Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Teacher Training

Ciarán Cannon

379. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the reason post-primary teachers who are upskilling to teach maths, physics and Spanish are offered financial support, while those who are upskilling to teach home economics are denied such support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/23]

School Staff

Ciarán Cannon

380. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant home economics teaching posts that exist at second level in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8167/23]

Social Insurance

Ciaran Cannon

119. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of organisations that can be given direct access to a person’s PRSI records, without that person’s consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7494/23]

Water Services

Ciaran Cannon

150. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the multi-annual rural water programme call-out to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5751/23]

Health and Safety

Ciaran Cannon

415. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the serious health, safety and well-being issues that are arising at a school (details supplied) as a result of an inadequate and outdated school building. [4020/23]

Credit Unions

Ciaran Cannon

90. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Finance what steps are being taken to ensure credit unions play a key role in the banking sector. [3103/23]

Insurance Industry

Ciaran Cannon

141. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on ‘pinch point’ areas in insurance. [3104/23]

Bus Services

Ciaran Cannon

39. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase capacity on public bus routes connecting the commuter towns of County Galway to Galway city. [2358/23]

Rail Network

Ciaran Cannon

54. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress report on the double-tracking of the rail line from Athenry to Galway city. [2359/23]

Schools Building Projects

Ciaran Cannon

728. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of the new campus (details supplied) in County Galway; the timeline for the completion of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63868/22]

School Staff

Ciaran Cannon

732. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the status of post-primary teacher transfers and redeployment, including the establishment of an online portal for inter-teacher transfer requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63888/22]

School Transport

Ciaran Cannon

786. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education if she intends to continue the school transport temporary alleviation measures for the 2023-2024 school year; and if families with a medical card attending their second nearest post-primary school will continue to receive free school transport under these measures. [1903/23]

Disease Management

Ciaran Cannon

1163. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health the details of the services and specialists available in Ireland for persons diagnosed with EDS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63163/22]

Departmental Inquiries

Ciaran Cannon

1364. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63946/22]

Health Services

Ciaran Cannon

1365. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63947/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ciaran Cannon

51. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if successful projects under the town and village renewal scheme will be announced before the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62797/22]

Climate Action Plan

Ciaran Cannon

99. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the Climate Action Plan. [62827/22]

Departmental Schemes

Ciaran Cannon

143. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the details of Ireland’s deposit return scheme. [62828/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ciaran Cannon

151. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress that his Department has specifically made with regard to delivering the National Broadband Plan. [56456/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ciaran Cannon

590. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health when a health care worker working with an organisation (details supplied) throughout the Covid-19 pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment. [61930/22]

EU Directives

Ciaran Cannon

24. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health the work that is being carried out by his Department to address the serious concerns that have arisen in respect of the implementation of the EU medical device directive. [53859/22]

Crime Prevention

Ciaran Cannon

63. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the intentions of the Rural Safety Plan 2022-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60602/22]

Departmental Staff

Ciaran Cannon

645. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health if he will consider as a matter of priority appointing a new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer to his Department who will be responsible for overseeing the development of policy and strategy, national oversight of medicine supply, pharmacy regulations and maximising the potential of the community pharmacy sector to achieve better patient outcomes. [60711/22]

Passport Services

Ciaran Cannon

97. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made with regard to passport services in 2022. [57747/22]

Diaspora Issues

Ciaran Cannon

103. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way that he proposes to action the commitment to reaching "our next generation", as outlined in the diaspora strategy. [57746/22]

Business Supports

Ciaran Cannon

99. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Finance the way that farmers are to be included in the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS. [53235/22]

Industrial Development

Ciaran Cannon

47. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that is being carried out to promote the IDA's 240-acre strategic site at Athenry, County Galway, to international investors. [53860/22]

Community Development Projects

Ciaran Cannon

129. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any findings arising from the recently announced community centres investment fund; and if she intends to continue the scheme in 2023. [53867/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Ciaran Cannon

130. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for the development of remote working hubs in rural towns. [53866/22]

Legislative Measures

Ciaran Cannon

160. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport in view of the recent commitment by the assistant Garda commissioner to provide an online portal for the submission of dashcam evidence by 2024, if any additional legislation is necessary for such a portal; and if so, when he intends to bring forward such legislation. [53955/22]

School Transport

Ciaran Cannon

413. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education if she intends to provide a school transport service in this current school year for all post-primary students attending their second nearest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51151/22]

School Transport

Ciaran Cannon

414. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a dedicated helpline within her Department for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas who need to access information on school transport provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51152/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Ciaran Cannon

778. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for 2021 will be made to a person (details supplied); the reason it is necessary for this person to make numerous representations to his Department each year before securing their GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49494/22]

Grant Payments

Ciaran Cannon

592. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant amount per hectare that is payable for site-clearance of diseased trees under the ash diebacks scheme administered by his Department; and if this figure is accurately described on the gov.ie website for the scheme. [47035/22]

Electricity Generation

Ciaran Cannon

211. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that have been taken to expedite action 105 of the deliverables framework of the Climate Action Plan in order that domestic dwellings can be reimbursed for the generation of electricity to the grid. [39139/22]

Hospital Staff

Ciaran Cannon

753. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to appoint nine additional neurology nurse specialists at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39123/22]

Greenways Provision

Ciaran Cannon

19. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to receive the findings of a feasibility study into the development of the Quiet Man greenway, connecting Athenry to Milltown, considering that he first funded the study in July 2020. [34968/22]

Rail Network

Ciaran Cannon

20. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his plans to double-track the rail line from Athenry to Galway city; and a timeline for same. [34971/22]

School Facilities

Ciaran Cannon

107. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 24 May 2022; if she has received the available data on post-primary schools that received funding for each of the years 2016 to 2021 for the purposes of developing a sports hall; and if she will forward same. [34965/22]

Rail Network

Ciaran Cannon

121. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport the details of the timeline for the completion of double tracking of the rail line connecting Athenry to Galway city. [31873/22]

Haulage Industry

Ciaran Cannon

122. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has provided funding to an association (details supplied) over the past 20 years; and if so, the amount involved. [31874/22]

School Facilities

Ciaran Cannon

442. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the names of all post-primary schools that received funding for each of the years 2016 to 2021 for the purposes of developing a sports hall as part of their extension and or additional accommodation allocation; the amount allocated for each sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26390/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Ciaran Cannon

724. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when GLAS payments for 2020 and 2021 will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26181/22]

Road Signage

Ciaran Cannon

358. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will supply data on the amount of funding allocated to each local authority for the provision of safe passing of cyclists signage; and the amount expended by each local authority to date. [19672/22]

Road Safety

Ciaran Cannon

186. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Justice the status of the development of an online portal for the submission of video footage of dangerous driving, as committed to in Vision Zero, the road safety strategy for 2021-2030. [18732/22]

School Facilities

Ciaran Cannon

462. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education when she intends to begin the development of sports halls in existing schools in cases in which such schools have no indoor sports facilities or very limited facilities. [17656/22]

Childcare Services

Ciaran Cannon

685. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when was the last review of the level of allowances paid to foster parents; and if he plans to carry out another review in view of the increased cost of living. [14581/22]

School Facilities

Ciaran Cannon

117. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the status of her plans to fund the development of indoor sports facilities in cases in which schools are lacking such facilities with specific reference to a school (details supplied) given the ongoing concerns regarding childhood obesity and inactivity. [13459/22]

School Facilities

Ciaran Cannon

314. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite funding for the construction of a sports hall at a school (details supplied). [12380/22]

Rail Network

Ciaran Cannon

32. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress report on the All-Island Strategic Rail Review; and the likely publication date. [11837/22]