Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Cancer Services

Peadar Tóibín

1249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients to receive radiation oncology in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13792/24]

Cancer Services

Peadar Tóibín

1250. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients to receive surgical oncology in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13793/24]

Cancer Services

Peadar Tóibín

1251. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referrals to cancer rapid access clinics, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13794/24]

Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

1252. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13795/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

1253. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Parliamentary Questions which he referred to the HSE for response, in the past year, which have yet gone unanswered; and if a specific figure can be provided in the case of Parliamentary Questions submitted by this Deputy. [13796/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

1254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13808/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

1255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of properties either owned or leased by his Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13826/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

1359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [14292/24]

Nursing Education

Peadar Tóibín

1385. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 13 February 2024, if he will address the issue in relation to the reason intellectual disability student nurses have still yet to receive the subsistence pay rise; if he will expedite the matter and provide a timeframe as to when this pay rise will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14445/24]

Ambulance Service

Peadar Tóibín

1440. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there will be a recruitment process within the National Ambulance Service this year for paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14577/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

1686. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13807/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

1687. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of properties either owned or leased by his Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13825/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

1719. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13812/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

1720. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of properties either owned or leased by her Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13830/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

131. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 3372 of 7 February 2024, when a response will issue; the number of times he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by his Department in relation to each trip, in tabular form. [13389/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

182. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 7 February 2024, when a response will issue; the number of times he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by his Department in relation to each trip, in tabular form. [13390/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

262. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 7 February 2024, when a reply will issue to this Deputy; the number of times he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by his Department in relation to each trip, in tabular form. [13391/24]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children are currently in special emergency arrangement accommodation; if a breakdown can be provided on how many are children in the care of the State; how many are children in Ireland seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13413/24]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of those children currently in special emergency arrangement accommodation, sourced by Tusla, the cost from January 2023 to date, split between children in the care of the State and children in Ireland seeking international protection. [13414/24]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth which suppliers of emergency accommodation for young people in State care he has met with since September 2023; and the dates on which those meetings took place. [13415/24]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth which suppliers of regulated residential services for children/young people in State care/aftercare he has met since September 2023; and the dates on which those meetings took place. [13416/24]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

270. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a copy of the Tusla report which found that a company providing special emergency accommodation to children in State care had fabricated pre-employment checks and Garda vetting of staff, which has been heavily referenced in the media in recent times. [13417/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Peadar Tóibín

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if there will be an independent investigation into the leaking of the Attorney General’s referendum advice to the media the day before the referendum. [12882/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

652. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority has the authority to make a decision to approve a local authority home loan application even after rejection by the Housing Agency for not meeting non-EU/EEA applicant residency criteria of the credit policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12382/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

653. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or the Housing Agency ever reviewed any actuarial and statistical data in regard to the residence criteria for difference in treatment for non-EU/EEA applicants; if so, if he can provide a copy of the data along with the source of the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12383/24]

Housing Provision

Peadar Tóibín

655. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the composition of housing units (details supplied) that is, one bed, two bed and so on; the overall monthly cost to the State; and the average rental cost per unit. [12438/24]

Housing Provision

Peadar Tóibín

656. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many of the allocations from the social housing list in Ireland are currently leased units; the average rent per unit, per month, per composition; and the amount this costs the State on a monthly basis. [12439/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

922. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of referrals made to the Garda Juvenile Diversion Programme, for each year from 2010 to 2023, for the following offences/offence categories, in tabular form. [12477/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

923. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of referrals made to the Garda Juvenile Diversion Programme, which were not accepted by the programme in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, for offence categories (details supplied), in tabular form. [12478/24]

Parliamentary Questions

Peadar Tóibín

1090. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many parliamentary questions forwarded by him to Tusla are awaiting response, due to industrial action or other circumstances; and how many of those questions were submitted by this Deputy. [11690/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

