Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

946. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a full State pension (contributory) as currently they are in receipt of a part payment; and if a record of their contributions will be provided. [1122/24]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

1267. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issues relating to the records of cattle owned by a person (details supplied) will be resolved as a matter of urgency as all information has been provided to his Department by the herd owner. [1598/24]

Health Services

John McGuinness

1733. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide age-appropriate products (details supplied). [1617/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John McGuinness

1857. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what action he is taking to provide the same level of financial support to apprentices undertaking construction metal fabrication and engineering metal fabrication courses as both courses are similar but currently apprentices on one course are being paid €745 per week and the other is paid €545; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1369/24]

School Funding

John McGuinness

308. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education when the ancillary service grant will be paid to a school (details supplied); and if the payment will be expedited.
[54661/23]

Departmental Funding

John McGuinness

469. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an organisation (details supplied) will be approved for funding for the Work4Life programme as a matter of urgency. [54664/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

490. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 21 November 2023, if she will now expedite a positive decision based on the medical evidence provided (details supplied). [54956/23]

Control of Dogs

John McGuinness

627. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to the control of dogs regulations and legislation relative to the outcome of the recent survey conducted by his Department and the report that followed. [55085/23]

Care Services

John McGuinness

836. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if further hours of care around lunchtime each day will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55313/23]

Control of Dogs

John McGuinness

880. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a public record detailing the number of dogs that are placed in the pound in each county; the number that are rehomed; the number that are euthanised for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55082/23]

School Funding

John McGuinness

242. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if an application for funding for emergency works submitted by a school (details supplied) has been approved. [53383/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

360. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection If a disability allowance will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) considering the medical report provided by her GP. [53445/23]

Coillte Teoranta

John McGuinness

440. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the Department’s position on the impasse between Coillte and its forestry partners relative to the terms of the agreement with each land owner and the implementation of a forest management plan; if he will appoint independent investigators to examine the complaints made against Coillte and the allegations of mismanagement, abuse of their position as the dominant partner and the lack of transparency on payments and costs; if he will request the Comptroller and Auditor General or an outside competent body to examine the accounts of Coillte and their corporate governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53440/23]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

John McGuinness

543. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the reasons why the frontline staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service were not included in the Covid pandemic payment. [53441/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

355. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 13 June 2023, if she will confirm the status of the application for the State pension (contributory) by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51954/23]

Care Services

John McGuinness

473. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the investigation into the care home in the south east (details supplied); if each individual case has been investigated; if legal action is being taken or is planned to be taken against any individual or organisation arising from the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51889/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

564. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the drugs taskforce for the south east is operating with a full complement of staff; the level of funding allocated to the project for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51883/23]

Universal Social Charge

John McGuinness

84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance how many earners in counties Kilkenny and Wexford, respectively, will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51539/23]

Tax Data

John McGuinness

105. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers in counties Kilkenny and Wexford, respectively, are claiming the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51538/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

336. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the level of financial support approved by the HSE under the fair deal scheme for the care of a person (details supplied) will be applied from the date that inpatient care commenced on 17 September 2019 until their death; and if he will expedite the matter. [51716/23]

Care of the Elderly

John McGuinness

337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his intentions regarding the urgent need for funding for the supported care homes in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to ensure that each one is sustainable into the future; and if a new line of funding will be made available in 2024 to assist these homes with the exceptional running costs being experienced and the cost of compliance with HIQA standards. [51717/23]

Insurance Industry

John McGuinness

339. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the issues concerning members of the Goulding voluntary medical scheme; and if so, if his Department can assist in any way. [51723/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

331. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite and approve an application for a disability allowance now under appeal (details supplied). [50629/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

John McGuinness

650. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to update the 2006 wind energy development guidelines relative to the changes in that sector, such as technology and the size of a single turbine and how these turbines adversely affect local communities; the status of the 2019 guidelines; to outline his intentions relative to the need for such guidelines; if he will set out his response to documents, linked by QR code, submitted to his Department by this Deputy from a group (details supplied) detailing its concerns and proposals regarding wind energy and the just transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48023/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

John McGuinness

651. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his position on each of four matters (details supplied) relative to the development/improvement of Government policy on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48024/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

742. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance application in the name of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined and approved as a matter of urgency; and if an oral hearing will be arranged if necessary. [48103/23]

