Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

General Practitioner Services

Michael Ring

401. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will sanction an increase for GP's who are in receipt of district medical officer salaries in view of the immense service that they provide in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1579/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Ring

442. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to a parliamentary question (details supplied), to issue a letter on the relevant Department headed notepaper to a person in County Mayo, confirming payment under a scheme, as this person requires this letter urgently for the bank. [1505/24]

Protected Disclosures

Michael Ring

479. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that she received correspondence from a person (details supplied); the actions she has taken arising from this disclosure; the financial implications of not taking any action on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56469/23]

School Funding

Michael Ring

548. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the number of schools, by county, that applied for the STEM grant; the number of applications received by the closing date and after the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57243/23]

School Funding

Michael Ring

549. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that were approved for the STEM grant, by county; to provide details of all the successful applicants in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57244/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Michael Ring

593. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be approved incremental credits in respect of relevant non-teaching experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1049/24]

School Transport

Michael Ring

684. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when a new bus route will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1933/24]

Water Services

Michael Ring

756. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the framework for the new multi-annual rural water programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56790/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Michael Ring

854. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on an application for the one-parent family payment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, in view of the inordinate amount of time it is taking to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56287/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Michael Ring

857. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56345/23]

Citizenship Applications

Michael Ring

1065. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the number of foreign nationals who successfully applied for and received Irish citizenship, who are now permanently living outside the State, and if, by so doing, they relinquish their Irish citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57334/23]

Asylum Applications

Michael Ring

1105. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1502/24]

Crime Prevention

Michael Ring

1118. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice if there any plans to review the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990, in particular in relation to legislation surrounding knives; if any changes are being proposed to this legislation; if any discussion has taken place in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1578/24]

Disability Services

Michael Ring

1424. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when funding will be provided for support staff to enable an adult with special needs to live independently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1625/24]

Veterinary Services

Michael Ring

1526. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to veterinarians (details supplied) will be addressed considering the impact this will have on approved slaughterhouse establishments under local authority supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56663/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Ring

1588. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when payment will issue from the HSE to a person's former employer (details supplied) considering that they were fully eligible to receive the pandemic social recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57080/23]

Health Services

Michael Ring

1625. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if discretionary funding will be provided for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57385/23]

Disability Services

Michael Ring

1738. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can live independently in a council house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1626/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

222. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will review recent changes to the flat rate VAT scheme, which allowed unregistered farmers to reclaim VAT on certain expenditure on farm investments, in view of the impact this is having on TAMS applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56073/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

223. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the number of VAT reclaims (details supplied) for unregistered farmers that have been refused in each of the past twelve months; to confirm the number of claims that have been allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56074/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

224. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a statutory instrument to ensure that fixtures which are an integral part of a farming structure as eligible for a refund under the flat rate VAT scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56076/23]

Departmental Funding

Michael Ring

299. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if schemes (details supplied) will be in place prior to the referendum scheduled for 8 March 2024 and prior to the local and European elections in June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55909/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

441. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any plans to amend the TAMS scheme in light of recent changes to the flat rate VAT scheme for unregistered farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56075/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Michael Ring

98. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) can get recognition for her qualifications considering that she is not a new entrant teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55778/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

179. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to farmers in the agri-climate rural environment scheme for the cooperation project stream considering that participants believed they would be paid in late November; the reason for the delay in payments issuing; how many participants are impacted by his Department's delay and provide figures for same, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55496/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Ring

117. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the incentives for communities to progress solar energy or wind energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54621/23]

Electricity Grid

Michael Ring

118. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current position in relation to the national grid infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/23]

Electricity Grid

Michael Ring

119. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans to upgrade the national grid infrastructure to accommodate greater levels of renewable generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54626/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael Ring

765. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the rate of payment, under the fair deal scheme, to nursing homes when this scheme was first introduced in 2009; to outline the increases that were approved and paid since then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54556/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael Ring

767. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if there is a unified payment to all nursing homes paid under the fair deal scheme; if this scheme has a varied rate of payment to set out the criteria for such variations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54560/23]

Nursing Homes

Michael Ring

768. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the average payment to nursing homes under the fair deal scheme in the Dublin area; if he will compare this rate to the average rate paid to nursing homes in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael Ring

266. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice the criteria used by her Department to assess applications from foreign nationals who have become naturalised citizens, who wish to have dependent children, spouses, and other relatives join them in this country; if there are limits on the number granted entry; the number of such persons granted entry to join their naturalised citizen from 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54258/23]

Housing Provision

Michael Ring

202. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of the full cost involved in connecting newly built modular homes (details supplied) to services such as electricity, lighting, sewage and water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53687/23]

Public Services Provision

Michael Ring

204. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the recently published "Supplementary Estimates for the Public Service" if he will explain why an estimated €3.4 billion extra is required for the public service; if he will provide a breakdown of the areas that this money is required for; if he will acknowledge that spending controls within the relevant services were not adhered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53392/23]

School Funding

Michael Ring

244. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if IT grants will be allocated to primary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53428/23]

International Protection

Michael Ring

456. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS can make urgent contact with a person in County Mayo (details supplied) in view of the sensitivity of the situation. [53266/23]

Hospital Facilities

Michael Ring

533. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health to outline the possibility of getting an addition to a facility (details supplied), considering that it is urgently required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53386/23]

Rural Schemes

Michael Ring

634. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied); if the formal review has been completed as part of the CLÁR programme appeals procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53198/23]

Passport Services

Michael Ring

249. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has opened a new passport office in the North or the South of Ireland in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52998/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Michael Ring

406. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52923/23]

Fishing Industry

Michael Ring

116. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the eligibility criteria of the Brexit fish processor transition scheme can be reviewed in view of the fact that the majority of fish processors, who the scheme is designed to help, are not eligible for the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52698/23]

Fishing Industry

Michael Ring

118. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the confusion which exists in a scheme (details supplied) in relation to whether or not it is calendar year sales or accounting year sales that are required for an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52730/23]

Energy Conservation

Michael Ring

112. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the exact procedure that defective concrete block affected homeowners need to follow in order to avail of SEAI home energy upgrade grants whilst rebuilding their homes; to outline the procedure for those who have already commenced rebuilding works so that they can receive their grants without delay, and the procedure for those who have not commenced rebuilding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51985/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Michael Ring

195. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the updated position regarding the review of the disabled drivers’ and disabled passengers' scheme, in particular the criteria for the primary medical certificate; what stage the review is at; what steps have been taken since the publication of the working group report; what changes are being proposed; the timeframe for the implementation of the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52090/23]

Housing Provision

Michael Ring

209. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if newly built modular homes (details supplied) were fitted out completely prior to being allocated; if so, to detail the total cost of fitting out each modular home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52571/23]

Housing Provision

Michael Ring

217. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the final cost for the construction of modular homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52122/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

230. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update in relation to a scheme (details supplied); when a decision will issue regarding the confirmation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52541/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael Ring

390. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances by which a family can avail of means-tested welfare payments and, on subsequently being discovered to have huge cash assets, the measures taken to recoup the obvious overpayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52450/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael Ring

391. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases within her Department where overpayments are being repaid by the client, broken down into groups of over €100,000, €50,000 to €99,000 and €20,000 to €49,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52453/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael Ring

392. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims for overpayments being made by her Department against the estates of deceased clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52454/23]