Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Charles Flanagan

713. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the up to date position regarding the proposed new primary care centre for Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24639/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Charles Flanagan

156. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to front line nurses in the Irish Prison Service who worked in challenging circumstances in prisons; if they will qualify for the bonus payment in view of this essential and emergency frontline pandemic work by prison nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21699/22]

Hospital Staff

Charles Flanagan

423. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the current situation in respect of a vacant consultant dermatology post proposed to be shared jointly between St James’s Hospital Dublin and Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and the dermatological services that are currently available to persons in County Laois. [21720/22]

Disability Services

Charles Flanagan

272. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to transfer a patient (details supplied) with significant additional needs to a nursing home given that a nursing home environment is an inappropriate environment for persons with an intellectual disability needing additional supports; the measures that are being taken to address the lack of suitable nurse-led intellectual disability services to prevent older persons with an intellectual disability being put forward for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21526/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Charles Flanagan

105. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the circumstance under which a school (details supplied) in County Offaly failed to be included on the recent list of schools receiving DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21455/22]

Passport Services

Charles Flanagan

766. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay in processing a passport application by a person (details supplied) that was received in August 2021; the correct process for this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20481/22]

Passport Services

Charles Flanagan

770. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way that a person (details supplied) can apply for a business passport given that there is no facility to apply for a business passport online, the form cannot be downloaded from the passport website and an emergency in-person appointment with the passport service says explicitly do not use this service for second or business passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20630/22]

Consular Services

Charles Flanagan

401. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to approve the establishment of a resident full-time Irish consulate in Western Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Charles Flanagan

957. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are indications of the performance of the recently launched connected hubs app further to the report on the funding for digital hubs under the connected hubs funding stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18022/22]

Digital Hubs

Charles Flanagan

958. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will examine the option of longer-term agreements between businesses and hubs which will allow more structured remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18023/22]

Departmental Funding

Charles Flanagan

959. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the first funding allocations will be made from the new Community Centres Investment Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18024/22]

Departmental Funding

Charles Flanagan

960. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to widening the Community Centres Investment Fund to include a strand specifically for communities to establish a community centre when none currently exists; if her Department has identified the locations that might benefit from this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18025/22]

Rural Schemes

Charles Flanagan

961. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department is supporting research into rural development priorities to ensure effective Government policies, especially for persons in the midlands region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18027/22]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Charles Flanagan

297. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department or any agency funded by her Department require that any director of a charity whose term of office exceeds nine years is obliged to resign as a condition of that charity being allocated public funding. [14734/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Charles Flanagan

625. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to increasing the household benefits package supports given the increase in energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14645/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Charles Flanagan

626. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of unique recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14646/22]

Fuel Prices

Charles Flanagan

64. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the amount of 7.5 cent per litre allowed under the diesel rebate scheme for operators holding a valid haulage licence having regard to the serious challenges facing the transportation sector arising from increased fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/22]

Voluntary Sector

Charles Flanagan

221. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or another Department require that a voluntary or non-executive director of any charitable organisation or company whose term of service is in excess of nine years is mandated or required to step down as a condition of maintenance or receipt of public funds. [13030/22]

Forestry Sector

Charles Flanagan

828. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued to applicants in counties Laois and Offaly in 2020 and 2021. [10958/22]

Forestry Sector

Charles Flanagan

829. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants awaiting the issue of a forestry licence in counties Laois and Offaly. [10959/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Charles Flanagan

367. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment and new building development planned for Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10669/22]

Nursing Homes

Charles Flanagan

368. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of daycare services at St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home and Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10670/22]

Schools Building Projects

Charles Flanagan

504. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will take the appropriate steps to make the necessary funding available to facilitate works commencing on a school building (details supplied) without further delay in view that full planning permission has now been granted by Laois County Council for the construction of the new school. [9992/22]

Traffic Management

Charles Flanagan

260. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive number of HGVs driving through the town of Abbeyleix on a daily basis in order to avoid the M7 and M8 toll fare; if he will examine the matter (detail supplied) with a view towards resolving the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8239/22]

Departmental Schemes

Charles Flanagan

268. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]

Tax Reliefs

Charles Flanagan

305. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/22]

Tax Reliefs

Charles Flanagan

552. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/22]

Disability Services

Charles Flanagan

754. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that supports such as the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be restored for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/22]

Energy Policy

Charles Flanagan

215. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports the development of green hydrogen fuel as an alternative energy source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/22]

Special Educational Needs

Charles Flanagan

335. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a diagnosis is required in order for a pupil in a mainstream schools to access support from a special needs assistant in view of the delays in accessing appointments for early intervention and assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7296/22]

Health Services Staff

Charles Flanagan

430. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if HSE staff who were redeployed to contact tracing and community testing during the Covid-19 pandemic have now returned to their original posts with particular reference to speech and language and occupational therapists in the CHO8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7312/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Charles Flanagan

65. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that the pandemic bonus payment will be paid to front-line nurses in the Irish Prison Service who worked over the past period of almost two years dealing with both suspected and positive Covid-19 patients in challenging circumstances in prisons; if he will acknowledge that prison nurses played a vital role in the protection of the State’s prisoners from the consequences of Covid-19 through the use of personal protective equipment, managing the isolation and quarantining of prisoners, cocooning the elderly and more vulnerable prison population by means of ongoing PCR testing of prisoners and in the latter stages of the pandemic through vaccination and ongoing care; and if he will confirm qualification for the bonus payment in view of this essential and emergency frontline pandemic work by prison nurses. [7103/22]

Human Rights

Charles Flanagan

472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the intention of the Government to formally adopt and apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism which has been supported by many governments worldwide and the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament. [5659/22]

Prison Service

Charles Flanagan

547. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the rules and regulations applicable to the use of personal or other mobile phones by persons serving detention in a prison (details supplied). [5861/22]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

664. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6109/22]

Road Projects

Charles Flanagan

39. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to progress to phase 3 of the N52 Tullamore Kilbeggan link road scheme in the context of having been identified as a key piece of infrastructure for the economic and development of the wider Tullamore area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5204/22]

Naval Service

Charles Flanagan

442. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Defence the steps he plans to take to ensure that the Naval Service has access to a primary radar system as referenced in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/22]

School Transport

Charles Flanagan

470. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if a review of school transport needs will be carried out for a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4477/22]

School Transport

Charles Flanagan

471. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided to pupils (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are entitled to school transport; if capacity will be increased on existing services to facilitate them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/22]

School Transport

Charles Flanagan

472. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if funding is available to LocalLink which is willing to provide school transport for a school (details supplied) in which a number of parents are experiencing difficulties in transporting their children to school due to a private operator ceasing operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4479/22]

General Practitioner Services

Charles Flanagan

803. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that residents in Portlaoise, County Laois and surrounding areas have access to the services of a local registered general medical practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5083/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Charles Flanagan

289. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the free fuel allowance scheme in a case in which the income of a person slightly exceeds the allowed threshold and the person has no savings. [3975/22]

Special Educational Needs

Charles Flanagan

391. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when she expects a school (details supplied) to receive clarification from her Department regarding the policy of integration from an ASD unit to a mainstream classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3403/22]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

631. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to ensure that dental treatment will be available to a family (details supplied) that has been waiting many years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/22]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Charles Flanagan

158. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to support small shop owners who are facing increasing electricity and utility costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/22]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Charles Flanagan

159. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant supports available to small shop owners who wish to make their premises more environmentally sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/22]

Schools Building Projects

Charles Flanagan

700. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when the appropriate level of capital funding will be provided to facilitate the building of a new school at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62946/21]

Schools Building Projects

Charles Flanagan

841. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the current position on the application for expansion of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2273/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Charles Flanagan

842. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to make antigen tests more widely available to primary and post-primary schools in view of the changes to the close contact rules which have come into effect in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2295/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Charles Flanagan

1676. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the 82 children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus currently requiring urgent orthopaedic surgery and review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1313/22]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

1677. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure services and treatment of children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus are sufficient to their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1314/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Charles Flanagan

1888. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to make antigen tests more freely available in view of the changes to the close contact rules which have come into effect in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/22]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

553. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when counselling, psychology services, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62618/21]

Illegal Dumping

Charles Flanagan

127. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work by his Department in conjunction with other relevant State bodies in enabling the use of CCTV to combat dumping, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61515/21]

Electricity Generation

Charles Flanagan

128. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken to ensure security of electricity supply for the forthcoming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61516/21]

Schools Building Projects

Charles Flanagan

388. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education when the appropriate level of capital funding will be provided to facilitate the building of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61252/21]

Vaccination Programme

Charles Flanagan

336. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 treatment regkirona which is approved by the European Medicines Agency will be made available to Irish patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61040/21]

Vaccination Programme

Charles Flanagan

337. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn by the decision by the Dutch government and eight other EU states to acquire the EMA-approved regkirona medicine for Covid-19 patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61041/21]

Vaccination Programme

Charles Flanagan

339. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed reply will issue in respect of correspondence (details supplied) sent to his Department. [61077/21]

Domestic Violence

Charles Flanagan

409. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount as a proportion of the entire budget allocated to domestic violence services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60142/21]

Domestic Violence

Charles Flanagan

410. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of increase in funding in order to respond to increased demand in domestic violence services due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60143/21]

School Facilities

Charles Flanagan

94. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if her Department or ETBs have engaged in the purchase or procurement with regard to air filtration systems for schools; if so, the terms and conditions in respect of the use of such systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59668/21]

Social Welfare Code

Charles Flanagan

105. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the plans to extend parents' benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59654/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Charles Flanagan

106. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the auto enrolment pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59655/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Charles Flanagan

530. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if the tender competition for the construction of phase 1 development planned for St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick, County Laois has been completed and approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58398/21]

Medical Cards

Charles Flanagan

665. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if routine phlebotomy services are free to holders of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards given that there are a number of cases in which holders of such cards have been charged for routine phlebotomy services by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57477/21]

Departmental Schemes

Charles Flanagan

666. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 868 of 28 April 2021, the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57478/21]