1091. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list the occasions and dates upon which he has met with representatives of the voluntary sector providing care and accommodation to children in State care. [11691/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

1092. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to instances where children seeking asylum in Ireland have ended up sleeping in tents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11692/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

1093. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of properties his Department has purchased for the purposes of accommodating refugees or asylum seekers since he took office; how many of those properties are currently occupied; and how many are vacant. [11693/24]

Child Protection

Peadar Tóibín

1094. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have died while either in State care or known to child protection services in each of the past 11 years; and if a breakdown can be provided on cause of death or suspected cause of death. [11694/24]

Direct Provision System

Peadar Tóibín

1095. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons residing in the direct provision system currently who have been granted asylum in the State but are economically unable to leave the direct provision system. [11695/24]

Childcare Services

Peadar Tóibín

1096. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on Tusla’s Residential Childcare Strategy, launched in January 2022; the targets for the introduction of 31 voluntary beds in the first two years of the strategy (2022 and 2023) and an additional 79 places by the statutory and voluntary providers during the lifetime of the strategy; and if he will detail the number of beds/places introduced in the voluntary and statutory providers since the strategy was launched. [11696/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Peadar Tóibín

1186. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be an independent investigation into the leaking of the Attorney General’s referendum advice to the media the day before the referendum. [12883/24]

Mental Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

1486. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the training CAHMS staff are receiving in terms of providing care on gender and transgender issues to children; who is providing the training to CAHMS staff; and if he will provide a link to the contents of this training. [12910/24]

Departmental Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

1552. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 641 of 27 February 2024 (details supplied), if there is an estimated timeframe the Minster envisions for this scheme to be rolled out. [12443/24]

Schools Building Projects

Peadar Tóibín

226. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education for any update regarding the Educate Together school that is planned for the site of the old fire station in Georges Place, Dún Laoghaire; and if there is a timeline for the proposed building. [11398/24]

State Pensions

Peadar Tóibín

271. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if former members of the Catholic clergy are entitled to a contributory pension if their bishops did not sign them up on the scheme. [11232/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

323. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the date, the location and the participants of meetings he has held with the providers of State care to children in the past four years. [11352/24]

Ambulance Service

Peadar Tóibín

342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has investigated the potential misuse of ambulances for personal use within the NBS; and the number of ambulance vehicles parked outside offices during the day or being used to drive to and from work by staff. [11218/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

212. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many doctors are being investigated by the Irish Medical Council or any other body under the responsibility of his Department; and his plans to investigate the 82% of Irish healthcare workers who have declined a Covid vaccine or a Covid booster since last September. [11004/24]

National Economic and Social Council

Peadar Tóibín

11. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [8796/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

17. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [8795/24]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

162. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport what actions the Road Safety Authority plans to take to reduce the long waiting times in queues on the MyRoadSafety portal where a driving test applicant wants to book any of the cancelled short notice slots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10220/24]

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the salary amount that was paid to the secretary general of her Department in each of the past ten years. [10177/24]

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual salary of the highest paid employee of her Department. [10178/24]

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date upon which her Department’s former secretary general left their role. [10179/24]

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the pension/lump sum entitlements of former Secretaries General of her Department. [10180/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

400. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the local authority home loan scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applicants to date, by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10195/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

401. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 28 March 2023, if his Department is collecting data on the number of applications, both successful and unsuccessful within the age category of 45 to 70 years for the local authority home loan scheme from commencement of the scheme to date; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications for the scheme to each local authority for each year to date, by age of applicants between age 45 and 55 years and between the ages of 55 and 70, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10196/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

402. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful and unsuccessful non-EU/non-EEA applications for the local authority home loan scheme for each year to date, in tabular form. [10197/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

422. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 20 February 2024, if a Stamp 4 is required for non-EU/Non-EEA applicants within the credit policy for the residency eligibility criteria for the local authority home loan scheme; if so, the reason there was no reference to this in the reply; the reason this information is not publicly listed in the eligibility criteria on the website local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10601/24]

