Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pension Provisions

Paul Kehoe

909. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the income from a person (details supplied) can be disregarded when reviewing the non-contributory pension award; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1074/22]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

1679. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to rectify the matter in relation to healthcare workers who have been unable to take their full entitlement of annual leave due to short-staffing issues or requested leave not being sanctioned by managers and who have had remaining leave at year end annulled with no permission to carry over leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1316/22]

General Practitioner Services

Paul Kehoe

1713. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the assistance that is available to a private patient to help them to register with a general practitioner in their area in cases in which they are unable to access a general practitioner service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/22]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

1967. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Christmas tree farmers must apply for a felling licence in order to cut their crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63553/21]

Crop Losses

Paul Kehoe

1975. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contact he has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the hundreds of acres of land that were flooded in County Wexford in December 2021; if he will consider putting in place a grant scheme to assist in replacing winter cereal crops that have been destroyed by the flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1318/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Paul Kehoe

566. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that can be put in place to facilitate a person travelling to Ireland on a long-haul journey who will not be in a position to get a PCR test within 72 hours of arriving in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61215/21]

Hospital Services

Paul Kehoe

330. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when 24/7 PPCI will be implemented at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61003/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

359. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department approved the environmental grant as recommended by working group 4 of Project Woodland, before returning €7 million of capital spending from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61027/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the transparent procedures required by his Department to increase the appropriate assessment screening distance from 3km to 15km; the person or persons authorised to introduce this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61028/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

361. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the real inflation adjusted increase or decrease in the afforestation grant for all GPC categories in each year since 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61031/21]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

308. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the planned opening of a new secondary school in Wexford town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59997/21]

Immigration Status

Paul Kehoe

443. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60305/21]

Driver Licences

Paul Kehoe

13. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) who has lived and held a driving licence in Ireland for over 40 years but has been unable to renew their driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59589/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Kehoe

118. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she is considering providing access to either funding or a procurement scheme for the purchase of HEPA filters for classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59333/21]

Insurance Industry

Paul Kehoe

151. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if assistance can be provided to the businesses affected by a company (details supplied) that have been unable to access alternative cover and attractions remain closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59080/21]

Passport Services

Paul Kehoe

275. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to have their passports returned; the reason for the delay in returning same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58694/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

746. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a satellite inspection for a person (details supplied) will be complete; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58344/21]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

142. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update following her meeting with the members of a campaign (details supplied); her views on whether this initiative could be rolled out in other locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57817/21]

An Garda Síochána

Paul Kehoe

195. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if an update will be provided on the commitment in the programme for Government to prioritise visible policing in both rural and urban communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57816/21]

School Admissions

Paul Kehoe

261. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to issues in relation to the oversubscription in a school (details supplied) for the 2022-2023 term; if her Department is putting plans in place to provide additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58154/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

376. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of applicants for the new European Association of Guarantee Institutions who will afforest a part of their farm under the next CAP based on the GLAS and REAP schemes in the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58157/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

377. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to five requests by an association (details supplied) to save Irish forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58188/21]

School Admissions

Paul Kehoe

101. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if the attention of her Department has been drawn to waiting lists for first year post-primary school places for the 2022-2023 school term in schools in Wexford Town; if an assurance can be provided that there are sufficient places for all children within the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57849/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Kehoe

193. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to requiring Covid certificates (details supplied) for entry into retail outlets of sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57763/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Kehoe

258. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason persons can attend a wedding reception without a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate but require a certificate to get into a hotel or restaurant. [56746/21]

Vaccination Programme

Paul Kehoe

315. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the roll-out of vaccines to third-world countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57100/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

750. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if LEADER funding is available to cover a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57439/21]

Foreign Birth Registration

Paul Kehoe

195. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of plans to reopen the foreign birth registration application process in order that the application for persons (details supplied) can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56620/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

351. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will commit to providing a written plan for the next 12 months that commits to baseline levels of licensing and inroads into the backlog in forestry licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56749/21]

Fishing Industry

Paul Kehoe

352. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in the completion of control plan for fisheries landings (details supplied); the actions that are being taken to expedite the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56756/21]

Hospital Staff

Paul Kehoe

626. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated to staff the new cath lab in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56002/21]

Insurance Coverage

Paul Kehoe

238. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the measures that are being undertaken to ensure access to affordable insurance for hunts and other leisure, sporting and charity businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55270/21]

Primary Care Services

Paul Kehoe

389. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the reason urgent care service funding has ceased in a surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55396/21]

Medicinal Products

Paul Kehoe

228. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if public patients will have immediate access, without cost, to pembrolizumab for treatment of cervical cancer, if clinically recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54922/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

266. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear the outcome of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54792/21]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Paul Kehoe

455. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be offered to a person (details supplied) to issue a new PPS number in order that compliance with the LPT can be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53964/21]

Direct Provision System

Paul Kehoe

482. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position of plans to end direct provision and implement an alternative system that will effectively and humanely process both new applications of asylum and address the backlog of existing cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54112/21]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

301. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when an organisation (details supplied) will receive requested documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53918/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Paul Kehoe

310. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding community employment supervisor pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53921/21]

Departmental Strategies

Paul Kehoe

376. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health his plans for the publication of the national stroke strategy with a properly funded implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53927/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

390. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists involved in processing the nine afforestation licences issued for week four of the October 2021 dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/21]

Electric Vehicles

Paul Kehoe

75. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind the removal of SEAI grants for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; the measures that will be put in place to counteract the removal and continue to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53443/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Paul Kehoe

91. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is taking steps to improve access to the Revenue Commissioner phone lines for persons who either are not capable of managing their tax affairs online or for those who have complex issues that require a detailed conversation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53627/21]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Paul Kehoe

492. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the work currently being undertaken to update the Action Plan on Bullying and the related Anti-Bullying Procedures for primary and post- primary schools which have not been updated since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52337/21]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Paul Kehoe

493. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of the establishment of a national system for the reporting of data on individual bullying cases and their causes; the steps taken to address them and the outcomes of these interventions that are currently being collected by schools and reported to their boards of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52338/21]

Ministerial Staff

Paul Kehoe

710. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if a review will be undertaken of arrangements for ministerial security (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51990/21]

Dental Services

Paul Kehoe

922. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the additional steps that are being taken to clear the waiting list for dental surgery for children with complex needs who have been referred to the dental hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52478/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Paul Kehoe

928. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill will legislate for international surrogacy; if not, the rationale for excluding same; when it is expected to be legislated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52495/21]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

204. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that are in place to provide additional respite beds or houses for persons with a disability in Enniscorthy and throughout County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51877/21]

Disability Services

Paul Kehoe

336. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional respite beds or houses for persons with a disability in Enniscorthy and throughout County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51876/21]