Public Transport

Charles Flanagan

219. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider expanding the scope of eligibility for the young adult travel card scheme to include private bus and coach operators in order to avoid the exclusion of young persons living outside large urban areas in which public transport is not readily available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54597/21]

Housing Provision

Charles Flanagan

367. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration on an exceptional basis will be given to a person (details supplied) to avail of a home loan under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme if the person already has a mortgage through the local authority for an affordable property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52551/21]

Driver Test

Charles Flanagan

81. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if priority will be given to students commuting to third-level due to unavailability of accommodation who have applied to sit the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51543/21]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

178. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the age at which children in County Laois are receiving a first dental intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50227/21]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

179. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Laois currently awaiting dental intervention in each priority group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50228/21]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

180. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE dental surgeon positions in County Laois; the number of vacancies in County Laois for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50229/21]

Work Permits

Charles Flanagan

23. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he plans to expand the work permit scheme; if he will consider the pig industry having regard to the concern expressed regarding labour shortages in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49167/21]

Housing Schemes

Charles Flanagan

191. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to exceptions to the clawback provision in the context of affordable housing which was put in place in order to prevent persons selling the house within a specified period of time in circumstances in which the house is no longer suitable based on specific complex medical needs in terms of health and safety such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49714/21]

Commissions of Investigation

Charles Flanagan

447. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice the work undertaken to date in the matter of the Commission of Investigation known as the Hickson Inquiry which formally commenced on 1 November 2018; when public hearings will be held; when victims, survivors and complainants will be contacted with a view to providing statements and providing evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49526/21]

Forestry Sector

Charles Flanagan

654. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he plans to take to deal with ash dieback in trees across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49223/21]

School Transport

Charles Flanagan

388. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if there is a grant to support parents in cases in which students have been refused school transport as in the case of students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47712/21]

School Transport

Charles Flanagan

389. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if the 50% school bus transport capacity limit currently in operation for the post-primary bus service will be reviewed; if any late applications for the scheme will be considered as in the case of students (details supplied) in the context of any changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47713/21]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

548. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when early intervention will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47468/21]

Nursing Homes

Charles Flanagan

549. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed update will be provided on the new building development planned for St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47469/21]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

557. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that medical card holders in County Laois have access to dental services; if his attention has been drawn to difficulties medical card holders have in accessing dental services due to a number of dental practices in the county having opted out of the dental service treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47507/21]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

558. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in counties Laois and Offaly that have contracts with the HSE under the dental service treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47508/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Charles Flanagan

785. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals for investment in the form of breeding initiatives to improve the quality of the Irish sport of horse and pony breeding together with knowledge transfer for breeders providing a pathway for young horses to add value in the State including the upgrade and developments of regional facilities across the country and the inclusion of equine farming in all Departmental and EU agri-schemes as a low carbon energy alternative with regard to the Programme for Government commitment to support further investment in Ireland’s sport horse industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48213/21]

Schools Building Projects

Charles Flanagan

256. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the current position on the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47274/21]

Primary Care Centres

Charles Flanagan

364. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary healthcare centre in Portlaoise, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47373/21]

Hospital Facilities

Charles Flanagan

365. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment and new building development planned for Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47374/21]

Disability Services

Charles Flanagan

366. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when early intervention, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be provided to address the needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/21]

Disability Services

Charles Flanagan

367. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when early intervention, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied) who was incorrectly removed from the disability team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47376/21]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

741. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances surrounding the relocation of the adult audiology service from St. Fintan’s, Portlaoise to Tullamore; when this service will resume in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46361/21]

Eating Disorders

Charles Flanagan

320. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of specialised respite services for those affected by Prader-Willi syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45776/21]

Hedge Cutting

Charles Flanagan

71. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend legislation in respect of the regulation of boundary hedges and hedgerows with particular reference to height and unrestricted growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45615/21]

School Accommodation

Charles Flanagan

104. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the current position regarding the new school building and ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45614/21]

School Accommodation

Charles Flanagan

353. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review funding applications for temporary and permanent accommodation structures for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44466/21]

Grant Payments

Charles Flanagan

60. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the actions being taken to address the backlog for SEAI warmer homes grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39589/21]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

438. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances surrounding the relocation of the adult audiology service from St. Fintan’s, Portlaoise, County Laois to Tullamore, County Offaly; when the service will resume in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31589/21]

Housing Policy

Charles Flanagan

192. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider putting a mechanism in place to allow local authorities to exercise discretion in approving housing adaptation grants for persons with a disability particularly for those with severe medical conditions which would allow for expenses to be factored into circumstances in which the income threshold is exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36885/21]

Mental Health Services

Charles Flanagan

479. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when a dietician will be appointed to the Laois CAMHS team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26740/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Charles Flanagan

431. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health when he expects a national approach to the easing of restrictions in maternity hospitals will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26368/21]

Health Services Staff

Charles Flanagan

257. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the placing of advertisements for the recruitment of positions (details supplied); the number of assistant psychologists currently working in a voluntary capacity within the public health services; and if such positions will be now readvertised with similar opportunities in a paid capacity. [26023/21]