Departmental Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

555. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the mother and baby homes institutions payment scheme has not yet opened to survivors, despite the legislation pertaining to same having been passed by Dáil Éireann twelve months ago; if his Department has undertaken any research to determine how many survivors of mother and baby homes die each year, or how many have died since the passage of this legislation, but before the opening of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10185/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

577. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons who were placed in hotels and bed and breakfasts due to the lack of alternate care placements available to them in each of the past five years; the gender and ages of same; the average length of time that the children and young persons had to reside in hotel and bed and breakfast type accommodation; the alternate care provision that was eventually provided for the children and young persons concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10465/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Peadar Tóibín

578. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the age of the youngest child admitted to special emergency arrangement accommodation in each of the past three years, and to date in 2024, and the age of the youngest child currently residing in special emergency arrangement accommodation. [10473/24]

Medical Cards

Peadar Tóibín

673. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the cohorts of asylum seekers that are entitled to a medical card; if an entitlement to a medical card guarantees a person a place on a GP list; and if he is concerned that given that many citizens cannot get on to a GP list, this policy could be damaging to social cohesion. [10160/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

80. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of companies contracted by Tusla to provide special emergency accommodation for children in care; and the amount paid to each company in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [8789/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

142. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in State care in special emergency accommodation; the number of whom are unaccompanied minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Peadar Tóibín

265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 534 of 23 January 2024, when a direct response will issue this Deputy. [9788/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 23 January 2024, when a direct response will issue this Deputy. [9789/24]

Child and Family Agency

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla holds any contracts with a company (details supplied) to provide services; if so, the services; and how much the company was paid in 2023 and to date in 2024. [9790/24]

Health Service Executive

Peadar Tóibín

306. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE did not attend a meeting with a person (details supplied); the reason there is no proper engagement with the community; the reason the HSE has not provided the necessary funding and support to stop the closure of the centre; and where are the clients of the centre. [9778/24]

Legislative Programme

Peadar Tóibín

3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [8793/24]

Assisted Decision-Making

Peadar Tóibín

99. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine if there has been any reduction in the numbers of applications for registration of enduring power of attorney (EPA) to the Decision Support Service since the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 as amended on 26 April 2023, in view of concerns raised by the legal profession (details supplied); and to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number applications for registration of EPA for each of the past five years to date. [9543/24]

Education Policy

Peadar Tóibín

33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to encourage persons from disadvantaged backgrounds and ethnic minorities into third level education. [8775/24]

Third Level Education

Peadar Tóibín

40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Irish Survey of Student Engagement; and if his Department has any input into the drafting of the questions asked in the survey. [8776/24]

Northern Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

66. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what interim measures and-or injunctions are available through the European Court of Human Rights to stop the British Government halting the inquests or investigations into legacy issues in the North of Ireland; and if he sought to use any interim measures or injunctions to do so. [9293/24]

Northern Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

67. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the submission the Government has submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in its case against the British Government over the legacy Act. [9294/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

442. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of special emergency accommodation companies that have been set up, or contracted, by Tusla in Ireland in each of the past ten years, for the purposes of accommodating children in State care; the names of such companies; and the amounts paid to each company, per child per year, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [9103/24]

Third Level Education

Peadar Tóibín

641. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the newly released scheme to support children leaving State care with free accommodation when going into third level education; the procedure for applying; and the rules of the scheme. [9069/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

200. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 30 May 2023, when a response will issue from the Garda to this Deputy. [8484/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the cost of the asylum process for each of the past five years. [8512/24]

Deportation Orders

Peadar Tóibín

202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people issued with deportation orders in the past five years; the number of deportation orders enforced for each of the past five years; and the process in place at airports and ports to confirm whether a person has voluntarily deported. [8513/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of people residing in Ireland illegally. [8514/24]

