Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Rates

Gino Kenny

88. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase social welfare rates in line with inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15204/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Gino Kenny

118. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend eligibility for CE schemes to people in direct provision, as has been done for Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15203/23]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

402. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that post-primary teachers have very limited secure ways to switch teaching roles; if she will enable transfers for teachers between education and training boards and establish a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers who wish to relocate and keep their permanent or contract of indefinite duration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14955/23]

Military Neutrality

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has any concern regarding Irish military neutrality following the decision for Irish troops to be withdrawn from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, in the Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border for participation in the German-led EU battle group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/23]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the considerations of expanding cooperation with NATO in areas of cyber-attack and maritime intelligence; if this has implications for Ireland’s position of military neutrality; its implications on the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13385/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the rationale for the Irish Defence Forces personnel being withdrawn from the peacekeeping mission in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13381/23]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

93. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to address the shortage of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13892/23]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce a housing allowance for teachers living in areas with high housing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13891/23]

Home Care Packages

Gino Kenny

346. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied); and if the decision will be expedited. [14444/23]

Church-State Relations

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with church leaders. [12861/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

16. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [12868/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

87. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the increasingly high levels of Palestinian civilian casualties in the occupied West Bank with the new Israeli government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13389/23]

Ukraine War

Gino Kenny

89. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with other foreign ministers regarding the loss of electricity power at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine due to Russian missile bombardment; if he is concerned about the potential result of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13386/23]

Official Engagements

Gino Kenny

90. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he will have on his St. Patrick's day visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13390/23]

Disaster Response

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with his counterparts in Turkey and Syria in relation to the devastating earthquakes in the two countries; what Ireland’s response to these catastrophes will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13388/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

120. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn Israeli bombing and raids in Nablus in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13387/23]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

549. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will further elaborate on his comments, reported in the media regarding Irish neutrality, that neutrality is a policy issue that can change at any time, subject to the Houses of the Oireachtas or the Government of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13382/23]

International Relations

Gino Kenny

550. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed with his counterparts in Finland and Sweden their decision to join NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13384/23]

Schools Building Projects

Gino Kenny

740. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if every effort will be made to commence construction at a school (details supplied) in the coming months, given the announcement that a large number of school construction projects have been put on hold due to cost evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13421/23]

Medical Records

Gino Kenny

1210. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the provision that has been put into place regarding women who have suffered a still birth at pregnancy; and if there is 'pregnancy after loss' notification on medical files to inform the doctor/midwife/consultant of the bereaved mother's medical history prior to an appointment and assessment. [12517/23]

Medical Records

Gino Kenny

1391. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge the pain and trauma parents experience following the loss of a stillborn child and the impact that this can have on future pregnancies in terms of fear, anxiety and the re-experiencing of the loss; in recognition of this, if he will consider the introduction of a coded sticker that can be applied to pregnancy charts to indicate that the current pregnancy is a 'pregnancy after loss' that will alert medical staff immediately to read the history and act accordingly, thereby minimising the pain of having to explain at each visit about the previous loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13238/23]

Housing Provision

Gino Kenny

138. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that Tathony House is acquired for social and affordable housing despite the fact that some of the tenants are not currently eligible for either social or affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11869/23]

Departmental Priorities

Gino Kenny

10. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [11365/23]

Tax Code

Gino Kenny

81. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an organisation's (details supplied) recent call for a wealth tax of graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% on wealth above €4.7 million, with the organisation stating that such a wealth tax would raise €8.2 billion annually and has the potential to transform Irish public services in health, housing and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11371/23]

Tax Code

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that leading global tax researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen (details supplied) have identified Ireland as a major tax haven and estimate that Ireland artificially attracts €130 billion in profits from other countries and gains €7.2 billion in tax revenue from this profit shifting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11372/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

20. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9961/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gino Kenny

85. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can clarify the Government’s plan to deal with recent EPA figures that show increases in CO2 emissions in the State, and that Ireland is the worst performer in the EU, according to EUROSTAT data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9972/23]

Nursing Homes

Gino Kenny

15. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he has met with the Attorney General following publication of his report on nursing home charges and the disabled persons maintenance allowance. [8833/23]

Departmental Bodies

Gino Kenny

31. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8579/23]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed in a hit-and-run by a driver while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross on 2 August 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8015/23]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the killing of a person (details supplied) over two years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7659/23]

Crime Prevention

Gino Kenny

77. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he has been in contact with the Garda Commissioner regarding serious threats being made against refugees, the LGBTQI community, anti-racism campaigners and other sections of our society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7660/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Gino Kenny

79. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed in hit-and-run by driver while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross on 2 August, 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7662/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

98. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware there are long waiting lists for vasectomies in the public health system in many parts of the State; if he will establish a national contracts and payments system for vasectomies to end the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

105. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a charity (details supplied) recently called for additional resources to reduce very long waiting lists for preventative surgery for women at high risk of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7663/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) have recently renewed their call for a public inquiry into Covid deaths in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7666/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

114. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has made kaftrio available to all adults and children who need the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/23]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

162. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a public inquiry into the failings of the CAMHS service, to include historic funding decision making, failures by the Mental Health Commission to carry out inspections, clinical guidelines and prescribing rates, failures to provide alternative psychological, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and other therapies, the lack of inpatient CAMHS beds, and failure to include them in children's hospitals, including the new Children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7665/23]

Departmental Schemes

Gino Kenny

181. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the help-to-buy scheme; if there is any flexibility in the Revenue Commissioners clawback for someone who sells the property within five years; if he will outline the clawback appeals process; and if he will outline the details of any successful appeal to date. [6485/23]

Early School Leavers

Gino Kenny

374. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the stage of the school completion programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7383/23]

EU Meetings

Gino Kenny

11. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has had engagement with his counterparts in the European Union; if he will report on those engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his proposals to tackle the recruitment crisis in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5169/23]

Departmental Policies

Gino Kenny

48. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his priorities for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5166/23]

European Union

Gino Kenny

51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the rationale for Ireland's participation in EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5170/23]

Official Travel

Gino Kenny

60. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent trip to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5167/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach the proposed running order of the citizens' assemblies. [3413/23]

Ukraine War

Gino Kenny

64. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he intends to make to try to prevent further escalation of the war in Ukraine in his new role as Minister for Foreign Affairs of a neutral country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4515/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

87. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; if he has had any contact with his government regarding Palestine, the Occupied West Bank and Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4450/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

133. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the engagements he has had at EU or UN level regarding a Palestinian driver who was reportedly pepper sprayed and shot by the Israeli defence forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/23]

Rental Sector

Gino Kenny

160. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that a mechanism is put in place for councils/AHBs to buy homes where there is a notice to quit and the tenants are above the income limits for social housing but below the limit for cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gino Kenny

177. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has still not been paid the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

191. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the clinical review of the medical cannabis access programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/23]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Gino Kenny

281. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons who are employees of all the Údarás na Gaeltachta-supported businesses in the Cloghane and Brandon, County Kerry Gaeltacht area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2699/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

1155. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of the drug cariban used in pregnancy to treat hyperemesis gravidarium (details supplied). [63144/22]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

1167. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will make the drug ozempic available on the drugs payment scheme (details supplied). [63185/22]

Departmental Inquiries

Gino Kenny

1186. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry to be established given that families are anxiously waiting for the announcement of the sodium valproate inquiry by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63311/22]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

1187. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; the status of discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63312/22]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gino Kenny

112. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has had any meetings or discussions with the EPA in relation to the impact on the State's emissions targets from data centres using gas fired generators as back-up generators; the estimated additional C02 emissions from current and planned data centres with similar or planned gas fired generator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62680/22]

Human Rights

Gino Kenny

122. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise reports of the Iranian authorities shooting protestors and targeting women at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62450/22]

Human Rights

Gino Kenny

123. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that he proposes to take given Ireland’s position on the UN Security Council regarding reports of Iran executing protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62451/22]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

22. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are registered as patients under the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61303/22]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

32. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Commission is proposing that breast screening should be offered to women from the age of 45 years, rather than from the age of 50 as is the case here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61302/22]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

99. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he expects the HSE to reach its target of over 130,000 net reduction in waiting lists per the 2022 waiting list action plan; the net reduction and addition in the year to date in 2022 ; the project outturn for the full year 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61301/22]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

102. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that lack of affordable accommodation is severely affecting recruitment and retention of nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61299/22]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

103. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has made Kaftrio available to all adults and children who need the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61300/22]

Bus Services

Gino Kenny

12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the position of an applicant for the position of a bus driver with Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus or a company (details supplied) in cases in which such an applicant has failed a medical test for banned or prescription drugs in their system; if such persons can reapply for the position at a future date; if not, if they are effectively barred from attaining such a position; if the policy on this is guided by national guidelines; if not, if it is guided by the company’s own regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61100/22]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice when GSOC will publish its investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60573/22]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

15. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to recent comments from the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment suggesting that more gardaí may be armed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60569/22]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

73. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the actions she has taken and plans to take in response to the substantial shortcomings found on handling of 999 calls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60572/22]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

74. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will indicate her support for a public inquiry into the killing of a person (details supplied) almost two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60571/22]

Health Strategies

Gino Kenny

506. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recently published report from the Health Research Board, National Drug Treatment Reporting System: 2015-2021 Drug Treatment Data, showing rapidly increasing drug use in Ireland; and if he will consider a different legal approach based on decriminalisation. [61089/22]

