Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

663. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that were received by his Department from bidders in response to the e-Tender to carry out the research into the views of abortion providers prior to the eventual award being made. [24254/22]

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

664. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount in remunerations that will be paid to the recently announced awardee (details supplied) of the eTender to carry out research into the views of abortion providers. [24255/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Mattie McGrath

700. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 4 May 22, the terms of reference of the expert teams review of additional resources for acute services at University Hospital Limerick; if the expert team will be consulting with patient groups or patients and health staff unions that have had to endure horrific conditions at the hospital since the reconfiguration of acute services in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24509/22]

Children in Care

Mattie McGrath

284. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the up-to-date position of the national service to support the parents of children in the care of the State. [24004/22]

Wards of Court

Mattie McGrath

285. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children in the care of Tusla who are wards of court. [24005/22]

Wards of Court

Mattie McGrath

286. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of applications that were made to the courts in each of the years 2014-2021 to take children into wardship. [24006/22]

Wards of Court

Mattie McGrath

287. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of applications that were made to the courts in each of the years 2014-2021 to take children into wardship that were granted by the courts. [24007/22]

Wards of Court

Mattie McGrath

288. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children who are wards of court who are currently in receipt of care outside the country; and the location of these care centres. [24008/22]

Insurance Coverage

Mattie McGrath

82. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the measures that he will take to ensure that those with thatch properties can obtain insurance following a decision by the remaining insurer covering such properties to cease taking new business; the supports scheme that he will put in place for such households and businesses that are unable to obtain insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23558/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Mattie McGrath

172. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not been granted DEIS status given that the two other secondary schools in the town have been granted DEIS status; if this decision can be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23691/22]

Proposed Legislation

Mattie McGrath

745. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of briefings, advice given and received at the meeting held with the Joint Health Committee in March 2022 to discuss the challenges identified by his Department in relation to proposals to introduce criminal buffer zones surrounding abortion-providing facilities. [22846/22]

Departmental Reviews

Mattie McGrath

746. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total amount to be paid to the chair of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 review as remuneration. [22847/22]

Housing Provision

Mattie McGrath

53. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the current income limits to qualify for social housing immediately given the ongoing rising inflation and difficulties being experienced in meeting the rising costs of rent within the current income limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21949/22]

Planning Issues

Mattie McGrath

157. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the precise objectives that Article 8F of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2022 (as inserted by SI 45/2020) provides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22380/22]

Planning Issues

Mattie McGrath

158. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether it is the case that the following scenarios (details supplied) under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2022 require both a licence under s.6 of the Forestry Act 2014 and planning permission under s.32 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, and whether that means that in these scenarios screening for an environmental impact assessment and or an appropriate assessment must be conducted by both the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the local planning authority and or An Bord Pleanála. [22381/22]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

186. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if he will provide full clarity in relation to the status of the application for additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the latest correspondence between her Department and the school and design team; the date of the said correspondence; the information requested within the said correspondence; if she will ensure that the case officer will correspond with the school as a matter of urgency to avoid further delays in this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22463/22]

Legislative Reviews

Mattie McGrath

226. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the date in which he will announce the identity of the successful bidder of the tender to complete research into the views of service users and service providers as part of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act) review. [22428/22]

Forestry Sector

Mattie McGrath

255. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the case that where tree felling is exempt from a licence, under s.19 of the Forestry Act 2014, whether or not this tree felling requires planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22379/22]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

441. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a review has been carried out on the consequences of the reconfiguration of acute health services in the mid-west region; if he will make findings of this review available; if not, if he will expedite a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21798/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Mattie McGrath

442. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will launch an investigation into the failure of University Hospital Limerick to lower the trolley numbers at the hospital despite opening a new 60-bed unit recently; if he will request the reopening of 24-hour accident and emergency services in Nenagh, St. John's, and Ennis to take the pressure off the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/22]

National Children's Hospital

Mattie McGrath

443. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current cost of the national children's hospital to date; the projected final cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/22]

Hospital Facilities

Mattie McGrath

444. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE chose not to include the mid-west region for any additional acute, subacute and ICU beds for 2022 as part of the 411 beds allocated nationally as part of the national service planning programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21806/22]

Census of Population

Mattie McGrath

167. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach the purpose of a new question in the Census forms relating to the number of bedrooms in a home (H5); the reason this new question was included on the Census form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

174. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; and the conditions related to such secondments. [19877/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

195. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/22]

Electricity Generation

Mattie McGrath

235. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department will allow microgenerated electricity to be sold to the State; the reason for the delay regarding these plans given it was expected that microgenerated electricity could be sold to the State from January 2022; if those that installed renewable energy sources on the basis that they would be able to sell excess energy back to the State will be compensated; the reason that energy bills are no longer being credited for the energy being microgenerated in a home since the installation of smart meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19381/22]

Environmental Schemes

Mattie McGrath

236. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications waiting to be approved under the warmer homes scheme; the current average wait time for applications; the number of approvals per month in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of approvals in each of the past five years; the average cost per grant; the efforts that are being made to reduce the wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19387/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

263. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19867/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

364. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/22]

Driver Licences

Mattie McGrath

385. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reason why the NDLS, a public service, will not accept cash as payment; the reason that cash is not being treated as legal tender in a designated public service; if he will order an immediate reversal of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20210/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

492. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19868/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

554. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19874/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

589. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19878/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

636. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19872/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

731. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19869/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

803. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19864/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

868. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will outline all of the secondment arrangements within her Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19865/22]

Education Schemes

Mattie McGrath

911. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will list all schools in County Tipperary receiving the home school community liaison scheme and the school completion programme; if each school is within the rural or urban DEIS programme; the criteria required to obtain the full supports available within the urban DEIS programme; the criteria required to obtain the supports of the home school community liaison scheme and the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20421/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

1017. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline all the secondment arrangements within her Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19876/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

1122. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19863/22]

Third Level Staff

Mattie McGrath

1179. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if new professorship positions in universities should be advertised and filled through open competition; the reason that the professorship of public health strategy and leadership in Trinity College Dublin was not advertised and put to open competition; the remuneration that is being offered for this position; the funding that is being made available for this position; if full details of this arrangement between Trinity College and his Department will be made available; the educational requirements to become a professor within Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

1181. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19870/22]

Coroners Service

Mattie McGrath

1249. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of sudden and unexplained deaths being referred to the coroners to date in 2022; if there has been a rise in the number of deaths being referred to the coroner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19498/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

1264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline all of the secondment arrangements within her Department; the conditions relating to such secondments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19873/22]

Departmental Appointments

Mattie McGrath

1357. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the terms by which the role of a person (details supplied) at Trinity College Dublin will be funded by his Department; the reason this will be funded by his Department; the cost-benefit analysis of such expenditure; the benefit to the public that will be achieved by use of public funds in this manner; the full cost of this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19321/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mattie McGrath

1362. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for ophthalmology appointments throughout the country and within each CHO; the type of appointment; the length of time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19350/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mattie McGrath

1381. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons waiting for a gynaecology appointment nationally by hospital; the average wait for an initial appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19388/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mattie McGrath

1382. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a colonoscopy nationwide; the average wait time; the efforts that are being made to reduce these wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/22]

Departmental Staff

Mattie McGrath

1503. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; and the conditions related to such secondments. [19871/22]

Abortion Services

Mattie McGrath

1573. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders he and his Department have consulted with in relation to working through challenges, refining policy positions, and exploring legislative options in relation to his plans to introduce exclusion zones close to abortion facilities. [20170/22]