Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Staff

Patricia Ryan

128. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education if an additional class teacher can be provided to a school (details supplied). [15723/23]

Legislative Measures

Patricia Ryan

148. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to bring legislation to protect the rights of vulnerable people to prevent them from been placed in care against their will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15724/23]

Homeless Persons Supports

Patricia Ryan

206. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the HSE provides a dedicated funding line to deliver the necessary health and mental health support required to assist homeless people with complex needs.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15725/23]

Health Services Staff

Patricia Ryan

207. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners available in older persons services in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15726/23]

Medicinal Products

Patricia Ryan

208. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason sertaline is no longer available on medical card to the most vulnerable people with mental health needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/23]

Medical Cards

Patricia Ryan

209. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health how people on medical cards can be charged extortionate amounts of money for generic medicines as they are told the original form is out of stock. [15728/23]

Housing Provision

Patricia Ryan

467. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to deliver affordable housing units in the south Kildare constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13291/23]

Departmental Reviews

Patricia Ryan

468. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider raising the grant threshold for housing adaptation given materials have become more expensive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13292/23]

Energy Conservation

Patricia Ryan

469. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the numer of the local authorities whose housing stock has been retro-fitted in the south Kildare constituency; if the retrofitting included windows and doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13293/23]

Control of Firearms

Patricia Ryan

1085. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice if firearm certificates should be conditioned to specify the locations where the firearms can be used and whether firearms certificates should be conditioned to limit the use of the firearm to the purpose for which the firearms certificate was sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13288/23]

General Practitioner Services

Patricia Ryan

1400. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason free GP visits for children under eight years of age as part of a phased programme to provide free GP care for children under 12 on 1 February 12022, has not yet been implemented; when will this happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13289/23]

General Practitioner Services

Patricia Ryan

1401. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the age of free health care to children that have missed out due to non-implementation of the under 12 phased programmes, given some of these children have missed out on what was promised to them. [13290/23]

Public Sector Pay

Patricia Ryan

111. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on pay and conditions for retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11888/23]

School Admissions

Patricia Ryan

140. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education if a school placement can be addressed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11896/23]

School Textbooks

Patricia Ryan

141. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education when schools will receive guidelines and funding for the primary schoolbook scheme, as booksellers need to be closely involved in the ordering process and feel that the timeline is very tight, and are asking that invoices are paid by primary schools in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11898/23]

School Meals Programme

Patricia Ryan

163. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools in County Kildare that receive funding for breakfast clubs; the number of those that are Deis schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11897/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

193. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles assigned to Kildare Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11890/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

194. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently out on sick leave due to work-related issues in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11891/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Patricia Ryan

243. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new build at St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11889/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

244. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on occupational therapy in County Kildare; the number waiting for more than six months; the number waiting for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11892/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

245. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the eye care waiting list from the CHO7 area; the number waiting for more than six months, the number waiting for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11893/23]

Disease Management

Patricia Ryan

246. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if anything can be done to help people with diabetes who cannot afford dressings when they have skin breakdown due to their diabetes, given that dressings are currently not covered by the medical card (details supplied). [11894/23]

Defibrillators Provision

Patricia Ryan

247. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health where all automated external defibrillators, AEDS, are located; if they can be added to the national database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/23]

Derelict Sites

Patricia Ryan

91. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of derelict homes on the Curragh Camp in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/23]

Derelict Sites

Patricia Ryan

92. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to deal with the dereliction on the Curragh Camp in the near future; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10485/23]

Schools Building Projects

Patricia Ryan

107. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education if she has an opening date for the new build for a school (details supplied) at a location in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10480/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

151. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Newbridge, Kildare and Athy areas of County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10481/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

152. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice his views on crime prevention resources in the Newbridge area of County Kildare. [10482/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patricia Ryan

153. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel in Newbridge Garda station per working shift to serve a town of almost 30,000 people. [10483/23]

Home Help Service

Patricia Ryan

185. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE home help carers in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10477/23]

Health Services Staff

Patricia Ryan

186. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason it has taken so long to fill a social worker post for a hospice (details supplied) in the Curragh, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10478/23]

Health Services Staff

Patricia Ryan

187. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the social worker position for recruitment in a hospice (details supplied) in the Curragh, County Kildare will be filled by a basic or senior grade social worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10479/23]

