Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

375. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application of a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32038/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

528. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport applications of persons (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32780/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

542. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that passport applications by persons (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28835/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

650. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application of a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29529/22]

School Transport

Brendan Howlin

1014. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that school transport is provided for a child (details supplied) and a number of school colleagues; if she accepts that there is significant demand for the provision of this service for the upcoming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30116/22]

Disability Services

Brendan Howlin

1481. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 11 May 2022, in relation to the filling of vacant occupational therapist posts and speech and language therapist posts in the four children’s disability network teams in County Wexford, if he has instructed the HSE to advertise internationally for these posts and in the interim the specific plans he has to provide urgently needed services to the children and families on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29373/22]

Bench Warrants

Brendan Howlin

346. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants issued in each of the past five years by Irish courts and the number of warrants executed for each of the years concerned in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28563/22]

Public Transport

Brendan Howlin

156. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he has provided funding to the National Transport Authority to cover the cost of enabling commercial bus operators to participate in the young adult card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

311. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport applications of two siblings (details supplied) will be processed urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27521/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

358. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport applications of three siblings (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28107/22]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Howlin

414. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of frost reconstitution applications received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27111/22]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Howlin

415. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected number of afforestation applications that his Department expect to approve for the month of June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

84. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application of a child (details supplied) will be processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26852/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

86. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application of a child (details supplied) will be processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26860/22]

Scoileanna DEIS

Brendan Howlin

111. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education when the appeal for DEIS status of a school (details supplied) will be determined; if she will set out the criteria used in deciding the original application of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26786/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

96. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25049/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

106. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25313/22]

Public Transport

Brendan Howlin

240. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that the fare cuts announced by the Government to public transport do not apply to the majority of persons from County Wexford who use buses to Dublin or Waterford operated by Wexford Bus or Bus Éireann Expressway; the plans he has to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24700/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

349. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24192/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

350. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24196/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

380. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport applications of persons (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24637/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

405. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24791/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brendan Howlin

294. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 704 of 22 March 2022 and 1214 of 26 April 2022, when the information requested will be provided; her views on whether it is acceptable that three Parliamentary Questions over three successive months are required to ascertain information from SOLAS which is a State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24043/22]

Disease Management

Brendan Howlin

331. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when the specialised chronic disease management team will be in place in County Wexford under the Enhanced Community Care Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23943/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

140. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that passport applications by persons (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23578/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

152. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport applications of persons (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

153. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application by person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23780/22]

Residency Permits

Brendan Howlin

226. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice when an Irish residency permit renewal application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23876/22]

Disability Services

Brendan Howlin

236. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when the vacant occupational therapist posts and speech and language therapist posts that are allocated to the four children's disability network teams in County Wexford will be filled; his plans to ensure that an adequate service for children in County Wexford is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23525/22]

Ukraine War

Brendan Howlin

105. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the support that is being made available by Ireland directly to support the ongoing efforts to shelter and provide for Ukrainians driven from their homeland by the aggression of the military forces of President Putin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23174/22]

Ukraine War

Brendan Howlin

130. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the current sanctions being imposed on the Russian Federation and named Russian officials as a result of Russia’s unlawful and unjustified invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23175/22]

European Union

Brendan Howlin

132. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the financial support in new money terms being made available directly to Moldova, Poland and Romania by the European Union to support their ongoing efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23176/22]

Foreign Conflicts

Brendan Howlin

140. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the initiatives that he has taken to date to address the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia; the progress that has been made to ensure that humanitarian assistance is available to vulnerable persons as a result of this conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23173/22]

United Nations

Brendan Howlin

392. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will take an initiative at the United Nations Security Council to place the issue of Ethiopia on the formal agenda of the Council given the ongoing slow genocide unfolding in Ethiopia; if he has had contact with the Ethiopian authorities in relation to the provision of humanitarian aid to those in urgent need of food and medical assistance; the efforts that are being made by the International community to investigate allegations of war crimes by all in the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brendan Howlin

106. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if, in the context of Ireland’s need to accelerate offshore renewable energy programme he has had discussions with Irish Rail regarding the designation of Rosslare Europort as Ireland’s offshore renewable energy hub; his plans to support Rosslare Europort to prepare for an offshore renewable energy hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21663/22]

Ports Policy

Brendan Howlin

107. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the current position in relation to the development of a new port access road for Rosslare Europort; the amount that has been allocated for this project in 2022 and 2023; when this project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21664/22]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

396. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners incarcerated in each Irish prison for each of the past five years; the official capacity of each Irish prison for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22124/22]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

397. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff employed in each Irish prison for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22125/22]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

398. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons sentenced to prison terms for each of the past five years; the duration of each sentence in five year terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22126/22]

Residency Permits

Brendan Howlin

399. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the requirements for a visa to remain in Ireland for non-EEA students who have completed a master's degree course in an Irish university; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22206/22]

Departmental Policies

Brendan Howlin

281. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on electricity supply companies penalising households for under use of electricity by using a higher standing charge in which low use occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20164/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

701. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport application of a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19204/22]

Consular Services

Brendan Howlin

752. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consular assistance has been provided for a person (details supplied) who was arrested in Togo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20142/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

761. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20411/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

776. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20751/22]

School Management

Brendan Howlin

895. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education the action her Department has taken to date to resolve an ongoing dispute that is impacting on the education of a number of children at a school (details supplied), if she will intervene directly to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20140/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brendan Howlin

1214. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 704 of 22 March 2022 will be provided to the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20677/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

289. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19078/22]

School Inspections

Brendan Howlin

481. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education when a whole-school evaluation of a school (details supplied), which took place in February 2022, will be made available to the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17944/22]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Howlin

908. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private sector and Coillte felling licences, respectively that have been issued on a weekly basis to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17636/22]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Howlin

909. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private sector forest and Coillte forest road licences, respectively that have been issued on a weekly basis to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/22]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Howlin

933. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department process in tandem private sector tree felling licences and forest road licences that are applied for by applicants for the same site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17873/22]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

70. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some 70% of prisoners in Irish jails have issues with literacy; the steps she is taking to address this situation; the discussions she has had with the Ministers of Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15885/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

348. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15769/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

370. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16043/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

386. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it will be ensured that a new passport is issued to a person (details supplied) whose original passport was issued from the Irish Embassy, New Delhi, India and subsequent passport issued by the passport office in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16493/22]

Grant Payments

Brendan Howlin

526. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the earnings threshold for the receipt of SUSI grant in view of the current inflation and the extraordinary increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16557/22]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

743. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the detail of his plans to provide locum cover for rural based general practitioners to cover for unavoidable absences; if he is developing a plan to establish a national locum register or regional register of available general practitioners as has been developed to cover absent teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16486/22]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Howlin

376. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a certificate of vaccination for the booster vaccine will be issued to a person (details supplied) via email which was requested of his Department in February 2022 and which is required for travel purposes. [15560/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brendan Howlin

704. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the case of a person (details supplied) attending training as a carpentry apprentice with SOLAS will be investigated; if it will be ensured that they are paid the appropriate rate for their level of training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/22]

Medicinal Products

Brendan Howlin

668. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the increased dosage of 40mg to 80mg of humira per week for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12946/22]

Site Acquisitions

Brendan Howlin

299. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she will set out the progress to date in identifying and acquiring a permanent site for the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12176/22]

Dental Services

Brendan Howlin

760. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Wexford who are accepting medical card patients; if he is satisfied with the provision of dental care in County Wexford for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11547/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

395. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application by a person (details supplied) in which the original renewal application was made in September 2021 will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9650/22]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Howlin

422. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the requirement for a special class, a second hearing impairment class, for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9075/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Brendan Howlin

463. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education when the long-promised fibre optic broadband service will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9660/22]

Driver Test

Brendan Howlin

170. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the current waiting time for motorcycle driving tests in each driving test centre; when a motorcycle driving test will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8827/22]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

391. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) which was due at the end of 2021 will be processed urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7432/22]

Dental Services

Brendan Howlin

684. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that orthodontic treatment is provided urgently for a person (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7610/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

394. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the proposed once-off €1,000 bonus payment for frontline health workers to frontline workers employed by section 39 disability service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7130/22]

State Bodies

Brendan Howlin

36. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the position of IDA Regional Director for the South East to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7114/22]

Rail Network

Brendan Howlin

209. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with Irish Rail to encourage more passengers onto the rail system in the context of the Climate Action Plan; if he has discussed with Irish Rail its plans to increase the frequency of trains operating between Rosslare Europort and Connolly Station, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/22]

Defence Forces

Brendan Howlin

271. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the third party adjudicator for the Permanent Defence Force conciliation and arbitration scheme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6575/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Brendan Howlin

347. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the arrangement made with the Chinese Government in relation to the return to Ireland of a person (details supplied); if commitments or undertakings, financial or otherwise, were made by the Government to secure the return of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5836/22]

