Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 1 de 23
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
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Defence Forces
Pádraig O'Sullivan
13. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join that the Defence Forces have received since the start of 2023; how many were interviewed; how many were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22097/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
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Defence Forces
Pádraig O'Sullivan
42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the educational supports provided to members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22098/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
oral
Bus Éireann
Pádraig O'Sullivan
65. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide on update on what engagement his Department has had with Bus Éireann to address the impact of the shortage of drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22022/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
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Road Safety
Pádraig O'Sullivan
93. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of the legislation required for speed limit reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22021/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Pádraig O'Sullivan
200. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22205/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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School Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
41. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage with a person (details supplied) regarding pay scale concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21998/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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Disabilities Assessments
Pádraig O'Sullivan
98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22000/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
135. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason saw pallmeto is not reimbursed under the medical card scheme; if he will consider including same in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
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Recycling Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
55. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the engagement his Department has had with local authorities to progress the next phase of the deposit-return scheme development and roll-out; the number of local authorities that have registered interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
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State Bodies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what measures are being taken to reduce the SEAI wait times which are currently in excess of 24-months; if consideration has been given to prioritising applications where an SEAI home upgrade would benefit a person’s health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
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Departmental Data
Pádraig O'Sullivan
412. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 976 of 17 January 2024, if it has an independent company with a service level agreement with the funder, the Citizens Information Board; if the Citizens Information Service has control to set and review their employees’ salary scales; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
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Citizenship Ceremonies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
468. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when naturalized Irish citizens who attended the citizenship ceremony on 26 February 2024 will receive their certificates; the reason for the ten-week delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21764/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
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Nursing Homes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
565. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has or will be given to the relaxation of the five-year rule for farmers in respect of the nursing home support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21312/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
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Hospital Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
632. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns regarding the relocation of paediatric services and-or ward in Cork (details supplied); if he or his Department has been briefed regarding the concerns in relation to this relocation; the capacity or number of beds available in the new paediatric unit in CUH; his views on whether it is sufficiently resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21730/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration would be given for larger local authorities such as Cork County Council to make additional submissions to the town and village renewal scheme to account for the larger population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20404/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
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Rural Recreation Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
36. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20405/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
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EU Meetings
Pádraig O'Sullivan
67. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent meeting at the EU Foreign Minister's meeting in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
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Foreign Conflicts
Pádraig O'Sullivan
73. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation in Sudan; the engagement he has had with his European counterparts in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20587/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pádraig O'Sullivan
305. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all orphan medicines reimbursed in 2023; to confirm the date of the HSE executive management team decision; the date on which a reimbursement decision was subsequently made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
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Health Strategies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
307. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 30 April 2024, the number of the integrated eye care teams that are not fully operational in each of the CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21083/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Pádraig O'Sullivan
5. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17780/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
oral
Departmental Programmes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [17781/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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Departmental Policies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
87. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or his officials have given consideration to using money collected through the carbon tax and through the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Act 2023 to help tackle energy poverty in Ireland through measures such as the EnergyCloud initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20625/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Pádraig O'Sullivan
187. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on a reconfiguration project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20286/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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Energy Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he or his officials have engaged with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications or his officials to use money collected through the carbon tax and through the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Act 2023 to help tackle energy poverty in social housing in Ireland through measures such as the EnergyCloud initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20626/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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Social Welfare Code
Pádraig O'Sullivan
321. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the recent extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education or those with a disability also includes those who are home-schooled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20624/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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Medical Cards
Pádraig O'Sullivan
608. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the current criteria for an over-70s medical card, in particular the assessable outgoing expenses of a person (details supplied) still operating a small farm or business, where little or no profit is accrued annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20710/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
619. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of the drug ravulizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome; when he expects this drug to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 23 April 2024, if funding will be allocated via the estimates process this year considering that the implementation model was approved in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19419/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pádraig O'Sullivan
37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO4 that are waiting for a medical appliance, for example, wheelchair, orthotics and shower chair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
oral
Cabinet Committees
Pádraig O'Sullivan
15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17779/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
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Citizens Information Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
179. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that staff in the citizens information service have not received a wage increase since 2008; if there are plans to implement a wage increase; if there is a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19543/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
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Citizens Information Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will engage with members of the Citizen Information Board regarding pay equality concerns; if she will outline the engagement her Department has had to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19683/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Departmental Strategies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
120. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the funding required to implement the Disability Action Plan; if he will outline the level of engagement his Department has had with disability advocacy groups regarding the implementation of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19222/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
121. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide an update on when a special school in Cork (details supplied) will receive access to therapies considering there are still no therapists in place at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19223/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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School Costs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
359. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to supporting schools with rising insurance costs as a result of the construction of modular buildings as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19432/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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School Costs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
360. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if funding streams are available to a school struggling with increased insurance costs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19433/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Health Strategies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
682. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the €20 million in medicines savings which his Productivity and Savings Taskforce intends to achieve in 2024; whether it is intended that all of these savings will be reinvested in new medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Pádraig O'Sullivan
714. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 19 April 2023, if there is a timeline for completion of the development of a helipad in CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19298/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Health Strategies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
717. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider establishing a national eye health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19308/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Dental Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
729. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Cork city and Cork county which have ceased providing medical card services over the past five years; if he will provide an overview of the dental services currently offered to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19412/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Medical Cards
Pádraig O'Sullivan
730. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for persons whose dentist withdraws from the medical card service or does not accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Dental Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
731. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte; the timeline for implementation; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
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Healthcare Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
732. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to establishing a clinical care programme for those living with lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19418/24]
Déar, 25 Aib 2024
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Social Welfare Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
14. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who availed of the activation and family support programme in 2022 to fund the cost of training supports and education courses for people on social welfare in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18137/24]
Déar, 25 Aib 2024
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Control of Horses
Pádraig O'Sullivan
99. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on his Department’s plans to simply and modernise the Control of Horses Act 1996, as per the summer legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18281/24]
Déar, 25 Aib 2024
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School Curriculum
Pádraig O'Sullivan
179. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when applications will be open for expressions of interest for the 2024/2025 transition year pilot programme; if she will provide information on how schools can apply (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18506/24]
Déar, 25 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
202. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will address matters in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18590/24]
Céad, 24 Aib 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
92. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an overview of the number of croí cónaithe applications have been made and processed in each local authority for 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18379/24]
Céad, 24 Aib 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Pádraig O'Sullivan
125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 20 March 2024, the number of Garda vetting appeals heard by appeals officers for the years 2019 to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18206/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Pádraig O'Sullivan
15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí working in road policing in Cork city and county at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17791/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Crime Prevention
Pádraig O'Sullivan
20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the measures her Department has taken to date to tackle cybercrime; her views on whether enough resources have been allocated to the Garda to deal with cybercrime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17790/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Flood Relief Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
81. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the lower Lee flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15531/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Fuel Poverty
Pádraig O'Sullivan
118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken by his Department and agencies under the remit of his Department (ESV, ESB Networks, EirGrid, CRU, SEAI) to use surplus renewable energy to tackle fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17491/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Road Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
182. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of a road project in Cork (details supplied); if considerations will be given to fast-tracking the project due to the amount of delays being caused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17969/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
267. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on an emergency works application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17381/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
293. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update and details of her plans to construct a new primary school in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17584/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
written
Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
297. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the details of plans for the building of a new primary school in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17601/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Immigration Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
452. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department helps fund the costs associated with repatriation for beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9713/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Disability Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
549. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application for long-term residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17640/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
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Health Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
578. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the amyloidosis model of care, which was approved by the HSE in 2022, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/24]
Déar, 18 Aib 2024
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Sports Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the large-scale sport infrastructure fund will be launched; if she will outline the guidelines for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16788/24]
Déar, 18 Aib 2024
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Sport and Recreational Development
Pádraig O'Sullivan
22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps her Department is taking to encourage the participation of females in sport; if she can provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to increase the level of media coverage, nationally and locally, of women’s sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16789/24]
Déar, 18 Aib 2024
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Business Regulation
Pádraig O'Sullivan
74. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for a range of measures to reduce red tape and the administrative burden on business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16940/24]
Déar, 18 Aib 2024
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Business Supports
Pádraig O'Sullivan
99. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the first payments under the increased cost of business grant will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with a school (details supplied) regarding the urgent need for an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16186/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she has engaged with schools regarding concerns in respect to the cut to SET resources in terms of the impact it will have on the overall ability of schools to provide appropriate special education to students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16185/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
338. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education following the recent announcement of €800 million investment of 90 school building projects, if she will provide details of the 90 schools that are benefitting from this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16541/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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School Accommodation
Pádraig O'Sullivan
345. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will sign off on the next stage of additional accommodation application for a post-primary school, in Cork’s north inner city (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16577/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Equality Issues
Pádraig O'Sullivan
609. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he or officials within his Department have engaged recently with representatives from an organisation (details supplied) regarding pay equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15532/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Care Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
644. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for long term residential care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16075/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pádraig O'Sullivan
646. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if, following the recent publicity surrounding the provision of bras, prosthetics, and swimwear for post-mastectomy clients, he will clarify what are the entitlements; to provide a list of the companies that provide these products nationally and which of the entitlements they supply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Departmental Bodies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
701. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health who the members of the Medicines Sustainability Taskforce are; how many times they have met; the projected timeline to publish and implement findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16290/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pádraig O'Sullivan
702. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the number of additional staff hired by the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16291/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Health Strategies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
703. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the expected benefits for the Irish health system of the introduction of the EU HTA regulation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16292/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Vaccination Programme
Pádraig O'Sullivan
722. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when his Department will implement a maternal RSV vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16457/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Vaccination Programme
Pádraig O'Sullivan
723. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when HIQA is expected to provide guidance regarding its health technology assessment of RSV vaccination; if this will allow enough time to operationalise a maternal RSV vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16458/24]
Déar, 11 Aib 2024
written
Housing Provision
Pádraig O'Sullivan
89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the scale and costs associated with new housing schemes using modular building methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15616/24]
Déar, 11 Aib 2024
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Legislative Measures
Pádraig O'Sullivan
165. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will reflect on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 and take into consideration the potential effects it will have on charities, non-profits, and sporting organisations and their ability to fundraise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15752/24]
Céad, 10 Aib 2024
oral
Departmental Reviews
Pádraig O'Sullivan
18. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance when the new primary medical certificate criteria will be introduced; if he can provide any update on the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/24]
Céad, 10 Aib 2024
oral
Fuel Prices
Pádraig O'Sullivan
31. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the reinstatement of fuel excise relief in April 2024; and the estimated cost of the reinstatement in August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15286/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Road Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
223. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to establishing a fund specifically aimed at noise mitigation/sound barriers to mitigate the impact of major motorway construction projects on local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14669/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
written
Driver Test
Pádraig O'Sullivan
234. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14734/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Pádraig O'Sullivan
307. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if provisions can be made for primary medical certificate appeals to be held in Cork, considering that at present people have to travel to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14833/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
393. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in primary schools in Ballincollig, Cork for the September 2024 school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13603/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Pádraig O'Sullivan
394. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will address matters in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13604/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
395. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to accommodate the provision of ASD places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13606/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
396. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary school ASD places available in Cork city and county for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13607/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Broadcasting Sector
Pádraig O'Sullivan
573. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether it is intended that the Irish public will be able to access the new Freely platform which is launching later this year and which will allow users to watch live TV via the internet for free, as provided for under the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Legislative Programme
Pádraig O'Sullivan
696. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15123/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Social Welfare Code
Pádraig O'Sullivan
765. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason foster carers are not acknowledged as being carers, and cannot claim for a stamp or credits towards a State pension (contributory) and other State supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14387/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Care Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the increase in the foster carers' allowance was delayed to November and did not take immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14386/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Children in Care
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1115. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to protect the future of vulnerable children within the care of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Childcare Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1149. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can advise regarding a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14809/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Primary Medical Certificates
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1310. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14027/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1333. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of an out-of-hours CareDoc facility in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Nursing Homes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will review a situation (details supplied) regarding a contracted bed provided by the HSE as part of the nursing home subvention scheme; if the new rental income change to the fair deal scheme of 1 February 2024 will apply in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1371. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on proposals for an enhanced community care facility in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14349/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1554. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a clinic in Cork (details supplied) is currently not staffed; if provisions will be made to allocate another staff member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15077/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Health Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1555. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address details in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15078/24]