Deportation Orders

Peadar Tóibín

204. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the average, total and highest cost of deportation for each of the past five years. [8515/24]

Travel Documents

Peadar Tóibín

205. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people arriving in Ireland without travel documents, with false travel documents or with damaged travel documents in each of the past five years; and the location of entry. [8516/24]

Passport Services

Peadar Tóibín

259. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of workers who have been moved from the location of work from the Tallaght passport office to accommodate asylum seekers. [8508/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision in Ireland in terms of previous usage, hospitality, nursing homes, State building and so on. [8509/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

261. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what research is undertaken in relation to the cost to tourism of the use of hotels, guest houses, or bed and breakfasts to accommodate asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision for each of the past five years. [8510/24]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

262. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average rate being paid to accommodate asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision in hospitality and separately in other accommodation venues in Ireland currently; the highest rate being paid in each of these location types; and the total spend to accommodate asylum seekers in Ireland for each of the past five years. [8511/24]

Departmental Investigations

Peadar Tóibín

11. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 23 January 2024, the precise date on which the investigation was concluded and reported to the then Taoiseach. [6506/24]

National Security

Peadar Tóibín

2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will develop a national security strategy and functioning security agency to deal with future security events. [5111/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5112/24]

Legislative Programme

Peadar Tóibín

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [5113/24]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarity on the residency eligibility criteria for the local authority home loan scheme for non-EEA/EU applicants where underwriters for local authorities are operating on a five-year residency requirement; to state where this five year requirement is contained in the Housing Loans Regulations S.I. No 701, and if he will examine a case (details supplied). [7488/24]

Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

524. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled positions across all Rape Crisis Centres in the country; the works that are in progress to equalise pay rates and pay scales of counsellors with their HSE counterparts; the current waiting times for women to access these services and the efforts and plans underway to meet the urgent needs of people in crisis situations in a more humane, compassionate and timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7427/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

12. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on his meeting with the Chinese Premier Li Qiang. [3972/24]

Departmental Programmes

Peadar Tóibín

3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [3976/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

20. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [3973/24]

State Examinations

Peadar Tóibín

114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of students who completed the Junior and Leaving Certificates, respectively, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [6408/24]

Irish Language

Peadar Tóibín

124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of gaelscoileanna in the State. [6407/24]

International Protection

Peadar Tóibín

539. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has acquired use of, or is considering, the former addiction recovery centre at Talbot Grove in Castleisland, County Kerry, as accommodation for refugees or asylum seekers; and if so, if he will provide details on the number of persons being placed in the facility, and if they are asylum seekers or refugees. [6410/24]

Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

555. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding crisis in an organisation (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE to address the funding requirements necessary to continue to provide services to persons within the care of the organisation in order to ensure the immediate and long-term survival of the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6069/24]

Nursing Education

Peadar Tóibín

556. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the necessary funding is provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) for intellectual disability student nurses at DkIT to receive their pay rise in student subsistence payments, and for all other intellectual disability students nurses in the same position; if he will increase HSE funding to bring mileage allowances for intellectual disability student nurses in line with the rate of all other student nurse disciplines; the number of student nurses nationally awaiting the rise in subsistence payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6070/24]

Mental Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

576. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working for CAMHS in the Meath area; if there is a dedicated day that each centre has a psychologist in attendance at each centre; how many hours each centre is serviced by the psychologist each week/month; the average number of hours that service users attending each of these centres gets with a psychologists and other services supplied in each of the centres in Meath broken down into weekly figures; and the number of children waiting in each centre for the service in the past five years. [6234/24]

Mental Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

577. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working for CAMHS in the Meath area; if there is a dedicated day that each centre has a psychologist in attendance and is taking appointments; and the number of children waiting in each centre for service for the past five years. [6235/24]

Job Creation

Peadar Tóibín

47. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new IDA, Enterprise Ireland jobs created in each county for the past ten years. [5286/24]