Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

An Garda Síochána

Willie O'Dea

22. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that have been recruited to date in 2022. [60500/22]

An Garda Síochána

Willie O'Dea

39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Dublin districts that have retired to date in 2022. [60501/22]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Willie O'Dea

602. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he intends to provide funding to a foundation (details supplied) a charity that provides financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland, to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60463/22]

Health Services Staff

Willie O'Dea

603. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons who provide essential work as hygiene cleaners, domestic staff, laundry workers, housekeeping staff, across our public hospitals and care homes believe that they should be in a higher band regarding the national pay scale agreement; if he will review the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60466/22]

Redundancy Payments

Willie O'Dea

54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the 38 former employees of a facility (details supplied) in Raheen, Limerick, who lost their jobs early in 2021 and who are still fighting to receive their proper redundancy package; if he will intervene to help resolve the issue and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59827/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Willie O'Dea

617. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when cleaners that worked at UHL will receive their pandemic bonus payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58771/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Willie O'Dea

322. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a full public inquiry into deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic at both public and private nursing and care homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58627/22]

Vaccination Programme

Willie O'Dea

323. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a vaccine compensation scheme will be introduced in this country to fast-track compensation for persons who have been damaged as a result of taking Covid vaccines and other vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58632/22]

Northern Ireland

Willie O'Dea

84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects a resolution in respect of the current difficulties with the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57643/22]

Disaster Response

Willie O'Dea

88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that Ireland has taken in relation to the famine in the Horn of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57644/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

450. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a working family payment review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57564/22]

Sports Events

Willie O'Dea

27. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on Ireland's participation in a joint bid to host Euro 2028. [56829/22]

Sports Events

Willie O'Dea

61. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the development of a major events strategy. [56830/22]

Domestic Violence

Willie O'Dea

77. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects paid domestic violence leave to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56879/22]

Residential Institutions

Willie O'Dea

80. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that the proposed national centre for research and remembrance in respect of survivors of institutional abuses during the twentieth century will function; the form that it will take; if it will have a board; when he expects the centre to be formed; the site that will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56880/22]

Health Services Staff

Willie O'Dea

304. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide dedicated dietitians to work with autistic children given that it is common for autistic children to have issues with food or eating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57175/22]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Willie O'Dea

108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if capital expenditure is within profile for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56447/22]

Public Expenditure Policy

Willie O'Dea

128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if current expenditure is within profile for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56446/22]

School Staff

Willie O'Dea

348. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when school secretaries will transfer to her Department’s payroll; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56539/22]

Third Level Fees

Willie O'Dea

455. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee to disabled students who have already finished an undergraduate programme but need to retrain through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56534/22]

Immigration Status

Willie O'Dea

478. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if an application for repatriation by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56528/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Willie O'Dea

87. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a guardian's payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55684/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

635. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54253/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

914. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will be paid to a person (details supplied) who works in the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54204/22]

Departmental Bodies

Willie O'Dea

174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to appoint the new members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53934/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Willie O'Dea

282. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the long waiting lists for audiology tests; his plans to establish a Departmental working group to assist in developing a cohesive, efficient and caring strategy that addresses the hearing needs of the Irish adult population and in turn, reduces the financial health burden on the State in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53946/22]

Energy Policy

Willie O'Dea

185. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the energy regulator stating that it has no function in dealing with former customers of a company (details supplied) which left the Irish energy market earlier this year, leaving many pre-paid customers, who were in credit, owed significant sums of money by the company; the steps that he proposes to take to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52921/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Willie O'Dea

387. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the situation in which trainee educational and child psychologists are working side-by-side with clinical psychologist trainees in schools, but are unpaid for their work, unlike their clinical psychologist colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53023/22]

Social Welfare Code

Willie O'Dea

439. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the extra benefits announced in Budget 2023 for people on disability allowance will be available to those who have come off disability allowance on a temporary basis to undertake Solas training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52886/22]

Medicinal Products

Willie O'Dea

636. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when circadin will be available on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53071/22]

Garda Reserve

Willie O'Dea

4. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the development and implementation of the Garda Reserve strategy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52413/22]

An Garda Síochána

Willie O'Dea

36. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí who have been recruited to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52412/22]

Health Services Staff

Willie O'Dea

84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in community healthcare organisations, CHOs, 3 and 5; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff in whole-time equivalent, WTE, terms approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/22]

Health Services Staff

Willie O'Dea

117. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 23 specialist nurses in adult neurology services that will be allocated to the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52417/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Willie O'Dea

143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that in order to claim illness benefit for Covid-related illness, a PCR test is not accepted, and that an individual is expected to attain a medical certificate from a doctor at considerable cost; if she will revoke this requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52395/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

210. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the Freestyle Libre 2 application for reimbursement on the HSEs long-term illness scheme through the Community Funded AIDS and Appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

211. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2021 application to HSE to have the NovoPen 6 and the NovoPen Echo Plus Smart Insulin Pens included for reimbursement on the long-term Illness scheme; the reason this particular application still has not concluded over 12 months after the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

212. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to include the Omnipod tubeless, wireless insulin patch pump on the list of approved Insulin pumps that have been added to the Insulin Pump and Transmitter Pricing Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52100/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the process employed by UL Hospitals Group in moving people from the waiting list to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic list; the way the waiting list is monitored; the reason the number of people waiting up to two years has reduced but the number of people waiting in excess of two years is increasing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

217. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of times the adult diabetes clinic is run; the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

218. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health how often the adult diabetes clinic is run and the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/22]

Energy Policy

Willie O'Dea

206. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not every household will receive the energy credits promised given that electricity supply companies allocate the credit per MPRN number and those in rented apartments that share an MPRN also have to share the electricity credit; his plans to ensure that every household benefits fully from the energy credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50180/22]

Tax Collection

Willie O'Dea

269. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are now demanding that businesses settle tax owed under the debt warehousing scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the insistence by the Revenue Commissioners on the repayment of warehoused debt will lead to bankruptcies; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/22]

Education Policy

Willie O'Dea

411. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; her plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49829/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Willie O'Dea

473. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has a claim for arrears of carers allowance has been refused as this person is only working 16 hours and the extra hours of income was holiday pay he was owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/22]

Children in Care

Willie O'Dea

541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he recognises the outstanding contribution that foster carers make to Irish society; his plans, if any, to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance, which has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49800/22]

Mental Health Services

Willie O'Dea

676. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the trainee educational and child psychologist programme is now the only type of psychologist training programme which is not Government funded; his plans to deal with this very unfair anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49828/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Willie O'Dea

740. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the requirements which need to be met in order that the University of Limerick Hospitals Group can offer insulin pump therapy as a treatment option for adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/22]

Budget 2023

Willie O'Dea

802. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the support packages announced for the private sector in Budget 2023 will also be extended to the charity sector, including the temporary business energy support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50184/22]