Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

204. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the way that he intends to address the current taxi shortage in Irish cities; the way that he intends to further facilitate the entry of more registered small public service vehicle drivers into the taxi market in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39773/22]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

205. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if he intends on reviewing the regulatory requirements for gaining a small public service vehicle licence; the way that such requirements might be streamlined or improved to increase the number of new small public service vehicle drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39774/22]

Public Transport

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

228. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to ensure 24-hour public transport to and from Dublin Airport including the use of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40228/22]

Public Transport

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

229. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport his plans for managing the construction of the Metro North project having regard to protected sites and national monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40229/22]

Banking Sector

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

358. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance if there is scope for a bank to repay a person in cases in which a person (details supplied) may have a unit linked policy with a bank exiting the Irish market and will therefore lose out on money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

466. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the rent review of an office building complex (details supplied); the engagement that he and his representatives have had with the building's landlord since June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40230/22]

Visa Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

960. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Embassy in Bucharest will be contacted in relation to a visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40375/22]

Naval Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1008. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence if a decision has been made on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39844/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1052. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details in relation to a school (details supplied) that was recently granted planning permission for four new classroom SEN extensions; the next steps in the construction in this school; when this project will go to tender; when this extension will be open to receive SEN pupils aged seven to 12 years; the number of pupils that this extension will cater for; when the staff and funding for the project will be approved, both capital and current funding; if she will provide any other relevant information to this school’s project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1274. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of the reformed access to rent supplement for persons experiencing domestic violence from August 2020 to date by county in tabular form; the number of current beneficiaries by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41171/22]

International Protection

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1353. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a case in which a person (details supplied) has pledged a stand-alone unit to an organisation (details supplied) for refugees but has had ongoing issues with contact and An Garda Síochána vetting; the support that his Department is providing to the organisation given the additional accommodation pressures for refugees recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40246/22]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1557. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the steps that have been taken to meet the commitment to have citizenship applications processed within a year; the number of applications in the system; the current wait time for applications made prior to 2022; the current wait time for applications made in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40341/22]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1558. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice her plans to introduce multi-annual funding for the domestic violence sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40373/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

145. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time that it takes to process an application for carer’s allowance; the steps, if any, that are being taken to make the assessments required for the application more efficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34027/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

164. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that were made for the exceptional needs' payment by constituency or county to date in 2022; if there is information or details relating to the reason that each application was made, for example to cover fuel costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34028/22]

Dublin Bus

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

109. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the value of overpaid cash fares to Dublin Bus in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; if the money is held by Dublin Bus or used for some other purpose following the ending of the opportunity for bus passengers to recoup their overpaid cash fare in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38450/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

318. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of educational psychologists providing services to those in the custody of the Irish Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38509/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

430. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that he is making on supported apprenticeship programmes for persons in contact with the criminal justice system and specifically for Oberstown prison and all prisons and for persons on probation supervision; the estimated number of apprenticeships that could be developed within the prison system; the steps that he is taking to enhance the roll-out of higher education within the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38507/22]

Prison Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

450. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of committal assessments conducted by healthcare staff in Irish prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38510/22]

Substance Misuse

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

550. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the addiction services that are provided by the HSE in Irish prisons; the steps that have been taken to ensure continuity of addiction treatment on the release of a person back into the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38508/22]

Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

128. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the number of children identifying as transgender currently receiving healthcare support, including mental health support in Ireland; the medical services from which they are receiving that support; the reason that the gender dysphoria multidisciplinary team in Crumlin Hospital must be led by a consultant psychiatrist having regard to the failure to recruit a consultant psychiatrist to date given that other equivalent services in other jurisdictions are led by a consultant psychologist or consultant endocrinologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/22]

Mental Health Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

186. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health his views on the mental health of transgender children or children with gender dysphoria who cannot access psychological assessment and support in Ireland; the number of children who have been identified through general practitioner referral or other referral pathway as being in need of support; his plans to provide support to those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37080/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

577. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed update on any audits carried out by the National Council for Special Education of all schools in the Dún Laoghaire area since 2020; the outcome of these audits; the impact that these audits will have on the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 school years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38051/22]

Residency Permits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

716. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if support will be provided for a person (details supplied) to obtain their Irish residence permit given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36972/22]

Health Promotion

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

815. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the health promotion activities that will be undertaken to promote awareness, understanding and the uptake of the free contraception scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37166/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

39. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is successfully making apprenticeships available to marginalised groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35664/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

41. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has plans for further incentives for employers making apprenticeships available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/22]

Children in Care

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

95. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to support the development of fostering services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35390/22]

Direct Provision System

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

121. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update in relation to the White Paper to end direct provision and the proposed funding model for Approved Housing Bodies to support the building of a pipeline for phase two accommodation; the number of suitable properties in each county identified by his Department and the Housing Agency for phase two accommodation to date in tabular form; the number of people currently in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35389/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

46. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a project (details supplied) has planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/22]

Departmental Policies

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

47. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an impact assessment has been carried out on other related existing businesses performing similar functions as a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

48. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a project (details supplied) commenced; the amount that has been spent to date by the State on the project; the costs to the State of arbitration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36331/22]

Housing Schemes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

67. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage-to-rent alternative repayment arrangements executed in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36454/22]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

142. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of personal insolvency practitioner abhaile vouchers issued by each Money Advice and Budgeting Service office by county; the number of issued vouchers that have been redeemed in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36452/22]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

143. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the fees to personal insolvency practitioners under the abhaile scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36453/22]

Residency Permits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

176. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide support for a person (details supplied) in obtaining their Irish residence permit card given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36376/22]

Road Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

156. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the details of the N11 upgrade works in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36273/22]

Rail Network

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

157. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the status of any proposed works on the rail link between Dublin and Rosslare Port, particularly the section between Dublin and Greystones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36274/22]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

183. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the response and actions taken by the Central Bank in relation to tracker mortgages; if this situation and response will be applied to other similar cases ongoing and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/22]

Passport Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

320. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided with a passport application (details supplied) given that it is over the estimated issue date and there are urgent circumstances that require the passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36243/22]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

335. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of in-person primary and secondary school visits made by her by county, while acknowledging the impact of Covid-19 restrictions, in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35269/22]

State Examinations

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

361. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide assistance in getting clarification from the State Examinations Commission in relation to its policy on students who may have an epileptic seizure during an exam and the policy that the student will not have access to a deferred sitting of the exam; if they have plans to change this policy to reflect the needs of students with conditions that may affect them at any time during an exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36034/22]

State Examinations

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

362. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students who needed to apply for a deferred exam sitting due to illness during an exam; the criteria that is being used to provide an exception to these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36035/22]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

376. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the status of the action points issued following the 2018 visit to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36275/22]

Residency Permits

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

536. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be supported in obtaining their Irish residence permit card renewal given their current circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36031/22]

Road Traffic Offences

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

546. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions of cyclists for breaches of the Road Traffic Acts in Ireland in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36195/22]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

813. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish an inter-disciplinary clinic for persons who have the breast cancer gene, consisting at least of an oncologist, gynaecologist and plastic surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/22]

Departmental Funding

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

814. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to including reconstruction after a mastectomy in HSE funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36046/22]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

916. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of in-person visits made to remote working hubs by her whilst acknowledging the impact of Covid-19 restrictions; by county in the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35270/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

6. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the ongoing training that will be provided to current teachers to deliver appropriate education and supports to autistic children entering their school or class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34026/22]