Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

An Garda Síochána

Louise O'Reilly

477. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to Balbriggan Garda station; the areas these gardaí are expected to cover; the number of patrols, in car and on foot, undertaken by gardaí from Balbriggan Garda station in 2023. [10116/24]

Childcare Services

Louise O'Reilly

552. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of delays to the opening of a creche (details supplied); when the Health Information and Quality Authority and Tusla will conduct final inspections to allow the creche to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10115/24]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

629. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he can provide information on the rate of referral to cardiac rehabilitation phase 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/24]

Disease Management

Louise O'Reilly

630. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending the chronic disease management programme to all heart failure patients; the current number of heart failure patients on the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/24]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

631. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the resources and funding that is required to ensure that all hospitals are able to participate fully in the Irish National Audit of Stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10013/24]

Disease Management

Louise O'Reilly

632. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the resources and funding that is required to enable opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation for all people aged 65 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10014/24]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

633. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health how many hospitals have access to a clinical psychologist as part of stroke unit care; if he can provide an update on the funding and staffing of clinical psychology posts in stroke unit care; the costing and funding requirements for clinical psychology posts as part of the National Stroke Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10015/24]

Prescriptions Charges

Louise O'Reilly

634. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing prescription charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10016/24]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

635. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what consideration has been given to the development of a programme like the healthy start and best start programme in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10017/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Louise O'Reilly

662. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the standardised monetary level that all post-mastectomy product supports will increase to, as per his announcement in Dáil Éireann on 21 February 2024 during the debate on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10118/24]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

663. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has not been continued for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme, UMAAP, delivered by an organisation (details supplied); if there are any other funding streams available to ensure the continuation of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10119/24]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

664. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason healthcare professionals who have been self-employed cannot have that experience considered as relevant experience for the purposes of qualifying for HSE funded PhD doctorates in clinical psychology; if this will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10122/24]

Tax Credits

Louise O'Reilly

155. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his views on the inclusion of expenditure incurred on research and development activities undertaken in the green technology space for the research and development tax credit. [9272/24]

Consumer Prices

Louise O'Reilly

171. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the use of dynamic pricing models by primary ticket sellers for tickets for cultural, entertainment and recreational events (details supplied); if he will consider amending the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 to prohibit primary ticket sellers from using dynamic pricing models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/24]

School Curriculum

Louise O'Reilly

187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider a review of the wellbeing programme in schools with a view to further helping young people in dealing with mental health and emotional resilience. [8649/24]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

261. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of concerns in Fingal that the ceiling for the first home scheme is insufficient; if he is aware of queries as to the reason the ceiling for an apartment is higher than a house; if these ceilings will be subject to review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8640/24]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

471. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the national stroke strategy is to be funded in 2024; the items of expenditure that will be funded; the funding that is being made available for the stroke strategy in terms of existing levels of service and other measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8637/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Louise O'Reilly

475. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact a person (details supplied) has had their procedure cancelled twice at short notice; and if the operation will take place on the newly appointed time as scheduled. [8650/24]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

493. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that residents living in HSE-owned properties at a location (details supplied) cannot access grants or any other supports for insulation or upgrading their homes; if he is aware that the residents are living in houses that are in an extremely poor state of repair but cannot get their landlord (the HSE) to carry out any necessary internal repairs; if he plans to support the residents or to arrange for the repairs to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8715/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Louise O'Reilly

35. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of situations whereby a broadband distribution box is fitted at a residential property to serve a number of houses, but the property owner where the distribution box is fitted refuses to allow access via their property to the box; what options other residents and broadband providers have in such situations; if he will investigate such a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8163/24]

Education Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she will address delays in the home tuition grant which are causing dire financial difficulties for a school (details supplied). [8161/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Louise O'Reilly

108. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if any changes to provide children's benefit payments to 18-year-olds in full-time education will be backdated for the school year in which the change is introduced. [8162/24]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will commission a report on the commercial determinants of health; if, like the CMO in Wales, his Department will examine the strategies and approaches used to promote products and choices that can have a positive and a negative influence on our health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8164/24]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

149. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of times officials from his Department, in health and well-being and the food unit, have met with Coimisiún na Meán; if he can outline the dates of and delegates attending each meeting, as well as the topics of discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8165/24]

