so, the outcome of these; and the steps that will be taken to address this concerning matter. [8013/23]

School Staff

Róisín Shortall

293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to correspondence from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if he will give close consideration to the matters raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8037/23]

Health and Safety

Róisín Shortall

359. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high incidence of physical and verbal assaults on frontline healthcare workers; if he will take steps to ensure adequate funding for the Health and Safety Authority in order to establish a dedicated health sector unit to oversee workplace safety at all public healthcare facilities; if he will arrange for a full review of security measures at all emergency departments; if he will further arrange for a public awareness programme in this regard in order to reduce such assaults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8014/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

189. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the business case in relation to the Mater Hospital long-Covid clinic (details supplied); the reason for the delay in reviewing this submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7608/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to further expand the free contraception scheme to people aged over 30 years; the steps he is taking to address the significant costs of contraceptives for some cohorts who are not eligible for the free scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7609/23]

Patient Transport

Róisín Shortall

191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1516 of 18 January 2023, the number of beds allocated to patients transferred via ambulance to Nenagh and St. John’s Hospitals, respectively; the additional resources that will be put in place in both hospitals to facilitate this new pathway; if surgeries have resumed in Ennis; if surgeries will be cancelled in St. John’s to facilitate the change in protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7610/23]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

192. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the additional resources that were provided to Shannondoc, the out-of-hours GP service for mid-west region, before Christmas 2022; the way in which these resources were utilised; if the HSE set key performance indicators for this service; if so, to outline these key performance indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7611/23]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

498. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if he will publish the review of the immigrant investor programme, submitted in November 2020; the reason for the delay in publishing this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6762/23]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

499. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if he is considering curtailing or suspending new applications to the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6763/23]

Wards of Court

Róisín Shortall

500. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the number of people, under-18 and over-18 years of age, who were taken into wardship in December 2022 and January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6764/23]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

501. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to publish the prison health needs assessment; if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6768/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

563. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by grade, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6535/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

653. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain cariban via the drugs payment scheme, following reports that the process is very unclear and acts as a barrier to obtaining the drug in a timely manner; the steps he is taking to address these access issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6765/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

654. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the reimbursement scheme for cariban in order that it can be prescribed by a GP; the reason only consultant obstetricians can prescribe this treatment under the drugs payment scheme, given that the majority of women do not see a consultant until they are at least 12 weeks pregnant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6766/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

655. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme to date and by month, in tabular form. [6767/23]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

664. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to the Dental Council (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/23]

Dental Services

Róisín Shortall

665. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1515 of 18 January 2023, the additional steps being taken to address significant delays in processing applications by Ukrainian dentists to the Dental Council; if further staff have been provided to deal with this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6803/23]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

855. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when he intends to increase the standard eye exam fee paid to opticians for medical card holders in relation to the community ophthalmic services scheme; the amount the increase will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7351/23]

Departmental Funding

Róisín Shortall

915. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided under the social inclusion and community activation programme in each of the years from 2018 to 2022, by county, in tabular form. [7350/23]

Departmental Reports

Róisín Shortall

307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 22 November 2022, the status of the final report of the expert group on the reform and management of clinical negligence claims; the reason the recommendations which come under his remit have not been implemented; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6387/23]

Work Permits

Róisín Shortall

54. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an employee on an intra-company transfer work permit, who remains on a contract in their home country, has an entitlement to statutory leave under Irish law, such as annual leave, maternity leave, paternity leave and parent’s leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6023/23]

Social Welfare Code

Róisín Shortall

266. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the social welfare eligibility rules in order that work is calculated on a cumulative hours basis rather than days, particularly given the impact the current binary system is having on home care staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5804/23]

Departmental Policies

Róisín Shortall

317. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if consideration is being given to banning the sale and importation of nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as laughing gas, in view of its widespread use for recreational purposes by young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5803/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

401. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the increased recreational use of nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as laughing gas, particularly by young people and in view of its growing extensive use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5802/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

403. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychology managers with the specific title of "area principal psychology manager"; the CHOs in which they are based; the difference between this title and "principal psychology manager"; how the title was conferred and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5807/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

404. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychology managers with the specific title of "director of psychology"; the CHOs in which they are based; the difference between this title and "principal psychology manager"; how the title was conferred and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5808/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

442. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 13 December 2022, if his Department is still considering a proposal to establish a working group to assist in developing an updated strategy that addresses the hearing needs of the Irish population; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6024/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

443. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposal to create an additional 900 nursing posts within the first five years of Sláintecare implementation in order to resource and develop a universal child health and well-being service; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6025/23]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

444. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the First 5 action to develop a dedicated child health workforce, adopting a population-based approach; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6026/23]

Education and Training Provision

Róisín Shortall

445. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 10 November 2022, if the structure of the €750,000 funding announced in Budget 2023 in relation to trainee counselling psychologists has been finalised; if so, the number of trainees who will benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6029/23]

Housing Provision

Róisín Shortall

249. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been delivered under the long-term social housing leasing scheme in each of the years since 2018, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/23]

Fire Service

Róisín Shortall

250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed in each fire service delivery unit in each of the years since 2018, by grade and station, in tabular form. [5526/23]