Hospital Overcrowding

Patricia Ryan

386. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that several patients on trolleys were temporarily moved from the hallway of the accident and emergency department to the transit ward and other areas of the hospital prior to the Ministers visit to Tullamore Hospital on or about 2 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Patricia Ryan

418. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ASSAP advisors employed in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7880/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Patricia Ryan

419. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the number of ASSAP advisors to ensure progress on water quality is maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/23]

Agriculture Industry

Patricia Ryan

420. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that a wool scouring machine is available to wool producers in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7882/23]

Agriculture Industry

Patricia Ryan

421. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the sharp drop in the profit made from sheep and lamb sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/23]

Control of Dogs

Patricia Ryan

427. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will expand the dog warden service in County Kildare, given the recent attacks on sheep by free roaming dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7884/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Patricia Ryan

115. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite the provision of high-speed broadband to a home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6569/23]

Care of the Elderly

Patricia Ryan

203. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will establish an ombudsman to advocate for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6563/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Patricia Ryan

231. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which a person can receive housing assistance payment while renting a property from a relative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6565/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Patricia Ryan

390. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which social welfare in-person appeals are available since their suspension during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6566/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Patricia Ryan

568. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when a public inquiry will be held into deaths that occurred in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic; whether it will follow the PANEL principles for a Human Rights based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6548/23]

Home Care Packages

Patricia Ryan

569. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been assessed for homecare and are waiting on that provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6549/23]

Home Care Packages

Patricia Ryan

570. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are awaiting on the provision of additional home care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6550/23]

Home Care Packages

Patricia Ryan

571. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting assessment for home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6551/23]

Covid-19 Tests

Patricia Ryan

572. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will make triple antigen tests that allow people to check if their illness is Covid-19, flu, or RSV available at reduced or zero cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6552/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Patricia Ryan

573. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the public inquiry into deaths that occurred in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic will include both private and public nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/23]

Medicinal Products

Patricia Ryan

574. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban through the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6554/23]

Medicinal Products

Patricia Ryan

575. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason the drug cariban cannot be prescribed by a GP through the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6555/23]

Medicinal Products

Patricia Ryan

576. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the options open to pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting in the first trimester given the fact that they are unlikely to have a consultant's appointment until the end of this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6556/23]

Medicinal Products

Patricia Ryan

577. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions for the drug cariban that have been processed through the drug payment scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6557/23]

Care of the Elderly

Patricia Ryan

580. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the supports available to enable older people to age in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6561/23]

Care of the Elderly

Patricia Ryan

581. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the services available to older people, excepting daycare services, that have yet to return having being suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6562/23]

Care of the Elderly

Patricia Ryan

582. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the National Positive Ageing Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6564/23]

Hospital Services

Patricia Ryan

583. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when in-person obesity clinics will resume in Loughinstown Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6567/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

584. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for adult ADHD clinics in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6568/23]

Tax Code

Patricia Ryan

122. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will maintain the current reduced VAT rate on hairdressing and barbering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6243/23]

Housing Provision

Patricia Ryan

133. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons housed by way of homes built on that person's own site by each county council in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6245/23]

Local Authorities

Patricia Ryan

134. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional funding will be provided to county councillors to provide increased personal security measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6246/23]

Local Authorities

Patricia Ryan

135. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available by his Department in monetary value, in tabular form, to each local authority to support the community response forum in each area in co-ordinating local measures welcoming Ukrainians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6247/23]

Defence Forces

Patricia Ryan

146. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the Independent Review Group report into the Women of Honour allegations will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6248/23]

Defence Forces

Patricia Ryan

147. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the requirements military officials must comply with in order to close local roads on the Curragh, County Kildare; if these requirements have changed in the past three years; the consequences for anyone defying the order to access their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6249/23]

Special Educational Needs

Patricia Ryan

163. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the reason the SNA hours for a person (details supplied) have been reduced from 5.5 hours to three hours, Monday to Friday; when they will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6251/23]

Special Educational Needs

Patricia Ryan

164. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that emails from parents to SENOs in County Kildare are not being answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6252/23]

Medical Cards

Patricia Ryan

262. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when the income limits for medical card eligibility will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6244/23]

Agriculture Industry

Patricia Ryan

314. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will convene an urgent meeting of the Sheep Vision Group to discuss the worsening crisis in the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6250/23]