Grant Payments

John McGuinness

928. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the farm payment issued to an individual (details supplied) recently was cut. [47991/23]

Mental Health Services

John McGuinness

1042. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will arrange an early appointment with CAMHS for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48183/23]

International Protection

John McGuinness

1049. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of properties located in Kilkenny that are under consideration for use as accommodation centres for refugees and that are currently at the final stages of the IPAS procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48222/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

1221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be expedited at WUH for a person (details supplied). [48104/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John McGuinness

1222. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if special hearings aids will be provided as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [48106/23]

Education Costs

John McGuinness

1413. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 594 of 10 October 2023, if he will now address the parts of the question not answered which relate to the proof submitted by the applicant from SW confirming that the father's details which could not have been submitted within the timeframe as the applicant had to wait for a response from SW; and if he will conduct a full review of the application, with a view to approving the grant. [48190/23]

School Staff

John McGuinness

113. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she intends to change the requirement for school caretakers to sign on during school holidays. [44527/23]

Planning Issues

John McGuinness

131. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the inordinate delay in considering the Kilkenny Wind Energy Strategy/Policy proposed by Kilkenny County Council and submitted to his office by the Office of the Planning Regulator; if he will outline the process involved in considering the matter; if outside expertise or consultants are engaged to assist in the process; if a timeframe for a decision will be set down and adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/23]

Education Costs

John McGuinness

594. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review a SUSI application by a person (details supplied). [43418/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

John McGuinness

327. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in paying contractors that have completed works in hospitals throughout the country; if he will confirm the amounts due to contractors by each major hospital for completed work above a value of €50,000; and if he will expedite payment to all contractors affected. [43217/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

331. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) will be confirmed as the case is deemed to be urgent. [43221/23]

Banking Sector

John McGuinness

94. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all banks licensed to operate in Ireland; the date each one was issued; and the particular focus of each. [42925/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

151. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) has been approved. [42933/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

154. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be approved for a person (details supplied) to cover the cost of their grandmother’s funeral as this person was their carer for the past five years and has limited means and cannot be expected to cover any of the cost; and if she will expedite a positive response. [42975/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

199. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to provide recognition for those professionals operating as athletic therapists in Ireland, who have been campaigning for the recognition for the past 15 years; to outline the process for such matters; and the reason for the inordinate delay in completing consideration of this particular group. [42924/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

409. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the working family payment will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied). [42220/23]

Dental Services

John McGuinness

583. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will explain the reasons why the dental hospital theatre list at CUH was suspended on 7 April 2023; if the reasons that caused the suspension have now been rectified to the extent that another suspension will not occur; if those on the waiting lists, both children and adults, will be fast tracked for treatment and if so what plan is in place; if students training for oral surgery and dental nurses will be provided with supports for exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42222/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

203. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be approved for a person (details supplied). [41952/23]

International Protection

John McGuinness

248. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of contracts issued to property owners in County Kilkenny for the purpose of accommodating those fleeing the war in Ukraine and separately the number of contracts for the accommodation of asylum seekers; if he will state whether the contracts are for accommodation and food or accommodation only and if payment is based on the number of beds available or occupancy; if he will set out the payment history for each contract since commencement in tabular form and where there are arrears to confirm when payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42009/23]

Public Sector Staff

John McGuinness

69. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to extend the civil service mobility scheme to professional and technical personnel; if he will provide the rationale behind the original decision not to include professional and technical personnel; the number of professional and technical personnel that have expressed an interest in a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41738/23]

Defence Forces

John McGuinness

122. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the health services provided to members of the Defence Forces includes covering the cost of getting a second medical opinion if requested by the patient or the doctor, should the need arise; if Defence Forces personnel will be given the option of a free eye test under the PRSI scheme should they have the contributions rather than the military optician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41039/23]

Flood Risk Management

John McGuinness

196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if an application for funding for a flood relief scheme for Freshford, County Kilkenny has been approved by his Department; and if there is a timeframe for the commencement of the project. [40960/23]

Schools Building Projects

John McGuinness

236. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the emergency works required at a school (details supplied) as outlined and costed in the engineer's report, will be approved immediately, as it is a health and safety issue. [41058/23]

State Pensions

John McGuinness

366. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the State pension (contributory) will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied). [41059/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

392. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for DCA now under appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [41643/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

393. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 13 July 2023, if she will explain the ongoing delay in processing an application for DA in the name of a person (details supplied); if the appeal lodged by this Deputy will be expedited and approved; if, in the event of a negative response, she will arrange an oral hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41646/23]

General Practitioner Services

John McGuinness

508. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the status of an application for funding submitted by (details supplied); If a positive decision will be expedited as there is an immediate and urgent requirement to provide extra space and services based on the growing numbers attending the centre and the range of services required by patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40975/23]

Departmental Contracts

John McGuinness

518. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the value of the contracts awarded to companies for the provision of homecare services in each of the past five years and the names of the successful companies; if robust due diligence was carried out on each company; if the successful companies can flip the contract once awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41024/23]

Health Services Staff

John McGuinness

603. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the total provision to date made in the HSE budget in respect of its liability for unpaid Report 42 pay awards and arrears which were approved by the Government of the day with effect from 14 September 2007, sixteen years ago; the specific Department that is preventing the payment being made, his Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; what actions he has taken or intends to take to expedite payment and deal with this obvious injustice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41663/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

204. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1017 of 11 September 2023, if the outcome of the review will be confirmed again as the letter of 20 July 2023 was not received by the client; and if the review is now closed. [40813/23]

General Practitioner Services

John McGuinness

902. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided for the expansion of the Ballyhale Health Centre, County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency, given the demand on the practice for services and the increase in population in the catchment area of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39715/23]

Civil Service

John McGuinness

545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the status of the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2018. [39136/23]

Fire Service

John McGuinness

895. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the number of retained firefighters and staff in each fire station in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if the numbers involved meet the standard under the Fire and Emergency Operational Plan; and if he will provide an update on the current dispute involving retained firefighters. [38103/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

1017. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the issues relating to the PPSN issued to a person (details supplied) have now been resolved; if she is aware that the Revenue Commissioners have confirmed that any income showing under this PPSN does not relate to it and is an error; if the disability allowance due to the person will be paid as he is attending the ASD section of the mental health services; and if a full conclusion will be expedited. [38100/23]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

1251. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the status of farm payments in the name of a person (details supplied); if there are payments due to the herd owner; if there are restrictions on the herd owner relative to animal welfare issues that disqualify them from farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/23]

Disability Services

John McGuinness

1411. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full range of services recommended in reports provided by a clinic (details supplied) relative to persons who are on the autism spectrum and have other serious developmental complications, will be provided immediately; if he will outline the services provided to date through the HSE and the new services that are being planned for the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38071/23]

Departmental Correspondence

John McGuinness

1700. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his response to the serious concerns being expressed by those organisations providing cancer support services in Carlow and Kilkenny regarding the delivery and sustainability of the vital services they offer because of the lack of State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38070/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

1797. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1179 of 8 September 2022, if an appointment will be arranged immediately at Waterford University Hospital for a person (details supplied), as their first appointment was cancelled and they were informed that a new date would be issued as a priority. [38651/23]

Dental Services

John McGuinness

1817. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the dental hospital theatre list at CUH was suspended on 7 April 2023; if the reasons that caused the suspension have now been resolved to the extent that another suspension will not occur; if children and adults on the waiting lists will be fast-tracked for treatment; if so, what plan is in place; if students training for oral surgery and dental nurses will be provided with supports to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

1818. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund urgent ongoing treatment for the loss of eyesight for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38748/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

494. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [34787/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

501. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); if the appeal lodged by this Deputy will be expedited and approved; and if not, if an oral hearing will be arranged. [34959/23]

Primary Care Centres

John McGuinness

675. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to provide a primary care facility for Ballyhale, County Kilkenny; if the land which is available for the project will be purchased by the HSE; if not, if the GPs concerned will be funded to complete the purchase; and If he will outline the plans in this regard. [34960/23]

Primary Care Centres

John McGuinness

677. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the actions he is taking to ensure that the community space allocated through the planning process at Lakeside primary care facility will include representative groups from the immediate locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34966/23]

Horse Racing Industry

John McGuinness

201. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the funding of €50,000.00 approx. allocated by Horse Sport Ireland for the purchase of sand for the Greenogue facility was spent in accordance with all procurement requirements and represented value for money. [34607/23]

Disabilities Assessments

John McGuinness

389. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the range of assessments required in the case of a person (details supplied) will be arranged as a matter of urgency by the children's disability network 3; and if the required supports and interventions will be provided thereafter. [31769/23]

