Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Cards

Eoin Ó Broin

511. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to outline the process through which a person (details supplied) can obtain a medical card without having already been accepted by a GP, where their current GP does not accept medical cards and no other GPs are taking on new medical card patients and where the person is reliant on medical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40996/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Eoin Ó Broin

550. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the policy of allowing only one funded respiratory mask per annum for people suffering with chronic respiratory disease and using BiPAP machines; if there is a process for application for replacement masks if it is the case a replacement is necessary; if there is a process of reimbursement for the substantial cost of €250 in cases where patients have had to pay to replace a mask themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41178/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Eoin Ó Broin

551. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed by the HSE for the cost of replacing necessary medical equipment; and if so, if he will outline the process through which the person can apply for reimbursement. [41179/23]

General Practitioner Services

Eoin Ó Broin

552. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the process through which a couple (details supplied) can obtain a new GP accepting medical cards; where the relationship with their current GP is irretrievably broken but all attempts at sourcing a new GP have been exhausted without success; and where the PCRS advise they cannot appoint a GP for the patients involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41191/23]

School Facilities

Eoin Ó Broin

161. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason a hall at the school is inaccessible to the students attending a school (details supplied); if it will be made available to the students for use; and if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40800/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

189. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to ensure the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental accommodation in the Poolbeg west SDZ, including the number of such units that will be made available in the initial phase and the price to buy and rent those units. [40868/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

190. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to ensure the delivery of cost rental accommodation on the O’Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor Road sites, including the number of such units that will be made available; and the expected rent for those units. [40870/23]

Land Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

191. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of requests made by South Dublin County Council to his Department to purchase land in its administrative area; where these lands were; and the response of his Department to these requests. [40871/23]

Medical Cards

Eoin Ó Broin

272. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if policy relating to instances where a person in possession of a medical card can be assigned a GP by the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Services following three GP refusals, has been changed; if so, the reason for the change; if another policy has replaced it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40891/23]

Rail Network

Eoin Ó Broin

87. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to explain the long delay in the completion and opening of the Kishogue train station in Clonburris, County Dublin; and to provide a date for when the station will be completed and open. [39826/23]

Rail Network

Eoin Ó Broin

88. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the electrification of the train line to Hazelhatch through Clondalkin, Kishogue and Adamstown; and to provide a date for the completion of these works and a date for the commencement of the Dart service on this enhanced line. [39827/23]

Tax Credits

Eoin Ó Broin

157. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of renters who have availed of the renters' tax credit in 2023, providing a breakdown by county; the average amount claimed, by county; and the total amount claimed to date in 2023. [40138/23]

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Eoin Ó Broin

240. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm whether the NSAI has lost or recently lost any of its international credit actions; if so, to explain the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40306/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

279. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason the building project at a school (details supplied) has been further delayed; if she will provide a date on which the project will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39730/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

309. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the current status of a project for a school (details supplied); when it is envisaged a planning application will be submitted; if there is a timeframe available on the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40026/23]

Local Authorities

Eoin Ó Broin

419. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional €75.4 million increase in local property tax funding to local authorities in 2024 has come from increased LPT tax take, increased revenue allocation, or a mixture of both; and if the latter, to provide a breakdown. [39702/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

420. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of contracts approved by his Department to be signed by the Housing Agency under the croí cónaithe scheme; the number of units involved in each contract; and a timeline for when it is expected that these units will be completed, broken down by scheme. [39703/23]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

421. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new applications for the defective block remediation scheme since the enhanced schemed opened; the number of existing applications that have transferred to the new scheme to date; the total number of applications in the process, broken down by county, stage in the application process and the total amount of money drawn down in each county to date; and an update on the entry of Clare and Limerick into the scheme. [39704/23]

Industrial Disputes

Eoin Ó Broin

422. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request the LGMA to introduce a job evaluation process in the local Government sector to assist in averting the staffing crisis in our local authorities. [39705/23]

Departmental Reports

Eoin Ó Broin

423. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason no Q1 social housing pipeline report was published this year; and when the Q2 report will be published. [39706/23]