Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Business Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

138. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeframe for introducing energy support grants for businesses that rely on oil and/or LPG that are excluded from the TBESS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/23]

Housing Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

504. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options that are available to pyrite homeowners who have a second property available but which needs repairs; if they can avail of the croí cónaithe grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13850/23]

School Accommodation

Rose Conway-Walsh

723. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the length of time a school (details supplied) has been vacant; her Department's plans for the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13294/23]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

1021. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for scaling back the Governments research and development target from 2.5% of GNP to 2.5% of GNI*; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12991/23]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

1022. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for scaling back the governments R&D target from 2.5% of GNP set out in Innovation 2020 to 2.5% of GNI* in impact 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12992/23]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1377. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, speech and language therapists, social workers, nurses employed at CAMHS mental health intellectual disability, community mental health teams in community healthcare west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13202/23]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1378. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of people employed and whole-time equivalents at CAMHS mental health intellectual disability, community mental health teams in community healthcare west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13203/23]

Mental Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

1379. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an appointment, the number of people on the waiting list, and the number of people waiting over a year, with CAMHS mental health intellectual disability, community mental health teams in community healthcare west, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/23]

Veterinary Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

27. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Ministerial colleagues regarding increased places for those intending to study veterinary medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11779/23]

Agriculture Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

44. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support sheep farmers in response to depressed meat and wool prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11780/23]

Tax Credits

Rose Conway-Walsh

194. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance when the review of the R and D tax credit and evaluation of the knowledge development box will be published. [12123/23]

Revenue Commissioners

Rose Conway-Walsh

89. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the number of final demands issued by revenue and the number of sheriff referrals below the value of €1,000, €5,000 and €10,000 respectively, for each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11849/23]

Departmental Priorities

Rose Conway-Walsh

11. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [11507/23]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

31. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [11506/23]

Tax Credits

Rose Conway-Walsh

90. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance when the next departmental tax expenditure evaluation will be published on the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10598/23]

Banking Sector

Rose Conway-Walsh

119. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the sale of tracker mortgages to vulture funds which were overcharged as a result of the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11328/23]

Rail Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

36. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure the western rail corridor is added to the TEN-T network following the publication of the All-Island Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10590/23]

Education Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

271. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the OECD review of Ireland’s skills planning and development will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/23]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

272. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the Research and Development Budget 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/23]

European Council

Rose Conway-Walsh

10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council meeting on 9 and 10 February 2023. [10253/23]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [10252/23]

Tax Code

Rose Conway-Walsh

88. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the rate of taxation the Government plans to set above the minimum rate of 33% outlined in the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854, in relation to the windfall tax that will be applied to 2022 profits of fossil fuel production companies; if consideration will be given to ring-fencing a portion of the revenue for the local communities most impacted by the Corrib gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9880/23]

Tax Code

Rose Conway-Walsh

109. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a windfall tax will be applied to the 2022 profits of electricity companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9879/23]

Housing Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

270. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 14 February 2023, if he will consider extending the review of the mobility aids grant and the housing aid for older people grant to look at the grant limits, given the increase in construction costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9541/23]

Library Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

27. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to address the growing challenges libraries face in affording e-books and the increasingly restrictive terms applied by publishers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9275/23]

Departmental Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

50. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the very short application window for the community recognition fund 2023, launched on 14 February, with a closing date for submission of expressions of interest of 24 February 2023; how such a short timeframe is considered acceptable for applications to a fund offering a minimum of €25,000; her further views on whether such a short timeframe could be considered exclusionary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9276/23]

White Papers

Rose Conway-Walsh

146. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for excluding domestically trading companies from direct financial assistance to facilitate expansion or growth activities in the White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9274/23]

Mental Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

252. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of vacancies in both CAMHS mental health intellectual disability, community mental health teams in an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9289/23]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

129. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8778/23]

Office of the Attorney General

Rose Conway-Walsh

130. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans for reform of the Office of the Attorney General. [8779/23]

Energy Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

174. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to apply a windfall tax on the 2022 profits of electricity companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8749/23]

Emergency Departments

Rose Conway-Walsh

674. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the extension project to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; the timeline for the commencement of construction and project completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8747/23]

Hospital Equipment

Rose Conway-Walsh

675. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide on update on the replacement of the CT scanner at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8748/23]

Hospital Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

676. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of vacancies of medical professionals in Mayo University Hospital; the amount of time the position has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8750/23]

Disability Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

100. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing legislative changes to the Health Act 2007 to codify a definition of residential service to ensure that all individualised services are required to be registered with HIQA in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7673/23]

Protected Disclosures

Rose Conway-Walsh

168. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the procedure for dealing with protected disclosures in relation to third party organisations funded by the HSE under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004; the procedure for initiating investigations when deemed necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7674/23]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

9. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6947/23]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 4 2022 will be published. [6948/23]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

53. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the second stage of the assessment process for increased veterinary provision, including details on the selection criteria, expert panel and ensuring international standards; the number of additional veterinary places that will be delivered and whether this will meet the current needs of the sector; when the first places will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6962/23]

Student Accommodation

Rose Conway-Walsh

55. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on student accommodation projects at advanced stages of planning that remain undeveloped due to a lack of agreement on Government support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/23]

Scientific Research

Rose Conway-Walsh

71. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the submission to the Government on associate membership of CERN being prepared by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/23]

Departmental Reviews

Rose Conway-Walsh

82. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the ongoing PhD review; if a more formal consultation process will take place later in the review process that will include stakeholder engagement; if he will request that the chairs of the review meet an organisation (details supplied) as the body representing PhD researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6958/23]

Third Level Costs

Rose Conway-Walsh

90. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the publication of the review of the student grant scheme that identified a significant unmet demand for part-time learning among students; the steps being taken to expand supports to part-time students as recommended by the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/23]

National Car Test

Rose Conway-Walsh

141. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the average wait times for an NCT in each centre in County Mayo, in tabular form; the average across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6486/23]

Local Authorities

Rose Conway-Walsh

284. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the maximum amount of grant aid funding that can be awarded by local authorities under the schedule of works for grant aid; if any consideration has been given to increasing the level of funding to reflect the increased cost for materials and labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7379/23]

Defence Forces

Rose Conway-Walsh

299. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of paramedics and advanced paramedics in the Defence Forces in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the annual recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6701/23]

Defence Forces

Rose Conway-Walsh

300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if funding will be provided for the recruitment of additional full-time civilian consultant psychiatrist for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6702/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Rose Conway-Walsh

332. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6699/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Rose Conway-Walsh

333. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6700/23]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

336. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the transfer rate from post-primary to further education and training for 2021; when this figure will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6728/23]