Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

384. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection what assistance is available to cover interpreter costs for a deaf employee, as the employee is currently only able to work two days out of five in the office due to the financial burden of interpreter services on her employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

493. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects payments to commence for the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42602/23]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Canney

661. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that a GP can claim in reimbursements, broken down by category, in tabular form, as part of the provision of antenatal care during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42651/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

666. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, has a representative radiologist at the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings in GUH to present cases from Portiuncula Hospital; if patients with complex cancers in Portiuncula Hospital have their cases heard in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42680/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

667. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if cancer patients at GUH who will not be receiving treatment due to the advanced nature of their disease have access to the in-house psychologist employed at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

668. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that there is only one bed available for every 17 palliative care patients in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42682/23]

Community Care

Seán Canney

669. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that the maximum entitlement to community social care hours for those at the end of their lives is 21 hours per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42683/23]

Environmental Schemes

Seán Canney

70. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans he is putting in place to reduce the waiting time for householders under the better energy, warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/23]

Energy Conservation

Seán Canney

142. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he will consider to reduce the costs to householders who wish to undertake retrofit measures in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/23]

Energy Conservation

Seán Canney

143. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that every applicant under the warmer homes scheme will have measures carried out, regardless of whether these premises are deemed suitable for the deep retrofit scheme or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/23]

Environmental Schemes

Seán Canney

144. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider putting in place another national used tyre collection scheme to clean up the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/23]

National Broadband Plan

Seán Canney

145. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is satisfied with the rate of progress being made in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42051/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Seán Canney

146. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he agrees with proposals to develop windfarms close to residential settings where there is a negative impact on visual amenity, landscape and a risk of white noise and flicker affecting householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42052/23]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Canney

210. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing disability allowance to a three-tier system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42033/23]

Mortality Rates

Seán Canney

287. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the increase in the death rate in this country since 2021; if he will undertake a review of the increased number to determine the cause of deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42034/23]

Office of Public Works

Seán Canney

208. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when retired OPW staff will receive a raise in their pension and arrears in relation to the recent raise in their pension; what is causing the current delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41346/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

261. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of phase 2 of school accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41287/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

262. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41291/23]

Dental Services

Seán Canney

515. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what assistance is in place to assist parents who paid for orthodontic treatment with a registered orthodontist, but the practice closed; what insurances are in place to assist parents to recover their money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/23]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Canney

527. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of x-ray facilities at Tuam primary care centre; when work will commence and when the facility will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Canney

557. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health how many patients are on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; how many patients are on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; what the current wait time is; if there are currently any unfilled clinical positions in the Galway service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41260/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Seán Canney

558. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health how many patients are on the podiatry waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; if the interval between appointments between patients has been shortened or lengthened in the past year; if there are currently any unfilled clinical positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41261/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Canney

563. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that the pandemic special recognition payment is not being paid to haematology staff, given the heroic work that they performed in keeping the service open and operational for patients during the Covid-19 pandemic; if he is aware that blood transfusions were made available to cancer patients throughout the course of the various lockdowns; if he will reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41271/23]

Hospital Services

Seán Canney

565. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a multidisciplinary medical team can be assembled at University Hospital Galway to assess the case of a 17-year-old (details supplied) who is wheelchair- and bed-bound, seven months after an acute viral illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41280/23]

Hospital Services

Seán Canney

568. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if an interview taken in April 1994 in a hospital setting will be released to the patient involved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41350/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Canney

206. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when approval will be given to allow communication workers to access pension increases as approved by the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40011/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Seán Canney

604. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove the means test from full time carers, many of whom are providing 24/7 care for a loved one but who cannot access carer's allowance due to the means of a spouse or partner; if she recognises the savings that these people are providing for the State and the valuable social role that they are performing, especially in light of ever-increasing household cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39464/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Seán Canney

91. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the effects of lightning on wind turbines has been investigated; if in particular sulphur hexafluoride can escape into the atmosphere if a turbine is struck by lightning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37726/23]

Taxi Regulations

Seán Canney

315. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow the NTA to distinguish between a taxi and hackney in relation to rear windows being darkened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38151/23]

National Car Test

Seán Canney

366. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider instructing the NCT to reverse their decision to go cashless only and to accept cash as a legal tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/23]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

436. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the rationale behind the decision not to allow tax relief for land rented to a close relative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/23]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

451. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when the appropriate amendment will be made to the Finance Act to exempt functional farmland from the residential zoned land tax. [38162/23]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

453. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when the appropriate amendment will be made to the forthcoming finance Act to exempt R2 residential zoned land from the residential zoned land tax, given that this land cannot currently be developed. [38171/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

842. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a recommended cap on the number of social houses a county council can purchase in a private turnkey development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/23]

Departmental Data

Seán Canney

899. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received under the croí cónaithe vacant property grant scheme since its inception to date for each local authority; the number of applications that have been approved in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/23]

Vacant Properties

Seán Canney

906. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider expanding the vacant property refurbishment grant to include vacant properties that cannot be refurbished and require total demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/23]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Canney

945. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will resend S1 421 of 2023 in order to allow for sufficient dialogue with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38913/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

1282. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason woodland on a farm is not recognised in the new acres scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37912/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

1294. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what funding was in place for the 2022 BISS scheme; what funding is in place for the 2023 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38148/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

1295. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for the fodder scheme 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38152/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

1311. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for approval for applications under TAMS 3 which closed on 30 June 2023; if there are delays in the approval process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38522/23]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

1314. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forest owner who fells an ash plantation that has been affected by ash dieback will have to return his forestry payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38621/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Canney

1333. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when approval letters will issue in relation to TAMS Tranche 3; if he is aware of the stress that the delay in issuing TAMS approvals is causing to farmers who wished to have sheds in place for the coming winter; what is the cause of the current delay as farmers in Tranche 2 received approval letters within four to six weeks of the closing date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39196/23]

Departmental Offices

Seán Canney

1418. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to set up the office in Tuam of the director in charge of the exhuming of the site in Tuam in order that the director and their staff can be based close to the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38166/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Seán Canney

1420. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will include childcare as an appropriate career for an apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38215/23]

Medical Qualifications

Seán Canney

1778. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the HSE is requesting final transcripts of a student's final degree undertaken in Northern Ireland earlier than is possible for the university, which means students studying in Northern Ireland will be unable to apply for internship posts and work as doctors here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38523/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Seán Canney

1880. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund the purchase of an AED device for a person diagnosed with long-QT syndrome which will be located in the person’s home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39089/23]

Third Level Education

Seán Canney

2044. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider providing support for student physiotherapists studying in Lithuania due to the shortage of physiotherapists in this country and places to train; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37513/23]

Third Level Fees

Seán Canney

2065. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the one-off payment of €1,000 towards the student contribution will be made available to a student (details supplied) who did Year 1 of a course in 2019/2020 and received the Free Fees Initiative and who then did Year 1 of a different course in a different college in 2022/2023, but who was precluded from the payment as they did not get the free fees in the first year of their current course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/23]

Rural Schemes

Seán Canney

2089. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is considering a review of the amount of LEADER funding allocated to County Galway, with a view to increasing the allocation to bridge the shortfall in funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38164/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Seán Canney

74. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the use of sulphur hexafluoride also known as SF6, in the switch gears of wind turbines; if he is aware of its description as one of the world's most potent greenhouse gases; if he plans to ban the use of this greenhouse gas in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35859/23]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Seán Canney

152. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider changing the nature of the inquiry into the Defence Forces to establish a tribunal of inquiry as opposed to a private commission of inquiry and amend the terms of reference so that the inquiry will have the necessary buy-in from important stakeholders and victims' representative bodies and not be an exercise in self-investigation by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35628/23]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

909. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be approved and commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35862/23]

Immigration Policy

Seán Canney

980. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set up a skills database of all people entering this country who can access the labour market in an effort to deal with the skills shortage facing this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35670/23]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

1101. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide sustainable funding to an organisation (details supplied), as the funding is vital to ensure the viability of these centres, which are recognised as having a significant role in the patient pathway of cancer patients in the HSE National Service Plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35625/23]

Health Services

Seán Canney

1119. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of neo-natal deaths that have been registered which included premature delivery or termination of pregnancy as a cause of death and in cases in which a condition was present affecting the foetus that was likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within 28 days of birth. [35758/23]

Health Services

Seán Canney

1164. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when public ADHD services will be available in the Tuam area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35911/23]

Abortion Services

Seán Canney

682. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 4 July 2023, the reason for the disparity in his reply where he stated there had been approximately 8,844 second consultation claims made in 2022 under the PCRS for termination of pregnancy, whilst in Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 10 May 2023, the HSE stated there had been 8,876 claims under the PCRS for termination of pregnancy in 2022; and if he will clearly clarify, the exact number of claims paid out under the PCRS for combined termination of pregnancy procedure and aftercare in 2022. [34991/23]

Abortion Services

Seán Canney

683. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all informal and formal meetings or engagements held with groups or individuals by him or his Department on the subject of abortion exclusion zones from 2022 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [34992/23]

Work Permits

Seán Canney

184. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite the application process for persons seeking a visa to enter this country for work purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34682/23]

An Garda Síochána

Seán Canney

185. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied with the number of gardaí in the force presently; the number of gardaí who will be retiring in the next 12 months; the number of gardaí who will be recruited in the same time; the number of gardaí who have retired early in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34683/23]

Environmental Investigations

Seán Canney

568. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many soil testing labs are approved by his Department, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33672/23]

Employment Rights

Seán Canney

640. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the remaining provisions of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 will be commenced; if she is aware of the difficulties that this is causing for workers across rural Ireland, who are now being forced to make long and unnecessary commutes to large urban centres to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34269/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

641. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied). [34273/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

642. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a matter (details supplied). [34274/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

643. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied). [34275/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Canney

4. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will review and publish the income thresholds and the level of grants payable under the housing aid for older people, housing adaptation grants and mobility grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33199/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Canney

7. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a plan and budget to manage and maintain the social housing stock over time to ensure that the housing stock is kept in good condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/23]