Legal Aid

Brendan Howlin

545. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has recently reviewed the resources available to provide legal aid in each of the law centres here; if her attention has been drawn to staff shortages which have resulted in delayed legal proceedings; the action she proposes to take to ensure that sufficient solicitors are available in each law centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5838/22]

Citizenship Applications

Brendan Howlin

362. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for spouse of an Irish citizen status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5582/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Brendan Howlin

68. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to expand the embassy network in Africa in the context of the Global Ireland Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5268/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Brendan Howlin

69. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the new Ireland House Irish Embassy to open in Tokyo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5269/22]

Naval Service

Brendan Howlin

447. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the current position in relation to the replacement of the LÉ Eithne with a multipurpose vessel; the timelines for the commissioning of the new replacement vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4884/22]

Air Corps

Brendan Howlin

448. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted a re-evaluation of the requirement for airlift capacity by the Air Corps subsequent to the deployment of an emergency civil assistance team to Kabul in August 2021; if he is considering recommending to Government the purchasing of a suitable aircraft or aircrafts for such purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4885/22]

Defence Forces

Brendan Howlin

93. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces will be published; the process that he will put in place to implement the report; if the Defence Forces representative associations will be directly involved in the implementation of the report; if he intends to set out a timeframe for the implementation of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3563/22]

Humanitarian Aid

Brendan Howlin

218. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will set out the aid being delivered to the people of Afghanistan who are facing starvation at present; if Ireland has taken a specific initiative in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4083/22]

Family Reunification

Brendan Howlin

314. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered expanding the terms of the Afghan Family Reunification Programme announced in 2021 to include family members of resettled Afghan refugees who are in danger in Afghanistan at present; if she has considered an application (details supplied) for family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4108/22]

School Staff

Brendan Howlin

368. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she or her officials have met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss its respect for SNAs campaign; if she is satisfied with the level of qualification required to become an SNA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2977/22]

Hospital Services

Brendan Howlin

664. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 9 November 2021 and the response from the South/South West Hospital Group, if an amended response will be issued given that it was related to services in the south east rather than the south west. [3579/22]

Public Sector Staff

Brendan Howlin

240. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the policy in relation to the age of retirement in State companies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/22]

Coast Guard Service

Brendan Howlin

254. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the details of the current tender for Irish Coast Guard aviation services, rotary and fixed wing and in particular the location for these services during the next tender period; if the current four search and rescue bases are being maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/22]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Howlin

1241. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has specific legislative plans to address the issue of damage and theft of life-saving equipment including defibrillators and lifebuoys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1098/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

1618. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to add the booster dose to the EU Digital COVID Certificate; if so, if consideration has been given to certifying the receipt of the booster dose to citizens who obtained their booster in Ireland in cases in which they received their original vaccines in another European Union member state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1103/22]

Home Help Service

Brendan Howlin

1737. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to address the severe staffing crisis in home support services in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn the case of a person (details supplied) in which they cannot be discharged from a nursing home due to a lack of home support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1454/22]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

1738. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the process for persons moving residence who cannot find an available general practice to accept them as patients in their new area of residence; the supports available from the HSE for persons in this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1467/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brendan Howlin

87. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60607/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Brendan Howlin

508. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting list for neurology patients at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin; if his attention has been further drawn to the acute shortage of neurology nurse specialists at the hospital; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59928/21]

Prison Service

Brendan Howlin

118. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of Covid-19 in Irish prisons; the impact of Covid-19 infections on the Irish Prison Service and the Courts Service to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57611/21]

Legal Services Regulation

Brendan Howlin

173. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she has plans to amend the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 to include in the Act a definition of client in order to ensure that persons adversely affected by what they consider an inadequate standard of legal services can make a complaint to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57605/21]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

245. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58069/21]

Humanitarian Access

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action taken to address the humanitarian crisis developing on the Belarus-Poland and Belarus-Lithuania borders in particular to bring relief to the thousands of migrants stuck in makeshift camps on the borders of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56502/21]

Defence Forces

Brendan Howlin

78. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the future development of the Curragh military camp; the capital funding allocated for this purpose in each of the coming five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56533/21]

Air Corps

Brendan Howlin

87. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when the replacement aircraft for the current Casa CN 235 maritime patrol aircraft will arrive; if he is satisfied with Ireland’s current capacity to patrol its maritime territory; if he has plans to further expand the Air Corps capacity to patrol territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56539/21]

Water Quality

Brendan Howlin

189. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that three towns in County Wexford were subject to boil water notices due to the lack of ultraviolet treatment facilities in the water plants serving these towns; if he will ensure that funding is provided to Irish Water to install these urgently needed facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56813/21]