Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Reviews

Rose Conway-Walsh

382. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a timeline for the implementation of all of the child maintenance review recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6425/23]

Citizens Information Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

395. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the budget allocation for the Citizens Information Board in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6703/23]

Asylum Seekers

Rose Conway-Walsh

418. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to take up existing offers of accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers, to take pressure off the current system and ensure that new arrivals are not forced into rough sleeping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6426/23]

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

449. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the number of undergraduate new entrants in pharmacy by 25%, broken down by the number of additional new entrants a 25% increase would achieve and the total number of new entrants following a 25% increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6708/23]

Nursing Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

450. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of new entrants into all nursing courses on the Mayo campus of ATU for each of the past three years including 2022-2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6775/23]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

495. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if any capital funding that was allocated to An Garda Síochána but was underspent is automatically transferred to the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/23]

Medicinal Products

Rose Conway-Walsh

537. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain medication cariban; the reason GP’s are not able to prescribe cariban on the drug payment scheme given that the majority of women do not see their consultant until well into second trimester and it is the current standard practice in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6479/23]

Ambulance Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

554. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of University of Limerick paramedic graduates that are recruited by the National Ambulance Service each year; the percentage of the NAS recruitment over the past five years who were graduates of UL, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6522/23]

Ambulance Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

555. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1180 of 18 January 2023, the reason that less than 5% of external pre-hospital emergency care council-registered qualified paramedics who applied for positions with the National Ambulance Service have been appointed, given the ongoing staffing issues at NAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6523/23]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

636. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the ratio of clinicians working in prosthetics and orthotics to their clerical and administrative staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6704/23]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

637. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any plans to introduce regional rehabilitation services for amputees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6705/23]

Mental Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

638. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS intellectual disability teams in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/23]

Hospital Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

866. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason an Irish citizen living in Great Britain cannot access dialysis treatment in Castlebar University Hospital or Galway University Hosital when they come home for more than two days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7380/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

869. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the delivery of the primary care centre scheduled for Bangor Erris, County Mayo; the timeline for the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7385/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

870. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the delivery of the primary care centre for Ballyhaunis; if construction has recommenced and the timeline for the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7386/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

871. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for urgent referrals to the breast clinic in UCHG, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7387/23]

Disability Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

877. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists who are employed in Mayo by an organisation (details supplied) and the HSE, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7437/23]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

97. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new-build social homes that were delivered in 2022 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3719/23]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the recently announced Celtic tiger building defects redress scheme will apply retrospectively; if the same terms will be extended to homeowners in County Mayo and other counties effected by mica and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3718/23]

Ukraine War

Rose Conway-Walsh

180. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the challenges Ukrainian refugees are experiencing in accessing car insurance due to the non-recognition of previous driving experience and claims history; the steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3827/23]

Banking Sector

Rose Conway-Walsh

72. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the assessments that have and will be undertaken with regards to the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, CCMA, including the suite of alternative repayment arrangements; his plans to give the code full legal effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/23]

Tax Reliefs

Rose Conway-Walsh

103. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify that a special needs assistant is not a qualifying or eligible profession for flat-rate expense allowances; the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3099/23]

InterTradeIreland

Rose Conway-Walsh

173. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the allocation under budget 2023 for InterTradeIreland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3218/23]

Tax Reliefs

Rose Conway-Walsh

242. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the Minster for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the potential impact of change to company vehicle benefit-in-kind rules from 1 January 2023 on workers and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62121/22]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

442. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the total allocation under the Student Assistance Fund provided to each higher education institution for the past three academic years, including 2022-2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2949/23]

Third Level Fees

Rose Conway-Walsh

443. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending the €1,000 fee reduction to students who have moved courses and were required to pay higher fees as a result of repeating a year at undergraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2950/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

444. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if plumbing apprentices who fail the colour vision test are unable to continue with the apprenticeship even if they can benefit from corrective lenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2951/23]

Hospital Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

580. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons based at Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3004/23]

Hospital Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

581. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives working in the maternity department of Mayo University Hospital in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [3005/23]

Dental Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

582. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of orthodontists employed by the HSE for primary care orthodontic services in County Mayo by year from 2018 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [3006/23]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

583. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to open a walk-in warfarin clinic in County Mayo. [3007/23]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

2. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if, for the purposes of calculating general expenditure on research and development, the private sector research must be conducted in Ireland to be included and-or if it is only necessary for the company carrying out the research to be based in Ireland. [63606/22]

White Papers

Rose Conway-Walsh

27. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide additional details of the structured monitoring process for the targets outlined in the White Paper on enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63604/22]

InterTradeIreland

Rose Conway-Walsh

28. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided to InterTradeIreland in each year for which data are available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63605/22]

Bus Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

201. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports that there are no direct bus connections from Kiltimagh to Castlebar, Galway, or Ireland West Airport; the steps that he is taking for improvements to public transport connections for Kiltimagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63958/22]

Bus Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

202. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports that since a multinational transport company has taken over a private bus operator in the State, the fares for ten journey passes have been increased by 33.3% from Castlebar and Ballina to Galway, and by 53% from Claremorris to Galway; if he accepts that this will particularly hit workers who choose to use the bus to commute to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63960/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Rose Conway-Walsh

874. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the pathway for a PhD researcher (details supplied) to access maternity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63925/22]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

1028. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline and strategy for delivering the substantial increase in healthcare training (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63450/22]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

1029. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the income and expenditure from the national training fund for 2021 and 2022 and the allocation for 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63483/22]

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

1031. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of management development training courses by Skillnet in each year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63607/22]

Visa Agreements

Rose Conway-Walsh

1065. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if any consideration is being given to extending visa-free travel to tourists from Colombia as was done in Britain on 9 November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63224/22]

Visa Applications

Rose Conway-Walsh

1066. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the rationale for outsourcing visa application in Colombia to a company (details supplied); the duration and annual cost of the contract; the number of countries in which the company has responsibility for processing applications for Irish visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63226/22]

Ambulance Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

1180. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of external Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council-registered qualified paramedics who applied for positions with the National Ambulance Service; the number of successful candidates since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63271/22]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

1357. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 15 December 2022, if he will confirm that the registration of residential services with HIQA is done on a self-assessment basis by private providers, as set out in HIQA guidelines on definition of designated centres in June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63923/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1769. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a farmer is not eligible for the new sheep improvement scheme in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63482/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Rose Conway-Walsh

116. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would have been generated had the €120/MWh cap on renewable electricity generation and the €180/MWh cap on other inframarginal generation been applied since the beginning of 2022; if he will consider retroactively applying the cap as is being done by Belgium to capture some of the undue windfall gains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62778/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Rose Conway-Walsh

133. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if electricity generators will be allowed to keep all windfall profits from 2022 under current Government proposals; if he will consider extending the solidarity contribution such as the windfall tax to electricity companies as is being considered by Spain and the Czech Republic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62779/22]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

208. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the projections for future growth in expenditure related to PPP charges that includes all planned PPP projects at various stages of development such as the projects contained in bundles 1 and 2 of the higher education public private partnership programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62865/22]

Primary Care Centres

Rose Conway-Walsh

305. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all primary care centres, specifying whether a GP is operating out of the centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62866/22]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

306. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 8 December 2022, if he has the power to mandate an independent investigation into individualised services under the service agreement between an organisation (details supplied) and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62867/22]