Court Sittings

Róisín Shortall

368. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the average number of proceedings in each of the years since 2018, by court (details supplied), in tabular form; the steps being taken to ensure that right of citizens to a trial and due course of law in a reasonable timeframe are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/23]

An Garda Síochána

Róisín Shortall

369. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each of the years since 2018, by division, in tabular form. [5530/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

391. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps being taking to increase the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis, given that existing services are oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5395/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

392. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a pre-exposure prophylaxis appointment, by clinic and wait time. [5396/23]

Forestry Sector

Róisín Shortall

433. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of grants allocated under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020 for native species, by year and local authority, in tabular form. [5524/23]

Forestry Sector

Róisín Shortall

434. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of grants allocated under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020 for non-native species, by year and local authority, in tabular form. [5525/23]

Control of Dogs

Róisín Shortall

438. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens employed by local authorities in each of the years since 2018, by local authority, in tabular form. [5527/23]

Control of Dogs

Róisín Shortall

439. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of fines issued under the Control of Dogs Act 1986 in each of the years since 2018, by local authority, in tabular form. [5528/23]

Legislative Process

Róisín Shortall

169. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2023 will be operational; if he will report on the delays for the signing of Statutory Instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/23]

Wards of Court

Róisín Shortall

170. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people, under 18 and over 18 years, who have been taken into wardship in December 2022 and January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5123/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

536. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 24 January 2023, the number of persons employed in the Ukraine Division of his Department in each of the quarters since it was established in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4655/23]

Gangland Crime

Róisín Shortall

553. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to strengthen the law concerning gangland crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4073/23]

Departmental Policies

Róisín Shortall

199. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) on wealth in Ireland; the steps he is taking to address the unequal distribution of wealth in this country; if he intends to introduce measures to increase taxes on capital and wealth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3824/23]

International Protection

Róisín Shortall

129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in International Protection Accommodation Services by grade and division, in tabular form; the number of additional staff since the beginning of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/23]

International Protection

Róisín Shortall

130. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently employed by his Department; the number of persons assigned to the Integration brief; the number of vacant positions currently under his Department's Integration brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3420/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

194. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of persons diagnosed with all cancers (details supplied) from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3685/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

195. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of persons diagnosed with colorectal cancer at stages I, II, III, IV or unknown stage from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

196. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of persons diagnosed with breast cancer at stages I, II, III, IV or unknown stage from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3687/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

197. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of persons diagnosed with lung cancer at stages I, II, III, IV or unknown stage from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3688/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

198. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of persons diagnosed with cervical cancer at stages I, II, III, IV or unknown stage from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3689/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

199. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of persons diagnosed with prostate cancer at stages I, II, III, IV or unknown stage from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3690/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

200. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of staffed chairs available to deliver chemotherapy by month in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form. [3691/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

201. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who started chemotherapy by month in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form. [3692/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

202. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe by month in each of the years 2019 to 2022. [3693/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

203. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently waiting to access chemotherapy; and the number and proportion of whom are waiting longer than the recommended timeframe. [3694/23]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

205. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in this Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [3735/23]

Public Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

65. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raising measures he is considering to ensure sustainable funding of public services, following the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calculation that an extra €7 billion per year is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/23]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

67. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will waive the 23% VAT rate on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Róisín Shortall

224. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering banning price differentiation between new and existing mortgage customers; if so, the timeline he is working towards for introduction of the necessary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/23]

Consumer Rights

Róisín Shortall

225. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will honour the Government's commitment to introduce legislation to protect consumers' and businesses' access to cash; the steps he has taken to advance the drafting of this legislation; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/23]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

235. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to the difficulties facing co-habiting couples who jointly own a property and then must pay inheritance tax on their family home when one of them passes away; if he is considering the rights of co-habiting couples to apply to the Revenue Commissioners for a certificate to grant the same tax rights as married couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3016/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

435. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently employed by his Department; the number assigned to the integration brief; the number of vacant positions currently under his Department's integration brief; the details of any changes to these numbers in each of the past four quarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3315/23]

An Garda Síochána

Róisín Shortall

466. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda National Vetting Bureau presented annual reports to his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2021; if he will provide a copy of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3151/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

612. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of sunosi, which is used to treat narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnoea in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3238/23]

Teacher Training

Róisín Shortall

246. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken to deal with the shortage of teachers of home economics in Dublin; if she will give consideration to allowing those currently working in home economics teaching roles who do not have the full teaching qualifications but have other level eight degrees such as certain chefs, the opportunity to undertake on the job training or part-time college courses in order that they can become fully-qualified while continuing their teaching work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2523/23]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

312. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; the timeline that he is working towards in establishing this inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/23]

Family Support Services

Róisín Shortall

313. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the services that are available to bereaved parents and families upon the loss of a child; if his attention has been drawn to the fact families are being directed to bereavement services in other jurisdictions due to a lack of domestic services; his plans to expand domestic services such as counselling for bereaved parents and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2519/23]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

382. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff who have been recruited into the HSE since the beginning of 2022, in tabular form; and the number of staff who have retired or left the HSE in the same period. [2673/23]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

383. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who left his Department in 2022, by grade and quarter, in tabular form. [2679/23]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Róisín Shortall

131. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 8 December 2022, if he will consider amending the legislation governing section 254: licensing for telecommunications infrastructure, to ensure such applications go through the standard planning process, thereby facilitating public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2165/23]