Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Admissions

Duncan Smith

465. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of private insurance patient forms that were completed on admission to Portiuncula University Hospital in each of the years 2021 to date in 2023; and the number of claims that were processed in respect of these forms to health insurance companies in each of the years in question. [50601/23]

Dental Services

Duncan Smith

466. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental surgeons employed by the HSE working in primary care centres within CHO6 in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50602/23]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

467. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a specialist lymphedema clinic to be opened in Drogheda, County Louth. [50603/23]

Hospice Services

Duncan Smith

468. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of hospice care/ palliative care beds in CHO1; and the location of each. [50604/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

469. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists at Mayo University Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50605/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

470. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the last date an external in-person fire safety audit was carried out on behalf of the HSE at Mercy University Hospital; the frequency with which these audits are carried out; and if these audits are published online. [50606/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

471. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers working in South Tipperary University Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50607/23]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

472. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current eye care services available to children aged eight years of age and over in CHO1. [50608/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

473. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant breast surgeons based at each hospital part of the Saolta Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50609/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

474. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant posts, by speciality currently at University Hospital Waterford; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [50610/23]

Emergency Departments

Duncan Smith

475. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department at Cavan General Hospital. [50611/23]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

476. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the early intervention psychosis services that are currently available in CHO3. [50612/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

477. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50613/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

478. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds available in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in each of the years 2020 to date in 2023, by Department. [50614/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

479. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital. [50615/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Duncan Smith

480. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of ceiling hosts delivered to families in CHO4 in 2022 and to-date in 2023. [50616/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

481. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots for ophthalmology surgery allocated each week to date in 2023 in the Mater Hospital. [50617/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Duncan Smith

482. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current average waiting times for urgent maxillofacial surgery appointments in each of the seven hospital groups. [50618/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

483. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologist and rheumatologist registrars working in Kerry University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50619/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

484. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in St. Joseph's Hospital, Raheny, Dublin 5 in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50620/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

485. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the capital works projects that are scheduled to be carried out at South John's Hospital, Limerick in 2024; and the nature of these works, in tabular form. [50621/23]

School Transport

Duncan Smith

141. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education for an update regarding the provision of a bus from Swords to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50318/23]

Pharmacy Services

Duncan Smith

225. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the recent announcement to allow pharmacists to extend the validity of prescriptions from six months to twelve months, effective from 1 March 2024, includes medical card prescriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50305/23]

Pension Provisions

Duncan Smith

60. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the issue of Government employment contracts for Garda, fire services, and prison officers, that mandate retirement at 60 years, with no supplementary pension, despite these professions previously receiving a supplementary old age pension until reaching the State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50218/23]

School Funding

Duncan Smith

89. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to confirm if there are any proposals currently to provide a bilingual French/English primary school in North Dublin; if there would be any funding available to support such an initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50287/23]

Departmental Policies

Duncan Smith

83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to outline what threshold, if any, is applicable for the increasing of maintenance fees and fees for sinking funds for apartment owners; what protections, if any, are available to apartment owners to ensure exorbitant fee increases are capped, especially as many owners are struggling to pay these increases; if parking spaces can be revoked if payment is not received by a certain date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48878/23]

Road Traffic Accidents

Duncan Smith

254. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the importance of road safety, he will provide clarification as to the reason his Department does not currently publish road collision data on a monthly basis; whether there are any plans to implement a more frequent reporting schedule in the interest of enhancing road safety awareness and prevention measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48198/23]

Road Traffic Accidents

Duncan Smith

255. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to publish road collision data on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

277. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the extent to which cancellations and congestion are experienced in the Ratoath area of County Meath, in particular Bus Éireann 103 and 105X services; if his Department will provide details of all cancelled and late services in 2023; the times and dates of those cancelled and delayed services; the capacity of those services during peak hours to and from Ratoath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48606/23]

Traffic Management

Duncan Smith

278. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is monitoring the play street pilot introduced by Fingal County Council; if his Department has considered how to facilitate the establishment of play streets within the road and traffic law framework in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48619/23]

