Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if all of the outstanding queries submitted to the Department and KOSI relating to the categories of persons entitled to the Covid 19 recognition payment have been resolved; if all nurses in community intervention teams in CareDoc have been paid; if nurses and front-line staff employed by companies such as resilience care were included in the scheme; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7233/24]

Health Services

John McGuinness

338. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the action being taken by his Department and the HSE relative to a complaint made by the family of the late person (details supplied) while in the care of the health service in Carlow and Kilkenny, and as outlined to him and others in correspondence dated 22 December 2021; if a comprehensive response to each of the issues raised will be provided to the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7234/24]

Transport Costs

John McGuinness

86. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is considering to support the transport industry in relation to fuel costs, ever increasing insurance premiums, cost of implementing Government decisions such as the minimum wage, extra holidays/bank holidays, and extra staff costs because of the cost of living increases and Government red tape. [6710/24]

School Transport

John McGuinness

135. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the actions she has taken to ensure that individuals over 70 years of age certified as medically fit to drive are considered for bus driver positions under the school bus scheme; if the contract for the school bus service will be amended to include this condition; if she will further amend the contract to include the use of buses that are over 20 years old that have all of the required certification; if she will insist that the sub contractors to Bus Éireann delivering this service are treated fairly and paid an economic rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6720/24]

School Transport

John McGuinness

144. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided immediately for a person (details supplied). [6779/24]

Disability Services

John McGuinness

286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an application to the disability services for an individualised budget relative to the care needs of a person (details supplied); if the complaints lodged regarding a service provider have been investigated; if so, have the issues been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

307. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if complaints regarding the care of a person (details supplied) will be fully investigated and concluded at an early date; and if a meeting of all those involved will be arranged forthwith. [6787/24]

Schools Building Projects

John McGuinness

278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will resolve the issues relative to a construction project at a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency to allow the project to proceed. [6198/24]

Pension Provisions

John McGuinness

448. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a query in respect of a State pension benefit (details supplied). [6520/24]

Fuel Poverty

John McGuinness

450. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for fuel allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined. [6540/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

John McGuinness

452. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payment of carers allowance and arrears due will be made immediately in the case of a person (details supplied). [6548/24]

An Garda Síochána

John McGuinness

471. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of gardaí allocated to Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the past five years; how they have been deployed in each county; and her views on the overall level of crime in each county and in particular drug-related crime. [6525/24]

Forestry Sector

John McGuinness

488. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to a response issued to a previous Parliamentary Question on the existing farm partnership arrangements with Coillte, if he will now address issues (details supplied) raised by individual landowners which are of huge concern to them and continue to be ignored or misrepresented by Coillte. [6255/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

306. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [4774/24]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

330. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment due to a person (details supplied) under ACRES will be issued without delay as it is long overdue. [4766/24]

Housing Schemes

John McGuinness

340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications that have been submitted to Carlow and Kilkenny County Councils; the number that each council approved; the actual amount of funding granted in each case; and the response nationally to both grant schemes in the context of the number of approved applications for each county. [4178/24]

Housing Schemes

John McGuinness

259. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the current status of the mortgage-to-rent scheme and explain the delays that individuals are experiencing as they try to resolve their mortgage issues; if the scheme has been suspended; if so, why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3522/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

John McGuinness

280. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance now under review and appeal will be expedited and approved in the name of a person (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3547/24]

Home Care Packages

John McGuinness

319. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason home support services were refused in the case of a person (details supplied); if the package of care provided through the disability services will be reviewed immediately; and if a positive response will be expedited. [3549/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

351. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a cataract operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite the matter. [3486/24]