Health Strategies

Gino Kenny

507. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recently published report from the Health Research Board, National Drug Treatment Reporting System: 2015-2021 Drug Treatment Data, showing rapidly increasing drug use in Ireland; and if he will consider a different legal approach based on decriminalisation. [60570/22]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

27. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [59248/22]

Health Service Executive

Gino Kenny

174. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has rehired a person (details supplied) who was heavily criticised in the investigation into the organ retention scandal in the mid-2000s; and if he will outline the hiring process that was employed. [59626/22]

Departmental Investigations

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress of the interim report by the independent review group into sexual abuse in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57624/22]

Naval Service

Gino Kenny

24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recruitment and retention crisis in the Irish Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57622/22]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

38. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his views on reports that the number of personnel going AWOL in the Defence Forces will hit a ten-year high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57623/22]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

61. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the recent statement by a person (details supplied) that there is a crisis in teacher recruitment and that two in every three primary schools in Dublin does not have its full quota of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58363/22]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

113. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the recent statement by a person (details supplied) that there is a crisis in teacher recruitment and that special education needs teachers are being diverted to other classes simply to keep schools open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58364/22]

Human Rights

Gino Kenny

105. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that he has taken on behalf of Ireland at UN level and EU level relating to the protest movement in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57534/22]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

114. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent United Nations committee decision to adopt a draft Palestinian resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel's occupation of Palestinian land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57535/22]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

125. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish position on Israel's condemnation of so-called American "interference" in the fatal shooting of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57538/22]

Official Engagements

Gino Kenny

143. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any recent engagement that he has had with the ambassadors of Ukraine and Russia to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57536/22]

Human Rights

Gino Kenny

146. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the repression of the Uyghur people in China by the Chinese state; his plans on behalf of Ireland, given Ireland's position on the UN Security Council and in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57537/22]

School Admissions

Gino Kenny

389. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the pressure of the lack of secondary school places in the Clondalkin area for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57509/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Gino Kenny

444. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that frontline workers who were asked to return to work back in the Irish healthcare system under the "be on call for Ireland" campaign do not receive PRSI contribution benefits for dental check or glasses, due to the fact that 2020 contributions are calculated and if they have not worked a full year in 2020 they do not receive dental check or glasses, regardless of 2021 contributions or any previous contributions which they had made before emigration; and if she will provide a waiver for frontline workers, in order to receive free dental checks or glasses. [57541/22]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

610. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that plans for the redeployment of those working as Covid swabbers and testers for the HSE, who are due to finish up on 21 November 2022, will be guaranteed job before Christmas (details supplied). [57522/22]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

177. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if public health nurses will no longer be carrying out developmental routine baby and child checks unless the child is recommended by a medical practitioner as priority or considered priority by a public health nurse (details supplied); and if so, the reason that developmental routine checks for all children are no longer available. [56805/22]

National Car Test

Gino Kenny

176. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a policy change by the company operating the NCT service which sees unqualified staff conducting vehicle tests; if his Department has any concerns over the safety issues of using unqualified staff in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56265/22]

Bus Services

Gino Kenny

177. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the current crisis of bus driver shortages and recruitment; the way in which the BusConnects programme can be implemented in Dublin, given the failure to retain and recruit sufficient drivers by all companies that are needed for the expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56266/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Gino Kenny

397. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be carried out of community employment schemes with a focus on persons with a disability, given that it is currently not suitable for disability allowance recipients (details supplied). [56542/22]

Social Welfare Code

Gino Kenny

398. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who are in receipt of the disability allowance on a community employment scheme who started before 16 November 2022 will be issued with the one-off cost-of-living payment of €500 given that reports show that persons with a disability are the most vulnerable to poverty; and if the matter will be examined. [56543/22]

Immigration Status

Gino Kenny

470. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding applications that have yet to be processed under the undocumented migrant scheme which closed in July 2022; and the cause of the delays in those outstanding applications. [56272/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Gino Kenny

115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the new actions that he is proposing to take, in light of the news that over 27,000 persons left Ireland's emergency departments before receiving treatment between July and September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55686/22]

Tax Code

Gino Kenny

282. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will review tax increases for BIK tax on company cars (details supplied). [54986/22]

Planning Issues

Gino Kenny

398. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a recommendation from the Office of the Planning Regulator in relation to the South Dublin County Council development plan 2022-2028; if so, the content of the recommendation; and the action that he is taking on foot of receipt of the recommendation. [54955/22]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

440. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the likely declaration of famine in Somalia; the steps that the Irish Government proposes to do in regard to this deteriorating situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54748/22]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

441. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken in relation to the potential famine in Somalia in view of Ireland’s seat at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54749/22]

United Nations

Gino Kenny

442. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his view on comments made by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the need for greater transparency regarding climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54750/22]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

443. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps the Irish Government is taking in a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54753/22]