Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

975. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech and language therapist posts that are currently vacant across the 91 children disability network teams throughout the country; the number that have left the teams; the number that have been recruited since the National Staff Census and Workload Review was undertaken by the HSE in October 2022; if he is aware of the major retention problem in the profession; the number of children that are awaiting initial assessment; the number that are awaiting initial therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13569/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 14 February 2023, if the contracts for the 73 WTEs recruited in 2019 were hired specifically to provide termination of pregnancy; and/or if the facilitation of abortion/termination of pregnancy is stated in their contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12498/23]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1205. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of HSE and staff in his Department that were hired between 2019 and 2022 with abortion/termination of pregnancy mentioned in their contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12499/23]

Medical Cards

Carol Nolan

1206. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the changes made to the medical card eligibility criteria in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12500/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1220. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 14 February 2023, the breakdown, by category of the €7 million allocated towards abortion provision in 2019; if a portion of this money rolled into the following year; the breakdown, by category of the €9.5 million allocated to abortion in 2020; if portion of this money rolled into the following year; the breakdown of the €12 million allocated for the roll-out of abortion provision in maternity hospitals and units; the breakdown of any additional expenditure on abortion provision in each of the years 2018 to 2022; the total amount spent on abortion provision from 2018 through to the end of 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12538/23]

Departmental Reviews

Carol Nolan

1421. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work his Department has engaged in to implement the nine recommendations of the Value for Money Review on Nursing Home costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13397/23]

Hospital Services

Carol Nolan

1465. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health in response to the Programme for Government commitment to supporting the genetics service at CHI, Crumlin; if he will allocate additional funding and supports to the department of clinical (medical) genetics at CHI, Crumlin to halve the waiting list for genetic services for people living with rare diseases in the next one to two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13607/23]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

1466. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the response of both his Department and the HSE to address and prevent issues of foetal misdiagnosis occurring within the maternity and termination of pregnancy services; if he will specifically address as part of his response any policy or regulatory changes occurring in this space following an incident of fatal misdiagnosis that occurred in a case (details supplied); if an independent review is taking place; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13608/23]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Carol Nolan

1543. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of the factories that have been fined for excessive carcass trimming from 1 January 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12729/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Carol Nolan

140. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the remuneration or expenses the chair of the Citizens' Assembly on drugs will be entitled to. [11091/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

141. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department. [11279/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

149. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11268/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11269/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11281/23]

Tax Yield

Carol Nolan

231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the projected impact which the proposed rise in excise duty of a total of 21 cents on petrol and diesel over the coming months would have on overall revenues generated in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11089/23]

Tax Yield

Carol Nolan

232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated from VAT on the hospitality sector, both under the current 9% rate and under the previous 13.5% rate, for each year from 2007 to date; the amounts generated from hotels as a proportion of the total; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11090/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

247. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11270/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

270. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11276/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

281. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/23]

Housing Policy

Carol Nolan

303. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have discretionary powers to waive social housing income limits where the applicant for social housing is less than €10 over the income limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11251/23]