Tax Code

Patricia Ryan

104. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he supports a reduction to 5% in the VAT rate on hairdressing and barbering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5773/23]

European Union

Patricia Ryan

123. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason Ireland has not drawn down any money from its allocation under the EU Recovery Fund approved in September 2021. [5776/23]

Water Services

Patricia Ryan

151. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will fund the installation of water softeners in council-owned homes to protect appliances and plumbing systems from damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5777/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Patricia Ryan

264. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on the application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied). [5775/23]

General Practitioner Services

Patricia Ryan

388. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the GP shortage in Monasterevin, given the only GP in the vicinity of the town is no longer accepting medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/23]

Health Services

Patricia Ryan

389. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when each day care centre in County Kildare that is currently closed temporarily will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5769/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

390. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting dermatology service in Naas General Hospital; the number waiting for over one, two and three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5770/23]

Health Services

Patricia Ryan

391. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the new services or technologies that have been deployed recently for dermatology in the CHO 7 region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Patricia Ryan

392. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if Naas General Hospital has availed of any public or private external services that have been provided to it by HSE acute services in reducing the number of patients on hospital waiting lists for dermatology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5772/23]

Dental Services

Patricia Ryan

393. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the options that are open to medical card holders who are unable to find a dentist who is taking on new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5774/23]

Seanad Reform

Patricia Ryan

142. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will bring forward proposals to reform Seanad Éireann. [3980/23]

Energy Conservation

Patricia Ryan

175. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress being made in achieving the target to deep retrofit 500,000 houses by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/23]

Waste Management

Patricia Ryan

176. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when an annual support of €75 will be introduced for persons with lifelong, long-term medical incontinence to help them to meet the average annual cost of disposal of incontinence products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/23]

Electric Vehicles

Patricia Ryan

194. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made in achieving the target for one million electric vehicles by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3958/23]

Exchequer Payments

Patricia Ryan

244. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure there is no repeat of the unauthorised release of funds from the central fund of the Exchequer which took place on 28 October 2022 [3981/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Patricia Ryan

319. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide modular homes to address the number of persons in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3977/23]

Departmental Data

Patricia Ryan

320. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of council mortgage applications, approvals and drawdowns in 2022, broken down by local authority; the average amount for the applications, approvals and drawdowns, in tabular form. [3978/23]

Middle East

Patricia Ryan

354. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Government will honour the commitment to recognise the State of Palestine. [3962/23]

Illegal Dumping

Patricia Ryan

394. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress being made in remediating the area in the vicinity of Donnelly’s Hollow on the Curragh of Kildare which was the subject of illegal dumping by his Department in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3965/23]

Defence Forces

Patricia Ryan

395. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members currently seconded to other bodies, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3967/23]

School Admissions

Patricia Ryan

413. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the current and projected capacity of each school in the South Kildare constituency, including the Portarlington area of County Laois, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3964/23]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Patricia Ryan

474. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for a PPS number in 2021 and 2022; the number approved and processed in each year; the number refused in each year, and the number currently being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3963/23]

Child Abuse

Patricia Ryan

511. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report into historical child sexual abuse allegations in an organisation (details supplied), which was carried out by a leading special rapporteur on child protection, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3938/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Patricia Ryan

512. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to assist struggling ECCE providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3941/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Patricia Ryan

513. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of ECCE providers that have left the scheme in each of the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3942/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Patricia Ryan

515. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made with the provision of modular homes for Ukrainian refugees at Beechgrove, Rathangan, County Kildare; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3975/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Patricia Ryan

516. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made with the provision of modular homes for Ukrainian refugees at Lakeside, Highfield, Dara Park, Newbridge, County Kildare; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3976/23]

Disability Services

Patricia Ryan

585. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the assistance available to persons wishing to provide and train an autism assistance dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/23]

General Practitioner Services

Patricia Ryan

586. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when free GP visit cards will be made available to children aged 6 and 7 years and to children in other age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3944/23]

Health Services

Patricia Ryan

587. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of the proposed sodium valproate stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3945/23]

Research Funding

Patricia Ryan

588. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has commissioned research into the reasons persons travel abroad for surgery, and the potential associated risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3946/23]

Medicinal Products

Patricia Ryan

596. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines that are in short supply; the name of each in tabular form; the reason for the shortage of each medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3966/23]

Suicide Incidence

Patricia Ryan

597. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide by county, in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3974/23]