National Development Plan

John McGuinness

51. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated cumulative value of the investments to be made in counties Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Waterford, respectively, under the timeframe of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the estimated funding drawdown to date in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30906/23]

National Development Plan

John McGuinness

72. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

114. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for carer’s benefit, now under review, will be expedited and approved; and if the information provided of the care being given will be considered. [28736/23]

Fisheries Protection

John McGuinness

183. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the progress in the conservation of salmon stocks in the rivers in the south east; how the funds raised through the salmon licence payment are used; the amount collected in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27329/23]

Schools Building Projects

John McGuinness

611. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a new school to accommodate the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); and if the process will be expedited. [28475/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

844. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the claim of a person (details supplied) to determine if they are in receipt of the correct benefit at the maximum rate and if they are entitled to other benefits; and she will provide a record of their contributions. [28409/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

845. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a State pension (contributory) based on their contributions and recent application; and if their record of contributions will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28472/23]

Health Services Staff

John McGuinness

1320. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the social insurance record of a person (details supplied) shows 52 class D contributions for each year from 1988 to 2018, when in fact they only worked 26 weeks per year during that period. [28510/23]

Third Level Education

John McGuinness

1363. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a person (details supplied) will be called to college as he is 18 months into his electrical apprenticeship; and if he will be given a place in Kilkenny. [27763/23]

Technological Universities

John McGuinness

106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no clear objective in the South East Technological University Strategic Plan 2023-2028 to deliver a campus in Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/23]

Schools Building Projects

John McGuinness

183. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if the school building project approved for a school (details supplied), which is at stage 1 of the process, will be expedited; and if she will provide a timeframe for the delivery of the project. [26793/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

231. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance now under appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved as the applicant has confirmed the level of care they are actually giving, the need for them to assist the person with their personal hygiene and all other aspects of the person's daily life. [26791/23]

State Pensions

John McGuinness

236. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined to ensure they are on the correct rate; if they are entitled to optical benefit; and if their employment record has been considered. [26853/23]

Health Services Staff

John McGuinness

339. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if redeployed employees to the HSE that are not HSE staff or Section 38/39 staff are entitled to the pandemic payment; if so, when it will be paid; and if not, the reason. [26854/23]

Medical Cards

John McGuinness

349. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card held by a person (details supplied) will be extended immediately, given the medical circumstances of the applicant and their continuous need to have a medical card. [26927/23]

Exchequer Returns

John McGuinness

221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the underlying deficit of approximately €4 billion being recorded on a 12-month rolling sum basis to the end of April this year, and given that this is coinciding with almost full employment in the economy, the public finances are in structural deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25987/23]

Fire Service

John McGuinness

352. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the actions he has taken to date arising from the report that he directed the management board of the NDFEM to prepare in 2021; the precise action taken relative to each of the recommendations made in the report; if the pay and conditions of those employed in the retained fire services will be substantially improved; if he will intervene immediately to ensure that the services are not disrupted by industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26803/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

456. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if full carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24173/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

458. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if partial capacity benefit will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied). [24196/23]

Medical Cards

John McGuinness

731. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [24168/23]

Visa Applications

John McGuinness

299. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the salary figure for visa applications relative to the hospitality sector will be reduced to €25,000 per annum to enable employers to recruit a wider range of skill sets. [22471/23]

Health Services

John McGuinness

698. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a comprehensive assessment will be undertaken as a matter of urgency by the public health nurse of the homecare needs and supports required by a person (details supplied). [23003/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

389. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the fuel allowance, given they were informed by her Department on 12 November 2022 that their application would be reviewed on 1 January 2023. [21159/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John McGuinness

390. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disability payment will be approved for a person (details supplied). [21160/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

398. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed immediately; and if the extensive medical evidence provided will be considered again with a view to granting the disability allowance. [21261/23]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

475. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the young farmer payment was discontinued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will arrange to have them included in the scheme. [21169/23]

Disability Services

John McGuinness

546. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a personal assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in five hour blocks, in line with what he had previously; if funding will be provided for him to complete a course at CIL, Thurles, County Tipperary; and if a response will be expedited. [21396/23]

Medical Cards

John McGuinness

568. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if GP visit cards will be made available to couples whose earnings do not exceed €46,000.00. [21147/23]