Planning Issues

Seán Canney

14. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish the review of the guidelines in relation to the construction of rural houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33201/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Canney

66. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional resources to the local authority to deal with and manage the demand for the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/23]

Insurance Industry

Seán Canney

187. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that insurance companies are using the issue of the differential price walking as set out by the Central Bank as a reason to increase insurance premiums for car insurance and house insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33213/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

190. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the introduction of the concrete levy on the cost of house building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/23]

Departmental Bodies

Seán Canney

223. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the band a school (details supplied) is on the Pobal HP deprivation index; what data was used to decide this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33386/23]

Departmental Data

Seán Canney

224. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the percentage of secondary schools have been given access to a full-time HSCL; if this has declined in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33387/23]

Departmental Data

Seán Canney

225. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the reason a secondary school (details supplied) was allocated 0.5 HSCL; what data was used to make this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33388/23]

School Staff

Seán Canney

226. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for further information on the phase of work currently underway to explore the allocation of resources to schools in County Galway, including the HSCL co-ordinator, to tackle educational disadvantage; when this phase of work started or will start; who is responsible for it; when is it expected to conclude; if schools can participate in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33389/23]

Departmental Data

Seán Canney

227. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education how a school (details supplied) was placed in the same cluster for HSCL as another local school; who made this decision; what policy was used to make this decision; if she will provide the correspondence that was sent with this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33390/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Seán Canney

233. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the source of the funds in the barter account set up by RTÉ, as revealed in Oireachtas Committee meetings recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33404/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Canney

302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for facilitating flexible modes of study for full-time students who are wheelchair users and students who are hearing or visually impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32422/23]

Abortion Services

Seán Canney

615. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to explain the discrepancy between the 8,876 combined termination procedure and aftercare claims under the primary care reimbursement scheme in 2022, whilst just 8,156 notifications of termination were officially received in 2022. [32372/23]

Departmental Meetings

Seán Canney

616. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to detail the number of meetings, in tabular form, held with the Attorney General on the issue of safe access zones legislation since January 2022 to date in 2023. [32373/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Canney

618. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to nurses who contracted Covid during the course of their duties, who are now suffering from long-Covid and who need an extension of special leave with pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/23]

Health Services Staff

Seán Canney

626. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the steps he intends to take to remove the pay difference between Section 38 and 39 health care workers which is causing major problems for the retention of staff and has resulted in the closing of respite services (details supplied) in Galway and Tuam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32423/23]

School Transport

Seán Canney

81. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that plans are in place to deal adequately with the volume of applications for school bus tickets for the next school year 2023-24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31835/23]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

70. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31447/23]

Customs and Excise

Seán Canney

235. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the additional excise duty applied to goods coming into Ireland from other EU countries but shipped through the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31281/23]

Banking Sector

Seán Canney

236. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider requesting the retail banks and credit unions to exempt people with disabilities from bank charges as it is an added cost to those who are most vulnerable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31293/23]

Construction Industry

Seán Canney

237. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will defer the introduction of the concrete levy due to be introduced on 1 September 2023, given the current construction inflation and the additional burden the levy will place on the cost of construction including housing and public works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31294/23]

Flood Risk Management

Seán Canney

241. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the cost issue relating to the design and delivery of the flood relief scheme for the Gort lowlands as a result of a design issue with the recently constructed M17/M18 motorway; if he will intervene and instruct the Department of Transport and TII to rectify the issue to ensure the flood relief scheme can be delivered as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30639/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Canney

391. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the income threshold for people applying for the local authority home loan to take into account the increase in wages and to include people who are second-chance applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31106/23]

State Pensions

Seán Canney

405. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection when the State pension will be increased to 34% of average earnings to meet the Government’s commitment on pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30536/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Canney

615. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a targeted, funded strategic capital investment programme for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30503/23]

Mental Health Policy

Seán Canney

616. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he will give the necessary powers to the Mental Health Commission to regulate not just approved inpatient mental health services, but the 24-hour community residences, as well as approved community mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30504/23]

Health Services

Seán Canney

639. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the Slainte Care project on the development of a national diabetes register will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30637/23]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Canney

641. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the option of appointing a project delivery team to oversee the delivery of major projects including the new emergency department, maternity unit, paediatric unit, regional cancer centre, bedroom block and laboratories on the existing site at University Hospital Galway to ensure delivery is achieved in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30641/23]

Abortion Services

Seán Canney

708. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health whether proposals to 'decriminalise' performing terminations of pregnancy would permit non-medically trained individuals to carry out terminations without legal consequences. [31044/23]

Abortion Services

Seán Canney

709. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to clarify, based on Section 10.1 of the abortion review report, whether babies have been born alive having survived late-term abortions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31045/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Seán Canney

83. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance when he will publish the revised criteria to qualify for the primary medical certificate which will be fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30097/23]

Tax Reliefs

Seán Canney

200. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance to reintroduce tax relief for first-time mortgage holders in light of the increasing interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30098/23]

Health Services

Seán Canney

383. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what plans he has to end geographical inequality in children’s eye care across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/23]