Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Internships

Paul Kehoe

143. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for an update and details on medical internships and English language courses for Ukrainian doctors; the number of doctors who have been able to access this training already and future capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8126/24]

Medical Internships

Paul Kehoe

144. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if Ukrainian doctors are able to access the non-EU GP training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8127/24]

Dental Services

Paul Kehoe

145. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the number of Ukrainian dentists who have been able to secure dental-related positions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8128/24]

Medical Internships

Paul Kehoe

146. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the difference between the medical system in Ireland versus Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Italy, Slovakia and Poland where Ukrainian doctors have been able to register and work, secure internships, access English training or take up other medical positions as they train, but only a small number have been able to do so in Ireland where we are told there is a lack of State funded special language courses for doctors and a complicated medical qualification confirmation procedures in comparison with some other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8131/24]

Animal Breeding

Paul Kehoe

301. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that is available for SNP testing for 2024, for ponies previously MS tested and new foals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/24]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

302. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what options are available for a patient to apply for HSE transportation from Wexford to Dublin for non-emergency hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6731/24]

Education Policy

Paul Kehoe

179. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education her policy on the opening of new reading classes in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5093/24]

Educational Disadvantage

Paul Kehoe

186. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the person or body that has oversight of school completion programmes in DEIS schools; the budgets that were unspent under the SCP over the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5143/24]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

190. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if there is any option for a school secretary to change the option that they selected relating to onboarding and annualisation of pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5153/24]

Citizenship Applications

Paul Kehoe

329. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to reduce the €950 cost to apply for citizenship, which is the highest in the EU and second to the UK and Switzerland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5094/24]

Tax Rebates

Paul Kehoe

139. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if a VAT refund on aids and appliances for persons with a disability can be considered for works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3002/24]

Public Transport

Paul Kehoe

202. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if there is any option to extend the Dublin outer commuter zone to include Gorey, County Wexford, which is the station from which the commuter train originates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/24]

Driver Licences

Paul Kehoe

207. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered introducing technology to allow drivers use an app or digital wallet to store their driving licence so they do not have to carry it and a valid copy can be shown off their phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4938/24]

Agriculture Industry

Paul Kehoe

324. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any circumstances in which compensation can be paid to a farmer (details supplied) for the losses incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4697/24]

Animal Diseases

Paul Kehoe

339. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what precautions are being taken following an outbreak of blue tongue in the UK; if any routine testing has been carried out here; if any animals have ever tested positive in Ireland for blue tongue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4841/24]

General Practitioner Services

Paul Kehoe

141. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to replace GP services in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15 since a company (details supplied) closed due to difficulties recruiting a principal GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4336/24]

General Practitioner Services

Paul Kehoe

142. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health to address the provision of GP services in the Navan Road, Pelletstown and Ashtown areas of Dublin West, where people have reported difficulty in accessing GP services and complain that the list of doctors they have been provided with is out of date, including retired and in some cases deceased GPs, and where a medical centre lies empty in Pelletstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Paul Kehoe

175. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1116 of 25 July 2023, to provide an update on the progress being made with regard to a health centre in Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4517/24]

Departmental Functions

Paul Kehoe

146. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it is the responsibility of his Department to deal with issues of noise pollution arising from a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3751/24]

Tax Reliefs

Paul Kehoe

214. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if he can confirm when applications for the mortgage interest relief will be opened for new applicants to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3800/24]