Residential Institutions

Duncan Smith

1046. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if adults in residential care settings are eligible for personalised budgets as introduced by the HSE in 2018, wherein an individual may receive direct funding to manage their own support needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48215/23]

Residential Institutions

Duncan Smith

1047. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth under what circumstances would an adult in residential care be considered for a personalised budget, particularly in light of the potential loss of social outlets upon leaving school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48216/23]

Residential Institutions

Duncan Smith

1048. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether personalised budgets can be utilised for service provisions outside of HSE-funded providers, such as day trips, to address concerns about preserving autonomy and individuality for those in residential care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48217/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Duncan Smith

1232. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a CT scan and MRI scan at Wexford General Hospital. [48159/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1233. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time secretaries working in the ophthalmology department in the Mater Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48160/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Duncan Smith

1234. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of adults living in County Leitrim waiting for vascular surgery. [48161/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1235. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior cardiology dieticians based in Kerry University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48162/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

1236. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within public car park at Our Lady's Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48163/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1237. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior medical scientists in molecular microbiology at University Hospital Waterford in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48164/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

1238. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital and current funding required to double the number of ICU beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. [48165/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

1239. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation to Roscommon University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [48166/23]

Hospital Procedures

Duncan Smith

1240. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract procedures carried out at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48167/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Duncan Smith

1241. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding allocated to drug addiction services in County Longford in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48168/23]

Ambulance Service

Duncan Smith

1242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time at Mullingar emergency department in each month of 2023 to date, in tabular form [48169/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

1243. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to Tipperary University Hospital as part of the 2023-2024 Winter Plan. [48170/23]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

1244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw in CHO2. [48171/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in intensive care medicine at CHI Crumlin in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48172/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1246. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologist and paediatric neurologist registrars based at University Hospital Limerick in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [48173/23]

Hospital Procedures

Duncan Smith

1247. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number hip replacement surgeries carried out in Mayo University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48174/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1248. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior vascular physiologist at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48175/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1249. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based in Louth County Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48176/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

1250. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48177/23]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

1251. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the out-of-hours mental health services that are currently available in County Roscommon. [48178/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1252. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse manager 2 in pre-exposure prophylaxis services in Galway University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48179/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1253. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologist and dermatology registrars at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48180/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

1254. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE scrub nurses working in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48181/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

1255. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the average wait time from check in to seeing a clinician at Tallaght University Hospital Emergency Department. [48182/23]

Departmental Communications

Duncan Smith

1259. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what efforts were made to contact individuals and families who were victims of medical negligence to make them aware of the public consultation on health claims costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48219/23]

Departmental Funding

Duncan Smith

1348. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline what vouchers or grants are in place to support parents with the cost of new glasses for their children; if this voucher scheme applies only up to the age of eight years; if he will confirm if there is a standard voucher amount in place across the country or if the level of support varies by geographic area; to outline, in tabular form, the amount payable by each CHO or former health board area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48677/23]

Departmental Funding

Duncan Smith

1349. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what changes have been made to the system for reimbursing dispensing opticians for vouchers issued by the HSE for the glasses of children; if he will provide a list of the type of payments available for each type of glasses or prescription; what rules apply; up until what age payments are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48678/23]

Further and Higher Education

Duncan Smith

1440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the transport supports that are available for a student (details supplied) with Asperger's, ASD with dyslexia, scoliosis, hip displacement who has recently commenced a PLC course following completion of their Leaving Certificate and is finding the commute from their home very difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48520/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Duncan Smith

120. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when pension payment will commence from his Department to a person (details supplied). [47088/23]

School Transport

Duncan Smith

290. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the case of a child with special needs (details supplied) who is collected from Swords at 7 am before their bus makes a two-hour trip to Donabate, Portrane, Kinsealy, Ballymun, Baldoyle and, finally, to Blackrock, and then spends another 1.5 hours on the return journey home; if she will consider splitting the route and providing a second route as the length of the trip is impacting on the child’s ability to participate in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46557/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Duncan Smith

377. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will take steps to ensure that the household package, including the free fuel scheme, is paid to a person (details supplied) who now lives alone due to the death of their spouse. [46632/23]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

485. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ask his Department to contact the parents of a child (details supplied) who has been on a list for early intervention attention for over six years, has had an assessment of needs completed but has received no indication of when they will receive support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46556/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Duncan Smith

187. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if certain correspondence between her Department and an organisation (details supplied) have not put the funding for or the work by an educational charity in Cork city in jeopardy. [45838/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Duncan Smith

188. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if all steps will be taken within her remit to ensure that an educational charity (details supplied) secures a patron, and copper fastens the future of the educational charity in years to come. [45848/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

271. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how much additional funding would have to be allocated to Section 39 bodies in 2024 to provide for pay parity with similar grades in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45946/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

278. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, dietitians and speech and language therapists working in Bantry General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45815/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

279. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers working in Galway University Hospital and Portiuncula Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if so, when. [45816/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

280. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation to Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [45817/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

281. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior pharmaceutical technicians working in Wexford General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45818/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

282. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE urologist registrars working in Cavan General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45819/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapists in developmental dysplasia of the hip at Beaumont Hospital in the years 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45820/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

284. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE addiction counsellors employed by the HSE in CHO1 in the years 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45821/23]

Hospital Procedures

Duncan Smith

285. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of dermatology procedures carried out at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45822/23]

Nursing Homes

Duncan Smith

286. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds in County Clare in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45823/23]

Home Care Packages

Duncan Smith

287. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants for home support who have been approved but placed on a waiting list in CHO 9; and the average waiting times for those approved and waiting for services. [45824/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

288. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the management structure by grade and organisation chart for occupational therapists in County Wicklow. [45825/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

289. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chiropodists employed by the HSE in CHO 3 in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45826/23]

Primary Care Services

Duncan Smith

290. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmology appointments made in primary care centres within CHO 9 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45827/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

291. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine posts at Mercy University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45828/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

292. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Croom Orthopaedic Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if so when. [45829/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

293. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE reconstructive plastic surgeons at St Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45830/23]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

294. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neuroradiologists at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45831/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

295. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Mallow General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date, in 2023 in tabular form. [45832/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

296. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists working in Donegal primary care services and services for older persons in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of older persons waiting to see a physiotherapist in Donegal as of 11 October 2023. [45833/23]

Ambulance Service

Duncan Smith

297. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances, motorcycles and rapid response vehicles available in County Monaghan in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45834/23]

Emergency Departments

Duncan Smith

298. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of St. Vincent's University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45835/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Duncan Smith

355. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of what the non-core current allocation of €1.032 billion will be used for in 2024; to which programmes or uses this will be applied; a breakdown of the €13 million in non-core capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45938/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

356. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how much has been spent on agency staff in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45939/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

357. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many additional acute hospital beds have been delivered in 2022 and 2023 to date; how many he expects for 2023 in total; what is the expected target in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45940/23]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

358. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of the 1,500 rapid-build hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45941/23]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Duncan Smith

359. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how much has been spent on the NTPF in 2022 and to date in 2023; what is the expected spend for 2023; what the allocation is now for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45942/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Duncan Smith

360. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how much has been spent on leasing capacity in private hospitals in 2022 and 2023, respectively; the projected spend in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/23]

Budget 2024

Duncan Smith

361. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to confirm if additional funding has been secured in Budget 2024 for the implementation of the safe staffing; how much funding is in place for phase two of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45944/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Duncan Smith

362. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of allocations of spending under the waiting list action plan to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45945/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Duncan Smith

37. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when broadband infrastructure in new builds in Ireland will be completed, and in particular the Estate of Kenure Gate, Rush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43944/23]

Aviation Industry

Duncan Smith

65. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport how many private jet flights landed and departed the State in 2022, excluding military or diplomatic flights; where those flights landed and departed from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/23]

School Admissions

Duncan Smith

239. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a number of primary school children in Donabate (details supplied) have been unable to find a school placement locally and will now have to now travel by public transport to Swords to school; if she will immediately begin the process of acquiring a site for the other proposed primary schools which form part of the proposed educational hub in the Donabate Local Area Plan, given this unacceptable situation that has now arisen with local children in Donabate having to go to primary school outside of their hometown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44208/23]