Food Industry

Louise O'Reilly

150. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if, and which, industry trade bodies have signed up to the Roadmap for Food Product Reformulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8166/24]

Obesity Levels

Louise O'Reilly

151. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what work is under way in his Department on the successor to the Obesity Policy and Action Plan; if he can outline what reviews and evidence gathering is under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8167/24]

Obesity Levels

Louise O'Reilly

152. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what suite of policy options on nutrition for Ireland were identified by the WHO to inform the midterm review of the Obesity Policy and Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8168/24]

Disease Management

Louise O'Reilly

153. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his Department is involved in JA PreventNCD, an EU initiative bringing together 25 participating nations to tackle non-communicable diseases; if so, which unit is responsible for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8169/24]

Schools Building Projects

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 342 and 343 of 20 September 2023, if she has made a decision on the Stage 2B planning report received by her Department in relation to a school (details supplied); and if she can share an update on the progression of the project. [7540/24]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

347. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of Housing for All is due to commence; and how long the review will take. [7597/24]

Artificial Intelligence

Louise O'Reilly

644. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is confident the State is investing enough on resource-intensive data and computing power to help the research and academic community build and understand AI. [7703/24]

Research and Development

Louise O'Reilly

645. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is confident Irish SMEs are benefiting from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking; the involvement of private and public Irish entities to date with the undertaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7705/24]

Research and Development

Louise O'Reilly

646. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is confident the Irish research community is benefiting from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking; the involvement of private and public Irish entities to date with the undertaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/24]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

114. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA sponsored companies per county; and the number of jobs in IDA sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6736/24]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

115. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland sponsored companies per county; the number of jobs in Enterprise Ireland sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6737/24]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

116. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of LEO sponsored companies per county; and the number of jobs in LEO sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6738/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Louise O'Reilly

233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if supports exist for self employed persons with children with special/additional needs; if so, the qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6739/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Louise O'Reilly

236. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of any additional payments/scheme which may apply to persons who are in a house share and who qualify for a social welfare payment which would ordinarily entitle them to the fuel allowance, but have been denied due to the means of the other household members who are not related in any way and who live entirely separate lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6806/24]

Probate Applications

Louise O'Reilly

256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that delays in processing probate cases are having an impact on prospective home buyers who are having to apply and reapply for mortgage approval while they wait; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6805/24]

Departmental Reviews

Louise O'Reilly

309. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the receipt by his Department of the evaluation of the 2018 sugar sweetened drinks tax; the timeline for publication of the evaluation; when meetings may begin with the Department of Finance on the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6803/24]

Primary Care Centres

Louise O'Reilly

318. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a planning application for a change of use to a medical centre in Skerries Point; if he can confirm the involvement of the HSE in this project; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the facilities and services that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6853/24]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

395. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the qualifying criteria for acceptance onto a cost rental scheme for two non-cohabiting adults with one child; if he can provide information on what can be used to verify that the couple are non-cohabiting adults, that is, an affidavit or similar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6244/24]

Wage-setting Mechanisms

Louise O'Reilly

1. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the action plan on collective bargaining coverage to be presented to the European Commission as part of its transposition of the EU directive on adequate minimum wages. [5921/24]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

3. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the WRC "code of practice" on remote working. [5571/24]

Company Closures

Louise O'Reilly

13. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the increased level of insolvencies in 2023. [5573/24]

Business Supports

Louise O'Reilly

21. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business scheme will be rolled out to business. [5572/24]

Export Controls

Louise O'Reilly

51. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many dual-use licences were issued to exporters to trade in dual-use items with Israel since October 2023; if he has any concern that duel use items being traded with Israel are currently being used against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Israel-Hamas war; and what actions his Department will be taking under the Control of Exports Act 2008 to end this trade if these items are being used to target civilians and civilian infrastructure. [5574/24]

Business Supports

Louise O'Reilly

53. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his engagement with the hospitality sector in 2024. [5570/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

185. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to areas of expenditure (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2023; if an underspend existed, by year; and the funding allocated for 2024, in tabular form. [5805/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projects under his Department that are being funded as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan that is funded under the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility, by funding and project, in tabular form. [5837/24]