Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Road Projects

Peter Burke

70. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a strategic project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32964/23]

Work Permits

Peter Burke

153. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a number of applications under the atypical working scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33077/23]

Departmental Bodies

Peter Burke

164. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the District Heating Steering Group has reported to him regarding the sustainability of wood pellet stoves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32787/23]

Public Transport

Peter Burke

218. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport what public transport strategies are in place to facilitate disabled wheelchair users in regional towns to allow them access essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/23]

Gambling Sector

Peter Burke

413. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice what plans the Government has in relation to a potential ban of advertising for gaming, lottos, competitions and so on. [32121/23]

Health Services

Peter Burke

578. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the costs of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections to be covered by the HSE (details supplied). [32160/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

105. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on a payment for a person (details supplied). [31565/23]

Health Services Staff

Peter Burke

309. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide specialised Parkinson's nurse specialists into the communities to work alongside community nurses. [30322/23]

School Curriculum

Peter Burke

91. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if art is a core subject for secondary schools, or if it is based on numbers. [29907/23]

Medical Cards

Peter Burke

726. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and dateline as to when the new GP only thresholds will be increased (details supplied). [29789/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Peter Burke

157. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth register application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28059/23]

Departmental Data

Peter Burke

567. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education her projected figures for secondary school places for Mullingar, County Westmeath, for September 2023; the figures for applications for these places; the contingency plans in place to accommodate all students who need a place in 1st year in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27869/23]

Departmental Programmes

Peter Burke

568. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the inclusion of a Westmeath school (details supplied) in the counselling and mental health pilot scheme which she announced recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27901/23]

School Curriculum

Peter Burke

608. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will review the facilitating of the teaching of art in second-level schools; if there has been a drop in the number of schools offering this subject; if art is a core subject which should be taught at second level, what responsibility is on the school to provide art classes once there is an art teacher on the staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28452/23]

Housing Schemes

Peter Burke

747. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the vacant property refurbishment grant will last. [27916/23]

International Protection

Peter Burke

1017. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/23]

Medical Cards

Peter Burke

1134. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the increase in the income limit thresholds for medical cards is due to come into effect. [27259/23]

Pharmacy Services

Peter Burke

1270. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet an organisation (details supplied) to discuss urgent matters on dispensing fees for community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/23]

Disadvantaged Status

Peter Burke

72. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will advise on the procedure for a rural school to apply for the DEIS rural scheme. [26557/23]

School Funding

Peter Burke

267. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when the funding for the free schoolbooks scheme will be distributed to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25655/23]

Health Services Staff

Peter Burke

195. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise when a Parkinson's nurse specialist will be assigned to the Westmeath area; and if any submissions were made regarding recruitment for this specialised area. [25072/23]

School Staff

Peter Burke

93. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider fair post-primary relocation as a system of redeployment allowing teachers in the post primary sector to relocate from one school to another; if the results from the findings of the current pilot scheme will be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23433/23]

State Examinations

Peter Burke

94. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the provision of additional assistance to students who are diagnosed with dyslexia who require readers to assist them with State examinations, particularly the Junior Certificate; the number of readers that are currently assigned; if this can be increased to one per student; the number of readers that are employed for the examination period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23490/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Peter Burke

140. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth register application by a person (details supplied). [22512/23]

National Car Test

Peter Burke

232. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if a case for an NCT refund will be reviewed in light of the cancellation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22701/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

457. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on a payment for a person (details supplied). [22679/23]

Health Strategies

Peter Burke

683. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he has a timeline for the publication of the current review of the maternity and infant care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22939/23]

School Transport

Peter Burke

85. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the circumstances in which children qualify for school transport to a primary school which is not their nearest school in situations where their nearest primary school is at capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22009/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Peter Burke

529. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider in Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21112/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Peter Burke

530. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider in Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/23]

Medical Cards

Peter Burke

595. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will include in the criteria for medical cards patients who received transplants. [21274/23]

Health Strategies

Peter Burke

269. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if following the National Maternity Strategy, if a national policy has been agreed on the role of GPs in relation to homebirths; if a review of the maternity and infant scheme has taken place in relation to homebirths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20994/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

303. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changes to the basic income support for the sustainability scheme (details supplied). [20230/23]

Mental Health Services

Peter Burke

448. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a national psychology placement office has been established; if funding models have been identified for psychology students at doctoral level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/23]

Hospital Equipment

Peter Burke

479. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress on the provision of an MRI scanner at Mullingar hospital; the timeline for the provision of this service; the budget allowed for the staffing of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20758/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

304. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20110/23]

International Protection

Peter Burke

151. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider purchase order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/23]

Electric Vehicles

Peter Burke

184. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on plans to introduce a grant scheme for ebikes. [19212/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

434. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revise the criteria for the current ACRES (details supplied). [18971/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peter Burke

378. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if the pandemic recognition payment has been paid to nursing staff working for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18719/23]

Electric Vehicles

Peter Burke

293. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the regulation of e-scooters in the community. [17161/23]

School Staff

Peter Burke

114. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if a full-time home-school and community liaison post could be provided to a DEIS school (details supplied) considering the expansion and diversity of the school enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15552/23]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Peter Burke

160. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what mechanism is in place in the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to inform applicants of progress on their case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15368/23]

Home Schooling

Peter Burke

395. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if an application for a replacement tutor for a case (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14898/23]

School Transport

Peter Burke

396. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if an application for school transport for a case (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14899/23]

Cancer Services

Peter Burke

733. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the BreastCheck programme for 52- and 53- year-olds who were never called for their initial BreastCheck appointments, due to Covid restrictions at the time, will be rescheduled; the processes that are in place to address this backlog; the information that has been communicated to this cohort to update them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15341/23]

Hospital Staff

Peter Burke

734. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the necessary staffing levels will be approved to allow for the MRI scanner at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar to become fully operational; the timelines for the commencement of this service; the budget that has been approved for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15342/23]

Ukraine War

Peter Burke

198. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if outstanding payments owed to a premises (details supplied) can be made urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14322/23]

Ukraine War

Peter Burke

199. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if outstanding payments owed to a premises (details supplied) can be made urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14323/23]

Medicinal Products

Peter Burke

239. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will outline what contingency plans are in place to ensure the continuous supply of Ozempic, a medicine for diabetes patients; what measures are in place to distribute the existing stocks of Ozempic to pharmacies and patients who are prescribed this medicine for medical diabetes grounds as opposed to other uses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13992/23]